banked turns do make a big difference. at 60fps, the turn would have to be banked at almost 14 degrees to offset centripetal force.

[for those interested:
degrees = arctan(v^2/(gr)) where v = horse's velocity in feet per second, g=32, and r=radius of the turn in feet. now you can see the change from slower horses or tighter turns]

i'm sure you have banking information for all tracks, but from my list, the maximum is about 6 degrees and the minimum is about 3 degrees. so from this, we see that centripetal force is a factor throughout the turn, not just at the end. if someone says otherwise, they have isaac newton to contend with.


nicely nicely,
that would be interesting. i've been mulling the testing issue. i should be ready to test after the 1st.