Time to update my little guide. Still steamed about my red 15.0x lap but it's a good feeling that I'm actually within reach of the alien gods with no handbrake and a wobbly DFPro with its busted paddle shifters and inability to stay attached to my desk for more than two laps. If you can beat my time, it's a good bet you'll be saying hello to the Big Apple.
For reference, look at my 2:15.309 lap. I've actually had better efforts but that one had a great
(for me anyways) bus stop.
La Source - Remember how
fun it was trying to drift through the Loop for last year's Finals? Guess what? You have to do it
again for this corner. Braking point's somewhere right after the road begins to rise. I didn't quite get it right during my run as I made the left front mad and my turn in was a bit late. Because the turn is so sharp, you have to drift more than what you think you need, which I didn't do either. I still made it work because I kept the car's speed up and managed to throttle up rather fast. You can get away mashing it if you anticipate the tail wag but you'll need the room on the exit. You don't need to aim for the outside at all - clearing the apex is all you need.
Eau Rouge - Another corner I didn't do great but had a good line on the exit. Line up the car so you can really cut left on the way out. I found that to be reliably faster.
Les Combes - The curbing on the first left will give you more rotation. Use it. Know when you can use full throttle and when you need to dip it for more front grip, especially on the final right. I have induced a power slide there a few times but on my run, I was a little more conservative.
Bruxelles - I start braking where the rumbles start on the left. That allows for a smoother line which aids in the exit. Typically, you want to jab the throttle a bit to get more rotation mid-corner. Didn't get it on my lap, so I went wider than I wanted to. I like to upshift early once I'm confident I won't undesteer off.
T11 - My usual screw up corner but I hit it rather well. Yes, you want to use the rumbles but not too much. It has a habit of holding my car on it for too long, screwing up my turn in.
Pouhon - I'm not a fan of the rumbles, really. There's a black... thing on the right which I use as my relative braking point. It's basically a slam the brake, turn in off throttle and go right to full throttle once I reach the cone exercise. Whatever your technique is, if you're having to play with the gas at all, then you're losing time.
Fagnes/Campus - Wait to turn until the last possible moment. It helps carry more speed in and better positions the car for the subsequent left. For that piece, this is where you want the rear to kick out just enough to start drifting. That way, you can upshift and still have it close to full throttle until you're comfortable going to full. Not the best effort on my lap because I powered down too far and over-rotated a bit.
Stavelot - I prefer turning in late to have a straighter wheel going out. Those curbs are evil if you're still fighting it when you touch them.
Paul Frere - It should be flat out if you're lined up right. Unfortunately, the curbing upset my car just enough that I had to flutter the gas to avoid rear wheelspin.
Blanchimont - My
corner. I know there's a line where you can go flat out with no problems. I can never find it so I have to use every bit of track. I turned in too late and missed the apex.
Bus Stop - I just don't know what went right. There's a part of the tree's shadow that I use as my braking point. 1st gear helps turning in as with a touch of trailbrake but it comes down to keeping speed up, not touching that first cone and avoid upsetting the car with wheelspin or whatever. I don't recommend using any of the inside curbing for the final bend. It causes too many headaches.
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, unless you like seeing someone frustrated and beat down beyond belief. 
I personally don't see anything to like there as I am trying my ass off and getting absolutely nowhere, you like that do you? 
