Tidgney
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Hey All,
I figured I'd start a thread seen as though I'll be producing 4 videos this year of guides, and they are all going to be detailed enough so that you can either learn the entire round or on a specific corner if your struggling on one! Now I'll always be producing these once a solid idea has been built of the lap and that I have a good time to give me a very good idea what skills are needed, and so I can help the community!
If you ever have any questions fire away and I'll always be happy to help!
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GT Academy 2014 - Round 4 (GTR GT3 @ Spa)
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A Very frustrating combo with the final round of GT Academy! We're in a GTR GT3 car, so RWD and alot of places for it to go wrong on a long lap of Spa! The key to this challenge is to make sure your using the right gears in the right place and consistency! I would say consistency is the big one, and highly recommend the tip of if it's red carry on anyway as you can still learn! Some things in this video are;
Should you just want to learn about a specific corner or see the lap in normal speed with some quick commentary check out the following time stamps for the video;
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GT Academy 2014 - Round 3 (Nissan GTR @ Bathurst)
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Another unique challenge in round 3 with the GTR and it's 4WD system, and it's ECU Trickery
! We have to deal with both understeer on sections of the track and also the weight moving in different ways at different parts of the track as we are going uphill and downhill! Try focus on some of the bigger priority corners that are bolded below, and maybe pick one and really work on that one! Some skills in this one;
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GT Academy 2014 - Round 2 (Nissan 370z @ Apricot Hill)
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This round follows on from round 1 quite nicely with precision needed in this round as well! Due to the nature of round 2 and with not much grip you have to be precise but understand what's happening with the car so that's more of a focus with this round! You'll also find there are many lines so the reason for 36 minutes is due to me talking about the varying lines! You also have the joy of a wheel cam for this as I feel it's necessary to show that there isn't a massive amount of fighting with the wheel even with this level of grip! Main focus of this round in my eyes on top of the first rounds idea are;
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GT Academy 2014 - Round 1 (Nissan Leaf @ Brands Hatch)
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This round is actually a very, very important round if your somebody who is struggling to improve as a driver, or perhaps wanting to qualify but not really sure if you will! It presents the possibility to practice skills which may be handy in all other rounds but practice them with extreme precision and that's what the combo is all about! I talk in depth in the video about those skills at the start and throughout the lap where you perhaps use them on each corner, these skills are;
I figured I'd start a thread seen as though I'll be producing 4 videos this year of guides, and they are all going to be detailed enough so that you can either learn the entire round or on a specific corner if your struggling on one! Now I'll always be producing these once a solid idea has been built of the lap and that I have a good time to give me a very good idea what skills are needed, and so I can help the community!
If you ever have any questions fire away and I'll always be happy to help!
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GT Academy 2014 - Round 4 (GTR GT3 @ Spa)
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A Very frustrating combo with the final round of GT Academy! We're in a GTR GT3 car, so RWD and alot of places for it to go wrong on a long lap of Spa! The key to this challenge is to make sure your using the right gears in the right place and consistency! I would say consistency is the big one, and highly recommend the tip of if it's red carry on anyway as you can still learn! Some things in this video are;
- Understanding Gears
- Gears and stability
- Weight Transfer
- 4 wheel drift/slip
Should you just want to learn about a specific corner or see the lap in normal speed with some quick commentary check out the following time stamps for the video;
- Turn 1 (La Source): 01:40
- Turns 2/3/4 (Eau Rouge/Raidillon): 04:15
- Turns 5/6 (Les Combes): 07:39
- Turn 7 (Malmedy): 10:18
- Turn 8 (Rivage): 11:40
- Turn 9: 14:40
- Turn 10 (Pouhon): 16:00
- Turn 11 (Fagnes): 17:30
- Turn 13 (Stavelot 1): 20:30
- Turn 15 (Blanchimont): 24:00
- Turn 16 (Chicane): 24:28
- Full Speed Commentary: 29:10
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GT Academy 2014 - Round 3 (Nissan GTR @ Bathurst)
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Another unique challenge in round 3 with the GTR and it's 4WD system, and it's ECU Trickery
! We have to deal with both understeer on sections of the track and also the weight moving in different ways at different parts of the track as we are going uphill and downhill! Try focus on some of the bigger priority corners that are bolded below, and maybe pick one and really work on that one! Some skills in this one;- Weight stability under braking
- Rolling the car
- Using the track to our advantage
- Turn 1 (Hell Corner): 02:20
- Turn 2 (Griffins Bend): 06:58
- Turn 3/4/5 (The Cutting): 09:50
- Turn 6/7 (Quarry Corner): 14:55
- Turn 8/9 (Frog Hollow): 16:55
- Turn 10 (McPhillamy Park): 19:54
- Turn 11/12 (Skyline/The Esses): 21:35
- Turn 13/14/15 (The Dipper/The Esses): 24:15
- Turn 16/17/18/19 (Forrest's Elbow): 27:10
- Turns 20/21/22 (The Chase): 31:53
- Turn 23 (Murrays Corner): 34:28
- Full Speed Commentary: 36:22
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GT Academy 2014 - Round 2 (Nissan 370z @ Apricot Hill)
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This round follows on from round 1 quite nicely with precision needed in this round as well! Due to the nature of round 2 and with not much grip you have to be precise but understand what's happening with the car so that's more of a focus with this round! You'll also find there are many lines so the reason for 36 minutes is due to me talking about the varying lines! You also have the joy of a wheel cam for this as I feel it's necessary to show that there isn't a massive amount of fighting with the wheel even with this level of grip! Main focus of this round in my eyes on top of the first rounds idea are;
- Throttle Control,
- Weight Manipulation,
- Car Balance,
- Track usage
- Turns 1 & 2 (Big First Corner): 01:38
- Turn 3: 06:06
- Turn 4: 09:00
- Turn 5: 10:57
- Turn 6 (Long Left Hander/Start of Sector 2): 13:15
- Turn 7 (Hairpin): 15:49
- Turn 8 (Left before chicane): 20:30
- Turn 9 (LapBreaker/Chicane): 22:25
- Turn 10 (Last Corner): 26:10
- Wheelcam: 29:30
- Full Speed Commentary: 33:22
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GT Academy 2014 - Round 1 (Nissan Leaf @ Brands Hatch)
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This round is actually a very, very important round if your somebody who is struggling to improve as a driver, or perhaps wanting to qualify but not really sure if you will! It presents the possibility to practice skills which may be handy in all other rounds but practice them with extreme precision and that's what the combo is all about! I talk in depth in the video about those skills at the start and throughout the lap where you perhaps use them on each corner, these skills are;
- Precise Steering,
- Throttle application,
- Braking (Trail braking is slightly in there)
- Weight manipulation,
- Lift off over steer
- Paddock Hill Bend: 05:00
- Druids: 09:18
- Graham Hill Bend: 15:25
- Surtees, Mclaren & Clearways: 17:40
- Full Speed Commentary: 23:30
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Man, I hope he doesn't see this video!
I just cant get any consisteny what so every here 
