- 419
- United States
- wheelmansteve
Low 1:26.6's for me. I like Brands, but the Nismo GT3 sounds like a milk truck and handles like my wife's 2002 Intrigue. And those !*^#^!^^ cones!
2015 Round 2 - Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit - GT-R NISMO GT3 Team RJN.
- Thread starter numbnuts70
- 384 comments
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- 431
- GMT -5
- Maroon_Nitro
Down to a 1:24.763; good for 17th place among American DS3 users. 
It's amazing how far I've come since my start with the series back in 2010. What a great way to finish off my time with the GT series.
It's amazing how far I've come since my start with the series back in 2010. What a great way to finish off my time with the GT series.
- 617
You know what I think and I believe you can do it... off ABS and go hard!
- 124
- Edmonton Alberta
- GREASYSAMSQUANCH
Was able to find some more time. Managed a 1:22.471. Good for 50th atm. Still number one Canadian. Still no top Canadians showing up. Think most Canadians have given up on grand turismo after not letting us in. They will never let us back in if they don't see a showing of players. Lloydz and crgracer come back!!!!!
- 6,290
- Washington State
- OutlawQuadrant
I don't recall ever having to turn the wheel that far last year, maybe 45-60 degrees max. Could be just me but it feels like something changed in the game.
There is more grip a bit off the curbs. Much better consistency although not as fast. Where the right curbs start is my braking point but it works best if you're set on that side of the track long before reaching that spot.Yep, that's just what I'm doing. With the same sort of bad consistency too! So many huge first sectors die there
Major rep for anyone that does a vid of this car sliding around to Ridge Racer replay music.Wow, I never realized that TC at 1 would make such an impact on this car's throttle input. You can literally floor the throttle in 1st 2nd and 3rd gear sliding the car (literally like in RIDGE RACER and I mean LITERALLY) with little to no counter steering coming out off druids right after initial turn in under braking. It basically feels like a 4wd!
I wanted to really push this car's limit with the TC on 1 but just don't like the way it drives that way.... and after about a couple of hours switching back and forth between TC 1 and 0 something just clicked and I immediately found my niche with this car.... I got this beast in a choke hold now.
I you are frustrated and overwhelmed with this car snap oversteer like I was then if you want put it on TC1 for a time until you develop a flow and gradually understand the car more.
- 144
- Metz, France
- GTP_ktz_
this car is pi**ing me off big time ! oversteer combined with understeer. Watched tidgney's lap attentively, using same brake markers, same amount of braking, same gears, same trajectories, etc... we haven't got the same car it seems, quite frustrating.
1:24.155
1:24.155
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- 3,359
- California
- PumpinNumbies
@redsoxboy80
An update... this extreme input actually works, sadly. Helped me shave off roughly 4 tenths in the few corners I'm comfortable applying the technique to. I imagine consistently doing it on each corner could be massively beneficial. It's just hard to alter your driving style and body motions that far from what feels natural or realistic.
- 109
- Cali!
- TRC_LoCoArM3N
- TRC LoCoArMeN
After I started apply more steering input I was able to shave off .1 off of my best lap. It does help a lot mid corner, but if you keep the steering angle for too long the car goes into snap oversteer.
Managing throttle and steering input is key for this event. My best sector times combined would put me at 1:22.3 with this technique.
- 4,722
- United Kingdom
I only intended to go for gold on each round for credits, & hopefully a free car. After quite a while of not having much motivation for the game, it has been good to see people really going for it. I went back to round 2 today out of the blue & improved my time by around 1.6 seconds just because I'd enjoyed seeing everyone take such an interest. 👍
Edit: 2 points to note. It was on an account that is slightly lesser known to my GTP friends but I'm not competing with the top guys & I only have 2 accounts because I play at 2 different houses & can't remember the passwords. I also put TCS to 1 today to try it out (normally I'd default to 0) but I reckon the improvement was more to do with practice than settings. My time went from 26.5 to 24.8 so 1.7 difference in fact but not troubling any potential qualifiers. DS3, d-pad, X & Square.
Edit: 2 points to note. It was on an account that is slightly lesser known to my GTP friends but I'm not competing with the top guys & I only have 2 accounts because I play at 2 different houses & can't remember the passwords. I also put TCS to 1 today to try it out (normally I'd default to 0) but I reckon the improvement was more to do with practice than settings. My time went from 26.5 to 24.8 so 1.7 difference in fact but not troubling any potential qualifiers. DS3, d-pad, X & Square.
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- 194
- Charlotte, NC
- high_five_city
Yeah it is a little demotivating knowing you have to adopt a style that will only work on a rallycross course in real life. The unrealistic part is what convinced me to stop. Adapting to something new has a lot of value though. I've just noticed my GT driving habits transfer to real life so I didn't want to invest the time in it. I'm not eligible to make it to nationals though, so I had other reasons for wanting to give it a go.
Hopefully GT7 can make a huge leap in the physics model with the PS4 hardware.
- 6,290
- Washington State
- OutlawQuadrant
Hit a 1:22.324 just now and it was a nice enough lap to post:
Before starting, anyone that can't add wheel fast enough should lower their feedback. I have mine at 3.
Paddock Hill: It's better to stay closer to the outside on entry. I have been able to brake right at the 1 a few times but for consistency, I'd start before it. Try to keep the car straight and brake hard for a second before letting off. From here, you'll want to turn hard toward the cones to scrub off more speed. If you continually go wide off on the entry, start with less brake and hold it as you turn. With some luck, you'll carry around 93~94 mph at the cone and stay WOT on the way out with little wheel. Botched it in my run; didn't turn hard enough.
Druids: At the turn board, aim the car toward the inside, slam the brakes and jam that gearbox into 1st ASAP. If you're comfortable with some drift action, ease off the brakes halfway on entry and the rear will start to kick out. Hold a tight wheel angle and start adding some throttle. If you rather not drift, let off the brake completely and let the car coast to the apex. The deeper you can get into the corner, the easier it is to exit out with throttle. Don't drift out to the rumbles - they upset the car too much.
Graham Hill: Brake point is where the rumbles start on the right. The turn in point is a few feet ahead of that. A quick downshift to 2nd will give you a little extra rotation although with enough wheel, you can get by with 3rd. You do want to turn really hard at the cone because you'll otherwise wash out too far on exit and that patch is unpredictable. If you keep hitting the cone, delay the turn in a little longer. Mash the gas on the exit.
Surtees: What I did in the video was moderate braking in and then trying to cut into the apex by the time I hit the dip on the road. Didn't quite work. It's better to hold 3rd a little longer until reaching a point when you want more rotation. That's when you downshift to 2nd and try to reach the curb. Do it right and the hump doesn't do much. The rear may kick out but it's manageable. For the record, the split is a lie. You can easily be behind by a tenth only to gain it back and then some with a great exit.
Hawthorn: An exercise in tossing that wheel right hard and hoping to have timed the turn in correctly. Depending on your comfort level, the general area to start the turn is between the red piece of armco on the right and the turn board on the left. The key is holding a constant arc and getting the car close to the curbs without any corrections to avoid the cones. If the tire scrub doesn't slow the car down enough, dab the brake. Gobs of time here to be gained with some bravery.
Westfield: If you did Hawthorn right, you'll need to upshift to 5th before getting here. You can downshift to 3rd and brake at the 1 turnboard or a little before it. Do keep a little brake on as you turn, though. Try to hold around 90 mph and you'll clear the cones.
Sheene: Another bravery corner. Brake straight for a moment right at the 1 turnboard and then give that wheel a hefty turn right. You'll need to carry a fair amount of speed to avoid the cones but any hesitation at all and you're going wide off the exit. Attack this corner like a madman!
Stirlings: At the last turnboard, full brake straight followed quickly by lessening brake pressure while turning and downshifting to 2nd. Do it correctly and you'll initiate a drift. The better the rear kicks out, the more aggressive you can be on exit.
Clark Curve: I like waiting until I reach the line of cones to the right. Brake hard, downshift to 3rd, add tons of wheel to the right and roll off the brake. 86-88 mph is a good target.
Before starting, anyone that can't add wheel fast enough should lower their feedback. I have mine at 3.
Paddock Hill: It's better to stay closer to the outside on entry. I have been able to brake right at the 1 a few times but for consistency, I'd start before it. Try to keep the car straight and brake hard for a second before letting off. From here, you'll want to turn hard toward the cones to scrub off more speed. If you continually go wide off on the entry, start with less brake and hold it as you turn. With some luck, you'll carry around 93~94 mph at the cone and stay WOT on the way out with little wheel. Botched it in my run; didn't turn hard enough.
Druids: At the turn board, aim the car toward the inside, slam the brakes and jam that gearbox into 1st ASAP. If you're comfortable with some drift action, ease off the brakes halfway on entry and the rear will start to kick out. Hold a tight wheel angle and start adding some throttle. If you rather not drift, let off the brake completely and let the car coast to the apex. The deeper you can get into the corner, the easier it is to exit out with throttle. Don't drift out to the rumbles - they upset the car too much.
Graham Hill: Brake point is where the rumbles start on the right. The turn in point is a few feet ahead of that. A quick downshift to 2nd will give you a little extra rotation although with enough wheel, you can get by with 3rd. You do want to turn really hard at the cone because you'll otherwise wash out too far on exit and that patch is unpredictable. If you keep hitting the cone, delay the turn in a little longer. Mash the gas on the exit.
Surtees: What I did in the video was moderate braking in and then trying to cut into the apex by the time I hit the dip on the road. Didn't quite work. It's better to hold 3rd a little longer until reaching a point when you want more rotation. That's when you downshift to 2nd and try to reach the curb. Do it right and the hump doesn't do much. The rear may kick out but it's manageable. For the record, the split is a lie. You can easily be behind by a tenth only to gain it back and then some with a great exit.
Hawthorn: An exercise in tossing that wheel right hard and hoping to have timed the turn in correctly. Depending on your comfort level, the general area to start the turn is between the red piece of armco on the right and the turn board on the left. The key is holding a constant arc and getting the car close to the curbs without any corrections to avoid the cones. If the tire scrub doesn't slow the car down enough, dab the brake. Gobs of time here to be gained with some bravery.
Westfield: If you did Hawthorn right, you'll need to upshift to 5th before getting here. You can downshift to 3rd and brake at the 1 turnboard or a little before it. Do keep a little brake on as you turn, though. Try to hold around 90 mph and you'll clear the cones.
Sheene: Another bravery corner. Brake straight for a moment right at the 1 turnboard and then give that wheel a hefty turn right. You'll need to carry a fair amount of speed to avoid the cones but any hesitation at all and you're going wide off the exit. Attack this corner like a madman!
Stirlings: At the last turnboard, full brake straight followed quickly by lessening brake pressure while turning and downshifting to 2nd. Do it correctly and you'll initiate a drift. The better the rear kicks out, the more aggressive you can be on exit.
Clark Curve: I like waiting until I reach the line of cones to the right. Brake hard, downshift to 3rd, add tons of wheel to the right and roll off the brake. 86-88 mph is a good target.
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- 1,051
- Rockanje
- Mike-ZENKAI
Personally I don't care about the ghost, I always play without ghost. Also map turned off and I would like to turn of the split times as well. As soon as I realize I'm in front of my own time I usually cock up in the next corner. 
Thanks for the tips @outlaw4rc and everyone else.
I'm still mostly struggling to pass Surtees in a half decent way myself.
But am quite happy with a 1:24,359 using DS3 (ABS1).
But in this company it's way of the pace......
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@lisanorm and @nowcontrol incredible times with the controller
Do you guys use 0 steering sensitivity?
Thanks for the tips @outlaw4rc and everyone else
.I'm still mostly struggling to pass Surtees in a half decent way myself.
But am quite happy with a 1:24,359 using DS3 (ABS1).
But in this company it's way of the pace......
.@lisanorm and @nowcontrol incredible times with the controller
Do you guys use 0 steering sensitivity?
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- 54
- United Kingdom
- is300_dino
Got a 1:23.222 last night on ds3 using R2 for acceleration, L2 brakes, square gear up, x down shift, and left stick steering, abs was on 3 or 4 can't remember as was testing it out, trc 0.
- 10,575
- United Kingdom
So a few days late, here's my video for Round 2. First impressions of my home circuit and this car?
Erm...well viewer discretion is advised, put it that way.
And I declare war on cones. Of course.
Great narration over the video mate had me chuckling
👍
- 67
- Swindon
- WillRacer31
This car is a hovercraft.
- 981
- Sint-Truiden
- svenhjs666
wel did my attempt today.
i think the time to get gold is reachable but i'm still a second off,struggling with this cars behaviour a lot.
on straights the minest correction lets me lose control and in turns.....
well it don't seem to turn.
very frustrating.
don't have much laps that have set me a time that counts,my red laps contrarly are uncountable.
i think the time to get gold is reachable but i'm still a second off,struggling with this cars behaviour a lot.
on straights the minest correction lets me lose control and in turns.....
well it don't seem to turn.
very frustrating.
don't have much laps that have set me a time that counts,my red laps contrarly are uncountable.
- 6,290
- Washington State
- OutlawQuadrant
Just for fun, I tried doing this time trial with the DS3. 1:24.200 after a lot of crashing. Doesn't help that I'm accustomed to using the right analog for gas/brake rather than the triggers.
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