Yep, saw that, and thanks. 👍 Now I know how to find the temps, but how do you know the optimal temp for a given tire? I'll have to mess with some of these apps sooner or later.
Learning brake markers from the track always takes a while...
Try and be smooth and committed into corners, find good reference points to brake so you can brake close to limit and be consistent. Carry as much speed as you can into and out of corners with as minimal steering input while still making the apex using all the road (Go with the flow).Being honest, my best time was achieved with tyre wear and fuel consumption off. At least I think fc was off. I turned it off in the options, but somehow still saw that fuel icon when driving. Also, I used Johnny's ini settings. TCS off, ABS on, 26 degrees.
Really impressed with the guys at the top of the list. Looking at some replays, I didn't feel that my own driving was vastly different, but I guess it's all about those small details, putting them all together, adding up to a better lap time.
Lately I've been working on how to get less "tyre scrape" or whatever they call it. That is, over-turning the wheel because I came in too hot. I think I can improve my driving and lap times if I'm just a little bit more reserved when turning in. But finding that balance is damn hard. Do give tips if you have any.
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Great work so far everyone
If you aren't already using one, you might try the Tire Temps app above. It's pretty easy to cook the tires in this car and once they overheat they lose a lot of grip and it's pointless to continue hotlapping until you either let them cool down a bit or just restart. It's a pretty tough track too, lots of corners and any one of them blown usually adds up to a lot of time lost. You can use the tire marks on the entry to the corners as your braking reference point for the most part, or marks on the curbs. There are a couple of videos in post #2 showing completely different ways to attack the track as well, with near identical times.Forgive me for asking what's probably a foolish question...n00b alert!
Is there a difference between "Practice" or "Challenges > Hotlap"? The only difference I can find is that when you select Challenges > Hotlap, you can turn Ghost on or off. But, is there any difference in running laps for this Time Attack event?
EDIT: Nevermind. Question was answered in a post above...
Boy, I have my work cut out for me...I am completely unfamiliar with the track and I am missing braking zones left and right in this car. I'm running 54's right now...
I was starting to do better, more consistent, but my times were still in the high 53s or low 54s... I had just done another session without any significant improvement, but then I remembered that I had been using the @Johnnypenso setup much earlier today, but I had forgot to apply it tonight. So, I fired up the car again for another handful of laps and was able to improve my time by just over a full second. Thanks for the setup, Johnny! 1:52.634 is my time for now...
Sunday, midnight, Eastern Standard Time. There is a time converter in the OP if you're uncertain what time that is where you live.
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