Bad Experience with Nurburgring

[PrivatePoop]

Alright, I've been running the Nurburgring 24 hour enduro in B-Spec mode today.

Here's my car:

• Ford GT LM Edition (the gulf livery, not the ugly one you win in the GT World Championship) tuned to 900ish horsepower
• Minimal driving assist, I forget the names of the various systems, but the bottom one in the tuning menu is set to 2 and I leave the rest off, it's my insurance policy against wheel spin

The B-Spec driver's fastest lap is 6 minutes, 49 seconds; on top of that, he spins out at the end of the long straightaway like CLOCKWORK. He's been keeping a steady pace all day, and he had almost 6 minutes on the Falken Skyline in second. Shouldn't be so hard for me, should it?

WRONG WRONG WRONG
I lost 2 minutes on the Skyline, and I could not tame the GT. I couldn't lap the track in less than 7 minutes. The HORRIBLE HORRIBLE lack of space on the track did not help when it took me several minutes to warm up the racing super hard tires I was using. I spent half the track trying to keep control in the grassy sections. I did however max out at 220 to 230 mph on the long straight and never once lost control the way my B-spec counterpart had.

Am I really that bad of a driver? I would, in theory, be able to win the Le Sarthe 24 hour on my own with the GT, assuming I had the patience to drive so much and the competition were in the car's league (the Pescarolo and Bentley class would lay waste to my little GT). Is the problem with me? Has anyone else experienced problems with the lack of space on the 'ring? Is it easier with the Logitech steering wheel than the controller (I can't afford the wheel)?

 

[h0ss]

Is your car overpowered? You say you tuned it to 900 bhp, but did you accomodate for all that power with a reworking of the suspension? Many times, if you increase the output of the engine, you have to drastically alter the suspension to keep it in line.

Also, do you have your suspension set nice and high? It doesn't have to be ridiculously high, but the 'ring really almost requires a nice high ride to smooth out all the bumps.

I think that the 'ring is a track where going fast on the fast part doesn't pay off nearly as much as going fast in the slower parts, if you get my drift.

If you can't beat bob's time, by the way, you either need to re-learn the track, or learn that car. Dollars to doughnuts you need to learn that car. It sounds like you've built a monster.

 

[PrivatePoop]

Is your car overpowered? You say you tuned it to 900 bhp, but did you accomodate for all that power with a reworking of the suspension? Many times, if you increase the output of the engine, you have to drastically alter the suspension to keep it in line.

Also, do you have your suspension set nice and high? It doesn't have to be ridiculously high, but the 'ring really almost requires a nice high ride to smooth out all the bumps.

I think that the 'ring is a track where going fast on the fast part doesn't pay off nearly as much as going fast in the slower parts, if you get my drift.

If you can't beat bob's time, by the way, you either need to re-learn the track, or learn that car. Dollars to doughnuts you need to learn that car. It sounds like you've built a monster.

First off, I know enough about the suspension to mess around with it and expect it to work and ONLY that much. lol

I know exactly what you mean by go fast on the slow parts, nothing to say there.

I NEVER drive this track. I only did so to earn my S license, and when I felt like it in the various events I've raced in. Altogether, I've done less than 20 FULL laps around the ring, possibly less than 15.

And as far as knowing the car, it had zero mileage on it when I entered the race. I earned the car doing B-spec with my first F1 (the first F1 was sold so I could get my hands on the black beauties, which I have yet to even touch).

The more I think about it the more I want to tune the suspension on this car. The most work I've done on a car is my 600+ hp 'stang, which I really ought to work on too.

Any idea where I can learn how to manipulate the suspension properly?

 

[Smallhorses]

Any idea where I can learn how to manipulate the suspension properly?

Try the GT4 Car Tunings and Settings forum. You'll find everything you need there. Enjoy.

 

[PrivatePoop]

Thank you

 

[luftrofl]

Am I really that bad of a driver?

No, you are not. You just need to practice the track. The majority of the turns on the Nurburgring are blind, so without practice you will have no chance. However if you did know the track I would say that you are indeed bad

My advice: Practice the track. Either use a 300hp touring car(you can win the race easily with a 300hp car) or an underpowered, lightweight car if you are still having trouble learning the track.

If you want to race other cars while you practice, race the DTM(German Touring Car championship in the European hall) event at the Nurburgring The AI isn't the best but you learn the braking points and the racing line.