Circuit Experience is a good place to start but to be honest I find its better to spend a good half hour to hour just doing laps on the Quali Time Trial. Circuit Experience you are given a car use where as the daily race TT you can use obviously the 911 & the corvette.
It even improved my results. I would also risk everything to gain a position. But the times it backfires do not weigh up to the times it works.If there are things I've noticed about my own driving since I've started to take a more casual approach to the game is that it's become much more rewarding to me to have a clean race. To give a car time in front to recover from a small mistake, to give space going into the corner and give way if an overtake is too risky. To just look for a more enjoyable drive than being obsessed with gaining every position. Not that I was dirty at all before but I would definitely take chances, some stupid, some borderline with my gains vs. ruining some elses race, and the change has felt a lot more satisfying.
The acceptance that I'm probably not going beyond B at this point, and that that's okay has led to me searching more for a good, clean race than a higher position, and making sure as much as I can that the players around also get the same result. Whether they appreciate it or not
Definitely improved my mental health when competing online and not just in GT and in turn it helps me notice the other drivers around who are doing the same and prioritising fairness above results.
I'm looking at those times, then looking at my time, and wondering how the actual fork can I find 5+ seconds per lap?!
G29 is perfect wheel to learn sim racing. I don’t think a better wheel will make you any faster, but a better brake pedal helps. A load cell pedal allows you more control on the brake, where as the Logitech pedal is more a on/off type. You can buy a modification for the Logitech (trubrake I think it’s called) if you dont want to spend loads of money.
I’ve been wondering this too. I find with the G29 it’s hard to place the front end precisely. I’m missing lots of apexes at Laguna this week. Of course it might be me and not the wheel!
Good job to you.
Can understand your frustration on been slower with a wheel than your pad. When F1 2021 came out this is when I switched to a wheel and I was slow. I never did any online racing as I wasn’t really interested in online racing. GT7 was my first real experience with online racing and having that year to get up to speed made online racing really enjoyable for me. I guess in your situations, switching between pad and wheel I can see why the frustrations kicks in as you know your faster than what you are, and I guess DR/SR is taking a hit too in transitioning.
Thanks for that - I wondered what the heck you were doing! My brain decided to take a break during that race, and a few races afterwords. I have fairly severe ADD, and depending on when I've taken my medication, it can be really hard to stay focused during races. It's still a lot of fun, but I'm not consistent by any means.
what is GTP?
GT Planet.
Man should be arrested for that AtenzaHere's something you don't see every day, at Mount Panorama - 3 across The Cutting:
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It ended with less carnage than you'd expect. Except for me - I was too busy watching in fascination to remember that I had to steer too.
It only worked for them because their names all start with "A". Any mis-matching or any other letters and it ends in carnage.Here's something you don't see every day, at Mount Panorama - 3 across The Cutting:
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It ended with less carnage than you'd expect. Except for me - I was too busy watching in fascination to remember that I had to steer too.
The fastest time worldwide is using longer gears and from what I can tell it helps. Also I tested the NISMO with the same tune and it's almost a tenth faster but the safety car is way off now. It's at least a quarter second off.
And then there's the Aventador gang, hanging on by a thread.
Yeah I feel I need to upgrade my wheel but don't have the money for it. I feel like I'm going backwards in comparable speed to others. It's not all the wheel of course but I do feel she's showing her age.
Saw you were up there earlier in the week. I remember a year or so back how nervous you were going into DR A. You deserve to hold your head up high.
Pretty much feel the same, even after all this time. Best thing is to just concentrate on the times of those immediately around you and maybe find the tenths to beat them rather on the new alien.
You're on it Son!
This is GTP.
That's interesting, because I find the new physics seem to help me during the race. Although I won't deny the rear end gets a little twitchy at times. But then again, that's true in real life for me, so maybe I'm just used to it.
I love the fact the damage has been changed. I don't have to clench when I get close to walls now. As for the lobby, two things: 1) I'm terrible with names, so I probably wouldn't realize who you were, and 2) Unless I've got something to say, I've been getting out of the lobbies quickly, so someone doesn't say something that'll tick me off. ;pLike yeah, if you bin it you're still getting damage, but even then it seems to fall off faster if it's lighter contact, and it doesn't appear to ruin your steering as much as it used to.
Very light contact doesn't give you damage at all. I was able to push through the sector between the Cutting and Skyline and a few times brushed the wall in the double left section without damage at all. I know I touched it because I felt the vibration and saw some sparks but nothing happened to me.
Saw GrumpyOldMan again in the lobby but he bailed before the race ended
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