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Another run in the tuned car this morning netted me a little over .2 and I went from 13th to 8th in the overall UK rankings. Also broke in to the 24's for total time...

1'36.381 & 1'48.511 => 3'24.892
 
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Good job Stotty,👍

Brought my untuned time down to 1:49.200 and tuned is still at 1:37.537, well into the top 100 now... I feared that was beyond well my reach, but gradually the car is coming to me. Can do all the sectors relatively quickly, but stringing them together isn't happening quite yet, but I remain hopeful. I think I'll be very happy if I can break the top 50 by the end. Might be an idea to have a crack at it while not inebriated. :boggled:
 
Has anybody actually watched some of the top replays for the untuned?

In-car view they are braking as the "1" on the 150m board disappears over the top of the windscreen, but if you actually try to brake there yourself there's no way you can get anywhere near the first corner. You miss the apex by a massive amount and have to crank the wheel full lock to even stay on the track, let alone in the middle of it for turn 2.

Pretty odd.
 
DrTrouserPlank
Has anybody actually watched some of the top replays for the untuned?

In-car view they are braking as the "1" on the 150m board disappears over the top of the windscreen, but if you actually try to brake there yourself there's no way you can get anywhere near the first corner. You miss the apex by a massive amount and have to crank the wheel full lock to even stay on the track, let alone in the middle of it for turn 2.

Pretty odd.
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IMO that's because you wait until that moment to brake, and what happens is that you have release throttle and apply the brakes and that takes time. When braking really occurs, you're already in 100m mark.

Also, 100% brake all the way will send you understeering. I smash the brakes and then reduce to 95%, then even more when turning in.

But I do think the speedo in the replay and when driving is skewed. I think I can remember some corner apex speeds and when I see the ghost/replay I could swear it's lower... But I can't be sure, I can't drive looking at the speedo all the time. Maybe I'll record a few laps and then compare "real" replay against game replay...
 
Left this for a few days and dropped lots of places, I'm 30th now. Won't probably be able to give it another serious shot until January, I guess by then I'll be out of the top 100 :dopey:
 
Stotty
Another run in the tuned car this morning netted me a little over .2 and I went from 13th to 8th in the overall UK rankings. Also broke in to the 24's for total time...

1'36.381 & 1'48.511 => 3'24.892
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Git.
 
Stotty
Another run in the tuned car this morning netted me a little over .2 and I went from 13th to 8th in the overall UK rankings. Also broke in to the 24's for total time...

1'36.381 & 1'48.511 => 3'24.892
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Well done Chris, outstanding :cheers:

All the best
Maz
 
After another couple of hours, some slightly faster times on my part:

Tuned: 1'38.522 (TCS off, manual, driving line off, Sixaxis used)
Normal: 1'50.774 (TCS 7, manual, driving line off, Sixaxis used)
Total: 3'29.296
Current UK rank: 362

I was doing so well on that tuned lap. It was my best run by far, but I screwed up the last 2 corners. I was ahead of my ghost by around a second and a half, and it went back down to 0.1x by the finish, so disappointed, I could have broken 1'37 :banghead:

Anyway, the normal car is annoying me, the TCS has a mind of its own, it applies varying amounts depending on how much you are turning, so it means i have to adjust my throttle response with every corner. I don't have the patience to cut too much time off there, i doubt i'll break 1'50 on that. It also cuts out my throttle on the exit to turn 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9... :indiff:
 
I'd love to know what trick people are using to get around, because there's no way that I'm leaving nearly 2 seconds on the track. That's like slamming your brakes on down the main straight.

I haven't got any more than 2 tenths left on track, and it'd take another 1000 laps to get it because you'd wreck 99% of your laps trying to force it out. There is categorically not 2 seconds to be had on that lap, at least not the way I'm driving. Frankly if someone was two seconds quicker they could fully brake on every apex and still get around quicker than me, and that's clearly not possible.

I've tried carrying more speed thorough the corners; it's not there to be carried as you can't make the turn. Tried braking later, no chance. Tried powering on earlier even though I'm intuitively on the edge, and indeed the even the remotest bit more power screws you.
 
DrTrouserPlank
I'd love to know what trick people are using to get around, because there's no way that I'm leaving nearly 2 seconds on the track. That's like slamming your brakes on down the main straight.

I haven't got any more than 2 tenths left on track, and it'd take another 1000 laps to get it because you'd wreck 99% of your laps trying to force it out. There is categorically not 2 seconds to be had on that lap, at least not the way I'm driving. Frankly if someone was two seconds quicker they could fully brake on every apex and still get around quicker than me, and that's clearly not possible.

I've tried carrying more speed thorough the corners; it's not there to be carried as you can't make the turn. Tried braking later, no chance. Tried powering on earlier even though I'm intuitively on the edge, and indeed the even the remotest bit more power screws you.
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Try to study some replays, that should give you some tips 👍

My times so far is,
tuned: 1.36.547
Normal : 1.48.754
Overall: 3.25.301 I keep messing up last infield section, So hopefullly its some time left
 
There are two corners on the track where I lose time. The one leading to the back straight and the one coming out onto the oval. Turns 7 and 11 respectively. I use Timppaqs ghost for the tuned car and I can more or less keep up on all parts of the track except those. I checked some other ghosts both for the tuned and untuned car and it is the same. The places on the track where the aliens show their true colours are exiting corners and the effect is most noticeable when the corners lead to long straights. A good exit speed means seconds in the end.
 
Managed to take off a further tenth with the Tuned vehicle, new time is a 1'35.532, but slightly dissapointed at a semi-choked last corner. Won't be suprised at all if a sub 3'23.000 will be the final winning total time by the deadline;)

Edit: Splits were .950 and .980 Nailed
 
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DrTrouserPlank
I'd love to know what trick people are using to get around, because there's no way that I'm leaving nearly 2 seconds on the track. (...)
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Be cool... establish an attainable but difficult goal (say 1'37.500), that you think you will need to drive the perfect lap to get it. Then drive for 2 or 3 hours to reach it and you'll discorver, even without getting it, theres is a lot more to be gained than you thought possible.

And yes, as MrV said, watch replays. Good ones, on board. As in "analyze" them in detail, because there is not one trick, but several ones, and some corners even have several. Fly through some, shortshift others, late brake one, tap the brakes in another...

An mostly, enjoy. I had a great time last night and only improved 0.2 in the tuned in 4 hours...
 
After my first go on the demo last night and the first time using pro physics my tuned time is 1'44.411 (i know it sucks but i've always been more of a casual gamer).

Starting to feel competitive now and need to spend A LOT more time practising to see how far I can get up the board.
 
DrTrouserPlank
I'd love to know what trick people are using to get around, because there's no way that I'm leaving nearly 2 seconds on the track. That's like slamming your brakes on down the main straight.

I haven't got any more than 2 tenths left on track, and it'd take another 1000 laps to get it because you'd wreck 99% of your laps trying to force it out. There is categorically not 2 seconds to be had on that lap, at least not the way I'm driving. Frankly if someone was two seconds quicker they could fully brake on every apex and still get around quicker than me, and that's clearly not possible.

I've tried carrying more speed thorough the corners; it's not there to be carried as you can't make the turn. Tried braking later, no chance. Tried powering on earlier even though I'm intuitively on the edge, and indeed the even the remotest bit more power screws you.
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I'd suggest you start by using a ghost about .5-.7 quicker than your best lap and work on that until you can match it... watch it a few times then follow it and you learn the lines, braking points and how soon and how much you can get back on the gas.

Once you can match it (or get very close), download another ghost from someone again, about .5-.7 quicker again... repeat.

Speed comes from smoothness... lines, braking, accelerating. If you're smooth, and not using too much steering lock, you'll be amazed how much more throttle you can use.
 
MarkWebber
Managed to take off a further tenth with the Tuned vehicle, new time is a 1'35.532, but slightly dissapointed at a semi-choked last corner. Won't be suprised at all if a sub 3'23.000 will be the final winning total time by the deadline;)

Edit: Splits were .950 and .980 Nailed
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Are you the real Mark Webber by any chance? :scared:
 
Is there any way of sending people's replays around? (so that people from outside of one's own country can send replays to others)
 
Posted the total time elsewhere, thought I would update here. These are my final times and will not be updating again.

Normal - 1:48.881
Tuned - 1:36.442

Overall - 3:25.323 (8th....for now)

Edit: Sixaxis controller as usual.
 
I'm a bit slower than many here, but getting there: 1:48.798 and 1:36.926. Most time to be found in hte tuned car I would have thought.
 
Stevisiov
I'm a bit slower than many here, but getting there: 1:48.798 and 1:36.926. Most time to be found in hte tuned car I would have thought.
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Your stock is about 1.1s faster than mine, your tuned is about 7 tenths faster than mine. My times are fairly consistent with each other, so I'd guess you've got another half second on the tuned to make yours comparable with one-another.
 
With the sixaxis i can consistantly hit 138.001 but no more any tips would be greatfully recieved. I used to drive a mercedes 190E cosworth in a small series this game isn't bang on perfect physics but damn near. If i had a wheel im sure i could get top twenty but 2 kids an 4 days until xmas, doubt the mrs will be having it. Well done to moose 135.+++ thats amazing also you guys that are in the 136.+++ you should all consider getting into some kind of racing series with reactions like that
 
Wooppee! I just broke the 1'40 barrier for the first time... 1'39.575 with the Sixaxis.

A long way to go yet, but thanks to watching a few of the pros (I just watched Stotty's replay!), I was able to identify why I was particularly crap in certain places, and immediately broke my previous best by some 0.8 s.
 

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