GTP_WRS (GT5) Week 44 : 3 Laps in a 4 Door

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millross
Can somebody please tell me how you map buttons to an unsupported wheel? I need to send the BB forwards a bit and I know Chris and others have said so before but I never do anything about it and end up asking again!
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Matt, if you have no joy mapping buttons, press and hold the 'PS' button on your DS3 whilst in game, and set the DS3 to also be controller 1. You can then map the DS3 buttons to give you RA menu control.

Works for me with my G27
 
Carlos Fandango
Matt, if you have no joy mapping buttons, press and hold the 'PS' button on your DS3 whilst in game, and set the DS3 to also be controller 1. You can then map the DS3 buttons to give you RA menu control.

Works for me with my G27
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I had to try a few times to get the mapping right on my G27 BUT it does work.
A few tips when you are mapping.
Make sure the wheel is the only controller on at the time you are changing the settings.
Make sure you are not trying to asign the same function to more than 1 button.
See if that makes a difference.

Cheers All !!!
 
Thanks Adam, I'd all but given up trying to map my G27 correctly. It just never seemed to take. HOWEVER "make sure the wheel is the only controller on at the time..." may be the piece of information I was missing.

:cheers:
 
21.675
17.644
18.359


21.582
17.544
18.381

couldn't believe the lap time when it came up and i was .2 faster overall.

p.s. with this car i have found short shifting by 500rpm to be faster than redlining.
 
jtv90069
21.675
17.644
18.359


21.582
17.544
18.381

couldn't believe the lap time when it came up and i was .2 faster overall.

p.s. with this car i have found short shifting by 500rpm to be faster than redlining.
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nice times out there :dunce:
I'm shifting at about 6.000rpm I don't know if it makes any difference. Today I can't race at all, my program is full. Could you try it please?
 
anastasis14
nice times out there :dunce:
I'm shifting at about 6.000rpm I don't know if it makes any difference. Today I can't race at all, my program is full. Could you try it please?
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I think that's about where i am shifting. Have kinda crappy TV (non-HD) so seeing exactly where is a little difficult. On the Tacho it has larger lines for 3,5000rpm, and smaller for 4,6000rpm. Red line i think is 7000, my shift point is somewhere around 6000-6500rpm.
If it helps i shift into fourth before the first left of the esses and back to 3rd in the next right.

just had a close look at my replay and i have been shifting at 6250 almost every time.
 
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First go at this:

21.646
17.657
18.494

I'm curious about the HP/torque curve too (referring to shift-point talks above), but I haven't bought the car in GT Life Mode yet.

Great combo for a multi-lapper, Kevin! 👍
 
jtv90069
21.675
17.644
18.359


21.582
17.544
18.381

couldn't believe the lap time when it came up and i was .2 faster overall.

p.s. with this car i have found short shifting by 500rpm to be faster than redlining.
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Very impressive start for your WRS debut. Excellent lap.👍

I think they have the wrong color code for you on the leader board, should be brown, not green.:lol:

Welcome to the WRS.
 
MilleRSVR
Very impressive start for your WRS debut. Excellent lap.👍

I think they have the wrong color code for you on the leader board, should be brown, not green.:lol:

Welcome to the WRS.
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Thanks. As much as i like the nordschliefe it is not among my fastest tracks, yet there are tracks where i am even slower still. This just happens to be a good setup for me :)
 
Cheers for all the button mapping advice for break bal. Will work on getting higher up the LB tonight :-D
 
Having alot of fun with this one. Just wish I could figure out how to get through the first corner without being sideways and tires screaming. Oh well here ate my splits after tonight's run.

21.951
17.826
18.728
 
GTP_Luds78
Having alot of fun with this one. Just wish I could figure out how to get through the first corner without being sideways and tires screaming. Oh well here ate my splits after tonight's run.
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Try getting pointed at the first apex sooner, so you don't have to turn as much while under braking.

I'm aiming for the inside rumble at about the time I cross the white line that runs all the way across the track leading up to turn 1. Downshift to 4th, light braking. (very light). Let the car carry to the back, downshift to 3rd and more light braking to make the second apex, which is definitely trickier, especially on a DS3. In other words, turn before you brake for the first half of the turn, that should help. 👍
 
Dave_George
how are you adjusting brakes in arcade mode? I didn't have the option!
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See this thread here -

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=180298

Specifically, this information -

The weekly race event thread states that we can use In-Race Functions, what is this?

When racing you can tweak the following settings on-track: Traction Control, ABS, Torque Distribution (only available on 4WD cars) and Front/Rear Brake Balance. DFGT users will know that they can access this by pressing the big red button on the steering wheel and adjusting with the little wheel and the +/- buttons on the left side of the wheel. If you are using other wheels you will need to go in to the options menu from GT Home (or the main menu) and set-up your controller so that it can access the In-Race Functions. DS3 users will need to find some spare buttons, which won't be too hard if you are using the sticks to drive.

When you set up these functions they will be saved the next time you use them (clarification for Arcade mode).
 
3 hours of driving, 2 new replays to look back at and see which is the fastest overall, and I accidentally deleted them both.:crazy: I tried to save a ghost lap for something to chase for later and I deleted one of the replays thinking it was an old ghost and I saved over the other.:dunce: Well, at least I was improving and getting more consistent. :ill:
 
Not the place to say this but didn't know where else to put it.

Would like to thank all the guys for helping me out by running my B spec drivers, Apokalipse, Carlos, Speedy and anyone else I have missed :cheers:

The quicker I get this done the better then I can get back to competing in the WRS regularly. Nearly there now.

Had a few days break as the career took it out of me but will be getting back to finishing it tomorrow, only have some of the special events to go plus half the enduros but am in no rush to do these :crazy:

Thanks again guys:tup:

Stolen 4 of my drivers for the 9hr race in case any of you guys were wandering where they vanished to :sly:
 
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Thanks for the tip EDK a much cleaner and more predictable way to get through there.

First session for tonight done. I think I will be back for more later as the missis is on night shift. But for now here is my splits
21.801
17.728
18.890

After a frustrating hour or two no new updates. Had to bin my best 3 laps due to a stupid mistake on the last corner of my quickest lap. Oh well there is always tomorrow.
 
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GTP_Luds78
Thanks for the tip EDK a much cleaner and more predictable way to get through there.
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Glad I could help, looks like you found 0.150 in T1. :)

A tire setup like this will expose things that are masked by the really grippy combos. You can get away with trail braking in race cars in particular, but it's not always the fastest way.

Applying what you learn about braking in a combo like this will help you improve on other weeks as well. 👍
 
EDK
Try getting pointed at the first apex sooner, so you don't have to turn as much while under braking.

I'm aiming for the inside rumble at about the time I cross the white line that runs all the way across the track leading up to turn 1. Downshift to 4th, light braking. (very light). Let the car carry to the back, downshift to 3rd and more light braking to make the second apex, which is definitely trickier, especially on a DS3. In other words, turn before you brake for the first half of the turn, that should help. 👍
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Ive been doing this using the DS3 and tried the wheel last night.... I found it harder to do with the DFGT than the DS3. Ehhh... Good to know at least that I am taking that corner the right way. Also that 3rd gear drop before corner 2 you can loose time if you shift too early. I found almost at the rumble strip (when the speedo hits about 68mph) seems to be the best point for me to downshift and gun it on the throttle again. 3 sections to string together 3 times consistently... Good times!

What I like about this is it seems that time is lost or gained between shifting control and throttle control throughout the entire track.

My issue is I keep trying to push it each lap racing my ghost that is only visible on the map and I stop watching the track and well.... I almost got to the point I was driving off the map about 90% but couldnt string together 3 good laps... Another day to make this happen when I get home... And I really need to stop map driving... lol
 
ryanerb
Ive been doing this using the DS3 and tried the wheel last night.... I found it harder to do with the DFGT than the DS3. Ehhh... Good to know at least that I am taking that corner the right way. Also that 3rd gear drop before corner 2 you can loose time if you shift too early. I found almost at the rumble strip (when the speedo hits about 68mph) seems to be the best point for me to downshift and gun it on the throttle again. 3 sections to string together 3 times consistently... Good times!
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With the wheel, finding true center can be tougher than with the controller. With the controller, just release whatever steering device you are using back to center. With the wheel, you have to really focus on centering the wheel, despite your tendency to want to turn the car to follow the track. Just make sure you focus on what to do (keep the wheels straight), don't focus on what not to do, you'll end up doing just that!
 
EDK
With the wheel, finding true center can be tougher than with the controller. With the controller, just release whatever steering device you are using back to center. With the wheel, you have to really focus on centering the wheel, despite your tendency to want to turn the car to follow the track. Just make sure you focus on what to do (keep the wheels straight), don't focus on what not to do, you'll end up doing just that!
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True its like the driving advice look where you want to go not where you dont want to go.

Actually I thought it would be a good idea to go for gold on all licenses using just the wheel. I figured that would be the best way to burn it in how to use it right.

I know there is potential for major improvement with the wheel with me but I always revert back to the DS3 before I can get much better on the wheel... Practice I guess... lol

The issue I keep having is turn 1 with the wheel in this TT. When I enter turn 1, half the time I start to slide... but when I do slide the car points directly to the inside wall between 1 and 2. I am MUCH faster on the rest of the track if I can get turn 1 leveled out on the wheel I would be moving up the leaderboard more....
 
ryanerb
True its like the driving advice look where you want to go not where you dont want to go.

Actually I thought it would be a good idea to go for gold on all licenses using just the wheel. I figured that would be the best way to burn it in how to use it right.

I know there is potential for major improvement with the wheel with me but I always revert back to the DS3 before I can get much better on the wheel... Practice I guess... lol

The issue I keep having is turn 1 with the wheel in this TT. When I enter turn 1, half the time I start to slide... but when I do slide the car points directly to the inside wall between 1 and 2. I am MUCH faster on the rest of the track if I can get turn 1 leveled out on the wheel I would be moving up the leaderboard more....
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The other nice thing about the wheel is that you should have much better brake control.

Brake VERY lightly coming into that turn, I think I'm on the brakes until I get to the back and have to start to get to the second apex. Releasing the brake at that point tends to help with turn in as well.

License tests could be good to help with learning the wheel, but I think some of the special events that force SRF off (rather than on, like in the licenses) would help even more. Maybe do one and then the other.

AMG Academy that we use the quali for, but in the SL300 would be good. And the Grand Tour events would also be good.
 
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