GTP_WRS (GT5) Week 9 : New School Nürburgring

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Ran few laps last night after a few beers and had one of these :dunce: moments after looking at the leader board...So I gave it a few more laps tonight with a little better head on my shoulders. Still need to work on T1 though, the exit of the 1st & 4th turns are not as clean as they could be.

T1: 36.060
T2: 23.650
 
GTP_Plato
@ Lyvan

...may have offended others like yourself because my splits are not that bad...
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Not offended at all my friend. Just friendship and support, that's what WRS is all about.

By the way, what's the difference between using ABS 1 and ABS 10? Any advantages using ABS 10 for this combo?
 
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All work and no race these times. But just managed to sneak some 40 laps in.

Guess I contend to the podium of most inconsistent splits :dopey:

T1: 36.522
T2: 23.558
 
Figured I'd get back in on this one even though I like the longer GP track that is used in the F1 SE. Still a very nice combo.

T1: 37.545
T2: 24.569
 
Updated splits for me after another quick session tonight.

36.204
23.938

Took what I learned in the 2nd and 3rd sectors last night and tied it to a decent T1. Made a nice improvement at the line. 👍
 
GTP_Plato
Thanks for the encouragement, decided to stick with it, who knows might even be able to chase down Mr Bond on the splits leaderboard :sly:
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Plato, I know how you are feeling even though you are high up. Last week, as high as I was, I was frustrated to all hell on Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I consistently had these amazing splits for me and couldn't figure out T3 for the life of me.:crazy: This is supposed to be about fun and I had to sit back on Monday and just relax and enjoy it. Finally then did I figure out T3 and put up a decent lap. Same this week, I'm not having fun in my two sessions that I've done but I need to just relax and drive. Only then will I make fewer mistakes. Good luck.👍

T1: 0'36.664
T2: 0'24.003

What is it with me and bad T3's?
 
T1: 37.821
T2: 24.223

Not bad for my first 20 laps. I've come close to breaking into 36 but haven't been able to hold anything that fast through a clean lap. If I can manage to hild down the tail waggle I can probably manage a good second off the final time. May have to finallt bust out my wheel and see if I can get it setup somehow.
 
New splits.
T1: 36.334
T2: 23.940
Still some work to do. I can break the 1'00.xxx for t2, but I don't think that will be good enough for this week. Lovin' every minute!

Racing On!
 
GTP_iddledoo
I have submitted my times for qualifying and now I'm hoping that it is processed quick enough so I can post my times for this combo as I have really enjoyed doing it. All I can do is put my time against a friend of mine. (bloodimayhem).
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Now you have to wait for approval and we will see you on the leaderboard!!!
Cheers All !!!
 
Lyvan
Not offended at all my friend. Just friendship and support, that's what WRS is all about.

By the way, what's the difference between using ABS 1 and ABS 10? Any advantages using ABS 10 for this combo?
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Absolutely! I found the braking more progressive into the first turn, can go much deeper without heating the tyres. Let me just say I shaved off 0.5 in T1 just by changing to ABS 10. Still using TCS off at the moment.
 
Really strange this week. I have no problems in doing 23.6XX T2s but try as I might I cannot get below 36.5 in T1. I have no clue.
 
Anghammarad
Really strange this week. I have no problems in doing 23.6XX T2s but try as I might I cannot get below 36.5 in T1. I have no clue.
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Whenever I run into that wall, I tighten my line, then look for where to beat the ghost.
 
If my line was any tighter it would be Megan Fox. I don't use the ghost.
 
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Anghammarad
I my line was any tighter it would be Megan Fox. I don't use the ghost.
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Megan Fox is a nice visual. Thanks! 👍
Use the ghost to your benefit. When you need to go faster, beat him. When you need to find speed, follow him. Every ghost is like a new race to me. But then again, I'm probably not normal.
 
I never really use the ghost since I find it distracting when it's very near. I miss the leaderboards from GT5Prologue where you could download a MAY or FAK or Timppaq replay which you would never be near anyway so it was much easier to follow from a safe distance of a second or so behind.
 
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Took 35 laps on the wheel to beat my DS3-after-10-laps time. Still pretty ugly, IMO.

37.182
24.473
 
mcfizzle
Plato, I know how you are feeling even though you are high up. Last week, as high as I was, I was frustrated to all hell on Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I consistently had these amazing splits for me and couldn't figure out T3 for the life of me.:crazy: This is supposed to be about fun and I had to sit back on Monday and just relax and enjoy it. Finally then did I figure out T3 and put up a decent lap. Same this week, I'm not having fun in my two sessions that I've done but I need to just relax and drive. Only then will I make fewer mistakes. Good luck.👍

T1: 0'36.664
T2: 0'24.003

What is it with me and bad T3's?
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Well, I am not going to give up this week. Some advice for T1, I was starting to get somewhere with it last night.

Turn 3 for me is the main corner for me in this sector, I noticed that it's not just about keeping a tight line. You should stay off the throttle until you reach the end of the turn, staying as far left as possible, then power through turn 4. Don't worry if you see your ghost accelerating into turn 4 before you because if this is done correctly you will probably beat it to T1 by a few car lengths.

Hope this helps, going to give this another run later as I can see better T1 and T2s

Any help with the chicane from anybody would be greatly appreciated, what ways do people find the fastest through here.

My T3s are terrible to, thats why my splits on the board mean nothing
 
More progress, really enjoying this car and track (sorry Plato). Again, too cautious in T3 but it's still a lap time improvement

36.405
23.592
 
GTP_Plato
Whats the apology for?

Great T2 by the way 👍
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Just teasing you about your much advertised "love" for the track :sly: (No offence intended by the way - sometimes these things are better said face to face with a beer in the hand).

Thanks for the props on T2. I saw the 59.xxx pop up and almost wet myself. As a consequence I drove like my mum in T3 :ouch: It did give a lap time improvement though so posted the splits.

I'm 14th overall currently which I'm super stoked about, but if they declared the results now, I'd drop down the order like a lead weight. Now I know I can go sub 1 minute to T2 I need to concentrate on T3.
 
Carlos Fandango
Thanks for the props on T2. I saw the 59.xxx pop up and almost wet myself. As a consequence I drove like my mum in T3 :ouch: It did give a lap time improvement though so posted the splits.

I'm 14th overall currently which I'm super stoked about, but if they declared the results now, I'd drop down the order like a lead weight. Now I know I can go sub 1 minute to T2 I need to concentrate on T3.
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I had a 59.xxx yesterday, but I went the other way to you, I didn't want to drive too cautiously and I as such completely messed up trying to be too aggressive.:indiff: I should be able to do it again, but I don't think I can match your T2 time, a better T1 is what I'm aiming for.
 
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Anghammarad
Really strange this week. I cannot get below 36.5 in T1. I have no clue.
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First off, there are a lot of ideas and even a video on the 1st sector posted in this thread, that's a good start.
Second, seat time will prevail most weeks.
chukabilly
Use the ghost to your benefit. When you need to go faster, beat him. When you need to find speed, follow him. Every ghost is like a new race to me. But then again, I'm probably not normal.
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And what's normal nowadays.
Anghammarad
I never really use the ghost since I find it distracting when it's very near. I miss the leaderboards from GT5Prologue where you could download a MAY or FAK or Timppaq replay which you would never be near anyway so it was much easier to follow from a safe distance of a second or so behind.
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Third, it may be time to try Chuk's suggestion, if only to experiment with.
The ghost as Chuk said can help you find speed/time you have not found.
I also used the driving line almost all the time with Prologue and I still use the ghost all the time (more experience makes it less distracting) but with this car being blue it can be a distraction.
It's a flick of a button to turn on/off so no hassle there for the DFGT.
With the correctly colored car (greyish) the ghost is less distractive and why if I can choose the color, well, it's greyish, the color of the pavement.

The Prologue leaderboard would shed light on the last sectors and for that I miss them also but the top 10 were too fast for me to follow.
All I could do was watch and learn, then try to replicate.
I actually like that we have no ghost but our own to follow.
It brings back the GT4 feel of what can I achieve of my own in the last sector(s).
That is where the learning part comes into play.

Gravitron
Took 35 laps on the wheel to beat my DS3-after-10-laps time. Still pretty ugly, IMO.
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Keep at the wheel and you will get faster with it.
The DS3 can be hard to beat on tight corners but the input to the pedals and wheel are more refined.
And using the wheel is just plain fun compared to the DS3.
 
GTP_Plato
Any help with the chicane from anybody would be greatly appreciated, what ways do people find the fastest through here.
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In this car and cars like it I found that braking just before the second white board on the right down to 2nd, turn in on the downshift to 2nd (feels early) and keep steady 30 to 40% throttle at the first apex and then aim at the second apex kerbing, don't be afraid to wallop it in 3rd (or 2nd depending on how much drive you got off the first apex), hold the wheel firm and straight for best landing and full throttle away. This may not work perfectly every time but it always gave me my best T3s at this circuit.

However you may wish to take this all with a fat fist of salt seeing as how I thought I was a dab hand around here, but had to run a significant number of laps to get into the 35s at T1, and even then it was by 0.002. Maybe Zoky or Sutuki can share some tips if my method doesn't suit you?

All the best
Maz
 
ASH32
I had a 59.xxx yesterday, but I went the other way to you, I didn't want to drive too cautiously and I as such completely messed up trying to be too aggressive.:indiff: I should be able to do it again, but I don't think I can match your T2 time, a better T1 is what I'm aiming for.
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I don't seem to be able to budge from a .4 on T1 regardless of the lines I take. I seem to have a good understanding of T2 though and have now got well into the 23s on a few occassions - just got to get that T3 right. I guess it's an unknown as well given that there's no yardstick to use as a comparison.

Regardless, I've bettered my target for the week both in lap time and T2 split, so anything else is a bonus. I doubt I'll maintain my position come Monday (Tuesday morning here) but I'd love a D3 podium.

Back to it...
 
Synwraith
In this car and cars like it I found that braking just before the second white board on the right down to 2nd, turn in on the downshift to 2nd (feels early) and keep steady 30 to 40% throttle at the first apex and then aim at the second apex kerbing, don't be afraid to wallop it in 3rd (or 2nd depending on how much drive you got off the first apex), hold the wheel firm and straight for best landing and full throttle away. This may not work perfectly every time but it always gave me my best T3s at this circuit.

However you may wish to take this all with a fat fist of salt seeing as how I thought I was a dab hand around here, but had to run a significant number of laps to get into the 35s at T1, and even then it was by 0.002. Maybe Zoky or Sutuki can share some tips if my method doesn't suit you?

All the best
Maz
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Thanks Maz

I will give your technique a go and let you know the results of it 👍

Like I said splits for T1 and T2 are ok, can be improved. but my T3 is terrible :ouch:
 
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