I dont play more than an hour to improve my time. if my time is going to improve, it improves in one hour. if i play more than an hour, it is pure waste of time. I played 1 hours with normal car and shaved off about 0.8s to 1:49.8xx and 1:37.6xx tuned. before i play, I always watch a replay of GTP_timeattack or GTP_dramakyd.
how long do you play to improve your time?
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- Stockholm, Swe
- GTP_Anghammarad
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- meagainstyou GTP_MeAgainstYou PureGT_MAY
I play until i figure out i'm NOT going to catch GTP_dramakyd.
play for a long period without stop a bit is wrong because you lose concentration... your brain will ask you "fresh air"... i use to play until im hot and while running consistent laps, most of times, when i reach that situation, this period is up during +/- 15 minutes (i feel that i have the chance to improve at any moment, or not
) after that period, i start to lose that consistence it means that i lost my concentration and i stop for a while (5-10minutes)... then i restart again...dont know if its the better way but.. play for a long period without interruptions i think is the worst way... i figured out that some time ago in GT5P
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- Gaviao; GTP_Gaviao; Gaviao_GTPT
For each session I play until I recah the level of my previous session, this is the "warm-up period", and it's usually 15 to 30 min. Them I play until I feel that there's no way I'm going to improve anymore this time, and that's usually another 30 min to 1 hour 
So each "good" session is 45m to 1h30m
Of course most times it's not really like that because I don't have time or have to interrupt for something.
So each "good" session is 45m to 1h30m
Of course most times it's not really like that because I don't have time or have to interrupt for something.
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- carmad
Hi guy's, I do around 50 laps with the normal car and the same with the tuned one, i find only after say lap 20 I start to find time in fine tuning my lines and braking etc. Last time I looked (Yesurday) I was pos 34, I'm desperately trying to make top 20 (ain't we all lol) but it's getting very difficult to say th least...
- 2,342
- Camboriu - Braz
- FASJ6418
play for a long period without stop a bit is wrong because you lose concentration... your brain will ask you "fresh air"... i use to play until im hot and while running consistent laps, most of times, when i reach that situation, this period is up during +/- 15 minutes (i feel that i have the chance to improve at any moment, or not
dont know if its the better way but.. play for a long period without interruptions i think is the worst way... i figured out that some time ago in GT5P
Pretty similar here. Only thing i would add in my situation is a lot of restarts. A LOT!
But after five or six sessions i find it that i can already be 0.2 of my lap in 10 minutes... the extra tenths of a second that are the real problem.
One thing i think i'm doing differently: i'm focusing on one car (normal) and then i will only get to the tuned after i'm satisfied with the normal car lap.
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- PA
- FredzyN2
I played for 2 hours day 2 of the release, got 48th in U.S. Then a few nights ago I played another 2-3 hrs since I got bumped all the way back to like 350th, and was able to manage 115th.
I said screw it, not that improtant since I won't be winning anything. I'm 123rd now, I miiight take another 2-3 hour swing at it just to say I'm top 100 but eh.
I said screw it, not that improtant since I won't be winning anything. I'm 123rd now, I miiight take another 2-3 hour swing at it just to say I'm top 100 but eh.
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- hambone8611
if i do not practice 1 to 2 hours a day i start to suck very quickly
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- London
- GTP_Synwraith
I've been using GTDrivers_Moose's ghosts (1'35.7 for tuned and 1'48.0 stock) and they've always managed to drag me along to better times.
Thankfully, every day has brought improvements of on average 0.150 in one of the cars. I never do both cars in the same day. I just finished about 3 days in the tuned. I do maybe 90 min sessions before taking a break. By the end of the day I can see my concentration getting worse, morning is when I do my best times. But every single day, right at the end, there is one moment where I do my best splits of the day...and either the lap happens or it doesn't. Today, it didn't
I have spent way too much time on this demo already, and I know I won't stop until the last day.
All the best
Maz
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- Finland
- TMguardian-FINN
It took four days (100++ laps) to get my current total time, 3'25.058. I'm a slow learner with weak nerves; I know I can go 0.1 - 0.3 secs faster with both cars, but probably go nuts before I reach those perfect laps. 
MarkWebber
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- GTP_DHolland
Session lengths vary, depending on frustration levels! Sometimes i can sit there for 3 hours, and not get anywhere, while other times I can hit a blistering lap in 15 minutes.
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- Dijon, France
- URBANCOCKPIT-1
I would be so happy if I could do every night a couple of laps, between being the father of a 2 years old daughter, working 50 hours per week and renovating the whole basement of my house by myself.
I did only 3 sessions, 20 minutes each. I was around the 2000 place in the first time (canadian ranking), now I am in the 670 place... Happy enough to do it again. I did my best lap in the 5 first laps of each session, and slowly increase my time by being tired after that because that was so intense... I was lucky enough to spin rarely (only a couple of lap max. by session).
My goal is to be in the first 200 places before the end of this TT, by doing 4 or 5 (20 minutes) lapping sessions.
I did only 3 sessions, 20 minutes each. I was around the 2000 place in the first time (canadian ranking), now I am in the 670 place... Happy enough to do it again. I did my best lap in the 5 first laps of each session, and slowly increase my time by being tired after that because that was so intense... I was lucky enough to spin rarely (only a couple of lap max. by session).
My goal is to be in the first 200 places before the end of this TT, by doing 4 or 5 (20 minutes) lapping sessions.
arora
(Banned)
- 4,098
I don't know exactly why but I can't seem to do more then maybe 10 laps at a time anymore, a few warmups and go hard just for a bit and quit. I used to be able to progress for hours on end but no longer, physics? HD? don't know, probably just do not care so much anymore at being fast or finding my limits.
Makes the demo frustrating, I don't mind being slow but without several cars and all the tracks I just don't care that much. Seems to me though 30 min sessions with brakes inbetween would be ideal if you're really trying to nail some times.
Makes the demo frustrating, I don't mind being slow but without several cars and all the tracks I just don't care that much. Seems to me though 30 min sessions with brakes inbetween would be ideal if you're really trying to nail some times.
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- Sydney
- mad94d
Similiar to me actually. I know I posted before, but for example last night I sat down for 3 hours and only went 0.060 faster. This morning I had a 30 minute go and went 0.2 faster. So for me it varies as well, depends what mind set i'm in I suppose!
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- G-D Luxembourg
- GTP_Vince_Fiero
I try as much as possible. But concentrate on 1 car the Tuned or Stock, not mixing.
Indeed when losing concentration (about 30'), I stop and go for a session again a bit later or the next day, to capitalise on the experience.
I try to avoid just before I'm going to bed because I can not sleep wondering why I'm so slow.
An other reason to stop is when the amount of "fuel" I take for my pychological wellbeing makes the room spin while I'm sitting still.
I've started to do some GT5p again to keep motivation going, with getting similar times regularly, but remaining a full second from my target (which is not even ambitious) is strarting to make me doubt if I've got what it takes.
Indeed when losing concentration (about 30'), I stop and go for a session again a bit later or the next day, to capitalise on the experience.
I try to avoid just before I'm going to bed because I can not sleep wondering why I'm so slow.
An other reason to stop is when the amount of "fuel" I take for my pychological wellbeing makes the room spin while I'm sitting still.
I've started to do some GT5p again to keep motivation going, with getting similar times regularly, but remaining a full second from my target (which is not even ambitious) is strarting to make me doubt if I've got what it takes.
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- goatsie
My setup consists of some mutilated lawn chairs and a DFP. The pedals cannot be farther back than the wheel because of the ****** setup, so my back begins to hurt after a bit. I Usually rest for 15ish minutes but play 20 mins at a time to be consistent and shave off a few milliseconds every lap.
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