Special stage Route X — what it is about?

[wlashack]

Hello,
I am trying to find out what the racing on Special Stage Route X is about. What to do to be fast here? Especially in this week's Daily Race with no tuning allowed.

I am trying to go as straight as possible, turn slowly and smoothly but — sometimes I am 1,5 sec. faster sometimes slower with absolutely no glue why. I also tried to go left side or right side according to the wind but do not find any difference in my results. There must be some hidden secret(s) I cannot reveal myself.

If someone can explain how to understand and drive this race properly, do it, please. Thanks.

 

[TumeK5]

I am trying to go as straight as possible, turn slowly and smoothly, I also tried to go left side or right side according to the wind but do not find any difference in my results.

Buddy, you're overthinking it. It's just a matter of choosing the right car, and using nitrous, if you haven't already.

sometimes slower with absolutely no glue

Without glue, you should be faster

 

[wlashack]

Buddy, you're overthinking it. It's just a matter of choosing the right car, and using nitrous, if you haven't already.

Without glue, you should be faster

OK, I try to lay my question better: I use same car without nitro (in Qualification) and cannot find why my laps differ and what to do to drive faster here.

 

[NAXEHT]

You are doing two laps, right?

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Op the key is to draft or slipstream try staying as close to the car in front you and pass only when you have the speed.

That's what I learn from my 7 lap P1 race I do alot on that track.

Good luck Op.👍

 

[i386]

sometimes I am 1,5 sec. faster sometimes slower with absolutely no glue why

wind speed and direction?

 

[Mert160]

You don't even need to qualify to do well. I got 2nd yesterday by playing it carefully.

 

[wlashack]

wind speed and direction?

Wind speed and direction are always the same.

OK, I can see there is only a guesswork in the answers, no specific hints. I did not want to win the race, I wanted to find out what affects the lap time. And it looks like this is only a matter of "luck" if my time with selected car is better or worse in qualification (without nitro and slip). Looks like the only strategy is "go straight, turn smooth and hope".

Thanks you all for replies.

 

[ROCKET JOE]

From my own experience a difference of let's say 1 second in laptime at Route X isn't such a big thing at all.
If everything else is constant and working properly, my guess would be nuances in steering that will affect speed, distance and thus, laptime. The slightest mishap while turning is all it takes at times.

If you're still looking for answers, let me take a different approach ... and start with the speedo of your car. It's precise but it doesn't display everything. It doesn't display decimals for example. So it's possible to go 400 km/h or 400,9 km/h without noticing any difference - you wouldn't see it, and you sure wouldn't feel it.
Are you ok with using some math now ?
A lap at Route X is roughly 30 km.
If Speed = Distance / Time then Time = Distance / Speed ... right ?
Accordingly a lap at Route X at 400 km/h takes 270 seconds. A lap at Route X at 400,9 km/h takes 269,4 seconds. That's a difference of 6 tenths and you wouldn't have noticed anything while driving.

I hope you get what I'm trying to say - "go straight, turn smooth and hope" isn't the worst idea, I think.

 

[Meythia]

During time trial: you are reyling on the wind, and depending on the car either first straight or second straight backwind will be better. Then it all comes down to finding the correct line on the corner which again depends on the car as well as your current speed.

During race: it will all be decided on the final stretch because of slipstreaming up to that point.
As long as you dont get lost everything happening on the first 80% of the track doesnt really matter at all - and then good luck there finding the perfect spot at the right time to create the opportunity to shoot for overtaking with the perfect timing without enabling another one overtaking you.

Accordingly a lap at Route X at 400 km/h takes 270 seconds. A lap at Route X at 400,9 km/h takes 269,4 seconds. That's a difference of 6 tenths and you wouldn't have noticed anything while driving.

Making this as simple as possible.
Making it more complex you would have to take a look at whether inside corner is short enough to make up for the speed loss or outside is too much additional distance to make cover vs the speed gain, and then consider both corners have different elevation changes.
And then look at the short tunnel section where almost all cars will lose a bit of speed.

This pretty boring long oval track is quite interesting ^^

 

[ROCKET JOE]

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Making this as simple as possible.
Making it more complex you would have to take a look at whether inside corner is short enough to make up for the speed loss or outside is too much additional distance to make cover vs the speed gain, and then consider both corners have different elevation changes.
And then look at the short tunnel section where almost all cars will lose a bit of speed.

This pretty boring long oval track is quite interesting ^^

This. Exactly. I didn't want to go into these details.

 

[wlashack]

Very important info for me is — NOTHING "special" affect the lap times. I consider myself a beginner driver, I learn about driving and car physics, so I was not sure if I am not missing "something" that plays a big role on this track which I have not heard about yet. And now i know the answer — NO!

One more thanks to everyone in this thread. 👍

 

[TumeK5]

Very important info for me is — NOTHING "special" affect the lap times.

As I did say from the very beginning, you were overthinking it.

 

[wlashack]

As I did say from the very beginning, you were overthinking it.

NO. I only think about it. Not overthink. I think and ask to make sure. If you do not think and do not ask, you do not improve.