The best I have done while shifting is a 1:44.7. I'm told the automatic costs me some time but, I'm not sure how much so I don't worry about it.
I bought myself a wheel last Christmas and this year I think I'm going to buy myself a stand.
I think getting the wheel of my dresser and on a stand will help me have my feet in the correct position so I can learn left foot braking also.
Earlier this year I could hardly make two corners on a road coarse without crashing, lol.
I'm just so happy now to be able to see the #1 ghost as I cross the finish line.
I'm glad I found this website, all my girlfriends at work are getting tired of hearing me talk about my racing game, lol.
at the bolded part!
There are a couple of places I think manual gears help (though I'm not sure when auto changes as I've not used it for years)... down-changing for the 2nd right as previoulsy mentioned, and also for the right in the 2nd tunnel - for both of these corners, down-changing to 2nd early creates rotation (ie; makes the car turn in better).
Overall, manual gears are definitely worth learning as there will be cars where you'll want to change up early to help manage traction, or because the particular power band of a car means it's quicker to change up before the redline/limiter.
Personally, I think it would be worth you persevering with manual gears on this TT if you're only a couple of tenths slower - as you run more and more laps you'll naturally get used to the change points and it will become 2nd nature very quickly.
And left foot braking is definitely worth learning too - you can much more easily control cars that want to spin whilst braking and turning if you left foot brake. Using a bit of throttle at the same time as braking, or when releasing the brakes helps you manage weight transfer... if the cars starts to over rotate you can add a bit of throttle to immediately transfer some weight to the rear and stop the car spinning.
I've had a 'Wheelstand Pro' for c.4 years now... great bit of kit.
If you're running mid 44's on this TT using auto and right foot braking you clearly have some natural talent and you'll likely be a good bit faster when you make the switch 👍
Ok, ran some laps following Doodles ghost today. (Thanks Doodle<3) it seems I'm mostly loosing out straight out of the corners either as i shift up or because i have worse throttle controll...
1:45:448 #263 damn that 250 seems close but yet soo far!
Exit speed is the most important factor in fast laps!
He'll be faster on the exits as he'll have less understeer in the middle of the corner - less understeer means you use less steering angle, which in turn means you can use more throttle.
If you watch the top replays you'll see the really fast guys slide the rear of the car in to the corner - when they do this it gets the car pointing straighter earlier, which allows them to get the steering lock off eariler and use more throttle.
Try Googling 'grip circle'.
For me, I find the reaction time (getting off the gas & onto the brakes) quicker & as Stotty said, there are times when it's useful to be on the gas & brakes at the same time...
