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Guys, I did another thing.
Guys, I did another thing.
Now I’m beginning to think I only got a good time because all the aliens were asleep.😀Thanks, @A_Higher_Place! I was getting ready to post my lap which I felt was pretty good after gaining over 3 and half tenths on my previous best. Then you post your alien lap right before me, making mine look like poop!
I'm not sure of @TheNormsk's setup, but I used the directional buttons up until GT Sport and made the switch from X/O to triggers at the end of last year (during the Shelby Deep Forest and Gr.2 Fuji TT's). Also transitioned from automatic to manual for the C7 Corvette ZR1 at Watkins Glen roughly two years ago (that thing was an absolute handful going up the esses).Especially considering using directional and X/O buttons in one case, if I'm not mistaken?
My gear.I'm not sure of @TheNormsk's setup
Amazingly, my stubbornness paid off
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But man, what a struggle. This was the hardest fight for gold in a long time. Although in the end I almost enjoyed it if it weren't for the starting position shenanigans you have to do.
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Now can we please close the chapter on dirt TTs for the foreseeable future? Thank you!
How much sleep did you get knowing that the optimals were in the 20s?Guys, I did another thing.
"Snail" racing my a*ss... , you are fast aS #### Boooyyyyy
How much sleep did you get knowing that the optimals were in the 20s?
Those cannot be called "friends" anymore... (while listening to "intergalactic" by Beastie Boys)Respect for the rapid Porsche times. I do sort of enjoy a car that tries to murder you...
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Top 100 is on but not sure I can top my friends list... 👽👽👽
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Pretty much what this forum looks like right now...Those
Those cannot be called "friends" anymore... (while listening to "intergalactic" by Beastie Boys)
My god, +2.85 now, I cannot improve more, hope L-Shooter stops.Top time has been improved @ barcelona: 0:45.226 now
The first corner at RBR and then the hard right at the top of the hill are just utterly soul-crushing. I see I'm almost out of gold already over night lol. I'm hoping the top dogs have a very very very frustrating week of trying and failing to improve their times now!
This is a good guide. It should also be added that as you line up for the apex (particularly if you cut the turn) that you gain better stability if you apply about 50% throttle before the apex and and keep that constant through the turn, then increase throttle as you start to point in a straight line again. Even quicker is to turn 45º then straight then 45º again through the turn as you can apply more power if straight for a moment.For T1 brake a tiny bit before the end of the grass on your left.
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There's a perpendicular white stripe along side the curbs under the 50 mts board, this is a good turning marker. Don't be afraid to cut the right turn.
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For T3, brake just after the shadows of the gantry above the track. It is important that you place the car on the left riding the curbs as much as track limits go, so you can open up the right turn.
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Be patient with the brakes. Hit it earlier than you think, and hold it a little longer than you would naturally do. Patience is key.
I did a guide video further up where I explain a lot on how to drive the course for the less alien of us.The first corner at RBR and then the hard right at the top of the hill are just utterly soul-crushing. I see I'm almost out of gold already over night lol. I'm hoping the top dogs have a very very very frustrating week of trying and failing to improve their times now!
This is a good guide. It should also be added that as you line up for the apex (particularly if you cut the turn) that you gain better stability if you apply about 50% throttle before the apex and and keep that constant through the turn, then increase throttle as you start to point in a straight line again. Even quicker is to turn 45º then straight then 45º again through the turn as you can apply more power if straight for a moment.
The throttle with this one needs to be applied really smoothly and often only to around 80% until you are 100% sure you are pointing in a straight line, only then go 100%.Thanks 😀
I tried to keep 50% throttle applied through some corners to mitigate the TCS work, so the acceleration would be smoother and faster. But sadly I couldn't drive with that much control, I ended up applying the half throttle way later, almost when my car were "exiting" the turns, rather than "through" the turns. In my lap, my car just rolls too much in every corner. 😅
Hence my idea that my PB at 1:22:0 is my limit, those running 1:21's are indeed fast and skilled guys.
Hats off and GG. 😎
No chance. Next TT I'll probably be back to struggling to get gold.particullary to @TheNormsk who has possibly completed his ultrahuman transition.