Biggest gains in racing times

[nowayback]

For me it was at to mt, then getting a control freak extender for throttle-brake(r3)....esp if srf is off :-( .

 

[dr_slump]

Turn tcs off

 

[Venymous]

I found that turning off the suggested gear indicator helped me a bit. I noticed that I was using it too much to determine my gear for a corner instead of sighting the corner and listening to the engine note to know how fast I should go. It was distracting so I turned it off.

That I recently started left foot braking which helps more than a bit.

 

[dr_slump]

Decent car settings

 

[nowayback]

TC is a bit odd, if you are a very good driver and can straighten your car out...not necessary. But if you arnt hitting the exits well then I find that tc helps me get on the gas earlier, albeit it not with as much power as I would like. I guess with srf off , it is like a crutch for me. I mean in a striaght line it makes no diff, only in the turnswhere it protectsme against my heavy finger anyhow. For sure it makes you faster though,,,in the right hands

suggested gears...wow they are usually so off. esp downshifting

 

[XS]

I turn off aids, like most, change to bumper view (not sure why that works for me, but is good for at least one second), and always look at the power band for hp and torque to maximize power, shifting, and top speed gearing. If I'm doing little tts for myself, I'll use the analyzer to gain additional time by pointing out flaws in my driving I didn't notice. I'm a time trial nazi for some reason.

 

[rosckolove]

Better management of weight transfer...

Step 1: Learn how to set your car up to rotate

Step 2: Manage her fat 🤬

 

[nowayback]

Step 2: Manage her fat .....
Differance between me and very good drivers.

Had trouble passing Jeff Gordon advanced
Daytona...used to be you could use abs 0 but not now. So I read that by putting abs to 10 !, you can take the turns better without losing speed. And low and behold it worked. So what would be the negative with high abs? Longer braking distance?

 

[Johnnypenso]

1. Turn off all the aids and learn to drive street cars on CS and SH tires, and high end racing cars on nothing more than RH tires. It is extremely difficult at first but when you go back to racing with your buddies or in series, even with just ABS, driving is so much easier.

2. Practice with the Yellowbird and BTR on SH tires. Start perhaps by lowering them to 450PP and gradually increase power. When you can control these tail heavy beasts at full power on their native tires, you can control just about anything.

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

Joining the WRS. I have improved greatly since joining thanks to the help of the very helpful members there plus just a great deal of practice.

 

[ItsAllAboutWins]

Stopped shuffle racing. That's all I did when I first got the game, then I joined a league and the WRS. I've gained at least 4 - 6 seconds over my previous best times in about a month.

 

[MustangManiac]

The transmission, there is probably no single item in the game that will net me better times than having a track/car specific box to tune. The stock boxes on most cars is nearly useless at the track.

 

[fbccars924]

When I quit drifting every car on every type of tire.

 

[Connoissuer]

Driving in cockpit with the HUD off helped me boost my confidence.

 

[lbpomg95]

For me it was removing the driving line. The braking distances often seemed to be wrong for my setups. My suspension, L.S.D and Transmission setups also improve my times greatly. I'm no pro at this game, but the above things changed a 6:36 lap of Nordshliefe in a McLaren F1 into around a 6:12 if I remember correct.

Funny how small things make such a difference. Or maybe I just had a shockingly bad setup to begin with. xD

 

[White & Nerdy]

DS3, meet your replacement: G27.

 

[NCRthree]

Practice.

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

Practice.

That too.👍 6-8 hours a day is not uncommon for me, sometimes more.

 

[CinnamonOD]

Learn your braking points, use anything you want as a reference to start braking except the gear indicator on the HUD