Correcting Oversteer

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I have the Chapparal 2D Race Car, and I took it on the max speed course. It is very fast (except for in first gear), but I can't get it to turn right. By just barely tapping the turn button, the car swerves for the inside corner, forcing me to counter-steer. I end up going in a zig-zag pattern until I hit a wall and spin out. Can someone please help me in stopping the oversteer? I don't think the car can get a yaw-control system and driving aides don't seem to help. Slowing down does help since I have more time to correct the car, but I want to exit the corner as fast as possible.
 
There are many things that we need to know. are you using the anolog sticks, buttons, or a driving wheel? i find it hard to play gt4 using the buttons. try turning slower, and less suden. Are the cars tires spining on the turn? Consider how fast and hard you are taking the turn, and try slowing down. Personally, i think the Chapparel 2J is better than the 2d. also, try turning up the control systems. i have driven the 2d, and i dislike it. but the 2j handles better, is faster, and doesnt have much of an appetite for tires.

I would sell the 2d and buy a 2j. Happy Racing!!! :)
 
You say "tapping the turn button", so I assume you're driving with the D-pad.

If so, that would be a big problem for me. I used the DS2 analog sticks for GT3 and got decent with them - steering on the left, gas/brake on the right. I tried that with GT4 but GT4 is much harder in punishing heavy control inputs. I switched to a Driving Force Pro and never looked back.

But at the very least, try the sticks. It's much easier to get gentle control inputs that way than the D-pad and buttons.
 
I had the same problem. Putting R1 superhards on the front and R5 supersofts on the rear cured it.

By the way, I got it up to 288 MPH with no NOS or wheelie trick.
 
um, ok, back to ur subject bro. if u have oversteer, add some negative toe in the front, say -2 and maybe negative 1/2 in the back also. add some downforce and make sure ur ride height is about 10mm off the lowest. that would be a good point to start. also, strengthen ur brakes so that u dont zip zag, ull just stop in the middle of the road =). if all else fails, post ur settings and ill take a look for u.

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um, ok, back to ur subject bro...
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Have you tried the 2D on the Test Track with minimum downforce? It isn't a matter of suspension settings. At 280 MPH its all over the road. The silly tire combination straightens it out.

He's not looking for a Midfield setup. He wants to keep the old car going straight for a few seconds on the dumb Test Track.
 
From reading your post it looks like your problems start right at the beginning of the turn when you first turn in, the car does a dive for the inside of the track and then the zigging starts. lol... I had the same problem with my Lotus Elise after I put the wing on the back... I played around with the downforce settings and found that it was the front downforce giving me the problems... Try turning the front downforce down by about 20 - 25%...

See what happens is that at high speed the cars downforce becomes immense and the slightest touch of the steering will cause the car to respond very sensitively, hense your diving to the inside problem... With less downforce on the front your car will understeer going into the corner more, balance this out with you throttle (more throttle, more understeer - Less throttle, less understeer) Of course, as nothing can be simple in life, this is opposite coming out of the corner... Once you start to exit you'll probably get more oversteer again, but it will be more controllable...

Hope this helps dude

ViX
 

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