Dabbling with the car. It's not my favorite to drive...
2:04.447
But looking at it is another story...
The attention to detail is insane!
I had a feeling I could tidy it up a bit. Don't think I have much more. 1:57.642
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Hey guys... room for one more slippy-slider? I've managed 1:59.179 so far, but it more often ends like this:
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Hi @Outspacer welcome and nice time! Feel free to have another go! The TT finishes Sunday night your time!
Thanks! I know I've a few tenths to gain just in the first couple of corners as I've been up on my ghost... and then binned it
I have AC on PC as well, with VR, but since (most of?) you seem to be on PS4 I'll stick with that. This isn't the best combo for checking whether PC and PS4 get the same times because I simply can't lap it consistently!
Thanks! I know I've a few tenths to gain just in the first couple of corners as I've been up on my ghost... and then binned it
I have AC on PC as well, with VR, but since (most of?) you seem to be on PS4 I'll stick with that. This isn't the best combo for checking whether PC and PS4 get the same times because I simply can't lap it consistently!
Hey guys... room for one more slippy-slider? I've managed 1:59.179 so far, but it more often ends like this:
I'm currently standing on "Laptime Invalidated"
With luck, and as long as Ferrari can keep up with production of replacement cars, I might get clean lap in by Sunday evening
I don't know If this will help anyone, but here is my procedure if I'm having trouble with a particular car/track
I do 2 or 3 laps slowly, now when I say slowly, I mean slooow....lele. Put the car in 2rd gear and cruise round. This gives me a feel for how the car likes to go through each sequence of corners.
Then bit by bit pick up the pace.
It would have been nice to have somebody else duking it out on PC, or Xbox for that matter. But I will just be the lone hold out, cause I don't have a PS4 and the X1 isn't in the same room as my wheel. Still, welcome to the festivities. Just stay ahead of me, and you should be fine.
LOL
Well maybe I'll give it a go tonight, it will be like a whole different track in VR! I honestly don't know if PC/VR is an advantage or not when hotlapping, so I'm curious to find out. The disadvantage is that crashing is much more disturbing!!
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My time is starting to plateau on PS4 now, might be a few tenths down from my best theoretical lap:
1:58.194
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You can do it. Just brake in a straight line, and take it slow and steady. This reminds me of the first time I ran the Lotus 49. I had to crawl around the course and slowly build my confidence with it. All I heard about the car was, how dreamy it was to run it but from my perspective, it was a vague floaty nightmare. I have the same feelings about this Ferrari, so I applied the basics. It helped me keep the car on the black, and after a few laps, I was Apex hunting. I'll be putting in a revision soon. Heck I may find the rhythm with this one and get into the 1:59's... But that is definitely going to be using the fundamentals. Remember slow in, fast out, and brake in a straight line.
:edit: Oh, and my 2:04 is a "grip" time. I'm working on my "racing on bias-ply tires" chops.
Well done mate, and yes nice and steady in the old girl, i don't go below 3st gear the whole lap, apart from one of the chicanes, and you can't use engine braking on this car, it just locks the rear axle, and makes the rear come around. Nice and steady.
If I could just put the theory into practice, I'd be fast I'm doing 2nd for the first couple of corners then staying in 3rd for the rest, briefly 4th before the final corner. 2nd might be faster out of Palagio, but usually ends in tears for me. I might try going into 4th more often - maybe it will help to avoid inadvertent engine braking and stay stable. On the positive side, the car is actually very nimble and stable when changing direction through the chicanes as long as the throttle is steady.
The last, long lefter, i kept it in 3rd, it helps keep the car stable, and you can gas her nice and early....I found a second there to get into the 56s...
The last, long lefter, i kept it in 3rd, it helps keep the car stable, and you can gas her nice and early....I found a second there to get into the 56s...
@Outspacer your 1:55 time on PC, you adjusted the setup to be the same as on PS4 right? As you see above only stock setup times count, so your 1:56.659 is your best so far, but that 1:55 is some time anyway, really well done. Keep trying,
@Outspacer very nice time either way pal.
Re: auto blip, I have mine turned off as i use clutch and H shifter and prefer to do my own blipping