I need to get a GTPlanet post made for the driving school, which I will try and do after the next episode
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Is there actually money to be made doing things like that? Or sponsor dollars/gear even?
No money, or actually very very little. So the school is monetized but that is literally to pay for expenses such as internet, software, music in other videos, hardware etc. In terms of making a profit of it no, I actually sacrifice a lot for it. A driving school episode typically takes 8-12 hours to make and produce, that's after I've thought about what I'm doing for it. That's potentially 8-12 hours I could spend on GT to just get that final tenth, or potentially to enjoy some social time with family and friends. Always said if it turned into a business I'd let viewers know so they can decide whether to stay or go
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In terms of sponsors some people may get sponsors on their channels, or via websites etc. But if I'm honest, if a sponsor came to me and said we would like X for Y. I'd tell them I'll be honest about their product, if I don't like it I'll say it, so they probably wouldn't approach me? The reason I'm like that is I really hate the current climate of reviewers on everything (Just in general). I read game reviews and you can tell some money has changed hands, you read some product reviews and you can tell money has changed hands to say good things. I hate that, how is that a review. So ye I'll be honest when it comes to products. Some people will get sponsors though from doing stuff like this but generally that will be larger channels.
Sorry that was long winded answer, hopefully it helps your question though
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Thanks
@RZQSPEED,
I'm watching that eagerly. Always hope to find that special secret, that one hint that divides the fast from, well, me. But truth is, there is no magic inside and all info is already given so it simply takes practice and then more practice. So I guess the best advice fast guys like
@Tidgney and
@TRL LIGHTNING can make is "go out for another lap"...
The thing is, you can watch some things and be like I do all that etc. The trick is to figure out what else it is they are doing. You may brake in the same spot, or accelerate in the same spot or have the same apex speed. But how do they then get to the next point. E.g. in my Brake lesson I demonstrated the extreme case of braking vs trail braking. But even if you trail brake, someone may brake 1% less and gain a tiny bit more time as they have a slightly better average speed through the corner. It starts to get to the point of accuracy and finesse over techniques (Why I try and show side by sides or examples in the school series
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One thing I learnt when I was trying GT Academy 2011, is to really focus on 1 corner. I focused so hard on what Ti-Tech was doing with braking in 1 particular area I essentially tried to mimic to understand what he was doing, you can't exactly mimic everything but if you get close you learn it and then suddenly you might get that extra tenth. I also go with the belief no lap is perfect, EVER, you can always improve on it
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I've compared my lap time at Interlagos with the one of
@Tidgney as he used the rsr aswell. Found that I took the corners at about the same speed as he did and at the longer straights I reached the same speed. At the shorter ones I was a bit slower so I guess my main problem is being too late on the gas at corner exit. This is something I really need do practice but if someone told me do this and this that would be a valuable input too.
Btw, this is something making you irresistible to any woman in town:
If it's the video I'm thinking of it may be before the last major tyre/physics patch so it might require different driving technique now. Great drawing though
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