Driving in reverse at impossible speeds

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Think I've worked it out. I reckon the NSX & Civic are using wheels, but they have disconnected the force feed back so the wheel doesn't yank out of his hands. with the right tuning im sure the basics could be achieved. It is still impressive that they can follow in sync. I also am led to believe that the tyre compounds would play a big part. I could drift a FF car quite easily if I had for example, CS on front and CH on back. For the NSX it would be reversed. CS for the rear tyres for a grippier motion, then CH on the front so the front wheels cant out grip the rear tyres and it could be quite possible. The reverse gear or final drive for that matter would be extended as this is a premium car. Remember that it wouldnt take much movement from the wheel to get the car to kick out.
 
eran0004
Civic: Handbrake. It looks like the rear tyres are locked.

As for NSX, I assume you can do the same, just change brake bias to 10 front 0 rear and you've effectively got a reversed handbrake. So it's like an FF car with steering in the back. The NSX is clearly in reverse gear, you can hear him going at top speed and before corners he applies the handbrake to brake with the "front" (rear) wheels. The tricky part would be the steering, but with some practice I suppose...
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Use a mirror and drive normally
 
dolande
Use a mirror and drive normally
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The main issue is that rear wheel steering is quite difficult to handle at high speeds. Turn the steering wheel to the right and the front wants to go left while the rear wants to go right. It wants to swap ends.
 
eran0004
The main issue is that rear wheel steering is quite difficult to handle at high speeds. Turn the steering wheel to the right and the front wants to go left while the rear wants to go right. It wants to swap ends.
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This is why I think he has used a stickier rear tyre
 
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Right, because I am feeling generous, I am going to share how to do this! (Hopefully in a way that isn't poorly written!)

This little tutorial is going to be for the Lotus Elise '96, but could very well work for a lot of cars, so feel free to experiment!

Also, I haven't tested this on a DS3 controller, so I haven't a clue if it would work.

1) First off get a Lotus Elise '96

2) Buy these tuning parts for said Lotus:

Racing Soft Tyres
Racing Suspension: Hard
Racing Brake Kit
Fully-Customisable Transmission
Fully-Customisable LSD
Engine Tuning: Stage 3
Sports Computer
Racing Exhaust
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Sports Catalytic Converter
Intake Tuning
Stage 3 Turbo (Optional)
Stage 3 Weight Reduction
Either Carbon Bonnet
Window Weight Reduction

3) Now apply this tuning setup, leaving the transmission for the second:

Brake Bias: 3:7 or 2:8

LSD: Initial Torque: 45
Acceleration Sensitivity: 20
Braking Sensitivity: 30

4) Now do this to the transmission:

Set Max Speed to Minimum
Set Final Gear to Maximum
Set Max Speed to Maximum
Set Final Gear to Minimum
Set 1st Gear to Minimum

(This will give you the longest 1st and reverse possible)

5) Customize Elise to your liking with aero/wheels and paint.

6) Go onto a big open track that is fairly simple (Big Willow is nice and easy)

7) Quick Settings:

Transmission: Manual
Active Steering: Off
TCS: 0
ASM: 0
SRF: Optional (can flip if you turn too hard)
ABS: 1 or 0

8) Now unplug your steering wheels power, but keep it plugged into the ps3.

9) Start the race and use the bumper cam view.

10) Turn around on the spot and drive using the rear-view mirror!
(This is easier than looking back as you don't have to hold down a button and mirror your movements!)

And a replay if you want to see it in action: Save on a USB in the folders /PS3/SAVEDATA/

Hope this has helped a few of you, as I have had a blast doing this today!

And before you say it, I know the driving in the replay isn't brilliant but trying to drive like that is tricky to get right ;)


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