Driving W/O HUD make you a better driver???

[SyzygyDarklock]

I was doing a time trial trying to catch up with mine and my friends lines and got so frustrated... since there was no disable ghost/line option, I decided to disable HUD entirely and I instantly improved time by 3.5 seconds... It's like by focusing only on what's in front of you and not on map, speed or anything else you become a better driver... helps out about as much as going to manual shifting or eliminating aids (except ABS 1) Anyone else notice this??

 

[Mini Stiggy]

You can disable the ghost/line by clicking up on the D-Pad(Default).

 

[Ryk]

You may find you lap Le Mans faster at Night - because you only focus on the important things - and you are really looking for those apex curbs and turn in points...

The less clutter on screen the more your brain will concentrate on important things.

 

[Mini Stiggy]

You may find you lap Le Mans faster at Night - because you only focus on the important things - and you are really looking for those apex curbs and turn in points...

The less clutter on screen the more your brain will concentrate on important things.

Yep, once I get rolling at night, I'm faster than in daylight.

 

[HBR-Roadhog]

I was doing a time trial trying to catch up with mine and my friends lines and got so frustrated... since there was no disable ghost/line option, I decided to disable HUD entirely and I instantly improved time by 3.5 seconds... It's like by focusing only on what's in front of you and not on map, speed or anything else you become a better driver... helps out about as much as going to manual shifting or eliminating aids (except ABS 1) Anyone else notice this??

I could see that causing some real problems in some cases. Such as the red bull events when the cars are together it is very hard to hear the revs of your car and really need to be able to see that tach in order to shift properly, same is true in other cases with other cars, especially those which are not very loud and when close to a car that is louder

 

[HuskyGT]

That's why I rush to do the seasonal events before all my PSN buddies. If not the track becomes a mess of ghost lines. It's so chaotic And I use the racing line on Seasonals, so I need it on.

A good way to avoid this is just being faster than them I just have problems with one of my PSN friends thankfully, so most of the times I don't have to deal with the "track spaghetti." (as I call PD's dumb idea of displaying your friend's racing line)

As for racing with no HUD, I don't use the map and driver list since these things are useless (and so is the rest). Unfortunately, due to how dark cockpits are, I have to leave the rest on. And then there are cars with faulty or missing gauges. It's so annoying. In GT5 I could keep everything off all the time since it was way easier to see. It felt so great when you relied on the car's gauges. In GT6 it's no longer possible. It doesn't necessarily make you faster, but it is perfect if you want the maximum immersion possible. And that's what I prefer.

As for the ghost, having it on at least let's you examine your friend's moves and judge if you can take a turn faster. In my case, when I turn it off, and then turn it back on, I realized my friends are way ahead of me. When I have it on, I can keep up with them easier.

 

[tomcat66]

For having a real life driving exerience it is essential to turn off ALL displays from the HUD. Not only will it make you go faster, it will certainly also make the game feel more real.

For even better results: Move closer to your TV / monitor and turn off all lights in the room so you wont see anything else than the TV / monitor. Of course using a good wheel and a good driving position (rig) helps a lot.

 

[Abraxas]

I love driving without HUD, but I can't turn it off for one reason only... blind spot indicator. It would be great to turn off everything we don't want on the screen but leave what is essential for us.
Ghost and lines are not an issue for me. I just turn them off when they start to distract me.