golds on international B test?

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Hi all,

I decided that I wanted to try and gold a license series, but not classifying myself as the best driver around by any stretch I thought I would go for one of the ealier licenses. I picked international B because I don't have a nissan z concept, and thought I would try and earn one this way rather than the GT championship in the amateur league.

So off I go on what I know is going to be a frustrating time - and I come to you for help at the midway point. I have got 4 golds out of the 8, the remaining 4 tests are the 2 wet circles and the 2 slaloms. I'm thinking these guys are tougher to GOLD than the other 4.

I found this http://www.racing-line.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2117 but I was hoping someone might have something to add to it? Especially in terms of the slalom tests?

Namely, can the whole thing really be done full throttle? Should I hit all or just some of the rumble strips? When should I be in 4th, and it seems like at some point I should drop it back to third - am I right?

Thanks alot for any help,
Tim.
 
It's an exercise in throttle/steering control - so you can't gold it by staying full throttle throughout.

Try to keep the rumble strips directly under the centre of the car.
 
The circle tests were probably the hardest outside S-licence to pass, but the easiest to gold (well... I think so anyway).
 
A tip on the circle tracks is to stay very close to the inside rumble strips while using goog throttle control. If you go too far from the inside you might as well start over.
 
Golding the circle Tests did seem impossible at first try, but with a little bit of practice they become easier. Now that I have golded them I wonder why I thought them so hard first time through. Try closing one eye and aim the car using the open eye. It helped me loose the dizzy feeling I got doing the tests with both eyes open.
The slaloms are a tough test and require practice to get the right rythem going. Try aiming for the cone that marks the next curve. It helps to keep the turns flowing. Also turn before you reach the Apex and try for a smooth as line as possible.
 
Thanks for the help guys,

I golded the two circle tests last night - just! Started pulling away from the circle as soon as I thought I could make it to the finish, just got there as I hit the outside too. Kinda funny to see yourself getting gold while the car is trying to autorecover from the huge crash you had as you passed the line!

Still stuck on those damned slaloms though. I'm convinced Famine is right now - I got into a rythm of turning, but if I kept the throttle down the whole time I'm losing alot of grip around turn 3 or 4.

I'm not done yet though!
 
Just sayin cheers for the help - I got the golds on the slaloms eventually. Found it easier to do it withOUT the driver assist first. I hate that ASM thingy.

Thanks again guys. I think I'll leave trying for another gold license, my teeth can't take anymore grinding for a while!
 
well as i´ve got all gold in all licenses, including superlicense and rally licenses, a good tip i can tell to you guys is:

try to handle all the time, or at least most of it, the car weight. Remember, when braking the weight is transfered to the front axle, and when accelerating it is transfered to the rear axle.
If u get to handle it constantly and perfectly all the time, changing it acording to your driving style, you will certainly get a good lap time. Drifting is nothing more than making the rear lighter and the front heavier so the rear axle will want to slip throught the corner. This is caused by many reasons, as braking power, braking lock, weight shifting. You will find your best way if u want to drift, of course.

Another tip is to always, on hard braking corners as some hairpins, to try to brake and accelerate at the same time. This is called in real life as Double Clutching, or Heel and Toeing(Heel and toe is just when u down the gears while braking and accelerating at the same time).
THis is very good because when you step down in the gas pedals and brake at the same time, the car will have more "oil force" in the brake pistons because the oil pressure is caused by engine power, directlly, as the flying wheel, so if you keep to brake and accelerate you will have so much more braking efficiency in a shorter distance. It takes you many time to get in used, depending on your driving skills, but certainly you will soon if practice regularly.
Trust me. If you wanna go beyond the your limits, just try to to these things. Of course, the limit is always yourself. There´s no limit for a lap time, even with same car.
 
veilsidebr
well as i´ve got all gold in all licenses, including superlicense and rally licenses, a good tip i can tell to you guys is:

try to handle all the time, or at least most of it, the car weight. Remember, when braking the weight is transfered to the front axle, and when accelerating it is transfered to the rear axle.
If u get to handle it constantly and perfectly all the time, changing it acording to your driving style, you will certainly get a good lap time. Drifting is nothing more than making the rear lighter and the front heavier so the rear axle will want to slip throught the corner. This is caused by many reasons, as braking power, braking lock, weight shifting. You will find your best way if u want to drift, of course.

Another tip is to always, on hard braking corners as some hairpins, to try to brake and accelerate at the same time. This is called in real life as Double Clutching, or Heel and Toeing(Heel and toe is just when u down the gears while braking and accelerating at the same time).
THis is very good because when you step down in the gas pedals and brake at the same time, the car will have more "oil force" in the brake pistons because the oil pressure is caused by engine power, directlly, as the flying wheel, so if you keep to brake and accelerate you will have so much more braking efficiency in a shorter distance. It takes you many time to get in used, depending on your driving skills, but certainly you will soon if practice regularly.
Trust me. If you wanna go beyond the your limits, just try to to these things. Of course, the limit is always yourself. There´s no limit for a lap time, even with same car.
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Dude... Look up and tell me what color the sky is where you are right now...

phattboy
 
veilsidebr
...Another tip is to always, on hard braking corners as some hairpins, to try to brake and accelerate at the same time. This is called in real life as Double Clutching, or Heel and Toeing(Heel and toe is just when u down the gears while braking and accelerating at the same time).
THis is very good because when you step down in the gas pedals and brake at the same time, the car will have more "oil force" in the brake pistons because the oil pressure is caused by engine power, directlly, as the flying wheel, so if you keep to brake and accelerate you will have so much more braking efficiency in a shorter distance...
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I was "lipping" off because this part of your statement is way off base.

IE: Double Clutching is done to "syncronize" engine rpm speed with the speed at which the gears are turning so the transmission will shift down smoother. For whatever reason you are doing it be it bad or no syncros in the tranny or whatever... Heel and Toeing can mean other things but generally is used as describing when you are braking and operating the gas at the same time. Often a practice used when starting your car out on a hill or when "double clutching" a downshift while braking at the same time as you have described. But, it is not for accelerating purposes as you describe. It is only to rev the motor to "sync" the gears.

Engine Oil is Engine Oil and Brake Fluid is Brake Fluid. Stepping down on the brakes and the gas pedal at the same time has nothing to do with having more "oil force" in the brake pistons. Yes, there may be a vacuum booster or other such device on the braking system however, that is related strictly to whether the car is running or not.

Lastly, if you step on both the brakes and the gas at the same time I cannot see how you could possibly get more braking efficiency at the same time.

Perhaps there is some sort of language barrier going on here and I am not understanding what you are trying to say and therefore I shouldn't have "lipped" off so quickly. Sorry.

phattboy
 
All I have to say about it is that when I'm in an F1 car, I never hit the brake without my foot on the gas. It gets rid of that annoying problem with decompresion and the rear wheels locking up.
 
Can't say I have ever driven an F1 car in real life and real life concept is what I was responding to.

However, in the game, if driving an F1 car with automatic transmission, it is true you can get some weird things going on when the car automatically shifts down. On the other hand, with a manual transmission, you can control where those shift points are and therefore not get the annoying "decompression" effect you are talking about.

phattboy
 

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