I get that, I have no idea how 1:13s are happening, none. You will get faster, don't struggle with it, relax, learn the slow in - fast out, what it really means, and you will pick up a ton of time.
Great lap, I kinda enjoy this one, but man, hard to get there where you just went. I did my 13hr shift today, and I am beat, so laps tonight, so I will give another shot tomorrow. I did a (DUI) lap on the Nurb one, actually, I don't dread it now, I think it will be fun, for what it is. The boost button is going to be annoying AF, but whatever.
Yeah, my optimum was not really much faster, and I didn't see spots where I was gaining a ton of time. It's like the MR2 in some ways: it's the tiniest little variation in how you let off the brake, let the car roll, get back on the throttle...and immediately countersteer to prevent the oversteer that's going to happen.
As usual, it seems a lawn-mowing day somehow helps me here...the hell am I gonna do in winter.
In my mind, they're "lumpy", especially when sliding or braking (and thus, sliding, because doing that causes that now), and the car like wobbles violently back and forth.
I experienced that weird floaty sensation during my first outing with the new physics at Autopolis, especially when braking. Eventually after half an hour I got used to this foreign resistance by holding the wheel tighter under braking.
Ye sorry won't be doing the Nurburgring one, maybe Caterham but it's so busy at work at the moment would be difficult. Will be doing tomorrows though!Yeah, my optimum was not really much faster, and I didn't see spots where I was gaining a ton of time. It's like the MR2 in some ways: it's the tiniest little variation in how you let off the brake, let the car roll, get back on the throttle...and immediately countersteer to prevent the oversteer that's going to happen.
@NevilleNobody: CSA is a must here - even the top time uses it - as this car is just all over the place. You kinda just need to get the car stopped, come off the brakes entirely to let it rotate, and then get on the throttle (usually 80-90% in most cases to start with) and be ready to countersteer (even with CSA on Strong). Also, try and upshift just as the car is almost rotated into place in the corner, that way you can get on power a lot sooner.
As usual, it seems a lawn-mowing day somehow helps me here...the hell am I gonna do in winter.
I am shocked I got down into the .3s. I got into the .5s several laps in, and thought that'd be my best for the night, and then it was pretty obvious I had time to be gained in almost all sectors, so I kept going and somehow managed that. A few laps of trying after that, it was obvious (especially based on the optimum) that I was at my limit for the session, so I stopped while I was still a happy person, haha.
I guess tomorrow will be Nurburgring time. I keep hoping for a @Tidgney video, but I know he's been super busy this last week, so I don't expect one, especially since his feelings on Nurburgring TTs mimic my own.
I am definitely taping down that ****ing boost button, though.
I folded part of the top of a sleeve of Nespresso pods and shoved into the small slot that exists when you press the R3 button in on a G923 wheel. That does the trick for me!
Caterham ends in ~half a day, but you definitely should tackle the TT, as it's fairly enjoyable once you get used to the incredible twitchiness of the thing and how it combines with the new "physics".
Thanks, man. Yeah, in the end you can of course get used to it which I guess most of us eventually will. Still not quite sold on how floaty and wiggly things are but we’ll see... Sometimes it almost feels like someone’s been messing with my chase camera settings, pretty strange. Give it some time, I suppose. Gr.3’s another story though...
Got that sorted eventually and held it together with a decent enough final corner to enter the 13’s.You’re also on pad, aren’t you? Yeah, I don’t really like CSA either, only use it on very rare occasions whereas I see and know others using it very often. I have a feeling it works better on a wheel. What I find with CSA and why it seldom works for me is that it interferes with how I correct the car through corners, when CSA then jumps it to try and help it’s kind of like it “double corrects” which makes me go off track and lose it when I felt like I had done a successful correction.
Yep on pad, and have exactly the issue you described with CSA. If you tried to self-correct at all it would send you flying off in the other direction, very unintuitive. Only seemed to provide benefit out of low speed corners for me where it would keep the car straight when it wanted to snap. High speed it was far too obtrusive.
Yep...I love how it taunts you.
