Help with driving... Kind of

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Thanks for the help. Yeah some of that stuff works... Plus just so you know... i was talking about the Game, Not real life... Come to think about it... Even though i'm young... when i turn like 18 - 21
And i somehow grabbed enough money for like a forg mustang or something and had a car... how would i drive in this *Club* LIke do people actually go to professional races and race or somethign?
 
I understand you need help, but you don't need to make multiple topics about simple questions.

Though you still want to find help, how are you going to find it without making topics of your own?

Well you could read some FAQ's, or thread that are located at the top of the page.



You could read the manual in the GT4 case, it tells something about different lines with different drivetrains, and braking distance.


My advice though is practice.

Just keep practicing, no one is a perfect driver their first time.
 
i feel the same way noone is perfect there first time. being good takes time and practice
 
go to
http://www.scca.com/Solo

Find a club near you, do a little searching on the internet for a club near you.
Join up, have fun! LEARN.
Seriously, it's very LOW risk, LOW cost. A set of tires, you don't even need really sticky ones to get started and learn the basics, a entry fee (usually about 10-20 bucks for an entire day of event) and any car that passes a state inspection. (I've even ran minivan's in solo events before.)
Seriously. it winds up costing you between 100-300 bucks a YEAR to do it depending on how many times you go.
(50-80 for decent USED tires, 10-150 for event fees if you go between once and 10-15 times a year. and ........thats it.lol Some people buy uber sticky tires and upgrades on their cars, but to START......you only need entry fee and a legal car. THATS IT!. (hehe, I know one guy who brought a geo metro......yeah it sucked but it was still fun)
I've known people who spent more on go kart racing in ONE WEEKEND than I do in an entire season in scca solo.

(solo is also known as autocross in case anyone is wondering.)
The best way to learn is to DO and to talk to others who know!

I know this might be kinda advertising for scca, so please understand I in no way am affiliated with SCCA. I just know that's how I learned a lot and many others have too. It might work for those on the boards here.
 
just practice the licence tests, read what you gotta do carefully and when you get better at those, apply what you learn to the racing

also one good way to learn is to watch what the computer does. use b-spec mode and pay attention to how fast (or slow) the computer driver goes around each turn, then try it for yourself. you can also get the same demonstration before a licence test

thats my input
 
I am facing problems finding the perfect settings 4 the clk gtr..cud any1 tell me the perfect gear ratios and downforce settings for this car and the escudo pikes pear version?
 
Yeah, go to the Settings Forum, I'm highly sure you can find settings for that car, being as I've seen a few threads about the car...
 
I'm not sure why so many people recommend watching the B-Spec driver to learn. Sure, he takes the correct line (more or less) but his approach to corners and braking is often very strange, such as hard initial braking, coasting into the corner, then additional trail braking into the turn...very strange tactics indeed, and perhaps explains some of the poor AI speed.

My advice would be to read a bit about proper racing technique, the racing line, etc. (if you don't already know this), then pick a well-behaved car under 250bhp (I recommend the Mazda RX-8 Type S, but I'm biased ;) ) and a relatively straightforward track, perhaps Tsukuba or Midfield.

Drive around slowly at first, like REALLY slowly, like DRIVE it don't race it. Use moderate throttle and try shifting where you would on the road and just get a feel for the track at slow speeds, it looks quite a bit different actually. Try out the racing line at these speeds, get a feel for how the track flows. The best drivers don't drive corner to corner but rather maintain a momentum and flow throughout the whole track. As you learn more advanced techniques this becomes easier to grasp.

Once you've done a couple of Sunday drive laps :) start to shift a little higher, push a little more, but maintain that line you practiced in your sighting laps. As you enter turns faster you'll feel the car behaving more on the limit and you'll get a feel for what's happening. Eventually you'll be pushing full throttle with more confidence. The key here is patience, patience to drive the track slowly and not give into the desire to floor it until you're ready 👍

And lastly, the time WILL come when you push too hard and the car gets out of shape. Remember this: if you feel like the car doesn't want to turn (understeer) through corners, try backing off next time around and take the turn slower and with more control. More often than not understeer is caused by overcooking a turn (unless we're talking about an FWD, then it's just terminal :) )

Hope that helps 👍
 
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