How can I get back into GT4?

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I recently went off to college and brought along all of my GT4 goods, only to find out that I had no way of hooking the system up. So I only recently got the thing hooked up and I've spent a good amount of time driving the 'Ring in the M3.

I tried an actual race only to find that I am a good 3 to 4 seconds slower per lap than I used to be. Anybody know a good way to "review" and bring those times down to where I was at before?

And my best time on the 'Ring was a 7'43.xxx in the M3 with a regular time trial car and medium sports tires, just curious if that was reasonably good; I don't have a time to compare it with.
 
Get into the WRS and have a go. There's a wide variety of players there, so you'll find someone that is competition for you no matter where you stand. There's also discussion of driving attack and car setup (where applicable).
 
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Get into the WRS and have a go. There's a wide variety of players there, so you'll find someone that is competition for you no matter where you stand. There's also discussion of driving attack and car setup (where applicable).
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Agreed! There is nothing like real competition against the clock to help improve your skills.

Whether it’s basic racing line or the subtleties in hooking up a really good lap there is nothing better than real human competition to drive you forward.

Plus, everyone is super nice in the WRS and the quick guys share their secrets.
 
For me it's just doing races and license tests, and practicing in a variety of different cars I find interesting.

and of course...beating my own ghost as I drive around an empty track is always a challenge and keeps you on your toes. Sometimes, I'll also let Bob do a bunch of laps, and then I'll get behind the wheel and see how bad I can smoke him! :D
 
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I keep a completely stock S2000 in my garage for the purposes of re-acquainting myself; Tokyo, Apricot Hill, Laguna Seca, and eventually the ring are great tracks to do free runs vs. the ghost cars on. I'll then move up progressively into my faster cars. I'll usually pick up the S15, then go for my stock R34, then my Evo 8 MR w/ full AYC, then the Nismo R32, and finally my 800hp R34 N1. If you don't have a stable full of cars to choose from, redo the license tests. Ultimately, that's why PD put them there, to teach you the physics of the game.
 
I go into arcade mode and test drive newly released cars that are in GT4 as concepts (eg Audi R8? Audi LeMans Concept) and compair them to rivels (eg Aston Martin DB9)
 
I personally waste an hour or 2 driving randomly chosen cars around random tracks.
 
Do you have any lap saves of yourself when you were faster?
Several fast guys sent me saves from GT3 when it was the big gun.
I chased their ghosts till I learned how to drive properly.
I was reasonably fast at one point.
I chased replays by Der Alta, Boombexus, and a few other people that gained me several seconds a lap on some courses.
 
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