How can I improve?

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I've been playing Gran Turismo since GT1 on my old PlayStation, and I got GT5 on release and have been playing it non-stop ever since. However, I feel like my driving should be farther along at this point, and I seem to not be up-to-par anymore. So here's where you can help: Can I get some constructive criticism from you guys? I'm looking for tips for improving my driving overall, not just for a certain types of cars. Here's a lap of my favorite track in my favorite car. I'm not a user of assists accept for ABS although I don't use it for cars that don't need it (X1, F1s etc.):

Thanks, and Happy Holidays!
 
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I am no expert Muso, but that seemed like an awesome lap to me 👍
 
Yeah, but when I pushed harder and was about 6 seconds ahead of that halfway through the lap I'd usually crash. That's basically my best lap I can get consistently. I know people have done sub-5 minute times, maybe that they were done in spec I plays a part in the time gap though.
 
Never tried the Ferrari F1 on Nurb (or anywhere really, because I hate it).. but in general I would say, start running production cars on nurb with sports soft, then move to sports hard. When you feel you've got that worked out (some cars are harder than others).. go back to your F1 and try with racing hard... then finally try with racing soft...

Or... try running the X1 for a while... when you go back to the F1, you will feel slow and might push harder... getting a faster time.. or you might just wreck :)
 
Qxs-Storm
Never tried the Ferrari F1 on Nurb (or anywhere really, because I hate it).. but in general I would say, start running production cars on nurb with sports soft, then move to sports hard. When you feel you've got that worked out (some cars are harder than others).. go back to your F1 and try with racing hard... then finally try with racing soft...

Or... try running the X1 for a while... when you go back to the F1, you will feel slow and might push harder... getting a faster time.. or you might just wreck :)
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This and stop racing with racing tyres. try to get as much practice as you can in pp500/550 rooms with sport hard or comfort soft.

This way you will learn best breaking techniques and acceleration. Trust me this is how I learned to drive fast.

Everyone can be fast with racing tyres because there is too much grip.
 
Qxs-Storm
Never tried the Ferrari F1 on Nurb (or anywhere really, because I hate it).. but in general I would say, start running production cars on nurb with sports soft, then move to sports hard. When you feel you've got that worked out (some cars are harder than others).. go back to your F1 and try with racing hard... then finally try with racing soft...

Or... try running the X1 for a while... when you go back to the F1, you will feel slow and might push harder... getting a faster time.. or you might just wreck :)
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I totally agree. Trying to drive a much faster car tends to improve reaction time and muscle memory.

Another thing that might help (well it helped me) is to try and drive something ridiculously powerful with hard sport tires. For example, take a stock Z06, ZR1, or Ferrari 599 and modify the car to increase ONLY power to something stupid for the stock suspension. Then try to push that car around the 'Ring. This taught me throttle control and smooth steering inputs. Of course this is more for FR and MR control, but you'll find that you'll be better in just about any layout.

Hope that helps.
 
Hey dude, in my opinion your driving is pretty nice and smooths. The only tip i have is just always to try pushing harder and harder. Trying new entries to a corner and so. There is many coners that i've used hours of hard work getting just right. But nice driving though. But a sure way of getting better is just playing more ;)

And btw, little off topic. But when do u americans have x-mas holiday? Cause i live in denmark and we have holliday the 22th of december. Just noticed it in the buttom of your topic ;)

400 :D :D
 
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1. IMHO you are doing the biggest mistake, just seeing at 10" of your driving. Learn about using all track. Your lines are quiet conservative.
 
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1. IMHO you are doing the biggest mistake, just seeing at 10" of your driving. Learn about using all track. Your lines are quiet conservative.
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Yep. use more kerbing.

Switch to cockpit view.

Turn hud off, and use the shift indicator on the wheel....
 
as above. Just tested this out and did 4:56:459 with some errors

Things you need to improve on from watching your lap.

1. Use all the road. It's there for a reason ;) This also includes curbs, but be careful, curbs don't have as much grip and can cause snap oversteer or total loss of control.

2. Pick your braking points. Your braking points are way too far back which means you are braking more than you need to. Also, what you are doing is, braking then coasting for little bit and then applying throttle. You need to be straight off the brake pedal onto the accelerator. The smallest time not on throttle can amount to over a second if you do this on every corner.

3. Also, setup is very important. The "nurb" is very tight and technical. But, require smooth and precise driving. I noticed at some points in your lap that you would either turn too much (which scrubs speed off) or you turn too sharply (also scrubs speed off). Try not work the wheel so much and be gentle. For setups, plenty on this forum.

4. last one I can think of, experiment with trail braking. Usually associated with motorcycles but can and is very effective around some of the "Nurbs" more open corners. For info on trail braking: CLICK

other than that, your car control seems to be fine and your laptime was close to what I first done. Keep practising and soak up the information in this thread, it will help.

Good luck.
 
Ok, so....

1. Use all the track, ie as far out as possible, then as far in as possible, then as far out as possible on corners (I always get too conservative on the 'Ring, the grass is a guaranteed crash)
2. Use low-grip cars & tyres with high power to fine tune driving technique
3. Use faster cars to improve reflexes (I was a driving god for about a week after beating Vettel :sly:)
4. Eliminate gaps between braking and throttle
5. Don't be scared to brake later (I noticed really early braking on this lap as well, turning of ABS does that to you even if the car is the same without it)
6. Use all types of cars!!!
7. Be accurate with steering inputs

Thanks for the help guys, it really means a lot!!!

P.s. We celebrate it on December 25th
 
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