How do you learn new tracks?
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You may try the Circuit Experience for the specific track.
Do a slow lap around the circuit and look for braking reference points, cambers/kerbs you want to take advantage of, and other features of the track, and then some nearly full pace laps making sure to hit those marks, and build up speed as you build muscle memory.
Here's an example of the first process for Bathurst, not in GT7 but it applies nearly equally.
Here's an example of the first process for Bathurst, not in GT7 but it applies nearly equally.
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- SPL170db
Agree with this.....keep doing C.E. until you gold everything.
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It would be nice to be able to walk the track. Just like in real life.
GlockPants
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Like a lot of others have said, the Circuit Experience is very good. I like to attempt each sector until I've gotten Gold, then beat that Gold time with a faster one or even try to beat the Demonstration ghost.
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The closest option to that is either entering Photo mode in a replay and move, or just cruise a slow car in bumper cam
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- Espanjolicos
First start of with the circuit experience, ones you gold it all there will prob be a time trial soon on it, and you realise you don't know the track at all cause the aliens are 4 seconds faster than your gold time
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FL5 @ Nords: Am I a joke to you?the aliens are 4 seconds faster than your gold time
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- Lord-Jonty
Here's what I do, if it helps: full throttle the whole way round because I'm an optimist, crash everywhere. Accept this does not work and use brakes a little bit, crash everywhere again but at slightly lower speeds. Continue until no crashes. 
Ok I accept this isn't necessarily optimal, but I can't help myself...
Ok I accept this isn't necessarily optimal, but I can't help myself...
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- GTP_Sprite
Personally I take a stock car which I like to drive, Alfa 4C for example and I take it all nice and slow, learning my own lines.
Once done I then hit circuit experience and speed up my laps till I beat the times within my own ability.
Once done I then hit circuit experience and speed up my laps till I beat the times within my own ability.
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- TonyLomas
Use the samba bus it's about the same
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- MarionJ
I'm glad I'm not the only one!Here's what I do, if it helps: full throttle the whole way round because I'm an optimist, crash everywhere. Accept this does not work and use brakes a little bit, crash everywhere again but at slightly lower speeds. Continue until no crashes.
Ok I accept this isn't necessarily optimal, but I can't help myself...
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I see you too are a disciple of the Colin Mcrae school of driving.Here's what I do, if it helps: full throttle the whole way round because I'm an optimist, crash everywhere. Accept this does not work and use brakes a little bit, crash everywhere again but at slightly lower speeds. Continue until no crashes.
Ok I accept this isn't necessarily optimal, but I can't help myself...
I load up a fast ghost, go full throttle in to the first wall, then the second, third etc. Rinse and repeat until a full lap is completed.
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At this point in time it's finding braking markers.
If it's a completely new one gear selection and apex speeds of the demo ghost and then I work my braking closer and closer to them
For someone completely new to the game or maybe still trying to find bigger chunks of time I'd recommend the following:
1. CE for the track - do a pretend CE of it in reverse as well as in sport mode these reverse layouts pop up.
2. Do a single player time trial in something slow, and I mean slow. 208, Fiat 500, Clio RS on Sports Hards - this teaches you the lines at a slower pace in an understeer biased car
3. Race the AI but handicap yourself. The aim is to keep up not win. Learn to move the car around in to braking zones, adjusting to other cars and finding the second deeper line out of a corner.
4. And this is the biggest, relax and slow everything down.
Never be panic braking, it means you are tense and it's not a smooth lap. Try to make driving the circuit a flow. Laps help with this as you get more comfortable.
But it's really important to take a step back, brake earlier and let the car and you flow.
5. Raise your vision. Raise your vision. Raise your bloody vision! Look at the exit never the apex. Look as far down the track as you can, even if that is 3 corners ahead. You will instinctively get faster entering and exiting the corners. Raise your vision and look as far as you can where you want to be.
Regardless if it's a new track or not these are the things I use to help me. Good luck dude 👍
If it's a completely new one gear selection and apex speeds of the demo ghost and then I work my braking closer and closer to them
For someone completely new to the game or maybe still trying to find bigger chunks of time I'd recommend the following:
1. CE for the track - do a pretend CE of it in reverse as well as in sport mode these reverse layouts pop up.
2. Do a single player time trial in something slow, and I mean slow. 208, Fiat 500, Clio RS on Sports Hards - this teaches you the lines at a slower pace in an understeer biased car
3. Race the AI but handicap yourself. The aim is to keep up not win. Learn to move the car around in to braking zones, adjusting to other cars and finding the second deeper line out of a corner.
4. And this is the biggest, relax and slow everything down.
Never be panic braking, it means you are tense and it's not a smooth lap. Try to make driving the circuit a flow. Laps help with this as you get more comfortable.
But it's really important to take a step back, brake earlier and let the car and you flow.
5. Raise your vision. Raise your vision. Raise your bloody vision! Look at the exit never the apex. Look as far down the track as you can, even if that is 3 corners ahead. You will instinctively get faster entering and exiting the corners. Raise your vision and look as far as you can where you want to be.
Regardless if it's a new track or not these are the things I use to help me. Good luck dude 👍
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Run races on them.
