[Edit: Tried to quote the
most recent tune by
@SW__10 but it didn't come through.]
After much suffering and swearing this tune (with slight changes) knocked nearly 1 whole second off my previous best!
1:27.185 currently 122 in the world. Didn't think I had a chance to be anywhere near the top 100 here. If I stay in top 200 I'll be delighted! Watching back my replay actually doesn't look like me driving. For one glorious lap I was possessed by an alien.
Once you I got through the first 3 corners on the same pace as
@SW__10 and
@GTP_CargoRatt and
@nowcontrol I could see my mistake was
trying to go too fast in the middle of the turn. You have to let the car
slow through the middle so you can straighten it and
apply power with straighter steering. (Please correct me if I've misread the lines here!)
Honuorable mention to
@Johnsmith147 whose line I was shadowing around the back of the track before I managed to get that long left at turn 4 right.
The sweeping turns out the back are all about very
early braking, very
gentle turn-in and
careful coasting. At least, doing each of those qualities more than my ham-fisted style was originally. Let the car sort of float,
like an early 1960's Grand Prix car. Which makes sense as that's the style this vehicle harks back to. Credit to PD there!
DS3
Trigger throttle and brake with left stick steering.
Active Steering:
NO!
TCS:
6 [started with 9 for the 5-lap race, then 8, then 7 and flipped
between 6 and 7 this past hour]
ABS:
1
Controller Steering: 5
Stats
619pp [oil is wearing out but I haven't changed it between 5-10 lap runs]
335bhp
21.2kgfm
Suspension
As
@SW__10 tune.
Transmission
As
@SW__10 tune with trivial changes.
Final:
5.704 [to get rounder numbers]
3: 2.200 [bit taller to make throttle easier in sweepers, probably not faster if you actually have skill!]
Drivetrain & Power
As
@SW__10 tune.
Tried 1 point changes to this and that. Just made the car even harder to drive!
Body
This is the biggest difference, other than oil that's slightly worn out.
Ballast:
127kg
Position:
50% [this seems like a basic statistic and the theoretical effect on rotation doesn't occur - less weight in a more extreme position seems more effective with no side effects]
Less power and less ballast means more control? Try this if you're struggling with DS3 - worth a short with 2 days left.
