Watched your replay twice now, Maziar. So here's what I think (to be taken with a big grain of salt as I have no experience with your car!):
No chance, your advice is as solid and well-informed as Hugo's.
Nice line in the esses, perhaps a bit fast in the first left-hander and the last right but great acceleration into Dunlop. A bit late into Degner 1 and very late into Degner 2; I think the latter costs you relatively dearly because you cannot accelerate well onto the long straightish stretch leading to the hairpin.
I've always tried to never drop below 70mph in the corner, do you still recommend a similar apex speed but just start braking and turning in earlier? Maybe also take less kerb?
I totally agree with you saying late into Degner 1, I was racing somebody yesterday and I have started braking halfway between the two markers on the left of the track on the straight before Deg 1. He pulled away as he broke and turned later, but I got on the gas sooner and managed to carry 114mph through the turn, as a result I actually passed him on the inside before Deg 2. So consider that amended
I'd try braking gentlier and earlier there, trail-braking if you can (you're using a pad it seems?). And I'd also try entering the hairpin on the inside, you're driving a very wide entry which is fine with an underpowered car that needs to keep the momentum, but I've found the more capable cars to benefit from the shorter distance traveled on a tight entry line.
I actually have no idea what Trail-braking is, I remember there was a Transformers character called "Trailbreaker" but that's it
Haha yeah the jerky turning of the car in 200R will give away any pad users on d-pad.
I will definitely try the tactic of inside line at the hairpin, I'm looking forward to giving that atry as I recall Sphinx and Mr_P using that line to great effect.
Yup, Spoon is wide and the exit a bit slippery, but you handled it nicely. 130R is mighty fine, but at the chicane you should be able to gain a lot by entering slower, exiting the right-hander on the far right so you can accelerate earlier and harder before the left-hander, so you'll already be carrying more speed when you enter the loooong home straight. If your suspension allows it, you might benefit from using more of the rumble strips here.
Again, I try to maintain an apex speed at the right hander of Casio above 50mph, but it seems you think that may cost me. The only concern I have here is that if i go far right then start accelerating into th eleft hander with a tight angle to take a lot of kerbing, I get mammoth oversteer. I know this can be held in check with throttle control, but how do you go from 50% to 40% using the sixaxis "X" button
Maybe I should start using R2 for throttle.
In general, if I may I'd like to advise you to watch and think even further ahead, the earlier you start thinking about the next corner and what's beyond the more rounded your line will be. You're already on the right path there for sure though.
I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to review the lap, not just once but twice. I said to Hugo the other day, you are a credit to the community for taking time to improve another's driving and technique. The only thing I can think of giving you both in return is to take your advice and improve.
Re: my zip, I'm afraid I don't understand why opening it fails for you. What program do you use, do you open it directly from the browser or download to your hard disk first? If you want the zip file to carry the name of the replay folder, rename it to "BCES00104-RPLY2-B-C04A4704049.zip" - though that shouldn't change a thing. I'm a bit puzzled
I will try again, it is undoubtedly a case of me being a numpty
All the best
Maz (Synwraith)
I will upload as soon as I'm home.
