What advice would you give a newbie?

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My advice is take the license test first, as it will let you know more about your wheel and improve your driving skill~
 
lemans2005
My advice is take the license test first, as it will let you know more about your wheel and improve your driving skill~
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This. Do the license tests. Also the Kart special event. Both of these will teach you about braking in straight lines to get the best angle through a corner.

Also try not to use the Driving Line if possible. The more you use it the more reliant you become on it.
 
Jibaholic
I think I'll leave the driving line on for a while.
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If you already have extensive experience driving a racing line (either real life or in this or another game), you'll want to wean yourself from the driving line as soon as possible.

If not, it's not the worst thing to keep it on for a while. It's usually OK, but it's seldom the best line through a complex of turns and tends to be overly conservative with braking points. One of the things for you to work on as you play is figuring out when to disregard the driving line. Try braking a little later than they say and see if you can still make the turn, and keep going later until you brake too late and miss it... now you've found the right braking point. Pay attention to the dark areas on the pavement on the non-street circuits, as these indicate the "real" fast line and braking points.

Once you get a feel for figuring out the line for yourself, when the driving line turns into more of a reference than a guide, turn it off and learn to identify your braking and turn-in points without the bright blue/red paint on the pavement.

Re: the license tests... they can be helpful with identifying techniques and giving you benchmarks, but the level of actual instruction is minimal (unfortunately). I got silver/bronze and moved on and went back for all gold much later. On many of the tests, the gold time is a real chore to attain. I learned more about really going fast by experimenting one lap to the next in one variety or another of hot-lapping (time trials and especially the A-spec endurance races).
 
My advice would probably be one of the most basic driving rules of all time.
LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO
As well, do the license tests.
~ENDURANCEGUY
 
The biggest piece of advice for newbies is learn what is tradable and what's not. If its a concept car or racecar, it's probably unreadable. If you bought the car for over 1 million credits, you can not send it. I really hate seeing newbies getting kicked from lobbies because people think they're scamming when they dont know what is a valid trade.

Also, if someone asks you if you're new to GT5 and then gives you a tune (ie: a NASCAR with comfort hard tires, max camber, max toe angle, lowest aerodynamics settings) its probably a troll tune designed to make you perform badly so the other person can get an easy win.
 

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