What are your most difficult Nurburgring sections?

[ROYALEFATALE]

i've raced it so many times that nothing gives me problems anymore, i've got every braking point memorized, the only thing that can be tricky is the carousel in an RWD car, i'll usually either take the high line or let off the gas completely if taking inside, either way it costs time but is worth risking an accident. when i'm racing online i notice a lot of other players are slow through Quiddelbacher-Hohe, you'd be surprised how fast you can take it if you cut hard inside and use the rumble strips on the outside edge

 

[Jubby]

...Bergwerk, i haven't had any real problem with this one. the lesson for me was to brake early a bit before you enter, and then brake lightly twice to maintain the line. so, three brake taps do it for me. if you don't maintain the line you'll be on negative camber and lose it.

simple as it is, if i'm not really focused then Eiskurve gets me due to the off camber bit just before heading uphill.

Bergwerk- Yes; brake early. Slow entry since you have all your weight leaning the wrong way. Fast out, so you can head towards Kesselchen to run the fast laps.

Eiskurve- Again, brake early. It sometimes seems too early, but if you just commit to it, you'll gain 1-3 seconds a lap on each corner.

 

[popcorn]

Flugplatz, because whenever I try to take it in a really fast car, I wreck horribly.

 

[1COGTfiend]

I'm pretty good at the whole track. However, there is a chunk of sections that I cannot find a rhythm for. It's Bergwerk, Kesselchen, Klostertal and Steilstrecke. I can make it through just fine without wrecking but I have to go slow. Every time I try to take these sections at speed I end up spinning out. Stoopid awesomest race track in the world

 

[Jubby]

Flugplatz, because whenever I try to take it in a really fast car, I wreck horribly.

I'd be willing to bet that your car isn't settled after the quiddlebacher-hohe "jump". You almost have to stare right at the wall going over this hump then try and run the first kerb on the right. Wait for full throttle in higher-powered cars until the second kink apex.

 

[thechosenwonton]

For those having issues spinning out and not hitting clean laps, drive slower. Your lines are very important and hitting those will make you faster. Once you have the lines down, THEN start adding pace. I love the ring and consider myself very good at it, its still my favorite track in the game.
Once you have the track down, a good way to really increase your skill is to drive a higher HP car (500+) on sport hard tires. I think anyone can nail a fast lap on race softs - the sport hards will teach you on how much you can slide the car, and make you faster when you move to a car with more grip.
Its funny people mention the carousel as being the corner they are consistent with - its a corner you can make up a lot of time with (because you're in it for so long) - I either hit it a little too slow, or a little too fast, I find it very difficult to get that perfect entry every time, so I typically will err on entering too slow and the speeding up just a bit - that may help my exit though, so maybe I am doing it right, dunno.

One last tip for being faster - turn everything OFF on your car for assists (you can leave ABS on if you want) and turn all the onscreen displays to off (and racing line off, obviously) - this would be after you had the track down a bit better, but for me it puts my mind solely on the track and my lines, not worrying about my time. Its a track that experts say you know it very well after 5000 laps, but you still always learn.

 

[Jubby]

For those having issues spinning out and not hitting clean laps, drive slower.

In addition to my prior comments, this. 👍

Once you have the track down, a good way to really increase your skill is to drive a higher HP car (500+) on sport hard tires. I think anyone can nail a fast lap on race softs - the sport hards will teach you on how much you can slide the car, and make you faster when you move to a car with more grip.

Once you think you have the track down... yes move to a higher HP and Sports, but make sure it's FR. Then move down if it's too much. No one will know but you. You could always just stick with a Lotus Elise RM all modded out with no assists (except ABS).

I think there's a few of us minor-experts of the 'Ring, around here, some better than others, but I'm sure we still don't have it all down yet. We all have great ideas, as we're familiar. So, I'm always happy to help, but I'm still only about halfway to the 5000 laps. I wish I could spend some time with an actual expert on the 'Ring. That'd be fun!

 

[Sohvakettu]

I would say taking a slow car around the track would be the best way to learn it. Actually if you have the patience you can also walk the track in photomode and take a closer look on some of the tricky parts.

 

[1COGTfiend]

In addition to my prior comments, this. 👍

Once you think you have the track down... yes move to a higher HP and Sports, but make sure it's FR. Then move down if it's too much. No one will know but you. You could always just stick with a Lotus Elise RM all modded out with no assists (except ABS).

I think there's a few of us minor-experts of the 'Ring, around here, some better than others, but I'm sure we still don't have it all down yet. We all have great ideas, as we're familiar. So, I'm always happy to help, but I'm still only about halfway to the 5000 laps. I wish I could spend some time with an actual expert on the 'Ring. That'd be fun!

You would be correct on this one. I read a road test of the 997 GT2 with Walter Rohrl, who was giving journalists rides in the GT2 around the ring...in the wet. He has driven the 'Ring more than probably 99.99% of the worlds population and said he still learns things about the track every time he takes a spin around it