What is your driving style?

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I tried to be a clean driver, however I always end up as an aggressive driver, especially when I chasing the rabbit in Seasonal event...
 
How fast I am is entirely dependent on the car I'm driving. In that way I'm affected severely by car choice. Any car that understeers is a big no-no. Give me a car that rotates nicely on throttle and I'll put in some good times. I much prefer a car that oversteers to one that understeers as an oversteery car can be driven gently into corners and maximise exit speed through throttle control.

I tend to trailbrake to a lesser extent than most people. I prefer to get all the braking done before the corner and on the throttle early, when I can, anyway (I don't use ABS, so that might contribut to this). In that sense I often catch people on corner exit but get divebombed all the time. :sick:
 
CarreraGT
I prefer RWD cars and I like a setup which allows a little oversteer on the way out, that allows me to correct my line with throttle if need be. I also like to take the slow in fast out approach and let the car run wide to the kerb on exit.

And I always try to be as smooth as possible, especially on track like Suzuka and the Nordschleife
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This, exactly! 👍
 
luffe98
I have often been called a dirty driver, but that is because i am an very aggressive driver. I don't ram people on purpose, and i'm good at giving room to other drivers. But i'm very bad at dive bombing. (which i often do) Sometimes it can happen that i nudge people a little bit. Not so much that they spin out, but just a little nudge. But sometimes i can have very close races with other aggressive drivers. Which is fantastic for me.
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You sound like one of those dive-bombers who, on a regular basis, smash me as i turn into the apex of the last corner of Monza. If you're along side me, then i'll stay outside and leave room, but if you're still in my rear view, then i have every right to cut into the apex because i cannot expect you to brake so late and pull it up. To do that, you would need to use the whole width of the corner. So even if i did stay on the outside and leave room for you, you'd still knock me off the track anyway. Do that in my public lobby and you'd be warned once and once only!
 
VRracingfan
What is your driving style?
Oversteer/Understeer
do you go hard on tires or preserve them?
How do you get onto the throttle, jab it or are you progressive

Which driver would you compare yourself too?
go into detail some detail and just tell us about your racing!
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I prefer a little under-steer upon entry to a corner, which I then "wash off" by riding the brake (trail-braking) a little and then accelerating with variable throttle pressure.
I tend to preserve my tires and drive more conservatively when I'm in a comfortable position on the tack, and I'm clear of my competitors. Whilst in a battle with someone else, however, I tend to go into "full attack" mode, where I put in my best lap times.
As I previously stated, I tend to ride the brake at first while turning, then pump the throttle pedal back and forth until the car "hooks up" and I power away. (I call it "prodding for grip").
When I'm driving more Conservatively, I'm like Jenson Button, but then whilst going flat out, I'm very similar to Sebastian Vettel's style.
In general, I like clean, fast racing with nice, personable people. :)
 
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I'll always choose manageable oversteer over deadly understeer
I'll always take a smooth and controlled line, braking late but smooth and turning in gently, slowly putting on my accelerator feeling the car glide to the outside of the track after flooring it.

I'll generally make a habit of preserving my tyres because, well I'm a cheapskate, I don't want to spend my wages on replacing tyres I burnt to impress the crowd.

Um, so yeah. Smooth, calm and controlled :)
 
SunsetSailor
You sound like one of those dive-bombers who, on a regular basis, smash me as i turn into the apex of the last corner of Monza. If you're along side me, then i'll stay outside and leave room, but if you're still in my rear view, then i have every right to cut into the apex because i cannot expect you to brake so late and pull it up. To do that, you would need to use the whole width of the corner. So even if i did stay on the outside and leave room for you, you'd still knock me off the track anyway. Do that in my public lobby and you'd be warned once and once only!
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I'm not that bad at divebombing. I only do it when i know i'm gonna make it.
 
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VRracingfan
What is your driving style?
Oversteer/Understeer
do you go hard on tyres or preserve them?
How do you get onto the throttle, jab it or are you progressive

Which driver would you compare yourself too?
go into detail some detail and just tell us about your racing!
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Oversteer
Hard as hell on my tires
Jab it!

I would compare myself to Mario!!

I prefer to corner faster than others but it always leads to my car being so slow on the straights
 
I don't know that I have a style that I'm aware of. Just try and drive consistent laps. Boring pretty much.

Slow in fast out, yeah, yeah, yeah. Brake early, ho hum. Respectful of others....yawn. Not that fast but not that slow. I think that's about it.
 
I would say that my driving style is very traditional grip out-in-out. I always try to drive with a safety margin - in case of incidents ahead or the need to change the driving line due to overtaking or being overtaken.

I try to think ahead - when you're entering a corner you should already be thinking about the next one. This is what will give you consistent lap times and a nice fluid driving style.
 
FordMKIVJ5
How fast I am is entirely dependent on the car I'm driving. In that way I'm affected severely by car choice. Any car that understeers is a big no-no. Give me a car that rotates nicely on throttle and I'll put in some good times. I much prefer a car that oversteers to one that understeers as an oversteery car can be driven gently into corners and maximise exit speed through throttle control.

I tend to trailbrake to a lesser extent than most people. I prefer to get all the braking done before the corner and on the throttle early, when I can, anyway (I don't use ABS, so that might contribut to this). In that sense I often catch people on corner exit but get divebombed all the time. :sick:
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I'd also add that I'm not one of these people who can jump in any car and be fast. I need to learn how the car reacts and what line suits it best before I can set competitive times.
 
FordMKIVJ5
I'd also add that I'm not one of these people who can jump in any car and be fast. I need to learn how the car reacts and what line suits it best before I can set competitive times.
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I'm a bit like that too in that it takes me a couple of laps to 'settle in' before i start increasing my pace. This also gives me a chance to suss out what the other drivers are like, who's faster, who's slow, who's struggling to stay in control, who's dirty, etc; And then i can think of how to out-smart them. If they're all over the place, i can just wait for them to crash. Intelligence and patience in a longer race, and if it's an unusually short race i like to qualify with pole position, get a really good start (I've found a secret to this), get ahead early, and sail into the sunset, hence my username. ;)

In terms of braking late or only braking in a straight line; I know i can brake more strongly in a straight line but i can still brake softly while turning. In fact i think of the throttle and the brake as a pair. Both of which require less input with more steering and more input with lesser degrees of steering. Without the dreaded TCS, i can feel how much is too much, before it's too late. 👍

Also, i love to slide into corners under very late braking. With a brake setup of Ft7/Rr10 this is easy to do. The corner at the end of the Mulsanne straight in Le Mans is a classic example where it doesn't take much for the car to start turning. Very sensitive steering is required to control this. :nervous:
On a track like Tsukuba, i'll set the brakes as 6/10.
On a track like Le Mans with LMPs, i'll set them as 8/10.
Even with the F2007, i can slide (just slightly) into sharper corners with the brakes set as Ft9/Rr10! :sly: Of course this would not be possible with skid recovery or TCS. 👎 I have all aids off except driving line and ABS on 1; Using a G27 wheel. I only need skid recovery for F1s if using a DS3.
Only with X1s do i setup the brakes evenly with 10/10 and need skid recovery on. :)
 
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lldantell
If your car loose,then you would have a better chance of you flying off the track
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You may or may not depending on the driver's skill and ability to control the oversteer. Personally, i don't find Suzuka that difficult. Brake setup Ft7/Rr10. All aids off except ABS on 1. :sly:
 
I tend to like to turn in earlier and use the throttle before the apex to accelerate through as much of the corner as possible for a super fast exit. This can at times leave me vulnerable on entry line though and tyre wear is more rapid than usual.
Generally i have to set a mild toe out on the front of most cars.
I like a cambered rear to prevent snaking on exit due to big throttle input but not so much you get grip-snap-grip-snap behavior from the rear.
 
VRracingfan
What is your driving style?
Oversteer/Understeer
do you go hard on tyres or preserve them?
How do you get onto the throttle, jab it or are you progressive
Which driver would you compare yourself too?
go into detail some detail and just tell us about your racing!
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Generally I am slow in, fast out. I clip a late apex in order to make the following straight as long as possible, which usually results in great lap times. For example, in a hairpin turn, I brake in a straight line taking the car deep enough into the turn, then turn the car most of the way around, then gradually apply the throttle while at the same time finishing the rest of the turn into the following straight. These are not hairpins but they are a few good examples:

http://rallyrussel.com/racing-line/
http://burgmanusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=42811
http://www.driftingstreet.com/racing-line-apex.html

I have found that this style upsets some other drivers behind me who come in too hot and find themselves still slowing for the turn while I'm already turned and accelerating out -- since those coming in hot will usually swing wide, my racing line puts me in their way and they hit me. Of course the contact is always my fault. :dopey:

Oversteer/understeer -- it depends on the car. I haven't been able to oversteer very much in an R35 GTR and I honestly don't care much for understeer. However, the Ford GT is a drive-by-throttle type of car and will sometimes get loose, for me. I adjust my approach depending on the capabilities and drivetrain of the car. (The Ford GT/GT40 is ideally suited to my slow in, fast out style.)

My style is generally easy on tires but I will push (at the cost of my tires) if the next position (or a win) seems to be within reach and there's not enough race left to suffer must from the increase in tire wear due to pushing.

Throttle -- I use the DS3 sticks for steering and gas/brake and usually apply the gas and brakes progressively. Smoothness is very important in racing, plus I have found that the brakes are actually more effective if they are applied gradually instead of slamming them on 100% all at once.

Which driver would I compare myself to? That's tough. I guess Kimi Raikkonen?? He is very fast and fluid, avoiding unnecessary contact and very consistent with lap times. That's pretty much how I roll.
 
It depends so much on the car and what I'm trying to do.
In general, I prefer to set up the car so that it will roll all the way around the corners rather than drift through them. If I can't get the car to grip perfectly, I'll set it up so on/off gas = push/dive mid corner, hopefully dialing that down so the swing between the two extremes isn't too, er extreme.

I'm a button masher.
 
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Ills1999
It depends so much on the car and what I'm trying to do.
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Quite the same here! I can be aggressive if the car is easy to drive in an aggressive manner, but I can be quite consistent instead of aggressive as well!

But generaly, I'm aggressive, not with other drivers, with the corners, the way I take the corners can be considered aggressive!
 
Because I care about going fast I like a neutral car with a hint of understeer. I find oversteer harder to control than understeer. I know oversteer is more fun, but in my case it slows me down. For example, I love driving street s2000s because they feel nimble and light, but I absolutely hate the snap oversteer that plagues them. If I enter a corner, let off the gas, the s2000 rear end usually comes out and I've got smoking rear tires. No matter how you tune it it's going to do the same thing. That slows you down.

I like quick turn in, which will minimize midcorner understeer and I like cars that feel planted. That's me.
 
kleefton
Because I care about going fast I like a neutral car with a hint of understeer. I find oversteer harder to control than understeer. I know oversteer is more fun, but in my case it slows me down. For example, I love driving street s2000s because they feel nimble and light, but I absolutely hate the snap oversteer that plagues them. If I enter a corner, let off the gas, the s2000 rear end usually comes out and I've got smoking rear tires. No matter how you tune it it's going to do the same thing. That slows you down.

I like quick turn in, which will minimize midcorner understeer and I like cars that feel planted. That's me.
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Then you gonna hate the x1 because you have to drive that car accurately.there is no walk at the park when you drive that car.it got a quick turn in and it's planted but in a tricky way.
 
My driving style? Hard, fast, & clean!


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My driving style, solid but not spectacularly quick but enough to get a win every now and then. My specialty is defending, I'll use my one move to keep the car behind back there for as long as possible.
 
Tail-Happy over here. I like a little oversteer, late braking, med-hard on throttle during exits. Never really played with tire wear much, so idk how long they last. FR, RR, MR are my kinds in that order.
 
i like a bit of oversteer, i hate understeer with a passion though. For some strange reason i can easily control an f1 car (except fgt) without drivers aids except abs1, but i have problems doing the same with LMP's if they do not have tc on. Im also more of a downforce person instead of raw power but i usually only need it for LMP's and powerful GT cars.
 

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