What's the trick to driving Nascars?

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Hello. I have searched the Q&A forum for nascars and it sounds like most who have problems with nascar have completed the special event and have trouble with A spec. I haven't even managed to do the special event yet?

What am I doing wrong? I take it the key is slipstreaming, but if someone could expand on that in a little more detail I would appreciate it? Thanks
 
Remember, the car is heavy :)

I dont like them to be honest, but in fact they teach you to run a perfect line and be smooth (while approaching the limit).
You cant just break hard turn the wheel like there is no tommorow and flat out on the gas like you might be able to with some low weight sport cars.
Start with a few slow rounds and improve from there (maybe also only coast most corners - so no throttle).
 
Southpark's Cartman swears by a diet of Vagisil to help him drive Nascars, however, I think as long as you imagine its a supertanker that you are racing you should be fine.
 
Be smooth, turn slowly no erratic moves... Accelerate gradually out of the corners... (That's when on a road circuit)

Turn Left and keep your foot on accelerator pedal at all times (That's when on Daytona Super Speedway) 👍
 
Kwicko
Bingo.

Mash the skinny pedal. Turn left. Repeat.
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This technique doesn't get you through a right turn. It doesn't even get you through most left turns


NASCARs are pretty much like everything else in GT5 except that they only have 4 gears which forces you to deal with their peaky power curve.

The issue with the NASCAR events is not the NASCARs but the fact that ASM is forced on for no reason, and it slows your car down. There is really no way around it except to practice. You need to drive the car on the limit without skidding (sliding will activate ASM, which is basically brakes).
 
Exorcet
This technique doesn't get you through a right turn. It doesn't even get you through most left turns


NASCARs are pretty much like everything else in GT5 except that they only have 4 gears which forces you to deal with their peaky power curve.

The issue with the NASCAR events is not the NASCARs but the fact that ASM is forced on for no reason, and it slows your car down. There is really no way around it except to practice. You need to drive the car on the limit without skidding (sliding will activate ASM, which is basically brakes).
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I'm able to disable ASM...which does greatly improve speed. I found the nascar events the easiest to gold in special events and even easier to win the A-spec events. The key to driving them is to be very smooth and have a light touch. Draft as much as you can. Basically stay directly...and I mean directly behind other cars to gain speed and pass
 
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=229084

This is the thread I made a little while ago, I had all kinds of trouble with it and the fine people here at GTPlanet helped me out greatly.

The biggest thing you need to know it make absolutely sure that you turn off ASM and/or any other assists you can and that'll help the car be more predictable.

Set up your car with stiff, raised suspension, no downforce, and high gearing for tracks like Indy, Daytona, and (if you want) High Speed ring.

Set you car with low suspension, max downforce, and lower gearing for Laguna Seca, and Grand Valley.

But again, check out the replies in the link I posted, they include tunes and tips for how to handle it.
 
Negrumir
Set up your car with stiff, raised suspension, no downforce, and high gearing for tracks like Indy, Daytona, and (if you want) High Speed ring.
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Downforce should be maximized always

always
 
Max downforce, or 200kg of ballast, especially if you are dirty racing.
 
There, you see? It isn't simply "Turning Left"....
 
There was a thread floating around a bit ago with setups for a nascar for every single one of the a-spec races and it works phenomenally...in a-spec. b-spec is another story.

As for the special events, I finally won by turning on the steering assist, which is kind of cheating but whatever. It smoothed the motions of my car and allowed me to stay in other cars drifts enough to actually make passes.

And that's how you turn left :)
 
Negrumir
Not when you're trying to get the highest speed possible. Which you definitely need for winning at Daytona.
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In GT5 aero is all wrong. Even Daytona will have you suffer if you lower the downforce at all. You'll gain nothing on the straights and fall behind in the corners.

Unless something has changed drastically in the past few days, this is true.
 
Exorcet
In GT5 aero is all wrong. Even Daytona will have you suffer if you lower the downforce at all. You'll gain nothing on the straights and fall behind in the corners.

Unless something has changed drastically in the past few days, this is true.
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Well I've always found that can only achieve a higher top speed if I turn downforce as low as it will go.

Another example is the x2010, I can run at a consistent 270+ mph with the downforce at default. By only turning the downforce up, I run at about 245 to 250 MPH.

Maybe it doesn't make too much of a difference for NASCAR... I didn't notice it helping when I turned it up either.
 
The X1 is the one car where setting downforce isn't isn't always trivial. Every other car should be at max downforce always for the fastest possible lap.

Even with a fully tuned Group C car at Sarthe no chicane, the difference in straight line speed practically doesn't exist. Meanwhile in the corners, the downforce car is twice as fast. This is something that really needs to be fixed, either in an update or GT6.
 
Exorcet
Even with a fully tuned Group C car at Sarthe no chicane, the difference in straight line speed practically doesn't exist. Meanwhile in the corners, the downforce car is twice as fast. This is something that really needs to be fixed, either in an update or GT6.
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I shall run some personal test to see for myself...

But if you're right (and I'm not saying you aren't) then I'll be reworking nearly all my set-ups. And yes, this should be fixed in an update...
 

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