The F2 race? That was kinda fun, even if I *couldn't* keep it on the track...
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I wondered about that. I ended up thinking *I* mixed up the corner
names...<whew>
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Yes I have. For some reason, I'm not seing WHY I'm losing time, except maybe I
just *can't* drive the same line that they do...(lack of control). Even on
corners where it seems I'm using the same line, I can't duplicate results.
Maybe I should start blaming the hardware(computer, wheel, etc) <g>
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Jan.
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*Be* the line. :-)
Michael.
...well it scares me anyway!!! ;)
Ash
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| >MRSisson
|
| Allthough I didn't have the same experience you had, while I watched
| Eldred's replay yesterday, I had the same feeling. Very amusing to see
| a replay from someone else, you just know what he felt and thought
| when he was driving his lap!
|
| Andre
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SLG
(Not going to do a F1 race at Zandy for a while!)
>Same here. There's no 'in-between'. My normal turn-in doesn't use the whole
>track. If I *try* to turn later, then I use WAY too much...<g>
>>SLG
>>(They guy who still must apologize, again for Zandy last night! Yes it
>>was bad!)
>The F2 race? That was kinda fun, even if I *couldn't* keep it on the track...
>Eldred
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>*Be* the line. :-)
>Michael.
>> If I may . . . My PB at Spa is 3:26 and in looking at EldredP's lap I
>> can see some of the same mistakes that I also make. The main one being
>> not using the whole track!. My problem is that I can not force myself
>> to trust the image I am seeing, as in I turn in too early! What is the
>> best way to force yourself to use the whole track? I have this problem
>> at all the other tracks also. I tend to turn in way too early. Do I
>> need someone with a ruler next to me when I am racing to whack me when
>> I turn in early? I have noticed that some times I try to wait, and
>> find I waited too long. Then I am just mowing the grass, spinning on
>> my head, or who knows what.
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So does SpyGirl. I watched that lap, your not as bad as you let on.
If you can get consistency and string a bunch of those together, you
could probably get some decent online race results.
Were going to have to find a new mascot around here.
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LOL!
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Hmmm; I see your point. No, I'm not looking at the turn-in point it the
instant I'm turning in. Pick a definite target point for the outside front
tire. You want to roll over that point at the same speed, in the same
direction every time. Truth to tell, I don't know how close they are to
where I actually turn the wheel. Once I'm sure of where the car is in
relation to that point, I pick up actual turn-in cue from the apex itself. I
know, at all three points -- turn-in, apex, and track-out -- precisely how I
want the car to be situated, and what I want to be doing with the controls.
Even when an embankment is in the way, I try to have a clear picture of all
three, and the tire tracks I need to ride to hit them.
It's only partially feel, and hopefully never luck. You need a plan. But
nobody said it will be easy. Also, I'm not sure which is more satisfying:
the pure adrenaline e***ment of surprising myself, or the exacting tedium
of hitting my line, and numbers.
Michael.
So what you need is more practice, to build up your confidence!
Do you allready get tired of this "more practice" advice? :)
Driving the same line is not really hard, at 10 mph everybody can
drive the same line. Driving the right line at maximum speed is
something quite different... GPLDump and Analyzer show you perfectly
how fast you are compared to others. Concentrate on the corners where
you lose the most time.
Andre
>>That's caused by not being SURE you'll make the corner. I guess I'm gunshy
>>after often dropping a wheel off the track, and doing spins down the
>>straight...<g>
>So what you need is more practice, to build up your confidence!
>Do you allready get tired of this "more practice" advice? :)
I'm working on it. I need to find the time...
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So instead of blaming your hardware, now it's due to the lack of time?
:))
Andre
>>I'm working on it. I need to find the time...
>So instead of blaming your hardware, now it's due to the lack of time?
>:))
>Andre
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