> I finally managed a clean lap there yesterday as well. I also did a
> really cool four wheel drift at that 3rd gear chicane, it even left skid
> marks around half the corner!
Congrat's on the clean lap. A four wheel drift, however, is not a skid.
Even though skids feel fast, you're scrubbing off a lot of speed. In a
turn, the tire track takes an angle to the plane of rotation. Up to a
point, lateral force increases with slip angle. The contact patch itself
is still stuck to the ground in a slip; the tire deforms around it,
forcing the tire track to the outside of the turn. Beyond that point,
the contact patch is sliding, similar to spinning while accelerating,
and lateral force decreases. This is what makes the skid marks when you
slide instead of drift.
A well balanced car should be accelerating as it drifts. Check your
replay and see if this is not the case. You want a bit of neutral
throttle oversteer coming out of a corner. As you roll the power back on
at apex, weight shifts back over the rears and balance is restored. The
car then naturally unwinds itself to the turn exit. When done right, it
doesn't feel fast at all. All four wheels are pointing straight ahead,
and the car is accelerating as it drifts to the outside track edge.
But then, what do I know? I'm still struggling to break 1:30 at Monza. I
think it'll happen when I manage to get the power down out of Lesmo 2.
The setup is working great everywhere else, but goes into snap oversteer
if I don't release the wheel just right when getting on the juice.
Have fun. I wouldn't like this game half as much if it were easy.
Michael.
