Here is my advice:
First, get rid of the "***ed" attitude. that alone is probably causing
you to lose some time. You end up going out on the track trying to make up
that couple seconds and it is killing you. I do the same :-) What I do now
is to just simply go on track and try to run some comfortable laps without
pushing the car. Eventually you just end up getting fater and faster each
day. I rarely adjust my setups (downloaded), just get to know the track more
and more and picking down tose lap times. Can't say Im within 2 seconds of
the hot-lappers either, but I do well in the league I am running.
Second, your equipment will make a big difference. The faster the PC the
more accurate you can be with braking, turning, error corrections, etc. The
faster you are with htose things, the better/faster you are going to go. A
good wheel/pedal combo makes a huge difference in control over your vehicle.
Third, download some replays. I have learned more about my lack of speeds by
watching my competitors either in a replay or behind him/her on the track.
Where they brake later and how, where they get through the turns faster and
so on. I find myself slower in some turns but faster in others, and that may
be directly related to the setup.
Fourth, setup. I like very soft setups (probably because I come with more of
the Nascar related background) then most. They stick better but aren't as
responsive. Forces me to run a little higher ride height, but I like that
too. I also like big camber setups and nice even gearing. If I can work out
a good (not spectacular) handling car then I can make up for the difference
in driving (let me retain this lie to myself guys, its the only thing
keeping me up front)
I have had GPL since release in '98, but never really got around to any
serious racing in it 'till just the past 2 months. I have always enjoyed GPL
just didnt want to invest the amount of time it took to create the setups
(plus I suck at setup creation). So I downloaded Allison Hine's F2 Ferrari
setups and soon found myself running better then her own times that she
lists with her setups. I then downloaded a few other's setups and found a
set that matches my style a bit more and now am able to run in the lead pack
at most any track that our league visits. I have decided to stick with the
F2 cars for pure enjoyment though, less HP, closer racing, and you can
really throw the car around and have a blast doing it.
: I'm going absolutely mental here,
: I get this whole practice, practice practice idea... but I'm really at a
: loss.
:
: Yes, like everyone I'm gradually knocking tenths off here and there.
: On VROC the best drivers are about 1-2 seconds max. off my best times at
: say, Monza...
: I'm no great driver but I'm not terrible (in real life too). I get a
seconds
: advantage for good sim drivers (I get that with all sims!), 2 seconds is a
: lot of time, but the top guys probably will outdo me by this in a good
: hotlap in most sims...
: But, *** me If I know how to get anything closer to the 4-5 second gap
: that top lads have opened up on a regular short circuit. 2 minutes at the
: 'ring... and various other unbelievable times after owning it from
(almost)
: day 1!
:
: Forget about a "How do I go quicker?" post, I ant to know what sort of
: virtual rocked fuel are Monza 1.26's filling there Lotii tanks with?
:
: I don't get it, GPL is the only sim that I have seen guys pulling away at
: such a rate from the regular racers without a perf. editor being
released...
: this is madness!
:
: If I don't get, Perhaps I'll get the dog to bury the CD... any better
ideas?
: :-)
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