rec.autos.simulators

>There's a jump at the Ring that I can't get right. From the Pflanzgarten
>sign there's a long-ish double-apex righthander, then a left, then a
>downhill left which is where the jump is. At the moment I'm taking this
>slowly in second gear at the extreme left hand side (2 wheels out on the
>grass) so I avoid taking off - I'm scared of spinning if I go any faster.
>Any tips as to how this jump "should" be taken?

>My other problem is immediately after this jump, where there's a
>right-left-right-left-right sequence before the bridge and the
>Schwalbenschwanz sign. I basically drive on the grass for the first two of
>the RLRLR sequence, which straightens things out somewhat. Firstly, how
>"should" this corner sequence be driven, and secondly, am I being
>unsportsmanlike or cheating or whatever if I decide to hop over the grass?

> > OK first for the jump...to land a jump in GPL, you should blip the
> throttle
> > in the air.  It gets the nose up a little to make for a soft
landing...if
> > you hit the brakes or lift off the gas too much, the nose drops and you
> lose
> > control...SO on that left hander, you can enter it pretty fast and when
> the
> > ground drops out, lift a smidgen, then give the engine a nice firm blip
> > while you are in the air.  This should cure all your problems there.  On
> > that next sequence, I cant seem to remember exactly how it goes, but
> > basically dropping 2 tires off isn't bad.  Try not to drop off all 4s,
> > though.  It will take a little bit of memorizing to get through those
> first
> > few blind left rights...For the tight right hander at the end of that
> > section that goes over the bridge, hmmm if I remember correctly, brake a
> bit
> > after the grey line gets darker, and turn in real early.  The car
doesn't
> > want to turn much there and will normally push outby the time you get to
> the
> > apex and the exit.  Just remember to get the car slowed down for the
> > following left hander because that section really gets your adrenaline
> > flowing.

> > Jesse Black

> Blip seems to suggest that your intending the RPMs to rise only for a
short
> period. I tend to just keep the throttle down through the whole section,
> just losing a little bit of speed before I turn to drop so I don't fly
into
> into the fence. A lot of racers drop on idle, it's a shame because this is
> the worst thing to do.

> Greg.

>Thanks for the help folks. I used what you lot told me and studied a few
>hotlap replays and just now managed an 8:39.78 in the Ferrari. That's
>one-and-a-bit seconds slower than Eldred..... note that on Saturday my
>quickest Ring time was 68 seconds slower than his!