break the 1:10 barrier at Watkins Glen, do yourself a favor and point
your browser to the tracks guides at:
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
There's only a few up there (and in fact WatGlen isn't one of them)
but they are incredibly helpful. (If you don't already have them you
should also get Alison's Coventry or Ferrari setups:
http://www.racesimcentral.net/).
One error I hadn't recognized is that I was simply shifting up too
late in corners. Not only was I losing valuable acceleration time, but
I just didn't know that shifting up gives you extra traction if you're
car is drifting wide (and thus an early upshift confers an even
greater advantage).
Try it at Watkins Glen. Going through the banked curve at the end of
the straight in 2nd, push the gas a little harder. When you start to
drift up shift into 3rd. You can use the same technique on the hairpin
and the hard right that precedes it.
Does anyone know if there are other well-done track guides on the net?
Oh by the way, driving Alison's Ferrari, within fif*** minutes of
reading the track guides I clocked a 1:09.69 at Watkins Glen. Then a
1:09.54. Then a 1:09.11. Heading back to shoot for 1:08...
Joe McGinn
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Staff Writer for the Sports *** Network
http://www.racesimcentral.net/***.com/
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