My Lotus keep exploding, and I'm getting slower, not faster

by **Eldre** » Thu, 31 May 2001 04:32:12

>As Eldred said, lots of hotlapping. Not quite "hours and hours", though.
>After getting used to the Honda, it was incredibly fun to drive a light,
>agile car with lots of power. I probably learned some good habits while
>trying to hang along with the good Brabham and Cooper guys, and that
>paid off when I moved over to Lotus. I improved my records by two
>seconds on most tracks just by driving a clean lap.

>I've now stalled at around -24, so I'll probably have to find better
>driving lines or something... maybe even get used to the alienish 45/60
>setups. Then again, some 85/45 setups of the fast guys are quite nice
>and they're much faster than me with those. Sigh.

>- topi (finally broke 1:05 at the Glen; 1:04.96 with the Eagle, woohoo)

I'm not sure I'll ever get there. I ran a bunch of laps this weekend. While I
was able to lower some times with the Honda and BRM, I didn't do anything for
overall rank. I'm stuck, and I'm several seconds off what most people are
running, which of course is a couple off the Aliens... I'm starting to
believe I've reached my limit. Any further improvement(excluding the Ring)
will probably only come in .10's now. :(

Eldred
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by **Topi Paavol** » Thu, 31 May 2001 16:10:09

>I'm not sure I'll ever get there. I ran a bunch of laps this weekend. While I
>was able to lower some times with the Honda and BRM, I didn't do anything for
>overall rank. I'm stuck, and I'm several seconds off what most people are
>running, which of course is a couple off the Aliens... I'm starting to
>believe I've reached my limit. Any further improvement(excluding the Ring)
>will probably only come in .10's now. :(

I'll have to take a look at your replays and throw in another two cents.
For me, it was a case of reprogramming my brain. At some point I noticed
that I wasn't going anywhere as near to the inside of corners as the
faster guys. Then I really forced myself to brake a little bit later
(and in a more controlled way) and use more of the track. Another big
thing I had to relearn was avoiding wheelspin at exits, short-shifting
if necessary. The pedals are more important than the wheel.

Obviously I can't speak for others, but in my experience it's a
psychological thing; self-control and concentration help a lot. I'll
probably revise my opinion when I figure out how to drop another 20
seconds off my handicap, of course. :)

- topi
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by **Eldre** » Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:31:12

>I'll have to take a look at your replays and throw in another two cents.
>For me, it was a case of reprogramming my brain. At some point I noticed
>that I wasn't going anywhere as near to the inside of corners as the
>faster guys. Then I really forced myself to brake a little bit later
>(and in a more controlled way) and use more of the track. Another big
>thing I had to relearn was avoiding wheelspin at exits, short-shifting
>if necessary. The pedals are more important than the wheel.

I probably have the same issues. This is what I see from comparing with
GpyGirl or Replay Analyzer - I don't get close to the apex, and I don't use all
the track at the exits. Even when I *know* this, I can't seem to fix it on the
track. I don't trust my ability to place the car exactly where I want it.
Either that, or I can't SEE the track well enough to do it...or both<g>

Eldred
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