Help for the F1 2002 challenged!

Hello fellow racing sim fanatics! Can someone direct me to a site where us novices vis a vis F12002 in particular can learn how to drive these damn cars in a fashion so that I am not partaking in such appalling times... Can anyone help this woeful Canuck? Is the Driving school on the game good enough for fine pointers? Anything would be helpful in getting my times down! Thanks Devon Hill Calgary, Canada.

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> > Hello fellow racing sim fanatics! Can someone direct me to a site where us > novices vis a vis F12002 in particular can learn how to drive these damn > cars in a fashion so that I am not partaking in such appalling times... > > Can anyone help this woeful Canuck? Is the Driving school on the game good > enough for fine pointers? > Anything would be helpful in getting my times down!

As I found out at a LAN party last week, you need to be more committed when going into a corner. Enter faster, in a higher gear than you think you should be in, keep your foot in, and you'll find you have more grip than if you bottle it and lift. Downforce in an instrument of the Devil, IMO. Gerry

Hi Devin just wanted to say Hi to a fellow Calgarian, and yes the driving school does help, but mainly practice will help use the traction control but turn most everything else of, and then just practice, practice , practice Hans "Devon Hill" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MYd19.64609$[email hidden]...

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> Hello fellow racing sim fanatics! Can someone direct me to a site where us > novices vis a vis F12002 in particular can learn how to drive these damn > cars in a fashion so that I am not partaking in such appalling times... > > Can anyone help this woeful Canuck? Is the Driving school on the game good > enough for fine pointers? > Anything would be helpful in getting my times down! > > Thanks > > Devon Hill > > Calgary, Canada. > >

Thanks for the tips and good to know some other fellow Calgarians out there.... Yes I am somewhat physics challenged and I think that must be my downfall going around corners....it seems that I am struggling mostly with corners where I think I have to slow down but sometimes as I am doing so, I spin out of bloody control! I guess practice is the byword for me then..... Devon Hill A frustrated Canuck "Hans Jensen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:QRi19.65709$[email hidden]... > Hi Devin just wanted to say Hi to a fellow Calgarian, and yes the driving > school does help, but mainly practice will help use the traction controlbut > turn most everything else of, and then just practice, practice , practice > > Hans > "Devon Hill" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:MYd19.64609$[email hidden]... > > Hello fellow racing sim fanatics! Can someone direct me to a site whereus > > novices vis a vis F12002 in particular can learn how to drive these damn > > cars in a fashion so that I am not partaking in such appalling times... > > > > Can anyone help this woeful Canuck? Is the Driving school on the gamegood

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> > enough for fine pointers? > > Anything would be helpful in getting my times down! > > > > Thanks > > > > Devon Hill > > > > Calgary, Canada. > > > > > >

Treat the throttle like a gun trigger i.e squeeze it gently and release it gently and you'll go far... -- Damien Smith [email hidden] ICQ: 77028579 F1 2001 rank: -11.512

What about when I'm going into mild curves which seemingly are causing me the most problems? Whats the procedure here? Thanks Devon Hill "Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ai516k$11cbnk$[email hidden]...

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> Treat the throttle like a gun trigger i.e squeeze it gently and release it > gently and you'll go far... > > -- > Damien Smith > [email hidden] > ICQ: 77028579 > F1 2001 rank: -11.512 > > >

"Devon Hill" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<MYd19.64609$[email hidden]>... > Hello fellow racing sim fanatics! Can someone direct me to a site where us > novices vis a vis F12002 in particular can learn how to drive these damn > cars in a fashion so that I am not partaking in such appalling times... > > Can anyone help this woeful Canuck? Is the Driving school on the game good > enough for fine pointers? I think the driving school is good for beginners, because it can teach you the optimum racing line for each track. That is a big part of the initial learning curve. After a while you'll start to visualize it and that's when you know you're moving beyond the basics. Another good thing to learn from driving school is that in a modern F1 car, you need to brake much later than originally thought and you need to get back on the throttle much sooner than originally planned. Especially if you want to see those lap times drop dramatically. As far as pratice laps goes, I think the main thing to master there is the subtle art of "heel & toe" control betweem the brake and accelerator. (Or perhaps the less sublime art of "left foot braking".) As David Kaemmer (Mr. GPL) once wrote, "In a properly balanced race car, the throttle and brake are steering controls." As I gain more driving experience, I find that truer words were never spoken. - Ted

> What about when I'm going into mild curves which seemingly are causing me > the most problems? Whats the procedure here? Try braking into the apex and gently add throttle as you come off the brakes. -- Damien Smith [email hidden] ICQ: 77028579 F1 2001 rank: -11.512