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GPL YASD (yet another struggling driver)

2 posts by 2 people · 13 Jun 2001 00:53 UTC - 13 Jun 2001 03:19 UTC

Alex 13 Jun 2001 00:53 UTC#179192
I have reached some kind of barrier in term of speed and I seem not to be able to go any faster. Before I've used Maxx's GPLEGS and I believe they helped me and I have learned lessons. Now my GPLRank is stuck in mid-thirties and the way I drive I don't think I can get any significant improvement (except 'Ring and Monaco which would probably allow me to get close to -40) without changing something. I mostly drive 85/30/4 setups, though I tried 60/45 and 60/60 variations which I seem not to be able to master. Are low/high/1 setups is a must to go faster? Any advices will be appreciated, however be warned that your helpful advices might be used against you on the track ;> I also wonder how have fast guys achieved they ranks in minus 50, 60 etc? Was it a quick learning toward such times or difficult path with barriers and hurdles? ;> Thanks in advance, Alex (alexti)
I finally got to -50 but it took a Loooong time, started with the GPL demo in '98. I think you slowly learn things as you drive, these little ideas/lessons learned add up over time and result in lower lap times. If you can get to -40 just by working on the Ring and Monaco you're already pretty quick. I'd learn the Ring because it takes good overall skill and makes you concentrate which is good for longer races. Don't hotlap in the Lotus, I learned in the Cooper and then just did a bunch of laps in the Lotus at each track for my GPL rank. Use 85/45 for the slower tracks and try out 60/45 on the faster tracks like Monza, it helps fight understeer in high speed turns but might be a little prone to oversteer on the slower corners. "Alex" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (19 lines)> I have reached some kind of barrier in term of speed and I seem not > to be able to go any faster. Before I've used Maxx's GPLEGS and > I believe they helped me and I have learned lessons. Now my GPLRank > is stuck in mid-thirties and the way I drive I don't think I can > get any significant improvement (except 'Ring and Monaco which would > probably allow me to get close to -40) without changing something. > I mostly drive 85/30/4 setups, though I tried 60/45 and 60/60 > variations which I seem not to be able to master. Are low/high/1 > setups is a must to go faster? Any advices will be appreciated, > however be warned that your helpful advices might be used against > you on the track ;> > > I also wonder how have fast guys achieved they ranks in minus > 50, 60 etc? Was it a quick learning toward such times or difficult > path with barriers and hurdles? ;> > > Thanks in advance, > Alex > (alexti)

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