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>10 minutes easily if you just stay off the grass. My times are consistently
>9:0x if I manage to avoid spinning; 9:3x if I spin but avoid damage, with
>nothing in between. I don't know what's going to help ya... The usual stuff
>applies. Know the track Get enough ground clearance to let the suspension
>work. Be really smooth with the feet; left foot braking is a necessity. Take
>a clutch or two out of the rear if you can't learn to modulate the gas.
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>As always, Alison's Ferrari setups are great when you're getting to know a
>track. They're surprisingly fast for how forgiving they are. I've driven
>only a few tracks after many, many months of inactivity. The ranking page
>inspired me to turn a few laps at each venue the other evening just to
>complete things and get a handicap. Alison's setups are my tool of choice
>until I find time to develop my own. Just the same, a well tuned Eagle is
>every bit as drivable and quite a bit faster.
>My 10:00.9 was with Alison's Ferrari. I gave up trying to do my own
settings...
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>My pet theory now is that the groove graphics hurts as much as they help
>while you're trying to find your line. I've been away from the game long
>enough to come back in with a newbie's eyes. At "strange" tracks, I found
>myself hunting around the groove, and not really apexing or otherwise
>hitting specific targets. Times dropped quickly once I started to find
>those.
>I still need to be able to see the track better. That's probably my biggest
problem.
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>8:30 shouldn't be too far of a stretch once I clean up the line and get the
>Eagle dialed in. Even at 9:03, I have yet to get around cleanly at speed.
>You only have to ask yourself as you review your replays: is riding the
>embankment really the fastest way around? I'm guessing that it's not.
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>> Since yesterday, I've dropped from 293 to 311 in the rankings.<heavy sigh>
>> This is NOT making me feel better...
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>I have this nagging fear of being passed by our self-elected back marker.
>I'd almost pay for his bowling time to avoid this particular humiliation.
>Hmm...I might take it. I could at least make more money bowling... :)
>> Eldred +132.x handicap - where can I find 33 seconds???
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>Why, at the 'ring, of course. :-)
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>Michael. 104, and humbled.
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