brake pedal help, please!

hi, i have just bought a wheel and pedals after months of joystick and keyboard brake/accelerator. with all driving aids off, everything is fine, and i'm getting used to not stepping too sharply on the loud pedal when trying to dig the car out of corners, but, braking consists of straightening up the car, coming off the gas, and stamping on the brake, locking everything up, and releasing the brakes just in time to turn in. i've tried other, more sensible, techniques, but none work for me. i find it really hard to judge how much speed i'm loosing. any hints/tips/urls greatly appreciated. oh, brake/gas are on a split axis. is this part of my trouble? or am i just lazy and i should practice more? martin. --

What type of wheel did you get? If the pedal doesn't give you decent feedback pressure then perhaps a modification is in order, I dropped two seconds after modifying mine. Stomping on the pedal isn't so bad as long as you don't lock up, you'll see it if your fronts lock, just modulate the pedal a bit. Brake hard just to the point where you hear your tires squealing for traction, some squeal is desireable as this indicates maximum traction is being obtained, btw the same applies for turning . JM oh yeah, a few hundred more laps will help...;-o hi, i have just bought a wheel and pedals after months of joystick and keyboard brake/accelerator. with all driving aids off, everything is fine, and i'm getting used to not stepping too sharply on the loud pedal when trying to dig the car out of corners, but, braking consists of straightening up the car, coming off the gas, and stamping on the brake, locking everything up, and releasing the brakes just in time to turn in. i've tried other, more sensible, techniques, but none work for me. i find it really hard to judge how much speed i'm loosing. any hints/tips/urls greatly appreciated.oh, brake/gas are on a split axis. is this part of my trouble? or am i just lazy and i should practice more? martin.

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> hi, > i have just bought a wheel and pedals after months of joystick and > keyboard brake/accelerator. > with all driving aids off, everything is fine, and i'm getting used to > not stepping too sharply on the loud pedal when trying to dig the car > out of corners, but, braking consists of straightening up the car, > coming off the gas, and stamping on the brake, locking everything up, > and releasing the brakes just in time to turn in. i've tried other, > more sensible, techniques, but none work for me. i find it really > hard to judge how much speed i'm loosing. any hints/tips/urls greatly > appreciated. > oh, brake/gas are on a split axis. is this part of my trouble? > or am i just lazy and i should practice more? > martin. > --

H'mmm, well, GPL as a whole takes a bit of getting used to, don't think you can jump from most other sims into GPL and get it on! Generally speaking 'straight line' braking is a must for GPL, (trail braking, a more advanced technique takes a lot of practice) Try not to 'stamp' on the brakes and lock everything up..... you will lose control that way, plus scrub the tyres! Apply the brakes gently, just short of locking the wheels, use your ears, look at the replays to see if you are locking up. Two big *** skid marks on the track definitely means you are overcooking it! Give your self more room (braking area) if need be, till you get the hang of it. Monza is a good track to practice brake control, lots of long fast straights where you can practice things.... also if you feel/hear the brakes locking, try 'modulating' (pumping, on/off) the brake pedal, this will allow you gain control over the locking up scenario! Most important advise is..... practice, practice and then more practice ;-) Best of luck..... Split axis control with brake/throttle is better/faster (left foot braking), but get the brake pressure thing right first to avoid locking up. DHawnt (UK)