CMR in the snow

I just can't make proper times in the snow with CMR. Any driving-tips? Greets Ben

Drive slow. Staying on the track is the most important in the snow stages. I even find the snow tracks easier than the other stages. Andre

> I just can't make proper times in the snow with CMR. > Any driving-tips? It's very different from driving on gravel and completely different from driving on tarmac. Actually I found the best results to come by taking the curves with a fairly aggressive sideways turn well before the corner so that the car was almost sideways when entering the corner. This allows you to correct over-sliding with the throttle and then make a quick getaway when the grip regains. Also avoid banks like the plague. -- ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..... . . . "Don't argue with idiots. They drag you down to . . their level, then beat you with experience." . ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .....

You need to think ahead and set the car up for the corner VERY early...much, much earlier than for any other rally stages. Get it sideways very early with a twist of the wheel and a brief lift of the throttle (maybe even a dab on the brakes) at the same time. It's all in the timing because you need to do that early enough so that you scrub off your forward speed just as you arrive at the corner...you should also then be pointing in the right direction to power out of it. Good luck! Mark

What tires are you using? I used to pick the spikes, because it seemed the obvious choice for snow, but now I usually pick the wet mud tires (or what ever comes before the spikes) and only use the spikes on the ice stages. And besides that, as others have mentioned, set the car up early for the corner and drift through it. // Johan > I just can't make proper times in the snow with CMR. > Any driving-tips? > Greets Ben

Sometimes you have to slow down to go faster. /petern BTW, great tips from all the others in the thread.

| What tires are you using? I used to pick the spikes, because it seemed | the obvious choice for snow, but now I usually pick the wet mud tires | (or what ever comes before the spikes) and only use the spikes on the | ice stages I found this too! -- Cheers, Robin Lord - Trance DJ & Sim Racer. http://www.oppositelock.co.uk Nrburgring and Grand Prix Legends

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> What tires are you using? I used to pick the spikes, because it seemed > the obvious choice for snow, but now I usually pick the wet mud tires > (or what ever comes before the spikes) and only use the spikes on the > ice stages. > And besides that, as others have mentioned, set the car up early for the > corner and drift through it.

I agree, Spikes on all the stages in Sweden and Wet Grooves on all other snow stages. The important point on slippery surfaces is to set up the car well in advance for the corners, slide sideways into the curve and then hit the throttle when you can see the exit and accelerate out of the curve.