At Last!! 1:29.91 at Monza

OK, so it may not be that special to you, but it means a lot to me! After spending ages stuck being able to consistently lap at 1:30.2 to 1:30.6, I finally coaxed some more speed out of my Lotus (or top be more accurate, my driving!) I reeled of about 10 laps of low 1:30.xx's, then decided to "go for it". Hmmmm. The next two laps were 1:33 and 1:35 as I spent far to much time on unintentional nature rambles. Eased off *slightly*. And, lo and behold, was rewarded with my first sub 1:30 lap. Now to try and replicate it in the other cars..... Ian Ian Riches Bedford, UK ------

>I reeled of about 10 laps of low 1:30.xx's, then decided to "go for it". >Hmmmm. The next two laps were 1:33 and 1:35 as I spent far to much time on >unintentional nature rambles. Eased off *slightly*. And, lo and behold, >was rewarded with my first sub 1:30 lap. When you *try* to push the envelope, it gets worse. I feel the same way. So, how do you stretch out without 'stretching'? Eldred - who hasn't gotten under 1:30.50 yet -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Im exactly the same . . . When I stress about having to win a race I always spin out or crash. I find my best laps are when my eyes arent even focused on the screen - that relaxed. Pete

I finally went sub 1:30 a couple of weeks back, but didn't even realise!! I found that racing the AI has made me a more consistent and faster driver, without going too far. All this "striving" for a sub 1:30 made me slower, but when I was in a race and had a lot to lose, I was consistent and also faster. Just concentrated better on the "ultimate" corner exits to the straights, and voila! Rafe Mc On Sun, 23 Jan 2000 22:52:41 +1100, "Stan Marsh"

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>Im exactly the same . . . When I stress about having to win a race I >always spin out or crash. I find my best laps are when my eyes arent even >focused on the screen - that relaxed. >Pete >> >I reeled of about 10 laps of low 1:30.xx's, then decided to "go for it". >> >Hmmmm. The next two laps were 1:33 and 1:35 as I spent far to much time >on >> >unintentional nature rambles. Eased off *slightly*. And, lo and behold, >> >was rewarded with my first sub 1:30 lap. >> When you *try* to push the envelope, it gets worse. I feel the same way. >So, >> how do you stretch out without 'stretching'? >> Eldred - who hasn't gotten under 1:30.50 yet >> -- >> Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 >> Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc >> Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats >you >> with experience... >> Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I also get the same results. If I try for a *** I will just spend my time spinning round in circles and demolishing cars against walls, guardrails, trees etc. I find that if I just try to do a certain number of laps without crashing I will end up with a good time. To prove my point most of my fastest race laps are faster than my fastest qualifying laps. I guess it is something which just takes lots of patience. I also find that if you spend too long on one track you reach a point where your performance doesn't improve. I try to switch between tracks (and f1,f2, f3) and often find when I go back to a particular track even after maybe a weeks break I am almost immediatly as fast or faster. Chris > >I reeled of about 10 laps of low 1:30.xx's, then decided to "go for it". > >Hmmmm. The next two laps were 1:33 and 1:35 as I spent far to much time on > >unintentional nature rambles. Eased off *slightly*. And, lo and behold, > >was rewarded with my first sub 1:30 lap. > When you *try* to push the envelope, it gets worse. I feel the same way. So,

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> how do you stretch out without 'stretching'? > Eldred - who hasn't gotten under 1:30.50 yet > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Same thing here. I managed a 1.28.72 just training without being too concentrated. When I'm concentrated I'm trying too hard and go too far. I can win against AI (after 5 restarts) I start making mistakes when I feel someone is getting close or when I'm getting lined up to pass. I try to just race my own race without worrying about the competition. It works most of the time but it gets so hard when I get in a fight. BTW greetz from Mr. Hankey

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>I also get the same results. If I try for a *** I will just spend my >time spinning round in circles and demolishing cars against walls, >guardrails, trees etc. >I find that if I just try to do a certain number of laps without crashing I >will end up with a good time. To prove my point most of my fastest race >laps are faster than my fastest qualifying laps. I guess it is something >which just takes lots of patience. I also find that if you spend too long >on one track you reach a point where your performance doesn't improve. I >try to switch between tracks (and f1,f2, f3) and often find when I go back >to a particular track even after maybe a weeks break I am almost immediatly >as fast or faster. >Chris

Well, I've been running different tracks (and a different car) for the TCC racing league I'm in. We'll see how it affects my driving...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.