11-16-2022, 08:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2022, 08:39 PM by Martin Smith.)
The key to take away from his post is SMOOTHNESS.
There is no setup alone that can make this car 10s slower, maybe 1 or 2 seconds if you really mess it up. People get their speed by holding the car at the very limit of grip as long as possible, and that requires smooth inputs at every part of the corner.
This car is pretty unforgiving at the limit, so it will probably be frustrating to learn on. The MX-5 or Radical may be better for that. But forget about speed and work on smooth brake application, smooth release, smooth turn in combined with brake release, smooth transition to throttle and so on, while pushing every limit of the track in a line that allows you to be smoothest.
To do all that, you need to know the track well, know the car well, and need to have developed a sense of what inputs you need to use to keep control until it becomes almost muscle memory.
If you're that much slower it would probably benefit you to ignore lap times and just focus on smooth inputs. Then you form good habits and chunks of speed can start to appear out of nowhere as you naturally explore the excess grip you have as a result of being smooth. That's why they say "slow is smooth, and smooth is fast".
There is no setup alone that can make this car 10s slower, maybe 1 or 2 seconds if you really mess it up. People get their speed by holding the car at the very limit of grip as long as possible, and that requires smooth inputs at every part of the corner.
This car is pretty unforgiving at the limit, so it will probably be frustrating to learn on. The MX-5 or Radical may be better for that. But forget about speed and work on smooth brake application, smooth release, smooth turn in combined with brake release, smooth transition to throttle and so on, while pushing every limit of the track in a line that allows you to be smoothest.
To do all that, you need to know the track well, know the car well, and need to have developed a sense of what inputs you need to use to keep control until it becomes almost muscle memory.
If you're that much slower it would probably benefit you to ignore lap times and just focus on smooth inputs. Then you form good habits and chunks of speed can start to appear out of nowhere as you naturally explore the excess grip you have as a result of being smooth. That's why they say "slow is smooth, and smooth is fast".