11-19-2020, 06:12 PM
I must agree with Simon, if you can't do starts then you shouldn't race online as you'll only end up causing an accident for everyone else. Its very easy to set up an offline race against a field of AI with you starting in the middle of the pack. You can practice your starts there and repeat it as often as you like. Before each race I do on SRS, I like to do an offline race against the AI where I so my practice start and then spend the opening lap holding my position, even if I could easily make an overtake. This allows me to figure out how much earlier than usual I need to brake to avoid the cars ahead of me and which are the corners are most likely for cars to bunch up on, the first turn being the most obvious one. For tougher car and track combinations, I do more than one if I feel I need to.
On a similar note, and this might or might not apply to you, I think if a beginner (or any driver really) can't do multiple laps in a row without crashing, spinning or going off track with a particular car and track combination, then they really shouldn't be racing it online and would be far better off doing some offline practice. When I first got my wheel, I spent my first few months practicing offline. It allowed me to develop an understanding of a racing car's physics and finding my limit with that car so I could drive it for many (and I really mean many) laps in a row at a consistent pace with no spins or crashes. It took plenty of purposeful practice but was more than worth it, as I felt I had become a relatively consistent, safe and reliable driver which is more important than anything else when racing online. It was only after that point I felt I was ready to begin to push myself for pace and started racing online. Even now after over two years since my first online race, I still make sure I've got some offline practice time done with a car and track combination, until at minimum I feel I can lap safely and consistently, before I race online.
I feel its important and the responsibility of every driver to practice these things before racing online, so we don't cause accidents that ruin the race other drivers. If you were learning the guitar, you would do plenty of practice alone before trying to perform in front of others, so as not to make a fool of yourself. The same applies here.
On a similar note, and this might or might not apply to you, I think if a beginner (or any driver really) can't do multiple laps in a row without crashing, spinning or going off track with a particular car and track combination, then they really shouldn't be racing it online and would be far better off doing some offline practice. When I first got my wheel, I spent my first few months practicing offline. It allowed me to develop an understanding of a racing car's physics and finding my limit with that car so I could drive it for many (and I really mean many) laps in a row at a consistent pace with no spins or crashes. It took plenty of purposeful practice but was more than worth it, as I felt I had become a relatively consistent, safe and reliable driver which is more important than anything else when racing online. It was only after that point I felt I was ready to begin to push myself for pace and started racing online. Even now after over two years since my first online race, I still make sure I've got some offline practice time done with a car and track combination, until at minimum I feel I can lap safely and consistently, before I race online.
I feel its important and the responsibility of every driver to practice these things before racing online, so we don't cause accidents that ruin the race other drivers. If you were learning the guitar, you would do plenty of practice alone before trying to perform in front of others, so as not to make a fool of yourself. The same applies here.