I must admit it's starting to grate....

I mean my lack of ability to stop a slide or tank slapper and end up pointing the wrong way down the track, even when I only have 10 ltrs of fuel.
Surely the physics must be wrong somewhere along the way when going onto a kerb or astro strip at 20/30kmh sends you into a spin or slide and you cannot do anything about it, either power out or lifting off has absolutely no effect, you are just a passenger, then the pathetic penalty system kicks in giving multiple penalties for the same 'mistake' while you are trying to get back on the black stuff..

Don't get me wrong I love the game and have over 200hrs so far, but this simple (and basic) part is starting to really pi$$ me off

 

could you record it pls? I can drive without problems and still use a gamepad

 

Practice drifting and you;ll learn how to beat tank slappers as an added bonus I had a ton of problems with them initially, but not any more. ALthough I did switch from a slow DFP to g27, with DFP and its slow FF that got in the way I really struggled to make lightning quick corrections, with g27 it is now natural. But wheel alone is not enough of course.

 

Which cars are you driving?

It's easy to spin a powerful car, even at very low speeds. There are hundreds of embarrassing Youtube videos, I actually think AC models this quite well.

 

Not a lot of info given. I can understand your frustration and all, but "I'm having low speed/low fuel tank slappers... kerb physics must be wrong" kind of thing won't bring us much further.

 

I'm with @claudiopolez. When early access first came out back in November, one of the first things I felt the need to do is learn to drift. Even if you only learn to deal with slides that would happen in a race, and not so much drifting on purpose like I did, its still enough. I've caught some mighty big tank slappers even with a lot of fuel.

Also, TONS of work dialing in the FFB just right made a huge difference. 100% worth the time.

 

Any input lag will make it harder to control a car at the limit so look into reducing this. Also I really doubt your doing this at 20 to 30kmh as I cant think of any corner id take under 60 and this would be the hairpin at vallelunga.

Look at the replay with pedals overlay app and speed to see what speed your actually doing and how your applying throttle. Full throttle with lots of wheel lock at any speed will pretty much guarantee a spin so if you do this and spin dont be surprised. On a surface with less traction you will spin with less lock and less throttle so try stay on the black stuff too.

 

Tire wear ??? If your tires are shot you will spin.

 

I could recover from spins when I used a gamepad.. because you can quickly go to max left-right steering. Turning the wheel all the way around quick enough to recover from a spin is tough.
Sometimes I get halfway.. but cant get the wheel around the other way in time!

 

Duplicate.

 

It's a sim, as much as it feels right in some ways, other situations will never be even remotely close to real world driving and racing.

 

AC is literally the most realistic game in terms of behaviour when sideways I've ever played. Like real life, its extremely simple to correct 90% of slides. Something is wrong your end. Post replays.

 

I have a problem with the Mclaren GT3. Hitting the curb (some) will make the car
lose Control and spin. Problably a set upp thing but annoying.

 

That's just a characteristic of the car. Setups, setups, setups!

 

Every car has to be driven differently. One car can be very good on one aspect but is less good at another one which could be totaly the other way around for another car.
Change your driving style to the car you're driving and get the right setups (ask other people, experiment for yourself, ...) Also know what kerbs you can take and which ones you can't since most kerbs have different heights.

 

Catching slides takes practice, not just in the amount of correction but, also the duration. Anticipating the momentum shift and bite at just the right moment is crucial. Having your controller setup properly can improve your odds greatly. Limitations with the type of controller and speed of the wheel also can lead to difficulty in recovery.

 

cry baby springs too mind

 

Display lag will hurt you badly. What monitor do you have?

Tank slappers could also mean you're holding the countersteer too long. Try just giving quick jabs of countersteering rather than holding it.

 

Hey guys, in many circumstances putting a rear tire on a kerb under WOT will spin you, this kills people IRL, the issue is actually well simulated. Youtube tank slappers and PM the drivers "why couldn't you correct that man?!?!? physics must be off!"

Fun reference, this dude drove into the slide (and into the grass) to avoid the inevitable, and then he gave it ALL to keep it straight (0:33 seconds):


Are we working at least as hard to control the car..?

 

The guy is so excited about his save because it was so easy I think.

Here are some more instances where the game physics failed, or is it maybe a drivers interpretation of the physics that has failed?



I call this gran tourismo syndrome, guy drives the nords on GT then thinks he is a proper driver.

Goes to real track with shiny new car only to find the physics in this car suck and so he hits the wall. Goes back home to GT and realizes these physics are so much better then the real car he had which had obvious physics bugs.