Generic Weekly Hotlap #21 - Daily Driver

2:24.920 PS4

 

Improvement 2:23.424

I don't know how many more times I'm going to try this one. I just don't think everyone else is having to turn the wheel as far as I do. Going into turn one my left hand is in between the 2 and 3 o'clock position. That's a ton of steering effort to get this stupid car around corners and it still pushes outwards.

 

I do it's been a few days since I have driven the thing, but I can remember the feel through the wheel that I had overcome the front tyres grip and understeer has begun, this resulted in the application of more lock and a not very good lap.

@Jezza819 do you get the sensation of over coming the tyre grip through the wheel? BTW, the clip I posted shows the amount of steering lock being used.

Have you tried to make the rear of the car more mobile? Increasing tyre pressure above the 'ideal' seemed to be the best way for me with just a tiny bit of toe out.

Some more camber on the front helps with grip in the faster corners as well I think...

 

Aaargh! You're gonna make me try to improve now, and I'm not sure the wife/kids will give me any more free time before tomorrow night, but I'll try. I feel the 22's are there for me if i really nail it

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What really does my head in is when the ghost car appears and then i see red and try to chase it down which then looses me more time.I know if i mess up turns 1,2 and 3 there is no hope.two days left and will tweak the car further and try different breaking areas etc,here's hopin'

 

I have the exact same problem.I will spend the weekend trying out various breaking points,turn in's etc.

 

2-3, 4-5, 6-7 & 10-11 all lead on to little straights or fast sections, you have to set yourself up for the 2nd corner in each of those, if you go too fast in 2, 4, 6 or 10 you can end up on the wrong side of the track or carrying too much speed for 3, 5, 7 & 11. Better to maximize exit speed out of 3, 5, 7 & 11 IMO. Less important in 6-7 than the others but you still need to line up for 7 through 6.

 

First lap posting of the week
2:27.018 GT L4velle XB1
Logitech G920 wheel with H shifter.

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Danowat32 - 2:25.621 - PS4 pad.

Ridiculously slight 0.3s improvement, but an improvement none the less.
It doesn't seem to matter if I drive slowly slowly catchy monkey, or drive the tits off the thing, I can't break 2.25.
I'm stumped, no idea where you guys are getting 2.23's from, baffling.
They say a bad workman always blames his tools, so I am going with the fact that I am using a pad that's the issue!
anyway f**k this car!.

 

To be quite honest, I love this car and I don't know why

First attempts, 2.29.481

 

It's this sort of line for most corners around here that works well, as it maximizes exit speed onto the short straights that connect all the corners. If you dive into 2 and run wide then you make 3 much longer than it need to be and your'e still turning when you should be on the gas and straightening up down the straight.

Iv'e also been using all of the curbs on the entry to the corners to straighten the line as much as possible.

 

Many thanks for this useful info.I'm still overdriving and i know i'm doing it and i am always on the wrong side of the track for the straights,it is getting better though.I did a 24.7?? earlier but i know i can go faster.The word discipline comes to mind!!!.

 

Thanks for your input too.I'm always a bit offline for those straights but it is getting there.

 

2:25.157
PS4
T300

I know that with a fwd car you should drive smooth and more consistent. Haha...for me with especially this car this won't work. I slap the **** out of this gulietta and this is the only way how I can improve my lap time

 

Improvement 2:24.755.PS4 This might be my very best.I'll have one more go tomorrow though.It's just that flippin voice in your head saying go on one more lap,ggrrrr help

 

*improvement*
2:23.052
PS4
G29



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2:21.878 - OriginalR6kid - X1

Finally got a couple of hours today to give this a go. Im not feeling this car,so this will probably be it for me...at least ive learnt another track

 

Improvement 2:22:673 - PC - Dualshock 4 - No TC


I think i've tried the Giulietta only at Magione, but drive a FWD like this on Mugello is a total surpise and fun, maybe initially was frustrating, but with a bit of smoothness and precision (the big big weakness of a padder , and on that combo much more ) and many learned tips you can gain good advantage on every curve; the setup for that type of car is clearly basic but you feel every change on it, and for everyone want to improve i think that a constant focus on your delta compared to your top best laptime (with the app ptracker for example) help a lot for know where you lost time e where you gain time on every curve, and you will able to improve your lines and better understand your mistakes .

 

I'm using your setup from your 2:21.9 run. From your video going into turn 1 your onscreen left hand is right at 12:00 while mine like I said earlier is more in between 2:00 and 3:00 for a similar line through that turn. That's why I say I it feels like I'm having to use more steering input to achieve similar results. It really hurts in 2 and 3 because I have to crank over so hard to try and get some bite for 2, then I have to crank back the other way just as hard to try and make 3. It's just too much side to side.

I tried raising pressures to 40 all around because someone said that was probably ideal for consoles but to me that produced a whole lot more sliding and it only produced slower times.

 

(improvement) 2.21.908 PS4 http://prntscr.com/eg124v

I'm learning that I got no patience necessary to avoid overdriving, hope this is tyre model related, hearing pc replays the sound of tyre squeal is non even similar to ps4, where it's almost absent or very little. Tyre pressure I can use is about 32 or 33 psi, going up the grip is even reduced, not sure 100% about what I've just said but I wanted to say something..