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Is there any guide? Also how could I use it to learn from fast guys if I do not have their datas?

 

It's tough trying to be fast like most of you guys.

I've watched lap after lap on YouTube and the main thing I noticed was the ability to take corners flat was the difference between their and my laps.

In my mind I put it down to those guys having a magic setup that allowed them to do such things.

Reality hit home when I took their posted setups and was still 5 seconds off of their times at Spa, for example. That's when I realised I had nobody to blame but myself

 

What about that 3Y M6? Should be easy to provide since we already have the car in 2018.

 

there is a blog section here on how to set up the software

You could ask someone fast on here for some hot lap telemetry?

however if you just use your own sector times you can see the sections in which you are quickest and then compare those laps. It’s likely that you are capable of being fast it’s just about stringing it all together.

the most important part is editing the sector times properties of your fast, legal laps to show your rolling best and eclectic laps.

 

Its all about being the best version YOU can be, dont care about others really. It will kill the fun.

 

Watching my laps would be mostly pointless since I'm slow but consistently so.

 

In most cases consistency is more important then outright pace

 

My friend is faster than me, but I ein nearly every race against him

 

I don't really care as much a i did about lap times , my madness lies in being consistent now, I was never able to be within a second or two , of the better drivers, but consistency for me is now more of a challenge

 

Yeah, but being 2/3 seconds off pace means you'll NEVER ever reach podium...

I usually end midfield 8 to 16th in organized races

 

No, but is that a problem? Enjoy the racing and work your way up

 

Rome was not built in a day. I think an increase in speed comes in spurts, you do one fast lap and you find that you can do that lap time on a regular basis. I find that relaxing makes such a big difference. CC has go it right , dont think about lap times just apexs and exists

 

Oh I enjoy myself a lot, else I would have dropped out simracing long ago... I would just want to get that bit faster to race with the faster guys without being ashamed. And maybe once in a year maybe get close to podium

Most of my issue come from being totally unable to tune... a fast guy sent me his setup before a race and I was 1.2 seconds faster at spa then before... but still a good 2.5 seconds from pole

 

I don't know that trying to mimic the pros is all that beneficial. The fact is they get trained on how to break down a track so they know where to put in the effort, and how to get through corners as fast as possible. If you don't have that training you will find it difficult to follow them. I think untrained practice will only get you so far, I think it's as important to be reading the same books as professional drivers so that you know how they go about being fast, practice brings consistency but speed takes knowledge. There are a lot of fairly in debt videos on youtube about every aspect of racing that are designed for real world drivers.

I know there are a lot of sim racer guides too and while they can be good it's second hand knowledge at that stage, they are a middle man in a way and it's best to get things from people who have made a career out of teaching driving.

 

The reality is a setup at the end of the day is worth at most half a second if that. I run stock aggressive in the Lambo, just setting tyre pressure fairly happily.

The setup won’t make the car “faster” as such, it can make the driver more comfortable in the car though and that in turn will allow him to push a bit more

 

Maybe for someone as gifted like yourself. For me a setup to my liking is worth more than a half second.

 

Depends a bit on your driving style.
If the default setup fits your driving style you can get very good laptimes with it.

 

Talking about practice, I came accross an interesting video from Empty Box on the subject a while ago



edit: oh, and another one in the recommendations just now

 

I don't think the setup should come into it that much. Professional drivers extract as much performance as the car has, I think that until a driver can get close to that maximum then setups aren't really going to be a magic bullet. I don't think people should be focused on trying to make the car go faster and should be almost entirely focused on driving the car better. Setups seem like a wild goose chase if you don't know the fastest way around the track already.

I'm still learning and when I manage to reduce my lap times it's got very little to do with setup, it's mostly due to being a bit braver through corners, or finding a better entry or exit, or just becoming more familiar with the track. I've figured out the track better, rather than found some more performance out of the car.

I don't really have a lot of confidence with setups though, I get my tyres in the right window and that's about it. I don't have time to test so I think my time is better spent getting as familiar as I can with the track.