Quote from thisnameistaken :

Throttle on too suddenly leaving T1, understeered off the road. Throttle on progressively instead and be careful to only use as much steering angle as you need to (any more and this will promote understeer). This is IMO the hardest corner to get right, you need to balance throttle and steering very well to make the most of it.

Lift in the middle of the chicane - try taking more of the kerb on your right on the entry to make the chicane less of a sharp angle, you shouldn't need to lift off the throttle after T1 until you get to the end of the back straight.

T3: Go out much wider to brake for this turn - you're braking with a few metres of tarmac on your left that you could be using, and you actually approach the inside of the track while braking. Don't turn into the corner until you're done braking, aim for an apex speed around 65mph and floor it as soon as you can see the exit.

Next two corners aren't so bad. With practice you should be able to carry more speed (another 5mph or so) into the first right-hander and this will be a net gain all the way over the hill until you brake again for the next right turn.

Right-hander at the bottom of the hill you take too slow - you're not using all the road on the exit. If you find you don't need to use that green concrete on the exit then you need to go faster until you do!

Last corner: Again not a bad line but you will be able to carry more speed through it with practice.

Thanks for all the advice - it's much appreciated!!

Quote from Jakg :

TBH i find 540 fine, 900 would be a bit excessive...

Could you post a replay?

Here is one of my fastest times so far (no laughing pls :-) )

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Definitely turn the steering lock down. About the maximum you can use without having to take your hands off the wheel at full lock is 420, so try that. The DFP just doesn't turn fast enough to make the full rotation useful.

1:38 isn't that bad, honestly. I remember when getting under 1:40 was a milestone. Don't expect to get into the 1:34s any time soon, but regular 1:36s should be your next target, really. That will keep you on the same pace as most "casual" LFSers.

Oh yeah, the #1 rule: Slow in, fast out. Don't try to brake later, instead brake earlier if you have to in order to be on the accelerator sooner on the exit. Concentrate on doing that at every corner and you'll surprise yourself how much faster you go.

Thanks for this - I'll try the wheel at 420, much appreciated!

Quote from obsolum :

Hehe, that always makes me chuckle May I ask which driving games you've played?

haha - all the way back from Micropose F1 grand pix on the Amiga to Gran Turismo on the playstation - nothing quite this real tho!

Thanks, I'll switch to manual and change the turning circle.

I'm normally pretty good at driving games and was wondering if there was something in particular I was missing that is losing me so much time.

Oh well, better get back on the track then :-)

Hi There,

I've been playing for only a short while and have been using the keyboard.
On Blackwood, in the slowest car (think it's XFG) I have been only able to clock up a fastest lap time of around 1 min 38 secs when the winners seem to be clocking up 1:33 or 1:34.

I have since bought a wheel (logitech DFP) and have found my lap times are pretty much the same, if not slower :-(

Can anyone look at the following setups that I have and let me know if any of them are a no-no or if I could be doing anything better.

Automatic gears
Setup from teaminferno site
Wheel turn at 900 degrees

Sorry if anything here is nooby but I am truly a noob at this game!

Thanks :-)
Dave