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Hi Ben,

Crap?  Well, its not 'the best' ;-)  You're probably just learning to
drive these cars and haven't reached the next plateau yet.

When trying for 'fast laps' you need to be great on all corners (as if
you didn't know that).

It sounds like you are braking too early for all the corners.  I can do
sub 1:30's but it takes a real effort to force yourself not to brake too
early for the corners.

My advice is this: If you are staying at a constant speed before turning
into a corner, you are braking to early.  Basically, you should be
either on the gas or the brake, but never just 'coasting' or 'creeping
up' to the corner.  Another way to put it is -- if you have a 1 second
'coasting' period before you turn into the corner (and you always have
around 1 second) try braking a smidge later.  You'll find that you only
have 1/2 second 'coasting' time now.  That will give you a better time.
Of course, you want to try to make a turn such that you have no
'coasting' time, but just brake, turn/gas out of the corner.

Watch some replays to see where others are braking.  I bet your braking
really early.

Of course the controller helps.  I use a T2 with combined gas/brake and
it works well.

Hope this helps,
Jason.

Ben Summers wrote:

> I have been Single racing at Silverstone.....
>
> 1:47 is the best that I have done so far !!
>
> Is it Crap or good ????
>
> Ben Summers

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Jason Monds
"My other car is a Ferrari"
http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake
setups
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