Hello,

I'm a bit new here, but i want to know why my car is always flying out of the corner. Everytime i brake before it, shift down and accelerate, the car always ends up spinning or against the wall.
How do i get my car stable enough like driving in a real car?
--> the car should stick to the road.
This counts for all the other cars i drive.
Does someone has a setup that works for me?
Thanks in advance!

Just use Setupgrid or Team Inferno's Setupfield to find setups to the combo you need if you are not able yet to make your own setups.

Quote from CDA441 :

Hello,

I'm a bit new here, but i want to know why my car is always flying out of the corner. Everytime i brake before it, shift down and accelerate, the car always ends up spinning or against the wall.
How do i get my car stable enough like driving in a real car?
--> the car should stick to the road.
This counts for all the other cars i drive.
Does someone has a setup that works for me?
Thanks in advance!

Hi

1) The biggest reason is lack of experience. I started sim racing exactly 12 months ago, and you could've given me the best set, and I would spin doing a turn. Especially, and obviously, rear wheel driven cars. Gradually I started getting control. It is all about steering, braking and throttle control, and as your experience grow, you will find it becomes easier, and more natural.

2) You are probably throttling up too earlier in the turn with rear wheel driven cars, your brake balance may be towards the rear also.

3) As a tip - and it is a tip that won't make you fast, but will give you control: Design your sets to have some understeer - increase front stiffness etc - check out Team Inferno's setupfield with setup help. Make sure your brake bias is toward the front.

4) Read the car's movements going through a turn - weight shifting, difficult in the beginning. Straighten the wheels earlier, aim for the outside of the turn, even turn against the turn (!) newbies tend to turn more and more to get through a turn, then the car will spin.

5) PRACTISE PRACTISE PRACTISE

6) Do not blame the car, the setup, or LFS, you will kill a real car under the same conditions than what you are doing in LFS. It is simply lack of experience.

7) Read up on driving techniques, do a google search for 'Driving fast techniques.

I am 45 years old, it took me 9 months, 90 000km's to have okay control, I can now drive 3-5% from WR, but still make lots of mistakes!

sccc Gerrit/Jettascuba

BTW, get yourself an S2 license and drive with drivers that can drive.

Quote from Jettascuba :

Hi

1) The biggest reason is lack of experience. I started sim racing exactly 12 months ago, and you could've given me the best set, and I would spin doing a turn. Especially, and obviously, rear wheel driven cars. Gradually I started getting control. It is all about steering, braking and throttle control, and as your experience grow, you will find it becomes easier, and more natural.

2) You are probably throttling up too earlier in the turn with rear wheel driven cars, your brake balance may be towards the rear also.

3) As a tip - and it is a tip that won't make you fast, but will give you control: Design your sets to have some understeer - increase front stiffness etc - check out Team Inferno's setupfield with setup help. Make sure your brake bias is toward the front.

4) Read the car's movements going through a turn - weight shifting, difficult in the beginning. Straighten the wheels earlier, aim for the outside of the turn, even turn against the turn (!) newbies tend to turn more and more to get through a turn, then the car will spin.

5) PRACTISE PRACTISE PRACTISE

6) Do not blame the car, the setup, or LFS, you will kill a real car under the same conditions than what you are doing in LFS. It is simply lack of experience.

7) Read up on driving techniques, do a google search for 'Driving fast techniques.

I am 45 years old, it took me 9 months, 90 000km's to have okay control, I can now drive 3-5% from WR, but still make lots of mistakes!

sccc Gerrit/Jettascuba

I'm driving with a steering wheel and manual shift (H-pattern) and a clutch, even if i brake before the corner, put my clutch in and play with the throttle, i still bail out in the corner (this in the corner from blackwood with the XR)

Quote from CDA441 :

I'm driving with a steering wheel and manual shift (H-pattern) and a clutch, even if i brake before the corner, put my clutch in and play with the throttle, i still bail out in the corner (this in the corner from blackwood with the XR)

Can you share some replays?

Quote from CDA441 :

I'm driving with a steering wheel and manual shift (H-pattern) and a clutch, even if i brake before the corner, put my clutch in and play with the throttle, i still bail out in the corner (this in the corner from blackwood with the XR)

First, you need to know that the XRG will always slide, thats a "feature" from the car...

Try XFG and FBM, they are easier to drive... When you be good with them, you can test XRG, but gotta need more and more practice...

Quote from Si Mclaren :

First, you need to know that the XRG will always slide, thats a "feature" from the car..

ehm, no? Its perfectly possible to drive it without sliding. Even the XRT, with a good set, won't slide.

@ CDA: could you upload a replay (SPR) ? And try my set, I have a similar gaming setup (720°, H-Gate, Clutch)