Well Guys, I consider myself to be a good LFS racer. I play defensively, but sometime push things and get a little sketchy on a few corners. I mainly drift and rally race. Ever sense I became a good drifter my rally skills have gotten better. With XRT I hit low 1:11's on BL Rally, and low 9's on reversed. I really want to work on my Blackwood GP skills. I finally got around to taking a good look at it (Way back in the day I raced GP with the XRG, before I could handle the XRT) and I was average. But Now I got a good setup (Inferno) And Ran two laps online. pulled a 1:29 second lap. I noticed the back was a little sloppy so I lowered tyre pressure a TAD, and softened up the real anti-roll bar. So hopefully that will keep things a little more stable. I want to get under 1:25, that is the goal I have set. I have attached the two lap replay if you guys want to look over it and correct my lines, but I personally think all I need to do is smooth things out. Thanks in advance.
~Bryan~

-Try to stay out of 2nd gear except for the very first corner. In the faster turns it'll mess up your exit, especially if you change gears mid-corner. If you're using auto gear-change, switch to manual and turn off "throttle cut on upshift" in the player options. It may require a bit more attention cause it might produce a little wheel-spin during upshifts, but helps the turbo cars to stay on boost. Probably worth like 2 mph on the straights.

-Slow in, fast out. Brake early, turn in late, don't get the car sideways in the corner and try to be early on throttle. Braking early and entering a bit slower will only cost a few hundredths of a second, but a clean and fast exit can be worth half a second because the extra speed helps you on the straight that follows.

-Yea, I thought some of my loose ends were due to RPM's being too high, so I'll try comming out of corners in third next time. I do run manual, with auto clutch. I DO have cut on upshift turn on, I like it for the realism, and hate hearing the RPM's jump when shifting, but I guess I could change it.

-I'm starting to work on the slow in, fast out thing. But I'm still learning my braking points.

Thanks for the help And when I get a chance I'll practice those tips and post another replay.
~Bryan~

Turn off the "throttle cut..." anyways. If you like the realism, then lift your foot! That is realism, not the "throttle cut" option. It only takes a slight moment of lift with your foot to shift, rather than the huge cut the option does.

Meh, I switched it off and I'm living with it. I just finished two 5 lap races at BL GP online. it was 1:36 first lap, 1:28's for the rest of the laps. I can't seem to improve.
~Bryan~

Its not two 5 lap races that will make you fast, believe me. Keep practicing

Forget the inferno set, it's way too oversteery for a beginner on the XRT especially a mouser. It doesn;t help your using the mouse because its hard to get on the throttle smoothly, you sorta have to tap it a few times before you can mash it down.

I've attached a replay of me driving using the mouse and the set I used when I was a demo racer using the mouse. I don't remember my PB but I just did a few laps and got a low 1.27 easily, so 1.25 shouldn't be a problem. It's a very stable and easy to drive set, and also doesn't lock up when you brake with the mouse.


Check the replay and you'll see what I mean by the throttle control required, you should shave a couple of seconds off in no time.

I've done a few tweaks to the Inferno set and killed the lockup after the straight. I also have it so its not too loose, but the back end still likes to kick out when the tires arn't quite at or slightly over optimal tempuratures. I'll take a look at that replay, and try the set and get back to you with a replay of my own. Thanks again,
~Bryan~