Hi All,
Used to love racing around Aston (all configurations) but after the release of the test patch I am LOVING SO6
With the FBM especially, it's such a brilliant circuit, simple yet complex - challenging while rewarding at the same time!
It's a fantastic mixture of high speed racing right behind your opponents, and difficult cornering!
My favourite part of the track would have to be the "complex" area, through fast right hander of T2 - a jab on the brakes and dropping 2 gears keeping it tight around T3 before throwing the car into T4 and down the hill towards a flat out right, left, right! You have to be careful here - if your not smooth enough on the steering you'll be out of the race!
This track gives those not quite as fast as others a chance to get results! My fastest lap is 1:07.35, which isn't super fast, however I've found myself having great battles with guys running in the 1:06's! The overtaking opportunities are there on this track, but they are not easy! Of course the best place to pass is on one of the straights and to clear your opponent before reaching the next corner, however from what I have seen and had experience of the main places for overtaking are:
T1 - Always an obvious overtaking opportunity, however far from easy! If you are too late on the brakes here you can loose your back end, you can also struggle with under steer if you're too eager on the throttle! IMO the best thing to do here is take a nice, smooth apex and get in the slipstream for the back straight!
T2/T3 - If you are planning to go through this section side by side you must 100% trust the person you are racing with! There is no room for errors, if you are on the inside you cannot push your opponent too wide...if you are on the outside you have a decision to make! Can you make it out of T2 and through T3 side by side safely? If not lift off - you have to be very careful not to cut up the racer on the inside here! It's better to loose a place than be out of the race and take other racers with you!
T7 (hairpin) - Hairpins will always give you a chance to overtake, however with most racers braking at the latest possible opportunity here, getting past on the inside going into the corner is tricky - if you are close enough then of course the chance is there, but if not a better choice would be to take a late apex and benefit from excellent "drive" and grip on the exit which will allow you to close the gap and get in the slipstream for the main straight. You will even find that when under pressure, the guys you are racing may be too eager on the right pedal and you will sail past them on the exit!
The only "issue" I have with this track is the crashes while online...obviously you can't help crashing, however if you've had a big crash and are sat in a dangerous place IMO you should get off the racing line and wait...if it's a really big crash you should forget everything and join the spectators straight away! There is nothing worse than coming round a blind bend to see yellow flags and a car blocking the road - DOH...Race over!
Crikey...that was a longen! Hope you are all enjoying the track as much as I am, and you never know people might even find my "overtaking places" section useful
Rob
Used to love racing around Aston (all configurations) but after the release of the test patch I am LOVING SO6
With the FBM especially, it's such a brilliant circuit, simple yet complex - challenging while rewarding at the same time!
It's a fantastic mixture of high speed racing right behind your opponents, and difficult cornering!
My favourite part of the track would have to be the "complex" area, through fast right hander of T2 - a jab on the brakes and dropping 2 gears keeping it tight around T3 before throwing the car into T4 and down the hill towards a flat out right, left, right! You have to be careful here - if your not smooth enough on the steering you'll be out of the race!
This track gives those not quite as fast as others a chance to get results! My fastest lap is 1:07.35, which isn't super fast, however I've found myself having great battles with guys running in the 1:06's! The overtaking opportunities are there on this track, but they are not easy! Of course the best place to pass is on one of the straights and to clear your opponent before reaching the next corner, however from what I have seen and had experience of the main places for overtaking are:
T1 - Always an obvious overtaking opportunity, however far from easy! If you are too late on the brakes here you can loose your back end, you can also struggle with under steer if you're too eager on the throttle! IMO the best thing to do here is take a nice, smooth apex and get in the slipstream for the back straight!
T2/T3 - If you are planning to go through this section side by side you must 100% trust the person you are racing with! There is no room for errors, if you are on the inside you cannot push your opponent too wide...if you are on the outside you have a decision to make! Can you make it out of T2 and through T3 side by side safely? If not lift off - you have to be very careful not to cut up the racer on the inside here! It's better to loose a place than be out of the race and take other racers with you!
T7 (hairpin) - Hairpins will always give you a chance to overtake, however with most racers braking at the latest possible opportunity here, getting past on the inside going into the corner is tricky - if you are close enough then of course the chance is there, but if not a better choice would be to take a late apex and benefit from excellent "drive" and grip on the exit which will allow you to close the gap and get in the slipstream for the main straight. You will even find that when under pressure, the guys you are racing may be too eager on the right pedal and you will sail past them on the exit!
The only "issue" I have with this track is the crashes while online...obviously you can't help crashing, however if you've had a big crash and are sat in a dangerous place IMO you should get off the racing line and wait...if it's a really big crash you should forget everything and join the spectators straight away! There is nothing worse than coming round a blind bend to see yellow flags and a car blocking the road - DOH...Race over!
Crikey...that was a longen! Hope you are all enjoying the track as much as I am, and you never know people might even find my "overtaking places" section useful
Rob
