Hi all,

I'm a bit confused about why I seem to be taken out pretty much every time at T1 when starting in the middle of the grid. When setting off I always look left and right to see who is on the inside and outside. When it comes to the first corner, I look to the inside, and if there is a car there, instead of turning in anyway I slow down slightly and take the outside line instead.

Problem is that when doing this I almost certainly get sideswiped by a driver trying to dive down the inside line after I have started turning in.

How come I try to avoid accidents in T1 and everyone else seems to be out for themselves? Its started to get a bit annoying...

I should point at that I get taken out very rarely when starting near the front of the grid, unless someone behind neglects to brake..

Brake LIGHTLY (enough to get the lights on) on the entry before you WANT to brake, go in SLOW on the inside and "brace for impact" as it were - expect to be spun, keep your eyes on your rear view mirror and get ready for some opposite lock.

If you aren't worried about position in Turn 1, than brake well before everyone else does, but not hard so that you shunt other drivers behind you.

Take any line, ideally the outside if cars infront of you are not tangled up. While braking HOLD YOUR LINE I might add, unless you need to dodge an accident. Be alert as to what is on your sides. Never try to hold a middle-line under braking while entering the turn, it just spells disaster.... too dangerous to manage.

Inside line in turn 1 is not always the safest, the outside usually has a much better success rate simply because it is more open and less cramped. Chances of getting hit by a banzai/kamikazeeeee turn 1 nutter is lower on the outside... but if you do get hit it will push you even wider. If you are on the inside you can slip away if you keep it tight on the apex, but usually there a small spins and pileups on the inside that could ultimately lose you ground fast.

Flicker the brakes way before the corner to 'wake up' the drivers behind you. My personal experience has shown that this helps, but doesn't guarantee anything. There isn't much you can do about 'dive bombs'.. especially on T1. If you slow down you get run into, if you keep pace you usually run out of room and either put yourself or someone else (or both) off. Don't get too frustrated, it happens to us all, and happens quite a bit in 'real' racing as well.

Quote from XenoWolf :

Flicker the brakes way before the corner to 'wake up' the drivers behind you. My personal experience has shown that this helps, but doesn't guarantee anything. There isn't much you can do about 'dive bombs'.. especially on T1. If you slow down you get run into, if you keep pace you usually run out of room and either put yourself or someone else (or both) off. Don't get too frustrated, it happens to us all, and happens quite a bit in 'real' racing as well.

wow, I never knew this, I have one small question, how come T2 is a bowl of cherries?