im new at this and making my own set ups. and my best second split time is 1:04.16. is that good bad or average for someone new.

Why don't you watch the WR replay and judge for yourself

1[d9] 1:22.910

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Why don't you watch the WR replay and judge for yourself

1[d9] 1:22.910

That replay has pretty much nothing to do with being "good bad or average for someone new." Or racing at all for that matter. The way he almost drifts around a few corners he'd chew up those tires faster than you'd want to in a race of any significant length.

I don't know about 2nd splits, but around 1:32-1:36 overall times are what to expect from your first few laps, and hopefully you can get under 1:30 pretty quickly. I don't really know, because it's been a while since I was "new".

However, 1:04.16 2nd splits really aren't going to be competitive at all against anything but complete newbies. I'd suggest you stay at the back of the pack, or even try and follow someone a little faster than you.