Kek700
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There is also the placebo effect.
I am two seconds a lap from the front of the grid, all I have left is setup, so I fiddle away trying to bridge the gap, it just makes me feel, well at least I am doing something about it.
Then I go into a fixed setup race, bugger me still two seconds away.
Don’t get me wrong on this, setup is a very important part of my sim racing. After spending quite a long time trying to rationalise this, these are my present conclusions.
I have tried setups by most of most top setup people in this forum, it always come down to watching the delta time that makes any difference.
I invariably return to my own setup, as that usually
a bit quicker for me and sits nicely into my awkward driving system.
I am pretty much into a situation we’re I know how to get good performance out of a car and track, but, and this is a big but, I do not actually like the process I need to take, I am not a Michael Schumacher ( in many ways) ( I’m actually pleased I am not ), I find pawing over every detail quite tedious I much rather guess the braking points for every corner. Not good for lap times. Taking a more suck it and see approach.
in my opinion John is quite correct, I remember I was in a FF1600 going at a 100mph on an air field we’re the planes had previously dumped a load of aviation fuel, heading for a fence and ditch, thinking how late should I leave the braking. You know the answer, I chickened out and started to brake earlier. That would never be the case in AC.
If I find anything to contradict my views, I can assure you I will be on it quicker than a rat up a drain pipe.
My humble opinion is do what Robert says, a small amount of attention on getting a basic setup correct
for the circuit your on, then driving, driving and more driving.
I hope the world is still revolving by the time you have finished this monologue.
PS, I will be repeating this if I find anything that contradicts my conclusion.
Just one other point, beware of the conclusion that the fastest man on the circuit has the best setup, if such a thing exists, it may be the slowest driver in a race that has the best setup.
The fastest is just that he is very good at maximising the speed of the car though out the lap in the most time efficient manor.
I am two seconds a lap from the front of the grid, all I have left is setup, so I fiddle away trying to bridge the gap, it just makes me feel, well at least I am doing something about it.
Then I go into a fixed setup race, bugger me still two seconds away.
Don’t get me wrong on this, setup is a very important part of my sim racing. After spending quite a long time trying to rationalise this, these are my present conclusions.
I have tried setups by most of most top setup people in this forum, it always come down to watching the delta time that makes any difference.
I invariably return to my own setup, as that usually
a bit quicker for me and sits nicely into my awkward driving system.
I am pretty much into a situation we’re I know how to get good performance out of a car and track, but, and this is a big but, I do not actually like the process I need to take, I am not a Michael Schumacher ( in many ways
) ( I’m actually pleased I am not ), I find pawing over every detail quite tedious I much rather guess the braking points for every corner. Not good for lap times. Taking a more suck it and see approach.in my opinion John is quite correct, I remember I was in a FF1600 going at a 100mph on an air field we’re the planes had previously dumped a load of aviation fuel, heading for a fence and ditch, thinking how late should I leave the braking. You know the answer, I chickened out and started to brake earlier.
That would never be the case in AC.If I find anything to contradict my views, I can assure you I will be on it quicker than a rat up a drain pipe.
My humble opinion is do what Robert says, a small amount of attention on getting a basic setup correct
for the circuit your on, then driving, driving and more driving.
I hope the world is still revolving by the time you have finished this monologue.
PS, I will be repeating this if I find anything that contradicts my conclusion.
Just one other point, beware of the conclusion that the fastest man on the circuit has the best setup, if such a thing exists, it may be the slowest driver in a race that has the best setup.
The fastest is just that he is very good at maximising the speed of the car though out the lap in the most time efficient manor.
