The laps on this video are mostly 1'11 or 1'10 around TC2000. I was trying to practice some of the things I'd learned at SSPark. Mostly I was practicing Dunlop without braking and the various hairpins carrying in brakes to help turn the car quicker. I think once I get this in my head and through experience I can pick up more speed and get faster at TC2000. Wish my videos were better quality but at least I can see them so thats what counts right now.
Had a few hairy moments in this video, one where I nearly lost it on the first hairpin (the inner one) and the second where I was passing a car just before the last hairpin and touched the brakes while still turning left in preparation for the right hander.
Update: I since showed this video to my sensei and it turns out I mis-understood what was being thought at SSPark and hence also at Tsukuba. I need to turn earlier, brake earlier and fade the brakes out as I get lock on. I was basically braking into the corner and fading them out during the corner. Tricky language this Japanese! Perhaps I still don't understand but I think I do. The great thing is my next session at the track is with these guys so I'll get to experience it first hand again.
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Never driven in Tsukuba, but I know what your sensei is about. You prob were carrying too much speed into the corner, the last time people do that in the best motoring is driving an STi or an EVO. Having said that, it is great driving, opening throttle early. I wish I am that aggressive and I will get the time that I want.
Did a bit of experimentation tonight on GT4. Its bloody hard to get the brake timing bang on. I guess real life will be easier. Its a pity GT4 is not bang on to real life. I mean its a very bad lap when I get below a 1'08, 1'07 is easy, 1'06 I can get consistently and I can get a 1'05 easily enough also if I concentrate. I just can't seem to get a 1'04. I can see more potential there though just can't quite reach it right now. Sensei gets a 1'04 without really trying on his second lap in a 2 lap race and I'm sure given a few laps can go faster still.
My previous GT4 lap times that I quoted were in a slightly modified 8. I think I had a slightly different suspension and an exhaust and perhaps headers... The above ones are a standard 8 in arcade mode.
Still, in real life I can't get past a 1'10 so something ain't right with the standard game 8 in the game :-) Probably the tires... As I recall in Enthusia I find it quite hard to get past a 1'10 in the game so maybe thats more realistic. I must see if I can play that again soon.
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