Practice! Get as many laps in before a race like a daily, as possible. When the race starts and you are fresh off 10-12 laps, in that car, on that track, you'll very soon find the drivers who've managed a decent qualifier, but aren't consistently fast in the race. Practice! Do your laps! Put the work in. Lee Trevino said "The more I practice, the luckier I get".
One other bit of advice is provided for us on the ranking board before you enter the race click on a drivers car video that they show them driving the course in the same car you have chosen and watch where there shift and attack points are on the track. I do this and it always benefits my qualifying time.
Hey man, I just found your channel after recently buying GT7. I'm in my 50s, and other than MarioKart, the only racing game I ever played was TrackMania on PC or Test Drive on the PS1. I'm just a guy who is more competitive than he wants to admit, and starting to get frustrated on the PS4 controller. I'm definitely enjoying your whole attitude and presentation. You've earned my subscription.
If you can’t get on the throttle at the apex, you’ve probably gone in too fast. And go easy on the throttle and increase it as your steering opens up or the fronts will scrub out. The reverse of corner entry for trail braking
Your brake pedal is very important, can't stress enough how much difference a good brake pedal makes. Even if you're using T3PA pedals you can add a load cell which will help massively. Set it up right! You should aim to be able to hit 80% brake force with your initial input. This will allow you to then modulate around that 80% point, and you will probably find that trail braking happens without much thought. A really good brake pedal can be found on Fanatec's CSL Elite V2's for around $300, like any pedal set, hardmount for consistency.
As a casual racer that races daily but never really kills in the top racers, this is hands down the best tutorial I’ve watched. Thank you (talk about a run on sentence😂)
A good tip is to go into your detailed settings to check where the peak power and torque is for a certain car. Some cars respond better to short shifting and others like to be revved.
@@Ticket_Bait it's a graph. Check in the car settings when you're in the race lobby. Also when you're in the main menu garage it shows you what RPM you should shoot for.
Correct, it’s never about how fast you go into a turn, but how fast you exit. Also some cars need in the GR3 class a little help with TC to keep from spinning out on an exit of a turn.
Nice video Cas as always, biggest tip i ever found off a pro sim racer is to picture a solid rod is connected to the outside hand of the wheel of the corner to the gas peddle. as your exiting and opening up the wheel your squeezing the gas same amount. You'll oversteer much less, turn tighter on the apex, know when to start accelerating and also be smoother with the wheel on exit with less corrections 👍.
Love your demo of track width at Brands Hatch. I’ve stood at that hairpin so many times watching cars and bikes and it’s like a mountain after the dip.
4:11 - I've never put much investment into track guides. Every car will handle differently and just changing your tyres will change how you brake into a corner. The best way to get faster is practicing finding the car's limit. The quicker you can do that, the faster you'll be. Especially with fuel consumption and tyre wear. Your car gets lighter throughout the race and your tyres don't have as much grip. If it rains things change even more. But finding where that limit is as circumstances change is what's going to make you not just fast, but consistently fast. A big part of that is feedback. Practice will let you learn what kinds of feedback to look for, helping you understand where the car is in relation to its limit. A wheel with force feedback and some good headphones are a must. You can hear the tyres so much better with headphones, and you can audibly hear when you're on the limit of traction. Feeling the types of vibrations when you're at the limit gives you a very physical and sensory understanding of the car and how much further you're able to push it.
I just got a wheel for GT7 and now relearned to drive using the wheels and pedals. After getting used to it I switched to manual trans using the paddle shifters. I noticed how you need more concentration when in manual since you have to downshift/upshift constantly plus focus on your driving but the experience has been a lot better now, I play in VR too. I glance at the rev counter but normally listen to the engine revs as my upshifting points.
If you are more comfort shifting to 1st and revving out every gear, drive the Porsche 911. Then learn the turbo charged cars and short shift out of corners
Great advise , ive been using these tips as well for a few weeks .... definitely gotten faster, there is also a good video about how to know the correct racing line on any corner or bend and know if you can take it fast or need to slow down . That sim racing bloke is where i found these tips from if anyone wants to know
@@thecasualracinggamer sorry i had a stoke a few years ago and forget things , but i remembered that other bit of helpful information that helped me out
The problem with sim racing you never "feel" what is happening you only see what is happening. Its a theoretical way of driving and you need to drive more like how you would in a real car.
While you don't have the G-Forces like you get while driving a real car, you do have feeling and feedback of what is happening in your wheel. So, while it's not perfect, you do get something.
Watched a few of ur vids, but this one made me subscribe. U didn’t really say anything that I don’t know, but u described everything that I don’t do in a super simple way. I got the feeling I’ll hear “just slow down” in my head as I enter every turn for a minute, and that’s a good thing. Glad ur improving. I’ll be catching u soon enough!
Thank you casual racer, I believe consistency wins the race? If somebody is flashing lights etc, they're taunting one to over drive ?? I am a rookie, not an expert
If you're watching faster people and using their braking references and you're still coming into the corner too hot, you're probably not braking to 100% fast enough
Just like you, I use the gr4 458 and that car is definitely not a car to rev out. 1st and 2nd gear definitely need to shift just at redline or you're toast, 3rd and up you can let it go a little.
@@thecasualracinggamer that is the one thing I absolutely hate about that car. The Silvia you can rev the heck out of. Plus the 458 being a 7 speed shortens the lower gears a lot
Hi, I appreciate your comment but this channel is about community and conversation. I also like to setup my tips based on where I am coming from, my background in sim racing which I think is important to those who these tips will be helpful too. Understanding that these tips aren't going to make you the fastest driver, me not being the faster driver but how this can help you improve from where you are now if you are not putting these in place.
@@thecasualracinggamer Yea, I understand. I just can't stand long intros. The intro is good for those who are beginners but not everyone is a beginner. For me, I just wanted to cut to the chase and find out what tips you had.
