As a somewhat new sim racer (2 years) once you learn the basic fundamentals of sim racing if you really want to be competitive you HAVE to learn the tracks!! And no that doesn't mean drive around a new track 3 times and think you've got it. Learn the track by studying it. Drive the track slow and slowly make your way up. Thats the one advice I wish I had when I started
yeah, 100% I have done the Nordshlife GP so many times, yet I still feel that a new hump or depression in the road catches me out sometimes, and to stay competitive on that track over a 20-40 lap race every 0.1s per lap is massive in the grand scheme of things.
This is something i've always struggled with in games that have 20+ tracks. I did a small bit of competitive F1(codemasters) racing, and would practice day after day between races. It really took quite a bit of time for me to REALLY get into the groove of it. A few years time since, I honestly don't even know how I did it. I can't fathom doing iracing without any sort of racing line graphic either, because I don't think I have the mental capacity to do it anymore ]=
I set up a race with 10 or so competitors. I will follow a 3 or 4th place driver as closely as possible, aiming to finish in the middle. In REPLAYS, I can switch to the car ahead of me's view, and see what gear they were using at "those" curves, and what their rpms were sounding like. I restart the race, and emulate...
>Gets ACC on steam sale >Learn all of the tracks >Race against AI >Increase SA >Join rookie spa/monza lobbies >Try SA 70 nurburgring lobby >4 seconds off pole and gets screamed at for tapping someone a couple times i love sim racing
The last part about expecting to finish in first... I see it so often on message boards for Forza Motorsport, Gran Turismo, or pretty much any racing game. Everyone acts like if you ain't first you're last. Checkers or wreckers. I can't seem to get people to stop thinking this way. Yeah, we all would love to win, but we can't all share first place. You can take twenty of the top sim racers in the world and put them together in a race and only one will be first, but that doesn't mean the other nineteen are bad. Somehow seemingly everyone thinks that anything other than first place means you suck. That's a ridiculous perspective.
Personally I think one thing that doesn't help is a lot of single player racing modes require you to get to the top 3 to progress. This still is stuck in my brain because I feel like I fail if I'm not on pole position so I just give up.
The best thing about sim-racing for me is when i get a guy with a similar or slightly faster tempo than mine and we have a racelong battle for position with multiple overtakes. Of course not all tracks allow it but at Monza and Zolder it's just a fantastic feeling.
While "racing" against my past-round-ghosts I came into realization that I must not always focus on pushing delta to improve lap times - sometimes it's already enough to wait the opponent to do a mistake so I can breeze past them while keeping stable pace. This makes wear-down management (tires, fuels and components) much easier too and help you win races rather than trying to push and end up doing mistakes yourself. Just keep applying pressure to the driver in front of you, sooner or later, if he isn't very cool under pressure, he WILL do a mistake while trying to get away. I sometimes (even now) wish I had this cool mentality while doing a longer race!
Second that! I started with forza motorsport 4 online. Turn one is always a mess, and you can gain places if you hang back and weave through the turn one carnage. Taking your time while behind the guy ahead and patiently waiting for them to make a mistake. If the guy behind is catching you really fast, let them pass instead of blocking and risking a wreck and losing several places.
Thank you for an actually beginner friendly video. Most other videos for "beginners" involve gear, complex car tuning, and overwhelming advanced techniques. This one was very broad and helpful. Especially something as Basic as where to look.
I consider myself an advanced driver, both IRL and in simracing, but I must admit, these tips are really helpful and I still catch myself neglecting them. Great video!
Psychological tip, don't focus on other players too much. I know first hand that when you see a player you respect and know is faster, it's too easy to lose focus thinking about them. You need to train your mind to treat all players the same. I just see them as AI personally. I don't mix any personal feelings into it. You give off body language when you drive and other players can sense this. So you need a "poker face" but you need to get good enough at it so that you can just do it without thinking. The second you start thinking about there players is the second you stop focusing on what you're actually doing and then you just start going in a downwards spiral. Just focus and be un relenting about it. Obviously easier said than done but this is the main difference with people who win and people who don't, not necessarily how good they are. I'm probably mediocre but I win a lot because my mind is strong. I learnt this at a very young age with guitar, learning to perform live and coping with the pressure. It's a technique where you embrace the adrenaline, feel it, enjoy it, and get into the zen focus state where literally nothing else matters.
I stopped focusing on the bots/players when I play. Instead of focusing on the track, I was just looking at them, when there was a corner I'd just go straight out of the track because of it. 💀
@@AnekoF90 Yeah exactly, always stay focused, no need to worry about anything else. The faster your heart rate, the less you focus and the quicker things start to feel, and then, the more mistakes you start to make. Keep consistent breathing, remain mindful, look well ahead as well keep your mind a corner ahead, and don't get lazy! Don't catch yourself slipping lol, don't forget to breathe, don't tense up! Snap yourself out of it asap, recognise when you do slip as well as you can. Doing mindful meditation guides on YT really helps train your brain to stay focused actually, learning to keep mindful and prevent thoughts from entering your head. It directly helps real life stuff too.
The number 1 purchase if you have enough money is get yourself some good quality load cell brakes. That is the most time you’ll ever gain. Not on one lap but with consistent inputs. It’ll give you more confidence and you’ll be able to pull off trail braking easier and be able to race lap after lap with fewer issues.
Excellent video! Using the curbs is a massive lightbulb moment. The curbs are where you’ll find the elusive “limit” that everyone talks about! If you aren’t driving at the limit of the track you aren’t driving at the limit of the car. Trail braking simplified: Brake INTO the corner (apex) and not FOR the corner.
Trail braking simplified: Brake into the corner, not for the corner, realize that you are going too fast, panic, lock up, go off track into the gravel, get a penalty, spin twice in the gravel and use next 10s trying to get out, rejoin the track realizing that you went from P5 to P24 and -25s from the lead
Great video as always! I tip I like to use for people who are starting in simracing is to watch the race replays and learn with your own mistakes. I help a lot to improve and also take a look in the leaders to create a vision of the racing line and how they drive.
That is great advice I haven’t been sim racing long but I recently have been watching my replays and it’s helped me tremendously not only with improving lap time but my race craft! Well said.
Having a passion for touge racing and being an avid player of Touge Life on Assetto Corsa, I’ve come to realize the importance of mastering the tracks. In retrospect, I regret not dedicating more time to learning a specific track instead of constantly switching between Akagi and Irohazaka the next day . Now that I’ve found my home turf, I can truly appreciate the nuances of each turn and elevation change. It’s a game-changer, pun intended!
I was watching a review of Monza on Nico Rosberg's channel, he uses the F1 games to show you. And one point he sayd something that was revolutionary to me, because makes simracing more easier. On the straigh part of the track just before the curve he explain that when you dont know where to break, JUST LOOK AT THE GROUND looking for the signs made by the other cars tires... just that simple detail help me speacially with breaks points racing lines.
Looking ahead has been the single most important part of getting faster times, instead of focusing on whats directly in front look as far up the track as the horizon allows an let whats in front of car be a 2nd thought because you seen coming ahead of time
The first time i drove with a wheel it felt so much nicer driving sim games, i had experience from sim games from very young so i felt pretty confident, i tried using the same rules i did when driving controller or keyboard and spun most of the time. By now i’ve got the wheel and the cars under control, i’ve learned most tracks and feel confident driving over curbs or going full speed in corners where i would’ve slowed down before. I’ve tried driving competitively and got close to the top 1000 but i’m usually in the top 5000-10000, the feeling of getting that fastest lap that felt right on the edge is amazing. I basically already pay attention to most of these and yet sometimes i don’t pay enough attention to them, my tip is, just drive for fun and find a way where you feel confident in your skills and after that you can always try to drive more competitively.
#5 is so important. Nothing beats having a multi-lap battle with someone where there's mutual respect between opponents. My favorite is when they have a faster car but I'm the better driver, so it's just a big back-and-forth as I try to pressure them into mistakes and close any doors they might try to slide through. Anyone can jump into a race car and plow their way through other cars, there's no skill in that. True skill is having patience and treating every overtake as a small victory.
Just got into simracing recently (about 2 weeks ago). i never was a car guy but now i am completely obsessed. i dont recommend this hobby to anyone because its so addictive. like i love it sso much
I was the overconfident guy who thought I would win every race. Whoa! I was wrong. I was discouraged and stopped sim racing for months. When I came back, I had a new respect for the skill it takes to race. Now, my rival is always the next car in front of me. Even if I come in 13th, knowing that I managed to battle and beat 14th fires me up. Stick with it, guys.
Pick a reasonable rival track time and make that your goal to match or beat within 1s. Practice the track religiously to learn what the limit is. This means studying every bump and curve to understand your car. Practice hot laps, race pace, ideal racing lines and bad racing lines as well as good and bad braking points. Learn tyre and fuel conservation, tyre and track temps, how to get tyres to temp. Learn track boundaries, meaning how much of the track you can cut without penalty. Remember, Slow or fast Consistency is key.
The tip for looking at where to go next has been invaluable in my own experience. i spent a good amount of time in Asseto Corsa busy driving the Nordschleife in the 650s GT3, must have been 36 hours or so, and i would make stupid mistakes very often because i always overcooked some corners. I still do it now when i practice trail braking but when i started looking for the next spot, i found around 30-40 seconds easily while still being far more consistent and being able to carry more speed through corners. My fastest time previously was 7:20 which is extremely slow but then i started consistently getting sub 7 minutes, usually 6:55/56 for 5 or 6 laps. Then with trail braking i started to complete laps without massive mistakes and my laptimes further fell to the 6:30s while not fully maximizing the track in many parts or carrying enough speed. Keep in mind, this is with a stock setup and basically the same ABS, brake bias and TC level all the way through. So these tips are extremely useful
I absolutely loved the last tip about attitude. Jimmie Johnson had done a commercial for Carvana not too long ago where he said "It's never been about racing anyone else", and I found that to be the absolute best mindset any racer should have. As a driver, you've raced this track, you've been in this car, you've always missed this turn, etc. It's always about getting better. If you can feel you are improving, then your learning. If you are just always trying to finish first, what are you learning? Race hard, race clean, and always cross the finish line.
Thank you for this video! I literally just got my first rig set up this week and am enjoying learning GT3 on ACC. I will definitely be utilizing these tips!
Last tip is spot on. I tell my son, (7) that I'm not good at all... i just seem good because I'm better than he is and i can stay on track... But battling my time, self improvement is a never ending battle. And it's that drive for perfection which makes the game fun. Not beating AI... not being first .. because when we go against real players, I'm p12,999 on a leader board..... but I'm bettering myself every time so hopefully i will be p12998... to see time Improvements.. to see the gains.
I have always loved driving games and more to the sim side. But recently got a pc and a t300 and playing games i could never get on console that are much more sim like, such as rfactor and iracing etc have opened my eyes and put me on my ass,. I am back at rookie again for sure. But I just love the feel of driving a car and the challenges to improve lines, control and get faster and more consistent, I will just enjoy and get used to it and see where I go from there. But playing these sims with a wheel at 165fps feels so damn good.
A lot of comments here echo the same thing, and I'll say the same: Study the track... and equally as important: Get comfortable with your car. Example: On Monza, I used to average about 1:51.00 with the GT3 EVO2 Huracan. I studied a few track guides, experimented with tunes and did some practice sessions, and I was churning out a sub 1:48 pace after putting in a few hundred laps of practice. Really getting all the small details down to muscle memory really helps you close the gap when you have the room to avoid position battles.
I'm not new to sim racing, but you had advice in this video that's beneficial to even more long time players. Thank you for this video, and mentioning the additional apps
Brilliant video!! I'm a super newb and all of this is spot on. I love the fact that you showed T1 at Monza, LOL. Most brutal chicane in racing. One thing that helps me A LOT are track guides. I watch them all the time. Especially after a session where I felt kind of off. Thanks for the excellent advice.
One thing I like to do when racing is to go back and watch the replay and watch and see what the guy with the times us doing. Where they are when they start to turn in how much throttle and break they are using in a corner and so on and so forth. It's helped me a bit and it's also a bit of a challenge to match the time or do better. If it's a time that I'm having difficulty hitting I set a goal. Say the person is getting a 1:38 on a track but the best I've done is a 1:42 I'll shoot for and 1:40 and try and consistently get that time.
If you don't know a track, doing it a couple times and improving is super fun and encourages you to keep going just remember to be slow so you don't get frustrated when you loose control of the car or miss a turn or miss a breaking point
Change the FOV when playing on a single monitor that is not ultra-wide. Higher FOV makes it easier to notice a change in speed. That makes braking easier. Increasing FOV makes what normally would be in your peripheral vision into your central vision. A side effect is that everything appears faster than they actually are, depend on how much higher you put the FOV. The higher the FOV, the more exaggerated the speed up effect will be.
Great video, going from technical tips to tech tips to even mindset tips. Racing is about all of those things combined, skill, equipment setup, mindset. Would appreciate a trailbraking video, as even though I know how to do it and it became a core part of my driving, it can always be improved, and it's one of, if not THE most important skill a new simracer can learn to improve on their racing after they are comfortable with their driving. Racecraft is another huge part, as we all might end up succumbing to hotlap syndrome and not develop consistency, or awareness of other cars. On your "Vision" segment, I thought you were going to discuss FoV settings. They are also very important to set up right for a proper sense of speed and notion of distance and space between cars. Would be another useful video for everyone.
4:05 also if you slow down too much like that don’t accelerate back up to speed before the Apex (in training), because it makes you feel like you didn’t make a big mistake and it might form a habit which you don’t want
I think another thing with braking is knowing when to get off the brakes, you need to bleed off the brakes gradually and make sure you carry the speed through the corners. The biggest mistake I see with braking is that regardless of braking distance, players slow down too much and carry no speed through corners. There's a point in the braking procedure where you have to time getting off the brakes and essentially you have to learn to throw cars into corners. This is why I hate the people that say "always brake in a straight line before turning in". No. lol. To be fast you need a combination of optimum braking distance, optimum timing for leading off the brakes, optimum approach angle and finally cadence braking to be able to throw your car into the corner whilst still bleeding off the brakes. Also someone in another comment was talking about learning the tracks. This is so true. Too many players use racing line which basically means you don't actually learn the track. My biggest advice here is learning how to learn a track. Every time you get in a car, whether you know the track well or not, you need to feel it out and build to optimum pace, experiment with lines, go slow for a bit, try not to get caught up in the competition, don't be pressured to attack as soon as you get in. I use to to charge straight in and get frustrated that Im not at the same pace as the day before. It's a skill in itself to be able to adapt so learning to do this every time you go on track will mean you will gradually get faster and faster at adapting and also learning new tracks. This is a fundamental skill that directly translates to real life and will mean you will always have a massive edge over players who don't do this, assuming you take the racing line away from them. I race in a group online and most of them use race line. I used to be on average probably like 3rd 4th fastest of them all. One day I made them all race without the line as a new rule and the pecking order changed massively lol. I absolutely obliterate them now lol, probably cause I drive in real life too, I know how to do it in real cars also. Turns out I am the fastest out of all of them even to this day because I learnt this skill and have been doing it from day one. I've got years of advantage over most players in this regard. They all need hours of practice before the races and they still can't keep up with me. I can literally hop in, do one sight lap and I can out pace them because I intentionally honed this skill and didn't cheat essentially. I can adapt super quick. Point is, even if it puts you at a disadvantage in every other situation, don't cave in and turn the line on or use any other assists, you're only cheating yourself in the long run.
I haven’t played any racing games since I was a kid, but I like watching F1 and have done it on and off for a decade. Finally just got into simracing, and I’ve chosen a Ferrari Challenger as my main car in ACC and I’m gonna starting at Monza. And my first legit time is: 1:59.41 and I’m pretty content with that being a complete rookie. I almost managed to do 4 sec better, but I went off the track by an inch.. I was so frustrated, but it’s gonna come! Damn, it’s fun!
Tbh just driving a car on a racetrack is fun and challenging getting positions is a plus and winning is a closing chapter. Im enjoying this journey a lot! Cant wait to get s decent ox to okay iracing
If you wanna learn defending, put your ego aside and intentionally get in a slightly less OP car than what everyone else will use. Obviously all the other players will just assume your slow so you have to keep you will power high so you don't give up and get in a faster car. But if you can learn to maximise a slower car, it's so rewarding, especially when you manage to successfully defend a race against someone in an OP car. And btw, most of the fast players are fast either because they have OP cars or they have a really good setup. Not taking away from players who have good setup skills but chances are, most fast players are fast because of this, not necessarily because they're that good. Once you realise this you realise how so many people essentially cheat themselves. This guy is right, put wanting to win aside and learn the good old fashioned way. Also I'm not saying just because you're in OP car you're gonna win, you still have to be good. But assuming you put yourself in a slower car next to yourself in an OP car, you in the OP car will win. It's as simple as that. So if you're in a group where you're all roughly on the same level, anyone in an OP car will likely beat you no matter how good you are. This is just the reality of motorsports in general, not just sim.
7:04 I recall this track from the GRID series since the second game, but I believe this must be the Autosport layout because in GRID 2, both sides of the road are open, while in Autosport onwards, one side is closed off, leaving only the other side is open.
Thank you for the video and series. I'm currently almost finished with my first racing sim rig, and other than Forza Horizon (3-5), I haven't really played a racing game since the Sega Genesis days. Really got the itch for it over the past few months, and decided to start with a Fanatec GT DD Pro base for PS5 compatibility, the Clubsport v2 pedals, and a basic xbox wheel with a NLR F/GT frame. Eventually wanting to go gaming PC as mine is outdated, but decided to do sim setup first, so starting off with PS5 as the gaming platform. Really hoping I enjoy it, but thanks for videos like these that help ease some complete newbness nervousness of just the huge amount of education I'm going to need over the next several months/years. Definitely plan on a lot of offline racing/practicing as I really just want to get in and enjoy/learn the art of driving even more than any competitive racing against others. I may get there, but the journey/education is what I'm currently looking forward to the most. But thanks again! Also thank to the commenters on this video. It appears to be a great group of encouraging users, which is a great sign for someone coming into this fresh.
Though people get quickly over it, another common newbie mistake is to not brake fully and to not accelerate fully (and not using optimum rpm range due shortshifting). I understand cause of it, long formed/cultivated habits (due maximized acceleration/braking being uncomfortable, dangerous and fuel inefficient on public roads), but nevertheless it's common beginner mistake
til im somewhat a beginner, i cant agree more on your last "misstake". I last saw a video on youtube on a guy, how bashed on one of my favourite Racinggames on the N64 (City Tour GP, outside Japan known as GT64, with some alterations to the original, who are questionable). The UA-camr said, that, in order to beat the game, you have to drive a few rounds of training, 3 qualifing rounds and, if the weather changes, even more training. he is right, you have to drive practizing a lot, if you want win on hard - but i love that - shaving seconds and seconds every round, learn the track, learning, where to break, how hard to stear etc, try to remember every breakpoint, try the curves, I can run good to run even better and improve on the curves, i cant drive well, to master them. sometimes, I spend a lot more time in practicing, then in racing itself - because it is fun, to see, how you get better and better whit every try. and even if im not winning every Race, its a lot of fun, to see your improvements on the timetable. For Beginners in Simracing, the most important tip, in my mind ist: dont give up, because you not winning in the first few tries. Arcade Racers are great in give you in the first few hours a lot of wins, to hook you in the game - Simracers don`t, that can be frustrating in the first days and even weeks - but feeling of mastering even just one track is much more rewarding as this "hey, thank you for buying our game, here are a few 1 places and upgrade" (
Thanks. I have to work on my motivation for racing. I use to race online in Forza a lot, bu5 I got tired of public lobby shenanigans and constantly not having a competitive car for the race. These feelings spilled over to PC racing Sims cause I am afraid to even join leagues and series. Motivation is easy to lose. I have to learn how to get it back.
Just getting into it for real I bought. My wheel used definitely recommend because less money most if you lose interest. But also it's meant to be frustrating and not easy. Don't give up fellow racers I need begging rivals to
I've always loved the battles more than the wins. Sure winning is cool. But if your like Max Verstapen then it gets old quick. Some of the most fun I've had in sim racing is being door to door with another driver the whole way around. There was one guy I raced with. Didn't matter the track it was alway like driving a clone of yourself. We were so close in pace it made it the most enjoyable experience I've ever had online.
mistake number 5 The motivation you need here is to get better lap time lap after lap for e.g you can race around the track in 1min 30 secs next aim for 1:29 then 1:281:27 and so on push yourself, know which corner you can take more risk, brake abit later, really try take on more kerbs (legally) to gain those times. Push to the point where you are close to your rival ahead and make use of the slipstream to further improve your lap time
I have been a some want Navas SIM racer for about two years personally, I would take a good old fashion battle for P 20 all day long over and easy 10 plus second gap for the win
Putting a wheel on a wet kerb on exit will often lead to snap oversteer. Even the white lines should be avoided when wet. I imagine a gate that I must enter the corner through. On a clear track the gate will be on the outside. If I am racing and want to pass on the inside my gate will be on the inside. I practice taking the corner through both gates and move my reference points accordingly. As you say, the person you want to beat is yourself.
All fantastic tips however the most important was left out. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. Many hours of practice will make all these tips come together smoothly. 👍🏼
1: not using the whole track (O-I-O rule), explore limits. 2: braking too late. Slow in, fast out. Practice, use markers. 3: rejecting apps or programs; you can't see like irl. (Crew Chief is cool) 4: looking straight ahead. Look for inside & outside. 5: attitude; wanting to win. enjoy the game, enjoy the battle.
This is a really great video for newbies myself being one of them I'm not necessarily new to racing games but I haven't doubled very much in Sim racing
Beginner tipps: first tipp: drive eith high risk you could land in the gravel bc otherwise you sre too slow. That ls the complete wrong hint. The exact opposite would be right. Safety over pace for beginners
nfs undergound and nfs most manted when i was a kid was the best racing teacher out there, i cant lie even on the streets i have to force myself to not take the apex on corners
Thanks for you tips! I started with Sim-Racing in March this year. First started with DiRT3 and a gamepad and gone over to DiRT Rally 2.0 and Project Cars 2 with a Logitech G920 racing wheel now. I'm still a beginner and look for a kind of a racing school game to learn all properly from scratch before starting racing. I already did some solo racing test sessions but I'm not that good now. I know it's a longer process but to play with a racing wheel is much though than with a gamepad. :) But I think before a start a virtual career in DiRT 2.0 I do more practicing in Project Cars 2 because rally seems much harder than normal racings. Ah an btw. it's not that easy to use external helping programs for me because I'm play on Linux. So I have to do a bit more steps to use such racing tools. But maybe I find a solution.
I race to have fun, so (at least for me) it means having fights and perhaps finishing on podium as much as I can (also some wins of course). Winning is a great feeling, cause even tho the race is virtual, our emotions aren't, but I prefer finishing 2nd with a great comeback race instead of starting P1 and dominate the whole race. I once had great pace in a race, I only had my teammate in front (who was half a second slower) but I didn't want to pass him since we were pulling away and it was raining (so riskier to go for a move). He then spun and I got P1, dominated till SC came out, got a 10s gap again and then another SC, got around 6s gap and there was yet another SC... I could've easily won the race, but my game decided to crash, so I had to come back from P8 and I finished on podium (in around 10 laps remaining, there was another SC and the track dried up so it was easy to pass slower cars). It pissed me off quite a bit cause, even tho I had fun during the race, the standings are what matter at the end of the championship, and I was affected so many times from desync, server issues and game crash that I always threw away a lot of wins or podiums, but I'm always looking forward to have some fun in many racing sims and sim-arcade games (I'm a big fan of F1 series, even tho the way the car drives just hurt me).
3:56 had to learn that the hard way 😅 I was braking at one specific shadow during training, then on qualifying it was night, I was like: "Oh wait, where's that damn shadow?! Ohh... it's night 😔"
Really helpful video! All your tips are a good advice for new players that are starting to enjoy sim racing games and want to improve step by step! And in end, we all should enjoy the race, even if we came in last place 👍🙂
my tip would have to be dont try and always drive as fast as you possibly can every single time. try and hold back a little bit and your consistency will increase as well as the lap times
Very timely! I am just getting frustrated. I just started and am not a “gamer”. Never played any of the standard FPS or adventure games. I really like the “race YOUR race” tip. I’ve never seen anyone real how much practice is right. I tracked the rookie races in RaceRoom on Spa (BMW) and Zandvoort(NSU). I took an average of the lower 1/3 of drivers over three races on each track (sorry the engineer in me….). Is that a good starting goal to practice towards? I wish someone publish a list that says for any give car/track if you can consistently average x speed for 5 laps you are ready to race on the track. That would give a realistic goal for us new types to strive for and let us know we are making progress! Thx for the great tips!
Practice laps to learn the track inside and out, then practice how to get the tires up to temp faster on that track, then practice hot lapping and race pace. Pick a time set by someone like a UA-camr to be your rival and try to match that time within 1s. Once you notice you are setting your own consistent lap times, you are now ready for the race. If there’s a large variance in lap times rather than consistency then observe your driving via replay and see where you could improve. Watching your replays from different camera views will help understand how the car is behaving and reacting to inputs. Another important note is to not skip on setups. Learn how to tweak the car to help improve lap times and driver/car performance. If you are consistent in position (mid field for example), then your driving is consistent but you and the car needs to tighten up. Watch the replays of the guys finishing in top split. See where they are placing the car, how and where they brake, and so on. You will get faster and you will start winning more. It just takes time and repetition.
As a reference: i race in acc leagues and iracing. Mid tier is about 2-4 sec off the record hotlaps for each track you find in youtube. That's my experience from hundreds of hours of driving online. I hope this is kinda helpul. If you try to find your own mistakes, and youtube is not enough, you need to dig deeper via telemetry datas (Motac for ACC for exame, Virtual driving school for iracing)
@@OverTake_gg Yes, I enjoy it a lot! Even if I drive using one hand on the steering wheel and the other one (left) on my keyboard for changing gears, this game is so fun, if you're competing with yourself!
another couple tips (for online): Develop a thick skin... you will be racing with people far beyond your experience level who are not always the nicest to beginners. as long as you are not intentionally trying to ruin the game for everyone else (in which case you should stick to single player), brush off their attitude, just apologize for your mistake, and move on. The wanna be pros that rant scare off more beginners than many would like to admit. Also, take the time to learn the flags, and what they mean.. And do it from a reliable source. Learn the difference between a Blue and White flag, or the difference between a white flag in FIA races versus the white flag in NASCAR. And learn the proper procedures for them..
I'd love an in-depth video on trail braking from Overtake. I understand the concept, but my execution of trail braking is poor and I really could use a video going over trail braking mistakes.
@@Michelsen3K Asetek Invicta pedals. So it's purely down to my execution of trail braking, not the pedals. But since I got them my trail braking has improved, but I can still use some pointers.
As a somewhat new sim racer (2 years) once you learn the basic fundamentals of sim racing if you really want to be competitive you HAVE to learn the tracks!! And no that doesn't mean drive around a new track 3 times and think you've got it. Learn the track by studying it. Drive the track slow and slowly make your way up. Thats the one advice I wish I had when I started
yeah, 100% I have done the Nordshlife GP so many times, yet I still feel that a new hump or depression in the road catches me out sometimes, and to stay competitive on that track over a 20-40 lap race every 0.1s per lap is massive in the grand scheme of things.
This is something i've always struggled with in games that have 20+ tracks. I did a small bit of competitive F1(codemasters) racing, and would practice day after day between races. It really took quite a bit of time for me to REALLY get into the groove of it. A few years time since, I honestly don't even know how I did it. I can't fathom doing iracing without any sort of racing line graphic either, because I don't think I have the mental capacity to do it anymore ]=
I set up a race with 10 or so competitors. I will follow a 3 or 4th place driver as closely as possible, aiming to finish in the middle. In REPLAYS, I can switch to the car ahead of me's view, and see what gear they were using at "those" curves, and what their rpms were sounding like. I restart the race, and emulate...
@@tonybucca5667 that’s a really good idea! I definitely will try that for tracks I need more practice on.
I used to have a bad tendency of starting fast and taking bad lines in the first run. Starting slow is definitely better.
>Gets ACC on steam sale
>Learn all of the tracks
>Race against AI
>Increase SA
>Join rookie spa/monza lobbies
>Try SA 70 nurburgring lobby
>4 seconds off pole and gets screamed at for tapping someone a couple times
i love sim racing
The last part about expecting to finish in first... I see it so often on message boards for Forza Motorsport, Gran Turismo, or pretty much any racing game. Everyone acts like if you ain't first you're last. Checkers or wreckers. I can't seem to get people to stop thinking this way. Yeah, we all would love to win, but we can't all share first place. You can take twenty of the top sim racers in the world and put them together in a race and only one will be first, but that doesn't mean the other nineteen are bad. Somehow seemingly everyone thinks that anything other than first place means you suck. That's a ridiculous perspective.
Personally I think one thing that doesn't help is a lot of single player racing modes require you to get to the top 3 to progress. This still is stuck in my brain because I feel like I fail if I'm not on pole position so I just give up.
The best thing about sim-racing for me is when i get a guy with a similar or slightly faster tempo than mine and we have a racelong battle for position with multiple overtakes. Of course not all tracks allow it but at Monza and Zolder it's just a fantastic feeling.
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Relatable!
Ohhh i love Monza and Zolder
While "racing" against my past-round-ghosts I came into realization that I must not always focus on pushing delta to improve lap times - sometimes it's already enough to wait the opponent to do a mistake so I can breeze past them while keeping stable pace.
This makes wear-down management (tires, fuels and components) much easier too and help you win races rather than trying to push and end up doing mistakes yourself. Just keep applying pressure to the driver in front of you, sooner or later, if he isn't very cool under pressure, he WILL do a mistake while trying to get away. I sometimes (even now) wish I had this cool mentality while doing a longer race!
Second that! I started with forza motorsport 4 online. Turn one is always a mess, and you can gain places if you hang back and weave through the turn one carnage. Taking your time while behind the guy ahead and patiently waiting for them to make a mistake.
If the guy behind is catching you really fast, let them pass instead of blocking and risking a wreck and losing several places.
Thank you for an actually beginner friendly video. Most other videos for "beginners" involve gear, complex car tuning, and overwhelming advanced techniques. This one was very broad and helpful. Especially something as Basic as where to look.
My advice for beginners is:
Don't try to sacrifice grip to get more speed than you need. You might get hurt. XD
I consider myself an advanced driver, both IRL and in simracing, but I must admit, these tips are really helpful and I still catch myself neglecting them. Great video!
Great to hear! Thanks! ❤️
@@OverTake_gg LOVE THE VIDEO👏 does craw cheif work with race room?
@@OverTake_gg jesus loves you
maybe now u're but at the time of writing this, if you realy had to remind yourself of these absoult basics.....
@flippCZ you should always be reminded and receptive of the absolute basics. That's a fine line between expert and master
2:04 oh, so I should be using and abusing of every curb! got it!
*picks the lambo*
*dies*
Psychological tip, don't focus on other players too much. I know first hand that when you see a player you respect and know is faster, it's too easy to lose focus thinking about them. You need to train your mind to treat all players the same. I just see them as AI personally. I don't mix any personal feelings into it. You give off body language when you drive and other players can sense this. So you need a "poker face" but you need to get good enough at it so that you can just do it without thinking. The second you start thinking about there players is the second you stop focusing on what you're actually doing and then you just start going in a downwards spiral. Just focus and be un relenting about it. Obviously easier said than done but this is the main difference with people who win and people who don't, not necessarily how good they are. I'm probably mediocre but I win a lot because my mind is strong. I learnt this at a very young age with guitar, learning to perform live and coping with the pressure. It's a technique where you embrace the adrenaline, feel it, enjoy it, and get into the zen focus state where literally nothing else matters.
I know exactly what you say. Playing solo i always have better laptimes than racing against others. Will focus on that more, thank you!
I stopped focusing on the bots/players when I play. Instead of focusing on the track, I was just looking at them, when there was a corner I'd just go straight out of the track because of it. 💀
@@zombielp666 Yep! It's a flow state kinda thing, I see it as warming your brain up and also relaxing at the same time
@@AnekoF90 Yeah exactly, always stay focused, no need to worry about anything else. The faster your heart rate, the less you focus and the quicker things start to feel, and then, the more mistakes you start to make. Keep consistent breathing, remain mindful, look well ahead as well keep your mind a corner ahead, and don't get lazy! Don't catch yourself slipping lol, don't forget to breathe, don't tense up! Snap yourself out of it asap, recognise when you do slip as well as you can. Doing mindful meditation guides on YT really helps train your brain to stay focused actually, learning to keep mindful and prevent thoughts from entering your head. It directly helps real life stuff too.
Well said
The number 1 purchase if you have enough money is get yourself some good quality load cell brakes. That is the most time you’ll ever gain. Not on one lap but with consistent inputs. It’ll give you more confidence and you’ll be able to pull off trail braking easier and be able to race lap after lap with fewer issues.
Excellent video! Using the curbs is a massive lightbulb moment. The curbs are where you’ll find the elusive “limit” that everyone talks about! If you aren’t driving at the limit of the track you aren’t driving at the limit of the car.
Trail braking simplified: Brake INTO the corner (apex) and not FOR the corner.
Trail braking simplified: Brake into the corner, not for the corner, realize that you are going too fast, panic, lock up, go off track into the gravel, get a penalty, spin twice in the gravel and use next 10s trying to get out, rejoin the track realizing that you went from P5 to P24 and -25s from the lead
@@adampancechowski5965 lol. It depends on the type of corner
@@de4ds1ghtcsgo94 ah yes, I forgot that some corners have barriers on them, so no gravel. I shall make a correction
Nurburgring would be the destroyer of using all the curbs🤣
Great video as always!
I tip I like to use for people who are starting in simracing is to watch the race replays and learn with your own mistakes. I help a lot to improve and also take a look in the leaders to create a vision of the racing line and how they drive.
That is great advice I haven’t been sim racing long but I recently have been watching my replays and it’s helped me tremendously not only with improving lap time but my race craft! Well said.
Having a passion for touge racing and being an avid player of Touge Life on Assetto Corsa, I’ve come to realize the importance of mastering the tracks. In retrospect, I regret not dedicating more time to learning a specific track instead of constantly switching between Akagi and Irohazaka the next day . Now that I’ve found my home turf, I can truly appreciate the nuances of each turn and elevation change. It’s a game-changer, pun intended!
While tip #5 is by far the MOST important even after many years I find tip #4 is still something I have to remind myself of fairly often.
I was watching a review of Monza on Nico Rosberg's channel, he uses the F1 games to show you. And one point he sayd something that was revolutionary to me, because makes simracing more easier. On the straigh part of the track just before the curve he explain that when you dont know where to break, JUST LOOK AT THE GROUND looking for the signs made by the other cars tires... just that simple detail help me speacially with breaks points racing lines.
Looking ahead has been the single most important part of getting faster times, instead of focusing on whats directly in front look as far up the track as the horizon allows an let whats in front of car be a 2nd thought because you seen coming ahead of time
The first time i drove with a wheel it felt so much nicer driving sim games, i had experience from sim games from very young so i felt pretty confident, i tried using the same rules i did when driving controller or keyboard and spun most of the time.
By now i’ve got the wheel and the cars under control, i’ve learned most tracks and feel confident driving over curbs or going full speed in corners where i would’ve slowed down before.
I’ve tried driving competitively and got close to the top 1000 but i’m usually in the top 5000-10000, the feeling of getting that fastest lap that felt right on the edge is amazing.
I basically already pay attention to most of these and yet sometimes i don’t pay enough attention to them, my tip is, just drive for fun and find a way where you feel confident in your skills and after that you can always try to drive more competitively.
#5 is so important. Nothing beats having a multi-lap battle with someone where there's mutual respect between opponents. My favorite is when they have a faster car but I'm the better driver, so it's just a big back-and-forth as I try to pressure them into mistakes and close any doors they might try to slide through. Anyone can jump into a race car and plow their way through other cars, there's no skill in that. True skill is having patience and treating every overtake as a small victory.
Just got into simracing recently (about 2 weeks ago). i never was a car guy but now i am completely obsessed. i dont recommend this hobby to anyone because its so addictive. like i love it sso much
I was the overconfident guy who thought I would win every race. Whoa! I was wrong. I was discouraged and stopped sim racing for months. When I came back, I had a new respect for the skill it takes to race. Now, my rival is always the next car in front of me. Even if I come in 13th, knowing that I managed to battle and beat 14th fires me up. Stick with it, guys.
Pick a reasonable rival track time and make that your goal to match or beat within 1s. Practice the track religiously to learn what the limit is. This means studying every bump and curve to understand your car. Practice hot laps, race pace, ideal racing lines and bad racing lines as well as good and bad braking points.
Learn tyre and fuel conservation, tyre and track temps, how to get tyres to temp. Learn track boundaries, meaning how much of the track you can cut without penalty.
Remember, Slow or fast Consistency is key.
The tip for looking at where to go next has been invaluable in my own experience. i spent a good amount of time in Asseto Corsa busy driving the Nordschleife in the 650s GT3, must have been 36 hours or so, and i would make stupid mistakes very often because i always overcooked some corners. I still do it now when i practice trail braking but when i started looking for the next spot, i found around 30-40 seconds easily while still being far more consistent and being able to carry more speed through corners. My fastest time previously was 7:20 which is extremely slow but then i started consistently getting sub 7 minutes, usually 6:55/56 for 5 or 6 laps. Then with trail braking i started to complete laps without massive mistakes and my laptimes further fell to the 6:30s while not fully maximizing the track in many parts or carrying enough speed. Keep in mind, this is with a stock setup and basically the same ABS, brake bias and TC level all the way through.
So these tips are extremely useful
You win race in T1 on L1. Specially on Monza, so go for it.
Thank you so much im a month into trying to be very good at f1 sim racing rn (saving for pc for iracing) but these helped me so much
I absolutely loved the last tip about attitude. Jimmie Johnson had done a commercial for Carvana not too long ago where he said "It's never been about racing anyone else", and I found that to be the absolute best mindset any racer should have.
As a driver, you've raced this track, you've been in this car, you've always missed this turn, etc. It's always about getting better. If you can feel you are improving, then your learning. If you are just always trying to finish first, what are you learning?
Race hard, race clean, and always cross the finish line.
Thank you for this video! I literally just got my first rig set up this week and am enjoying learning GT3 on ACC. I will definitely be utilizing these tips!
Yeah me to xD today i got my fanatec CSW 2.5 my g29 was OK but i think the CSW is on another lvl 😬
Have fun! 😉
The sight placement is the most useful tip ever in racing.
Last tip is spot on.
I tell my son, (7) that I'm not good at all... i just seem good because I'm better than he is and i can stay on track...
But battling my time, self improvement is a never ending battle. And it's that drive for perfection which makes the game fun. Not beating AI... not being first .. because when we go against real players, I'm p12,999 on a leader board..... but I'm bettering myself every time so hopefully i will be p12998... to see time Improvements.. to see the gains.
I have always loved driving games and more to the sim side. But recently got a pc and a t300 and playing games i could never get on console that are much more sim like, such as rfactor and iracing etc have opened my eyes and put me on my ass,. I am back at rookie again for sure. But I just love the feel of driving a car and the challenges to improve lines, control and get faster and more consistent, I will just enjoy and get used to it and see where I go from there. But playing these sims with a wheel at 165fps feels so damn good.
A lot of comments here echo the same thing, and I'll say the same: Study the track... and equally as important: Get comfortable with your car.
Example: On Monza, I used to average about 1:51.00 with the GT3 EVO2 Huracan. I studied a few track guides, experimented with tunes and did some practice sessions, and I was churning out a sub 1:48 pace after putting in a few hundred laps of practice. Really getting all the small details down to muscle memory really helps you close the gap when you have the room to avoid position battles.
One thing i found that works for me is to go to free cam and just flying around the track to see all the curbs and stuff like that
I'm not new to sim racing, but you had advice in this video that's beneficial to even more long time players. Thank you for this video, and mentioning the additional apps
Glad to help! ❤️
Brilliant video!! I'm a super newb and all of this is spot on. I love the fact that you showed T1 at Monza, LOL. Most brutal chicane in racing. One thing that helps me A LOT are track guides. I watch them all the time. Especially after a session where I felt kind of off. Thanks for the excellent advice.
Glad it helped! ❤️
One thing I like to do when racing is to go back and watch the replay and watch and see what the guy with the times us doing. Where they are when they start to turn in how much throttle and break they are using in a corner and so on and so forth. It's helped me a bit and it's also a bit of a challenge to match the time or do better. If it's a time that I'm having difficulty hitting I set a goal. Say the person is getting a 1:38 on a track but the best I've done is a 1:42 I'll shoot for and 1:40 and try and consistently get that time.
If you don't know a track, doing it a couple times and improving is super fun and encourages you to keep going just remember to be slow so you don't get frustrated when you loose control of the car or miss a turn or miss a breaking point
Change the FOV when playing on a single monitor that is not ultra-wide. Higher FOV makes it easier to notice a change in speed. That makes braking easier. Increasing FOV makes what normally would be in your peripheral vision into your central vision. A side effect is that everything appears faster than they actually are, depend on how much higher you put the FOV. The higher the FOV, the more exaggerated the speed up effect will be.
Great video, going from technical tips to tech tips to even mindset tips. Racing is about all of those things combined, skill, equipment setup, mindset. Would appreciate a trailbraking video, as even though I know how to do it and it became a core part of my driving, it can always be improved, and it's one of, if not THE most important skill a new simracer can learn to improve on their racing after they are comfortable with their driving. Racecraft is another huge part, as we all might end up succumbing to hotlap syndrome and not develop consistency, or awareness of other cars.
On your "Vision" segment, I thought you were going to discuss FoV settings. They are also very important to set up right for a proper sense of speed and notion of distance and space between cars. Would be another useful video for everyone.
Thank you for the nice words! I think a video about race craft would be awesome, too! Have to look into this 🤔 Regards, Joe
4:05 also if you slow down too much like that don’t accelerate back up to speed before the Apex (in training), because it makes you feel like you didn’t make a big mistake and it might form a habit which you don’t want
I have this one friend who always goes off track and brakes super late but his excuse is that he is pushing the car
I think another thing with braking is knowing when to get off the brakes, you need to bleed off the brakes gradually and make sure you carry the speed through the corners. The biggest mistake I see with braking is that regardless of braking distance, players slow down too much and carry no speed through corners. There's a point in the braking procedure where you have to time getting off the brakes and essentially you have to learn to throw cars into corners. This is why I hate the people that say "always brake in a straight line before turning in". No. lol. To be fast you need a combination of optimum braking distance, optimum timing for leading off the brakes, optimum approach angle and finally cadence braking to be able to throw your car into the corner whilst still bleeding off the brakes.
Also someone in another comment was talking about learning the tracks. This is so true. Too many players use racing line which basically means you don't actually learn the track. My biggest advice here is learning how to learn a track. Every time you get in a car, whether you know the track well or not, you need to feel it out and build to optimum pace, experiment with lines, go slow for a bit, try not to get caught up in the competition, don't be pressured to attack as soon as you get in. I use to to charge straight in and get frustrated that Im not at the same pace as the day before. It's a skill in itself to be able to adapt so learning to do this every time you go on track will mean you will gradually get faster and faster at adapting and also learning new tracks. This is a fundamental skill that directly translates to real life and will mean you will always have a massive edge over players who don't do this, assuming you take the racing line away from them.
I race in a group online and most of them use race line. I used to be on average probably like 3rd 4th fastest of them all. One day I made them all race without the line as a new rule and the pecking order changed massively lol. I absolutely obliterate them now lol, probably cause I drive in real life too, I know how to do it in real cars also. Turns out I am the fastest out of all of them even to this day because I learnt this skill and have been doing it from day one. I've got years of advantage over most players in this regard. They all need hours of practice before the races and they still can't keep up with me. I can literally hop in, do one sight lap and I can out pace them because I intentionally honed this skill and didn't cheat essentially. I can adapt super quick. Point is, even if it puts you at a disadvantage in every other situation, don't cave in and turn the line on or use any other assists, you're only cheating yourself in the long run.
Thats why i always switch to no clutter pov. Only road, without seeing steering wheel and all this crap which narrows pov, even in VR.
I haven’t played any racing games since I was a kid, but I like watching F1 and have done it on and off for a decade.
Finally just got into simracing, and I’ve chosen a Ferrari Challenger as my main car in ACC and I’m gonna starting at Monza. And my first legit time is: 1:59.41 and I’m pretty content with that being a complete rookie. I almost managed to do 4 sec better, but I went off the track by an inch.. I was so frustrated, but it’s gonna come! Damn, it’s fun!
As a sim racer kid (I started sim racing off line at 3 years old.) it's still hard to master the track.
This is a much watch for anyone thinking of getting into sim racing. Keep up the great work.
Thanks a ton! ❤️
I like how Zolder's the example for track limits. It's my most played circuit in ACC 😂
Tbh just driving a car on a racetrack is fun and challenging getting positions is a plus and winning is a closing chapter. Im enjoying this journey a lot! Cant wait to get s decent ox to okay iracing
If you wanna learn defending, put your ego aside and intentionally get in a slightly less OP car than what everyone else will use. Obviously all the other players will just assume your slow so you have to keep you will power high so you don't give up and get in a faster car. But if you can learn to maximise a slower car, it's so rewarding, especially when you manage to successfully defend a race against someone in an OP car. And btw, most of the fast players are fast either because they have OP cars or they have a really good setup. Not taking away from players who have good setup skills but chances are, most fast players are fast because of this, not necessarily because they're that good. Once you realise this you realise how so many people essentially cheat themselves. This guy is right, put wanting to win aside and learn the good old fashioned way. Also I'm not saying just because you're in OP car you're gonna win, you still have to be good. But assuming you put yourself in a slower car next to yourself in an OP car, you in the OP car will win. It's as simple as that. So if you're in a group where you're all roughly on the same level, anyone in an OP car will likely beat you no matter how good you are. This is just the reality of motorsports in general, not just sim.
7:04 I recall this track from the GRID series since the second game, but I believe this must be the Autosport layout because in GRID 2, both sides of the road are open, while in Autosport onwards, one side is closed off, leaving only the other side is open.
3:25 I heavily agree with, it's a basic technique I have used since Kart Racing.
Thank you for the video and series. I'm currently almost finished with my first racing sim rig, and other than Forza Horizon (3-5), I haven't really played a racing game since the Sega Genesis days. Really got the itch for it over the past few months, and decided to start with a Fanatec GT DD Pro base for PS5 compatibility, the Clubsport v2 pedals, and a basic xbox wheel with a NLR F/GT frame. Eventually wanting to go gaming PC as mine is outdated, but decided to do sim setup first, so starting off with PS5 as the gaming platform. Really hoping I enjoy it, but thanks for videos like these that help ease some complete newbness nervousness of just the huge amount of education I'm going to need over the next several months/years. Definitely plan on a lot of offline racing/practicing as I really just want to get in and enjoy/learn the art of driving even more than any competitive racing against others. I may get there, but the journey/education is what I'm currently looking forward to the most. But thanks again! Also thank to the commenters on this video. It appears to be a great group of encouraging users, which is a great sign for someone coming into this fresh.
We never make these mistakes!!!! Really
We have to trust you on this one! 😂
Though people get quickly over it, another common newbie mistake is to not brake fully and to not accelerate fully (and not using optimum rpm range due shortshifting). I understand cause of it, long formed/cultivated habits (due maximized acceleration/braking being uncomfortable, dangerous and fuel inefficient on public roads), but nevertheless it's common beginner mistake
til im somewhat a beginner, i cant agree more on your last "misstake". I last saw a video on youtube on a guy, how bashed on one of my favourite Racinggames on the N64 (City Tour GP, outside Japan known as GT64, with some alterations to the original, who are questionable). The UA-camr said, that, in order to beat the game, you have to drive a few rounds of training, 3 qualifing rounds and, if the weather changes, even more training. he is right, you have to drive practizing a lot, if you want win on hard - but i love that - shaving seconds and seconds every round, learn the track, learning, where to break, how hard to stear etc, try to remember every breakpoint, try the curves, I can run good to run even better and improve on the curves, i cant drive well, to master them. sometimes, I spend a lot more time in practicing, then in racing itself - because it is fun, to see, how you get better and better whit every try. and even if im not winning every Race, its a lot of fun, to see your improvements on the timetable. For Beginners in Simracing, the most important tip, in my mind ist: dont give up, because you not winning in the first few tries. Arcade Racers are great in give you in the first few hours a lot of wins, to hook you in the game - Simracers don`t, that can be frustrating in the first days and even weeks - but feeling of mastering even just one track is much more rewarding as this "hey, thank you for buying our game, here are a few 1 places and upgrade" (
Inital d stage 8 infinity is what got me into sim racing I really want to get a desk top and racing rig
Thanks. I have to work on my motivation for racing. I use to race online in Forza a lot, bu5 I got tired of public lobby shenanigans and constantly not having a competitive car for the race. These feelings spilled over to PC racing Sims cause I am afraid to even join leagues and series. Motivation is easy to lose. I have to learn how to get it back.
Just getting into it for real I bought. My wheel used definitely recommend because less money most if you lose interest. But also it's meant to be frustrating and not easy. Don't give up fellow racers I need begging rivals to
I've always loved the battles more than the wins. Sure winning is cool. But if your like Max Verstapen then it gets old quick. Some of the most fun I've had in sim racing is being door to door with another driver the whole way around. There was one guy I raced with. Didn't matter the track it was alway like driving a clone of yourself. We were so close in pace it made it the most enjoyable experience I've ever had online.
mistake number 5
The motivation you need here is to get better lap time lap after lap
for e.g you can race around the track in 1min 30 secs
next aim for 1:29 then 1:28 1:27 and so on
push yourself, know which corner you can take more risk, brake abit later, really try take on more kerbs (legally) to gain those times. Push to the point where you are close to your rival ahead and make use of the slipstream to further improve your lap time
thanks I did this, now my lap times are negative.
I have been a some want Navas SIM racer for about two years personally, I would take a good old fashion battle for P 20 all day long over and easy 10 plus second gap for the win
5:56 thats really cool, i remember encountering this randomly on the web and wondering why they got voicelines when i dont
Putting a wheel on a wet kerb on exit will often lead to snap oversteer. Even the white lines should be avoided when wet. I imagine a gate that I must enter the corner through. On a clear track the gate will be on the outside. If I am racing and want to pass on the inside my gate will be on the inside. I practice taking the corner through both gates and move my reference points accordingly. As you say, the person you want to beat is yourself.
And always fasten your seatbelt. A virtual collision can be dangerous, too.
All fantastic tips however the most important was left out. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. Many hours of practice will make all these tips come together smoothly. 👍🏼
Absolutely!
Always find your videos very helpful. I’ve been sim racing for a few years now but still like these kind of videos for help 👍
Glad you like them!
I don't have a driving license, I hate driving in real life, yet I love doing sim racing, even though I kinda suck at it
As someone who drives through canyons at high speeds irl turning corners had to be one of the easiest to advance you just got to get used to it
As a completely new sim racer and a driver at that as well, this will help me flex on my friend who made me buy Assetto Corsa!
Don't forget about the " Braking To/Too Early " on corners!
Great video man! Every tip was very helpful, as a new sim racer I really appreciate all the help that guys like you provide.
This video is very informative and some guys who aren't beginners could probably get a few things from this.
1: not using the whole track (O-I-O rule), explore limits.
2: braking too late. Slow in, fast out. Practice, use markers.
3: rejecting apps or programs; you can't see like irl. (Crew Chief is cool)
4: looking straight ahead. Look for inside & outside.
5: attitude; wanting to win. enjoy the game, enjoy the battle.
This is a really great video for newbies myself being one of them I'm not necessarily new to racing games but I haven't doubled very much in Sim racing
I When you get old,competiveness becomes a silly thing.
I threw my g29 in the bin and just have casual fun with a gamepad these days
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Beginner tipps: first tipp: drive eith high risk you could land in the gravel bc otherwise you sre too slow.
That ls the complete wrong hint. The exact opposite would be right. Safety over pace for beginners
In Germany we say: „langsam rein und schnell raus". Well done Joe
Dachte immer umgekehrt 😅 kann aber auch ne andere Sportart gewesen sein 🤣
@@platinbullet nene, schnell raus ist ja ziemlich logisch, damit du eben maximale Straight speed bekommst :)
@@clasher2116 muss da was verwechselt haben 🤏😅
@@platinbullet passiert den Besten
nfs undergound and nfs most manted when i was a kid was the best racing teacher out there, i cant lie even on the streets i have to force myself to not take the apex on corners
Thanks for you tips! I started with Sim-Racing in March this year. First started with DiRT3 and a gamepad and gone over to DiRT Rally 2.0 and Project Cars 2 with a Logitech G920 racing wheel now. I'm still a beginner and look for a kind of a racing school game to learn all properly from scratch before starting racing. I already did some solo racing test sessions but I'm not that good now. I know it's a longer process but to play with a racing wheel is much though than with a gamepad. :) But I think before a start a virtual career in DiRT 2.0 I do more practicing in Project Cars 2 because rally seems much harder than normal racings.
Ah an btw. it's not that easy to use external helping programs for me because I'm play on Linux. So I have to do a bit more steps to use such racing tools. But maybe I find a solution.
I race to have fun, so (at least for me) it means having fights and perhaps finishing on podium as much as I can (also some wins of course).
Winning is a great feeling, cause even tho the race is virtual, our emotions aren't, but I prefer finishing 2nd with a great comeback race instead of starting P1 and dominate the whole race.
I once had great pace in a race, I only had my teammate in front (who was half a second slower) but I didn't want to pass him since we were pulling away and it was raining (so riskier to go for a move). He then spun and I got P1, dominated till SC came out, got a 10s gap again and then another SC, got around 6s gap and there was yet another SC...
I could've easily won the race, but my game decided to crash, so I had to come back from P8 and I finished on podium (in around 10 laps remaining, there was another SC and the track dried up so it was easy to pass slower cars).
It pissed me off quite a bit cause, even tho I had fun during the race, the standings are what matter at the end of the championship, and I was affected so many times from desync, server issues and game crash that I always threw away a lot of wins or podiums, but I'm always looking forward to have some fun in many racing sims and sim-arcade games (I'm a big fan of F1 series, even tho the way the car drives just hurt me).
cumon he said that max always brakes too late when going for a dive, and I couldnt agree more
i love this video. Thanks for the tips and motivation !
You're so welcome! :)
3:56 had to learn that the hard way 😅
I was braking at one specific shadow during training, then on qualifying it was night, I was like: "Oh wait, where's that damn shadow?! Ohh... it's night 😔"
Really helpful video! All your tips are a good advice for new players that are starting to enjoy sim racing games and want to improve step by step! And in end, we all should enjoy the race, even if we came in last place 👍🙂
my tip would have to be dont try and always drive as fast as you possibly can every single time. try and hold back a little bit and your consistency will increase as well as the lap times
Just remember to remain calm. That’s the number one thing imo.
I love this YT-channel. Thanks Joe for your time :-)
Glad you enjoy it!
#04 can be a reason why racing players may not be that good in real traffic - focusing too much ahead ;)
Very timely! I am just getting frustrated. I just started and am not a “gamer”. Never played any of the standard FPS or adventure games. I really like the “race YOUR race” tip. I’ve never seen anyone real how much practice is right. I tracked the rookie races in RaceRoom on Spa (BMW) and Zandvoort(NSU). I took an average of the lower 1/3 of drivers over three races on each track (sorry the engineer in me….). Is that a good starting goal to practice towards? I wish someone publish a list that says for any give car/track if you can consistently average x speed for 5 laps you are ready to race on the track. That would give a realistic goal for us new types to strive for and let us know we are making progress!
Thx for the great tips!
Practice laps to learn the track inside and out, then practice how to get the tires up to temp faster on that track, then practice hot lapping and race pace. Pick a time set by someone like a UA-camr to be your rival and try to match that time within 1s. Once you notice you are setting your own consistent lap times, you are now ready for the race. If there’s a large variance in lap times rather than consistency then observe your driving via replay and see where you could improve. Watching your replays from different camera views will help understand how the car is behaving and reacting to inputs. Another important note is to not skip on setups. Learn how to tweak the car to help improve lap times and driver/car performance.
If you are consistent in position (mid field for example), then your driving is consistent but you and the car needs to tighten up. Watch the replays of the guys finishing in top split. See where they are placing the car, how and where they brake, and so on. You will get faster and you will start winning more. It just takes time and repetition.
As a reference: i race in acc leagues and iracing. Mid tier is about 2-4 sec off the record hotlaps for each track you find in youtube. That's my experience from hundreds of hours of driving online. I hope this is kinda helpul. If you try to find your own mistakes, and youtube is not enough, you need to dig deeper via telemetry datas (Motac for ACC for exame, Virtual driving school for iracing)
I like how your t-shirt is of same color as track's wall
8:26 bruh I do that every time when I play at Spa and didn't noticed until I watched this 💀
Last advice is the most important :)
The most important 👉 is to first purchase a qualified steering wheel.
Thanks for all these advices! I just started to play Assetto Corsa!
Hope you enjoy it!
@@OverTake_gg Yes, I enjoy it a lot! Even if I drive using one hand on the steering wheel and the other one (left) on my keyboard for changing gears, this game is so fun, if you're competing with yourself!
Good job and content Joe!!
This was a dope video! Love your audio
another couple tips (for online): Develop a thick skin... you will be racing with people far beyond your experience level who are not always the nicest to beginners. as long as you are not intentionally trying to ruin the game for everyone else (in which case you should stick to single player), brush off their attitude, just apologize for your mistake, and move on. The wanna be pros that rant scare off more beginners than many would like to admit. Also, take the time to learn the flags, and what they mean.. And do it from a reliable source. Learn the difference between a Blue and White flag, or the difference between a white flag in FIA races versus the white flag in NASCAR. And learn the proper procedures for them..
I'd love an in-depth video on trail braking from Overtake. I understand the concept, but my execution of trail braking is poor and I really could use a video going over trail braking mistakes.
What pedals do you use for racing?
@@Michelsen3K Asetek Invicta pedals. So it's purely down to my execution of trail braking, not the pedals. But since I got them my trail braking has improved, but I can still use some pointers.
Good video well explained for us newer people
i am music composer, but discovered i used Senna technique when doing curves , comming from rally i guess
Thumbs up for the M Sport Wagon!