Massive difference between knowing what you need to do, and actually reviewing your driving and finding out that you're not doing that properly. This is something I've been working on myself, feels so good to be hammering the laps out and things just line up, setting a new PB for a track.
Yes I agree. At race pace you feel you are doing all you can, and wondering where others find the time. But this sort of analysis makes it super clear where the work on areas are.
I think it’s actually amazing that you found someone that can sit with you and help you get even better than now. I can see you improving to the 1% in no time
I am very fortunate with the people who have reached out. Was not something I think I would have done otherwise, but it was so beneficial. Niklas had a page of notes about my driving, so I think there will be a couple more lessons in the future.
Just tried the exercise of driving slowly "on the limit" and looking at the replay and i've not only magically found 0.5seconds on my personal best in Imola but now i can replicate it over and over. It blew my mind to see the lap gap counter going up like crazy after one specific corner that i wasn't using enough of the track before turning in. Really good tip, thanks for sharing it!
I was shocked how much track I don't use. Going to take a little while to get comfortable with it, but its a seriously good exercise to do! Let me know how much time you find!
It's been something I've been thinking of doing. I'm consistent and safe but my pace is way off and I'm just not competitive. No matter how much practice, watch tutorials and track guides, review telemety etc. I'm pretty much stuck at the pace I am at. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact I've done a lot of track days where the instructors teach you very safe techniques. Brake in a straght line, off the brakes before you turn in, stay off the curbs etc. Fully straighten up before getting back on the power. I'm finding it hard to break those habits.
yeah, track day instructors will instruct you to not crash your car. they have no interest in making you fast. i think you need to consciously throw caution to the wind for a couple of practice sessions, and also learn how to deal with the car going over the limit. no joke, doing some drifting in AC has helped my racing a lot. if you're confident that you can handle a big slide, you're no longer scared of risking a little one. another great thing i can recommend is to go karting. i never went until like a year ago, and i've done it a couple times since. you can push so hard, you can feel the limits so well, and feeling that yaw in real life helped me a lot to understand what the car is actually doing when you're on the limit. also, it helped me understand what the FFB is trying to communicate in the sim to the best of its abilities.
@@givemeajackson Thanks. Yeah interesting one about the karting. Used to kart quite a bit but years ago and used to love just sliding the thing through corners. Think I definitly need to find a way to break this 'over safe' natural instinct I have.
Yes as mentioned the real world stuff has far higher consciences attached to it. But the Sim has absolutely zero! It will take a while to re train your brain out of those habits. You probably need to go out in practice and try to in intentionally spin the car through a corner. Going over the limit will be the only way you know where it it.
you really inspire me to get deep into simracing myself in the future. been practicing but i have a 8 year old pc to upgrade to get into multiplayer haha
Again a great video, I was just wondering; is there a reason you chose ACC over iRacing, I’m racing on ACC as well. But with the Black Friday coming up I might snatch a 2 year deal with iRacing for a ‘bargain’
Thank you! Yea ACC is my pick over iRacing for two reasons. One, I love GT3 and love the championship that ACC is the official game for. And two is the cost of iRacing. I know a lots of people talk about it, but I find it crazy that you would have to buy every car and track. Sure ACC doesn't have the variety, but I'm confident that AC Evo will fill some of that void in the next few years. But ACC is a big enough game to get my head around at the moment, and it means I don't need to think about other sims at this stage.
@@BradleySettersMotorsport Thanks again for your time and response. I too feel the same way, GT3 is so much fun. I do hope AC EVO can bring cool things to the online multiplayer community
Yea I struggled at the start as well. I think the exercise from this video has been really important for me to untrain that in a way. But certainly don't overdo it at Bathurst 😂
I started doing the pedal thing some time ago when I looked back at some recordings and noticed I was touching the brakes and throttle when I didn't know I was doing it. Now, I need to push down more for them to engage.
Yea we talked a bit about that actually. Too much dead zone will mean less usable pedal travel and potentially you have to relearn the trail braking feel. I think for me, if I'm still doing it, I just need to work on the habit and untrain myself to that. But I will need to pay a lot more attention to it now.
Just slow enough that you have time to think about the key work on areas. I think when we do practice at full pace, we miss the small details of the areas we are trying to improve. Its already helping me a lot since we did this session.
With a rig, particularly in iracing and acc, you don’t necessarily need a clutch pedal, so it’s easiest to learn left foot braking and commit to it earlier rather than later.
@brennanadkins I thought so. I don't in game, but It would pay to do it for smoother transitions, I do come from a background of racing manual cars in real life however so not really natural atm
@@sr20trx I’d definitely give it a shot if you have a nice pedal set! I have the Heusinkveld ultimate+’s and it felt a little unnatural at first but I picked it up surprisingly quick. I also started with a 2 pedal set and always used the paddles for the sim, so I never gave it much thought however, just figured that’s the way to do it lmao
Yes with this type of car it is a left foot braking scenario. Would say it would be hard to transition from a background of racing manual cars, but it will be worth it for the reduction in lap time.
@BradleySettersMotorsport thanks guys always wondered if that was the case. I did try it the other day around Hungaroring and could see straight away the advantages but I don't have a good pedal setup and my left ankle soon got sore 😅
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Thanks for the opportunity, it has been a blast working with you!
Looking forward to all the questions you guys have
Hey, is this something that's possible for ACC drivers on console too?
@@danardisimracing I'm sure there's a way, the techniques are the same for Console just like PC so it should work
Massive difference between knowing what you need to do, and actually reviewing your driving and finding out that you're not doing that properly. This is something I've been working on myself, feels so good to be hammering the laps out and things just line up, setting a new PB for a track.
Yes I agree. At race pace you feel you are doing all you can, and wondering where others find the time. But this sort of analysis makes it super clear where the work on areas are.
I think it’s actually amazing that you found someone that can sit with you and help you get even better than now. I can see you improving to the 1% in no time
I am very fortunate with the people who have reached out. Was not something I think I would have done otherwise, but it was so beneficial. Niklas had a page of notes about my driving, so I think there will be a couple more lessons in the future.
Just tried the exercise of driving slowly "on the limit" and looking at the replay and i've not only magically found 0.5seconds on my personal best in Imola but now i can replicate it over and over. It blew my mind to see the lap gap counter going up like crazy after one specific corner that i wasn't using enough of the track before turning in. Really good tip, thanks for sharing it!
Glad to hear it worked for you!
That's amazing! Comments like this make it worth doing these videos! I'm so glad this worked for you.
Brad has been exposed! That sneaky sandbagging by dragging the brakes early 😂 *Undercover Alien*
I'm not sure its costing me 2 seconds a lap though haha. I should have held onto my secrets for longer!
Continue like this boss ! keep it up
Thank you! We are on the right track for sure.
Awesome mate! I’m off to practice “slow practice”, I know I nowhere near use all the track… really enjoying your journey here👍🏻
I was shocked how much track I don't use. Going to take a little while to get comfortable with it, but its a seriously good exercise to do! Let me know how much time you find!
ohh information i can take into consideration for my own driving thank you :3 great video again ^^
I'm glad you find in useful! Its exactly why I wanted to share it all. I think we will do further videos in the future.
Great vid Brad!🙂
Thank you!
Thanks for the info I'm fairly new to racing and this has helped me out immensely
I am glad you found it helpful!
this is great, thanks for sharing. keep em coming m8
This is a fun video to share actually. I don't plan on keeping anything behind closed doors on this channel. Its worth sharing if it can help others.
It's been something I've been thinking of doing.
I'm consistent and safe but my pace is way off and I'm just not competitive. No matter how much practice, watch tutorials and track guides, review telemety etc. I'm pretty much stuck at the pace I am at.
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact I've done a lot of track days where the instructors teach you very safe techniques. Brake in a straght line, off the brakes before you turn in, stay off the curbs etc. Fully straighten up before getting back on the power.
I'm finding it hard to break those habits.
yeah, track day instructors will instruct you to not crash your car. they have no interest in making you fast. i think you need to consciously throw caution to the wind for a couple of practice sessions, and also learn how to deal with the car going over the limit. no joke, doing some drifting in AC has helped my racing a lot. if you're confident that you can handle a big slide, you're no longer scared of risking a little one.
another great thing i can recommend is to go karting. i never went until like a year ago, and i've done it a couple times since. you can push so hard, you can feel the limits so well, and feeling that yaw in real life helped me a lot to understand what the car is actually doing when you're on the limit. also, it helped me understand what the FFB is trying to communicate in the sim to the best of its abilities.
@@givemeajackson Thanks. Yeah interesting one about the karting. Used to kart quite a bit but years ago and used to love just sliding the thing through corners.
Think I definitly need to find a way to break this 'over safe' natural instinct I have.
Yes as mentioned the real world stuff has far higher consciences attached to it. But the Sim has absolutely zero! It will take a while to re train your brain out of those habits. You probably need to go out in practice and try to in intentionally spin the car through a corner. Going over the limit will be the only way you know where it it.
you really inspire me to get deep into simracing myself in the future. been practicing but i have a 8 year old pc to upgrade to get into multiplayer haha
I'm glad you find it inspiring. You can get very deep into it! But its been amazing fun so far. Hope you see you on track at some point!
@@BradleySettersMotorsport I'll try my best!!!
Interesting video :)
Glad you found it interesting!
Again a great video, I was just wondering; is there a reason you chose ACC over iRacing, I’m racing on ACC as well. But with the Black Friday coming up I might snatch a 2 year deal with iRacing for a ‘bargain’
Thank you! Yea ACC is my pick over iRacing for two reasons. One, I love GT3 and love the championship that ACC is the official game for. And two is the cost of iRacing. I know a lots of people talk about it, but I find it crazy that you would have to buy every car and track. Sure ACC doesn't have the variety, but I'm confident that AC Evo will fill some of that void in the next few years. But ACC is a big enough game to get my head around at the moment, and it means I don't need to think about other sims at this stage.
@@BradleySettersMotorsport Thanks again for your time and response. I too feel the same way, GT3 is so much fun. I do hope AC EVO can bring cool things to the online multiplayer community
Being from Australia it has taken me some time to get used to the left hand drive GT cars
Especially around Bathurst and trying to hug the walls
Yea I struggled at the start as well. I think the exercise from this video has been really important for me to untrain that in a way. But certainly don't overdo it at Bathurst 😂
I started doing the pedal thing some time ago when I looked back at some recordings and noticed I was touching the brakes and throttle when I didn't know I was doing it. Now, I need to push down more for them to engage.
Yea we talked a bit about that actually. Too much dead zone will mean less usable pedal travel and potentially you have to relearn the trail braking feel. I think for me, if I'm still doing it, I just need to work on the habit and untrain myself to that. But I will need to pay a lot more attention to it now.
Slow practice.... im gonna need to try that
Just slow enough that you have time to think about the key work on areas. I think when we do practice at full pace, we miss the small details of the areas we are trying to improve. Its already helping me a lot since we did this session.
So.....are you exclusively left foot braking?
With a rig, particularly in iracing and acc, you don’t necessarily need a clutch pedal, so it’s easiest to learn left foot braking and commit to it earlier rather than later.
@brennanadkins I thought so.
I don't in game, but It would pay to do it for smoother transitions, I do come from a background of racing manual cars in real life however so not really natural atm
@@sr20trx I’d definitely give it a shot if you have a nice pedal set! I have the Heusinkveld ultimate+’s and it felt a little unnatural at first but I picked it up surprisingly quick. I also started with a 2 pedal set and always used the paddles for the sim, so I never gave it much thought however, just figured that’s the way to do it lmao
Yes with this type of car it is a left foot braking scenario. Would say it would be hard to transition from a background of racing manual cars, but it will be worth it for the reduction in lap time.
@BradleySettersMotorsport thanks guys always wondered if that was the case.
I did try it the other day around Hungaroring and could see straight away the advantages but I don't have a good pedal setup and my left ankle soon got sore 😅