Project Cars Weekly TIme Trail

[HorneyMX5]

I'm going to have another go tonight as the racer in me despises being last on the board! lol.

[All that jazz]

From	To	Track	Car
07/02/16	13/02/16	Azure Coast Stage 3	BMW 1-Series M Coupe
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	S1	S2	S3
FourWheelDrift	PC	DFP	1:54.812	42.084	44.874	27.854
Tron	PC	G27	1:55.083	42.609	44.990	27.482
Rex218	PC	G29	1:55.107	42.106	45.292	27.708
Born2BSlow	PC	T500	1:55.288	42.451	45.043	27.793
rk	PC	PS3 controller	1.56.967	-	-	-
Rex218	PS4	G29	1:57.492	43.039	45.835	28.618
Ian_Suk	PS4	Pad	1:58.350	43.166	46.350	28.833
johnb_87	PS4	T300RS	1.59.995	43.741	47.744	28.510
J.Bradders27	PC	G27	2.01.496	44.119	48.593	28.783
IainT	PS4	G29	2.01.695	44.504	48.065	29.126
neilus281	PS4	Fanatec CSR	2.02.743	44.538	48.862	29.343
thebraketester	PS4	Psd	2.03.676	x	x	x
HorneMX5	PS4	G29	2.06.610	46.076	51.213	29.321

And that was with a couple of coming-to's with the scenery too.

[born2bslow]

How are the pad controls, I struggle when I try to switch back to my pad. Feels too twitchy.

[All that jazz]

born2bslow said:

How are the pad controls, I struggle when I try to switch back to my pad. Feels too twitchy.

They are too twitchy. I'm using the D-pad rather than the mushrooms so really it's the same all or nothing inputs as a keyboard but somehow it feels better. I only got lucky on that lap because of a few coming-to's with the barriers which didn't slow me down too much - a bit like the 2nd tunnel and kerb you got some good air at on your best lap . I imagine a wheel will be much smoother in turning so using a controller or keyboard theoretically should be at quite a disadvantage. I'm still trying to figure out how you manage to pull away so easily after the very 1st corner. I've hung back and followed your line to the tee but you're nearly 1 second ahead by the first tunnel already . I've tried cutting the corner over the dirt and letting it drift wide a bit but nothing works. Most vexing.

[All that jazz]

From	To	Track	Car
07/02/16	13/02/16	Azure Coast Stage 3	BMW 1-Series M Coupe
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	S1	S2	S3
FourWheelDrift	PC	DFP	1:54.812	42.084	44.874	27.854
Tron	PC	G27	1:55.083	42.609	44.990	27.482
Rex218	PC	G29	1:55.107	42.106	45.292	27.708
rk	PC	PS3 controller	1.55.249	-	-	-
Born2BSlow	PC	T500	1:55.288	42.451	45.043	27.793
Rex218	PS4	G29	1:57.492	43.039	45.835	28.618
Ian_Suk	PS4	Pad	1:58.350	43.166	46.350	28.833
johnb_87	PS4	T300RS	1.59.995	43.741	47.744	28.510
J.Bradders27	PC	G27	2.01.496	44.119	48.593	28.783
IainT	PS4	G29	2.01.695	44.504	48.065	29.126
neilus281	PS4	Fanatec CSR	2.02.743	44.538	48.862	29.343
thebraketester	PS4	Psd	2.03.676	x	x	x
HorneMX5	PS4	G29	2.06.610	46.076	51.213	29.321

Edited by All that jazz on Thursday 11th February 20:56

[All that jazz]

WTF! How come it's not put me at #1 ? I'm sure I saved the game.

[FourWheelDrift]

Cancelled laptime for hitting barriers?

[All that jazz]

FourWheelDrift said:

Cancelled laptime for hitting barriers?

Quite possibly!

[FourWheelDrift]

If you are driving around using barriers to help you around corners you get the same cancelled laptime as if you cut kerbs on normal tracks. Clipping one you might get away with, slamming into a barrier or staying on it at speed will get the time cancelled.

[All that jazz]

FourWheelDrift said:

If you are driving around using barriers to help you around corners you get the same cancelled laptime as if you cut kerbs on normal tracks. Clipping one you might get away with, slamming into a barrier or staying on it at speed will get the time cancelled.

I see.

[born2bslow]

The barriers are a bit sticky, once you hit them normally you can't get off them. Can't remember if I'm running with damage on or not.

[born2bslow]

Timer goes red if the time is not going to recorded.

[All that jazz]

I can do about 1:56.5 without hitting the scenery but I think I'm at the limitations of using a controller/keyboar to improve on that. After the mid section where it becomes long sweeping curves it's clear to see how you guys with wheel controllers are pulling away but I bleed speed with constantly having the dab the buttons and on and off.

[HorneyMX5]

From	To	Track	Car
07/02/16	13/02/16	Azure Coast Stage 3	BMW 1-Series M Coupe
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	S1	S2	S3
FourWheelDrift	PC	DFP	1:54.812	42.084	44.874	27.854
Tron	PC	G27	1:55.083	42.609	44.990	27.482
Rex218	PC	G29	1:55.107	42.106	45.292	27.708
rk	PC	PS3 controller	1.55.249	-	-	-
Born2BSlow	PC	T500	1:55.288	42.451	45.043	27.793
Rex218	PS4	G29	1:57.492	43.039	45.835	28.618
Ian_Suk	PS4	Pad	1:58.350	43.166	46.350	28.833
johnb_87	PS4	T300RS	1.59.995	43.741	47.744	28.510
J.Bradders27	PC	G27	2.01.496	44.119	48.593	28.783
IainT	PS4	G29	2.01.695	44.504	48.065	29.126
HorneMX5	PS4	G29	2.02.698	x	x	x
neilus281	PS4	Fanatec CSR	2.02.743	44.538	48.862	29.343
thebraketester	PS4	Psd	2.03.676	x	x	x

Off the bottom. Woohoooo!

I tried it in the DLC Stanceworks 1 Series as that was much more fun. Got into the 1.55s with that.

[All that jazz]

Holy fksticks! I've just seen the price of those G27 & G29 steering wheels .

[HorneyMX5]

All that jazz said:

Holy fksticks! I've just seen the price of those G27 & G29 steering wheels .

The g29 was half price in Currys recently and I think about 10 people from here went and bought one.

[FourWheelDrift]

All that jazz said:

Holy fksticks! I've just seen the price of those G27 & G29 steering wheels .

This is what I use, Driving Force Pro for Pc use - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Logitech-Driving-Force-P...

Seems to compete quite well against the G27s and G29s and I've had mine 11 years.

[born2bslow]

All that jazz said:

Holy fksticks! I've just seen the price of those G27 & G29 steering wheels .

Once you get hooked the price of equipment can quickly escalate. It depends how much you intend to play, I don't like to use the word serious, as I'm not, but it's my hobby and I get a lot of enjoyment from it. I don't have the time (correction I don't want to spend valuable weekends away from my family) or money to get a real car with a trailer and tow car, slog up and down motorways every other weekend in varying degrees of British weather to hoon around a track. Don't get me wrong. If I won the lottery I would be right there but maybe do it on weekdays, because virtual racing/driving isn't the same as the real thing, by some margin. But you can get 75% of the experience I'd say. You can experience the adrenaline of close racing, and the satisfaction of nailing a good lap, all in the comfort and convenience of your home, always back in time to tuck the kids in at night. Maybe in 10-15 years I'll think differently. The good thing about buying equipment for this is maintenance us virtually nil, and most good equipment will last easy 5 years, sometimes longer (although the urge to upgrade can take over). The last 12 months has been a turning point for racing games after a long dry spell, Project Cars, Assetto Corsa, RFactor2, Raceroom Experience....so much choice.

[All that jazz]

Just a bit of fun to pass the time for me. My mates have always said I'm a natural at driving games and I pick them up really easily. Back in the day we always used to play time trials on Mario Kart on the SNES and Colin McRae rallye on the PS1?/2? and they could never get within about 3 seconds of my times. I've met my match on here though!

Do they do those wheels without pedals? Just to steer instead of using a controller/keyboard? I've no interest (nor space) in/for the pedals and they'd just get in the way. I'm sorting of thinking not as there'd need to be an accelerator and brake button on the wheel somewhere which sounds awkward.

[born2bslow]

Maybe second hand, you should pick up a wheel only cheap on gumtree or eBay where someone is selling the wheel cos the pedals broke, or they split them for some reason.