Project Cars Weekly TIme Trail

[born2bslow]

Derwins Revenge said:

Hmm, I set a low 1:31 last night and came on to add to the table now, except my time is not showing on the Steam leaderboards. Very odd. Hope my hour spent sweating under the Vive was not wasted...

Followed B2BS' ghost for a bit... how on earth are you getting the traction/acceleration out of the hairpin? You just pull away from me so fast going up the little hill! Even if I get a clean entry

I don't know, that's where I'm losing all my time when I go back to try again. It was definitely slow in fast out stuff, I brake early and i was on the throttle before the apex, just balanced the car on throttle all the way around the hairpin in 3rd.

[Gav147]

3rd!? What is your corner speed through the hairpin? I'm having same thing as Jezz, even with everything switched off it is bogging down coming out of the hairpin, in 2nd braking down to turn in about ~35-40mph and then full throttle just before apex

Edited by Gav147 on Monday 18th July 15:06

[Jezz172]

3rd?!?!

I've tried 1st / 2nd and 3rd always the same
nothing....
nothing...
straight line - BOOST

[GroundEffect]

I find that car just doesn't want to build boost when turning. You need it in a straight line to do anything. I do the corner in 2nd right now...but 2nd and 3rd are very close. I do the chicane in 3rd.

[xjay1337]

Jezz172 said:

I hate that hairpin!!!

Even with all driver aids off and giving it the beans it won't boost and pull away unless it's in a straight line

I find brake as the tarmac changes colour as you crest and slam down from 5th to 3rd, that will help you get stopped quicker.

I have toyed around with dropping to 1st but this seems to be quicker on the way in but slower on the way out due to the gearchange.

I wish I could get b2b 's ghost on PS4. :-(

[born2bslow]

Check what AIDS are on, I only use abs and auto clutch. Stability and traction control kill this car

[Jezz172]

I'm going to download it for PC tonight.
See if there's a difference

[born2bslow]

Ok sorry guys, hairpin is 2nd gear...my memory is pretty awful and I was typing from memory at work earlier. I'm on tonight and can nail the hairpin but I can't get the chicane right, still can't get within half a second.

Hairpin, I brake right at the top of the small rise as it flattens and wallop it down to 2nd, very tight on the apex and on power before I hit it. Then i use the full width on exit full power all the way. I will see if I can figure out a way to record.

[GroundEffect]

I managed a 1:30.5 but the track limits on Oulton are savage! It seemed totally arbitrary at the hairpin exit

I still can't work out the best line for the hairpin though. All the other corners I get...chicane I've nailed but...not that bd.

[born2bslow]

I'm just uploading a video of a 1:30.481 but it says its going to take an hour (eek!) but it is triple wide.

I'm doing ok with the hairpin but the chicane is killing me now.

https://youtu.be/dH_PJR6fk7U

Video won't be finished uploading until 22:25 -ish

[born2bslow]

Oulton Park Island	Mitsubishi Lancer Evoloution X FQ400
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	S1	S2	S3
Born2BSlow	PC	T500	1:30.289	31.783	28.440	30.066
GroundEffect (Scotracer)	PS4	G29	1:31.221	31.953	29.013	30.254
xjay1337	PS4	Pad	1:31.309	31.810	28.842	30.414
Jezz172	PS4	G29	1:32.140	32.041	29.529	30.568
Gavjd21	PS4	Pad	1:32.667	32.410	29.415	30.842
IainT	PS4	G29	1:35.003	33.695	29.922	31.386

Forgot to mention i shaved half a tenth off my time

[Jezz172]

Oulton Park Island	Mitsubishi Lancer Evoloution X FQ400
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	S1	S2	S3
Born2BSlow	PC	T500	1:30.289	31.783	28.440	30.066
Jezz172	PC	G29	1:31.112	31.807	28.990	30.515
GroundEffect (Scotracer)	PS4	G29	1:31.221	31.953	29.013	30.254
xjay1337	PS4	Pad	1:31.309	31.810	28.842	30.414
Gavjd21	PS4	Pad	1:32.667	32.410	29.415	30.842
IainT	PS4	G29	1:35.003	33.695	29.922	31.386

Getting there!
Its shows my perfect possible lap as a 1:28
YEAH RIGHT lol

Edit: - Was happy with being second until I just saw on the timing laps - Tron is .5 second faster than me as well!

Edited by Jezz172 on Tuesday 19th July 08:41

Edited by Jezz172 on Tuesday 19th July 08:42

[Jezz172]

Oulton Park Island	Mitsubishi Lancer Evoloution X FQ400
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	S1	S2	S3
Born2BSlow	PC	T500	1:30.289	31.783	28.440	30.066
Jezz172	PC	G29	1:31.112	31.807	28.990	30.515
GroundEffect (Scotracer)	PS4	G29	1:31.221	31.953	29.013	30.254
xjay1337	PS4	Pad	1:31.309	31.810	28.842	30.414
Gavjd21	PS4	Pad	1:32.667	32.410	29.415	30.842
IainT	PS4	G29	1:35.003	33.695	29.922	31.386

Getting there!
Its shows my perfect possible lap as a 1:28
YEAH RIGHT lol

Edit: - Was happy with being second until I just saw on the timing laps - Tron is .5 second faster than me as well!

Edited by Jezz172 on Tuesday 19th July 08:42

[xjay1337]

Jezz172 said:

Getting there!
Its shows my perfect possible lap as a 1:28
YEAH RIGHT lol

Edit: - Was happy with being second until I just saw on the timing laps - Tron is .5 second faster than me as well!

Edited by Jezz172 on Tuesday 19th July 08:41

Edited by Jezz172 on Tuesday 19th July 08:42

The predicted time seems realistic until you get round the last corner. Whoever it was has NOS for the last 300 yards lol

[PowerslideSWE]

This looks absolutely great, and compared to Forza the cars sound awesome. Played it once about a year ago and found it to be very buggy, are the worst things adressed in the game as of yet? Thinking about getting this for the XB1, any tips on what version to get?

[xjay1337]

PowerslideSWE said:

This looks absolutely great, and compared to Forza the cars sound awesome. Played it once about a year ago and found it to be very buggy, are the worst things adressed in the game as of yet? Thinking about getting this for the XB1, any tips on what version to get?

I don't really find any bugs.
What do you mean what version?

[PowerslideSWE]

xjay1337 said:

I don't really find any bugs.
What do you mean what version?

Pretty sure it's just a matter of add-on cars and tracks. Better value of buying the game fully loaded so to speak than it would be to buy all the add-ons?

[Trigbert]

Ooops

5th to 1st on the chicane

[Jezz172]

Remind me never to buy a car from you!
1st gear?
I take it in 3rd lol

[xjay1337]

Oulton Park Island	Mitsubishi Lancer Evoloution X FQ400
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	S1	S2	S3
Born2BSlow	PC	T500	1:30.289	31.783	28.440	30.066
xjay1337	PS4	Pad	1:31.072	31.980	28.836	30.255
Jezz172	PC	G29	1:31.112	31.807	28.990	30.515
GroundEffect (Scotracer)	PS4	G29	1:31.221	31.953	29.013	30.254
Gavjd21	PS4	Pad	1:32.667	32.410	29.415	30.842
IainT	PS4	G29	1:35.003	33.695	29.922	31.386

Found can easily shave another 2 tenths off.
Screwed up the last corner, but I can see where I can save quite a bit of time now.

I'm consitently doing mid 1:31s as laptimes so I think that's the natural lap pace for this car, a fun challenge.