Project Cars Weekly TIme Trail

[xjay1337]

29/10	4/11	Catalunya National	Pagani Zonda R
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
GroundEffect	PS4	G29	1:08.413	16.290	15.991	36.131
xJay1337	PS4	G29	1:09.953	16.572	16.311	37.069

Seems I have 1s to gain in S3 :-)

I think a lot of Curb hopping is to be done!!

[danpalmer1993]

Finally started playing Project Cars on PS4, will have a go at this challenge this week but only got a pad for now

[born2bslow]

Welcome dan, it's an awesome experience with a wheel

[Gav147]

I have to agree with B2BS, I spent many years sim racing with either mouse steering (LFS) or a pad and always thought a wheel really wouldn't make all that much difference, it really does, it's completely transformed the various sims I use. It may seem a bit of an expense but I really wouldn't want to go back to pad or mouse now. That said if you are just getting into it a pad is fine, I recall Jay was pretty much as fast ever with a pad as he is now on a wheel so it can be done.

ETA - was hoping to get ago at this tonight but it appears my broadband has decided otherwise.... no TT mode until it sorts itself out (hopefully!)

Edited by Gav147 on Monday 31st October 20:45

[xjay1337]

I sent Dan some good Pad control starting points last night

The issue with a Pad is that I wouldn't say it's slower, but it's a lot harder to be more consistent.
Catching slides for example (powering out of corners) is much much harder, very much a knife-edge and in some cars you cannot get enough steering angle at lower and medium speeds without sacrificing stability in the higher speed ones.

That being said when we did the GT86 / Cadwell combo I was on pad and managed 3 consistent fast laps within 0.2 seconds of each other so it can be done.

[danpalmer1993]

29/10	4/11	Catalunya National	Pagani Zonda R
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
GroundEffect	PS4	G29	1:08.413	16.290	15.991	36.131
xJay1337	PS4	G29	1:09.953	16.572	16.311	37.069
toda11blue	PS4	Pad	1:12:403	17.135	17.109	38.157

Not too bad a starting point on the pad given it's way faster than my Clio in career mode haha

[shibby!]

Ohhhhhhh

Didnt know this was here.

Reckon ill give this a go tonight!

[born2bslow]

shibby! said:

Ohhhhhhh

Didnt know this was here.

Reckon ill give this a go tonight!

Yes that's how it starts...welcome and don't be surprised to lose large chunks of your life, this can become an obsession

[shibby!]

Well not great.

1.11.469

S1 16.749
S2 16.976
S3 37.745.

Guess I need more practice

Edited by shibby! on Thursday 3rd November 20:50

[GroundEffect]

Bit of a slower burner this one! I actually find it really enjoyable as the car is a proper handful.

[danpalmer1993]

Don't know if it's just me on the Pad however I'm finding it hard to get a good setup that works in the faster part at the start of the lap and the slower corner starting at the hairpin at the end of the back straight.

[shibby!]

I should learn to setup too.

I just play on whatever the car comes with.

[xjay1337]

in time trial mode we use default setups for the car


using time trial mode makes it so you have minimum fuel and already warmed up tyres. just makes it a fair playing field.

[shibby!]

Ahhhh I just been having it on free practice. Partly because I didn't update to latest software.

That makes it easier! Ha

[born2bslow]

I'm avoiding my racing chair this week as my back is playing up...physio tomorrow so maybe get a crack afterwards

[danpalmer1993]

Ah OK, I put the changes in you sent me Jay but will take them out and have another go

[xjay1337]

danpalmer1993 said:

Ah OK, I put the changes in you sent me Jay but will take them out and have another go

No no no, sorry if I mis understood.
You can use any controller settings you want.
The car setup has to be the default one (use time trial mode).

You may struggle with gamepad to find a setting that works in slow and faster parts of the track.
Try turning opposite lock assitance off and changing the speed sensitive steering setting.

[xjay1337]

29/10	4/11	Catalunya National	Pagani Zonda R
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
GroundEffect	PS4	G29	1:08.413	16.290	15.991	36.131
xJay1337	PS4	G29	1:09.075	16.319	16.283	36.472
shibby!	Unknown	?	1:11:469	16.749	16.976	37.745
toda11blue	PS4	Pad	1:12:403	17.135	17.109	38.157

Updated the table and added my latest time.
Stupid understeering sack of st.

[Tronneh]

29/10	4/11	Catalunya National	Pagani Zonda R
Gamertag	Platform	Control	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
GroundEffect	PS4	G29	1:08.413	16.290	15.991	36.131
Tron	PC	G27	1:08.784	16.116	16.056	36.562
xJay1337	PS4	G29	1:09.075	16.319	16.283	36.472
shibby!	Unknown	?	1:11:469	16.749	16.976	37.745
toda11blue	PS4	Pad	1:12:403	17.135	17.109	38.157

Need a big improvement in the last sector!

[xjay1337]

I managed a 1.08.6xx but got caught with invalid lap on the right hand turn into the last chicane.

Track limits on this circuit are crap.