Yeew Lotus 98T. Long time coming, had a pic of that one in the OP since day one! Looks like a good update, been hanging for some new content.
I use 900° on a G25 and the H-pattern shifter. I think it's perfect. Make sure your FFB isn't too heavy, but not too light either. I use 100% strength in the logitech profiler, and 90% gain in AC. Damping set to 0%, the rest as default.
Some tips for drifting:
- Just like driving fast, drifting is about being smooth, and practise.
- Approach a corner slowly. Much, much slower than race pace. Remember you need heavy throttle application to start your drift, so you don't want that exceed your front grip limit and push the front out.
- Consider your entry track position carefully, You want to maintain as close to a constant arc as possible while drifting, even if the corner has a late/early apex and/or changing radius.
- Generate some rotational momentum before entering the corner, like a scando flick, but not too aggressive. Lightly tap the brakes if you need to help bring the weight of the car forward more. This is generally easier than using the hand brake.
- Don't turn in too hard, use the throttle to steer the car, and as you apply the throttle and feel the rear breaking loose, 'throw' the wheel to counter steer. Virtually let the wheel go and slide through your hands, it will naturally spin to keep the front wheels into the slide. (you'll never steer fast enough going hand over hand) Commit to using as much lock as possible. Grab the wheel again at the balance point to make fine adjustments, but still control your turning radius mostly by modulating the throttle.
- Don't always just floor the throttle, a bit of pump even if it feels like you're nailing it will help stop the wheels spooling up on you so you can better maintain control of the slide. This lets you use the throttle to transfer weight back to front. In fact sometimes lift off oversteer works better to keep the back out if you're bouncing the limiter too hard, and more throttle will sometimes help stop you spinning out. But still have some smoothness to your inputs.
- Try and use a higher gear with more torque than one that jumps you straight to the limiter. In the E30 I almost exclusively use 3rd gear.
- All the way through the corner, but particularly on exit, look to where you want the car to go, not where it's pointing or the apex. This often means looking out the side window! As you approach the exit try and slowly straighten up the wheel in anticipation so you don't tank slap. Remember you don't have to exit straight, but can 'apex' the outside of the corner and continue sliding toward the other side of the straight away, this can give you more time so it's not so frantic.
Hope that helps.
Maybe sometime I will try and make a video of my inputs overlay with the game window.. although the virtual steering wheel on the in-car views I have already published is pretty much one-to-one with my wheel inputs.
Last edited: Jul 20, 2014