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Yeah you're right there Hornet - the fact that rookie riders like Zarco and Folger are competing at the pointy end backs that up. No disrespect to either rider as they're both potential c'ship winners but a few years ago you'd never see a rookie on a Tech3 consistently challenging for podiums.

Like you say Hornet, I think some riders/manufacturers are struggling to understand the tyres...whenever they have issues, it seems to always be with tyre grip or longevity...and there's no apparent pattern behind it.

But all that being said - it's making for fantastic racing and a great year so far!

how do i add myself to that map??

sorry to hear it DD....looking forward to the update!

The 125 is difficult for sure, I'm not sure what profile tyres they use but I imagine in real life it could be the same issue - their tyres are much smaller than 600cc+ sportsbikes so it would make sense that it's easier to lowside on them.

And as for it being nearly impossible to run out of tyre in real life - if you race then you must have experienced it many times...if not then maybe you need to race a little harder

Donated!

I'm still tootling around Philip Island crashing 3 times a lap, but can see the potential in this sim and the opportunity which you guys have at Silverstone is too good to miss - good luck!

PS I might pop down to catch practice on the Friday so be good to see you guys....

well.....it's much easier going the correct way round isn't it!! 

heyyy buddy

PS, I installed the MaxHUD and it didn't dissappoint (well....apart from my laptimes not showing  ). It's a great little plugin and I love the versatility/customisation of it.

Who runs which HUD options then??

hahaha! Glad I'm not on my own then!!! Thought I was in for "noobie of the year" award after only owning it for one day 

Oh man it all makes sense now....the lack of lap times....the green/red racing line arrows pointing in the wrong direction...not recognising the track one bit!! Haha!!

Shame, I was really getting the knack of where the track was going as well, ah well time to relearn it I guess 

Ummmmmm......


....well this is embarrassing....


           

bonjour de une nouveau pilote a un autre nouveau pilote!!

My french is about as good as my riding skills 

haha cheers Nick, challenge accepted!! 

I've bought the licence and been playing with the 1000 (figured more torque will make it a little easier) and i've found it much easier than the 125, just because I can pretty much keep it in 3rd for most the corners and focus on staying away from the green stuff lol.

I noticed there's a "laps" board with sector times etc on the garage menu, but after doing 10 or so laps and coming back in, there's no times on the board - is this correct? Do i need to add a mod to enable timing? I know at this stage timings are irrelivant and I should be focussing on piloting rather than times, but it was more out of interest than anything else.

Time to get adding some bike/track mods...I don't suppose Oulton Park has been created??

Absolutely love this sim already!

Cheers,
Joeski

I DID IT!!! I DID A LAP WITHOUT CRASHING!!!!   

Excuse my excitement but it's taken a while lol...great advice again, I went all the way back to basics barely getting out of 3rd gear all the way round with a maximum lean angle of about 0.5% but something clicked. I got a handle around the leaning sensitivity and really focussed on a neutral throttle throughout the turns - massive improvement!

I didn't even realise there was a "paddle" option, but since using it to get off the grass the game has become around 1.2million% less frustrating haha.

I said i'd buy the licence if i managed a lap without crashing so time to cough up some pennies!

Thanks again for the help guys..see you on the other side 

Joeski

cheers DD!

I got my receiver and pad setup this evening and had another blast on the demo..............

............as exptected very difficult but very addictive!!

I've calibrated the pad which seems to all be working well (at least for the basic stuff right now), but having some issues with the really slow speed stuff. It seems like there's no turning circle at all, then suddenly the bars flick to full lock and tumble me over....this seems to be worse in first person view rather than the following camera - can anything be done about this?

Also, when trundling along in 3rd/4th the bike seems to drop in extremely quickly with hardly any controller input, leaving me on the inside grass or on my ass from running out of tyre. Again, is there a way to progress this a little smoother or do I just learn my way around it?

There seems to be a vast difference between the helmet cam and following cam......probably just due to my lack of talent though!

Will be purchasing the licence tomorrow morning

Cheers,
Joeski

Great advice, thanks!

Interesting that you say to get into fp view from the get-go as i've struggled with this view on ride (again..sorry lol) so I wasn't sure what would be best for gp-bikes...I'll start on this view and persevere!!

I rida bit on track so happy with the manual gears, but i'll take your advice with the rider lean...I didn't even know you could do this manually - awesome!

You say take my time to setup the controller...what do you mean by this exactly? Can you adjust turn in speeds, throttle response etc? Another thought on my mind is countersteering, does the sim stretch this far? I'm constantly being surprised by what this sim can do so please excuse my nooby questions...

The reciever landed today so i'll be having a play first thing in the morning as i've had toooo ma y whiskeys now 

Cheers!