Comments on: Preparing For Your First Lap of the Nürburgring (Tips and FAQs) https://cartreatments.com/nurburgring-faq/ Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:22:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Sean https://cartreatments.com/nurburgring-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-1022522 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:34:10 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=505158#comment-1022522 In reply to Michael Kostashuk.

Yes, that’s great advice. I’ve actually improved my driving skill substantially by regular racing in a simulator. It’s helpful to run the tracks you plan on driving in real life before you get there.

Some simulators let you turn on a racing line so you can see roughly where you should position the car on track, and roughly where your braking points should be. Use this as an aid only, and don’t rely on it. You want to get used to looking at the actual brake markers on the track. These are usually signs that say 400, 300, 200, 100 as you approach a corner, giving the distance to the corner as you approach. Some tracks may have other indicators you can use, such as a curb, bleachers, signs, grass, etc. to help you gauge distance.

Whether on track or in a simulator, focus on being smooth and consistent. Speed comes with practice.

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By: Michael Kostashuk https://cartreatments.com/nurburgring-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-1022484 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 04:10:44 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=505158#comment-1022484 This post is an excellent and well-thought-out for the Nordschleife virgins thinking about taking the leap. If you’re planning to rent a 911 at Frankfurt airport and torquing it around, DON’T (when they say “rent a racer for the day” they mean from one of the local agencies that specialize in taking your serious money for a race-prepared car, not Avis!) you’ll be blacklisted from regular rentals for life.

Try “driving” the Ring on a full-motion VR system first. They now replicate the Ring extremely well. It’s like trying to drink water from firehose on your first lap otherwise.

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