7 Techniques EVERY Simracer Should Know!

Many of you are dreaming about winning a race on a sim in their first few weeks. But there are so many things you need to learn and it can be easy to get stuck and don’t know where to improve. Luckily Emily has got 7 helpful racing techniques to improve your racing skills. Tune it and learn from one of the best!

Do you have any secret techniques? Let us know in the comments! 👇✍️

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[antonsamuelsson]

One thing my dad told me when i was motocross racing was that when the main lines off the track became difficult then find a way on the outside because you paid to drive on the entirety of the track

[damionlee]

Great video with plenty of useful information. I just want to add a little to the "Use the whole track" tip. Make sure that the reason you end up driving to the edge of the track on exit is because of your speed, not because you just unwind the steering to take you to the outside.

At the right speed from the apex, your vehicle will naturally pull to the outside of the exit. So if you find you are having to unwinding the steering just to get to the outside, examine your entry and mid-corner closely; it is very likely that you simply are not carrying the speed into and through the corner that you could.

[TrevKen]

To add to the weight balance techniques, when you lift-off the throttle or break during a corner it can often give you a little extra oversteer as the weight transfers and shifts either forwards or backwards. Front engine cars can use lift-off breaking oversteer better, but rear/mid engine can utilize lift-off throttle oversteer better. That's how I see it.

Also you need to lift-off fast. If you lift-off slowly you don't get the same weight transfer from the springs bouncing back.

[weekendthreat]

The analogy of paying for the entire laser scanned track is actually brilliant. I never even considered it in that way - I like it!

[LivingWithTheCoopers]

Just came across your channel for the first time. Played GT since the first one, but never seriously.

Recently I've been trying to get better and although I was getting better, I was still making stupid mistakes, your section on trail braking is what was the issue got me.

I've always been very cautious with the brakes, but I've just started racing in manual, so I've realised how much more control I have in basically all aspects of driving, but after a few laps right now going straight to my braking pressure then engine braking and easing off, not only am I carrying more speed, but I'm keeping the racing line. I've tried watching the fastest laps in races, but there's sometimes so much going on I can't pinpoint what makes them fast.

Thank you so much, you've really helped me out!

[InvertedProphet]

Not a technique itself but really important. Make sure you have your button mapping setup. I was leading a race in our league in gtr2 many moons ago. Was having a great race until the pitstop. I had reinstalled and forgot to remap all my buttons. No ignition or starter. Couldn't fix it mid race either. Yay. Leaned a huge lesson that day.

[KemBroVids]

That was great Emily, learnt heaps, even after studying driving for 40yrs. Made me feel better about getting taken out the other day and accepting that crashes happen as well as understanding how it can happen.🍻

[octogames]

I still consider myself a new driver. I been practicing spa with Formula Hybrid 2022 for AC for about a month. I have a decent hot lap but when I race a full grid with AI, I am lucky to make it half a lap without crashing. I been practicing at the back of the grid and been doing ok. My launch I cant wait until I have a consistent launch off the line and better break control. Must be the hardware ^.^

[sbspassion]

I'm always sceptical about videos with titles such as "x amount of tips about something that EVERYONE must know!" but these were actually some really good tips and tricks. Thumbs up from me!

[underSTATEDexcellence]

Your drawling was just chefs kiss. Never knew lines drawn could perfectly match my own driving line. I find my issue is I use too much of the road and my SR suffers for it.

[ApexFlynn]

Great video Emily and GG, reminds me when my Mum told me something similar when learning to drive, "imagine all the other people on the road are idiots", served me very well too.

[lammyjammer]

Braking is not for stopping the car, it's for managing the cars weight to your advantage. Understanding that changed my entire perspective on cornering. You brake to get maximum grip in the front, which is why trailing is so important. Trailing is making sure you're giving maximum grip to the front tires by transferring the weight forward and allows you to go even deeper into the apex than otherwise and like wise allows you to exit faster since the car is well grounded because of this as you leave the apex as well.

She touched on those points but didn't connect the two.

[Tomatenking]

I would really like a video on the weight transfer of the cars

[TeamHorneyRacing]

I’m up for a nerdy weight transfer video.

Sick MS paint skills Em. 😂

[joerivde]

The trail braking explanation was one of the clearest I've seen/heared so far actually. So kudos.

[Jur_]

The tip about learning how to not get killed by other cars is also very valid while driving on the road.
The best advice my dad gave me when I started driving was "remember that yure driving your car as well as well as other people's car" meaning to also oay attention to how other people are driving because it can help you avoid unnecessary accidents

[TheSnaveeelPlaysGames]

If you’re not on the limit of the track, you aren’t on the limit

[petenolan-woolley]

Thanks Emily, always presented in your way that always wants me to watch more 😊☕

[rudyg]

You are a good coach. Thanks for the tips. Especially the breaking part.

[Joshtube]

That Mazda concept is so god damn sexy! I'd love to hear more about the weight distribution, as someone who started racing sims at the start of the covid lockdowns I am unfamiliar with the quirks of different engines and to be honest, alot of the minutiae of setups and car characteristics that people driving in real life are aware of. Thanks alot for your video, very informative. ps nice picasso impression lol