Need for Speed Shift - Time Trial Championship

Yes you'll need FRAPS and tbh getting a quick lap is a mixture of skill and tuning. I don't think however good you are, you will post a competitive lap using the default tuning. First thing to sort out usually is the gears. Need to get the acceleration as fast as possible without losing out on top end speed. If you are basic tuning it's around 30 for this track. If advanced generally leave the low gears all the way to the left and notch up 5th and 6th a notch or two to suit.

If you are hitting top speed on the long fast section before you need to brake for the first corner then you need slightly longer gears.

Other settings are a bit more complex. Generally if I use quick tuning I ramp the speed/cornering slider all the way over to the right (cornering) and see how it feels. If it's too stiff (bouncy car etc) then notch it back a little. Rinse and repeat.

Haven't got the foggiest about bump stops and wotnot, someone else (Nikaz) will have to elaborate.

Quick settings I'd advise for this car and track are gearing 30, downforce 90. That should get you around 1:16 if you're driving well.
 
thanks for all the input.. I'll try the ones in quick tunning.. altough I prefer the advanced..

palyed a bit with suspension.. its kinda tricky to get it just right..
i found my self rebounding off the track.. :S

it's a shame you cant save setup profiles..

as about gears... I am topping at around 245kph
i'll go have a go right awayy :D

getting a momo wheel next week.. so hopefully I can do better then :D :D
 
Don't suppose anyone wants to post some 1:14 setups do they? Having a hard time getting under 1:16 no matter what tuning I do.
I think tunning setups are a personal thing, the previous setups NIKAZ posted did not work for me, I guess its all down to driving style.

But I will try and post my setup when I'm back home (Friday night)

Basically i just keep going around the track in the standard car until im happy with the racing line, then i start tweaking the suspension etc.
Then when im happy with how the cars handling, start changing the gearing, more acceleration or top speed etc. Its just a case of trial and error really.

Sound advice. Do some laps in the stock car, learn the lap, find your line. then slowly add the parts on, tune & tune some more.

I don't think I'm going to better my time as I'm away for work, but will try for a late Sunday lap.

Lewdogga, I guess u the man with this one
 
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I've not even tried this yet, i'm too into Forza, it is 10x better than shift, i'll see if i can fit a lap in later in the week lol
 
Getting closer going below 1.15s mark.
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I achieved a 1.14.910 with these settings
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Set downforce towards middle for FRT & REAR to begin with, about 20 26 till your comfortable with the car then edge towards the settings above as you gain more confidence.

Be aware... you will make mistakes. I know I do with these settings.

Track Guide from willowspringsraceway dot com
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Turn 1 -Turn One is a rather steeply banked 90-degree left, which ends the longest straight. It is a deceivingly fast turn taken in one gear below top in most cars. Late apex and get back on the gas very early remember it is banked. The right edge of the road is not visible until you pop out of the banking at the exit, making it tricky to use the entire road. This is a very important corner and an excellent place to pass on a late brake.
Turn 2 - A short straight precedes Turn Two: a fast 450-foot radius 200-degree right. Some banking and a slight uphill raise aid adhesion until the exit where the banking ends and the road levels out. Most cars like to run slightly inside of the middle of the road, apexing gently about three-quarters of the way into the corner. Spend some time balancing the car for this turn because a large percentage of your time is spent here. Too much under steer and you'll scrub speed and have to lift to apex; too much over steer and you'll have to ease off the power.
Turn 3 - In most cases the same gear is used from Turn One until downshifting for Turn Three the slowest turn on the track. Braking deep into Three is important because can you overtake here. An uphill well-banked 100-degree corner, Turn Three is again faster than it looks. A late apex and early throttle squirts you up the hill and into the difficult right-hand double apex Turn Four.
Turn 4 - Climb the hill and hug the right until the road starts to level. Now allow the car to move to the left side in preparation for a late apex because the turn tightens and heads steeply downhill.
Turn 5 - The right-hand jog preceding the left-hand Turn Five complicates the braking zone of Five. No matter how deep you go into five, the car is still loaded from the jog and traveling steeply downhill. Be willing to forego the perfect line into five; you can't get to the extreme right if you've gone in really deep. You can make up some of this lost ground by hanging a left front wheel in the dirt at the apex. At the exit the road starts uphill; you'll get some stick here so get on the throttle early.
Turn 6 - On the short uphill run to the right-hand Turn Six, don't bother getting to the extreme left before the entry. In a fast car, it is difficult and in a slower car completely unnecessary. In the middle of this fast turn, the road goes from uphill to downhill so you have to deal with an almost complete loss of stick for an instant. Short shift up and apex early to get most of the work done before the car goes light. In a faster car, it may take some time to gain confidence, but lose time here and you'll suffer all the way into Turn Nine.
Turn 7 - Seven is no more than a gentle bend in the straight. Stay left for the entry to eight unless you are trying to block someone's inside line into eight.
Turn 8 - In a fast car right-hand turn eight is one of those places where your right foot seems to have better sense than your brain. In most cars it is a no lift comer, but it's kind of scary at first. Enter Eight early and drive around the inside with no pronounced apex. Before the road straightens, let the car drift to the outside of the road.
Turn 9 - Leaving Eight you just have time to glance at the tach to check your top speed before entering one of the world's worst Turn Nine. This turn is very hard to get right, but essential for good lap times. It is a top gear turn in most cars, a 90-degree decreasing radius right turn with an exit you can't see until you get there. Enter from the left, but move right slightly in the early part to give yourself some room for error. There is a strong tendency to apex too early because it feels safer. Try to avoid this because you'll have to lift at the exit. Pick a reference that identifies the apex for you. You should be approaching full throttle before the apex in even the fastest car. The exit brings you to the outside of the pit straight and the end of your lap. Like any difficult track, Willow Springs requires lots of practice.
 
I've upped a vid of a typical lap, a 1:16 with some comments. Wondered if any of the 1:14 crew could shed some light on where I'm going wrong.

 
managed to find a little extra from somewhere...

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I was trying all last night to beat my time...but couldnt get into the 1.15s...my main issue is with turns 3 and 4...especially turn 4...I will still try and we will see where I end up by Sunday night :D :p
 
I've upped a vid of a typical lap, a 1:16 with some comments. Wondered if any of the 1:14 crew could shed some light on where I'm going wrong.

Your lap doesn't look that different from one i would do apart from the second corner i take flat out but that might be a difference in down force settings.
 
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Finally broke 1.16s

hate to break this to you but er wrong car mate????:confused:
You're using the less powerful one that can be works modded. Note the one downforce aeleron thingy on your front bumper rather than two and the grey rather than red R badge on the grill....
 
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hate to break this to you but er wrong car mate????:confused:
You're using the less powerful one that can be works modded. Note the one downforce aeleron thingy on your front bumper rather than two and the grey rather than red R badge on the grill....

Thanks for the heads up, I am much faster now.

Did that lap on my third run, using the slower car before helped me get the lines right.
 
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