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How To Defend In Sim Racing

How To Defend In Sim Racing
By Richard BaxterPosted in TechniquePosted on March 15, 2023September 6, 2023

Last updated: September 6th, 2023Defending your racing position is a critical skill to learn to win races and championships. Making a poorly thought-out defensive move can be a high-risk thing…

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How to Overtake, and How not to.

How to Overtake, and How not to.
By Richard BaxterPosted in TechniquePosted on February 17, 2023September 6, 2023

Last updated: September 6th, 2023Whenever we attend a driver’s briefing in real life, we’re always reminded that Motorsport is a non-contact sport. Save a few categories, this rule is very…

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How to Drive the Best Racing Line

How to Drive the Best Racing Line
By Richard BaxterPosted in TechniquePosted on February 14, 2023September 6, 2023

Last updated: September 6th, 2023Featured image: The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca “The Racing Line” is a fundamental theory of track driving that is crucial for speed. It’s not enough to…

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How to Drift in the Simulator

How to Drift in the Simulator
By Richard BaxterPosted in Assetto Corsa, TechniquePosted on November 20, 2022September 6, 2023

Last updated: September 6th, 2023Featured image: Aiden’s 1jz S15 Are you feeling like something a little different to standard track or offroad racing in your favourite simulator game? Have you…

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How to Get Faster: Improve your iRacing Laptimes

How to Get Faster: Improve your iRacing Laptimes
By Richard BaxterPosted in iRacing, TechniquePosted on November 9, 2022September 6, 2023

Last updated: September 6th, 2023Featured image: Iglcoatings-eracing We’ve all been there. You feel like you’re driving your absolute fastest, then another driver enters the session and pops in a lap…

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Braking for corners: How to trail brake in the simulator

Braking for corners: How to trail brake in the simulator
By Richard BaxterPosted in TechniquePosted on January 17, 2022September 6, 2023

Last updated: September 6th, 2023Featured image: BTCC Occasionally you spend some time away from the simulator. Certainly, in my case and with other commitments, I sometimes find I’ve lost several…

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How to Brake without locking with this technique in the sim

How to Brake without locking with this technique in the sim
By Richard BaxterPosted in How to Guides for Sim Racers, Settings, TechniquePosted on January 14, 2021September 6, 2023

Last updated: September 6th, 2023Getting your braking right in the simulator is a huge win for laptimes. Too much brake pressure, you lock and go straight on. Too little and…

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Technique: How to Heel and Toe in the Simulator

Technique: How to Heel and Toe in the Simulator
By Richard BaxterPosted in How to Guides for Sim Racers, TechniquePosted on November 10, 2020September 6, 2023

Last updated: September 6th, 2023When we were growing up, we’d watch racing and rally heroes like Ayrton Senna and Walter Röhl using the heel / toe technique to smooth their…

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