Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-30967537-20190108000156/@comment-35745775-20190111114537

Szanky wrote: RattleSnack wrote: Do a quick test for yourself. Try starting and stopping the stopwatch on your smartphone in the shortest time possible.

The best I can manage on my iPhone is 0,08 seconds, which is somewhat slower than 1/20th of a second! RattleSnack, You are right this is one factor. I just did an quick experiment. I used to go off-track at T12 and T20. I recorded 10 runs and stopped the video when I started to break. I was fairly consistent with the break point at T12 and T20 +/- 1.5-2.5m. In my case I think the variability was more significant in the speed at the break point. I had +/- 6-13kph diff. I draw the conclusion that consistency is the key. I cannot control MP4-X well and a lucky good exit in the previous turn (where I used to be bad) kills my lap at the next.

Good point! The speed attained at the braking point just compounds the braking consistency problem.

Basically this car has insane acceleration and deceleration, which multiplies the effect if our inconsistent human reactions times. If we were (ro)bots it wouldn’t matter. There is more of a case for using brake assists with this car.

I actually can brake quite consistently after the long straights, which is why I‘m not complaining about the lack of markers on this track like some others are. My problem is more lack of steering consistency, especially through sections like the esses where you have to just throw the car from one corner into the next. I am just flying by the seat of my pants through these sections with no time to think, which sometimes sort of works and sometimes goes horribly wrong with no chance of correcting!