Oulton Park International | @Dave Cam iRacing Mazda MX-5 Track Guide

[@packy264]

I won! Thanks to traxionGG and Dave Cam for trackguide at Oulton. It was a bottom split win, but for us slow people any win is hard to come by these days!

[@matthewmontanez3164]

holy crap man, THANKYOU! watched u once n went from 2:01 to 1:56 in one lap(im new so dont judge the times lol). keep up the great work!

[@alt_z_gamer1619]

Recently joined Iracing and now for 3rd week I am here with your track guides at work mastering the circuits, then later on in the evening jump to simulator to cement the results . Thank you so much for those guides Dave.

[@wutapex903]

This helped me get P1 in my first race ever and P2 in my second running in the 1:54s which helped me quickly get out of Rookies. I left a lot on the table too, so I look forward to coming back to this track. It seemed to suit the MX5 perfectly. Thanks Dave.

[@TraxionGG]

Glad it helped. :)

[@speedracer3967]

Dave, I agree totally about this combo! Oulton is my fav track in the Mazda, and is super fun to drive!

[@OfficeLinebacker]

Thanks Dave I was in the 1:56s when I first watched your video and now I can get into the 1:54s

[@davecamyt]

Amazing 😁

[@alenbernardis]

Was waiting for this! Thanks!

[@fil_lokka]

Thanks for these track guides , I'm not an iracer (rf2) but help an immense amount 👍👍

[@jonfreestone]

1:56:5 before, 1:55:2 after. still well off a 1:53 though! great videos though so thanks for taking the time. I like to get up to a reasonable speed myself. Then use these to see where I can improve.

[@TraxionGG]

Glad they're helping you, thanks for watching!

[@Sile]

Just started iRacing last night having only played ACC and it's very different, but really good. The MX5 feels squirly under brakes all the time. Constantly having to countersteer into corners and I feel like I'm drifting a lot of the time. Best I managed was a 1:57.3 which I was completely happy with. Having watched this video it's giving me quite a few pointers so hopefully I can crack 1:55 soon. Still not sure how your so stable around the track though.

[@BenDexter]

very cool! and it's Mick Doohan's son!

[@oliver8293]

Would be great if you can post your sector times to help find where we are losing time

[@stampedegaming9016]

Appreciate it man your videos are very informative !

[@dedge12858]

Thanks Dave/Traxion. Very usefull for the noobs (like me).

[@frazerlogan1361]

52.5 after getting 54s thx dave

[@TraxionGG]

Great to hear!

[@PsyJoeTV]

Amazing video.

[@PD0IN]

great video Dave, i went from a 1.58 to 1.55.xx. There are still ppl that do a lap of 1.53, is that eve possible ??.

[@AtomicAndi]

Watched before sleep yesterday. Massive improvement today. 3, 5, 11, 15 crucial. coming for them 52s. I found a better way for T4. Only lift to half throttle. not the most important, but anyway

[@scottmeredith3359]

This videos are so helpful as a noob.

[@John74YT]

Had a race on here early this morning, great car and track combo. Unfortunately I was killed going into turn 3 and the final lap by the 2nd place car 😪

[@MoptopTofer]

Same. P2 squeezed me going into the chicane and ended up punting me but I salvaged it and finished P3 but not before putting up some crazy defense against P4 who was on my ass the majority of the race after that.

[@dekkers8]

You said in your video guide shifting before 7000 rpm but you don't do it 🤔

[@davecamyt]

If I'm going up a hill I'll leave it a little longer (maybe 7200) so it doesn't bog but I have a big display on my wheel with the rpm so I won't run into the limiter. I said in the guide maximum power is reached at 7000rpm (which is what is quoted by iracing) 👍

[@OfficeLinebacker]

@@davecamyt Also keep in mind if you shift exactly at peak power, you'll drop a lot of RPM down below the peak. If you stretch it a bit on the top end, you don't drop into such a low part of the power band.

[@advocatesdevil7064]

I am knew to sim racing but best I can do is 26s more or less consistently. So hard to be smooth. I just keep understeering every corner. What is the best way to practice to break bad habits like these. I either don't brake enough before the corner or don't trail brake properly ( probably combination of both) if I try to brake more I end up slowing down too much and being slower than understeering. So hard to catch that perfect most optimal point. I don't feel it naturally for some reason that it's the fastest way. My brain keeps thinking if I go in too hot and understeer it's the fastest way

[@beambox1421]

rules no 1: don'y miss the apex. lower speed on the perfect line is faster than missing the apex with a lot of speed. For the understeer, with the mazda, lifting the gas or a bit of braking will make the car rotate if you are on near the limit of grip. Go watch some video on slip angle. You need to be slightly sideways to get the maximum grip of the car. At the limit, you can control the car with a bit of gas/brake to balance the weight of the car on the right tire. On some car you always need a bit of gas in corner (no complete lift off) or otherwise you will get snap oversteer. Feathering the gas will keep the weight on the back tire. on other car you need to keep a small amount of braking inm order to keep the wieght on the front tire...

[@advocatesdevil7064]

@@beambox1421 thank you yeah trying to lower the speed and be faster that way. Pretty hard for now though. Getting same brake pedal pressure every time is tricky. I keep triggering abs. At the end of your message you are talking about a difference between mid engine and front engine cars? For mid engine you need to be on gas right? I have mr2 turbo in real life and want to track it at some point. Any suggestion what cars in Sims would best prepare me for that?

[@beambox1421]

@@advocatesdevil7064 yeah weight distribution of different engine layout affect the dynamic of driving. I'm not an expert, I don't have any experience in real racing, I'm only a mechanical engineering manager working in automotive industry... Many parameters ca affects cars dynamic, suspension type and geometry. All car will react differently in some conditions. The MR2 has a reputation like the S2000 for "snap oversteer" some drift or dirt racing can help to build some reflexes to catch it if it ever happen to you (not over correct). I guess you need to be careful for overconfidence and take your time.

[@advocatesdevil7064]

@@beambox1421 Thanks for the info, would be cool to see you on an actual track😎. The skills have to translate to a good degree. I am hoping so at least. That's the reason I bought the rig, it's super fun aside from that as well

[@FranciszekWrzosek]

Why do you use 100% of your brakes? Doesn't the ABS turn up at this point?

[@davecamyt]

It's only for a very short period if I do. But you're correct, the most efficient braking is keeping it out of the abs 👍

[@phracing9367]

optimal says 1:53:04 and I am doing 1:53:8/9 even 54 kind of stuck here well lets keep pushing

[@anttt69]

Why change down to first when you can stay in 2nd?

[@davecamyt]

Rotation 👍

[@ducebigalow8834]

What is your steering mapped to?

[@davecamyt]

900 👍

[@awycherley18]

Is it because of I racing but some of the lines are so wrong, far to early turn in on some and druids is totally wrong

[@sinanemir4602]

my laptime always 02:02 😢