Why Track Guides don't work for you | ACC

[@SimracingArnout]

Take note! The TOE info at 10:39 is explained wrong it is the other way around!!

[@mapada]

Just got into ACC and these videos have been helping me a ton. I'm still slow but since these videos I've improved my times by nearly 2 seconds.

[@SimracingArnout]

Awesome to hear man! This sim takes a long time to master.. hopefully the videos in the future can help you as well

[@Daniel_Born_Races]

Thank you so much for your videos. Your approach of showing and not telling really comes across as authentic and makes the subject easier to understand.

[@SimracingArnout]

Thanx for your comment man this keeps me going!

[@SimracingArnout]

We hit the like goal a few days ago-absolutely awesome! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHfGm4Osfr6mi6M&ab_channel=SimRacingArnout

[@RBrown-lg5mi]

I came across your channel about Track Guides. Great recommendation. I never thought about using your technique.

[@engnr_george]

I noticed one thing with my driving when it comes to braking. At the beginning my brake bias was more towards the rear, under 50, as I needed it to turn the car in. But I've learned that this was due to bad trail braking and releasing the brake too soon. Then I started to learn how to brake really till the apex, and I needed to move the brake bias well over 50, as otherwise I would loose the rear, but I still got a nice turn in with brake bias more towards the front, as I was braking later. But then I noticed that really good drivers have brake bias more to the back while still braking till the apex, so I noticed that I need to move it back again and include fine controls on the steering wheel to prevent losing the rear while braking. Maybe it is just me, but I think this is quite a normal journey and also one indicator to see where you are currently.

[@SimracingArnout]

I think this is a great comment it also depends which car you drive. but having a very low brake bias does say a lot about your pedal imput and precision!

[@haramirez0351]

Thank you for your time, help and dedication to the game and also helping me/us (beginners/rookies) understand a lot more with your help!! Keep it up and keep it coming!😮🎉😊

[@SimracingArnout]

Thanx for the comment! There's a lot more coming

[@mikalarrington8112]

That is the best explanation of how to learn to drive

[@mrjordy512]

Great video! Just one little thing, the toe thing you said, positive values are pointing towards the inside of the car, giving it more forward drive, negative values are pointing to the outside of the car.

[@SimracingArnout]

Thanx for the comment! I explained it wrong sorry for that

[@dkb2080]

the key to getting fast is not Track Guides its practice and practice for hours and hours the only way you can get good and fast at mount panorama i was stuck at 2.05 times now i am getting 2.03 times i still have much more to improve my times but with out practices you wont get faster

[@SimracingArnout]

Your absolutely right! I do think a trackguide can give you some info that you dont have to figure out by yourself though.. how much hours of acc do you have under your belt? Thanx for the comment

[@dkb2080]

@@SimracingArnout i have 290 hours on acc i'm only new to sim racing ive been playing since 2020 but only 2021 on pc

[@SimracingArnout]

@dkb2080 well then driving 2.03 times is good progress!

[@Lurch-11]

Track guides before/during practicing 110000% helps wym lmaoo. You'll improve at each track WAY faster if you watch the vids and see the correct line then try to replicate THAT in practice.

[@SimracingArnout]

I sometimes watch in a practice server how some aliens drive their laps

[@marcwerenfels]

Hi Arnout First of all thanks - very valuable content! One thing: At around 10:39 you say that increasing (+/positive) the toe value will result in the wheels facing outwards and helps rotation - isn't that the other way round? Of what I understood increasing the toe is exactly the opposite. Means positive values are toe-out, which gives stability but less turn in, both at the front and at the back. Except that at the back there is almost never negative toe-in as this makes the car very hard to drive - too much oversteer. KR Marc

[@SimracingArnout]

Thanx for this comment marc your right i made a mistake if put a pinned comment correcting this

[@Davidesomewhere]

So very true! Your "safe" track guide on hungaroring was the best video for me! To me, 1.49 looked very very fast.... but that guidelines gave me the tips to get faster and faster in a safe way, without overdriving. In fact I got my licence with 1.47 or so average :) ;) no w i need a safe guide on imola please

[@SimracingArnout]

A safe track guide can be pretty smart for some great idea

[@Mark_R_]

Give us that kerb video mate, would definitely be appreciated!

[@SimracingArnout]

still need to record it though but im having some nice ideas to make kerbs fun instead of being it a pain sometimes

[@petermallmann8120]

Geb ich Dir komplett Recht.

[@blacklabmotors2154]

Having 2-3 km/h higher speed at the apex doesn't necessarily translate into carrying those 2-3 km/h for the whole next straight because no car can pull a constant acceleration. For a low-speed corner like Spa T1 the difference is going to be negligible and it is much more important to nail Eau Rouge/Raidillon there

[@SimracingArnout]

Oh well maybe i should have picked a better example.. i found that super fast racers are hitting 240 or higher right after Eaurouge/Raidillon, because they nail turn 1 perfectly

[@codenamegaming6384]

Eaurouge/Raidillon some ride at full throttle completely. I don't know how fast I am there, if I stay at full throttle I lose the car or go off track. No matter how often I try For me, this is unbelievable - actual. :) great video

[@SimracingArnout]

One small lift you need still, i driven over a 1000 laps on spa, at some point you will get there!

[@blacklabmotors2154]

@@SimracingArnout No, it's likely because they drive the perfect line through that sequence with as minimal steering as possible. Excessive steering in very fast flat out corners likes that robs you of the exit speed, so the less you turn the wheel the faster you are on exit. Nailing fast corners is where the most gains can be made, having an extra couple of km/h on exit there does translate into quite tangible delta improvements. But that of course applies only when you're at a certain proficiency level, and until that it's slow corners where people often lose tons of time because they completely screw them up, usually by driving a bad line through them and losing time in the corner itself.

[@SimracingArnout]

@@blacklabmotors2154 maybe next time you can help me script my videos😅👌

[@coolrunner56]

Great video! In first couple minutes the way you cut between your face and the car feels really jarring for some reason, I think it's the sudden volume change.

[@SimracingArnout]

Yourre right i will improve on that!

[@michelbelle4937]

Wich kind of pedals are you usine, please , would Yelp to figure out for m’y next pedal set

[@SimracingArnout]

Thrustmaster tlcm i have currently. Im upgrading to a sim magic p1000 soon

[@TheMbertaglia]

This is actually an awesome tip!

[@sadikenginseremet8708]

Emeğine sağlık GO GO BROO

[@Hugo-pj4bm]

What GPU/CPU are you using? I'm considering upgrading so that I can play ACC in VR

[@SimracingArnout]

4090 and a ryzen 7 5800x.. i know it is insane but its amazing

[@cloudman17]

EDIT Hey, Sorry for not giving you the track I'm struggling with. I'm having trouble getting faster than 1.49.6's. At Kyalami in the dark. I just cant seem to see the breaking point at the top of rise to left. It's blind and approache is very fast. And sorry cant name corner's, one that's kinda a double apex you take in 3rd by holding right side then turn in. Its before downhill S bend. I take that corner in 2nd then I spin and can't understand how it's done in 3rd. I watched the video with the McLaren and your so fast.and good car control, I still spin trying in 3rd 🚗💨 what would you suggest? I've spent hours going backwards lol. It's been one of those days. Sorry I'm using a G923

[@SimracingArnout]

You struggle on monza? Im not sure how to tackle your comment

[@cloudman17]

My apologies I tried to Edit. It's been one of those days where you just go backwards Haha. Struggling with Kyalami and cant see how you take that bend in 3rd. I do it in 2nd and spin, tried 3rd and spun. And the breaking point on up hill selection is hard as you arrive! Turn left for down hill is sweet. Sorry I can't name the corners... I'll be in the dark so that's not helpful. 🤣😅

[@SimracingArnout]

@cloudman17 come to the discord! Show the lap with a replay and screen record! And i will help you discord.com/invite/GFxXmMYD

[@marc_d.]

I discovered your channel a few days ago. Congratulations for the content of your videos. Just one small question, how do you set Acc to get that very natural color rendering?

[@SimracingArnout]

🙏🙏 Saturation 78%, white balance warm, sharpness 80%, CDA 4.0, image contrast 0.40, exposure gain 0.35, tonemapping aces, but there is a little adjustment im using in open xr, but on that i will make a video in the future

[@-natsukashii2727]

how do you get the braking and throttle indicator on your screen in the middle?

[@SimracingArnout]

Aramantario overlays

[@qWhduqgteQIWUHD]

I see all the hud you have there is different. It looks awesome. Could you please share how to get that. Thank you.

[@mrwhodr]

Simhub

[@SimracingArnout]

armamentario.com/

[@felipe5512]

thanks for the video. You've got a new sub

[@M_P_N]

That 2.24 hit home, I'm struggling to get into the 2.19 range which I deem competitive but no matter how late I brake or how early I accelerate, I get a 2:24 on Spa, or an invalid 2:23, what the actual fuck 😂

[@SimracingArnout]

Frustrating at first yeah haha

[@MarkNOTW]

I feel this. 2:23-24 seems to be a common time for non-aliens.

[@SimracingArnout]

If you like driving in the sim, and acc, you will look back at this message after a few years and you will never understand how you couldn't get under these laptimes cause in 2026 your doing 2:18s

[@hoekie1980]

Bedankt

[@AngryJTV]

great video

[@one9802]

Am I supposed to drift with the brake when entering certain turns?

[@SimracingArnout]

Very slighty yes!, but when the front bites during braking the rear is very light so it doest wear the tires, if you lose control.. to much steering input or to much brake power, or to low brake bias... complicated sorry

[@one9802]

I understand. Thank you

[@rankisdumb214]

Look up slip angle and trail braking! The fastest guys create rotation with their braking input vs steering inputs! Master trail braking and you'll start gaining lap time in heaps. Spa is one of my worst tracks. When I started I was doing like 2:22 today under normal racing conditions 2:17/2:18. The super fast laptimes you see are often hot laps with low fuel, cool temperatures and max grip! When a track says optional that doesn't mean it has max grip! A race with 40 cars putting rubber down on the track will create a much faster track then a race with 10 cars! Especially if it's an endurance race! Many times my fastest lap times are my last few laps.

[@wagwan84]

Tried you try dropping your world scale vr under 100%

[@SimracingArnout]

Well actually i adjusted a little to make everyrhing a bit smaller in my view but im not sure if this is higher or lower scale setting, why you ask?

[@wagwan84]

@@SimracingArnout sorry for my English open XR toolkit you can change the world scale to be smaller or bigger I dropped mine to be around 98% it just gives you that extra time when cornering in vr.

[@SimracingArnout]

@@wagwan84 aah i see, will give that a try as well! Thanx man!

[@snappedbydan]

New sub 👍🏻

[@snippidippi]

Your esport base setup made me be able to drive porsche now! Did a 10 min AI race and came from 18th to 5th and the car just took off! Thanks (is ecu 1 fastest on porsche 992?)

[@lordluis121]

no map 8

[@Salustmaio]

Iam always stay 2 seconds slower tham the best

[@SimracingArnout]

How much do you practice compared to the best? This is my issue as well but im only racing 2 or 3 hours per week

[@Simcaderacing]

this apply the same to setup, selling setups are scams and the most common cars on the grid are the easiest cars to drive