Ghost challenge unfair

[grey778]

I was racing against a ghost car that was within top 20 times. Thought this was a good way to race against someone and see what kind of lines they take.
When ever my car goes off the track the time does not count, as it should be. But I noticed that the ghost car goes way off the line and so that time should surely not count.
Has anyone else noticed this? Is it an error in the way the computer is interpreting the ghost car data?
It's really defeating when you drive your best but you can't get close to the top drivers if you lap times never count.

[(ΘČĐ)™Conrad925]

In amateur mode the game is pretty leanient but in 'Get Real' mode you must keep two wheels on the track surface (including curbs) at all times. Was this problem with just one certain ghost car or all? The default ghost car is yourself and your best lap at that track. The top 100 ghost cars are extremely fast and probably useless to train with. You should select a ghost that is no more than 50 positions ahead of your position to learn from. Set realistic goals and with practice you will attain them. Hope this helps, but if it is an actual glitch with the game, you can report it to the developers.

http://support.raceroomracingexperience.com/index.php/new-ticket

[grey778]

bisport - in the game window you go to challenge board then click on the challenge button of the driver / time you wan to race against.

Conrad925 - i was thinking that perhaps I'm driving in Get Real mode but am challenging an Amateur ghost car. I believe I challenged two different drivers and had similar results.

I'll look at my settings and report back. Thanks for you input.

Also, I'm driving the car stock. Do you know that if you purchase cars and tracks that you can change the setup of the car? If so this could explain large time differences. I'm terrible at car setups and so I generally run game stock setups.

[grey778]

OK so I learned that I was racig in Get Real mode but had challenged an Amateur ghost car. That explains why the ghost car could run any line it wanted to.
When I challenged a Get Real lap time, things were very different and the ghost car was taking all appropriate lines.
Also, learned that you can adjust your car setup settings. Going to have to try and find a good Youtube video that explains all the different settings.

[pennarguy]

@ grey778

There are plenty of programs on line that explain what different setting do...having said that, the top guys will all tell you that 95% of all improvement comes from practice. Use the default settings in any sim' and practice lap after lap after lap.10sec's even 20 sec's improvement over say, 60 laps, from your first couple of laps, is not unusual. Toe, camber, caster, bump, springs, etc etc etc should only be changed after you have found your limit on the default settings. You have to get to the point where you can put in multipul laps within 00:00.010 to 00:00.150 of each other. You may be happy with what you have achieved, getting decent results in races. is enough for most people. If you want to really shine, then you can start tweaking,,,don't expect anywhere near the improvements you got with practice though; if you have got to the point where you are 3 or 4 seconds behind the really fast drivers, equalling them will be very hard going...I gave up years ago. :) The thing is, if you have got a decent base time you can get podium places on occasions...like Alonso says "Sunday is the day that matters"....ln F1 that is. :)