Slower cars?

[Leander.quest]

I'm an older (36) gamer and TM Turbo is a bit too fast for me. Is this TM faster than others? I also have TM United Forever and desert and snow are slow.

Another question: is it possible to disable the other cars online so you don't see them anymore?

[Unlimitless]

I Dont belive you are slow at 36 =) Its alot about techniques and how you use, drive each car is a bit diffrent. For instance I learnt the hard way that some corners will only take a quick and fast tap tap tap as turn inputs and others need a solid hold down for almost half a second to a full second for the car to respond.
To get faster simply split up the track into sections and just try to master each section instead of the whole race. Before you know it its easy, granted some tracks will take a few hours and some take 10 or so mins but you will notice improvements.
If any part of the course is making you wanna rage or kill something lol then goto the editor and make a little section of track thats an exact copy of the spot you are stuck at, and practice that part over and over again, usually within 20 runs you will master that section, then return to the original map and you WILL see fast improvements.
Problem is in this game that by the time your eyes tell you to turn or drift or brake its a bit too late, by practicing setions and useing landmarks to start a turn or drift you will get alot faster, ALOT.

In my opinion all TM are about the same speed but TMTurbo runs ALOT smoother for my machine.

Currently I dont know and I dont think multiplayer cars can be disabled from showing up in multiplayer races. Heres a tip, try and not look at the cars but a bit infront of the track that way you wont follow the lines of other players and maybe make mistakes. Kinda like when you drive in RL you dont just look at the cars ahead of you but past them to the road up ahead. I wish you good races and great luck!

[Leander.quest]

Thanks for your reply! I think you misunderstood my post. I didn't say that I am too slow and want to become better but the cars are too fast for my taste. Desert and snow environments in TM United Forever have slow cars that don't race 1000 miles per hour or something. :)

[TMarc]

Nice answer, Unlimitless!

At least you can disable the name tags if they are disturbing you.

Regarding the speed of the cars, I have got the same impression (I'm > 40 )
Everything is quite fast paced in Turbo.
But it's also due to the more narrow tracks.
Canyon and Stadium are rather easy to drive.
Valley has always been partially difficult, and Lagoon seems to have added one more level (at least on the rollercoaster parts).

[Unlimitless]

I found the cars silly fast too but you get used to the pain and suffering =)

[Leander.quest]

I like Valley best and the dirt parts in Stadium. The good thing is that you can create slower tracks in all environments by avoiding long straights and turbo blocks. Some standard tracks are too fast for me. I play with Xbox controller and after work and on my 48 inch TV. The scenery just flies by at 300km/h and my eyes are tired after sitting in front of the PC for hours a day. Moreover, maybe it is a camera issue, too. Reacting to obstacles at high speeds is very difficult to me. I can't trust my eyes but you rather have to learn a track by heart.

I prefer Mario Kart 150ccm. LOL

[Unlimitless]

I heard "Pro" Esport drivers drink this stuff called Superpump250, its a bodybuilding supplement but it also makes you very mentally sharp and responsive, basically speeding up your reflexes and hand/eye cordination. I know its crazy what "pros" do to be pros but thats what it takes I guess lol.

[corpse]

Only cars that are the slowest are the lagoon and the valley. Can't get any slower in this game my friend. Quick reflexes and track memorization is key to getting far in this game. TM United has the valley, coast, and snow. No word on Coast and Snow for TrackMania 2 or cubed. Lagoon is confirmed for TrackMania 2, but I wonder what car they will build for it this time. Excited to see what they build for it.