Spa need to find 6 seconds,

[Kung Flu]

Is it me or is the skill level quite good in ACC for pace (discounting the accidents)

In the Spa public lobby's top pace will be about 2:18s I get about 2:24, I can see I can get off 3 seconds by optimizing setup and practice. But that next 3 woowwweeeez, going be tough.

[MadMan]

Yeah, there are a lot of quick people around these days. Not all safe, tho..

Not sure, if this answer will satisfy you, but it's really all in the practice, learning lines, brake points, turn-in points and so on. You could check, what faster driver are doing by saving the replays of session or watch some drivers on youtube, that are in your desired pace-range. Jumping right to the e-sport guys, that do laptimes in the low 02:15.xxx (some even high :14.xxx)-range may be a bit much for now, unless that's what you want to go for.
As for the setup side of things; depending on your car-choice, most default aggro setups are more than enough to reach these times (older cars may struggle a bit more, since their respective setups were build on older versions), but a setup well suited to your driving style may help you achieve these times faster. And it's a nice skill to have (no must, tho).

[ProLeetNoob]

custom setup from youtube, low fuel, trail braking, hitting the apex, etc. geting the right speed out of corners makes a big difference with the long straights

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by Kung Flu:

Is it me or is the skill level quite good in ACC for pace (discounting the accidents)

In the Spa public lobby's top pace will be about 2:18s I get about 2:24, I can see I can get off 3 seconds by optimizing setup and practice. But that next 3 woowwweeeez, going be tough.

Default setups can deliver, learn the track better andd try to have better turn through and exit speeds, but first try to have better turn exit of the main turns before the long straights (and Eau is a full throttle twisted straight).

My times during race (starting with 42L)
Default Safe, Ferrari 296, 2:19.2, sum of best sectors I already made being 2:18.1
Default Safe, Ferrari 488 EVO, 2:19.5, sum of best sectors I already made being 2:18.9
Default safe can deliver better than that, I am just bad at Spa.

Magical custom setup may make you faster but will not magically give you 6s or more.

[Kung Flu]

I have made a base Aston now which feels much better than stock setups, I do still need to lift on rouge

[rob_every05]

People obsess utterly about Eau Rouge when even going flat there can only find you a few tenths, the most time is found elsewhere. You can find a bunch at the last chicane taking a wide entry in to the last left, will give you a better exit for nest lap and better exit speed for current, also attack the inside kerb on the right, it gains you time Paul Frere is a very tricky bend to take flat in some cars, Piff paff use the kerbs you can gain there, and brake real late on entry most don't.

Pouhon is the hardest corner at the track as you always think you can go in quicker but you have to just be on the inside as fast as you can to get a goof exit and avoid penalties.

My best there is high 18's but that depends on track temp and car, I always use different cars, unlike most saddos

Also most cars cant really be flat in Eau Rouge, so dont try, have a little left the line and exit is far more important, as is avoiding the cretinous penalty at Radillon

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by rob_every05:

People obsess utterly about Eau Rouge when even going flat there can only find you a few tenths, the most time is found elsewhere. You can find a bunch at the last chicane taking a wide entry in to the last left, will give you a better exit for nest lap and better exit speed for current, also attack the inside kerb on the right, it gains you time Paul Frere is a very tricky bend to take flat in some cars, Piff paff use the kerbs you can gain there, and brake real late on entry most don't.

Pouhon is the hardest corner at the track as you always think you can go in quicker but you have to just be on the inside as fast as you can to get a goof exit and avoid penalties.

My best there is high 18's but that depends on track temp and car, I always use different cars, unlike most saddos

Also most cars cant really be flat in Eau Rouge, so dont try, have a little left the line and exit is far more important, as is avoiding the cretinous penalty at Radillon

The real thing is...
It is 3 long straights:
#A - T1 to T7
#B - T11 to T13 (some tap on brakes for T12 but still I barely consider that to actuallly be a turn)
#C - T15 to T19 (with "maybe" small release at T16 and 18)
1 small straight:
#D - T20 to T1
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Spa-Francorchamps_of_Belgium.svg
At #A, #B and #C with a good exit of turn you may gain literally 0.7s per straight (may lose 0.2s to 0.3s because of Eau if you release)
At #D you may gain 0.5s because of the turn exit
So just on the straights alone, because of T1/T11/T15/T20 exits, it sum up to 2.6s (and probably the almost 3s difference OP dont know where to gain)
Other 3s can easily be found within the "turns sections" (T7 to T11 / T13 to T15 / T19 to T20, where T13 and T14 alone usually cost people 1s) if OP manage to get into turns with more speed and hold more speed through turns.
So there it is, 6s OP want and it all just a matter of "pedals and steering wheel", not setup.
I would say setup is important once someone can geet at least within 2:17s with default setups, then the remaining 2% may be found with setup (and I would not doubt some alien is able to do 2:16 with default)

[Kung Flu]

Originally posted by rob_every05:

People obsess utterly about Eau Rouge when even going flat there can only find you a few tenths, the most time is found elsewhere. You can find a bunch at the last chicane taking a wide entry in to the last left, will give you a better exit for nest lap and better exit speed for current, also attack the inside kerb on the right, it gains you time Paul Frere is a very tricky bend to take flat in some cars, Piff paff use the kerbs you can gain there, and brake real late on entry most don't.

Pouhon is the hardest corner at the track as you always think you can go in quicker but you have to just be on the inside as fast as you can to get a goof exit and avoid penalties.

My best there is high 18's but that depends on track temp and car, I always use different cars, unlike most saddos

Also most cars cant really be flat in Eau Rouge, so dont try, have a little left the line and exit is far more important, as is avoiding the cretinous penalty at Radillon

Yeah at phouhon I do find I do go to slow or too fast, sometimes I absolutely send it 😂😂

[Kung Flu]

Getting so much good info here, thanks all,

Just to clarify on braking amountz does everyone use 100%, somehow I feel more in control using about 80%

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by Kung Flu:

Getting so much good info here, thanks all,

Just to clarify on braking amountz does everyone use 100%, somehow I feel more in control using about 80%

I do (I am not an alien):
https://youtu.be/u4NB4QPJJ-E?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/k2jKagBEhAs?feature=shared

Aliens also do:
https://youtu.be/b4WMf4raObc?feature=shared

[Kung Flu]

For me going 100% break is hard, not because the break is stiff well it's about 35kg of force, but my seat isnt supportive for my lower back during those loads. I basically set it up so 80% is perfect, though I could just set it up in brake profile so when I get to 80% in the brake it relates to 100% ingame

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by Kung Flu:

For me going 100% break is hard, not because the break is stiff well it's about 35kg of force, but my seat isnt supportive for my lower back during those loads. I basically set it up so 80% is perfect, though I could just set it up in brake profile so when I get to 80% in the brake it relates to 100% ingame

You can decrease the max brake pressure at your ingame wheel settings so you always reach 100% brake when you are at 80% or near it (so set max deadzone to around 75%) yes, it should work (like you did)

[rob_every05]

O never change brake pressure, ABS takers care of locking, you can still ,lock them up but it is easily manageable

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by rob_every05:

O never change brake pressure, ABS takers care of locking, you can still ,lock them up but it is easily manageable

He was not being able to reach 100% pedal pressure, it iss the deadzone not setup or somehitng like that (also it is not AMS2 where you can change it).