Today im having a bit of fun trying to beat the world record around the Nordschleife with the Formula x. This combo would be instant death in real life thats for sure :)
In my racing life, I started off hating this place, but honestly, the more runs you do here, the more you love it. It is now my favorite circuit (combined configuration specifically) across any game and real life
Same here lol I was like why does everyone like this track it's way too big and annoying and I was always to lazy to drive around a track for about 10 minutes but then I gave it a try and I was HOOKED and it's now one of my favorite tracks and i can put many hours a day into this track besides le man's lol
Agreed. When I first played this back when it first showed up in Gran Turismo 5 (I think) I was baffled. I couldn't imagine how anyone could remember it well enough to drive it at race pace. But after being forced to drive it to complete some event or other, I fell in love. It's basically a long, twisty country road, and everyone knows those are the best for driving fast.
a road that is regularly trying to deceive and murder u if it gets the chance. shes like that ex you know is bad news but u just have to have one more go
An old dude of my town actually raced real F1 cars on the Nordschleife. Also on the lesser known Südschleife. It must have been an absolute thing in those time. I'm really curious if videogames couldn't revive a lot of forgotten circuits of the past.
Nice run Ricky. I'd recommend using KERS in straights to top out 6th gear. If I don't know where to use it on a track I typically save it for getting through 5th and 6th gear, 7th if it has it.
It's a fun combo for sure. My FFB fan was going FULL blast well after the race ended. Many walls were injured in the attempts. I lost count of how many wheels I broke off on that track.
Fun video! I just got done practicing the ring for league and then this video pops up haha. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is less familiar with the final sector due to usually crashing out before it hahaha.
Yeah it is an area where it seems you can just shave time off as much as you are willing to, and is kind of rhythmic like the Hatzenbach at the beginning.
Yeah exactly problem is your always so afraid of making a mistake that far into the lap, i did a couple of mistakes there on my training laps ahead of the recording.
That's exactly what happened to me before I closed out of the game and came to youtube haha. I was getting adventurous with my newfound confidence on the ring and pushed a little too hard in Pflazgarten (before the mini-karussell there) aaaaaand killed it during a very quick lap. That area is like the Wild West of the ring to me.
I'm surprised the Formula X doesn't have a 7th or even 8th gear like modern formula cars. Looks like you could definitely stretch out the gearing. Your run looked pretty damned quick and you were 38 seconds off?!! I can't even imagine what that record run was like. Going to have to take a crack at this when I get home. I see many trips to Destination Fucked in my future.
Yeah thought about that too, very strange. Probably has something to do with coding, dont remember but the Formula A only has 6 gears aswell right? I could not believe it when he said 5.40, just ridiculous. Maybe i could get 10-15 seconds off in a perfect lap but 38 seconds no way in hell :) It probably has alot to do when you use your KERS, i still have no idea on where to use it to get the maximum out of it. It really is alot of fun AND frustruating :)
What's really interesting is that there's a Steam achievement for doing a clean run around this track in the SNOW in under eight minutes. But first, I need to learn the track enough to do it dry in under eight minutes.
I had no idea about this KERS thing in this car and I'm a bit confused by it, is it a key you hit to activate it and how does it work? I had a lot of trouble setting up controller bindings for this game it was very frustrating and I still couldn't get it right for some reason. My best time with this car on the Nordschleife was 5:57 and I felt like at any second I could crash lmao If I can get that KERS thing working right maybe I can get an even better time. This game is very satisfying though, I find the car sounds to be way better than Gran Turismo and on my PC it looks VERY realistic. It's insane! Thanks for sharing your video
Ever heard of KERS and Gear Ratios ? No ? You gotta tweak the car settings to reach 240mph.. For instance you should Lower the Down force of front and back and Lower the Gear ratios and use KERS(BOOST) to reach those speeds
@@jonahm3121 That's true.. but i personally think Project Cars 2 is more of a simulator than a game and people who don't have that much of knowledge about how racing cars work should stick to games like NFS
Really? I can hit 230 down the long straight on Circuit of the Americas. Although so far the best lap I can do is 1:38. No idea how the time trial guys hit 1:33. LOL A good place to learn how to tune is by adding ghost setups from the time trials and load their setups into your car. REMEMBER to open the brake and radiator ducts, add fuel, dial back some of the camber and up the tire PSI if you plan on going more than one or two laps. LOL I will say get to know your spring rates. The Formula X car really responds to good changes in the suspension area allowing you to lower down force. If your running the stock gear ratios you will get nowhere fast. Formula X and the Renault 3.5 are two of my favorite cars from PC2.
TBH a windshield is better than halo. At least it actually improves performance by reducing drag. (But it does have it's own issues though) Unless you prefer fully open cockpit :)
I think we all prefer a fully open cockpit but i cant say no to a safer car that would just be stupid. Dont know what ive would like better to be honest, the windscreen here is to big, the ones they tested in F1 were smaller and looked alright imo. Also feel like the HALO would be safer option but what do i know :)
Never played this game so also the car, but there are some corners wich I think you can go flat out. Just after the first part, the corner after the hill. With a GT car it's possible, but no idea what this car is capable of.
Yeah there's defenitely more pace to have around here, i reckon i can improve by maybe 10-15 seconds on a perfect lap. Only did 3-4 laps as training before the recording but yeah there are alot of corners you could go faster in just need more training.
Ohh youre have driven the first part of the track more times? Personally i have driven the last part of the track the most. The first part i actually dont have that many runs, but the last parts i got like 100-200 runs
Amazing Video! Love this combo. Had the old World Record, which was a 5:03.9 (uploaded it to my CZcams Channel). You might have a look at my KERS usage and give it another go. Take care and keep on doing what you do :) Greetings, Your Marcel
Hi Ricky, I'm really new to the whole racing sim genre and I'm getting my first wheel... I'm deciding between the Logitech G29 and Thrustmaster T300 and maybe the T500... what wheel do you think would be best? i really want to get a shifter aswell, but there is a big price gap between the Logitech shifter and the Thrustmaster TH8A, what isn't making my decition any easier :) Do u think its better to get the T500/T300 and not get a shifter at the start of my sim racing career or to get the Logitech wheel + shifter?
+Paulingerful Hi! I would get the T300 without a doubt. The question you should ask yourself is which cars do you want to drive since most cars use paddle shifters. Do you like to drive road cars or rallye cars buy a shifter otherwise you probably won't need one.
thanks a lot for the advise bro! i will take you by your word and get a thrustmaster without shifter and maybe upgrade in a few month! do you think the extra money would be worth it to get the T500 over the T300 ? The pedals of the T500 look damn nice :)
Happy to help! If you want more information visit inside simracing here on youtube they do alot of reviews of simracing gear. Never tried the T-500 but everywhere i read it says that the T-300 is a better wheel.
About another 100 laps and riding the line better. He was middle of road here and there and raced like there were other cars on road. Once he drives it with time trial precision it will help. Also dropping fuel and a few other things will help. But yeah imagine practicing this for 5 hours. You would get in about 60 laps haha.... the gp version 700 laps :)
I did, it was not optimal though. I ran over 200mph a couple of times here aswell. Had a pretty high downforce package thats why the car was pretty slow on the straights
In my racing life, I started off hating this place, but honestly, the more runs you do here, the more you love it. It is now my favorite circuit (combined configuration specifically) across any game and real life
Kevin Crayton Same here.
Same here lol I was like why does everyone like this track it's way too big and annoying and I was always to lazy to drive around a track for about 10 minutes but then I gave it a try and I was HOOKED and it's now one of my favorite tracks and i can put many hours a day into this track besides le man's lol
Its one hell of a track thats for sure, always really liked it. It doesnt produce the best racing maybe but damn is it fun to drive and demanding.
Agreed. When I first played this back when it first showed up in Gran Turismo 5 (I think) I was baffled. I couldn't imagine how anyone could remember it well enough to drive it at race pace. But after being forced to drive it to complete some event or other, I fell in love. It's basically a long, twisty country road, and everyone knows those are the best for driving fast.
a road that is regularly trying to deceive and murder u if it gets the chance. shes like that ex you know is bad news but u just have to have one more go
historic spa in the pitch black dark time driving Formula-X is just wtf-crazy.
It's possible because of the lamp-posts :D
Haha would never have thought of trying that :) Now its a must.
The sound of this car on surround sound stereo speakers is amazing and scary as hell, this car is a beast
Yeah this car is a beast no doubt! Never tried it with surround sound though
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An old dude of my town actually raced real F1 cars on the Nordschleife. Also on the lesser known Südschleife. It must have been an absolute thing in those time.
I'm really curious if videogames couldn't revive a lot of forgotten circuits of the past.
That's awesome, would love to hear some stories from him. He should be glad he's still alive lol.
I would pay top buck to see a real life Formula X doing a fast lap there. Really, they need to build this thing.
Haha yeah me too but who would drive it lol
Nice run Ricky. I'd recommend using KERS in straights to top out 6th gear. If I don't know where to use it on a track I typically save it for getting through 5th and 6th gear, 7th if it has it.
Oh thanks, i should have saved more for the long straightaway thats for sure.
It's a fun combo for sure. My FFB fan was going FULL blast well after the race ended. Many walls were injured in the attempts. I lost count of how many wheels I broke off on that track.
Fun video! I just got done practicing the ring for league and then this video pops up haha. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is less familiar with the final sector due to usually crashing out before it hahaha.
Haha thats usually the case :) Love the final sector though so much fun.
Yeah it is an area where it seems you can just shave time off as much as you are willing to, and is kind of rhythmic like the Hatzenbach at the beginning.
Yeah exactly problem is your always so afraid of making a mistake that far into the lap, i did a couple of mistakes there on my training laps ahead of the recording.
That's exactly what happened to me before I closed out of the game and came to youtube haha. I was getting adventurous with my newfound confidence on the ring and pushed a little too hard in Pflazgarten (before the mini-karussell there) aaaaaand killed it during a very quick lap. That area is like the Wild West of the ring to me.
Yeah i know the feeling :) Know where it is, so easy to overdrive that part of the track..
I'm surprised the Formula X doesn't have a 7th or even 8th gear like modern formula cars. Looks like you could definitely stretch out the gearing. Your run looked pretty damned quick and you were 38 seconds off?!! I can't even imagine what that record run was like. Going to have to take a crack at this when I get home. I see many trips to Destination Fucked in my future.
Yeah thought about that too, very strange. Probably has something to do with coding, dont remember but the Formula A only has 6 gears aswell right? I could not believe it when he said 5.40, just ridiculous. Maybe i could get 10-15 seconds off in a perfect lap but 38 seconds no way in hell :) It probably has alot to do when you use your KERS, i still have no idea on where to use it to get the maximum out of it. It really is alot of fun AND frustruating :)
What's really interesting is that there's a Steam achievement for doing a clean run around this track in the SNOW in under eight minutes. But first, I need to learn the track enough to do it dry in under eight minutes.
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"The Death Simulator"... Never seen a better description for the Formula X...
With the Nordschleife, it is the true Death Simulator...
It really is lol :)
Orange hell :D
Yeah pretty much :)
I had no idea about this KERS thing in this car and I'm a bit confused by it, is it a key you hit to activate it and how does it work? I had a lot of trouble setting up controller bindings for this game it was very frustrating and I still couldn't get it right for some reason. My best time with this car on the Nordschleife was 5:57 and I felt like at any second I could crash lmao If I can get that KERS thing working right maybe I can get an even better time. This game is very satisfying though, I find the car sounds to be way better than Gran Turismo and on my PC it looks VERY realistic. It's insane! Thanks for sharing your video
I can't wait to try this track on PC2. I used to love the Nordschliefe in GT4 & 5, but I notice you aren't sliding around like in GT.
2020 F1 cars in real life are actually quicker than the Formula X in Pcars 2. Which is insane.
I didn't realise that the formula x has KERS... My lap times should improve now
Yeah that makes a world of difference
It's funny how the game says the Formula X can go 240 mph, but i've never been able to go faster than 197
Happens for all cars. Lmp1's also have this and It is Very anoying
Ever heard of KERS and Gear Ratios ? No ? You gotta tweak the car settings to reach 240mph.. For instance you should Lower the Down force of front and back and Lower the Gear ratios and use KERS(BOOST) to reach those speeds
Arjun Raj I am not clueless, but it is annoying, because if I were someone that was new to racing games, and I saw 240 mph, I would be confused
@@jonahm3121 That's true.. but i personally think Project Cars 2 is more of a simulator than a game and people who don't have that much of knowledge about how racing cars work should stick to games like NFS
Really? I can hit 230 down the long straight on Circuit of the Americas. Although so far the best lap I can do is 1:38. No idea how the time trial guys hit 1:33. LOL
A good place to learn how to tune is by adding ghost setups from the time trials and load their setups into your car. REMEMBER to open the brake and radiator ducts, add fuel, dial back some of the camber and up the tire PSI if you plan on going more than one or two laps. LOL I will say get to know your spring rates. The Formula X car really responds to good changes in the suspension area allowing you to lower down force. If your running the stock gear ratios you will get nowhere fast. Formula X and the Renault 3.5 are two of my favorite cars from PC2.
That car's a frickin BEAST. Good job, considering.
It really is and so much fun, thanks btw :)
Do you make more iRacing videos soon? It is fun to watch videos about different racing sims. :) I bought AC on PS4 and Im already hooked!
Not at the moment no, im 100% focused on Project Cars 2 atm but when the LMP1s come to iRacing im definitely doing a couple of races!
I would be way behind right now
Awesome driving! congrats
Thanks :)
These are how 2018 F1 cars should look like :/
Dont know if i like that windshield though but other than that yeah pretty much
TBH a windshield is better than halo. At least it actually improves performance by reducing drag. (But it does have it's own issues though)
Unless you prefer fully open cockpit :)
I think we all prefer a fully open cockpit but i cant say no to a safer car that would just be stupid. Dont know what ive would like better to be honest, the windscreen here is to big, the ones they tested in F1 were smaller and looked alright imo. Also feel like the HALO would be safer option but what do i know :)
The PC2's FX (created in 2016 by SMS) is almost identical to the 2018 Indycar (road version), also for the windshield tested last week by Dixon
Never played this game so also the car, but there are some corners wich I think you can go flat out. Just after the first part, the corner after the hill. With a GT car it's possible, but no idea what this car is capable of.
Yeah there's defenitely more pace to have around here, i reckon i can improve by maybe 10-15 seconds on a perfect lap. Only did 3-4 laps as training before the recording but yeah there are alot of corners you could go faster in just need more training.
RickyBrosh Racing When you're going to post the next one? Would be nice to see how you have improved
Dont think ill post the next one but ill let you know :)
Ohh youre have driven the first part of the track more times? Personally i have driven the last part of the track the most. The first part i actually dont have that many runs, but the last parts i got like 100-200 runs
Oh i understand you pick the final sector in the track layout?
Pretty good by my viewpoint.
Happy to hear Roy 😊
the last part is difficult, always troubles over there
Yeah usually wrecked out by then lol
Holy crap, it looks like you sped up the video (not for real but looks like it compared to when I drive that track).
No, like that car is going so much faster that it almost looks like a time lapse video. LOL
If you think this looks like its sped up. Google assetto corsa x2010
Awesome driving dude
Thanks! :)
Amazing Video! Love this combo. Had the old World Record, which was a 5:03.9 (uploaded it to my CZcams Channel). You might have a look at my KERS usage and give it another go.
Take care and keep on doing what you do :)
Greetings,
Your Marcel
Just watched it amazing lap, impressive. I definitely used my KERS wrong.
RickyBrosh Racing Thanks a lot! Hope you had a good start into 2018.
Greetings,
Your Marcel
Lots to improve mate, cause u never hit the line... Anyway, i like your channel. Cheers
Yeah i know only did 2-3 laps in each car, never getting down to 1.19.s thats for sure. Happy to hear :) Cheers!
My own best time is a 5:07.499, currently the WR on PS4 but still like 5 seconds off the pc WR... my time would still be top 4 on pc though
Good work, impressive time!
Is there any way to see your car setup, I'm having trouble tweaking it.
I think that the Formula X looks more like an Indycar than F1. Let’s not forget that Indy is formula racing as well, people.
Good point!
My formula x car doesnt go faster than 310 kmph does anyone know why and how i fix it?
yea the formula x car has course
yea i know its KERS
What? Sorry dont understand :)
i meant KERS sounds like course when you say it
Awesome video!
Honda Enthusiast Channel Thank you!
how can I read what is written on the tire, while it is spinning at more than 200km / h?
You cant :)
ow, yeah, i can. but, done, whateaver the game is awesome! Good job!
Because the frames per second of the game are similar to the revolutions per second on the tire. It's an illusion you can find many examples of
Hi Ricky, I'm really new to the whole racing sim genre and I'm getting my first wheel... I'm deciding between the Logitech G29 and Thrustmaster T300 and maybe the T500... what wheel do you think would be best? i really want to get a shifter aswell, but there is a big price gap between the Logitech shifter and the Thrustmaster TH8A, what isn't making my decition any easier :) Do u think its better to get the T500/T300 and not get a shifter at the start of my sim racing career or to get the Logitech wheel + shifter?
+Paulingerful Hi! I would get the T300 without a doubt. The question you should ask yourself is which cars do you want to drive since most cars use paddle shifters. Do you like to drive road cars or rallye cars buy a shifter otherwise you probably won't need one.
thanks a lot for the advise bro! i will take you by your word and get a thrustmaster without shifter and maybe upgrade in a few month! do you think the extra money would be worth it to get the T500 over the T300 ? The pedals of the T500 look damn nice :)
btw... I also really enjoy your youtube content! im a new sub and I'm looking forward to your next big project cars 2 race!
Happy to help! If you want more information visit inside simracing here on youtube they do alot of reviews of simracing gear. Never tried the T-500 but everywhere i read it says that the T-300 is a better wheel.
Thanks happy to hear! :)
I did 5:30 with low assists on a Keyboard
How can you make up 38 seconds??
Im the wrong person to ask :) But i have got to agree it seemed hard.
About another 100 laps and riding the line better. He was middle of road here and there and raced like there were other cars on road. Once he drives it with time trial precision it will help. Also dropping fuel and a few other things will help. But yeah imagine practicing this for 5 hours. You would get in about 60 laps haha.... the gp version 700 laps :)
Teack is called nordschleife...youre eating the last letter...e like end
Yeah i know, im Swedish we say it the same way it's just me trying to say it in English :)
HA! I did 5:39.75 just after watching this
This particular car feels so fake/arcady to me, the way it steers maybe, i don't know. Like the physics break or something!
It looks unrealistic in replay but feels alright when driving it imo
What's the closest car to F1 in PC2 ?
+Effect Phoenix the Formula A for sure
set up custom gearing, this car can do a lot more than 200mph
I did, it was not optimal though. I ran over 200mph a couple of times here aswell. Had a pretty high downforce package thats why the car was pretty slow on the straights
I see you run out of kers on the main straight. I just managed to beat your time by 9s using 4.0 final drive. It redlined at 233mph. Good challenge :)
Oh shit 9 seconds is pretty much even on Nordschleife, impressive time! Now i need to get back in there to beat you :)
Good luck, I've posted my video too :) czcams.com/video/aCTaK8njisw/video.html
the guy speaking spoils the video
+Junior Raymond ill tänk less in next video :)
Just like your comment ruins the comment section