(05-May-2017, 01:19 AM)Drone0fPrey Wrote: I have heard experienced racecar drivers say It takes approximately 200 practice laps to completely "learn" a course/track. Let alone flying one
I can't wait to try personally.

Well... that's not gonna happen.  We tear down the track and build a new one every week!!

(05-May-2017, 02:38 AM)trojanGoat Wrote: Well... that's not gonna happen.  We tear down the track and build a new one every week!!

Eventually you will have made 200 laps. If the courses are always the same and you keep rotating them. 
Or are the courses always different when you practice?

(05-May-2017, 06:22 AM)Drone0fPrey Wrote: Eventually you will have made 200 laps. If the courses are always the same and you keep rotating them. 
Or are the courses always different when you practice?

Lately we've been setting up the multi gp tracks so we can end up on the leaderboards. But usually we will make up our own. After flying maybe 20 packs I get the feel for the track.

Having raced in an ad-hoc format before (Autocross) I can say that memorization isn't entirely important for basic zoom-zoom if you tech yourself good skills like looking ahead and proper set up for corners. I can't imagine that's too much different for quad racing although maybe the skills are a little different.

having a list of elements in your head is important though. That takes about 5 goes through a course, after about 10 you have a very good idea... after that the 200 is really just about squeezing every drop of optimization out of a course I figure even though I've never raced that kind of format outside of video games :p

(05-May-2017, 01:58 PM)Carl.Vegas Wrote: Having raced in an ad-hoc format before (Autocross) I can say that memorization isn't entirely important for basic zoom-zoom if you tech yourself good skills like looking ahead and proper set up for corners. I can't imagine that's too much different for quad racing although maybe the skills are a little different.

having a list of elements in your head is important though. That takes about 5 goes through a course, after about 10 you have a very good idea... after that the 200 is really just about squeezing every drop of optimization out of a course I figure even though I've never raced that kind of format outside of video games :p

Yes, that 200 lap reference come from the likes of professional race drivers on courses such as Leguna Seca or Nurburgring.  But muscle memory comes from more than just remembering. It's when we no longer "think" about anything, we just react and our body does the rest.  So after so many laps like that you are no longer thinking of looking as far ahead or what angle you're entering a turn, but instead now you are more focused on your competition and how your machine is performing.

(05-May-2017, 02:38 AM)trojanGoat Wrote: Well... that's not gonna happen.  We tear down the track and build a new one every week!!

A bit like Silverstone then?

Man, my eye is generally only in for racing games, but after a one or 2 missteps through the tight sections, your last lap round the Nautilus was looking really good till... Dude, I was disappointed, I can only imaging how pissed you were!?

(06-May-2017, 06:06 PM)Tom BD Bad Wrote: Man, my eye is generally only in for racing games, but after a one or 2 missteps through the tight sections, your last lap round the Nautilus was looking really good till... Dude, I was disappointed, I can only imaging how pissed you were!?

Yeah it's OK. That happens. Even on a real race. Sometimes you just have to bail.

I guess all that practicing sort of paid off. They updated the leaderboard. I'm 30th place Yeey.

http://www.multigp.com/page/uttlb-1?cate...eaderboard

Well done Tgoat  Congrats!

(08-May-2017, 06:43 AM)trojanGoat Wrote: I guess all that practicing sort of paid off.  They updated the leaderboard.  I'm 30th place Yeey.

http://www.multigp.com/page/uttlb-1?cate...eaderboard

Congrats!