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In these two new videos, F1 driver Stephane Sarrazin and Takata time attack driver James Elterman discuss the level of realism Turn 10 has packed into Forza Motorsports 3.

The story of James Elterman finding a cheap livery designer via the Forza community forums is inspiring, but I’m much more interested in watching Peugeot 908 Le Mans driver Stephane Sarrazin take a drive through courses he’s raced on in cars he’s familiar with. The fact that he can hop onto the game and clock a time one millisecond over his actual race time is simply mind-boggling.

I know the Nurburgring can be quite intimidating to some players as it is a huge track, with many asshole corners and curbs which can make you spin out easily, in addition to a really tight track which does not allow mistakes.

I think the most difficult part is trying to memorise the whole track, it will take you maybe even 2 endurance races in order to truely master the track. I always tend to tune my cars and test drive them on the Nurburgring as it is defenitely the best track from an all round perspective: huge straight, very fast corners, very slow corners, huge bumps and jumps, very anal curbs… this track has got it all, so if you got a good tuning set up for the Nurburgring you are pretty much ok for 75% of tracks.

Mastering the Nurburgring is key to your racing evolution, all other tracks will seem much easier etc. But, what is more important, is that your feel for the car increases tremendously, you will even notice when you added 5 kg on the same car.

I will be providing a guide for very fast laps on the nurburgring, my personal best with an Enzo was under mins 6:40, which is not bad at all. This guide will help you with ‘S’ type cars and above, however, not all S cars are the same, and I strongly suggest to go for a less powerful car with greater handling, less weight, etc. Even though the Nurburgring as an extremely long straight, the better handling is much much more important. With ‘R’ type cars the speed can be slightly higher, but still one should watch out for the same hints I will be providing here.

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Remember that most curbs on the Nordschleife are extremely malicious, so as long as you are not a master of the nurburgring, keep well away from them. The key is to have a smooth hand and keep the car on the tarmac at all times.

Have a look at the above video a couple of times in order to get a feel for the track, and read the following guide in symphony with the track map above.

TURN 1: Antoniosbuche. After the huge straight this is a left bend under the bridge which is taken at full throttle.

2: Tiergarten. This is the left uphill bend after the sort sraight following turn 1, this is taken full throttle.

3: Hohenrain. This right bend is quite important, you enter the corner at full speed but what to start breaking in order to keep the car stable for the following turn which requires hard breaking.

4: Hohenrain. Turn 4 is the slow right corner just before the pit entrance this bend is taken in second gear and requires hard breaking from a fast fifth gear to second. It is important that you stay in on the inside right as much as possible so to take the following left corner as fast as possible.

5: Hohenrain. -Left bend at the pit entrance. This can be taken at full throttle provided you came out on the right side from turn 4. I do suggest letting go off the throttle on the apex in order to stay left for the following corner which comes immediately.

6: Nordkere. On this tight right corner you want stay as close as possible to the pit wall, and be patient until you hit the second on the exit and then give full throttle.

7: Nordkere Slow left corner, break hard into second and stay close to the left curbs. Be patient in accelerating as you don’t want to be dragged on the exit curbs.

8: This is a fast right bend… with warm tires you can attempt to take it full throttle, otherwise simply let go off the accelerator.

9: Hatzenbach. This is the left bend leading immediately to a triple chicane. At the corner entrance break a little bit so the car stays stable for turn 10, for which further breaking is necessary. But if you break too hard on turn 9 you will loose a lot of momentum.

10: Hatzenbach. If you manage to stay stable out of turn 9, 10 is relatively fast right, quickly break and accelerate immediately.

11, 12 & 13: Hatzenbach.This is the triple chicane. The first left turn is full throttle, the second right is a little tap on the break and on the last left you need to break a little harder in order to avoid all curbs.

14: Hocheichen. Relatively fast right corner. Here it is important to keep a good speed for the successive circuit session, break to 3^rd gear and stay close to the right apex.

15. Hocheichen to Quiddelbacher Hohe. Fast left bend, provided that you came clean from 14, this is full throttle.

16. Flugplatz. This is the right bend after the full speed jump (Quiddelbacher Hohe), break to 5^th in order to keep the car on the inside and keep enough speed for the straight to follow.

17. Schwedenkreuz. This is a very fast left bend after the uphill straight (Kottenborn) which requires some guts, it can be taken full speed (and should be) but to get used to it simply let go off the throttle to keep stability and the line.

18. Aremberg. Right bend under the bridge. This requires some hard breaking to 3^rd gear, and do not hit the curbs.

19. This is a fast left turn which comes after a wobbly straight section (Fuchsrohe). Break to 5^th as on the apex the bumps are extremely malicious, and you want you car to remain stable for turns 20, 21 and 22 which are another 3 way chicane.

 20. Adenauer Forst. In fact this first right is a simple tap on the break at the entrance of the corner and quickly accelerate again.

21. Adenauer Forst.This left is the slowest of the three succession corners and should be taken in 2^nd gear, stay left so that you can take turn 22 much faster.

22. Adenauer Forst. This last right is a little bit tricky as it may suggest to be full throttle but the fence comes closer than you wish if you do. Coming out of 21, when you approach the apex of 22 quickly tap the break and accelerate immediately. Avoid the curbs at all costs.

 23: Metzgesfeld. This is a fast left after a full speed section, let go of the throttle to find the line, avoid the curbs on the inside, but on the outside they are benevolent.

24: Metzgesfeld. This is a hard left and should be taken in 3^rd gear. It is important to stay left so that you can take the following bend full throttle.

25.Metzgesfeld. Slight right bend which can be taken full speed if turn 24 was clean.

26. Kallenhard. This is a downhill right bend. It is a relatively quick corner as the key here is to break to 3^rd gear and maintain momentum throughout the corner until you hit the second bump and give full throttle. With a bit of training this can be taken even in 4^th gear.

27&28: Straight after Kallenhard. Fast left right section: let go of the throttle in the first left and you can give full throttle on the following right.

29: a fast right leading to a tight left corner. This right should be taken in 4^th – 5^th gear.

30: Wehrseifen. Very sharp left with a right bend at the corner entrance. I suggest start breaking down to 4^th or 3^rd when you enter the slight right bend before the corner, let go off the break to position you car in the perfect line and then continue breaking down to second or even first. Avoid the curbs!

31: This is a fast right immediately after turn 30, and here let go of the gas to find the line and accelerate immediately. Avoid all curbs!

32: Breidscheid. This is a left bend at ‘the house’. This is taken in 3^rd or even 4^th but it is vital that you do not break too late here because if the wheels lock up you will end up in the fence. Avoid the curbs as they are extremely high!

33: Ex-Muhle. This is a relatively quick right uphill bend, relatively quick that is if you stay on the right side and avoid the bumps and especially the curbs. It can be taken in 4^th but most probably in a high 3^rd.

34: Full speed left bend

35: Berg Werk. This is a slower right bend. You want to break to 3^rd or 4^th and maintain the speed Once you hit the apex accelerate full throttle. Avoid the malicious curbs!

36. Kesselchen to Mutkurve. Throughout this forest section there are a couple of left/right bends which are taken full speed with precise driving. However you will approach a left bend (Mutkurve, name says Guts Corner – says it all) which will require you to tap the break in order to stay stable.

37: This is a fast right, which requires a little bit of adjusting, that is let go of the gas and quickly accelerate again. Avoid the curbs, they will catapult you out of the track!

38: Klostertal. This is a hard right before the famous ‘Karussell’. A relatively hard right, because just the corner entrance is slow, and if you break enough and hit the apex right you will find that you can accelerate pretty early (feeling the bumps). 3^rd to 4^th gear should do.

39: Karussell. The famous ‘Karussell’ of the renown Nordschleife. This is a very tricky corner and you can loose or gain a lot of time. The key is to stay on the inside line, as the inclination will allow you to maintain much more speed. Enter the corner slowly so that you can position your vehicle precisely on the inclined cement part, vital is to maintain the speed and be patient until you feel that you can give full throttle, which should be right at the apex. If you accelerate too early you will be thrown out of the inclined part and you will end up in no mans land. If you are too slow, you are not appreciating the increased speed the inclination allows you to go.

40: This is a fast uphill left, let go of the gas for stability and immediately accelerate again.

41 & 42: Hohe Acht. Fast left – right section. You need to break enough for the first left, so that the following right can be taken very fast in synchronisation with the bumps, the curbs on the turn exit are basically nonexistent.

43:  Hedwigs Hohe. This is the start of a series of ‘dodgy’ corners, all decorated with interesting graffiti on the tarmac. This dodgy right is taken in third gear and it is important that you stay right.

44&45:  Wippermann. Dodgy fast right left combination. You need to tap the break on the first right, accelerate and tap the break the same way for the left turn 45.

46. Eschbach. This is a dodgy but fast right bend. It is fast if you manage to break just enough to stay on the right apex.

47. Eschbach. This is a dodgy relatively fast uphill right. Break to 3^rd or even 4^th and maintain the speed staying on the apex, careful with the bumps when accelerating. The curbs on the inside are well crap.

48: Eschbach. This is a fast 3^rd gear left bend.

49: Brunnchen. This is a right bend. This is quite fast because the corners on the outside will allow you to accelerate early.

50: Brunnchen. This is a similar turn as turn 47. A fast right bend which needs to be taken cleanly in order to keep momentum.

51: Eiskurve. Slow left, break down to second gear.

52: Sprunghugel. This is the double right bend after the jump (Pflanzgarten). This is where your suspension set up really shows, a good set up will allow you to take the jump extremely fast and still be able to break in a stable position. It is a fast double right but you want to have 4^th or 5^th gear in order to stay on the track.

53: Sprunghugel. Left bend after the double right. Very, very fast bend however you will need to let go of the gas for better stability.

54: Full speed uphill right bend

55: Leading to Schwalbenschwanz. This is a slight right bend which immediately leads to a hard left. At the corner entrance you can maintain full throttle but once you feel the centrifugal force dragging you out, start breaking, otherwise you will not be in a clean line for the following left turn.

56. Schwalbenschwanz. Relatively slow left turn, break to 3^rd or 4^th  gear, on this corner you can accelerate pretty early preparing for the second left hand ‘Karussell’.

57. Schwalbenschwanz. This left hand ‘Karussell’ is much faster than the previous one. You can enter relatively fast but need to break hard just before the apex in order to stay on the inclined side, once you hit the apex it’s full throttle again.

58: Galgenkopf. Fast right hand bend, tap the break down to 5^th or 4^th gear.

59: Dottinger Hohe. Last right bend before the eternal straight. This simply requires a gentle let go of the gas in order to keep the inside line and immediately accelerate again in order to maximise you speed on the straight.

 

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Amalfi Coast[TBN] (Italy)

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Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello (Italy)

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• Mugello Grand Prix Circuit
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Circuit de Catalunya (Spain)

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• Circuit de Catalunya Grand Prix Track
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• TBA

Fujimi Kaido (Japan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• TBA

Le Mans – Circuit de 24 Heures (France)

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• Circuit de La Sarthe
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Maple Valley Raceway (USA)

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• Maple Valley Raceway
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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (USA)

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• Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Montserrat (Spain)

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• Camino Viejo de Montserrat Circuit
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New York (USA)

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Nürburgring (Germany)

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• Nürburgring Nordschleife
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Road America (USA)

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Road Atlanta (USA)

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• Road Atlanta Grand Prix Course
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Sebring International Raceway (USA)

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Sedona Raceway Park (USA)

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• Long Road Course
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Silverstone (Great Britain)

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• Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit
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• TBA

Sunset Peninsula (USA)

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• Sunset Peninsula Infield
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Suzuka Circuit (Japan)

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Tsukuba Circuit (Japan)

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• Tsukuba Circuit
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• Twin Ring Motegi Road Course
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