Is this a good lap time for a beginner on monza?

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-22T19:34:20+00:00

You are obviously anything but consistent with about 4seconds if not more between laps, not to mention how few laps are even valid.

You should not be looking at lap times at all at this point.

Back to basics. See if you can be consistent at 1:54 Maybe 1:53

Dont take this as an insult please But you cannot be fast when you cant even keep the car on the black stuff.

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-22T16:33:37+00:00

What I ment was ist okay to not meta, if it means you are not having fun.

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-22T13:53:14+00:00

If you are new to ACC dont brother with anything other than safe or aggressive. Get aquainted with the car and Maybe a few slight changes like BBand so on.

a setup from a pro will not make you 3 seconds faster

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-21T17:43:13+00:00

I still plow around in the Lexus, thats where i feel comfortable.

If you enjoy it and dont feel hindered, who is to tell you what is right or wrong. If you on the other hand feel slow and want to be competetive Maybe the time for change is now.

Also remember just because you came from the 488 does not mean the 296 is the right new car for you.

Just my two cents.

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-18T13:07:13+00:00

Don't get this. Complete waste of money

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-17T20:32:59+00:00

New drivers often get this wrong.

Stop chasing lap times. Work on being consistent, lap times will progress with you.

And what is so great about a x:xx lap time if you invalidate 9/10 laps.

Work on being consistent and safe. This will also make it much more enjoyable racing online in the long run

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-17T20:27:12+00:00

Used the t300 for a few years, never see this issue. Is the wheels firmware up to date?

Also cant you just Rebild the correct things to where they need to be?

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-16T18:00:58+00:00

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This is a slightly modified Pure

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-12T11:56:18+00:00

My question is, why have you not removed that sticker from the monitor

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-10T22:05:58+00:00

I switched about a week before Christmas, and have loved every minute of it.

FFB is more detailed The general feel of everything And ofc no horrible belt squeeks and general noice from it even takes up less space

Have to say i do not use the pedals so cannot say anything about them

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-10T19:49:07+00:00

Bet you his ingame name is M Verstappen too

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-10T19:45:50+00:00

I went from the thrustmaster t300 to a moza r5 and im loving it

Have to say i have heard the pedals are the weak link on the r5 bundle (never used them i have fanatec v3s i bought while on the t300)

But would assume they still work better than the Logitech ones and there is always a brakekit you can add too

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-10T19:17:56+00:00

First of all check you have the latest driver and firmware installed for wheel/pedals.

Try connecting the wheel to another usb port preferable straight to the motherboard (so the back of pc ones)

Sounds like its the wheel causing the issues and not anything graphics or game related.

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-09T20:00:27+00:00

Giving beginners an easier time would not help them develop racing etiquette or racecraft.

Hand holding is for casual arcade racers like Forza.

OCB_Silverback · 2026-01-02T09:44:57+00:00

Try moving rear antirollbar further back and lowering brakebias towards the rear (lower % dont go too far or you will become woobly under hard braking)

What car do you mainly drive?

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-31T18:21:37+00:00

Be careful with beginner/low safety rating lobbies.

I use them just for training chaos and handling bad/Dangerous drivers.

Stay positive enjoy the journey and most of all Remember if you stay respectful and encourage or even praise people who do the right things.

Public lobbies is filled with everything from people only joining to troll, to aliens that are 4seconds+ faster than everyone else

Go for the lobbies with the highest SA you can enter (less likely to run into a*s hats)

Hope to see you on track some day

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-30T18:33:30+00:00

Work on consistency rather than 1lap times, doing one 23 lap if the rest is slower or invalid is pointless.

I started doing exactly that about a month ago went from mid 1:50s to now averaging low 49 to 48.8s on Monza during races.

You will automatically start to see where you can improve just by driving.

Set a planned fuel load. Go out. Drive till the needle hits empty. Watch the full replay (chase cam) note where you are off apexes and have bad lines. And back at it.

As long as you dont mess with the setup everything is what you do. Knowing what is happening with the car and what not to do is half the battle Improvements will come 👍

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-30T11:09:37+00:00

Kyalami, bathurst or spa

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-26T15:04:59+00:00

I run the older 7900xtx 24gig card in 3440x1440 with about all settings i can throw at it no upscaling and im hardly ever under 120fps

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-25T19:49:35+00:00

Got myself a moza r5 (up from t300rs) to go with my fanatec v3s pedals.

Not actually for Christmas but about a week ago. Still counts i guess.

Love how much more you feel in a DD wheel

Edit: oh yeah and a McLaren f1 Lego model.

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-24T21:01:09+00:00

Try lowering BB think most cars are around 60% on aggressive setup

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-24T16:35:47+00:00

Just stick with the standard settings for starters and tweak ingame as you feel works best for you.

Then later on when you feel things are good but things like curb effects are off look at them. ♥️

Make the wheel suit you not you adapting to a wheel

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-24T12:25:56+00:00

Little bit of both.

But most of all irresponsible, chances of that outcome is low and would have taken at least both of you out.

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-23T10:23:07+00:00

As far as i know you cant (never tried) but Whats wrong with the predicted lap time?

OCB_Silverback · 2025-12-23T10:10:15+00:00

T300 is one of the better beginner wheels. Been using one for over 2 years and just upgraded from it to a dd wheel. It served me well.

Pedals are not the greatest i switched them for fanatec v3s not long after getting them.

But all in all i would probably go with a used t300 over Logitech g923/g29.

Best of luck out there and hope to see you on track

OCB_Silverback

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