Right.. where do i start.. whats the deal with RR?

Just seems weird how certain jumps are a bit freaky.. anyone got any thoughts on where the best time saver is?

I'm going for on the first lap you can jump most if not practically ALL of that last corner because the thwomps aren't there! Hence why my 5-lap splits are all so equal, first included.

The U-Turns are the most important corners to get right

(Corner 4 and 5)
I suggest you watch Pierre's vids, or Gerard Roodhorst's (Gerard's hairpins look sharper, eventho Pierre's times are faster)  ???

I am in the dark on RR as well btw. My pr is 17"44, but I doubt I will ever make GOD standard (17"39) there  

That's what I thought too, but Pierre does 2 jumps on the first U turn you describe....and he must be doing something right since he holds the WR flap  

My instinct tells me 1 jump is faster too, but after I saw he did 2 jumps I am not sure whether it is faster with 1 jump.

I was thinking about this the other day when people were talking about hopping not slowing you down.

I think if you hop straight like over the bouncers in gv1 and bc1 then you dont lose time, if your hopping sideways like on the wr strat for ci2 then i think it's gradually slower. Due to the nature of the tight hopping on RR is think one would be slower than two in the same way that holding down R when moving sideways is a fraction slower. My other proof of this is when doing the GV3 sc. Try driving it normally sliding before the jump using/holding R, otherwise drive from wide with a normal slide and it's just about quicker on the road (but obviously slower overall because you've not got the racing line).

I can only give one hint for the GV3 sc...I always make 2 little jumps with r before making the jump. If you want to see how, just check out my vid. I don't know if it is the fastest method, but it worked for me....

Hi,

I'm pretty sure hopping doesn't make you lose any speed.  I tend to vary the number of hops on the u-turns depending on my line and so on, my style of driving is pretty instinctive and reactive (can't understand how people do 5 laps the same on any course!).  But I've not noticed the number of hops affecting my speed, when I race against a ghost it's all down to racing line and how much of the corner I can cut.

If you want to meet up any time I can always give you a few hints, see where you lose speed compared with how I do it.  Maybe give you a few hints on other courses as well (RR is one of your best ones anyway isn't it?)

Matt.

don't be afraid to fall off on every turn.

If you are ok after the first lap, it is too late!!!  

about to post this on the yahoo groups but played RR for about 45mins yesterday and realised if i got to lap 3 i'd pass myghost so heres my new 5lap

18.00 - again my fastest first lap
18.09 - ugly thwomps
17.97 - average thwomps
17.87 - nice lap
17.93 - feeling the pressure

altogether a 1.29.86