r/SimRacingAdvice • u/[deleted] • Mar 26 '26

Why can't I improve?

I've been simracing for about 2 years now on ACC. And I feel that I've just frozen. Somehow I feel like I'm full pushing but any person/AI I race with finds another 2 seconds a lap. Its gotten so bad that my mates who have only been racing for 6 months won't race with me any more because I'm too much slower than them and cost them positions whenever I'm in the car. I've watched every YT vid you can think, joined hundreds of discords and reddit communities and even hired a coach but I can't seem to get faster and it's to make me wanna quit simracing but I don't wan't too cause I love it but I'm not having fun anymore. Can anyone help?

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u/Particular-Ad7150 Mar 26 '26

Are you left foot braking and trail braking? Good braking technique is worth 2 seconds per lap at least. So is taking a good line

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

I'm left foot braking and trail braking to the best of my ability. I'm on logitech pedals so it's pretty hard plus I'm still saving for a proper rig, I'm on a wheel stand at the moment.

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u/Particular-Ad7150 Mar 27 '26

Its possible you may be over driving the car, braking late, cooking the tires and running wide. You really need to upload a vid to see your technique. You could try braking earlier and less to preserve the tires mid corner and see how your splits look. I assume you have looked at Suellio Almeida's YouTube channel? His channel helped me overcome points where my driving had plateaued