Secondly, in rally, understanding proper technique is way more important than setup. Setup depends on your driving style a lot more than other forms of motorsport, so you need to do things in the correct order to learn. ABS and traction control work extremely well on a flat, smooth circuit, but on a muddy, rocky trail you will find yourself quite literally bogged down! Turn those assists offįirst up, assists are NOT your friend. The explanation is quite logical, ABS and traction control input so the wheels don’t slide. However, in rally there is so little grip that you end up losing too much braking ability or can’t accelerate out of corners as the traction control detects slipping. In certain conditions, those driving assists can also induce chronic understeer, something which circuit racers will scoff at! Paradoxically, disabling assists is a great way to get faster right out of the box once you are no longer a rally amateur, as sliding the car and provoking oversteer on throttle are the top two ways of controlling a rally car. Adjust your wheel peripheral rotation angles “If you’re going hard enough left, you’ll find yourself turning right” -Doc Hudson, Cars. On a serious note, rally cars are constantly sliding, so you need to use that to your advantage. It’s a different kind of car control than say a single-seating racing car and takes a unique approach. For starters, you will probably need to adjust your controls. In F1 games the pros tend to use between 300 and 360 degrees wheel rotation (mainly to be able to react quickly), but in rally, this can often be very hard to control as you will spin out if you try to turn too fast. I recommend starting off between 360 and 540 degrees rotation, enough to react quickly and permit small adjustments at the same time.īear in mind that this depends also on your driving style, as the WRC pros use anything from 380 to 540 or more. If you are using a controller or even a keyboard, I would recommend experimenting with steering saturation (aka. Using a wheel is more of an advantage for most people in rallying due to the knife-edge you are forced to drive on. If you are indeed using a wheel and pedal set, the last thing you need to check is your brake calibration.

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