Racing Tutorial: how to Front Wheel Drive

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Racing Tutorial: how to Front Wheel Drive

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In this video we will talk about FWD touring cars (front wheel drive cars) and how to understeand them better, allowing you to unlock the performance straight away.
I will talk about my real personal experience and the key points to master in order to become a Touring Car King!
PS: after the final greetings the video continues with two exercises just for you!
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Пікірлер: 88

@philip_scott 3 жыл бұрын

I have been using this video for reference as I'm learning how to race TCR on iRacing and it's helped so much!! Today I almost got my first win in the new touring car cup series on iRacing. Touring cars are one of my favorite forms of motorsport. Thanks for the help!

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Philip! I'm very happy to read that, I also enjoy swapping between GT and TV, and in TCR on Iracing you always have funny races. Have a look on the other videos "set up day with a real engineer" to learn more about how to change the set up on the tcr. Of course for now in Iracing is fixed, but may be helpful for the future!

@maxe7213 4 жыл бұрын

Thx! Very useful for me as an iRacing TCR driver 👍🏻

@alexfontana1873 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback, stay tuned for an epic set up video with a real engineer coming soon!

@Darlexis 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Hahaha your description is hilarious and inspiring. “Yeah did like 20 minutes of practice and got 2nd IRL no biggie.” This is the best I’ve been looking for more FWD instruction for a couple months since the rs3 came to iRacing. Thanks!! More setup advice!!

@alexfontana1873 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate appreciated! New videos coming soon

@Zerker_Supremacy 9 ай бұрын

We born at the same year, but i only started driving alone on my 13th, been driving fast whenever i could when there was no trafic in countryside gravel roads. Also the most experience i had was with front wheel drive vehicles. As you said around the middle of your video, and that applys to all kind of terrain, but on gravel and slippery roads, is where you understand how FWD really works. Unlike RWD where you might need to apply a countersteer to maintain the front where you want on the exit of the corner, the FWD doesn't require that if you enter on the right line at the right speed and the most important at the right GEAR, you simply keep the wheels straight and give the right amount of throttle. The counter steer on FWD can be used but if you keep for more time than is needed, the result may be really bad for you, well i could say a lot more about the fun i have with this kind of vehicle, but i came here just to share a bit of the opinio i have based on the few years i have driving fast front wheel drive. Unlike you i've never had the opportunity to race or work with that, but i've been on many dangerous roads trying to improve my skills for the sake of fun.

@alexfontana1873 9 ай бұрын

You are totally right on your experience and the feeling is really like that! Just be safe and I hope you can translate your passion into a hobby on track or closed roads, as is never a good idea to push the limits in to roads open to the public😅

@ipeaceonu2 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I always struggled with FWD cars. Very clear instructions. Thanks

@alexfontana1873 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helps! Let me know how it goes

@pasteghost428 Жыл бұрын

I respect the hustle, man. Lied about the experience in touring car racing to get in there. Buckled down in the iracing grind and are now a manufacturer driver. Fantastic. Make the dream work. Love it

@alexfontana1873 Жыл бұрын

More than lied I omitted a couple of details!🤣 To bad that series doesn't exist anymore post pandemic. That's life

@christopher_hopper 7 ай бұрын

Getting ready for the ROAR this weekend and now inspired to try the TCR. Thanks!

@alexfontana1873 7 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Have a good race 🎉

@AlexJohnson2 4 жыл бұрын

Love the video, coming from the Porche Cup car on iRacing to this has been a world of difference. Thanks for covering the comparison to other cars to help understand why things are different.

@alexfontana1873 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped mate! Enjoy and keep driving different type of cars, it will open a whole new world of techniques

@TheBaldMiddleAgedMetalHead 2 жыл бұрын

I have absolutely no Sim experience at all but I do some FWD time attack racing and this was fascinating to watch and learn.. I might need a Sim rig for practice and learning. As coming from RWD I am totally lost

@alexfontana1873 2 жыл бұрын

You can definitely use all this in real racing too! Let me know how you get on 👌

@Kronikman07 2 жыл бұрын

yea, front wheel drive cars drive so much different than rear wheel. I feel like I sorta figured it out pretty well on my own but this was definitely helpful.

@alexfontana1873 2 жыл бұрын

Happy it was useful! Enjoy🏁

@buddhapest 2 жыл бұрын

really loving the TCR series since the new cars were added in iRacing - was looking for some tutorials on FWD to up my game and found this - didn't expect it to be in iRacing, haha - great info, ty so much!

@alexfontana1873 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Enjoy it 🤣👌

@luiscars1264 5 ай бұрын

Brake, rotate, progressive gas.

@alexfontana1873 5 ай бұрын

The brake IS the rotation🎉

@AlanTheBest97 2 жыл бұрын

Driving god, never really understood how to drive fwd efficiently till now.

@alexfontana1873 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!!

@ariff6982 6 ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEO

@alexfontana1873 6 ай бұрын

Hey thank you very much!

@AK1504 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. All the needed details for driving fwd cars 👌

@alexfontana1873 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful 👍🏁

@alexcarolan8825 3 жыл бұрын

This video was very helpful thank you. Just watched it to prepare for some Assetto Corsa TCR racing :)"

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it helped, let me know how it's going 👍🏁

@alexcarolan8825 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexfontana1873 winning lol😁

@angel_luis 9 ай бұрын

A tutorial updated to this year would be appreciated!

@VuslatOdabasi 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Too many things to learn 👍

@alexfontana1873 4 жыл бұрын

Step by Step you will get it!

@asdasd-om8tj Жыл бұрын

Great video, fwd is very fun

@alexfontana1873 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It is indeed!

@asdasd-om8tj Жыл бұрын

@@alexfontana1873 do you trailbrake on rwd/awd? is it just getting on the throttle gentler?

@andrewponyrko3654 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thanks!

@alexfontana1873 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Andrew!

@patricktibbetts3645 3 ай бұрын

What about a asphalt oval track tutorial

@drivelogic3841 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!! i learned alot.

@alexfontana1873 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Enjoy 🙏

@MegaStefano26 4 жыл бұрын

Grande numero 1!!

@alexfontana1873 4 жыл бұрын

Grazie Stefano!!

@jean-paulhill6586 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Very true!!

@schaerweb 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any advice about how to set up the tire pressures on FWD touring cars? Is it that relevant?

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

It's usually very hard to get the heat on the rear tyres but very easy to have it in the front, as they do most work. So I would try to lower them a lot on the front and raise them a bit on the rear.

@deluca2922 2 жыл бұрын

Thnx...

@AbsoluteRecoil 3 жыл бұрын

Does this advice work in the real world? I’m racing a backroad circuit in my neighborhood. It’s a very windy and tight clearance mountain road. 1 and a half car maximum for the width of the entire track. Blindspots everywhere. 8 miles total and I can’t break my 7:9:175 time. Driving a Golf 5 speed manual.

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Yes this are all advices for real life driving too. Keep in mind that most of the time road cars are way more understeering than race cars, so is not gonna snap out so much. Early throttle application will help you to keep minimum speed high thorough the corners without unsettling the car

@zippityzbrake 3 жыл бұрын

Me watching this to gain time on the back roads with my 02 neon

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@evanhunterblbier 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Really enjoy driving the FWD TCs as of late. Do you think having a round GT wheel vs more of a rectangle formula/GTE wheel matters for these cars?

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you! In the end it all depends mostly on your feelings and what you are used to. If you have always driven with a formula wheel you might adapt to the car quicker with that one, but in my personal opinion on FWD I like a bigger round touring car wheel. Even the half wheels they use now in cars such as the new Audi are way bigger than formula wheel, so the important part isn't really if you have it round or cut, but that the center diameter is a bit longer than a formula, to have your hands more far away from one another

@henrychow5867 2 жыл бұрын

THAT'S GIC!!!

@alexfontana1873 2 жыл бұрын

Dui! Ctcc at Gic👍

@billybuchanan385 3 жыл бұрын

so what about manual cars with FWD? are yu still suppose to break with your left foot? seems kinda impossible to break and use the clutch with one foot

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Nope, you are right, it is not possible. You can practice with the heel and toe technique to apply a bit of throttle when you are still releasing the brake, but depends which type of pedals you have. Then in corners where you don't need to downshift you brake with the left foot.

@334trax2 3 жыл бұрын

How do you get the rear end of a FWD drive car to slide around?

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! There are many things you can do, for exemple: -reduce rear wing -increase rear ride height/lower front ride height (more pitch to front axle) -go backwards a lot on brake balance -stiffen the rear bar -soften the front bar -reduce differential preload -open the rear toe in (more toe out, tires looking more outwards) These are only a few, but be careful because will all these you will become a drift king 😂

@334trax2 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexfontana1873 thank you. I have a track weekend coming up in June. I'll be testing my cars temperatures and if that is under control next will be better suspension setup. I'm thinking of starting off cold tire pressure 5 psi higher in rears.

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it goes!

@334trax2 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexfontana1873 sure thing. I'll post videos on my channel for sure. Hopefully everything goes as planned and I get to go.

@288gto7 3 жыл бұрын

Do you guys always use a 100% locked front diff or sometimes use values like 50-60% etc

@alexfontana1873 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely up to the circuit, play around with it and see how the car behaves, sometimes is good to change it up if you go from a very twisty circuit to a high speed one, same as aero

@288gto7 3 жыл бұрын

Alex Fontana Thanks

@alinm266 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! From your experience, what do you recommend for as first/beginner track day car, FWD or RWD?

@alexfontana1873 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! For a pure fun point of view, definetely RWD. More enjoyable and "pure" as a form of racing.

@alinm266 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@nicolazanetti Жыл бұрын

quindi non si usa tanto il trail bracking in entrata in curva, meglio frenare prima e entrare di sterzo in modo che la parte posteriore segua la rotazione..

@alexfontana1873 Жыл бұрын

Il trail braking lo si usa o per puntare giù il muso senza però bloccare l'anteriore, per consentire una rotazione migliore, o non lo si usa per evitare il posteriore parta troppo e troppo in fretta nel caso di curve veloci o un set up molto aggressivo, o lo si usa abbinandolo al gas, un dieci per cento di freno con un dieci per cento di gas stabilizza la macchina in entrata dei tratti veloci

@jamaisvu2664 Жыл бұрын

Would a FWD with any sort of rear steering change anything? Or do you try to apply the same technique but with that added complexity?

@alexfontana1873 Жыл бұрын

I've never driven fast a FWD with rear steering, but I reckon the technique should stay the same and if anything you would have less issues in rotating the car, potentially avoiding a very aggressive set up and therefor keeping the car more balanced in high speed

@cleoarchwhiza9006 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! I am looking for a sim/game that has the best fwd physics. Without including Iracing and raceroom which sim/game do you guys recommend. Currently I have GT sport and Asseto corsa for pc.

@alexfontana1873 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! Honestly I believe Iracing and raceroom are the go-to for Fwd drive. I used the class A Mercedes and Clio cup in project cars 2 and wasn't bad! Even Grid Autosport should be great, but really depends on which hardware you are using!

@cleoarchwhiza9006 4 жыл бұрын

Alex Fontana Oh wow thanks, I guess I'm gonna have to try raceroom now. And grid is good too eh? I will be considering that as well.

@alexfontana1873 4 жыл бұрын

@@cleoarchwhiza9006 Raceroom for sure for the FWD cars. Grid depends on the hardware because some don't work at all, but they have the Btcc cars so is pretty cool!