Any tips for driving the Skippy?

buddhatree

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I suffer from severe oversteer when driving the Skippy. I have the steering lock (in-game) as low as it will go, my G27 is at 900, but I'm still constantly oversteering.

Any tips?
 
It wont oversteer if you wont go completelly of the throttle, when cornering, stay on throttle for like 10%, you will suddenly find the car very very controlable
 
MikeeCZ said:
It wont oversteer if you wont go completelly of the throttle, when cornering, stay on throttle for like 10%, you will suddenly find the car very very controlable
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Actually is very easy and fun car for drifting, once it start to oversteer hit the breaks (and keep it ,not full) while keeping the throttle and use the wheel to correct .
You can use this for all cars ,off course drifting/oversteer is not the fast way to drive but...

Btw try with the brabham fun as hell
 
Sorry guys, it seems there are few threads for the Skippy. They didn't turn up in my initial search.

Thanks for the replies :)
 
IgnacioK said:
Actually is very easy and fun car for drifting, once it start to oversteer hit the breaks (and keep it ,not full) while keeping the throttle and use the wheel to correct .
You can use this for all cars ,off course drifting/oversteer is not the fast way to drive but...

Btw try with the brabham fun as hell
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The Skip Barber does have a point of no return where such technique won't hold, especially with the car already angled. If you feel things are about to go kaputz, buddhatree, it's best you ease of the throttle for a moment and see if you can settle with steering before braking a bit while not turning it much.
 
I never could handle the Skippy.
Guys here say if you want to learn how to drive you must handle the Skippy.

I guess Ill never learn how to drive :S
(and I was doing real good with my daughter's pram some years back :p )
 
Take it to somewhere twisty, like Zandvoort. Its very nice there.

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the skips a great car to focus on, it's very stable but seems to become very quickly " twitchy " when pushing,
I can imagine why this is a good real world training car,

I find the best way is to simply enjoy lapping it then very gently increasing lap times in very small increment
(as oppose to going balls out from the offset), this is also a very under rated sim car (especially in rfactor 2 )
 
Learn everything from this video, and you can drive anything and everything out there.


Follow the instructions to the letter when driving the "Skippy".
http://rfactor.net/web/rf2/cars/skip-barber-2000/
 
The Skip Barber Video is excellent. A must see for all drivers. Even if you have A.D.D. or are time poor watch it all the way through.
One thing I noticed is the Skippy is VERY harsh on your ability to control fore-aft weight shift.
It will oversteer if you dont get the rears loaded nicely. So if you have braked and turned you need to have loaded the rears (with some throttle) again.
So play with fore aft weight shift for a few laps and keep the rears loaded.
Lowering rear ARB will help too.

Cheers
David
Mid Pack RF2 driver (and Skippy AI!!!!)
 
That Video and the Book (Going Faster) helped me tame the Skippy, simply put it takes a lot of practice and a knack of Feathering the throttle to control through the corners. I really enjoyed the learning process round Lime Rock and it did make me appreciate (and drive better) the other cars when I raced them.
 
I can only say that besides all the other good driving tips in this thread, softening the rear ARB did wonders for my oversteer issues. If you find yourself spinning at every turn, it really does wonders. Be aware though, it will make the car feel very 'tame', and it will lose a lot of its charm imo. You need to find a perfect balance. :)
 
hexagramme said:
I can only say that besides all the other good driving tips in this thread, softening the rear ARB did wonders for my oversteer issues. If you find yourself spinning at every turn, it really does wonders. Be aware though, it will make the car feel very 'tame', and it will lose a lot of its charm imo. You need to find a perfect balance. :)
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is it more understeery under power like that?

Also, as well as the video, i +1 recommendations for getting the book too.
 
DrR1pper said:
is it more understeery under power like that?

Also, as well as the video, i +1 recommendations for getting the book too.
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Actually I always find the car quite understeery on exits. Perhaps that has to do with my driving style.
What is key for me though, is a Skippy that's manageable on entry. Softening ARB helps with this tremendously.

Only problem for me is, that it gets a little too manageable after a while.
Then I stiffen it to bring a bit of life back again. ;)
 
hexagramme said:
i can only say that besides all the other good driving tips in this thread, softening the rear arb did wonders for my oversteer issues. If you find yourself spinning at every turn, it really does wonders. Be aware though, it will make the car feel very 'tame', and it will lose a lot of its charm imo. You need to find a perfect balance. :)
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qft 100%
 
It's conterintuitive though... I thought strenghtening the rear would get more rear grip?

Skippy drives like my motorbike... get the braking done all before the corner, and then apply throttle as you go.
 
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