by Orrak, Blue Dragon Racing

Nürburgring was my first proper dance in ACC.
Thirty-two cars on the grid — I finished 28th, which technically means I was faster than four people who had an even worse race.
That’s progress.

I ran a random YouTube setup, had no clue what half the sliders meant, and somehow believed, “Yeah, that’ll work.”
Spoiler: it did kind of …

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🎮 GT7 vs ACC – Two Completely Different Religions

Coming from Gran Turismo 7, life was simple.
You drove what you got.
If it understeered, you braked earlier.
If it slid, you prayed harder.

Everyone talked about which car was good, not which setup.

Then came Assetto Corsa Competizione, where every car is a drama queen with a PhD in aerodynamics.
Here, a car isn’t “good” or “bad” — it’s unfinished.
It waits for you to whisper,

“Let me ruin your balance in the name of science.”

In GT7, I adapted to the car.
In ACC, the car adapts to me — eventually… once I stop offending physics.

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🧠 The Elephant Theory

There’s a saying: “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
That’s my whole setup philosophy now.

This week before Misano, the goal is simple: learn tyres.
Not “feel” them. Not “hope they’re fine.”
Actually understand what’s happening under me.

Current brain-melting questions:

• Should all four tyres be the same temperature?
• If one’s hotter, do I drop pressure or camber?
• Why does tyre pressure rise when air warms up — and why does it feel like black magic?

One bite of elephant down. Several tons to go. 🐘

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🛞 Feeling Before Numbers

Right now, I’m not reading data — I’m reading vibes.
If the car slides, something’s wrong.
If it grips, something’s wrong later.

One major discovery:
👉 a softer tyre is slower, even on straights.
Obvious? Maybe.
But enlightenment always costs a corner.

Uneven temps? Not the end of the world.
The tyre taking the punishment usually catches up — assuming I don’t spin trying to “help.”

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🔧 The Great Misano Experiment

This time I’m ready.
The panic is smaller, my Fanatec wheel feels like an extension of my hands,
and I’m strapped into my Sceleton 1.0 from Blue Dragon Racing — a rock-solid frame that doesn’t creak, doesn’t complain, and feels like home.

The plan: test, don’t guess.
A full one-hour race without changing tyres.
Why? Because curiosity plus bad ideas equals experience.

Goal: not to set records, but to understand why things happen.

I’ve already dropped my lap time from 1:40 to 1:37.3.
Still 4.5 seconds behind the aliens, but Nürburgring’s 7-second gap is shrinking.
That’s progress — or denial. Either works.

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🐉 The Blue Dragon Way

There’s a quiet joy in realizing,

“I’m finally starting to understand the things I don’t understand.”

That’s the sweet spot between confusion and clarity — where learning becomes fun again.

So if I mess it up (and I will), comment, laugh, or teach me something new.
Because this isn’t a tutorial.

This is my Road to Misano — powered by Blue Dragon Racing, balanced on my flawless Sceleton 1.0, guided by curiosity, caffeine, and pure stubbornness.