I wrote this guide to help Subaru Impreza drivers. The driving method in this guide can also be used for Toyota Celica and other 4WD cars (roughly). My fastest time is 4'05"38 (potential 4'04"61), but I know there are other (Japanese) players who are faster. Hopefully this guide will help you go faster. That is... if you are slower than 4'04"61 :)
The Aim speeds are a rough way to check whether you are doing well or not (by my standards). But I am typing this from memory so... I can't possibly remember all the speeds EXACTLY. Forgive me.. ;)
As I am from Europe, I use the metric system. So if your Sega Rally 2 arcade is set to mph... 1 kilometer = 0,625 miles!
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******************* * 1. General Tips * *******************
Always try to drive the shortest line.
When in a turn: try to apexclip as much a possible (related to above). (Apex = the inner edge/wall of the turn)
Stay as close as possible to the innerside of turns.
Take the turns 'out-in-out'. Approach turns from the outside, then dive into the innerside of the turn. Then line up nicely for the next turn by moving to the outside.
When drifting (skidding/powersliding), keep the drift-angle to a minimum. This way you will keep up your speed through a turn. A large drift-angle makes you lose a lot of speed.
Don't jerk the wheel, drive gently.
Don't use the footbrake anywhere except in hairpins.
Try full-acceleration through all stages as much as possible.
Memorize the timing for steering into difficult turns (such as: hairpins, K-turns, S-Corners).
Not too much problems, just steer gently into the turn.
EASE LEFT - Aim speed: out 230 km/h
Approach from the right side (grass) and try to stay as close to the innerside of the turn. But don't run grass. I found that it slows you down somewhat. Countersteer properly so that you straighten out as quickly as possible.
EASY LEFT WITH WATERHAZARD - Aim speed: out 228 km/h
Approach from the middle/right-side. Again, try to stay close to the inside of the turn. Make sure you don't oversteer. Oversteering makes you go wide. Countersteer to make the car go straight as soon as you exit the turn.
CHECKPOINT - Aim speed: 230 km/h
Cross the straight with checkpoint diagonally from left to right. This will set you up nicely for the next S-Corner.
S-CORNER: MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 230 km/h
Drift as close to the wall (fence?) as possible, but don't oversteer. Try to keep the drift-angle as small as possible. If you do oversteer, the next turn gets more difficult.
S-CORNER: LONG MEDIUM LEFT - Aim speed: out 228 km/h
The key to go fast here is not to steer into the turn too quickly. If you turn too quickly, you won't get the 'ideal line' through the tur and you will go wide. Stay close to the insi de, recover the drift as you exit.
OVER JUMP - Aim speed: 230 km/h after landing
Make sure you drive the middle of the road. When you jump, you'll jump over the waterhazard and keep your speed up.
EASY RIGHT - Aim speed: in 234 km/h, out 233 km/h
Steer into the turn early. Stay close to the innerwall, but don't run grass. Gently countersteer to recover.
LONG LEFT - Aim speed: in 234 km/h, out 230 km/h
Approach from the right. Try to stay close by countersteering properly... If you don't do it right you will go wide.
EASY LEFT - Aim speed: in 234 km/h out 233 km/h
I approach this one from the middle, depends on how I got through the previous turn. If I went wide, I approach from the right. If I went tight, I approach from the middle. Stay close to the innerside, don't run grass.
Goals: finish 6th, 1'02"xx, full accel everywhere, except Hairpins and S-Corner.
EASY RIGHT - Aim speed: out 188 km/h
Approach from middle stay close to wall.
EASY LEFT - Aim speed: out 200 km/h
Apex clip this turn and move to the right for narrow bridge.
K-LEFT - Aim speed: out 207 km/h
Stay close to the innerside, minimize drift-angle for good control over the car. Then line up left. Full accel.
K-RIGHT - Aim speed: out 210 km/h
Aprroaching with FULL accel from the left, steer into the turn early to drift around it. Countersteer and run the brickroad on the left.
K-RIGHT - Aim speed: out 210 km/h
Still full accel, steer into turn early. Stay close to the innerside of the turn, countersteer to straighten car out. Come out of the turn, so that you have a (more or less) straight path to the easy right in gravel (this will build up your speed).
EASY RIGHT - Aim speed: in 223 km/h, out 222 km/h
Approach from left to innerside. Countersteer and position to the left.
EASY LEFT - Aim speed: out 224 km/h
Stay close to the wall, minimize drift-angle.
CHECKPOINT - Aim speed: 228 km/h
On the checkpoint straight, keep left, very close to the wall.
HAIRPIN RIGHT - Aim speed: Varies
Approach hairpin from far left. Sharply steer into the turn with off accel, footbrake and 3rd gear. Full accel when you exit. You can take this turn in two ways: safely or risky.
Safely: Aim Speed: out 140 km/h
Footbrake long to stay on tarmac, but lose quite a bit of speed.
Risky: Aim Speed: out 160 km/h
Footbrake short to slide over to the grass, but keep high speed. Control of the car is difficult and there is a chance of slamming into outside wall. It's worth the risk, though, IMHO.
EASY LEFT, Narrow Bridge - Aim speed: out 200 km/h
Depending on how you took the previous hairpin, your approach will be different. If you took the safe way: approach from right to innerside. After risky hairpin-turn: stay left and hug the innerwall. Move to the right to position for the next S-Corner.
S-CORNER: MEDIUM LEFT, MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 200 km/h
Approach from the right, steer hard left to slide into S- Corner. Off accel for half a second, steer hard right with full accel. Make sure you don't run grass. It slows you down, and makes your car skid all over the place.
Medium Right - Aim speed: out 215 km/h
Approach from the left and hug the inside. Stay right for following hairpin.
OPEN HAIRPIN LEFT - Aim speed: out 165/170 km/h
This hairpin isn't as bad as the first one! Approach from far right. Into 3rd gear, off accel, steer hard left with footbra ke, countersteer fast to straighten out when you exit. Try to stay on tarmac.
MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 197 km/h
Approach from the left and apex clip. Don't run grass.
MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 200 km/h
Apex clip and don't run grass.
MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 205 km/h
Approach from the left and hug the wall. Stay right for next turn.
MEDIUM LEFT - Aim speed: out 213 km/h
Approach from the right, drive a closely as possible to the edge of the wall on the left. Almost "kiss" the wall with the nose of the car. Countersteer quickly to straighten car.
Goals: finish 4th, 58"xx, full accel, except in very hard turns (K-Left and Hairpin Right)
#Notes
It's very important to stay very close to the inside of turns at all times. Make sure you take the turns 'out-in-out' sharply, this is very important for a fast time.
Driving over or hitting the small 'snowwalls' (border between road and 'real' wall) isn't too bad, but don't drive on them too long. Control gets harder and it slows you down.
LONG RIGHT - Aim speed: out 188 km/h
Stay close to the inside on the 'brown' part of the road. Don't drive on the snow, it slow you down and make the car drift with little control.
LONG LEFT - Aim speed: out 200 km/h
Timing for this turn is very important, turn too soon and you will hit the innerwall, too late and you will go wide. Find the right timing and hug that wall, like you love it!
S-CORNER : Easy Right, Easy Left - Aim speed: out 217 km/h
Don't follow the navigator's instructions here. Just drive straight over the snowwall and cut in the second part (Easy Left) of the S-Corner.
MEDIUM LEFT - Aim speed: out 216 km/h
Full accel, approach from the right side and apex clip. It's not bad too drive over the snowwall part of the apex. Quickly countersteer for the next turn.
MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 217 km/h
Approach from the left and go for the apex. Countersteer and stay left for next Medium Right. Full accel.
MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 217 km/h
Dive into the turn, go for the apex. Full accel.
CHECKPOINT - Aim speed: 217 km/h
Line the car up to the right.
K-LEFT - Aim speed: in 217 km/h, out 199 km/h
Approach from the right. DON'T run snowwall. Off accel, still 4th gear, steer hard left, try to stay in inner bend. When exiting K-Left, full accel. During this drift, half accel is possible to keep up speed.
EASY LEFT - Aim speed: out 207 km/h
After the K-Left, drive on the left side of this Easy Left for the followin Hairpin Right.
HAIRPIN RIGHT - Aim speed: out 120 km/h (130 km/h is possible)
Change into 3rd gear, steer hard right with footbrake and handbrake. Countersteer quickly to straighten car.
LONG EASY LEFT - Aim speed: out 198 km/h
Approach from right, hug the wall, keep minimal drift-angle.
1ST OVER JUMP - Aim speed:
2ND OVER JUMP - Aim speed:
S-CORNER : MEDIUM LEFT, MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 215 km/h
Approach from the right, steer into Medium Left quickly, run leftside snowwall slightly. Then steer hard right, quickly countersteer to run rightside snowwall. Make sure car recovers from the drift quickly.
On the long start/finish straight (actually Long Easy Right) STAY in the right lane, close to the wall.
I use the wallturn-technique for the second hairpin. Let me explain: On the last hairpin, I kiss inner wall of the hairpin with the right headlight of the car. I slightly hit hit the inner wall. Eventhough you collide with the wall, if done correctly, you won't lose a lot of speed. You lose _NO_ speed if you do it perfectly. After hitting the wall, you will bounce off the wall, recovered from the slide. Thus enabling you to negotiate the hairpin quickly.
Goals: finish 1st, 34"xx (1st lap), 31"xx (2nd lap), 1'06"xx (total), full accel everywhere except in hairpins.
MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 188 km/h (1st), 220 km/h (2nd)
Stay right, steer firmly into the turn, countersteer quickly to recover the drift. Position car on the left for Hairpin Right.
Hairpin Right - Aim speed: in 115 km/h, out 120 km/h
Change into 3rd gear, steer hard right with footbrake and handbrake. Countersteer quickly to go straight again.
S-CORNER: MEDIUM LEFT, MEDIUM RIGHT - Aim speed: out 200 km/h
Stay on the left side and hug the wall. Medium Right, steer firmly into the turn. Move to the left side.
S-CORNER: MEDIUM RIGHT, MEDIUM LIFT - Aim speed: out 211 km/h
Medium Right, go through this turn with minimal steering. Medium Left, steer hard left and go to the left lane. This is needed for the next Hairpin Right.
HAIRPIN RIGHT - Aim speed: out 110 km/h
Approach from the left, use wallturn (see #Notes). After Hairpin , position the car on left side of the road.
K-RIGHT - Aim speed: out 130 km/h
Try to drive straight through it. Steer firmly into the turn and countersteer quickly.
FINISH - Aim speed: 200 km/h
Stay on the right side of the track, hug the wall. Second lap is the same :)
******************************** * 7. Passing the Computer Cars * ********************************
Passing of Computer Cars
Desert Stage
15th - Before second Easy Left. 14th - After Easy Left with waterhazard. 13th - Before S-Corner. 12th - After second part (Medium Left) of S-Corner. 11th - Before Long Left (Second last turn).
Mountain Stage
10th - After second K-Right. 9th - Easy Right from tarmac in gravel. 8th - Easy Left in gravel. 7th - After first Hairpin. 6th - Before Narrow Hairpin.
Snowy Stage
5th - After K-Left. 4th - After Hairpin Right.
Riviera Stage
3th - Second Hairpin on first lap. 2nd - After K-right on first lap. 1st - First Hairpin on second lap.
***************************** * 8. Anecdote's Stage Times * *****************************
The fastest times from expert Japanese player Show1/TTE (5/98)
Desert Stage : 57"26 Mountain Stage : 1'02"16 Snowy Stage : 57"77 (This time is incredible!) Riviera : 1'06"40 Potential : 4'03"59 Actual : 4'04"xx
As you can see... Show1/TTE is WAY quicker... But I don't know how to contact him. If you are reading this, Show1/TTE, please mail me!
Please mail your times to anecdote@geocities.com or lhman@globalxs.nl! Don't forget to add your name, initials, car, potential, arcade location, hometown and country!
