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Want to actually get faster at sim racing? Start here. I'm Marian Barbieru — coach to 1,500+ drivers, 25M+ views — and these guides break down the braking, racing lines, force feedback and setup that win lap time on iRacing, ACC and beyond.

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The Things No One Tells You About Sim Racing Mindset & Improvement

The Things No One Tells You About Sim Racing

The hidden costs, plateaus and mindset traps that catch new sim racers off guard.

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50 Brutal Truths About Sim Racing Mindset & Improvement

50 Brutal Truths About Sim Racing

Racecraft, self-awareness and practice truths that actually change how you drive.

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How to Be Faster at Sim Racing: The Fundamentals Driving Technique

How to Be Faster at Sim Racing: The Fundamentals

The fundamentals that actually create speed — and the practice that makes them stick.

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10 Cheap Sim Racing Upgrades That Make You Faster Setup & Gear

10 Cheap Sim Racing Upgrades That Make You Faster

Where to spend first for the biggest speed gain per euro — pedals, feel and mounting.

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10 Cheap Sim Racing Mods That Feel Illegal Setup & Gear

10 Cheap Sim Racing Mods That Feel Illegal

Ten clever, low-cost mods — button boxes, brake feel, eye tracking and more.

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Fanatec CSL DD: Avoiding the Common Issues Setup & Gear

Fanatec CSL DD: Avoiding the Common Issues

Setup, FanaLab and firmware gotchas that trip up new CSL DD owners — and how to dodge them.

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The Best Force Feedback Settings for Sim Racing Setup & Gear

The Best Force Feedback Settings for Sim Racing

Set FFB strength and clipping so you feel grip instead of clipping noise — and go faster.

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5 Brake Pedal Tips I Wish I Knew Sooner Setup & Gear

5 Brake Pedal Tips I Wish I Knew Sooner

Mounting, feel and calibration tweaks that make your braking repeatable and fast.

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The Best Brake Pedal Settings for Sim Racing Setup & Gear

The Best Brake Pedal Settings for Sim Racing

Set brake force, curve and feel so you can trail brake consistently — on any pedals.

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Trail Braking Explained: You've Been Learning It Backwards Driving Technique

Trail Braking Explained: You've Been Learning It Backwards

Why copying pro brake traces fails — and how to build trail braking from the exit backwards.

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3 Steps to Fix Your Trail Braking for Good Driving Technique

3 Steps to Fix Your Trail Braking for Good

Three fixes for the most common trail-braking mistakes that keep drivers stuck.

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How to Trail Brake in Sim Racing: A Practical Guide Driving Technique

How to Trail Brake in Sim Racing: A Practical Guide

The weight transfer, two drills, pedal feel and when not to do it — trail braking made practical.

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How to Be Faster in Automobilista 2 Sim Guides

How to Be Faster in Automobilista 2

Dial in the FFB, pick a car to master, use Test Day, and apply the fundamentals that create pace.

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How to Be Faster in Le Mans Ultimate Sim Guides

How to Be Faster in Le Mans Ultimate

Setup, which class to learn first, the braking fundamentals, and the endurance racecraft that wins stints.

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How to Be Faster in Assetto Corsa Competizione Sim Guides

How to Be Faster in Assetto Corsa Competizione

FFB & FOV, tyre pressures, the electronics, and the GT3 driving style that finds lap time.

9 min read Read guide
How to Be Faster in iRacing: A Beginner's Guide to More Pace Sim Guides

How to Be Faster in iRacing: A Beginner's Guide to More Pace

Setup, iRating & Safety Rating, the right cars to learn in, and the fundamentals that build pace.

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