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Gran Turismo 4: Do Racing Brakes Affect Turning?

My previous video, which compared how the "Racing Brakes" upgrade affects straight-line braking with different tyre grades in Gran Turismo 4, received a lot of attention, though I soon realized that the video was limited in scope. While their effectiveness in a straight line is indeed questionable, the racing brakes become much more interesting when you study how they behave while turning. This comparison aims to show how they interact with various cars when equipped with both sports and racing tyres. I used only sports softs and racing mediums for this comparison, as my last video proved that there is little-to-no difference in effectiveness when using anything less grippy than sports softs. With less of a focus on tyre grades, I was instead able to showcase a variety of cars with different handling characteristics. To conduct these tests, I first mapped a macro in PCSX2's controller settings that allows me to press brake and d-pad left on the same frame. I then started a Photo Mode at Deep Forest, which has a rolling start leading to the hairpin. I then timed letting go of the accelerator and pressing the macro so the car brakes while turning into the hairpin. Some of the comparisons were 100% accurate, some are off by a frame due to letting go of the accelerator too early/too late, but I felt I got close enough to be able to decipher how the racing brakes affect turning. All cars were kept completely stock, except ASM Understeer and Oversteer were set to 0 while TCS was set to 1 (and in the S2000's case, the downforce was also adjusted). First, I used the same three cars I used in the previous video: the Viper GTS, the Elise 111R and the Caterham Seven Fire Blade. The Viper exhibited some interesting braking behaviour, as it tends to snaps back to the right while braking and turning, but with the upgrade, it maintains an arc towards the left instead. The Elise saw little-to-no change with the upgrade, while the Caterham exhibited noticeably better braking while turning, even with sports tyres. As mentioned in the previous video, the Caterham has some of the weakest brakes in the game, and from this I can assume that the stock brakes are simply too weak to apply full power while turning. The first of the new cars tested is the Ginetta G4. I was asked if the racing brakes are ineffective even with classic cars, and I felt like the Ginetta serves as a good representative. Despite having longer braking distances than one might expect due to its low weight, it has stronger brakes than the Caterham. As expected, little-to-no improvement with sports tyres, but a significant increase in braking power with racing mediums. Next, I tested the RUF CTR Yellow Bird. This car is notorious for long braking distances, and I wanted to prove that this is a feature of its rear-heavy drivetrain rather than lack of braking power. It appears to have a slightly different arc while braking with racing mediums, but otherwise, braking power is seemingly unaffected by racing brakes. I then tested the Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus, for two reasons: it's an FF, and it's the most front-heavy car in the game, with a 68:32 weight distribution. It's essentially the polar opposite of the CTR, and as you can see, it is also much more affected by the racing brakes, coming to a halt much sooner even with sports tyres. I followed it up with another very front-heavy car, the Ford Mustang GT. This has a 65:35 weight distribution with very strong stock brakes, though the racing brakes still managed to improve braking effectiveness while turning with sports tyres. This suggests to me that weight distribution plays a big role in the effectiveness of racing brakes, as the Caterham is also front-heavy at 57:43, while the Elise and CTR were barely affected by racing brakes with their rear-heavy layouts. The final test was primarily to see if downforce affects the effectiveness of racing brakes while turning. I chose the '04 S2000, a car with a balanced 50:50 weight distribution, but in all four of the tests, there was barely any noticeable difference between stock and racing brakes. To summarize, the effect of racing brakes is much more noticeable while turning compared to braking in a straight line. The upgrade seems to benefit front-heavy cars the most, backing up claims that the upgrade is most-suited to FF's, as these generally have weight distributions of 60:40 or greater. MR's and RR's are unlikely to see much improvement with the upgrade, as they often don't have enough weight on the front wheels under braking. Still, as I mentioned in the conclusion of my previous video, there are much more efficient ways to reduce a car's braking distances, like reducing weight, increasing downforce using the GT Auto rear wing, or upgrading the tyres. These tests were conducted on the NTSC-U release of Gran Turismo 4.