Learn
Practical guides on getting the most out of PaceBoss, technique deep-dives on unlocking solo pace, and domain explainers for the racing-data concepts the app surfaces. Each "going faster" page is data-honest about what PaceBoss can verify and pivots to expert citation (Bentley, Stewart, Donohue, Driver61, Coach Dave) where telemetry would be needed. Race craft and setup are future phases.
start here
ACC timing primer
What S1, S2, S3 sector splits mean in Assetto Corsa Competizione, what a SimResults CSV export contains, and what PaceBoss reads from it. Start here if you are new to ACC timing data.
how it works
How PaceBoss turns a SimResults CSV into a race report, driver analysis, career view, and championship standings — all in your browser, with no account required.
what PaceBoss can and can't tell you
The exact scope of PaceBoss's analysis: what a SimResults CSV contains (sector splits, lap times, consistency), what it does not contain (telemetry, brake pressure, speed traces), and how to bridge the gap with replay and hotlap video.
going faster
trail braking
Trail braking in Assetto Corsa Competizione: why carrying brake pressure past turn-in rotates the car, which corner types it helps, the PaceBoss sector-variance signature when entry braking is the issue, and how to verify in the replay.
threshold braking
Threshold braking in Assetto Corsa Competizione — maximum deceleration, when ABS-on is faster than ABS-off (for most drivers it is), and the PaceBoss sector-variance signature that shows inconsistent braking zones.
throttle modulation
Throttle modulation at corner exit in ACC — why rolling onto the throttle proportionally beats stabbing it, the sector-variance signature PaceBoss shows when exit modulation is the issue, and how to verify in the replay.
the grip envelope
The friction circle applied to ACC: why a tyre's grip budget is finite and shared between braking, cornering, and acceleration — and how exceeding it explains the slow-sector signatures PaceBoss shows you.
looking ahead
How vision technique drives consistency before peak pace in sim racing — the 'look two corners ahead' discipline, why it shows up in PaceBoss consistency data first, and how to train it in ACC.
consistency explained
What the consistency percentage in PaceBoss actually measures — the formula, what 99.5% vs 97% feels like across a race, and how to use sector variance to find which part of the lap is losing you time.
theoretical best lap
What theoretical best lap means in ACC and SimResults — the sum of your fastest S1, S2, S3 across all valid session laps — how PaceBoss computes it, when it lies, and what the gap to your actual best lap tells you.
pace bands
The five PaceBoss pace bands and their thresholds — excellent (≤100ms), good (≤300ms), ok (≤600ms), bad (≤1s), terrible (>1s) — what each means in a race, and why cohort-relative comparison matters in multi-class ACC sessions.
diagnostics
find your pace deficit
A step-by-step workflow for finding where your lap time is bleeding in an ACC session — using PaceBoss sector thermometers, the pace-trend chart, and the laps table to isolate which sector to attack first.
why your pace plateaus
Three reasons ACC drivers stop improving — a slow specific sector, a consistency floor, or a genuine pace ceiling — with a PaceBoss diagnostic decision tree using sector data, consistency percentage, and theoretical best gap.
bracket-relative learning
Why studying a driver 2 seconds per lap faster produces more improvement than studying the world record — and how to find that driver in PaceBoss's classification table to isolate which sector to target.
hotlap videos
Why copying inputs from alien ACC hotlap videos does not work, and what to extract instead: braking references, throttle pickup positions, racing lines. A 4-stage study protocol with PaceBoss verification.
improve at a track
How to read PaceBoss's /me career view to triage which tracks need work — chip tint bands, sparkline shapes, and session history — and turn that into a one-track training plan grounded in your own data.
practice
practice session protocol
A structured 4-block sim racing practice session — warm-up, goal laps, rest, race-pace simulation — grounded in deliberate-practice research, with a 5-minute PaceBoss post-session review that doubles learning efficiency.
learn a new track
A 5-stage protocol for learning a new Assetto Corsa Competizione track — pre-session research, slow walk-through laps, incremental commitment, race-pace simulation — with PaceBoss chip-tint progression as the tracking metric.
ACC controller settings
ACC controller settings for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S: steering speed, brake gamma, TC, ABS, and stability control — with the PaceBoss consistency data that tells you whether a change worked.
coaching principles
Six coaching principles from Stewart, Bentley, Andretti, Mansell, Cameron, and Skip Barber — each mapped to a specific PaceBoss data signal and the guide that covers it in depth.
leagues
reference
glossary
Every term PaceBoss surfaces — best lap, theoretical best, cohort, pace band, consistency, pit lap — with exact formulas and why each matters in practice.
privacy
PaceBoss is local-first: your race data never leaves your browser. No accounts, no uploads. One anonymous page-view service. Full disclosure of what is stored and where.
terms
PaceBoss terms of use. Free, as-is, no warranties, no liability. Your race data is your responsibility to back up.