[PS3] Wipeout HD; Oh my God, look at the size of my erection, micropenis notwithstanding

I'm in the same boat as you eprox (i.e. I suck at the game), but the only thing that really remedies that is to play the game more. And you definitely need to do it without the auto pilot, because while it might help you not hit the walls, it doesn't help you find the best way to take turns (and thus retain your speed).

But yeah, I have no qualms about admitting I suck (as in, most people here on GFF would still slaughter me in a race), but with time I'm getting better and better at the game. I'm on the third event in the campaign mode, and I have a gold medal in every race so far. This is probably nothing for most of the people here, but for someone like me this is something that I thought would be damn near impossible. But all I do is keep doing is racing over and over again on a race until I get a gold. Yeah, this takes a bit of time, but it's the best way to learn a course.

That's just my two cents, anyway. It might not work for you, but you should give it a shot. Hopefully, since it's from someone around your skill level it'll help you out.

Jam it back in, in the dark.