The Mazda RX-7 is a Front Engine RWD car.

To achieve good times, you have to learn what is known as RWD DS, which is best used on this car.
This technique is able to be done on both wheel and controller effectively, although some tracks are better on one or the other.
All general RWD DS knowledge applies to the RX-7 and the vast majority also applies to the Miata.

TIP:
Never use the 6th gear while not in the air, as you never have enough speed for the gearing to benefit you. Only use it on NOS laps or while doing jumptech.

For DS to work, your game needs to recognize your controller as “wheel” (doesn't matter if it is a gamepad or a wheel) in the controls menu. If this is not the case, please follow these steps to set it up correctly.

For the Inputs that you have to apply for the DS to work, you have to set 2 steering inputs:

• Analog (Left stick or the wheel itself if you are playing real wheel)
• Digital (Any other button on controller or wheel, one for left and another one for right).

Once it is all set up, you can try to make the car do the technique by steering somewhere between 30-55% input and then quickly pressing and releasing your digital button while still holding the analog one.
At high enough speed, if your car begins to drift/slide after letting go of your digital button, then congrats, you have done it.

You probably still have a lot to learn after doing this, so play a few laps just to see if you can do some corners with it. There are also a lot of videos showing how to do this DS for each track. The way you do it can vary, as well as your settings in game such as stability control and level of brakes (late stage, dont need to worry about it at this level)

Some notable ones:

You can also check every track from Carter's playlist:

Carter Records Playlist

NOTE:

It is crucial to watch videos, since some corners will be done with simply 1 tap of the digital, and some other corners will need multiple to keep more speed.

Together with your knowledge on how to consistently get your input in the right range to succesfully DS a corner, you will also have to learn how to time that input as well.
They go hand in hand, so you need both the right timing and input for an optimal cornering speed and line.
It is relative to the corner you will prepare for as well as also being dependent on the bumps along the track.

Some basic tips for each track (forward and reverse in one page):

• Olympic Square
• Atlantica
• Inner City
• Stadium
• National Rail
• Market Street
• Terminal
• Port Royal