I set steering lock to the max and adapt the wheel lock to get the same sensitivity, so if default values are 540/14 I set 771/20. This is for gamepads.
All about the turn in point that don't have to missed. Go far left. Orientation is the BUS writing on the road. No problem to get it.
As far as I'm concerned, the problem with the hairpin is given by the low visibility I have, since I use that of the passenger compartment. For example, I do a lot of effort to run the curve correctly because I do not have the chance to see the rope point as it would be possible in reality! With oculus rift (or similar viewers) everything would be simpler than realistic!