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No Country SpecifiedAustin TX USA
Feb 03 2012, 6:30 PM #41
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Please tell me exactly the way you downgraded it.



What car and how did you downgrade?

Zonda LM, downforce turned all the way down, Racing Hard tires, and then use the engine limiter to lower the engine's power until you get down to 650pp.

I know it's a stupid question, but what tires are you using?
   
 
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Feb 03 2012, 6:44 PM #42
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I know it's a stupid question, but what tires are you using?
   
EnglandWest Yorkshire,
Feb 03 2012, 6:44 PM #43
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Hi, Done the race 4 times now with the 2J won each time with my bobs lvls 29 to 33, had to give them the hurry-up on lap 2 because of the fast Ford GT LM, once past it was not a problem from that point to finish.
   
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Feb 03 2012, 7:01 PM #44
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I know it's a stupid question, but what tires are you using?
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Oh, trust me - you ain't the first one to do that. You might be the first to admit it here, but I've done it too, and I'll bet we're not the only two!
   
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United StatesIL, USA
Feb 03 2012, 10:03 PM #45
DigitalBaka How hard can it be?
Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car is dominating this race right now. Lvl39 Bob, with a down arrow, took first faster than I've seen any other. He was on the tail of the second place Lister by the end of the GP course and in first well before the first checkpoint of the Nordschleife. No input from me at all. Just passed the line for the first lap with a 32+ second lead.
Last edited by DigitalBaka; Feb 03 2012 at 10:13 PM.
   
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NetherlandsThe Netherlands
Feb 04 2012, 3:58 AM #46
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Zonda LM, downforce turned all the way down, Racing Hard tires, and then use the engine limiter to lower the engine's power until you get down to 650pp.

I know it's a stupid question, but what tires are you using?
Fully upgraded?
   
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AustraliaQueensland
Feb 04 2012, 4:49 AM #47
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superkootje

Fully upgraded?
It wouldn't be. With no stage 3 tune and default turbo (as in stock) at full downforce it needs detuning. It has 549(?)pp as you buy it.
I found it best to max downforce front and back, add weight at the front and limit the engine a bit. 2-3 seconds quicker than with no ballast and aero turned up 1 click to get 650pp. Only need about 280km/h top speed but default (350) wasn't much slower really (for me - not a great driver and using DS3).

Edit: just noticed Kwicko said aero turned down, if that means to lowest as it sounds, then there's definitely room for a bigger turbo or stage3 tune.
   
Feb 04 2012, 4:52 AM #48
ChoShoTamashi Junior Member
Lvl 11 Bob, Stock R35 TC. Took 1st place at the long straight on 1st lap. Though I coached him through the 1st lap.
   
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NetherlandsArnhem
Feb 04 2012, 4:53 AM #49
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Did this with the R35 TC and a level 39 Bob, no easy win though.
Main rival was the Ford GT LM test car II.

Won by 0.174sec

side by side down the long strait
   
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No Country SpecifiedPhoenix, az
Feb 04 2012, 9:26 AM #50
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Did this with the R35 TC and a level 39 Bob, no easy win though.
Main rival was the Ford GT LM test car II.

Won by 0.174sec

side by side down the long strait
Similar experience here. My Bobbie in the R35 traded paint the whole second lap with the F1. When the F1 drafted by her on the straight I didn't think she was going to make it. Won by 0.5 seconds.
   
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United StatesWest Virginia
Feb 04 2012, 10:47 AM #51
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It's been said already, but the BMW McClaren F1 makes this race a spectator sport. I didn't touch the controller and Bob still almost lapped the opponents.
   
Hong KongHong Kong
Feb 04 2012, 10:58 AM #52
mattmflok Bronze Member
Won it with a Lv 21 Bob, an F1 GTR with just the rear suspension softened in the compression department and some coaching work, by around 24 seconds

But it is not a good idea to have your opponent F1GTR in your draft area, otherwise you will need to pace up the Bob and risk crashing spectacularly at the exit of the chicane leading to the 24H finish line (to which my Bob did at the end of lap 2 on the first attempt of the 650pp)
   
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United Kingdomwest yorkshire
Feb 06 2012, 9:24 AM #53
JohnBoyyy New Member
Honda NSX LM Road car and a top level bob easy win
   
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No Country SpecifiedAustin TX USA
Feb 06 2012, 12:24 PM #54
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It wouldn't be. With no stage 3 tune and default turbo (as in stock) at full downforce it needs detuning. It has 549(?)pp as you buy it.
I found it best to max downforce front and back, add weight at the front and limit the engine a bit. 2-3 seconds quicker than with no ballast and aero turned up 1 click to get 650pp. Only need about 280km/h top speed but default (350) wasn't much slower really (for me - not a great driver and using DS3).

Edit: just noticed Kwicko said aero turned down, if that means to lowest as it sounds, then there's definitely room for a bigger turbo or stage3 tune.

Yup, I had the downforce turned all the way down, as low as it would go. Not something I normally go for, but it worked great in this instance. I generally prefer more aero, less weight, and less power as a good starting point, but this one I figured I might need some extra power and lower drag for the longer straights, so started there and it worked beautifully.
   

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