SuperGT Round 3: Sprint Results

ABud · Nov 16, 2009

GTMSA Presents
SuperGT Season 7

Round 3
Hong Kong; 5 lap Sprint Race
Deadline 11.59pm GMT Sunday 22nd November

Round 3 of the 2009 SuperGT Championship and the teams arrive at the third country on the tour - China. Welcome to the streets of Hong Kong where the red hot action continues!

As usual, please only discuss sector times.

Results

Standings

General Information and Regulations

All rules, regulations, car specifications, and races are controlled by SuperGT sanctioning body, GTMSA. Any and all questions should be directed to GTMSA officials (namely me ABud or oldmodelt) and officials will do their best to answer in a timely and accurate manner.

All drivers must run at the specified weights and horsepower settings provided by GTMSA for each round. Horsepower and/or weight settings are adjusted for competitive reasons each round based on finishing positions from previous rounds.

Standard Online Racing Rules Apply.
No Cheating, hybrids, etc. You must run the car specifications I give you
Try keeping at least 2 wheels on course. Long races = small mishaps, but absolutely NO shortcuts
No wall-riding as well. Combined with penalties, this will slow you down considerably, so don't do it.
All decisions by GTMSA officials are final

Sprint Race

Arcade Mode>>>Single Race>>>City Courses>>>Hong Kong
5 lap Single Race
Weight penalty in effect
RM tyres only
No tyre wear
AI @ your choice from -10% to +10%
AI tires always set to RS
Forced Pit Entry penalty system
ASM is prohibited TCS is optional
Gearing (top speed slider) is own choice
Points: 6pts - 5pts - 4pts - 3pts - 2pts - 1pt
20 second penalty added to race time if you dont submit a time
Top 3 take a 1% weight penalty to the race

Time sending format

PM me with the following data. Please make sure all details are correctly filled in and DONT MISS THE DEADLINE :scared:

User Name:
Class:
Car:
Number:
HP:
Weight:
Total Time:
Fastest Lap:

Good luck all,

Andy

speedemon08 · Nov 17, 2009

i thought i put my entry for GT300 last round....

ABud · Nov 17, 2009

My bad, sorted

speedemon08 · Nov 17, 2009

ICallShotgun · Nov 17, 2009

I hate Hong Kong. So short, so tight, so slow! took me 5 tries to get a clean run in without being punted by the AI in either hairpin. THEN, I go biff the inside wall at turn 2 or three trying for a fast time.

If it weren't for the armco, I'd be swimming with the fishies. Is it Tsukuba yet?

speedemon08 · Nov 17, 2009

im loving this track. i have the set up just right.........

Cant wait unitll we get to Tokyo R246

ABud · Nov 18, 2009

Turns 2 & 3 are going to cost me serious time come the race, so dangerous at full tilt.

Here's my splits so far for GT500:

T1: 24.626
T2: 51.787

I have no idea if thats quick or not as I can't remember the last time I raced here!

speedemon08 · Nov 18, 2009

Well, here are a rough guess of my sector times for my best laps so far

GT500

T1: 24.xxx
T2: 51.xxx

GT300

T1: 25.xxx
T1: 59.xxx

Ive taken about 20 secs off my first total time for GT500, and about 10 for GT300

oldmodelt · Nov 18, 2009

A fine line between a good lap and one that will reward you with a DTP.

speedemon08 · Nov 18, 2009

Just realised my weight was changed from last round for the GT500...... time to do some more laps

east · Nov 19, 2009

No margin for error at this track, I love it! Its also gonna test everyones following and overtaking skills to the limit with the +10 AI for the race :drool:

Splits so far:

T1: ??.??? (too busy concentrating on the next corner to check this one lol)
T2: 50.2xx

Austin343 · Nov 21, 2009

east
No margin for error at this track, I love it!

I don't.

I can't wait for the last four rounds, which are all on wide tracks. My cars just go straight, regardless of your inputs, if you brake too little or turn in too early or too late, so I have to tread carefully in order to avoid crashing for five consecutive laps. I did have best-lap T2 times of 50.2 in GT500 and 54.8 in GT300, but I also had a T2 of barely less than a minute on the first lap in GT500 because the AI cars placed themselves exactly in the middle of the track, preventing a pass on either side. :grumpy:

Also, my worst unimpeded lap was about 0.7 seconds slower than my best. :indiff:

In short, I don't have high hopes for this week or for next week. 👎

speedemon08 · Nov 21, 2009

my best gt300 T2 time was 54.7 secs ....

oldmodelt · Nov 21, 2009

Austin343
I don't. I can't wait for the last four rounds, which are all on wide tracks. My cars just go straight, regardless of your inputs, if you brake too little or turn in too early or too late, so I have to tread carefully in order to avoid crashing for five consecutive laps. I did have best-lap T2 times of 50.2 in GT500 and 54.8 in GT300, but I also had a T2 of barely less than a minute on the first lap in GT500 because the AI cars placed themselves exactly in the middle of the track, preventing a pass on either side. Also, my worst unimpeded lap was about 0.7 seconds slower than my best. In short, I don't have high hopes for this week or for next week. 👎

I'm with east. I am enjoying this track. And will probably only be 2.5 secs. slower per lap than the customary 4-5 I usually am. 👍

Oh, wait? It's shorter. :dunce:

CAMikaze · Nov 21, 2009

And what AI setting are you guys using for the Sprint Race? I tried +5 and -10 and I still get a DTP for accidentaly running into a pair of cars that are at a near dead stop at the tight second hairpin.

Kingofweasles · Nov 21, 2009

CAMikaze
And what AI setting are you guys using for the Sprint Race? I tried +5 and -10 and I still get a DTP for accidentaly running into a pair of cars that are at a near dead stop at the tight second hairpin.

I usually run at +10 for every race. It allows you to see how the AI cars react to the circut in question and see how the race is gonna go. Plus, i uually go faster if the AI is cranked up that high.

I'll probably try to beat both my 500 & 300 times today; If i don't, i'll just submit them ASAP.

oldmodelt · Nov 22, 2009

CAMikaze
And what AI setting are you guys using for the Sprint Race? I tried +5 and -10 and I still get a DTP for accidentaly running into a pair of cars that are at a near dead stop at the tight second hairpin.

Like KOW, I usually use +10 to get the feel for the real race. But on this track they just got in the way at the tight turns. Used -10 and was by all of them after turn 6G. Figured the draft that I lost was balanced by the headaches I didn't have to worry about in the turns.

Prince.M5 · Nov 22, 2009

Ahaha... Done my race and seriously, I'm not satisfied with my times. Hope that I can do well next week.

InsaneRacer · Nov 22, 2009

Time submitted. I need more practice on this track. :nervous:

GTsail · Nov 23, 2009

Great times everyone! Very close pack!

Congratulations Austin343!

Once again I am amazed at your times:tup:

I was really pushing hard in this race to even get as close as I did. My races were very intense, and it seemed that they were a lot longer than 7 minutes since the concentration level was so high. Pushing this hard for the full race distance is going to make me a basket case. :sick:

I was running against AI at level 8 diff. I was ending up in fourth place on the track, just behind the third place car. I think I was getting a draft being behind this car for part of the fifth lap. I almost thought that I could catch this car, but by the end I was starting to become inconsistent, so I had to give up. :grumpy:

I have been able to upload a video of my Hong Kong race. It was a great race (for me). As I mentioned, I was pushing really hard because I thought I had a chance to catch the Toyota RSC Rally Raid Car that was just ahead of me in 3rd place. However, you will notice that I skim some paint off the AMG Mercedes 190 E2.5 Evolution Touring Car when I pass it during lap two. I have sent a PM to ABud and Oldmodelt to get their ruling on my transgression. I hope its ok, but since I ended up in second, a strict ruling may be imposed. My second best race was a 6.55.351, but its marred by a wall smack that can't be overlooked.

Respectfully,
GTsail290

east · Nov 25, 2009

I thought it might be a good idea if I posted proof of my times for this round.

Good luck with the race everyone.

Austin343 · Nov 25, 2009

No, don't worry at all. 👍 I didn't intend to accuse you of cheating; I'm just amazed that you're capable of driving at the limit every lap, which, when I try to do the same, simply causes me to crash. Out of curiosity, do you restart after light, detrimental contact with AI cars in sprint races, or do you accept that they are the ones at fault and complete the race? When possible, I try the former, in both sprint and full races, but it's a pretty irrational thing to do and I don't really expect anyone else to do the same.

Do you have video capability? I would love to watch the mastery that you clearly exhibit. Again, there's no suspicion, only a desire to be amazed.

east · Nov 25, 2009

Austin343
I'm just amazed that you're capable of driving at the limit every lap, which, when I try to do the same, simply causes me to crash.

To be honest, im never really pushing 100% on the limit during the races. I usually drive slightly below my limit and concentrate more on being accurate through the corners and making no mistakes. The funny thing is, once I get into a rythm doing this, my lap times just start matching what I would do if I was on the limit, even though I dont feel like I am on the limit.

I also need to give props to the WOODONE, its a great car, and the time ive spent driving it in this series has taught me alot and has made me a much better driver.

Austin343
Out of curiosity, do you restart after light, detrimental contact with AI cars in sprint races, or do you accept that they are the ones at fault and complete the race?

As long as the contact isnt too heavy, and as long as I beleive the AI were 100% at fault, I usually continue, but if the contact is heavy (even if it wasnt my fault), or I beleive I am atleast 1% to blame, I hit the restart button.

Austin343
Do you have video capability? I would love to watch the mastery that you clearly exhibit. Again, there's no suspicion, only a desire to be amazed.

I have the ability to make videos, and I wish I could upload them, however my computer is just way too slow to do it in any reasonable amount of time.

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