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How could this league be improved?

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r34love
My testing, while not as complete as I would like to have had time for, told me a lot about the cars for the upcoming race. I have to change my vote to Ferrari, as the were the best car. For that track, of course! If it was Daytona Road, I might feel different, but Motegi has you on the wheel so much and the straights are so short, that the Ferraris just showed why they are the road car. The GT500 is a beautiful machine, but required so much work that I can imagine it to be very frustrating after four hours on that course.

I tested the 599 as well, but quickly ruled it out since it seemed like it was going to be equally as rough on the tires as the GT. I was competitively fast in both the 458 and 430 compared to the others and was able to stay reliably under 2 minutes on every lap.

So I now vote Ferrari. Any particular colors? Let me know.

Ferrari 458 Italia
Car was quick and light. Not as easy to stay fast as the Scuderia, but more stable over a period of laps. Averaged high 1:50s with some 2:00s. 430 is much better at consistent low lap times. But 458 will be less tiresome over the long haul and will be a little more forgiving as the laps wear on the tires.

Pit at the end of lap 8 as I was on fumes. Tire wear was 6-7 with left rear=4.

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Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Easy to keep in the 1:50.000 range with one spin on one lap. Quick and smooth. As I said, my favorite weapon.

Left tire worn down to 2
Empty by lap 9. (Similar to 458). No other choice but to pit.

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Ford Shelby GT500
Short shifting would have to be the only way to go with this car. Couldn't get it into the 2:00.000 range doing so however. There was just not enough grip. It could be tuned in perhaps, but not with that supercharger on the car I'm afraid. The Boss 302 might be a much better substitute if that is an option, but the GT500 is too much work on a course with this many turns.

Accelerates like you stole it. Stops like Grandma is on the brakes. Not a good car for R34 to go in too hot with! Spent my share of time in the kitt kitt litter.

Rear tires cooked to 4 left and right
Empty by lap 6.
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I would like to announce that I may not make it tomorrow so be prepared to host, r34. Also add dreadx13 as a friend
 
r34love
My testing, while not as complete as I would like to have had time for, told me a lot about the cars for the upcoming race. I have to change my vote to Ferrari, as the were the best car. For that track, of course! If it was Daytona Road, I might feel different, but Motegi has you on the wheel so much and the straights are so short, that the Ferraris just showed why they are the road car. The GT500 is a beautiful machine, but required so much work that I can imagine it to be very frustrating after four hours on that course.

I tested the 599 as well, but quickly ruled it out since it seemed like it was going to be equally as rough on the tires as the GT. I was competitively fast in both the 458 and 430 compared to the others and was able to stay reliably under 2 minutes on every lap.

So I now vote Ferrari. Any particular colors? Let me know.

Ferrari 458 Italia
Car was quick and light. Not as easy to stay fast as the Scuderia, but more stable over a period of laps. Averaged high 1:50s with some 2:00s. 430 is much better at consistent low lap times. But 458 will be less tiresome over the long haul and will be a little more forgiving as the laps wear on the tires.

Pit at the end of lap 8 as I was on fumes. Tire wear was 6-7 with left rear=4.

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Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Easy to keep in the 1:50.000 range with one spin on one lap. Quick and smooth. As I said, my favorite weapon.

Left tire worn down to 2
Empty by lap 9. (Similar to 458). No other choice but to pit.

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Ford Shelby GT500
Short shifting would have to be the only way to go with this car. Couldn't get it into the 2:00.000 range doing so however. There was just not enough grip. It could be tuned in perhaps, but not with that supercharger on the car I'm afraid. The Boss 302 might be a much better substitute if that is an option, but the GT500 is too much work on a course with this many turns.

Accelerates like you stole it. Stops like Grandma is on the brakes. Not a good car for R34 to go in too hot with! Spent my share of time in the kitt kitt litter.

Rear tires cooked to 4 left and right
Empty by lap 6.
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GT500, I mean the Japanese racecars not the Ford. The Ford GT500 is heavy, overpowered and bad on tires. The GT500 racecars are light, agile and good on tires.
 
MOPARbarrett5
GT500, I mean the Japanese racecars not the Ford. The Ford GT500 is heavy, overpowered and bad on tires. The GT500 racecars are light, agile and good on tires.
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The Ford Shelby GT500 has more bhp than the GT500 racecars but the racecars are faster on non-high speed tracks like Daytona Road Course
 
MOPARcards3
The Ford Shelby GT500 has more bhp than the GT500 racecars but the racecars are faster on non-high speed tracks like Daytona Road Course
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Ford GT500 at Motegi factoring in pit stops and tire wear probably wouldn't even be faster than the 100 pp less rally cars.
 
ERAUfan97
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I would like to announce that I may not make it tomorrow so be prepared to host, r34. Also add dreadx13 as a friend
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Which one, the Endurance or the XFEL?
 
MOPARbarrett5
GT500, I mean the Japanese racecars not the Ford. The Ford GT500 is heavy, overpowered and bad on tires. The GT500 racecars are light, agile and good on tires.
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So the GT500 we have been talking about are the Japanese cars like the HSV-010 in it's brethren?
 
Good racing tonight everyone. I think JK won on points this week so he should be happy after tonight. Everyone did good, it seems like the depth of competitive is improving each week. Soon enough the big 4 may become the big 6 or 7. Always good to have some competition.
Also, sorry if my lagging messed anyone up, The KFC near my house stopped giving free wifi, so I had to switch to the wifi from the Jim Beam distillery, which is not as good as KFCs wifi.
 
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MOPARbarrett5
Good racing tonight everyone. I think JK won on points this week so he should be happy after tonight. Everyone did good, it seems like the depth of competitive is improving each week. Soon enough the big 4 may become the big 6 or 7. Always good to have some competition.
Also, sorry if my lagging messed anyone up, The KFC near my house stopped giving free wifi, so I had to switch to the wifi from the Jim Beam distillery, which is not as good as KFCs wifi.
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I could go for some KFC
 
LMFAO my kfc still gives out free wifi lol barret you were lagging badly the last race lol
 
Until I get my laptop fixed the stat section will not be updated
 
ok er when do u think youll get it back
 
Are you still looking for new entrants? My availability varies wildly but I'm looking for somewhere to race. New to online racing though which I describe in the thread I have just created. Not sure how to link it but it's called "Finding the right room".
 
S_Bridge
Are you still looking for new entrants? My availability varies wildly but I'm looking for somewhere to race. New to online racing though which I describe in the thread I have just created. Not sure how to link it but it's called "Finding the right room".
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Yes, we have plenty of room! Next weeks races will be posted in the next day or 2
 
er im pretty sure i won over all on week 6 so ill give u my race now so u can put it in right away

jaguar xj220 605pp at brands hatch gp '80s pit fast or normal
 
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JKRACING23
er im pretty sure i won over all on week 6 so ill give u my race now so u can put it in right away

jaguar xj220 605pp at brands hatch gp '80s pit fast or normal
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funny
 
JKRACING23
er im pretty sure i won over all on week 6 so ill give u my race now so u can put it in right away

jaguar xj220 605pp at brands hatch gp '80s pit fast or normal
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XJ220 STOCK or XJ220 TUNED
 
I sold the XJ200 because I didn't like it and thought I would never use it.:banghead:
 
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