- 629
- England
- TheBonobo4
Circuit: Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Track Length: 3.61 miles or 5.81km
Longest Straight: 0.75 miles
Elevation Difference: 131.2ft
Event Race: 172 Laps
Total Distance: 620.65 miles or 1000km
Starting Grid:
1. K. Gallegos - YellowHat YMS Supra '05
2. B. De Angelis - DENSO DUNLOP SARD SC430 '08
3. K. Glenn - XANAVI NISMO GT-R '08
4. N. Ahola - YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R '08
5. B. Yates - RAYBRIG NSX
6. I. Benjamin - BANDAI DIREZZA SC430 '06
7. TheBonobo4 - EPSON NSX '08
8. S. Rajala - WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R '08
9. W. Santiago - PETRONAS TOM'S SC430 '08
10. A. Vorobyov - Calsonic IMPUL GT-R '08
11. A. Sanchez - ARTA NSX '06
12. P. Valero - TAKATA DOME NSX '06
Starting Weather: Dry
Setup: Umodified
Starting Tyres: Racing Hard
Power: 474BHP/7500rpm
Weight: 1150kg
BHP per tonne: 412.174BHP/tonne
Performance Points (PP): 580
Lap 1 - And we're off! Starting in 7th after the first corner I move up into 5th, then 3rd by the second corner leading up to the S Curves. Passing 2nd on the S Curves I realise that K. Gallegos in 1st is way ahead as I get overtaken again by B. De Angelis so after the first lap I am in 3rd with a lap time of 2:19, 1st is now 5.5 seconds ahead!
Lap 2 - After starting in 3rd it becomes clear that 2nd and 1st are miles ahead. I try to hold off the other cars as I am around 5 or 6 seconds a lap slower than 1st. Lap time of 2:12
Lap 3 - A minor spin puts me in 5th but I reovertake coming up to the overpass into the Hairpin. This puts me back into 4th. Lap Time of 2:16.
Lap 4 - Another minor spin puts me into 6th. Can't recover and 7th and beyond is really close now. 1st is now around 30s ahead and 2nd 3rd and 4th all at least 15s ahead too. This is not looking good at all. Lap Time 2:17
Laps 5-10 Not much happening here, lap times around the 2:16 or 2:17 mark, still dry and still in 7th.
Lap 11 - Tyres having an effect now, annoying after only 11 Laps it seems I need to pit. 1st was over a minute ahead when I went in, and when I come out with Racing soft Tyres (desperate times) he has lapped me. I only needed to put in 42 Litres of fuel, but with a lap time of 2:29, I am now dead last.
Lap 12 - The pit stop has taken it's toll. I'm seriously last, and with a lap time of 2:51 even 11th is around 10 seconds ahead. 1st is a lap ahead as well. This ain't looking good. Oh and I can't tell but it looks like it may rain. Yay!
Lap 13 - With fresh tyres and full fuel, I'm still last but a fastest lap time of 2:08 improves my confidence slightly.
Laps 14 - 24 Not a lot happening. Still last, but after 22 Laps 1st guy pits, unlapping myself. Now only 1:50 behind. Average lap times of 2:14 as the tyres start to wear out again. Weather looking unknown, at times I think it may look cloudy/wet but mostly it looks fine. Wet may be a blessing but it may be hinder me, so I can't tell if I want it to rain or not. Lap 16 gave a new fastest lap of 2:07.
Lap 25 - Pitting in for fresh tyres and 20 Litres of fuel. Still 1:50 down upon entering, with no sign of moving up into 11th. Lap time of 2:22.
Laps 26 - 31 Little action, lap times around 2:10. I did manage to pass 11th guy W. Santiago after he pit, but I'll need to pit in the next 5 Laps so he'll pass me putting me back into last. Track still the same as it was at the start, (dry). I've just noticed K. Gallegos is in 5th and B. De Angelis is in 8th, so no idea who is in the top 4. We are now 70 minutes into the race.
Lap 37 - And I'm back into my usual spot of last. Still dry.
Lap 39 - Pitting in for tyres and 55L of fuel.
Lap 42 - Fastest lap for me of the race with a 2:07.001.
Lap 53 - Morale is very low, I'm making many mistakes as a result. I'm last (with no sign of anything better), I'm 2 Laps down on first and after 2 hours I'm thinking of just quitting and retiring from the race altogether. Why waste another 4 hours only for some XP and a 12th?
Lap 54 - Okay, I've retired. After 2h01m The final grid placing is as follows:
12. Me
11. W. Santiago
10. B. De Angelis
09. K. Gallegos
08. I. Benjamin
07. A. Vorobyov
06. N. Ahola
05. K. Glenn
04. Unknown
03. Unknown
02. Unknown
01. Unknown
This means (in no order) the top 4 drivers were B. Yates, A. Sanchez, P. Valero and S. Rajala.
B. Yates - RAYBRIG NSX
A. Sanchez - ARTA NSX '06
P. Valero - TAKATA DOME NSX '06
S. Rajala - WOODONE ADVAN Clarion GT-R '08
Since I don't know who won, and also that I didn't finish, I can't take much from this race in terms of how to improve (car used, setup, tyres, pit strategy). My pitting was correct, driving was okay until around the point when I knew I would come last and gave up, the car may need improving (on Typical opponents this car is 3PP below the lowest and around 25PP below the best), but I have no other JGTC cars and they do cost a lot. Also, since RS last just as long if not slightly shorter than RH, but are far faster I'll use them. Sad that I never saw Rain, I'm not the greatest Wet Racer ever, but it may have helped.
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