2021 FIA Series Race Discussion

[MidnightRun85]

Thanks, but I am infected too. Sitting on the couch is abo6the hardest work I can do right now
But I am feeling better.

Rest up. Sending out positive vibes to you and the whole family.

 

[OJBrit]

On a side note: does anyone know/organise a daily practice lobby for the upcoming Nations and Manu? Or is there a standard time where most of you get together? A few weeks back I had a race with some of you in preparation for Lago West. It seemed to me you all knew the time slot most of you should be there in order to race together. Or it might have been a coincidence. I don't know. But that race was very interesting and helpful. Would be nice to know if there is a standard time/appointment.

Cheers

Seth

Nothing officially organised. Just early to mid evening and look for lobbies with friends in. That's what I do. Could be good to get something more official set up.

Thanks, but I am infected too. Sitting on the couch is abo6the hardest work I can do right now
But I am feeling better.

Get well soon. Wishing you and your family a speedy recovery.

 

[Seth_Logan]

Nothing officially organised. Just early to mid evening and look for lobbies with friends in. That's what I do. Could be good to get something more official set up.

Ok, let's try. Starting tonight and for 4 working days this week I propose a set of 2 organised races starting 20:00 hours CEST.
I won't be able to host all days (life you know) so can't host wednesday, but perhaps someone wants to be back up?
Or we never do racing days. We'll see.

I propose/will set up 2 races with C class and up with S driver rating minimum starting grid 5 players.

Starting tonight monday the 10th until friday the 15th we start with nations (no race on wednesday):

Second race monday 10th and tuesday 11th manu:

Second race thursday 13th and friday the 14th manu:

Let's see how working day practices go. If there is any interest and how to deal with the weekend and racing days.

It's a start. Hope to see some of you tonight.

Cheers,

Seth

for those who get confused like me about times CET = GMT+1 but...

(I wish they would stop with this summer time nonsense)

 

[OJBrit]

(I wish they would stop with this summertime nonsense)

I agree with that. DST has long past its sell by date.

Anywho, I will try and see you tomorrow. I have some BTCC to catch up on tonight.

 

[xxPinkyKissxx]

I agree with that. DST has long past its sell by date.

Anywho, I will try and see you tomorrow. I have some BTCC to catch up on tonight.

Bit of useless info for a Monday...The guy (William Willett) that promoted the idea of daylight savings eventually convincing the government to implement it, is from my hometown. Our local pub is called the Daylight Inn in his honour and he is commemorated by a memorial sundial in the woodland here. Anyway, its a pain in the arse!

 

[OJBrit]

Bit of useless info for a Monday...The guy (William Willett) that promoted the idea of daylight savings eventually convincing the government to implement it, is from my hometown. Our local pub is called the Daylight Inn in his honour and he is commemorated by a memorial sundial in the woodland here. Anyway, its a pain in the arse!

Ironically the sundail will always show the correct time in the summer.

 

[D_Dragline]

Update incoming. Expect the Group 3 Vantage to get nerfed just in time for Le Mans.

 

[Seth_Logan]

Update incoming. Expect the Group 3 Vantage to get nerfed just in time for Le Mans.

You can blame @Tidgney for that. He had the urge to put out a top speed comparison vid, BEFORE Le Mans... But forgot he is driving one of the top cars himself

 

[praiano63]

It's hard to be able to tell you much without the inputs. I'd be interested in those same pictures you posted of Deafsun but what his throttle inputs look like at the time. You can get away with a lot if you simply carry enough momentum into it so you don't need to apply any throttle. The moment you do apply throttle PD will get you each time.

You're right , i didn't knew about this. At least i resolve the left turn of the first chicane , and the most importante "Tertre rouge" right turn when you can save some seconds passing over the apex without braking on it.
For the rest , the limits are very difficult to define. PD need to fix this for sure all along the track.
For the moment , it's a real "Flou artistique" to be interpreted.

 

[Timm Sheehan]

Sounds like a good plan, I will try to make some of them. You will need a good anchor in the rear - My TPC Hyundai Genesis is still having a problem breaking the 4:03.00 barrier at Le Mans. I did however get 4:00.780 but cheated and used my favorite Xanavi GR.2 to do it. I have not tried Suzuka yet but the Genesis always seems to do good there.

 

[VulcanSpirit]

Thanks, but I am infected too. Sitting on the couch is abo6the hardest work I can do right now
But I am feeling better.

I'm so sorry to hear that, but glad you are getting better. Sending my best wishes to you and the rest of your family.

 

[Photodave219]

Bit of useless info for a Monday...The guy (William Willett) that promoted the idea of daylight savings eventually convincing the government to implement it, is from my hometown. Our local pub is called the Daylight Inn in his honour and he is commemorated by a memorial sundial in the woodland here. Anyway, its a pain in the arse!

So *THATS* where Ben Franklin got the idea over on this side of the pond.

One of his lesser accomplishments, I'm afraid.

Ok, let's try. Starting tonight and for 4 working days this week I propose a set of 2 organised races starting 20:00 hours CEST.
I won't be able to host all days (life you know) so can't host wednesday, but perhaps someone wants to be back up?
Or we never do racing days. We'll see.

I propose/will set up 2 races with C class and up with S driver rating minimum starting grid 5 players.

Starting tonight monday the 10th until friday the 15th we start with nations (no race on wednesday):
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Second race monday 10th and tuesday 11th manu:
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Second race thursday 13th and friday the 14th manu:
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Let's see how working day practices go. If there is any interest and how to deal with the weekend and racing days.

It's a start. Hope to see some of you tonight.

Cheers,

Seth

for those who get confused like me about times CET = GMT+1 but...

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(I wish they would stop with this summer time nonsense)

So GMT+1 is CET. Right now it is 1415 on the East coast of America and that should make it 1915 CET? Should be a 5 hour difference?

 

[Tidgney]

You can blame @Tidgney for that. He had the urge to put out a top speed comparison vid, BEFORE Le Mans... But forgot he is driving one of the top cars himself

Hahahahaha I said in my discord watch the Mclaren F1 get a super nerf! Everyone will be all over me if it's a BoP change like that

 

[RacingGrandpa]

Hahahahaha I said in my discord watch the Mclaren F1 get a super nerf! Everyone will be all over me if it's a BoP change like that

They will never touch that... It's METa on what, two tracks in game, the rest it's almost not relevant.
I think the Corvette Gr3 is in bigger danger. Maybe take a percent of power from the GR 3 and add it on the GR 4

 

[Tidgney]

They will never touch that... It's METa on what, two tracks in game, the rest it's almost not relevant.
I think the Corvette Gr3 is in bigger danger. Maybe take a percent of power from the GR 3 and add it on the GR 4

Haha you say that but look at some of the random changes in the past, the Lexus Gr.4 was changed and nobody knew why

 

[RacingGrandpa]

Haha you say that but look at some of the random changes in the past, the Lexus Gr.4 was changed and nobody knew why

Yes, you probably are right. For all I know they could be throwing darts at a pinboard with pictures of cars

 

[Photodave219]

Hahahahaha I said in my discord watch the Mclaren F1 get a super nerf! Everyone will be all over me if it's a BoP change like that

I was watching some of your videos last night. Thanks for making them. Personally as a C driver i picked up on that I'm not braking soon enough or hitting my brake points to where I need to be. Working on that and picked up a second and a half.

GTBlade says I'm not doing terrible?

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[Seth_Logan]

So GMT+1 is CET. Right now it is 1415 on the East coast of America and that should make it 1915 CET? Should be a 5 hour difference?

No, New York is GMT-4 at the moment. Don't know if you have DST... as with everything I have an app that displays time differences so I don't have to think about it . But that is the difference. 6 hours.

Zorzil showed up for the race! Thanks @Zorz

It was not clever of me to make Suzuka the first race. For tomorrow we will swap the races so more people will probably join and stick around for the second one. 20:00 hours CEST we start with Le Mans and after we do Suzuka. Hope a few more can join for practice.

First race:

Second race

 

[MIE1992]

I might have to do a bit more FP at Le Mans for the next round of the Manufacturers Series - I wanna tinker around with the BB and see if 2 towards the rear is truly the best.

 

[Tidgney]

Yes, you probably are right. For all I know they could be throwing darts at a pinboard with pictures of cars

Haha that or roulette ! To be fair they do have some good "BoPers" now it's just the timing has all been off in my opinion.

I was watching some of your videos last night. Thanks for making them. Personally as a C driver i picked up on that I'm not braking soon enough or hitting my brake points to where I need to be. Working on that and picked up a second and a half.

GTBlade says I'm not doing terrible?

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No worries at all ! Always awesome to hear the videos are helping to be honest!

 

[MIE1992]

To build on my last post, I do feel like the car is ever so slightly unstable when braking before the chicanes on Mulsanne, so I'm thinking of moving the BB on the Genesis Gr.3 from +2 to perhaps +1, or even +/-0.

 

[Pigems]

To build on my last post, I do feel like the car is ever so slightly unstable when braking before the chicanes on Mulsanne, so I'm thinking of moving the BB on the Genesis Gr.3 from +2 to perhaps +1, or even +/-0.

What do you have it at now?

 

[OJBrit]

So GMT+1 is CET. Right now it is 1415 on the East coast of America and that should make it 1915 CET? Should be a 5 hour difference?

Yes as European time is 1 hour ahead of us in the UK. However we are currently in BST so we are GMT+1 and Europe is still an hour ahead of that on their daylight savings time. So you will need to work off CEST for Seth's timings.

No, New York is GMT-4 at the moment. Don't know if you have DST... as with everything I have an app that displays time differences so I don't have to think about it . Buth that is the difference. 6 hours.

Zorzil showed up for the race! Thanks @Zorz

It was not clever of me to make Suzuka the first race. For tomorrow we will swap the races so more people will probably join and stick around for the second one. 20:00 hours CEST we start with Le Mans and after we do Suzuka. Hope a few more can join for practice.

First race:

Second race

Hopefully can make it tomorrow. I wonder if we should set up a proper GTP biweekly FIA lobby on Tuesdays and Fridays to practice for the upcoming race.

 

[RacingGrandpa]

Yes as European time is 1 hour ahead of us in the UK. However we are currently in BST so we are GMT+1 and Europe is still an hour ahead of that on their daylight savings time. So you will need to work off CEST for Seth's timings.



Hopefully can make it tomorrow. I wonder if we should set up a proper GTP biweekly FIA lobby on Tuesdays and Fridays to practice for the upcoming race.

I like that idea but you guys run so early....

 

[MIE1992]

What do you have it at now?

+2.

 

[Winnie847]

+2.

for reference, I normally run +1 or +2 on the Corvette at most tracks. But at Le Sarthe I've moved it to -2, not only because it feels much better braking into those chicanes, but it also evens out my tire wear in the race. The rear tires tend to suffer more than the fronts at this track, so -2 makes the tire wear pretty uniform across all 4 tires.

 

[Pigems]

+2.

If you’re finding that unstable, move it forward a click or two.

 

[Seth_Logan]

Sooo... anybody in say; Australia already find out what the new update actually means:

- Adjustments to the fuel consumption ratio of Gr.3 / Gr.4 cars.

More or less fuel consumption for all or a mix, good for some, bad for others?

Do we now all have to stop at Le Mans or only BMW (I believe that car was not fuel efficient, no?)

 

[FastOldHippy]

Sooo... anybody in say; Australia already find out what the new update actually means:

- Adjustments to the fuel consumption ratio of Gr.3 / Gr.4 cars.

More or less fuel consumption for all or a mix, good for some, bad for others?

Do we now all have to stop at Le Mans or only BMW (I believe that car was not fuel efficient, no?)

Update is still downloading atm. 👍

 

[crusselz]

Sooo... anybody in say; Australia already find out what the new update actually means:

- Adjustments to the fuel consumption ratio of Gr.3 / Gr.4 cars.

More or less fuel consumption for all or a mix, good for some, bad for others?

Do we now all have to stop at Le Mans or only BMW (I believe that car was not fuel efficient, no?)

Wonder what new content they may add as well.

EDIT: None then. Tweaked the penalty system, won't have time to try that though. Guess will find out tomorrow.