A-spec Expert Level British Lightweight: Special Stage Route 5

Chrome_PuPXD · Mar 20, 2016

coryclifford
Starts at 1 am here. Two hours to go. Assuming you mean F1.

Yup, at 5am here. Zzzz. Clearly getting to me as I just searched for a Mini to use forgetting they are German. :boggled:

coryclifford · Mar 20, 2016

Where they're racing is a full 16 hours ahead of me. Living in the future over there down under.

MidnightRun85 · Mar 20, 2016

Okay so this race becomes incredibly easy if you enter in the Rocket and have the grid without the Caterham or Rocket in it... Won by 17 seconds with a spin on lap 3.

Kevin Panting · Mar 20, 2016

MidnightRun85
Okay so this race becomes incredibly easy if you enter in the Rocket and have the grid without the Caterham or Rocket in it... Won by 17 seconds with a spin on lap 3.

I have found the same to be true. I have yet to beat the Rocket, using the Rocket. I can win most times using the Lotus Elise Sport 190, or the Rocket. As a personal challenge when I log on every day, I race this seasonal until I win. Can't wait to see what Thursday brings.

davidt33 · Mar 20, 2016

Methinks they give the Rocket too much of a lead to begin with.

phineas777 · Mar 20, 2016

Still waiting on a win against the Rocket / Fireblade combo......

CBH · Mar 20, 2016

davidt33
Methinks they give the Rocket too much of a lead to begin with.

No, because I catch the Rocket with my Rocket even if the Fireblade in it as well, so it comes down to a good car setup and a good driver and you put then to together you would win all the time in this event and of course with less mistakes.

coryclifford · Mar 20, 2016

fordlaser777
so it comes down to a good car setup and a good driver

And the Rocket is a good handling car from the dealership so set up isn't all that important really. Add 198 kg and drive!

CBH · Mar 20, 2016

coryclifford
And the Rocket is a good handling car from the dealership so set up isn't all that important really. Add 198 kg and drive!

If you want to do realy well a good setup is a must

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phineas777 · Mar 20, 2016

fordlaser777
so it comes down to a good car setup and a good driver.....and of course with less mistakes.

I agree. I don’t class myself as a good driver. It often takes me several attempts to Gold the Expert Level challenges. This one against the Rocket / Fireblade fits into that category for me. The Fireblade by itself was too easy for my mind. I’m looking forward to a Rocket / Fireblade win and yes, with less mistakes.

Chrome_PuPXD · Mar 21, 2016

In these events its often better to go a bit easier on it so you're more consistent rather than push and lose more time to crashes/spins.

davidt33 · Mar 21, 2016

fordlaser777
No, because I catch the Rocket with my Rocket even if the Fireblade in it as well, so it comes down to a good car setup and a good driver and you put then to together you would win all the time in this event and of course with less mistakes.

Not really. Because you catch it once or twice doesn't mean you catch it on a regular basis in this particular seasonal.
I bet the majority of times you don't catch it. Be honest now.

CBH · Mar 21, 2016

davidt33
Not really. Because you catch it once or twice doesn't mean you catch it on a regular basis in this particular seasonal.
I bet the majority of times you don't catch it. Be honest now.

Majority of the time yes I do catch it quite easily using my Rocket 👍.

davidt33 · Mar 21, 2016

fordlaser777
Majority of the time yes I do catch it quite easily using my Rocket 👍.

Sonovagun.

Kevin Panting · Mar 21, 2016

Milestone day for me. I finally beat the Rocket with the Rocket. Did it 3 times to make sure it wasn't a fluke. LOL

MidnightRun85 · Mar 21, 2016

Kevin Panting
Milestone day for me. I finally beat the Rocket with the Rocket. Did it 3 times to make sure it wasn't a fluke. LOL

Good effort! Must be driving that track like a pro! 👍👍👍

coryclifford · Mar 21, 2016

A totally stock 440 PP 111R '04 can beat the Seven Fireblade quite Elise-ily™.

phineas777 · Mar 22, 2016

Done.....Seem to like tight margins for some reason :nervous:

Not sure if my lap times got better, just think Papp and Co got weary in the end :lol:

UltimateLurker · Mar 22, 2016

Hmmm, so it's challenging to beat the rabbit rocket in a stock rocket?

coryclifford · Mar 22, 2016

UltimateLurker
Hmmm, so it's challenging to beat the rabbit rocket in a stock rocket?

Well, a stock Rocket has 556 PP…

Adding 198 kg and Stage 3 engine made easy for me. So does just adding 105 kg. Using the power limiter only, was a bit tough. Everything else stock.

UltimateLurker · Mar 22, 2016

coryclifford
Well, a stock Rocket has 556 PP…

Adding 198 kg and Stage 3 engine made easy for me. So does just adding 105 kg. Using the power limiter only, was a bit tough. Everything else stock.

I wonder why PD would put this car in the 520PP race if it has 556PP bone stock? I think I'll try it with the power limiter only.

MoparGTS · Mar 22, 2016

Stage 3 tune plus 198 kg

Kevin Panting · Mar 22, 2016

Even with the Rocket set up at 520pp, it is still not a given for the win. I raced 4 times against the same field, and in 1 of them the Rocket rabbit was still almost 20 seconds ahead of me going into the last lap. The other 3 had me anywhere from 4-7 seconds behind, but I got the win each time.

davidt33 · Mar 22, 2016

As said before, I don't think it's as much as the Rocket is that much faster as a rabbit in the race/s... it's more like it starts off the race with too much of a lead making it much harder to catch up to it.

CBH · Mar 23, 2016

davidt33
As said before, I don't think it's as much as the Rocket is that much faster as a rabbit in the race/s... it's more like it starts off the race with too much of a lead making it much harder to catch up to it.

But if the Rocket did not have much of a lead at the start, you will catch it quite easily and win by a long way. So it all comes down to how good you do in the race, like lap times and if you have not good lap times you have trouble catching it.

phineas777 · Mar 23, 2016

davidt33
As said before, I don't think it's as much as the Rocket is that much faster as a rabbit in the race/s... it's more like it starts off the race with too much of a lead making it much harder to catch up to it.

fordlaser777
But if the Rocket did not have much of a lead at the start, you will catch it quite easily and win by a long way. So it all comes down to how good you do in the race, like lap times and if you have not good lap times you have trouble catching it.

As has been pointed out on differing occasions previously for the Seasonal's, it is an Expert Level event. As such it is made harder to win. Another example was the recent GT500 event at the Nürburgring. A 28+ second start for the rabbit was difficult to chase down leading to 6 1/2 minutes of teeth-clenching hell :scared:

, but (eventually) a win was achievable

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Kevin Panting
Even with the Rocket set up at 520pp, it is still not a given for the win. I raced 4 times against the same field, and in 1 of them the Rocket rabbit was still almost 20 seconds ahead of me going into the last lap. The other 3 had me anywhere from 4-7 seconds behind, but I got the win each time.

A 1 in 4 change in the performance of the Rocket at SSR5 is good for variety. That way an 'easy' win isn't always assumed.

davidt33 · Mar 23, 2016

Good points @fordlaser777 and @phineas777 . True.

Kossie · Mar 23, 2016

Aha, So the rocket is the rabbit here. I drive 1 race with the mp4 and won easy. The catherham was the number 2.

Gonna try it when the rabbit rocket is in.

skeagracing · Mar 25, 2016

Lotus Esprit V8.Cockpit race. Tune by me. P1 D.Papp. P2 Lotus Elise. P3.Lotus Elise 111R. Pass for the win over Rocket on lap 5 at end of tunnel before the straightaway. Fast lap 1:30.900. Margin over Rocket 2.109.

steve nfs · Mar 26, 2016

Turtle beat Rabbit :lol: