American Le Mans Series (ALMS) - Season IV [COMPLETED]

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THAT_GUY_2
I don't care about text during qualifying just get off the track. Mrmel we have run 4 seasons now, he screws up again he'd be probably gone. Chill out. Nobody here will put up with it. Also stop with the drama keep it in the Rolex Series! LOL!!
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So, some people feel similar, but, are willing to give James another chance?

Meh... I'll shut up now, about James. Can we all?

Anyways, tire strategy's my game now. I'll figure this out.
 
MrMelancholy15
Also, I'm really not sure about how I should be more consistent. I didn't spin the tires, spin, or hit anything. Is there a special trick to being more consistent?
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Well overcooking the first turn of the race didnt help, then you went into the grass a few times after that. I didnt watch your whole race, but it seemed you were pushing too hard and overdriving the car. I can tell you race with a controller, id highly recommend a wheel.
 
Kevin01SH
Well overcooking the first turn of the race didnt help, then you went into the grass a few times after that. I didnt watch your whole race, but it seemed you were pushing too hard and overdriving the car. I can tell you race with a controller, id highly recommend a wheel.
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Good eye, Kevin, good eye. Now, do you have any money for me? My $6.60 CDN won't get me much. I get through life with GIFT CARDS.

But, yes, the first corner, I was really worried that I would bump into you, or that I would brake EARLY. Also, for some reason, I get scared when I see cars coming out of pit lane there. It happened, once, in an online lobby, that some guy came out of that pit, with heavy damage on... Since then, I'd rather avoid that...

Anyways, Indy is better, for me, since I won't need to push as hard. The corners don't have that trail-braking aspect as much.

EDIT** I'm off to test. I won't check GTP for, probably, another two hours.
 
Haha I had to wait to find a used G25.

<--poor

But I also play PC sims so I wanted something stable.

Mistake prone is also better than aggressive which some of the drivers in this series past have been. Though neither is ideal.
 
Tower Turn 13
Haha I had to wait to find a used G25.

<--poor

But I also play PC sims so I wanted something stable.

Mistake prone is also better than aggressive which some of the drivers in this series past have been. Though neither is ideal.
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Awww! Aggressive is SO MUCH FUN. I love my 3 laps of 1:31s... That's about the most info I will give... Heheh, I'm lying, but, I refuse to let you in on BMW testing results @ Indy.

In short, good luck. The Bimmer's nice.

Otherwise, I'm paying my tuition before my wheel.
 
MrMelancholy15
I refuse to let you in on BMW testing results @ Indy.

In short, good luck. The Bimmer's nice.
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Darn! Hes not going to tell us these amazing results, i only hope the session went as well as last weeks @ Daytona? I was surprised, given how fast you were, that you decided it would be better to race while being a lap down from everyone else. Im sure that was just a friendly gesture to allow someone else to win though. But for this week, i dunno if ill even show up for the race, got me skeered. Sorry GT class, BMW has already won this one.
 
MrMelancholy15
Awww! Aggressive is SO MUCH FUN. I love my 3 laps of 1:31s... That's about the most info I will give... Heheh, I'm lying, but, I refuse to let you in on BMW testing results @ Indy.

In short, good luck. The Bimmer's nice.

Otherwise, I'm paying my tuition before my wheel.
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1:31's on Softs with 590 bhp? Ummmmm.....
 
Aggressive is unsafe. Aggressive isn't synonymous with fast, IMO. If you can get fast times because you don't have traffic issues, by all means. But if a driver is making bad judgements when passing to shave a second or two off their time, they'll pretty quickly McNish their way out of this series ;)

Otherwise, I'm paying my tuition before my wheel.
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I just started Grad School so tuition= :(
 
Tower Turn 13
Aggressive is unsafe. Aggressive isn't synonymous with fast, IMO. If you can get fast times because you don't have traffic issues, by all means. But if a driver is making bad judgements when passing to shave a second or two off their time, they'll pretty quickly McNish their way out of this series ;)



I just started Grad School so tuition= :(
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Lol, I meant that as sarcastically as possible; almost as sarcastic as Kevin. I didn't make any unsafe passes @ Daytona.

Also, Kevin, you didn't lap anyone. My tire life just wasn't on par. So, while I didn't win, I got the best result under the circumstances, by beating Sinladar after a very well-fought race.
 
There's a lot of back and forth here. Let Mr.M talk about his results. There's no reason to criticize him if he wants to brag. If he is even bragging. If he would have used softs he would have been on the pace. I suggest doing that Mr.M- use softs even if the tire wear is crappy. And don't be fooled that you can't keep up if you have to use the DS3. I use the DS3 and I can keep up. You don't even have to go for fast laps, just keep up in the draft if your car isn't fast enough. But since you use the BMW you have the most HP. So just make due with the infield and do your overtaking on the long straight at Indy. Everyone should take a step back in talking about each other. Leave the jabbing for the race.
 
Technicolors
Since I don't have the replay, I can't really analyze the situation. But according to witness response, the severity is obvious.
I haven't made a conclusion until I am absolutely sure it is proper to carry out. But fortunately, your grammar-absent post there will suffice forgiveness in this term 👍
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Ok so I am forgiven
 
At least try the next race in a GT?
 
Me
 
Cowboys if you're advocating people to switch to GT you have to take their place in LMP :trouble:

But also James, I didn't see your driving as dirty or anything, just that the car seemed to slip away from you quite often. GTs are more stable and better tire wear. And a really fun category.

I'm not even sure I really qualify for the alien quality some LMP drivers have (thinking of Pipi, and last race Seth spanked us all). But if you stay, a stable tune versus one made to turn your car around as quickly as possible might help.
 
james6653
Ok so I am forgiven
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Yes James. You didn't really do much wrong. May I summarize "ideas for improvement?" Please, don't chat while driving. You ruined a qualifying lap. Also, try to make a less slippery tune that you can control better.

Also, Seth, THANK YOU. I don't like being "attacked" on this forum for being bad on tires. My team-mate and I are working on a strategy.

When I mentioned the testing, I was referring to a tire test I ran. I'm on par with tire strategy AND lap times. So, I'm not bragging, or saying I'll win. I ONLY mean that the BMW is running very well. It is the most fun-to-drive car in my garage, because its steering balance is neutral and it has decent power. When I said "Aggressive is SO much fun. I love my three laps of 1:31s," I was kidding. I didn't mean that eas my actual strategy. I'd have to pit 19 times! I don't wanna give away any REAL results, but... I am allowed to tell an innocent tire wear joke...
 
MrMelancholy15
Yes James. You didn't really do much wrong. May I summarize "ideas for improvement?" Please, don't chat while driving. You ruined a qualifying lap. Also, try to make a less slippery tune that you can control better.

Also, Seth, THANK YOU. I don't like being "attacked" on this forum for being bad on tires. My team-mate and I are working on a strategy.

When I mentioned the testing, I was referring to a tire test I ran. I'm on par with tire strategy AND lap times. So, I'm not bragging, or saying I'll win. I ONLY mean that the BMW is running very well. It is the most fun-to-drive car in my garage, because its steering balance is neutral and it has decent power. When I said "Aggressive is SO much fun. I love my three laps of 1:31s," I was kidding. I didn't mean that eas my actual strategy. I'd have to pit 19 times! I don't wanna give away any REAL results, but... I am allowed to tell an innocent tire wear joke...
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Ok I will practice this week and if I have enough time before I go to the track to race to race to stay up in points I will but I don't know if I will make it
 
Consistency is key. I don't really practice much anymore, because I know all the tracks in the game. Mostly it's the cars that I need practice with. But I know how the Toyota behaves, so I don't have many issues with it. I know the tire wear, and I know the grip levels when the tires go off from lap to lap. If you can get that down, you shouldn't have a problem. So lets say you start your stint at Indy and on the first flying lap you can do a 1:33.xxx, you may be able to hold that for 3 laps, then on the 4th lap you may be a second slower so lap 5 (considering pace lap) you turn a high 1:34, then maybe the same for lap 6. Then the tires are going to go off more so another second is lost on lap 7 and 8 (maybe more). If you end up dropping to where you're lap times are 4 seconds off the pace; it's time to pit. So lap 9 you're starting a new stint- there's no reason to refuel, so that should save some time in the pits as well ad make your car a little faster. So after your out lap (lap 9), on lap 10 you can shoot for a 1:32, or a low 1:33, then keep the consistency like the last stint. That's how I try to manage it.
 
freshseth83
Consistency is key. I don't really practice much anymore, because I know all the tracks in the game. Mostly it's the cars that I need practice with. But I know how the Toyota behaves, so I don't have many issues with it. I know the tire wear, and I know the grip levels when the tires go off from lap to lap. If you can get that down, you shouldn't have a problem. So lets say you start your stint at Indy and on the first flying lap you can do a 1:33.xxx, you may be able to hold that for 3 laps, then on the 4th lap you may be a second slower so lap 5 (considering pace lap) you turn a high 1:34, then maybe the same for lap 6. Then the tires are going to go off more so another second is lost on lap 7 and 8 (maybe more). If you end up dropping to where you're lap times are 4 seconds off the pace; it's time to pit. So lap 9 you're starting a new stint- there's no reason to refuel, so that should save some time in the pits as well ad make your car a little faster. So after your out lap (lap 9), on lap 10 you can shoot for a 1:32, or a low 1:33, then keep the consistency like the last stint. That's how I try to manage it.
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Thanks! I'm going to PM you.
 
MrMelancholy15
Also, Kevin, you didn't lap anyone. My tire life just wasn't on par. So, while I didn't win, I got the best result under the circumstances, by beating Sinladar after a very well-fought race.
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When the race ended you were on lap 40, i was on lap 41 and about to cross the stripe. You were indeed a lap down to me.

Im really not one for trash talking or anything like that, im just stating the facts here. Your first impression came off as being a bit arrogant, without any real results to back it up so far. There are plenty of great drivers in this series, just because you run good in practice doesnt mean anything.
 
Hey, not sure where to post this, but I'd love to run as a Guest at the Laguna Seca and La Sarthe events, if that's possible. Preferably in the LMP Class, but I'll do whatever.
 
hawkeye122
Hey, not sure where to post this, but I'd love to run as a Guest at the Laguna Seca and La Sarthe events, if that's possible. Preferably in the LMP Class.
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If you are available this Friday would you be willing to run as a backup driver if I can't make it
 
That would depend on the time. But I could probably make that. PM me with details, yeah?
 
MrMelancholy15
Test lobby open.
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Kevin01SH
When the race ended you were on lap 40, i was on lap 41 and about to cross the stripe. You were indeed a lap down to me.

Im really not one for trash talking or anything like that, im just stating the facts here. Your first impression came off as being a bit arrogant, without any real results to back it up so far. There are plenty of great drivers in this series, just because you run good in practice doesnt mean anything.
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I'm sorry.

Also, fun test lobby guys. Next time, I think we should sorta focus on more races and less lapping... I had fun either way though.
 
Wow I sure missed ALOT.
Oh and Kev, could you make me one of those graphs one day? Looks kinda cool. :)
 
There are cars that're seriously off. The Aston Martin is kinda on pace, but the tire wear isn't good at all. I was running it's minimum weight and 530hp, and after 6, maybe 7 laps it wasn't able to even turn in. I think if I ran the Evora it'd last maybe a lap more. It's sad that you really have to drive some of the cars so hard to be on pace, then after doing all that to keep up the tires last 2 or 3 laps less than the Ferrari, Ford, Vette. It's weird because you'd think it's down to weight with the Aston Martin. But the Evora is light. I think it's because it lacks torque so you try to gain time in the corners and that ends up wearing tires a little more.
 
Luckily the 908 is one of the easiest cars I've ever driven. Way easier than any GT car I've tried, including the Ford.
 
hawkeye122
Hey, not sure where to post this, but I'd love to run as a Guest at the Laguna Seca and La Sarthe events, if that's possible. Preferably in the LMP Class, but I'll do whatever.
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Let him in we need LMP drivers, lol 👍
 
freshseth83
There are cars that're seriously off. The Aston Martin is kinda on pace, but the tire wear isn't good at all. I was running it's minimum weight and 530hp, and after 6, maybe 7 laps it wasn't able to even turn in. I think if I ran the Evora it'd last maybe a lap more. It's sad that you really have to drive some of the cars so hard to be on pace, then after doing all that to keep up the tires last 2 or 3 laps less than the Ferrari, Ford, Vette. It's weird because you'd think it's down to weight with the Aston Martin. But the Evora is light. I think it's because it lacks torque so you try to gain time in the corners and that ends up wearing tires a little more.
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The Evora seems to have alot of rear slip even (especially) under braking, I think it can be tuned out though.
 
phil bell
The Evora seems to have alot of rear slip even (especially) under braking, I think it can be tuned out though.
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I think the Evoras main problem is it cant keep up. Everytime ive been in a lobby with someone using it, i honestly dont see it very often. gtamann did just fine with the Italia last season, so i know its not the driver. I watched one of his laps from friday and the straight line speed isnt even comparable to the field.
 
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