Anti Skid advice

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Car is Honda NSX about 489BHP on racing softs with a G25 manual padel shift.

My driving aids are as follows:
TC - off
ABS - 1
Anti Skid Rec - On
Everything else off.

2 Questions:
1. My tyres are not so good after around 8 laps how did I get more life out of them?
2. Will I be faster with ASR off? Will it look after my tyres better?

Track is Suzuka which I know I am pretty fast on a single lap currently lapping around 01:55:400 but in a 25 lap race I reckon I will have to pit twice! Any advice guys?
 
1: try taking smoother lines and avoiding the rumble strips. Racing mediums should probably give you better endurance, racing hards more so.

2: skid recovery always makes you faster, but that's because it is contrary to the laws of physics: when your tires start to lose grip it artificially gives them more grip that they don't actually have.

If grip is your issue, it really shouldn't be. That car sounds like a grip machine to me, and if you tinker with the suspension you can make it a real show-stopper, even without SRF.
 
@Dracwolley

Its reversed in GT5... Hard racing tires last very short and Racing soft last long... I know it sounds strange and weird... but it is definitely so... :)
 
yep the tyre deg doesnt seem to alter that much from tyre to tyre. On Suzuka in this car you don't hit top speed in 6th so I have also changed the gear ratios which has made me quicker. I will try to stay off the curbs and see if that makes a difference in a long race. When you say tinker with the suspension what do you mean - I am a total noob to this tinkering lark!
 
My experience is that with TC 1-2 you will be able to add about 1 (ring lap) 3-4 "normal" distance laps and about 4-5 short laps to the tire life in endurence races.

I know it's not the "purest" way of driving, but it will add up over long races, giving you a significant advantage.
 
stadti
My experience is that with TC 1-2 you will be able to add about 1 (ring lap) 3-4 "normal" distance laps and about 4-5 short laps to the tire life in endurence races.

I know it's not the "purest" way of driving, but it will add up over long races, giving you a significant advantage.
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Nice one mate that's very helpful - We have a 24 lap race round Suzuka coming up and am really trying to just make the one stop but at the moment my tyres are going at around lap 8! Is there anything else that can be tweaked to preserve tyre life like camber and toe? what do I do with those?
 
Don't forget braking; hard, late braking will eat the tyres rapidly. Be as smooth as possible with them. If one end gives up first you can shift the brake balance away from that end a little to balance the wear - but this will change car behaviour.
 
Cheers for the tips guys. Is there a way to alter the TC etc in race on the fly? With regard to ASM doesnt that ultimately slow you down too much?
 
I don't mean to start this debate here but why would you do a 24hr race with SRF on? It destroys the character of whatever car you're driving. Doing a 24hr race is the ultimate way to get to know a car. So, if you do the race without SRF, you will have mastered the car by the finish. At completion you will laugh at the idea that you ever needed SRF.

I won't begrudge you for using some of the other assists (if you don't over do it) but SRF seems like overkill.
 
Have you considered modifying you're LSD settings? Try reducing them to between 5/10 for Torque & Acceleration. Adjust to the amount of kick you like from the rear end. This should help initially as you won't be as tail happy. Try adding a little negative TOE on the front. Let's say -0.35 and 0.0 on the rear :)

For Camber try adding .5 to both front and rear and raise the ride height to +6ish both front and back and loosen the car up all round. I had issues in an Online Championship but managed to sort the problem out that way :)
 
Make sure you've given your botty a good wipe when you've finished.
 
jimy281090
Have you considered modifying you're LSD settings? Try reducing them to between 5/10 for Torque & Acceleration. Adjust to the amount of kick you like from the rear end. This should help initially as you won't be as tail happy. Try adding a little negative TOE on the front. Let's say -0.35 and 0.0 on the rear :)

For Camber try adding .5 to both front and rear and raise the ride height to +6ish both front and back and loosen the car up all round. I had issues in an Online Championship but managed to sort the problem out that way :)
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Nice one will defo try that out man! Will let you know how I get on.
 

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