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Well the waiting is nearly over. The next time I crank on my PS3 will be to run out onto the track and do "Le big one" (I will try to keep the bad Engleesh speak Fronch accents to a minimum - I shall zay zis onlee wonce)
Obviously before you start this race you need to know what you are up against... erm well I've not really done that - yet. I've no real idea just how fast the AI will be. Most of the reports are for late version of the game, mine is a patchless version - that is your warning.
Firstly with the original game I've got no save option... And as a side issue I may have tyre issues, and reading posts about the race could be erroneous as my version doesn't have water on track percentages.
Firstly what car.
I ran what cars I had that I felt had a chance of a win. Save the Newey MiG-29 evolution.
I need a car that will let me win, but I don't want one that is "too good" Nor do I want one that is too hard... I'll be driving 24 hours and a mistake of missing the the pits and losing a minute.
I plan to run Race Hard tyres - and if the my pace is too fast then I can switch to Softs. I've any number of "Iron man" things to spice up the enduro and limit my pace. But what car.
It has to sound good - this is a must, an annoying engine note is terrible with a track with alot of flat out sections.
Has to be pretty gentle to drive. It has to deal with me getting tired, so the car can't be too "Brabham" and need lightning reflexs to sort out.
Test runs.
All done in the GTWC single event at LeMans - 2 laps, and for the most part I was able to get the lead before the castrated Dunlop Corner Chicane.
The Jag and the Ferrari : despite having incar views they are too slow, but the Ferrari has no sound at all.. it whispers abotu the track... must be the turbo as in 1967 the 3 litre V12 Ferrari was a big brass band of trumpeting snakes... this modified car is not that. The Jag is just too slow -
The 2D is very easy to drive, not many gears to worry about, the lack of wheelspin could prolong tyre life and low weight could also help tyre longevity. But what sort of pace can the AI run..
I'm on 96% of the way to a 1000 ticket; so only 4 more races before, As Michael Delany would say - the waiting is over. - May watch LeMans the movie just to get myself in the mood.
The Panoz and Diablo are too slow, and much as it pains me I guess the little Mazda won't be able to keep up with the LMP's - It is a cracking car but lacks power for the boring bits on the track where grunt is everything. (Maybe I can pick up Maria Sharapova as a passenger...)
The question is - Can I run in car? And so really that answers itself... The only car good enough to run with a cockpit is the 908 - Which has the advantage of incar will be slower... blocked view wobbly camera - which could make the 24hours interesting. If I am going too slow I can always pick up a second a lap by going old school with the view.
So now I have four races to get a set up and test it out, before I run "Le Royale with Cheese"...
Obviously before you start this race you need to know what you are up against... erm well I've not really done that - yet. I've no real idea just how fast the AI will be. Most of the reports are for late version of the game, mine is a patchless version - that is your warning.
Firstly with the original game I've got no save option... And as a side issue I may have tyre issues, and reading posts about the race could be erroneous as my version doesn't have water on track percentages.
Firstly what car.
I ran what cars I had that I felt had a chance of a win. Save the Newey MiG-29 evolution.
I need a car that will let me win, but I don't want one that is "too good" Nor do I want one that is too hard... I'll be driving 24 hours and a mistake of missing the the pits and losing a minute.
I plan to run Race Hard tyres - and if the my pace is too fast then I can switch to Softs. I've any number of "Iron man" things to spice up the enduro and limit my pace. But what car.
It has to sound good - this is a must, an annoying engine note is terrible with a track with alot of flat out sections.
Has to be pretty gentle to drive. It has to deal with me getting tired, so the car can't be too "Brabham" and need lightning reflexs to sort out.
Test runs.
All done in the GTWC single event at LeMans - 2 laps, and for the most part I was able to get the lead before the castrated Dunlop Corner Chicane.
FastLap - -Race - - pow - torq - weight - boots - car (notes)
3m50.9 - 7m54.7 - 523 - 060 - 0771kg - RM - Chaparral 2D (With Turbo-3)
3m45.7 - 7m37.8 - 775 - 053 - 0750kg - RH - Pug 905
3m40.8 - 7m24.7 - 777 - 053 - 0750kg - RS - Pug 905
3m48.0 - 7m40.8 - 719 - 081 - 1200kg - RS - Lamborghini Diablo GT1
3m47.1 - 7m45.3 - 508 - 041 - 0675kg - RS - Mazda Furai
3m42.3 - 7m27.0 - 789 - 092 - 1000kg - RS - Nissan R390
3m38.8 - 7m22.4 - 899 - 100 - 0893kg - RS - Sauber C9
3m55.4 - 7m57.4 - 598 - 061 - 0792kg - RS - Ferrari P4 (With Turbo-3)
3m34.4 - 7m17.4 - 742 - 081 - 0900kg - RS - Toyota GT-ONE
3m36.4 - 7m21.8 - 762 - 091 - 1000kg - RS - AMG CLK GTR
4m05.0 - 8m14.5 - 511 - 053 - 0998kg - RS - Jaguar XJ13
3m33.8 - 7m13.6 - 881 - 089 - 0900kg - RS - Nissan R89C
3m34.2 - 7m18.6 - 786 - 101 - 0900kg - RS - C60 "03" Puegeot
3m32.7 - 7m09.9 - 770 - 090 - 0900kg - RS - C60 "04" GV5 Judd
3m45.4 - 7m35.4 - 763 - 093 - 1150kg - RS - Panoz GT-1
3m36.4 - 7m14.0 - 764 - 090 - 0900kg - RS - BMW V12LMR
3m36.6 - 7m17.3 - 708 - 123 - 0930kg - RS - Peugeot 908 (works) - Ran incar
Now I know these laps will be skewed towards the bottom, as just number of laps will have improved my overal speed/ confidence even if the actual laps were nothing more than feeler laps. Some of the cars will have to drop out at this stage. 3m50.9 - 7m54.7 - 523 - 060 - 0771kg - RM - Chaparral 2D (With Turbo-3)
3m45.7 - 7m37.8 - 775 - 053 - 0750kg - RH - Pug 905
3m40.8 - 7m24.7 - 777 - 053 - 0750kg - RS - Pug 905
3m48.0 - 7m40.8 - 719 - 081 - 1200kg - RS - Lamborghini Diablo GT1
3m47.1 - 7m45.3 - 508 - 041 - 0675kg - RS - Mazda Furai
3m42.3 - 7m27.0 - 789 - 092 - 1000kg - RS - Nissan R390
3m38.8 - 7m22.4 - 899 - 100 - 0893kg - RS - Sauber C9
3m55.4 - 7m57.4 - 598 - 061 - 0792kg - RS - Ferrari P4 (With Turbo-3)
3m34.4 - 7m17.4 - 742 - 081 - 0900kg - RS - Toyota GT-ONE
3m36.4 - 7m21.8 - 762 - 091 - 1000kg - RS - AMG CLK GTR
4m05.0 - 8m14.5 - 511 - 053 - 0998kg - RS - Jaguar XJ13
3m33.8 - 7m13.6 - 881 - 089 - 0900kg - RS - Nissan R89C
3m34.2 - 7m18.6 - 786 - 101 - 0900kg - RS - C60 "03" Puegeot
3m32.7 - 7m09.9 - 770 - 090 - 0900kg - RS - C60 "04" GV5 Judd
3m45.4 - 7m35.4 - 763 - 093 - 1150kg - RS - Panoz GT-1
3m36.4 - 7m14.0 - 764 - 090 - 0900kg - RS - BMW V12LMR
3m36.6 - 7m17.3 - 708 - 123 - 0930kg - RS - Peugeot 908 (works) - Ran incar
The Jag and the Ferrari : despite having incar views they are too slow, but the Ferrari has no sound at all.. it whispers abotu the track... must be the turbo as in 1967 the 3 litre V12 Ferrari was a big brass band of trumpeting snakes... this modified car is not that. The Jag is just too slow -
The 2D is very easy to drive, not many gears to worry about, the lack of wheelspin could prolong tyre life and low weight could also help tyre longevity. But what sort of pace can the AI run..
I'm on 96% of the way to a 1000 ticket; so only 4 more races before, As Michael Delany would say - the waiting is over. - May watch LeMans the movie just to get myself in the mood.
The Panoz and Diablo are too slow, and much as it pains me I guess the little Mazda won't be able to keep up with the LMP's - It is a cracking car but lacks power for the boring bits on the track where grunt is everything. (Maybe I can pick up Maria Sharapova as a passenger...)
The question is - Can I run in car? And so really that answers itself... The only car good enough to run with a cockpit is the 908 - Which has the advantage of incar will be slower... blocked view wobbly camera - which could make the 24hours interesting. If I am going too slow I can always pick up a second a lap by going old school with the view.
So now I have four races to get a set up and test it out, before I run "Le Royale with Cheese"...