Deep Forest II
I hadnt read anything on this before trying it so I was on my own on this one. I grabbed my Impreza Rally Proto and went to check out the comp. I noticed I would be facing 3 Rufs (RGT, 3400s, and CTR2) and a couple of Subs I was not too worried about. My Sub had the stage 1 turbo so was sitting at 365 HP. I did a couple of qualifying laps to determine competitiveness and pit strategy. The 1st time around I qualified 2nd or 3rd with I believe a 120 or 121 lap time and the CTR2 was fastest with a 119.xx lap and none of the Rufs seemed to pit until at least lap 8 or 9. This left me less than confident so I skipped out and got the stage 2 turbo which brought me up to like 450 HP, and in hindsight would not have been necessary on this track. When I re-entered the CTR2 was no longer fast at all and the RGT took over top spot (this remained the case for the series, not sure what happened to CRT2 but it always was 3rd) with low 120 laps. I qualified on the pole with a 119so off to the main event. Well its a nice surprise to be better than you think you will be but it made for a boring race. I had a 5 second lead after the first lap or so and ended up turning a lap in the low 117 range. I was running the medium tires that come with the Rally Proto and had to pit on lap 5 (could have gone a couple more but I figured split the diff). The 2nd place RGT pitted on lap 9 and I cruised to a 30 second win. Nothing fancy on the setup, Im sure my setups are of no help to anyone, I did lower VCD to 25%, dropped it to the ground, and stiffened up the spring rate and sway bars.
Rome
Well I didnt bother qualifying do to the blowout on DFII and this almost proved to be my undoing. First of all my car would not go straight, it was loose as a goose under power and I get this annoying fish-tail effect that is usually just for a short time during tire warm up. I dont know what causes it but it is usually short lived (half a lap or so on green tires) but was really bad this time. I could not keep off the walls and it took a couple of laps just to get a small lead that I could not seem to build on. I was forced to pit on lap 5, which put me out in 3rd place about 15 down, though I did have better handling on my second set of tires (not sure if it was just me or if I screwed up my 1st set coming through the pack). Anyway I was not too worried thinking the RGT would pit on lap 8 or 9 again and I was taking a couple or 3 seconds a lap out of him. Well much to my chagrin on lap 9 he did not pit and still had a 4 or 5 second lead. So with oranging tires I set out to do the lap of my life thinking no way Im gunna catch him but in next to last corner I see him do this big sliding wall bounce and I actually bumped him on the way by as I slip slided my way through the last corner to a .81 victory. Guess he must have had some pretty bad tires by the last lap, isnt that just a shame.
Super Speedway
Backed off on the camber settings a little (F=2, R=1) but forget to up the auto setting so I was in the limiter on both straights at about 147 mph. The RGT was all over me for a couple of laps but I was faster on the turns and slower on the straights, but by the 4th or 5th lap I had a 4 or 5 second gap. Now I had to turn my attention to tire wear, as I was already looking kinda orange. I nursed my 1st set to lap 10 (half way mark) with a flaming red right front for the last 2 laps and dark orange everywhere else. I came out in 2nd behind the RGT and was concerned he would not pit again, but he did on the next lap and so I knew it was smooth sailing on home. I nursed the tires to a 13 second victory lapping everyone but the RGT with 5th down 2 and 6th down 3 laps. I think I ran some 35 second laps but I didnt push too hard on most so to save the tires.
I hadnt read anything on this before trying it so I was on my own on this one. I grabbed my Impreza Rally Proto and went to check out the comp. I noticed I would be facing 3 Rufs (RGT, 3400s, and CTR2) and a couple of Subs I was not too worried about. My Sub had the stage 1 turbo so was sitting at 365 HP. I did a couple of qualifying laps to determine competitiveness and pit strategy. The 1st time around I qualified 2nd or 3rd with I believe a 120 or 121 lap time and the CTR2 was fastest with a 119.xx lap and none of the Rufs seemed to pit until at least lap 8 or 9. This left me less than confident so I skipped out and got the stage 2 turbo which brought me up to like 450 HP, and in hindsight would not have been necessary on this track. When I re-entered the CTR2 was no longer fast at all and the RGT took over top spot (this remained the case for the series, not sure what happened to CRT2 but it always was 3rd) with low 120 laps. I qualified on the pole with a 119so off to the main event. Well its a nice surprise to be better than you think you will be but it made for a boring race. I had a 5 second lead after the first lap or so and ended up turning a lap in the low 117 range. I was running the medium tires that come with the Rally Proto and had to pit on lap 5 (could have gone a couple more but I figured split the diff). The 2nd place RGT pitted on lap 9 and I cruised to a 30 second win. Nothing fancy on the setup, Im sure my setups are of no help to anyone, I did lower VCD to 25%, dropped it to the ground, and stiffened up the spring rate and sway bars.
Rome
Well I didnt bother qualifying do to the blowout on DFII and this almost proved to be my undoing. First of all my car would not go straight, it was loose as a goose under power and I get this annoying fish-tail effect that is usually just for a short time during tire warm up. I dont know what causes it but it is usually short lived (half a lap or so on green tires) but was really bad this time. I could not keep off the walls and it took a couple of laps just to get a small lead that I could not seem to build on. I was forced to pit on lap 5, which put me out in 3rd place about 15 down, though I did have better handling on my second set of tires (not sure if it was just me or if I screwed up my 1st set coming through the pack). Anyway I was not too worried thinking the RGT would pit on lap 8 or 9 again and I was taking a couple or 3 seconds a lap out of him. Well much to my chagrin on lap 9 he did not pit and still had a 4 or 5 second lead. So with oranging tires I set out to do the lap of my life thinking no way Im gunna catch him but in next to last corner I see him do this big sliding wall bounce and I actually bumped him on the way by as I slip slided my way through the last corner to a .81 victory. Guess he must have had some pretty bad tires by the last lap, isnt that just a shame.
Super Speedway
Backed off on the camber settings a little (F=2, R=1) but forget to up the auto setting so I was in the limiter on both straights at about 147 mph. The RGT was all over me for a couple of laps but I was faster on the turns and slower on the straights, but by the 4th or 5th lap I had a 4 or 5 second gap. Now I had to turn my attention to tire wear, as I was already looking kinda orange. I nursed my 1st set to lap 10 (half way mark) with a flaming red right front for the last 2 laps and dark orange everywhere else. I came out in 2nd behind the RGT and was concerned he would not pit again, but he did on the next lap and so I knew it was smooth sailing on home. I nursed the tires to a 13 second victory lapping everyone but the RGT with 5th down 2 and 6th down 3 laps. I think I ran some 35 second laps but I didnt push too hard on most so to save the tires.