Now for the fist
true write-up in this thread.
I started Dream car Cup in Pro League today with the Polyphony001, and expected to win each race by at least half a lap. I was surprised to find out exactly how far i won each race by - in each race I contested, I won by over a lap. This was just basically a whole practice session but with goodies like money and prize cars at the end of it.
First Race: Test Course
Approach to Race: "Stomp it and turn"
Well, for the first race of the Dream Car Cup I decide to go as hard as I could. I lifted all downforce and used manual transmission (only for the speed). I didn't bother qualifying.
At the start, I forgot to hit the gear-change button because I wasn't used to manual (
). I got it together and took off into the wind.
On lap 8 I pitted. Coming out on freshies I approached a lap car and was surprised to see my speed increase to over 385 kilometres per hour. I quickly upshifted to 6th to avoid hitting the rev-limiter, and swerved so I wouldn't smash into the car in front of me. After passing the car, my speed began to drop once more, so I downshifted into 5th once more.
I won the race by an overall distance of about a lap and a half.
Second Race: Grand Valley.
Approach to Race: "Tyre conservation? What's tyre conservation?"
This race I really put my tyres' durability to the test. I was raking in best lap times on borderline orange/red tyres.
At the start of the race I got jammed between two cars and ended up running wide at the first corner. But I gathered it up and went smoking off down the road in the general direction of the next hairpin.
Come lap 5 my tyres were so shoddy that I had to pit, I was running wide at nearly every corner. I pitted every 5 laps.
Lap 7 I started to lap cars, and a couple of times got into a bit a "mingle" with the Altezza and ZZII, resulting in me bouncing off a wall.
I ended up with a best lap time of around 1'27.0xx, which is my best lap time on this track with an untuned Poly. Hey, like I said, it's just a practice session!
Race Three: Trial Mountain
Approach to Race: "Remember your strategy, Tony"
I practiced my tyre conservation in this race, ie slow laps. I only pulled in lap times of around 1'18.xxx consistently. I went for a best lap on the last lap, with red tyres. I managed a 1'11.xxx.
Final win margin 1.5 laps.
More reports to come.