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At least the updates will shake the pack up a bit.

Also, interesting that fuel tank capacities and consumption have been update.
 
Robben
Did you race yesterday @banckzy?
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yeah but wished I didnt lol had two awful FIA... I get some sleep notification thing come on my tv when its been on for a certain amount of time. it took up the centre of my screen as I was approaching the chicane on miyabi/yamagiwa in 4th place with S/S driver leading the pack :banghead:
 
banckzy
yeah but wished I didnt lol had two awful FIA... I get some sleep notification thing come on my tv when its been on for a certain amount of time. it took up the centre of my screen as I was approaching the chicane on miyabi/yamagiwa in 4th place with S/S driver leading the pack :banghead:
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I had the same happen to me the other evening :lol: bloody annoying

Edit: the TV sleep message come on, not coming 4th in an S/S race
 
I got a very lucky victory on Miyabi... last lap, approaching the final corner in 2nd place, guy in 3rd place rams me at full pelt so I am thrust into the guy in 1st place who bounces off the track, this collision stops my forward momentum and I cruise round to finish the race in 1st.
 
Let me mention the driver of the last hour on Monza: the serious .sshole 'papayoda' under German flag, as the one we can be proud of.
10th lap, overtaken before the last chicane without any contact, then he was divebombing in the last corner. Gained 1 position, I lost 2. No penalty could be seen on the post-race screen. So.. well done, papayoda! You're fast, clever and fair.
Not.
 
I wanna simulate the Monza race on custom race to see what my pit strategy will be, but I can only put x10 Tyre wear (actual race is x15). What were your strategies?
 
TamasToth
Let me mention the driver of the last hour on Monza: the serious .sshole 'papayoda' under German flag, as the one we can be proud of.
10th lap, overtaken before the last chicane without any contact, then he was divebombing in the last corner. Gained 1 position, I lost 2. No penalty could be seen on the post-race screen. So.. well done, papayoda! You're fast, clever and fair.
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Why do you type '.sshole' ? Met him once some time ago, yes, seems to be notorious 👎.
 
Muj
I wanna simulate the Monza race on custom race to see what my pit strategy will be, but I can only put x10 Tyre wear (actual race is x15). What were your strategies?
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Pit on lap 5 or 6 and just run map 1 all race.
 
ROCKET JOE
Why do you type '.sshole' ? Met him once some time ago, yes, seems to be notorious 👎.
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'cause I din't want to be so explicit to include the leading "a".
A black list should be a wonderful addition to this game's online races...
 
How do people decide which car to use? Mustang appeared on the timing charts early on and lo and behold now everyone is using it. BoP should surely allow more than one car to record a top 10 time?
 
250Cal
How do people decide which car to use? Mustang appeared on the timing charts early on and lo and behold now everyone is using it. BoP should surely allow more than one car to record a top 10 time?
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I just use the car I'm most comfortable/fastest with.
I don't see the point in following the top10 times to be honest. But for Monza I'd imagine the Aston is also pretty strong for the GR3 event
 
250Cal
I'm just amazed at how quickly the fast guys zero in on the "right" car.
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Well, I guess one sets a really quick time then another sees it and tries that car and then it just snowballs.
 
Robben
Well, I guess one sets a really quick time then another sees it and tries that car and then it just snowballs.
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I imagine that actually the fastest drivers are probably the most experienced across all the cars for certain categories and can probably made an educated guess as which types of cars will do better. For example @zzz_pt pointed out that the Mustang is light and has 600bhp.
When you have a lot of fast friends on your leader boards you can all see the times and the cars which helps refine the educated guess.

I think it's pretty unfair to simply say a few people guess and then everyone just follows, especially given how much (in game) track time those guys have.
 
Robben
Well, I guess one sets a really quick time then another sees it and tries that car and then it just snowballs.
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Yes many don't have the time it takes to test loads of cars so look at the leaderboard for a competitive one, soon the board only contains that car and then everyone decides it is op.

Not that those top Mustang times seem achievable with other cars because I don't think they are. The Merc AMG 16 could get a low 1'47 but into the 1'46's seems a push but who knows.
 
baldgye
I imagine that actually the fastest drivers are probably the most experienced across all the cars for certain categories and can probably made an educated guess as which types of cars will do better. For example @zzz_pt pointed out that the Mustang is light and has 600bhp.
When you have a lot of fast friends on your leader boards you can all see the times and the cars which helps refine the educated guess.

I think it's pretty unfair to simply say a few people guess and then everyone just follows, especially given how much (in game) track time those guys have.
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I didn't mean it was a stab in the dark... 👍
 
baldgye
I imagine that actually the fastest drivers are probably the most experienced across all the cars for certain categories and can probably made an educated guess as which types of cars will do better. For example @zzz_pt pointed out that the Mustang is light and has 600bhp.
When you have a lot of fast friends on your leader boards you can all see the times and the cars which helps refine the educated guess.

I think it's pretty unfair to simply say a few people guess and then everyone just follows, especially given how much (in game) track time those guys have.
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598hp to 1300kg to be exact. The GTR is close in power to weight ratio but it's slower.
 
baldgye
I just use the car I'm most comfortable/fastest with.
I don't see the point in following the top10 times to be honest. But for Monza I'd imagine the Aston is also pretty strong for the GR3 event
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Aston nowhere near.
 
If you're 2-3s off the top Q times it doesn't really matter what car you choose within reason... you're so far off getting the max potential out of the car you could probably run that time with any car.

At the very top of the leaderboards, car choice is much more important as skill gaps are tiny and drivers don't make mistakes.

And the fast guys will be testing other cars... they'll run what they see as the current top car, then try something else against their ghost... but at high skill levels it only takes a few laps to know whether a different car is faster/slower.
 
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