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After a massive DR reset back in Feb and giving up on the game. Back with a vengeance. 54 wins from 96 starts at Seaside II.
 
Not sure what the point of trying to block someone into the well who is 10mph faster on the only straight in race A. All it does is cost 2 people SR and best case scenario the annoyed guy you hit into the wall runs you wide on turn 1. At least do something interesting like dive inside and try to run me off into the gravel off the final turn if you insist on blocking.
 
Doin some Race Bs tonight. DR hovering around 1. Tough in S class. The Hyundai is working for me.

Just had the pleasure of being the sole red S for being punted and hitting a wall, then being penalized for it. Right when I get going in 11th a guy spins and I end up punting the hell out of him, Green Arrow. Wt
 
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About to head home and hopefully run a bunch of good A races. I might try and improve my time on the dragon and the ring if i have to much distraction around me.

Btw, i have not been able to load my ghosts to race against all week. Everything is normal, no wierd msg or anything like that, and my current ghost works fine. The thing is if i load my previous best ghost lap the ghost is not there. Anyone had this issue and/or know how to solve it.
 
Dairyworker
About to head home and hopefully run a bunch of good A races. I might try and improve my time on the dragon and the ring if i have to much distraction around me.

Btw, i have not been able to load my ghosts to race against all week. Everything is normal, no wierd msg or anything like that, and my current ghost works fine. The thing is if i load my previous best ghost lap the ghost is not there. Anyone had this issue and/or know how to solve it.
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I’ve had the same ghost issue, haven’t figured out how to fix it yet.
 
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Pigems
I’ve had the same ghost issue, haven’t figured out how to fix it yet.
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I've had my current ghost not show up. I was maxed for saved replays, deleted a few, and it came back.

On another front, I raced C a couple times...very dirty tonight. I think all the bashers are getting it while they can, and I'm down to SR-B, so that doesn't help. My last race of the night started about usual. I was starting 11th of 17, first of the no Q crowd. "Slow" room, pole was 8:15, 2nd was 8:20 and 10th was 8:28. I went into T 1, braked conservatively, slotted between 2 early brakers, had my right front just about ready to kiss the curb with everthing looking good on radar, and out of nowhere, bam! I was on the outide of T1 watching cars go by through ghosts. Ended up in 16th. Put my head down and started moving up. When I finished the first lap I jumped from 6th to 3rd going by the pits. Chased P2 the whole lap. Probably would have caught him but I made a mistake at the start of the first high speed section with worn tires and caught the grass on the outside. Almost lost it, but got back on track, though I lost half my gap to 4th. Anyway, I ran a relatively clean lap after that, got within 2 seconds of P2 and the fastest lap with a 8:44 if you can believe it. I'm a bit mad at myself because I think it's a room I could have won in, but then, with races as they've been, I'm lucky I got away from everyone and got a good result, so I'll take it. Maybe I can get a win when I qualify.
 
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I couldn't get on the network for a few minutes this evening so I played in Arcade Mode. Did a quick setup with the Mini at Suzuka East, like Race A but against other makes. The Mini I raced there was noticeably faster, getting to 4th a lot quicker. But my lap times were slower.

Tried 2 races in Sports Mode after getting back on to the network. Did well. And my times were around 2 sec faster than in Arcade Mode. So weird. I guess the Race A Mini is tuned for that track.
 
Sven Jurgens
@DaddyDaFoe_ Great to see you one here. That race where you were chasing me was one of the more memorable this week. I don't usually get chased, I mostly do the chasing. Great fun for a change especially with a great clean driver! I lifted a bit early on the final approach as I was running on fumes, you were pushing me hard :)

@Vegard I see you are back to the Supra :mischievous:
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Thank you! I remember that one, fun race! It's good when he can have a clean and close race at the ring, that does not happen all the time.

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Looking forward to next weeks races
they all look fun but especially race C.
Did about 7 or 8 lobby races today and a bunch of different tracks including suzuka a couple times. Amazing fun, the super formula is so good to drive.
 
Voodoovaj
See, you're on the right track already.



There's no shame in having the cones and markers on. I use them. Plenty of fast people use them. They help. End of story. At the very least, you'll know more or less where to stop.

I think it's a lot of BS machismo that drives a negative sentiment towards them. They're awesome. I whole heartedly support them.


So if I say people slower than 8:30 should not race it, but you are at 8:28 and admittedly feel that you are not ready to race it, that's a harsh statement toward you? It seems like you are pretty much agreeing with me.
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It’s not shame. I play the game from cockpit with wheel. Having a line drawn on the track or cones out is like paint by numbers for me. I’m not out to get as fast as possible as quick as possible and beat as many as possible. I enjoy the fun the game provides...Different strokes...
No machismo, just enjoyment.

As to times, I race whenever I am confident. It’s not a harsh statement towards me, but maybe to say a driver who is not A at least. I do agree in high ranked rooms that’s not competitive.
For myself, in a top lobby if I start tenth and the guy in 14th has a full second slower qual on most tracks I know right away he’s not a factor. Yes, for top rooms I agree, but with one caveat.
That is that what business is it of mine or yours who chooses to race? Odds are we won’t see them at all if they qual slower than us.
If you are trying to guarantee a lack of possibility of getting taken out t1 it won’t happen.
That’s racing.
 
RACE C
I did 2 races with the BMW, first race i pitted, second race i did not saved fuel and annoyed everyone behind me.. It seems that the right tactic is Medium tires and no pit stop, but what car can do that with enough fuel, without totally compromising your speed..
 
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RACE C
I did 2 races with the BMW, first race i pitted, second race i did not saved fuel and annoyed everyone behind me.. It seems that the right tactic is Medium tires and no pit stop, but what car can do that with enough fuel, without totally compromising your speed..
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Even with fuel map on 2/3 the whole race the no stop is still faster than pitting. You have to compromise speed for the no stop.
 
Sven Jurgens
@Vegard I see you are back to the Supra :mischievous:
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I had a horrendous day yesterday.

Every race ended in me losing control over the car and spinning/spearing off the track.
Every time the rear got loose under power I'd over-correct or correct too late.
Every other heavy braking zone saw me either lose the front end and plow straight off or the rear would snap on me.
When I tried to use the whole track width, more often that not I'd catch some grass and do a 720.

I tried several cars but the result was always the same; I couldn't keep control of it for half a lap :ouch:
Then I jumped in the Supra and everything fell back in its right place.

So yeah, I went back to the Supra. :O
 
kjeldsen
RACE C
I did 2 races with the BMW, first race i pitted, second race i did not saved fuel and annoyed everyone behind me.. It seems that the right tactic is Medium tires and no pit stop, but what car can do that with enough fuel, without totally compromising your speed..
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Some cars do this better than others. I had success with the AMG in my last race; I completed the first lap with 51% fuel, pushed on the second lap to catch the leader and still had 3% left at the line. Others have said great things about the Corvette. You generally want to drive a car that has high power in mid revs so you don't lose too much time short shifting. Look at the power curve of the car you prefer. :)
 
I was grinding credits this noon to buy the Super Formula Honda.

While this car surely needs some familarization, it still is smooth to drive.

On the other hand for the upcoming race C I see numerous drivers pushing the overtake button in turns, lose it and take the poor soul being passed with them off the track. While they came late into the dailies, the penalty zones come at the right time for Super Formula mayhem...:nervous:
 
beegentoo
I was grinding credits this noon to buy the Super Formula Honda.

While this car surely needs some familarization, it still is smooth to drive.

On the other hand for the upcoming race C I see numerous drivers pushing the overtake button in turns, lose it and take the poor soul being passed with them off the track. While they came late into the dailies, the penalty zones come at the right time for Super Formula mayhem...:nervous:
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I think there is specific places to use the 'overtake' button.

kjeldsen
RACE C
I did 2 races with the BMW, first race i pitted, second race i did not saved fuel and annoyed everyone behind me.. It seems that the right tactic is Medium tires and no pit stop, but what car can do that with enough fuel, without totally compromising your speed..
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I'm doing it with the Mazda, but you need some short-shifting I lost attentions sometimes and ended the last corner without fuel. The Mazda has a good torque balance to get out of the corners on the 3rd gear.
 
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kjeldsen
but what car can do that with enough fuel, without totally compromising your speed..
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I didn't try the BMW so I don't know how well it short shifts or whether its fuel efficient. There's several choices I and others can attest to like the Corvette, 4c, Supra and the Ford GT. All can get there with enough fuel and without sacrificing much speed.

There's speed compromise but it's not major enough to favour pitting instead. If you're annoying people behind you, maybe they're driving flat out and going to pit. I'd let them pass so you can wave at them in the pits. Finding a draft can also help balance your speed.
 
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beegentoo
I was grinding credits this noon to buy the Super Formula Honda.

While this car surely needs some familarization, it still is smooth to drive.

On the other hand for the upcoming race C I see numerous drivers pushing the overtake button in turns, lose it and take the poor soul being passed with them off the track. While they came late into the dailies, the penalty zones come at the right time for Super Formula mayhem...:nervous:
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Your post made me think of this scene. :)
 
Tea_Leaves
I didn't try the BMW so I don't know how well it short shifts or whether its fuel efficient. There's several choices I and others can attest to like the Corvette, 4c, Supra and the Ford GT. All can get there with enough fuel and without sacrificing much speed.

There's speed compromise but it's not major enough to favour pitting instead. If you're annoying people behind you, maybe they're driving flat out and going to pit. I'd let them pass so you can wave at them in the pits. Finding a draft can also help balance your speed.
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I've been driving the Vette, and it works well. As to sacrificing speed, I really don't think you do much in this car, and I know you don't in the GT. I'll know more about the Vette when I qualify, amd maybe I'll give the Alfa another shot, though I think it will be too nervous for me to race. In the GT, I've run a fastest lap shifting at the top of the bar so my ghost is using all the revs, then laps later I've come out of the corner onto the main straight (at Fuji I think), right on the back bumper of my ghost, dead even on speed, and shifting at 1/4 bar or less, and by the braking zone I didn't loose any time on my ghost. To be fair, that was shifting top of the bar vs bottom of the bar. I now believe that 1/3 to 1/2 bar is a bit faster, so that is optimum in the GT. I believe the Vette is the same.
I've been shifting the Vette either just before or just after the bar lights up for the most part. I'll take it up to 1/3 bar if I need a bit extra once in a while, and usually hit 1/3 to 1/2 a couple times per lap in 2nd and 3rd to get a good drive. Now that I'm used to it, I keep radar on and never look at fuel. I usually get a 1.2 or 1.3 lap to go warning at the start of the long straight, and .3 on the last lap. I almost always finish with fuel to spare and have never run out. Closest was my second place last night, and after my off, I was pushing hard and using more revs than usual. I got a 0.0 fuel warning 300 yards from the finish.

Edit: for whatever reason (bad luck?) I almost never get a draft on either lap, so I don't get that fuel savings. Actually, maybe it's good luck since the times I do get a draft, I make the pass then get punted at the end and loose spots.
 
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I've been driving the Vette, and it works well. As to sacrificing speed, I really don't think you do much in this car, and I know you don't in the GT. I'll know more about the Vette when I qualify, amd maybe I'll give the Alfa another shot, though I think it will be too nervous for me to race. In the GT, I've run a fastest lap shifting at the top of the bar so my ghost is using all the revs, then laps later I've come out of the corner onto the main straight (at Fuji I think), right on the back bumper of my ghost, dead even on speed, and shifting at 1/4 bar or less, and by the braking zone I didn't loose any time on my ghost. To be fair, that was shifting top of the bar vs bottom of the bar. I now believe that 1/3 to 1/2 bar is a bit faster, so that is optimum in the GT. I believe the Vette is the same.
I've been shifting the Vette either just before or just after the bar lights up for the most part. I'll take it up to 1/3 bar if I need a bit extra once in a while, and usually hit 1/3 to 1/2 a couple times per lap in 2nd and 3rd to get a good drive. Now that I'm used to it, I keep radar on and never look at fuel. I usually get a 1.2 or 1.3 lap to go warning at the start of the long straight, and .3 on the last lap. I almost always finish with fuel to spare and have never run out. Closest was my second place last night, and after my off, I was pushing hard and using more revs than usual. I got a 0.0 fuel warning 300 yards from the finish.

Edit: for whatever reason (bad luck?) I almost never get a draft on either lap, so I don't get that fuel savings. Actually, maybe it's good luck since the times I do get a draft, I make the pass then get punted at the end and loose spots.
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In the AMG, I shifted at about 1/2 bar, sometimes taking it up to 2/3 or 3/4. Can the Corvette shift this early? :odd:

If you get a draft down Döttinger Höhe on lap 1 and you're worried about getting punted, don't pass. Get close to them, switch to FM6 and save fuel in their slipstream. If you do this a few times over the course of the lap during the straight parts of the track, you'll be able to push harder towards the end and eventually pressure them into binning it or have more revs at your disposal on the long straight. If you're clearly faster than them though, go for the move and pray they don't rear end you. It's better than getting stuck behind them for a whole lap.
 
Still very clean this morning. So far I got 3 races in, 5th, 4th and 2nd place finish with fastest laps. One clean race bonus, for the race where there was contact... I don't understand that bonus at all anymore. Races where I'm sure I've never left the track not any car contacting me, no bonus. Races where I get bumped off or have some side contact, clean race bonus...

I got my Vette lap time down into the 8:23 laps. Almost fast enough for a win from the back, just not quite. @Voodoovaj showed up 👍

It's dark and raining outside, kids are at the grandparents, great day for racing.
 
GT5Power
In the AMG, I shifted at about 1/2 bar, sometimes taking it up to 2/3 or 3/4. Can the Corvette shift this early? :odd:

If you get a draft down Döttinger Höhe on lap 1 and you're worried about getting punted, don't pass. Get close to them, switch to FM6 and save fuel in their slipstream. If you do this a few times over the course of the lap during the straight parts of the track, you'll be able to push harder towards the end and eventually pressure them into binning it or have more revs at your disposal on the long straight. If you're clearly faster than them though, go for the move and pray they don't rear end you. It's better than getting stuck behind them for a whole lap.
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I think the Vette accelerates fastest at 1/3 to 1/2 bar, but is still strong at 0 to 1/4 bar, which will get you through the race at FM1 with no draft...most likely. I try to shift just before or just after the bar starts to light. Usually I'm before the bar going into 5th and 6th, and just after going into 3rd and 4th. Doing this, I never even check my fuel, just watch for the warnings and plan accordingly. Usually I can push the revs more in the 2nd lap, but anything over 1/2 bar does nothing for your speed. The GT is the same. 1/4 to 1/2 bar shifting is optimal.
 
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