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roamingbard13
I ran 4 laps in a lobby this morning before I got called away. 7 laps on mediums should be easy to do, and fuel isn’t an issue either.

pit stop is 10 seconds. Haven’t run an laps on hards but I’d bet the mediums are 2+ seconds a lap faster at minimum.
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Yeah I believe the Maggiore round also had 3x tire wear, and Mediums were the only option for that and it was an easy no-stop. Strategy should be pretty simple for this one: 7M/1H or 1H/7M.
 
@iGoFast put the Nerf’d Alfa in the top 10! Awesome! :D

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FIA Manufacturers Series @ Brands Hatch

Like many others here, I was hesitant to race this round but I decided to bite the bullet and give it a try, otherwise I would be left wondering what if.

SUMMARY: got #8 on the door, qualified 7th and got the M6 across the finish line in 6th!

THE SETUP: FM 1, BB +2, TCS 0

STRATEGY: to stay on track (Note to self: very important)

THE QUALIFYING: some screwup and I saw myself in P19 at completion of L1! - on L2 moved to P4 and in the end settled down in P7.

THE RACE: after 3 laps, managed to move up to P4 until I was punted going down the hill after T1. Got on the grass, hit the wall and resumed the race in P7. - gained some positions and stayed in P4 for most of the laps. Finished 6th after decision not to engage in battles with some over anxious Porsches!

Very clean race where staying on the track was half the battle. Loved the raw power of the M6 coming out of the fast turns!

On to Saint-Croix... God that looks like a long track!

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Peddler13
I am, on average, 7 seconds a lap slower than the top times for most races.
I had never driven the Kyoto track in reverse, and I was planning to skip the race anyway, but I tried a couple of laps anyway. Good for laughs. Skipping St Croix(?) because I am not familiar with that track either.
I have been practising with a group 4 car at DT Seaside reverse, for the nation's race there next Tuesday..The strategies used in that race will be interesting. If I start on the Mediums, I just fill up normally in the pit stop and make it all the way to the end. However, if I start on the Hards, I fill up in the pit stop but it is not enough to make it all the way to the end without some fuel saving. I am not sure what to do as I would usually start on the Hards and pit early to get out of traffic. Do you think this might be more beneficial?
Also looking forward to the Fugazi race at Tokyo East outer loop. I was wondering if the race here will be wet. I have looked at the schedule and can't see anything to say.
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I don't practice many races, so I'm probably not the one to ask. ;) I may do a Custom Race once in awhile. Usually make my choices on the fly before and during the race.

I mostly qualify on the harder tyre, to gauge my true pace versus those qualifying on the faster tyre. The Gr.4 Supra will be my choice ride. Did pretty good in the Daily Race a few weeks ago.
 
Qualified 6th for this race. Could've got 1st qualifier but on my final run i was tapped off track by a trailing driver but no big deal. Always nervous driving on RH for a whole race with this car but everything felt fine and trail braking just a little bit helped a lot. Had a couple of under steer mistakes but overall a good race and finished 4th. Only uploaded the raw gameplay as there was an error with my replay as it didn't record the whole race and when I use fast forward option the game would crash.
 
Trone_Colby
Anyone driving the 86 for Saturday race? Right now it seems slow and reckon it won’t have a good time for St Croix. I’m at 3:23 when the top ten is at 3:14-3:19 NA last time I checked.
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The longer the lap the bigger the gaps. Just something to remember. I think you might still be in the top 100 FP times in NA right now.
 
Is there any chance I could be competitive in the 17' Ford GT for the Nations race this weekend? Mid 1:44.xxx is manageable consistently for me, maybe 1:43's by race day and the car feels great compared to the 911 gt3, it's much smoother, IMO.

I'm sure it'll be all X-Bows and S-FR, I don't care for either but I haven't been taking part in Nations series just finally got opportunity to use one of my favorites and tempted to go against the grain on this one.
 
Just did some initial practice runs in for Nations. The X-Bow is... a handful, to say the least, to drive. It just wants to kill you essentially, which is going to be too much for me to handle for a race. The SF-R is much better to drive. At zero brake balance the rear end slides out, I put it towards the front a little and that kept the rear under control. Some throttle modulation is necessary to avoid spinning, but it's nowhere near as bad as the X-Bow. Only one person is in an SF-R on the leaderboard for the Americas and they're around 2 seconds slower than the fastest X-Bow time as of right now, but there's a 2-ish second gap from 1st to 10th. I'm wondering how that gap will change by tomorrow. Some madlad has a 991 911 GT3 on the leaderboard right now, too.

I'm not sure about the Manufacturer's races, the only time I've ever driven on St. Croix was for the Circuit Experience and that was forever ago. Learning a new track, especially a long one, may be too much for how much time I have now. At least there's a Cayman still on the Top 10 Leaderboard right now so it should be competitive somewhat.
 
Just put in a 5th time on NA leaderboard, I think I like this X-Bow a lot. The trick I'm finding is to be short shift out of the slower speed corners (or shift up any time you feel the car about to break traction).

1 second gap to 4th place though, so I expect people to fill those gaps shortly.


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Jwptexas
Is there any chance I could be competitive in the 17' Ford GT for the Nations race this weekend? Mid 1:44.xxx is manageable consistently for me, maybe 1:43's by race day and the car feels great compared to the 911 gt3, it's much smoother, IMO.

I'm sure it'll be all X-Bows and S-FR, I don't care for either but I haven't been taking part in Nations series just finally got opportunity to use one of my favorites and tempted to go against the grain on this one.
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Just run it and let us know how you went! Be a pioneer!
We need more brave souls such as yourself. Say 'No' to the META(Don't read the fine print.:sly: even if it means finishing last

Buck the trend. Go against the grain. Read right to left. Shave up, rather than down. NO MORE NUKES!.. ahem, uhh.. Follow your heart, not your brain. Logic is for sheeople.:lol: :cheers:
 
05XR8
Just run it and let us know how you went! Be a pioneer!
We need more brave souls such as yourself. Say 'No' to the META(Don't read the fine print.:sly: even if it means finishing last

Buck the trend. Go against the grain. Read right to left. Shave up, rather than down. NO MORE NUKES!.. ahem, uhh.. Follow your heart, not your brain. Logic is for sheeople.:lol: :cheers:
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Haha idk man that 911 is in the top 10 and I felt comfortable in the GT, I did about 20 laps each between the two and both cars bop exactly same. Very similar times as well. If I was racing for top 140 or S rank in the Nations I would use META however I'm focused on the Manufacturer mainly!
 
After about an hour and a half of lapping St. Croix I've come to really like the track. I can reliably lap in the 3:18s, but I'm not sure if that's competitive or not for a mid-A level lobby.

I know I can lap in the 3:17s if I could just put a decent lap together but the width of the track and how most of the corners are 90 degree bends just tempts me to take them too fast, take them too slow because I think I'm about to take them too fast, or I carry the trail-braking too far into the corner and go wide.
 
Thought i was doing well putting in a 3:18 something in Manufacturer practice until i saw the leaderboards are 5-6 seconds quicker. But the laps are twice as long as other tracks, so would be about 2.5 seconds slower on those which is roughly how far off the leaderboard i normally am each round anyway!!
 
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mohitraina91
Just put in a 5th time on NA leaderboard, I think I like this X-Bow a lot. The trick I'm finding is to be short shift out of the slower speed corners (or shift up any time you feel the car about to break traction).

1 second gap to 4th place though, so I expect people to fill those gaps shortly.


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Third place in that image is a loser.

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I am honestly not feeling it in both Manu and Nations races. I'm having a struggle getting a grip (heh) with these combinations.

And is it me, or is Sainte-Croix A awkward to drive?
 
St Croix awkward because it is so wide, and lots of the corners are 90 degree corners with long straights after them.

The 1st corner is a perfect example as you need to cut as much off the inside of the corner as possible (Basically you want your left tyres to be just on the tarmac and no more, and your right hand tyres to be way off the track). Miss the apex a little and you will be half a second down by the next braking zone. Also since the track is so wide it is more difficult to turn in at the correct point.

The whole track is like that. Miss an apex by having slightly too much speed, or simply turning in too late, then the track punishes you for ages after the corner.

Makes it very difficult to time trial, but it does mean the races tend to be fun as there is lots of straights to overtake on (even if the wide corners can encourage dive bombing a bit).
 
05XR8
Just run it and let us know how you went! Be a pioneer!
We need more brave souls such as yourself. Say 'No' to the META(Don't read the fine print.:sly: even if it means finishing last

Buck the trend. Go against the grain. Read right to left. Shave up, rather than down. NO MORE NUKES!.. ahem, uhh.. Follow your heart, not your brain. Logic is for sheeople.:lol: :cheers:
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I think Iam going to go with the Old Ford GT40 in this race, because I can. I seem to be miles off the pace though.

I've tried about 20 cars in practice, it will be such a great race as there is so much choice.

The Mazda RX7 at BOP N500 is great to drive too.
 
Neil1jnr
I think Iam going to go with the Old Ford GT40 in this race, because I can. I seem to be miles off the pace though.

I've tried about 20 cars in practice, it will be such a great race as there is so much choice.

The Mazda RX7 at BOP N500 is great to drive too.
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I think the last time I raced there, I used the 996. Not sure if it was N500 or N400 race.
Porsches have that corner exit acceleration, from the RR configuration. However, the GT40s had the grunt to catch up, but then, they had to brake. I know it's a race car, but it wasn't as nimble as the 996. I could get on the power earlier with the gearing too. First gear in the GT40, is a Godsend, if the corner isn't too slow.

Anyway, it's tough to get a diverse field with only 20 players. Surprised I haven't read much about the M4. Seemed like that was the car to use.
 
Lost Sheltie
St Croix awkward because it is so wide, and lots of the corners are 90 degree corners with long straights after them.

The 1st corner is a perfect example as you need to cut as much off the inside of the corner as possible (Basically you want your left tyres to be just on the tarmac and no more, and your right hand tyres to be way off the track). Miss the apex a little and you will be half a second down by the next braking zone. Also since the track is so wide it is more difficult to turn in at the correct point.

The whole track is like that. Miss an apex by having slightly too much speed, or simply turning in too late, then the track punishes you for ages after the corner.

Makes it very difficult to time trial, but it does mean the races tend to be fun as there is lots of straights to overtake on (even if the wide corners can encourage dive bombing a bit).
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Bummed that I likely can't race the FIA events this weekend due to other plans. I wasn't really fired up about the St Croix event, because I've never really raced there, but after a practice session Wed night, on my own, was trending to a solid >3:20 time without even having memorized the track yet. I think it will lend itself to racing well, and I really like how it plays nice with the Cayman's strengths on all those right angle turns. It's kind of quirky, but I feel like it would have been a good result for me, given my approach to stay between the curbs and race clean, overtaking what presents itself but don't press.

And I really love Kyoto Driving Park... what a fun course, and the potential variety of this week's race was going to be fun. (Or, maybe it's setting up to be a spec race with the Toyota or god save us, the X-Bow? I haven't checked the top times to see what's up.)
 
Lost Sheltie
St Croix awkward because it is so wide, and lots of the corners are 90 degree corners with long straights after them.

The 1st corner is a perfect example as you need to cut as much off the inside of the corner as possible (Basically you want your left tyres to be just on the tarmac and no more, and your right hand tyres to be way off the track). Miss the apex a little and you will be half a second down by the next braking zone. Also since the track is so wide it is more difficult to turn in at the correct point.

The whole track is like that. Miss an apex by having slightly too much speed, or simply turning in too late, then the track punishes you for ages after the corner.

Makes it very difficult to time trial, but it does mean the races tend to be fun as there is lots of straights to overtake on (even if the wide corners can encourage dive bombing a bit).
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Had a really hard time with the track because of all these reasons as well, with the time of day creating visibility issues as well. Then @roamingbard13 recommended to me turning on the Driving Markers assist (blue floaty boys) and after putting those on I shaved 4 seconds off my time and feel much more confident on the track. They help a lot to see where the turn in points and apexes are on this track since it's so difficult to see and judge with the width + Armco everywhere.

If only they had those floating things in real life racing :lol:

edit: Welp, looking at the board again it seems like I need to cut another second or two off my time...
 
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