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Gave the NSX a go yesterday, unfortunately the race was relatively civilised
Race slot 1: Bump drafted my #1 plated 458 to 8th on grid. Stuck to the back as much I could. Missed 2 major incidents to be involved in a third on lap 2. Took advantage of the draft to finish up in 8th.
Missed slot 2 due to a need to go get dinner and felt this slot to be the best. Highly recommend Jersey Mikes.
Race 3 slot: tried the NSX and Lambo, but went back to the 458 come race entry. Solid 10th grid spot. A few guys who struggled to keep their car in a straight line, but a 5th place and Fast Lap.
I had been humming Southern Rock Hits all day as being in the oval/NASCAR mood. But by this time I was belting out the classics.
Race slot 4: A shift from a high B driver to bottom A driver as a result of the previous 2 attempts was a pleasant surprise. Stuck with the META to a 7th on the grid. Very clean race until we got to the front stretch to start lap 2. Guy bumped me after using my car to avoid going into the pits. rolled home to a 15th. Nice to see @MIE1992 get a podium from a very questionable pole (someone caused a crash at the line and he was really the only to get through).
Race slot 5: Make or break. Probably should’ve called it after race three, but this is fun. 10th on grid with @Trone_Colby and a few others I’ve seen tonight. Had a guy not realize where the pit entrance wall was and entered the shadow realm in a 260 mph head on. Hope all is well with him. The sound scared me to death. Wasn’t 100% sold on the driver quality of this race though. But couldn’t back out one bit given that last race. Missed two big ones. Like half the field collisions. And stumbled home to 7th. 3 top 10s in 4 races. But nothing noteworthy expect that was pretty cool.
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Crazily went into this not having done a single lap of practice. Didn’t even do the warm up lap before qualifying!
As expected, didn’t qualify too well. Gradually got faster but ran out of laps. Hate starting middle of the pack as get confused what tires to pick Went with Mediums. Everyone around me must have gone for mediums too as we were all evenly paced for the first few laps. Came in lap 7 for Hards and then lap 8 for Softs. Was dead last after 12 laps which was a bit demoralising, but slowly worked my way up passing people and others pitting. Pleased with the result in the end!
And....come on....how close was that to finally becoming an A driver!!!
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Nice one! Need to get some decent results as my next 2 scores that haven’t counted yet are only 78 and 67 Good luck also!Were on identical points now with 790 and 3 rounds left to go, good luck!
Nice one! Need to get some decent results as my next 2 scores that haven’t counted yet are only 78 and 67 Good luck also!
Now, here’s the destruction. There was one so bad, I had to make a video solely on it.
That bit with me is what haunted me the rest the night. My butt cheeks where the tightest as I just sent it hoping nobody unghosted.
Any results on the one-stop strategy? Saw some discussion suggesting it ~could work out, at least for a solid result, if not the win, but haven't seen any reports of people actually using it.
I just don't have the ultimate pace on softs, but M's are nice and less than a second off in actual race pace, for me... and with the usual cluster of issues even in a low A-DR lobby, suspect that traffic will be an issue.
What confuses me is that @Mistah_MCA video guides (both this one and the Rd 23 Nations Gr3 event at RBR) list the pit time as ~21 sec...With how short the stops at RBR are, I'm not sure a 1 stop is viable, especially with how long the softs last.
That said, I would be curious to see someone try a 1 stop and see how it worked out.
Hello, I should be joining you guys in these FIA events soon enough hopefully. When is the next round and what track / race settings? I can't see the upcoming rounds list on the game because I have yet to pick a manufacturer. Dicing between McLaren, Mitsubishi, and Citröen. I like how they all handle.
The next Manufacturer round is this Saturday (as well as Nations). It's Gr.4 at Suzuka. Have fun.
I don't think custom suit liveries are applied in Manufacturer's races. I know for Nations your suit livery is chosen based on your nation, and I believe it's similar for Manufacturer's (I drive for Chevy and I believe my race suit in Manufacturer's is always yellow, even though my custom suit is mostly black).Thank you very much. I'll have to get suit liveries ready and balance my practice with studies, but I've coped with worse conflicts of interest. Cheers and hope to see you all on the track !
Nations is correct, my custom shows up for Manu though.I don't think custom suit liveries are applied in Manufacturer's races. I know for Nations your suit livery is chosen based on your nation, and I believe it's similar for Manufacturer's (I drive for Chevy and I believe my race suit in Manufacturer's is always yellow, even though my custom suit is mostly black).
Yep,mine too.Nations is correct, my custom shows up for Manu though.
Edit: mine are rather simple so not sure how detailed they are makes a difference or not.
Ok. Maybe mine sometimes don't load then. I'll have to pay attention tonight (but I'll probably forget ). I've never put much effort into my suit liveries so I don't pay as much attention to them as I would if my car liveries didn't show up.Nations is correct, my custom shows up for Manu though.
Edit: mine are rather simple so not sure how detailed they are makes a difference or not.
I count Pit Time from the moment the Pit sequence starts, to the moment you regain control of your car.What confuses me is that @Mistah_MCA video guides (both this one and the Rd 23 Nations Gr3 event at RBR) list the pit time as ~21 sec...
When I watch the video, it looks like it's more like ~10-11 sec... am I reading that wrong? Both videos note 21 sec pit time... I guess that's the time from pit in/out but not the pit delta?!
At 11 sec for pit stop, the idea for a second stop makes (more) sense, anyway.
Any results on the one-stop strategy? Saw some discussion suggesting it ~could work out, at least for a solid result, if not the win, but haven't seen any reports of people actually using it.
I just don't have the ultimate pace on softs, but M's are nice and less than a second off in actual race pace, for me... and with the usual cluster of issues even in a low A-DR lobby, suspect that traffic will be an issue.
I didWith how short the stops at RBR are, I'm not sure a 1 stop is viable, especially with how long the softs last.
That said, I would be curious to see someone try a 1 stop and see how it worked out.
Qualified 4th. Started on mediums. Binned it first corner. One-stopped. Finished 5th. I hate this game.