The pit lane at Maggiore is so short that maybe a two-stop is possible? Or three stop even? I'm referring to pulling a Miyazono and ditching the hards early.
I think a test race or two will help determine if I enter the next Manu race. One of two things will happen, it will be awesome racing and a very exciting 30 minutes, or it could be a dumpster fire.
I'm betting on a very fun and lively 30 minutes of racing.
The actual races have been fine in the practice lobbies I've done. Qualifying, OTOH, I can see being an absolute nightmare with 20 cars around the track. I've sometimes had to wait like 20 seconds to be able to pull out of the pits, even with fewer than 20 cars in the lobby. You have to simply stop at the end of the pit lane and wait if there's a car coming, or you'll block their line into T1. With 20 cars around a 44 second track, you can have a car coming every couple of seconds and no chance to get out of the pits. And then the twisty bit is a nightmare if people are fuel burning, because the racing line constantly hits both the left and right sides of the track, making it very hard for people burning fuel to keep out of the way. Again, in some places you have to simply stop at the side of the track and wait, as there is no way to proceed without blocking cars approaching from behind. Even if everyone is fuel burning you still have these problems, because different people will have different approaches to getting a "banker" lap in, and will pit at different times. In one lobby, I actually failed to get a proper lap in, because I had to stop and wait for so long that I didn't make it over the line before the 10 mins ran out. I suspect what will actually happen in the FIA races is people won't prioritise avoiding blocking people, and the nightmare will be that you'll constantly be blocked while trying to do a flying lap.I mean, the track has two sectors, and sector 2 should be really messy.
Sector 1 has a tight hairpin, so things could even get hairy there as well.
Is the GT-R the fastest car in the race for Nations?
Large oof to this. I tried the GT-R and I just don't like the way it handles. Plus it has the same problem as the Gr.4 version, it eats its front tyres. I had a go at the Ford and it seemed much more controllable, I'm going to give that a shot.Courtesy of @Lion-Face stream, it certainly seems that way. Pretty much all my practice has been in the GT-R (did try the RCZ, which wasn't bad at all to be fair) but I'm sticking with the GT-R.
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Two stop for me too in the Nissan. I'm much better on medium tyres than hard, and my DR is artificially high at the moment as well.I'll probably do 2 stops at Maggiore. Being a controller user with the understeer machine that is the Corvette, I don't see myself being able to save tires. This layout of Maggiore is probably my favorite one, but I'm worried about being severely off pace like I usually am in Gr. 3 at Broad Bean. I also feel like my DR is still artificially elevated from my massive win streak with the F1500T at Brands Hatch a few months back (I haven't played much since then). I'm unnaturally good with that car, so my DR shot up, and since then I've been getting placed with people who are way faster than me in the other Daily races, and FIA races tend to be even more brutal.
Large oof to this. I tried the GT-R and I just don't like the way it handles. Plus it has the same problem as the Gr.4 version, it eats its front tyres. I had a go at the Ford and it seemed much more controllable, I'm going to give that a shot.
I haven't even touched a Manufacturers Cup race in forever precisely for this reason. I'm loyal to the Corvette, but it needs a massive BoP change in its favor. When I first started playing this game, the 'Vette was never THE best car at any track, but it felt like a good "jack-of-all trades" car, and I could still be competitive in it. Now I'm lucky to be at the front of the mid-pack, and I'm usually the only one representing Chevy even in Manufacturer's Cup races. I'm not sure if it was a BoP change for the other cars, or a change in physics made the downsides of the Corvette even worse, but it's made Gr. 3 a complete chore to drive in.This is the 3rd race in a row I stormed out of Manufacturer's Cup race after being severely off the pace.
Started at 40:60 and bumped it up to 30:70 after a few laps when I realised how badly it was doing.What torque distribution are you using? When set to 50:50 I found the handling to be pretty comfortable, it does however then eat the front tyres as you say. Will probably run 40:60 for the race.
Is the Focus much better on tyres? If it is I could be tempted into a last minute switch. It's always fun being in a different car to everyone else too
I haven't even touched a Manufacturers Cup race in forever precisely for this reason. I'm loyal to the Corvette, but it needs a massive BoP change in its favor. When I first started playing this game, the 'Vette was never THE best car at any track, but it felt like a good "jack-of-all trades" car, and I could still be competitive in it. Now I'm lucky to be at the front of the mid-pack, and I'm usually the only one representing Chevy even in Manufacturer's Cup races. I'm not sure if it was a BoP change for the other cars, or a change in physics made the downsides of the Corvette even worse, but it's made Gr. 3 a complete chore to drive in.
How'd you do?Manu with the Nissan looks like a bad idea tonight... Let's give it a try anyway
Did 8 laps on hard, then 2*11 laps on medium. Mediums could have lasted 1 or 2 laps more at a good pace. i noticed many drivers struggled with fuel this time. I was quite conservative with my tankHow'd you do?
My qualifying was appalling, started 18th. Started on hards and went for 12 laps. I made up quite a few positions in that first stint. I think I was running 7th before my second pitstop, finished the last three or so laps fighting a Ford GT for 11th. Went side by side with him through the chicane and we survived, ended up taking him on the inside at the second last corner. Ended up being bumped up to 9th when two people got a tyre penalty. Quite happy with how it went really, even if I'd qualified better (at least .500 between qualifying and my best race lap) I would probably have been killed at some point anyway.