FIA Race Discussion [Archive]

[05XR8]

I'm just .096 off the 10. I think I can do it before everyone are in the 24s.

 

[CodeRedR51]

There's a GT-R on that list. There's some hope for me yet.

 

[05XR8]

Well, in Race B, GT-Rs seem to be going well with the tyre wear. It wasn't bad when I ran it in last season's(or the exhibition before) race at Interlagos.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

There's a GT-R on that list. There's some hope for me yet.

There's two in the NA list right now and I'm one of them (the other being a Euro guy, most likely).

...but tire wear is a problem. Not fatal like with the RCZ but qualifying well in the GT-R is a must for any chance of a decent result.

 

[Lilium]

With these new 3 races only count. I guess I'll sign up with Dodge, and hope for the best. Hopefully the Gr.4 will save my arse

I've been driving the gr.3 yesterday, and while a BeGgInEr car, its fun. its loses out on straights like its a nobody business though.

 

[Hearse]

My first FIA Pre-season. Signed with Ford because of the Etiquette videos.

 

[CodeRedR51]

There's two in the NA list right now and I'm one of them (the other being a Euro guy, most likely).

...but tire wear is a problem. Not fatal like with the RCZ but qualifying well in the GT-R is a must for any chance of a decent result.

I'm thinking 2 stopper already. Need to run a practice race though.

 

[Granadier]

My first FIA Pre-season. Signed with Ford because of the Etiquette videos.

This is an action that makes you look good.

I'm thinking 2 stopper already. Need to run a practice race though.

Softs will be toast after 3-4 laps from testing. It’s brutal in Belgium.

 

[theschledy]

Spending this FIA season jacked up on coffee. Starting a protest of all FF cars

 

[stpatty]

There's two in the NA list right now and I'm one of them (the other being a Euro guy, most likely).

...but tire wear is a problem. Not fatal like with the RCZ but qualifying well in the GT-R is a must for any chance of a decent result.

I'm thinking 2 stopper already. Need to run a practice race though.

I'm looking forward to picking up all my strategy tips from the pair of you throughout the season.

 

[Famine]

Although I'm definitely going Mazda again, I think I'll wait to see what BOP changes and new cars come out of Sydney before clicking.

 

[Granadier]

Spending this FIA season jacked up on coffee. Starting a protest of all FF cars
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You should move that TT forward about four more feet.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I'm looking forward to picking up all my strategy tips from the pair of you throughout the season.

That's probably not a good idea as far as I'm concerned.

 

[golfer07840]

You should move that TT forward about four more feet.

Ah hem, what's wrong with TT's?

 

[theschledy]

You should move that TT forward about four more feet.

If you zoom in really really close, you can see it splashing in to the water .

Ah hem, what's wrong with TT's?

FWD.

It was my go-to car when I first started. I thought the brutal understeer was part of Audi's AWD system, then I looked at the TT's stats and realized it was FF. I sold it and never looked back lol.

Then I moved on to the Gr.4 Subaru, where I slowly learned what BOP was and how unfavorable it was to that car

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

I'm thinking 2 stopper already. Need to run a practice race though.

Already did one practice race and GT-R can one stop doing 5 RS 6 RM. The need to fuel save for these combos does help since you can conserve at corners and save rubber.

 

[05XR8]

Although I'm definitely going Mazda again, I think I'll wait to see what BOP changes and new cars come out of Sydney before clicking.

I hope you don't know the Gr.3 RX-Vision IS coming. I would have jumped back with Mazda.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Already did one practice race and GT-R can one stop doing 5 RS 6 RM. The need to fuel save for these combos does help since you can conserve at corners and save rubber.

I'm on a G29, switching fuel maps is too much of a hassle more than once a lap.

 

[watto79]

I'm on a G29, switching fuel maps is too much of a hassle more than once a lap.

Where do you have the MFD mapped? I found the red dial to be utterly useless but using the dpad makes it much more manageable.

 

[roamingbard13]

Where do you have the MFD mapped? I found the red dial to be utterly useless but using the dpad makes it much more manageable.

I thought I was just a moron somehow, haha. I spin and spin and nothing happens.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

I'm on a G29, switching fuel maps is too much of a hassle more than once a lap.

Ah, yes. The dial that doesn't work in corners.

Been mainly staying in 4th gear on many corners. Likely as effective.

 

[Famine]

I hope you don't know the Gr.3 RX-Vision IS coming. I would have jumped back with Mazda.
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I honestly have no idea - it's very odd that there's no Mazda at Sydney, for a start - but it was supposed to be "Spring", so I doubt it will be this season. Or this pre-season. Whatever the next 8 races are.

However, these events reveal new things, and as the next season doesn't start until Wednesday (for Manufacturers) there's no harm in just... waiting the weekend out.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I honestly have no idea - it's very odd that there's no Mazda at Sydney, for a start - but it was supposed to be "Spring", so I doubt it will be this season.

However, these events reveal new things, and as the next season doesn't start until Wednesday (for Manufacturers) there's no harm in just... waiting the weekend out.

Pretty sure they said it would appear before the next full season. So not just yet.

 

[05XR8]

I honestly have no idea - it's very odd that there's no Mazda at Sydney, for a start - but it was supposed to be "Spring", so I doubt it will be this season. Or this pre-season. Whatever the next 8 races are.

However, these events reveal new things, and as the next season doesn't start until Wednesday (for Manufacturers) there's no harm in just... waiting the weekend out.

Pretty sure they said it would appear before the next full season. So not just yet.

I just hope we don't get locked in like what happened to me last time. Couldn't change Manu at the start of the season. I mean, I'd restart my game anyway, but still...

 

[GTWolverine]

Already did one practice race and GT-R can one stop doing 5 RS 6 RM. The need to fuel save for these combos does help since you can conserve at corners and save rubber.

Aren't RH tires required for that race though?

 

[CodeRedR51]

Aren't RH tires required for that race though?

Medium

 

[GTWolverine]

Medium

Ah you're right. I could've sworn I saw that the Hards were the required tire when I last checked there. Was that another issue they fixed when they changed the weight requirement for the Nations race, or was I just reading things that weren't there due to my own expectations?

 

[Granadier]

Where do you have the MFD mapped? I found the red dial to be utterly useless but using the dpad makes it much more manageable.

I thought I was just a moron somehow, haha. I spin and spin and nothing happens.

You'll think I'm crazy, but from a hardware standpoint it won't accept dial input while the wheel is turned. I thought I was losing my mind for the longest time. Switch the MFD +/- off the dial after finding that out.

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I just hope we don't get locked in like what happened to me last time. Couldn't change Manu at the start of the season. I mean, I'd restart my game anyway, but still...

They've clarified that you will be able to change Manu before the first official season.

 

[05XR8]

You'll think I'm crazy, but from a hardware standpoint it won't accept dial input while the wheel is turned. I thought I was losing my mind for the longest time. Switch the MFD +/- off the dial after finding that out.


They've clarified that you will be able to change Manu before the first official season.

Also, manufacturer affiliation contracts selected for the Pre-Season will be dissolved at the end of the stage, and players will have the option to enter new driver contracts for the next championship.

Sweet. Mazda it is then.

 

[SpecMiata-JSW]

Can any currently signed Toyota drivers confirm if we can choose the Gr4 Supra this season? From memory, I don’t think it was a choice last season, right?

If it was, my apologies.