FRL~ToCA11~GTP #1~ CHAMPIONS: Ninners (RPM-ECM), AMD87 (Alfa) Team SYM (Nissan)! FINAL TABLES UP!Open 

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I don't like the Lexus because it understeers too much and as almost no rotation.
 
DrifterJoe
Best Focus only was 6th in quali, and in the races it seemed to be the 4th best car at this track behind the Lexus, Alfa, and Nissan. I only kept AMD's Alfa behind me at the end of R3 because of it being hard to overtake and easy to defend round Brands Indy.
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Then it was probably the 5th best then, given the Honda's pace at BH Indy last season...
 
FordMKIVJ5
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Sure you're driving the right car? :p
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Yes :D if you compare the under braking rotation of the Lexus to the rotation of the 370z in GTA atm and you'll hopefully see what I mean :)
 
Spurgy 777
Yes :D if you compare the under braking rotation of the Lexus to the rotation of the 370z in GTA atm and you'll hopefully see what I mean :)
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It felt like a metre ruler on rollerskates.
 
Spurgy 777
Yes :D if you compare the under braking rotation of the Lexus to the rotation of the 370z in GTA atm and you'll hopefully see what I mean :)
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True, but that's the wonder of comfort softs. :D
 
I'm on now, testing something.
 
Spurgy 777
Yes, but my driving style doesn't suit not a lot of braking rotation :p
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Just whack a load of rear brake bias on the rear and turn ABS off, then you get good rotation. ;)





...too good.
 
FordMKIVJ5
Just whack a load of rear brake bias on the rear and turn ABS off, then you get good rotation. ;)





...too good.
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I might try the Lexus again with my new wheel, using the handbrake is much more controllable now :)
 
FordMKIVJ5
Definitely, it's a bit easier to drive than the BMW. The BMW's wall of torque made getting the power down quite tricky, the Lexus is quite peaky and clearly has an open diff, so it can still be a tad tricky, but generally speaking it is a lot more catchable.

I love it, doesn't seem like it's running on racing tyres, which is probably why I like it- it's actually quite controllable unless you get up on the kerbs too aggressively (Graham Hill exit can be particularly treacherous :scared:).
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Yea the kerbs were horrible last night, you need to run them to get the time, but you risk a lot in doing so. That was what caused me to crash in R3, clipping the kerb on the left at Surtees caused it to understeer over the kerb on the right, then it just went round. I lost in in R1 at graham hill, tried to push it too far up the astro and it got me :lol:. Looking forward to see what it can do round Silverstone, it seems to be a

Spurgy 777
Yes, but my driving style doesn't suit not a lot of braking rotation :p
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Turn in while you are still braking, get it to the apex and give it a tiny bit of throttle in the lowest gear possible. That's how I got it round druids, and it seemed to work given that it was the only corner I didn't go off at last night :p
 
I like my new short-cut :)

But in seriousness I think it could be a good weekend for me at Silverstone. In our first practice race, I was able to keep up nicely with Joe and Nin.
 
Made some relatively small tweaks to the gear ratios and I improved my PB to a 1:07.4.
 
Ninners
Made some relatively small tweaks to the gear ratios and I improved my PB to a 1:07.4.
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.6 for me. Saw the Lexus do a .1 though.
 
1:08.2 my consistent best. Going for 3x top 10's this week.
 
1:07.8 is my limit. Might be faster if I can fine-tune my gearbox.
 
Pictures from tonight:

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DrifterJoe
.6 for me. Saw the Lexus do a .1 though.
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Yea, did a 1:07.184 and a 1:07.191, both without draft and on the 1st few laps of the stint. 6's are possible in the Lexus, you just have to get all the car settled for all the corners. I managed a 1:07.1 here last season, so that's a pretty good comparison between the pace of the Lexus and the BMW. Just hope this time round I can see more than 11 people :p
 
I managed a 1:08.8 in the few laps that I did, just can't get the best out of the car that I could with any others that I've driven in ToCA over the seasons
 
chrisjohnson93
I managed a 1:08.8 in the few laps that I did, just can't get the best out of the car that I could with any others that I've driven in ToCA over the seasons
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That 370 is here to stay. You'll see why in a shade under 2 weeks time :)
 
chrisjohnson93
I managed a 1:08.8 in the few laps that I did, just can't get the best out of the car that I could with any others that I've driven in ToCA over the seasons
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Did a 1:07.5 in testing a couple of weeks ago, so the Nissan should be fine at this track. 1:07.1 seems like a bit of a stretch though. I'm just hoping that the Lexus will be as hard to control every single lap as the BMW was. Although, that didn't prevent it from winning there last year either. I remember a nice round the outside move in the chicane after which I had to settle for 2nd...
 
chrisjohnson93
I managed a 1:08.8 in the few laps that I did, just can't get the best out of the car that I could with any others that I've driven in ToCA over the seasons
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To be honest Chris I'm the same as you, I seem to not get anywhere close to the times posted in testing myself.

Yet I seem to have great race pace, it must be that in a race you can see who your chase so it pushes you to go quicker.
 
Holdenhsvgtsr
To be honest Chris I'm the same as you, I seem to not get anywhere close to the times posted in testing myself.

Yet I seem to have great race pace, it must be that in a race you can see who your chase so it pushes you to go quicker.
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I'm always the race pace guy. Never great over a lap in anything, but when I do get consistent i'm away. Also i'm good at dealing with traffic - anyone who has R2 and R3 replays working will see how I cut through (especially R2).
 
I think that megane needs to go back to the scrutineers again as i think its running 4WD seeing his start in race 3! although he was last by turn 2 :lol:

Also redhat trying to cheat very badly and failing very badly too :lol:


Chris's save


Mine and joes battle


Race 1 battle
 
Chris, much as in the past you've been a total idiot, nice save!
 
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