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My third Diamond lap in the Hamilton TT at the Dragon Trail Seaside track!!!:):):)
I just edged out Hamilton's lap with a 1:37.083:)

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I ran about 750 miles before I finally found the speed to set this lap.
I tried quite a few different settings in an effort to find more speed, so I'm not quite sure what is really the best, but I was using the following settings for my Diamond lap:
BB=0, CS=weak, no TC
I'm taking the first chicane in 3rd gear.
I took the last hairpin (the final right-hander) in 3rd gear as well.<==I don't know if this is faster, and sometimes I was taking this final corner in 2nd gear, but I happened to take this corner in 3rd on my Diamond lap.
Hamilton's ghost was set at 0.4 seconds ahead to give me something to chase.
Using CS=weak makes the Mercedes slightly slower in some places on the track, however, I found that it made the car more stable thru the chicane of death:eek: (and this is important) so I ran about half of the 750 miles with the CSW, and liked the results.
Good luck everyone!
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My fourth Diamond lap in the Hamilton TT at Monza!!!:):):)
Just enough pace to edge out Hamilton at the finish line by a tenth with a 1:46.839 lap:)

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I ran another 250 miles today in a successful effort to find some missing pace. Previously I had probably run 500 miles on the Monza track trying to find enough speed to challenge Hamilton.
My settings were as follows:
BB=0, TC1 for just the first chicane
I ran a lot of laps with the BB at -1, but eventually felt that BB=0 was better.
I was only shifting down to 3rd gear for the second chicane
I also turned on the cone markers so I could better see the track limits going thru the 2nd chicane.
I set Hamilton's ghost at 0.4 ahead and was following him throughout the lap, but he is able to cut the 2nd chicane without getting a track limit penalty and I was having a lot of trouble with the 2nd chicane and would frequently/always get the track limit penalty.:banghead::grumpy::ill:
Good luck everyone!
:cheers:
 
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Thank you John for hosting the room tomorrow. P.M.
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Ok,, will do. Starting at KYOTO DRIVING PARK – YAMAGIWA+MIYABI, Gr3 "BOP" on RM for 5 laps. Pick your hotrod and we'll GET IT ON Geezer style! Oh,, usual Geezer Sat am settings apply (time trial, boost, slip, etc). I will pick who picks the next race from my list by entrant arrivals.
 
My fifth Diamond lap in the Hamilton TT at the Interlagos track!!!:):):)
My lap time of 1:30.907 just edged out Hamilton's time:)

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Two days ago, I had matched @nordschleife51 lap time of 1:31.038:)

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It took me two more days before I was able to finally beat Hamilton's time.:banghead:
I probably ran about 800 miles on the Interlagos track before I was finally fast enough to beat Hamilton.
Soooooo many restarts because I would get the track penalty for cutting too much of the first chicane.:banghead::irked::grumpy::ill:
I also had trouble carrying enough speed to match Hamilton going thru the last two corners. I ran many/many laps tied with Hamilton before these final two corners, only to lose out by about 3 tenths at the finish line.
I tried all sorts of BB and TC settings, and even ran quite a few laps with the CS on weak.
For my Diamond lap, I started the lap with BB=0 and then changed this to BB-1 after the first chicane (and left it at BB-1), and no TC and no CS.
I am shifting down into 2nd gear to help slow the car for the first tight left-hander, but quickly shifting into 3rd gear as I go thru the first chicane.
Interestingly, I found that I could drive nearly as fast when using the CS on weak, however, I found that the CS sucked away just enough speed that I just couldn't find the last two tenths when the CS was on. I think that my best lap with the CS=weak was about a 1:31.100
Good luck everyone!
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Well, I have bitten the bullet and ordered a fanatic set, csl wheelbase and inverted pedals. Just got to order the seat now, possibly an rseat S1. Deb was surprisingly cool when I told her how much I was spending :). Setup will be all a lot sturdier and longer lasting than what I have now which will be cool for George and the boys to start learning to drive. George should be able to reach the pedals in about 6 months or so. Can't wait :):)
 
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Well, I have bitten the bullet and ordered a fanatic set, csl wheelbase and inverted pedals. Just got to order the seat now, possibly an rseat S1. Deb was surprisingly cool when I told her how much I was spending :). Setup will be all a lot sturdier and longer lasting than what I have now which will be cool for George and the boys to start learning to drive. George should be able to reach the pedals in about 6 months or so. Can't wait :):)
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SteveBeech12
Well, I have bitten the bullet and ordered a fanatic set, csl wheelbase and inverted pedals. Just got to order the seat now, possibly an rseat S1. Deb was surprisingly cool when I told her how much I was spending :). Setup will be all a lot sturdier and longer lasting than what I have now which will be cool for George and the boys to start learning to drive. George should be able to reach the pedals in about 6 months or so. Can't wait :):)
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