GT4 WRS Week 131 : RUF RGT @ El Capitan

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T1:0'30.564
T2:1'08.874
That after a short first and second session. About 30 laps total. Comon, I know some of you fast guys can pull 29s out of that first sector...I see the time there, just cant pick up that half second and stay clean. I know one breaking zone (the hairpin) and two turns (the ones that follow, just before the short bridge), as well as that following left hander are my sticking points. Working on those later tonight.

Man im surprized to hear you guys are just lifting thru some of thiese places...
 
hey jake,
are you away or something ?
will be racing later but hopefuly not like that
that chukabilly is really something :crazy:
you gotta love him for it :cheers:
 
Here we go, Kenny, and I've saved the replay to prove it, as well as George and Barb are witnesses. You gain a few tenths by T2, but as of now we have exact T1's.
T1= 31.065
T2= 1'10.106

Almost makes me want to brew a pot of coffee, but the week-end is coming and I'm warming up to the Ruf.:cheers:
 
Back again...

A little better tonight, but watching the replay I can see lots of room for improvement; so much easier to watch and say "That could have been better" than to make it happen...

Anyway,

T1: 32.832
T2: 1.11.354

I'm off to check the Leaderboard!
 
hey chukabilly
nice times :bowdown:
but wait :trouble:
more clean laps in a row tonite
feeling it a lot more :drool:
i dont have turn 1 down yet :banghead:

T1 31.216
T2 1'09.519
:trouble:
 
So, let's see. Strop has me by only a couple of tenths at T1, but spanked my Momma for having such an ugly child by T2. markprichard has us both at T1, but lost it by T2. I think I'll shoot for markprichard's T1, and see where that leaves me at T2. The wonderful elevation changes I've always loved in the past are coming back to haunt me. I think this is a race where the best line is the longest line. Whoever hits the gas first wins. I love the floating of the pedals through the corners. It reminds me of my days when I was determined to learn the Ford GT40. Same thing. Stiff suspension that will put your gonads where your tonsils are and horsepower that doesn't end. I think the Ford has better brakes, though, as this thing needs to relax, and then it's ready to brake, and then it's ready to turn. Oh yeah, quick question to anyone who cares to answer, but how effective has two-foot braking been with this car? I know some do and some don't, but if anybody is experimenting with both or has a strong opinion about it's use with this car, I'd love the feedback. I'd say that's all for tonight, but you never know. Race on!👍:cheers::cool:
 
Rock on Kenny!!! Go for that D3 win!!! I do intend to kick your:censored: , as I have my own agenda with D2. :nervous:, and the week is still young. Maybe I will brew that coffee!!!👍👍👍
 
CMir
I had another session, my first serious laps. Though I haven't got a clean lap, I hit consistantly 30.1 at t1. At t2, if I manage all the corners as well as I can, I get a flat 1'07. Now the hard part is putting it together :scared:

I don't brake at the hill nor at the following left-hander, seems like lifting is enough. Are the top guys doing like me?

At least I'm not scared anymore about my second lap 1'09 :dopey:
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I wish I could get 30.1s consistently... I'm in the middle of a cold right now though so my head hurts and I haven't been playing. I don't know how I managed on Monday...

I do a little brake for the hill, because if I'm going 100 or more I lose it over one of the bumps going up it. It just gets too light. I'll try just lifting sooner though. For the sweeper after it, I still don't really have that figured out, but yeah, no brakes there for the most part.

Hopefully I'll feel well enough to perform well here soon, my lap isn't where I'd like it yet... :indiff:

EDIT: Well, my lap is where I wanted it now... Tried lifting around most of the track instead of braking, and picked up some time pretty quick. Sadly, my T2 is slower than before... So, I still have my work cut out for me, just need to lower the goal time some more... :sly:

Just did a 30.074 T1 too...?! Eek! More time to be had, for SURE! Sweetness.
 
chukabilly
markprichard has us both at T1, but lost it by T2.
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That was the only time I got under 30.9. But I've been faster at T2 (just lost it immediately after:crazy:) I'm hoping to try the non-braking methods that have been said and see if that helps me.

EDIT:
30.766
1:08.541
The non-braking technique is working for me. Sadly though on this run I lost almost all of that advantage on the last sector - TT up by .07 only - grrr
More to come if I get time (and I will try to get some time as I'm enjoying this combo!!)
 
The line on the sweeper is odd... I assume right after the hill o death bit? Its somewhat in the middle, and you aim for the inside bit right before the straight.. you should come out a little lose and slide to the outside rail, if that makes sense.

Mostly what kills me is the first big turn... I suck at those types in that I am a big "brake, flick, throttle steer" type driver, I have smokey tires for most of the corners.

Splits at the moment, and I know I can get at least get a low 1'08.xxx if I spend a bit more time. Finding the time to spend is the issue.

So, here they are..

T1 - 0'30.741
T2 - 1'08.654

Amazing, I guess, since I haven't played GT4 in several months. Just love this car and track so much.
 
If I could stop blowing the first corner I might actually run some laps and improve my times.

30.546
1:08.607

I've seen 30.1 and 1:08.1 but then scrubbed off too much speed leading onto the final straight
 
Smallhorses
Holy smokesses arora! That's a helluva Div.2 pace you're setting there! :scared: :
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Looks like your are right there with me 👍 Hope you all have a blast at the LAN, if I was more organized I could've possibly swung a trip out there :dopey:

Have not ran this in a few days, I'll give it another go today and see...
 
I got a suprise half day at work today that let me run some more atempts in the RGT, slower sectors but faster by .4 at the line,these are my final T's
30.2
1'07.1
happy with this lap so time submited.
GL everone.
 
Azuremen
The line on the sweeper is odd... I assume right after the hill o death bit? Its somewhat in the middle, and you aim for the inside bit right before the straight.. you should come out a little lose and slide to the outside rail, if that makes sense.

Mostly what kills me is the first big turn... I suck at those types in that I am a big "brake, flick, throttle steer" type driver, I have smokey tires for most of the corners.
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I agree on the sweeper. 👍 But getting it right is so tough...

On the first turn, feel free to get to the left(in the sandy part of the road) before the bridge thing, and just lift off the throttle to get the nose to turn in. After lifting, get back on the gas and power through. For the most part, you want to keep the tail from sliding throughout the lap. If your tail is out under braking(unless it's just barely out), you're under braking longer than you need to be, and your stopping distances will increase by a noticeable amount. And of course, if you're sliding and trying to accelerate, you won't accelerate as fast as you would be if you weren't sliding... :) It's more picky than mid-engine.
Herman
I got a surprise half day at work today that let me run some more attempts in the RGT, slower sectors but faster by .4 at the line,these are my final T's
30.2
1'07.1
happy with this lap so time submited.
GL everone.
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Nice. I probably would've been ahead of your other splits then... But now, I definitely know I need to get to where I know I can go... :nervous: Hopefully I'll manage!
 
KLR142
I agree on the sweeper. 👍 But getting it right is so tough...

On the first turn, feel free to get to the left(in the sandy part of the road) before the bridge thing, and just lift off the throttle to get the nose to turn in. After lifting, get back on the gas and power through. For the most part, you want to keep the tail from sliding throughout the lap. If your tail is out under braking(unless it's just barely out), you're under braking longer than you need to be, and your stopping distances will increase by a noticeable amount. And of course, if you're sliding and trying to accelerate, you won't accelerate as fast as you would be if you weren't sliding... :) It's more picky than mid-engine.
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You can rotate this car a little bit... and it benefits from it.

That aside, I was referring to the left turn... that right kink before the bridge is not really a turn as much as a slight throttle lift :p
 
Yeah, in some cases it benefits, like corner entry get it a little sideways to point in the right direction and then power out instead of battle the understeer like crazy. And yeah, I guess that left turn can be fun... :sly:

I just noticed that Jerome's(jump_ace) time is missing from the leaderboard... He didn't mention his first split, but that's ok, we have his full second split: 1:07.356.

I had another go before tonight's activities(:sly:), but still came up empty handed for the most part...

I did come up with something that is quite close in more than one spot though, but I think it's a bit too close to call... I need some further clarification saying that this one part is considered a rumble, and clean if I have two wheels on it and the sand to the right of it... It had a blister of a third sector, coupled with a 1'07.010 that made for a good final time.

I'll post a picture of the spot tomorrow.
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Now back to it to see if I can come up with something cleaner and as fast or faster...?

Ooooh, just saw a 29.917! And messed it up a couple turns later, somehow I made it over the hill though, albeit not very fast.

And that was that.
 
gigiumba
Hi all,
for those who drive using the pad, did you disable ASM or not?
Thanks,

Gigiumba
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The pad, you mean the D-pad? Instead of the analog stick?

I don't see how you could even drive this car, it is entirely designed for small subtle steering inputs... I don't turn the wheel more than 45 degrees left or right when driving this car...

Either way, ASM will ruin the nature of this car, and defeat its best trait - throttle off rotation.
 
Hi Azure,
of course I use the analog stick for steering.
I made a couple of laps without ASM and I found the car too unstable to be fast too. Now I'm trying the ASM and I find it better, but I can't say at the moment if it's slower (no, at first sight...).
 
Well, this car feels stable to me. The trick is to stay on the gas to level it out. But I also drive primarily MR and RR layout cars, so I might be biased :p

Only place I am having issues is over the hill right after T1, but I just feather the throttle going over that.
 
I tried again to set ASM off, but it's over to me...
My first good lap has T1=30"571 and T2=1'08"595, of course with ASM...
 
First splits
T1 .30.130 :)
T2 1.08.191 :grumpy:

Also struggling with that damn up&down after T1 but once she settles down its all good:tup:

BTW. Its been a :crazy: week. Got in a fight with sum idiot who was driving like a tosser. As i turned to get back in my car he clobbered me with a piece of iron!! Now i've got a bald patch & cut to show for my good behaviour:dopey:

 
WOW Clemi uk
i thought i had a headache this am, but :ouch::ouch:
doesn't look safe to get out the car
sounds like road rage (happens in california a lot)
looks like it didn't bother your gt4 driving
too bad for us :grumpy:
 
Yea happend last thursday so no submission last week. But wont make that mistake again (the turning around bit i mean)... or maybe i should just keep a cool head hey:sly:
 
I'm using the stick, but I don't like the ASM - it seems like it does nothing but slow you down more than anything.

It also seems that this car is still steady enough at max power like this to be driven without the TCS on, even :trouble:
 
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