GTPLMS S2 Round 1 Race - Yokohama Grand Prix of Suzuka *RESULTS POSTED*

[ICallShotgun]

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Welcome to the GTPLMS​

Round 1: Yokahama Grand Prix of Suzuka​

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Round 1
Track: Suzuka - 3.61miles (5.81km)
Length: 28 laps - 101.08 miles
Deadline: May 6th @ 6p CST (GMT -6)​

Suzuka plays host to the 1st round of GTP LeMans Series Season 2. Long, winding, and extremely technical, Suzuka will give drivers fits in the first endurance event of the season. A fitting first chapter to season 2.

Qualifying saw some hotly contested battles, and it all bodes well for the season to come. HP adjustments have been made to all drivers according to the rules, and everyone is anxious to get going on the first enduro of the season. All drivers should remember that this is a DOUBLE POINTS EVENT. With fields qualifying within seconds of each other, many under 1/10th of a second between, this should be exciting to watch.

News Flash
Starting with R1, GTPLMS competition will institute round-by-round competition adjustments. These will be adjustments to horsepower in percentage points as follows.
1st - -2%
2nd - -1%
...
2nd Last - +1%
Last - +2%
Up to a maximum of +/- 10%. Each addition/restriction will last for 3 sessions, qualifying OR race. Race restrictions carry over to qualifying, and vice versa.

Entry List and Car Specifications shown below.

Prototype

Driver		Pts	Car#	Car			HP	   Wgt
---------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=purple]
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	0	0	Courage C60		750(-5)	  900(0)
Drew22		0	1	Toyota GT-One		756(0)	  900(0)
Ballstothewall	0	2	Toyota GT-One		756(0)	  900(0)
RACECAR		0	3	Audi R8			[b]720(-8)[/b]	  900(0)
NIGHT MICHAEL	0	7	Courage C60		750(-5)	  900(0)
azevedojose	0	8	Toyota GT-One		756(0)	  900(0)
chollo9		0	9	BMW V12 LMR		748(-5)	  900(0)
danny12		0	12	Audi R8			[b]736(-6)[/b]	  900(0)
ERacer		0	14	Courage C60		[b]757(-4)[/b]	  900(0)
ICallShotgun	0	17	Audi R8			[b]712(-9)[/b]	  900(0)
Delfino		0	25	Pescarolo PS2		746(-6)	  900(0)[/color]

Grand Touring 1

Driver		Pts	Car#	Car			HP	   Wgt
---------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=green]
NIGHT MICHAEL	0	27	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1150(0)
racemeandlose	0	31	Chevy Camaro LM		605(+2)	  1125(-2)
Drift_Kid35	0	35	Dodge Viper GTS-R	[b]588(0)[/b]	  1150(0)
CAMikaze	0	38	Chevy Camaro LM		605(+2)	  1125(-2)
ICallShotgun	0	45	Dodge Viper GTS-R	[b]570(-3)[/b]	  1150(0)
ERacer		0	45	Ford GT LM SpecII	[b]594(-2)[/b]	  1118(-1)
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	0	50	Dodge Viper GTS-R	[b]564(-4)[/b]	  1150(0)
Ballstothewall	0	69	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1150(0)
Drew22		0	96	Dodge Viper GTS-R	576(-2)	  1150(0)[/color]

Grand Touring 2

Driver		Pts	Car#	Car			HP	   Wgt
---------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=blue]
RACECAR		0	53	Audi TT-R		[b]459(-1)[/b]	  1101(-2)
racemeandlose	0	55	BMW M3 GTR		448(+1)	  1097(-2)
chollo9		0	60	BMW M3 GTR		448(+1)	  1097(-2)
ICallShotgun	0	63	BMW M3 GTR		448(+1)	  1097(-2)
SammiTougeGirl	0	66	Opel/Vauxhall Astra	[b]444(-2)[/b]	  1100(+10)
NIGHT MICHAEL	0	70	Mazda RX7 LM		446(-11)  1112(+3)
Delfino		0	75	Mazda RX7 LM		446(-11)  1112(+3)
CAMikaze	0	77	Mazda RX7 LM		[b]451(-10)[/b]  1112(+3)
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	0	00	Mazda RX7 LM		[b]441(-12)[/b]  1112(+3)[/color]

Grand Touring 3

Driver		Pts	Car#	Car			HP	   Wgt
---------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=red]
GTXDriver	0	76	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	[b]288(-7)[/b]	  1100(0)
danny12		0	78	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	[b]301(-3)[/b]	  1100(0)
ICallShotgun	0	83	Honda S2000 LM		[b]290(-8)[/b]	  1071(+2)
azevedojose	0	88	Toyota Altezza		[b]288(-4)[/b]	  1100(+10)
racemeandlose	0	91	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	285(-5)	  1100(0)
CAMikaze	0	94	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	285(-5)	  1100(0)
Delfino		0	98	Subaru CUSCO Impreza	285(-5)	  1100(0)
SammiTougeGirl	0	99	Renault Clio		320(+9)	  1069(-7)[/color]

Rules and Regulations​

All rules, regulations, car specifications, and races are controlled by GTPLMS sanctioning body, GTMSA. Any and all questions should be directed to GTMSA officials (namely me ICallShotgun) and officials will do their best to answer in a timely and accurate manor.

All drivers must run at the specified weights and horsepower settings provided by GTMSA for each round. Horsepower and/or weight settings are adjusted for competitive reasons each round based on finishing positions from previous rounds.

Penalties for Late Time Submission will be as such.
If the driver submits times Private Messaged through GTP to ICallShotgun before the deadline as time-stamped by GTP, no penaly will be given. A driver has up to 3 hours after deadline to send in their time, but a penalty will be enforced equal to the lateness of the submission, 1 second for every minute after deadline up to 3hr past deadline. Anything after 3hr will not be accepted and will post a DNS/DNQ.

All Other Standard Online Racing Rules apply.

• No Cheating, Hybrids, or any crap like that. Run the car I set up for you please.
• Try and keep two wheels on the road at all times. No shortcuts.
• No wall-riding. It slows you down.

Race (28 laps)

• Arcade Mode>>>Single Race>>>World Circuits>>>Suzuka>>>Select Car
• AI difficulty set to 8-10 for all classes
• AI Tires must be RM.
• Tires restricted to RH, RM, RS or any combination thereof.
• Tire Wear set to STRONG
• Penalty set to SPEED LIMITER
• TCS is allowed IF DESIRED, but NOT mandatory. ACS is PROHIBITED.
• Gearing is free.

Time Sending Format
Please make sure you send your Times formatted this way. It'll make it easier on me and we'll be good.

Driver Name:
Class:
Car: Car number, sponsor, and car type. ex. #17 BMW Finance BMW V12 LMR
HP:
Wgt:

Total Time:
Best Lap:

That's it. Have fun.

Chris[/font]

 

[ICallShotgun]

Yokohama Grand Prix of Suzuka
Round 1 Race Results
Prototype (PRO)

Driver		Car						Time	
-------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=purple]
[color=#C3A519]ICallShotgun	#17 Intersport Audi R8				49:30.217  [color=orange]10pts[/color][/color]
[color=#959595]C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#0 Playstation Courage C60			49:39.568  [color=orange]8pts[/color][/color]
[color=#E8733A]RACECAR		#3 Playstation3 Audi R8				49:50.248  [color=orange]6pts[/color][/color]
Delfino		#25 Labatts Pescarolo PS2			50:01.503  [color=orange]4pt[/color]
Ballstothewall	#2 Stanner Stair Lifts Toyota GT-One		50:18.572  [color=orange]2pts[/color]
Earth		#16 Microsoft Pescarolo PS2			50:27.614  [color=orange]1pts[/color]
ERacer		#14 Spencerline Performance Courage C60		51:33.491
danny12		#12 Roblex Aviation Audi R8			52:30.053
NIGHT MICHAEL	#7 Red Bull Courage C60				MDNF
Drew22		#1 Stanner Stair Lifts Toyota GT-One		DNS
[/color]
Fastest lap goes to [b]RACECAR[/b] at [b]1:39.108[/b][color=orange] 1pt[/color]

Grand Touring 1 (GT1)

Driver		Car						Time	
-------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=green]
[color=#C3A519]Drift_Kid35	#35 MOPAR Dodge Viper GTS-R			53:49.578  [color=orange]10pts[/color][/color]
[color=#959595]C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#50 Playstation Dodge Viper GTS-R		54:46.523  [color=orange]8pts[/color][/color]
[color=#E8733A]Ballstothewall	#69 Sanatogen Dodge Viper GTS-R			54:50.717  [color=orange]6pts[/color][/color]
Earth		#30 Microsoft BMW McLaren F1 GTR		55:41.880  [color=orange]4pts[/color]
ICallShotgun	#44 DLink Dodge Viper GTS-R			55:44.410  [color=orange]2pts[/color]
ERacer		#45 SpencerLine AutoParts Ford GT LM SpecII	57:14.011  [color=orange]1pt[/color]
NIGHT MICHAEL	#27 Red Bull Dodge Viper GTS-R			MDNF
CAMikaze	#38 Goodyear Tires Chevy Camaro LM		DNS
Drew22		#96 Sanatogen Dodge Viper GTS-R			DNS
[/color]
Fastest lap goes to [b]C-H-A-R-G-E-R[/B] AT [b]1:49.899[/b][color=orange] 1pt[/color]

Grand Touring 2 (GT2)

Driver		Car						Time	
-------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=blue]
[color=#C3A519]RACECAR		#53 Siemens Audi TT-R				55:36.200  [color=orange]10pts[/color][/color]
[color=#959595]Delfino		#75 QuarterMasters Mazda RX7 LM			55:59.331  [color=orange]8pts[/color][/color]
[color=#E8733A]chollo9		#60 JagerMeister BMW M3 GTR			56:26.048  [color=orange]6pts[/color][/color]
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#00 Eclipse Mazda RX7 LM			56:31.471  [color=orange]4pts[/color]
SammiTougeGirl	#66 Enkei Wheels Vauxhall Astra			57:10.787  [color=orange]2pts[/color]
ICallShotgun	#63 Toshiba BMW M3 GTR				57:17.355  [color=orange]1pt[/color]
NIGHT MICHAEL	#70 Red Bull Mazda RX7 LM			MDNF
CAMikaze	#77 Pepsi Mazda RX7 LM				DNS
[/color]
Fastest lap goes to [b]C-H-A-R-G-E-R[/b] at [b]1:53.707[/b][color=orange] 1pt[/color]

Grand Touring 3 (GT3)

Driver		Car						Time	
-------------------------------------------------------------------------[color=red]
[color=#C3A519]GTXDriver	#76 Yokohama Subaru CUSCO Impreza		60:40.220[color=orange]  10pts[/color][/color]
[color=#959595]Delfino		#98 Advan Motorsports Subaru CUSCO Impreza	60:49.547[color=orange]  8pts[/color][/color]
[color=#E8733A]SammiTougeGirl	#99 Enkei Wheels Renault Clio Race Car		61:00.750[color=orange]  6pts[/color][/color]
ICallShotgun	#83 Southern Comfort Honda S2000		61:31.417[color=orange]  4pts[/color]
azevedojose	#88 Yokohama Toyota Altezza 			62:41.602[color=orange]  2pts[/color]
danny12		#78 Embraer Subaru CUSCO Impreza		63:23.935[color=orange]  1pt[/color]
CAMikaze	#94 Otakon Subaru CUSCO Impreza			DNS
[/color]
Fastest lap goes to [b]Delfino[/b] at [b]2:03.461[/b][color=orange] 1pt[/color]

Drivers Championships
Prototype (PRO) Drivers Points

Driver		Car					Points	Diff
--------------------------------------------------------------------[color=purple]
ICallShotgun	#17 Intersport Audi R8			13
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#0 Playstation Courage C60		10	-3
RACECAR		#3 Playstation3 Audi R8			9	-4
Delfino		#25 Courage Pescarolo PS2		6	-7
Ballstothewall	#2 Stanner Stair Lifts Toyota GT-One	4	-9
NIGHT MICHAEL	#7 Red Bull Courage C60			2	-11
danny12		#12 Roblex Aviation Audi R8		2	-11
ERacer		#14 Pescarolo Courage C60		2	-11
Earth		#16 Microsoft Pescarolo PS2		2	-11
Drew22		#1 Stanner Stair Lifts Toyota GT-One	0	-13
azevedojose	#8 Michelin Toyota GT-One		0	-13
[/color]

Grand Touring 1 (GT1) Drivers Points

Driver		Car					Points	Diff
--------------------------------------------------------------------[color=green]
Drift_Kid35	#35 MOPAR Dodge Viper GTS-R		12	
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#50 Playstation Dodge Viper GTS-R	11	-1
Ballstothewall	#69 Sanatogen Dodge Viper GTS-R		8	-4
Earth		#30 Microsoft BMW McLaren F1 GTR	5	-7
ICallShotgun	#44 DLink Dodge Viper GTS-R		4	-8
ERacer		#45 Spencerline AutoParts Ford GT	3	-9
NIGHT MICHAEL	#27 Red Bull Dodge Viper GTS-R		2	-10
CAMikaze	#38 Goodyear Tires Chevy Camaro LM	1	-11
racemeandlose	#31 Monster Army Chevy Camaro LM	0	-12
Drew22		#96 Sanatogen Dodge Viper GTS-R		0	-12
[/color]

Grand Touring 2 (GT2) Drivers Points

Driver		Car					Points	Diff
--------------------------------------------------------------------[color=blue]
RACECAR		#53 Siemens Audi TT-R			12	
Delfino		#75 Mazda Mazda RX7 LM			10	-2
chollo9		#60 JagerMeister BMW M3 GTR		8	-4
C-H-A-R-G-E-R	#00 Eclipse Mazda RX7 LM		7	-5
SammiTougeGirl	#66 Enkei Wheels Opel/Vauxhall Astra	5	-7
ICallShotgun	#63 Toshiba BMW M3 GTR			3	-9
NIGHT MICHAEL	#70 Red Bull Mazda RX7 LM		2	-10
CAMikaze	#77 Pepsi Mazda RX7 LM			1	-11
racemeandlose	#55 Monster Army BMW M3 GTR		0	-12
[/color]

Grand Touring 3 (GT3) Drivers Points

Driver		Car					Points	Diff
--------------------------------------------------------------------[color=red]
GTXDriver	#76 Yokohama Subaru CUSCO Impreza	13	
SammiTougeGirl	#99 Enkei Wheels Renault Clio		11	-2
Delfino		#98 Advan Subaru CUSCO Impreza		8	-5
ICallShotgun	#83 Southern Comfort Honda S2000 LM	6	-7
azevedojose	#88 Yokohama Toyota Altezza		4	-9
danny12		#78 Embraer Subaru CUSCO Impreza	3	-10
CAMikaze	#94 Otakon Subaru CUSCO Impreza		1	-12
racemeandlose	#91 Monster Army Subaru CUSCO Impreza	0	-13
[/color]

Manufacturers Championships
Prototype (PRO) Manufacturers Points

Manufacturer	Points	Diff
============================[color=purple]
Audi		11	
Pescarolo	8	-3
Toyota		2	-9
BMW		0	-11
Bentley		0	-11[/color]

Grand Touring 1 (GT1) Manufacturers Points

Manufacturer	Points	Diff
============================[color=green]
Dodge		11	
BMW		4	-7
Ford		1	-10
Chevy		0	-11
Pagani		0	-11[/color]

Grand Touring 2 (GT2) Manufacturers Points

Manufacturer	Points	Diff
============================[color=blue]
Audi		10	
Mazda		8	-2
BMW		6	-4
Opel/Vauxhall	3	-7
Mercedes	0	-10
Nissan		0	-10[/color]

Grand Touring 3 (GT3) Manufacturers Points

Manufacturer	Points	Diff
============================[color=red]
Subaru		11	
Renault		8	-3
Honda		4	-7
Toyota		2	-9[/color]

 

[C-H-A-R-G-E-R]

I ask once again about the deadline... You give us just a week for the race in this thread while you were talking about two weeks just a few days ago...

Note on deadline: This race is one of the enduro events of the season, and consequently is Double Points for the race. This also means that there is going to be some extra time needed to be put into this race, which is why it is hot-lap qualifying instead of sprint-race. That being said, i figured it wouldn't be near as tough for people to do hot-laps in a short time frame, and I can post results Fri (my time) night and give people 2 weekends to do what is going to amount to about an hour race for GT3 classes (shorter obviously for faster classes). Most enduros will be run like this, with the sprint-race qualifying for the shorter races. Trust me guys (and girl), there will be quite a variety this season, i've tried to mix a few things up to keep it interesting...and with some close racing it should be fun.

c

 

[ZOOSO]

Was wondering that too CHARGER another week would be ideal { its a heavy work-load for those racing 3 or more classes } .. but i'm ok with the deadline and im cool with whatever the race director decides { if it is extended }

Delfino wishes everyone good luck and looks forward to arriving at Suzuka with his race team { btw i have an all-girl pitt crew }

 

[ICallShotgun]

It was supposed to give you two full weekends, and i've changed the date to May 6th. It's roughly 1 hr for GT3, so maybe 45m for PRO. This should be enough time even for multiple class drivers...heck, i'm driving all four (glutton for punishment i guess).

Consequently, i've taken the S2000 out for a bank-race, and even with my HP restriction, I've turned laps with RH that were about .7s off my qualifying lap. Still haven't hit that golden lap, or that personal goal I'm looking for, as well as finding an ideal tire strategy, but with a fast-lap of 2:03.xxx on RS/RS, and right now a 5-stopper, which will change.

Good luck all, I think i might tackle some GT2 tests today.

 

[Tyre King]

Welllllll!

I'm looking at a 3 stopper in PRO!

Got a good run in the bag, and had a great run on pause. Had tea and a few cans, bit of a break, then re-started........Complete disaster! Aborted the run with 45 mins on the clock after a tank-slapper at the anti-banked corner, resulting in a spin.

Moral of the story? Don't let the misses talk you into cooking tea and taking a break when you are 3/4 through a 50 min race!

Neil

 

[ZOOSO]

It was supposed to give you two full weekends, and i've changed the date to May 6th. It's roughly 1 hr for GT3, so maybe 45m for PRO. This should be enough time even for multiple class drivers...heck, i'm driving all four (glutton for punishment i guess).

Consequently, i've taken the S2000 out for a bank-race, and even with my HP restriction, I've turned laps with RH that were about .7s off my qualifying lap. Still haven't hit that golden lap, or that personal goal I'm looking for, as well as finding an ideal tire strategy, but with a fast-lap of 2:03.xxx on RS/RS, and right now a 5-stopper, which will change.

Good luck all, I think i might tackle some GT2 tests today.

Shotgun .. your QF lap was 2:04.022 and your running 'about.7's off it on RH's ' .. hmmmmm .. seems rather interesting that with RS's your still only running 2:03's .. am i missing something ; are you spinning a yarn or have you made a typo ? { find it hard to believe you can only find a maximum of 1.7 odd seconds between using RH's and RS's

 

[ICallShotgun]

sorry Del, I lied. I'm running 2:07's on RH, not 2:05s. I haven't had much sleep lately, sorry.

 

[ZOOSO]

NP Gun .. i think it was an 'oversight' .. not a fib .. i wish humans could 'survive' on just one hours sleep ... had 6 hours this morning after a very late night , and i'm dozzzzzzing off behind the wheel on the way home

 

[GTXDriver]

I think my power is wrong...
After some thinking it could be 279 or so,-7 % must be the solution,I think.

 

[GTXDriver]

Time submitted.
It was a little bit strange for me that with -2% less power I lost so much time per lap.
I was not able to race as fast as I did in the qualifying or when I tried it,the car consumed its tyres one lap before I planed,because I pushed too hard to keep the laptimes relatively low...
It will be a really tricky season when the settings of the cars will be changed between the qualifying and the race.Anyway,it will be interesting too.👍

 

[ERacer]

Very quiet in here today. Everyone must be concentrating on those nasty esses. Or engaged in real life issues. My girlfriend threw me for a bit of a curve earlier today. She was reading a recent magazine story about Paul McCartney and his mess and all the money he has. Well, I said to her half jokingly "You know, he was in a band before Wings?" She said "What's Wings?" LOL To be fair, she is 15 yrs younger than me but I'll never let her live that one down.

 

[chollo9]

I wish I could forget Wings . . .

Love the Beatles

And the Rutles

 

[GTXDriver]

Well,time submitted again.
I found a little time to race yesterday in the evening.I shaved some seconds from my previous result,but left about 5 seconds on the track because of the goddamn Pug205.
So I give some work to do to Chris!

 

[Tyre King]

Sorry I haven't been round much these last few days, guys!

RL intrudes!

Haven't been able to do any racing at all since the other day, apart from a short, un-successfull hour trying to get a good start without frying the fronts too early.

Concentrating on the GT-One, not the Viper. Mixed compounds make for interesting racing, especially when they start going off.

Hopefully I will get to this tomorrow afternoon, but for now the pool table and Guinness are calling to me.

Laters

Neil

 

[ICallShotgun]

Well, initial runs are in for all cars.

GT3: I just can't seem to reach that elusive 1hr mark. It's always something. The S2000 burns through front tires like they're softs, but after you learn the car, and that it's ALL about momentum (you lose it, you've lost it), it's really a fun drive. so far it's a 5-stopper (Sorry Neil), but i'm sure I can improve.

GT2: that M3 really shows it's weakness after Spoon and after Casio. Top-end is terrible, but the cornering is great. decent times here, and very consistent. did a 3-stopper here, but might go for a 4-stop w/ softer tires.

GT1: That Viper is a beast! and watch out when those tires go orange. 3 stopper here too, but I don't think there's much in the way of improvement.

PRO: Top end was limited by a great qualifying effort, but I think it may have helped. did a 2 stopper (yes, 2 stops), and I'm fairly happy with the lap times. Might try a 3 stopper, but that last lap feels like the R8's at Chamonix, not Suzuka. wheee...

Don't know how much more driving I'll be able to get in, but you guys (and gal) have until sunday night, May 6th, to get me your times. Figured I'd give you all 2 weekends.

c

 

[chollo9]

Whew! I feel better now that I've heard some reports. I'm trying to decide between 3 or 4 stops too, but 2 STOPS on RHs!

 

[ZOOSO]

Proto for me is a 4 stopper ! .. id consider a 3 stopper but doubt ill get the time .

GT2 and GT3 are a different story though , the Subaru certainly leaves the S2000 in its exhaust dust when it comes to tyre life { 3 stops is a healthy option } .... still trying different strategys for both classes before submitting times { on saturday }

 

[Tyre King]

GT1: That Viper is a beast! and watch out when those tires go orange. 3 stopper here too, but I don't think there's much in the way of improvement.

PRO: Top end was limited by a great qualifying effort, but I think it may have helped. did a 2 stopper (yes, 2 stops), and I'm fairly happy with the lap times. Might try a 3 stopper, but that last lap feels like the R8's at Chamonix, not Suzuka. wheee...c

You can't be pushing those rear Hard's very much Chris? I'm projecting 8 laps out of RH rears, but on the flip-side, I am getting 7 good laps out of RM fronts!
And I am very happy with my lap-times!

Neil

 

[ICallShotgun]

Sorry Neil, but the tire wear is completely even. I'm going to try a 3 stopper tonight. Remember, I'm 45hp down from you, and that makes a HUGE difference in torque to the rears.

 

[ERacer]

To pit, or not to pit: that is the question:
Whether 'tis faster in the race to suffer
The wear and tear of softer tires,
Or to take arms against a sea of esses,
And with harder tires in the end pitting less?

….. Ay, there's the rub …….

With apologies to William Shakespeare


ERacer

 

[Tyre King]

To pit, or not to pit: that is the question:
Whether 'tis faster in the race to suffer
The wear and tear of softer tires,
Or to take arms against a sea of esses,
And with harder tires in the end pitting less?

….. Ay, there's the rub …….

With apologies to William Shakespeare


ERacer

VERY GOOD!!!!!!!

I like that!

Done with the PRO class, a 3 stopper with miss-matched tyres, only about 5-6 seconds out there and they were caused by passing AI (read getting stuck behind one of them in the esses)

Opening lap of 1'48.9xx
Average lap time : 1'43.5-8xx
Fastest lap time : 1'42.xxx
Lopped over 30 seconds off my previous time.
Very consistant race, quite happy with it.

Off to run the Snake for a few races.

Neil

 

[Tyre King]

Just done what I would consider a 'near-perfect' race in the Snake!

No mistakes, no problems with the AI at all, 4 stops, perfect fuel management (Only 2 litres in the tank at the last pitstop, and the fuel guage showed NO fuel at all as I crossed the line), never did I let the tyres get to red, nor did I lose the lead from the first left of the Esses on L1.

Fastest lap time dropping steadily throughout the race as the fuel burned off,
AND, with a fastest lap for the race that would have had me scraping the paint off C-H-A-R-G-E-R's rear bumper in the qualifying!

I will try another strategy tomoz, but I don't think it will be faster.

More than happy!

Neil

 

[SammiTougeGirl]

Well, Ive submitted my times. Im not that happy with them but theyre the best I can do. Its soo nice outside I cant concentrate.
My Clio time includes a 720 degree spin that I caught and only lost about a second.

 

[ZOOSO]

Times sent .. 4 stoppers in each car .. comfortable with the Subaru and Mazda , had fun with the A1 even though GT2 was more 'aggressive' than GT3 ... see you all on the grid .

 

[azevedojose]

Times sent. Entered the pits 4 times and made a lot of mistakes...

 

[ICallShotgun]

I'm done. Times submitted a day early. I've run that S2000 5 times, and can't go faster than the 2nd time. A 5-stopper. :wow:

Same for all of them really, ran each race at least 3 times (I have a lot of spare time lately ), and can't go any faster.

On a side note, it's always funny to have an exciting battle lap after lap, only to have the AI spin out in Spoon...only to spin out yourself the next lap and get passed by the same AI. I can almost picture BOB waving at me as he goes bye.

Hope to get results up early tomorrow to concentrate on Fuji '90s qualifying...fyi, it's a sprint-race qualifier.

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[danny12]

times submitted, little bit slower than quali.. those AI drivers are a pain... you never know what they are thinking and doing..

 

[ZOOSO]

Shotgun .. excuse my ignorance , but why do we have 'sprint-race' qualifying ? .. when no form of motor sport has such a qualifying format .. could you pls enlighten my confused brain

 

[GTXDriver]

If we can choose,I vote for the hotlap qualifying.People who haven't got enough spare time - like me -,try to do their best in one lap...the sprint races need too much time,I think.