i enter the pit stop too much :(

[Kratos_Q8]

i just finished the indy 200 laps its my first endurance race i noticed that i enter the pit stop too much i go in like every 25 laps while the AI enters every 40+ lap can someone help me plz ? i have hard racing tyres

 

[Litzner]

I have found I "slide" softer tires much less across the pavement, so much less they actually wear slightly slower then the harder tires.

The only other advice I can give you is to slow down, drive more smoothly, and you can also try decreasing break balance to make sure you are not a little to hard on the tires while breaking.

Are your fronts or rears going first?

 

[Kratos_Q8]

rear and the one on the right more i was driving the minolta toyota

 

[GenkoMax]

rear and the one on the right more i was driving the minolta toyota

The right would be because of the number of left handed turns.
For advice, don't try to always go full out. when your tires deteriorate past the halfway point (or earlier if you choose) start slowing down, take corners more gently, etc

 

[Vitzio]

Try not to skid around the track too much, I save my tires and usually pit after the first three AI racers go in.

 

[Credge]

You have to race endurance a bit different than the other races. Break earlier and lighter. Take turns at a slightly lower speed. I find it best to drive so I need to pit due to my tires when I have about half a tank of gas left. It takes about as long to fill up as it does to change the tires. It does depend on the car, but most of what I tends to come pretty close to this.

 

[Kratos_Q8]

thanks for the advices guys

 

[Litzner]

If you are not goo with the throttle traction control may help too.

 

[PiRacingChamp]

Are you using a wheel, or ds3?

 

[maxi25]

Like everyone said being smooth helps a ton. I did the Laguna 200 miles in the Oreca Viper race car and did about 13 laps with hard driving and lots of sliding around. Being more gentle with the throttle allowed me to do 32 or so laps before pitting. That makes quite a huge difference.

 

[ShawnPhillips]

Reduce downforce, high downforce provides better grip but puts more strain on the tires.
Lower the downforce and be easy through the corners.

 

[CTznOfTime]

When I read the title of this topic, I am thinking to myself:
this guy must really have a blader problem!!
Either that, or he just doesn't know how to aim straight, as in the lavarories... !

Your are simply working your tires too much. Furthermore the bots usually stick to harder tires, and keep in mind that pd design the AI to utilize and drive the cars in such ways that it perfectly and ideally use the right amount of throttle and braking power in any given situation: no more than necessary... As oppose to us players, we just simply floor our buttons until the controllers just call it quits... Lol

 

[IceMan PJN]

i just finished the indy 200 laps its my first endurance race i noticed that i enter the pit stop too much i go in like every 25 laps while the AI enters every 40+ lap can someone help me plz ? i have hard racing tyres

rear and the one on the right more i was driving the minolta toyota

Hmmmm.

I only did the Indy 500 (200 laps) once, and that was in the Formula GT with racing softs. (I used the FGT because I actually went into it figuring it would try to imitate the real Indy 500, which is an open-wheel race and the FGT is the closest thing in GT5 to Indy cars.) I ran flat-out, as hard as I could, and still ended up pitting for fuel which ran out long before my tires, and even refueling was after maybe 35 laps flat-out. It seems slightly unusual that you would have hard tires wear out so much faster.

I think I'll have to concur with the comments about sliding around the track. That puts a lot of extra wear on your tires. I suppose running the **** out of them might make for faster laps at first, but if you're obliterating them quickly it isn't so great in the long run.

 

[W3H5]

I've just finished the Indy 200 laps, it's my first endurance race. I noticed that I enter the pit stop too much. I go in like every 25 laps while the AI enters every 40+ laps. Can someone help me plz please? I have hard racing tyres.

There's some help with your English to start with.

If your tyres are going away too quick then you are surely pushing too hard, I'd say. Try to take it easier in the bends, perhaps even coast around them to save the tyres.

 

[TCSdisable]

I have race indy500 yesterday

They can run 40 laps, but they are slow every second half cycles.
Using a Medium or Soft Tire and done a quick lap isn't bad at all.

Related Thread: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=197872

 

[maxi25]

I ran flat-out, as hard as I could, and still ended up pitting for fuel which ran out long before my tires, and even refueling was after maybe 35 laps flat-out. QUOTE]


Remember that the FGT is running at like 12,000+rpms. Fuel goes by quickly at those engine speeds.

 

[PiRacingChamp]

Reduce downforce, high downforce provides better grip but puts more strain on the tires.
Lower the downforce and be easy through the corners.

Wrong answer. Reducing the downforce will allow the tyres to slide across the track surface, wearing down the tyres quicker. The track surface is like sandpaper, and will scrape rubber off the tyre, if you are sliding it across the surface. Reduce the slip angle by being smoother thru the corners, and driving slower, if necessary. Listen to the tyres, and back off when they are sliding. If you are listening to music, turn it off so you can hear, and pay attention, to what the car is doing.

 

[GrimSinn]

Adjust your camber and toe, they can help manage tire temp that will manage tire wear.

 

[smalldave]

When I did laguna seca in my Pug 908, the softs lasted about 26 laps for the first stint before they were destroyed, but there after my concentration wavered, I got bored, and started pushing much more to see what times I could do... when I did this I was pitting every 12 to 15 laps.

How much you push the tyre makes a huge difference, as does how aggressive you are with steering. Also, softs last longer than hards and are more consistent - with hards you are more prone to spinning the rears and understeering.

 

[Slime718]

my x1 can last 32 laps before i need to pit

 

[HyenaZERO]

Keep in mind the AI is VERY timid when it comes to superspeedway turns. As a result they are not pushing their tires nearly as hard as they could be. The AI also seems to let their fuel tank determine their pit stops, and thus after about 20 or 30 laps they end up rather squirrely.

When I run Indy, 25 laps is about where I schedule my stops. I make up for the more frequent pit stops by actually taking the corners at speed.

 

[GTveteran]

Wrong answer. Reducing the downforce will allow the tyres to slide across the track surface, wearing down the tyres quicker. The track surface is like sandpaper, and will scrape rubber off the tyre, if you are sliding it across the surface. Reduce the slip angle by being smoother thru the corners, and driving slower, if necessary. Listen to the tyres, and back off when they are sliding. If you are listening to music, turn it off so you can hear, and pay attention, to what the car is doing.

While that may be true on a regular circuit, the speed at which you drive and the type of cars in the race at Indianapolis negates the effect of lowering the downforce, i.e. it doesn't matter.

I also used the Tom's 88CV on Soft tyres which lasted 35 laps before the right rear went. I had the down force set at 50/80 which is not a huge step down (its also my prefered set up for normal tracks in the Group C cars) but I think it probably helped. It also made me able to run consistent 40 second laps with no draft and 39 seconds with a draft.