Official GTP_Race Event 01 (SpecIII: Closed)

[zed300]

There's still alot of good , fast drivers to post their times from each division, that's scary.

There is over 550 GTP_ members we have 23 on the leaderboard.
Could be a VERY busy weekend for Bigracer.

 

[mr_VOLCANO]

thats like 301km/h! wow.. my top speed is 297. gonna check out my gearbox another time..

 

[homeforsummer]

There is over 550 GTP_ members we have 23 on the leaderboard.
Could be a VERY busy weekend for Bigracer.

There are actually 364 according to the GTP_Registry thread 👍 But yes, if everyone takes part it'll be busy keeping up with all the submitted times. But it's Sphinx I feel more sorry for as he has the bigger task...

 

[Timppaq]

No worries about me.. mr_VOLCAN0..

 

[steven]

There is over 550 GTP_ members we have 23 on the leaderboard.
Could be a VERY busy weekend for Bigracer.

Actually I hope so. I have a team of updaterers awaiting to each 'do' a division to spread the workload 👍 but sofar I can manage quite well save Jerome kicking in here & there

 

[LinPark]

AT LAST!!! I turned in my first clean race this evening:

Lap 2= 1:54.590
Lap 3= 1:54.198

GTP_LinPark
Division 3 Silver
Logitech G25

Not the fastest I've done so I'm hoping to get some more time this weekend and next week to shave a few seconds here and there. I can't wait to see mr_VOLCANO's replay (or Timppaq's for that matter since I'm sure it is smokin')!

 

[J-PaP]

must say i am somewhat concerned.... I'm about 2 seconds off my L2 time that I want and 1 second off my lap 3 time that I want. I'll work on it later in the week I think the fact that I can't hear my own car over the others is throwing me off a bit on lap 1 and 2.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

This is how the qualifier for stage two looks like so far based on times submitted to the leaderboard:


DIVISION 3:

Gold:GTP_uk86ze
Silver:GTP_Don
Bronze:GTP_DukeOfPendle

I must be sitting on a gold then.

Question: Stage 2 is more of a "fun" stage than meaning anything?

 

[Tagger]

Just as I was about to give up on this event tonight, I found some things in my infield cornering that were slowing me down. As a result, I just ran the race with only the lead car to pass entering the infield on lap 3. The run wasn't clean. An Elise kept rubbing my door and I scuffed the wall passing on the high side on the banking. But, I feel better just knowing I was able to find some problems in my line. My time wasn't up there with the racing gods we have here. But, I'm happy with the improvements and think there's still room for more. Not for leaderboard use but I ran L2 @ 1'56.088 and L3 @ 1'54.073.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Just as I was about to give up on this event tonight, I found some things in my infield cornering that were slowing me down. As a result, I just ran the race with only the lead car to pass entering the infield on lap 3. The run wasn't clean. An Elise kept rubbing my door and I scuffed the wall passing on the high side on the banking. But, I feel better just knowing I was able to find some problems in my line. My time wasn't up there with the racing gods we have here. But, I'm happy with the improvements and think there's still room for more. Not for leaderboard use but I ran L2 @ 1'56.088 and L3 @ 1'54.073.

Here is something for you to aim at that should improve your times. I am finding that timing is the issue with overtaking the AI's. I have found that if you can pass the first car out of the first corner in the run down to the tight right hander you find that passing is easy for the rest. I have found that by passing that first car at that point I can then pass all cars before the bus stop on lap 2. You will find that they are all nicely positioned on the straights when you meet them. Leaving you free on the midfield to drive the best lines.

Trust me, practise passing that first car before the tight right hander and the rest of the race is a lot easier to get a good time and cleaner race.

👍

 

[steven]

board updated

 

[WayneGTC]

Lap 2 : 1.52.424
Lap 3 : 1.50.916

Wayne Div 1 Bronze
G25 👍

 

[homeforsummer]

Here is something for you to aim at that should improve your times. I am finding that timing is the issue with overtaking the AI's. I have found that if you can pass the first car out of the first corner in the run down to the tight right hander you find that passing is easy for the rest. I have found that by passing that first car at that point I can then pass all cars before the bus stop on lap 2. You will find that they are all nicely positioned on the straights when you meet them. Leaving you free on the midfield to drive the best lines.

Trust me, practise passing that first car before the tight right hander and the rest of the race is a lot easier to get a good time and cleaner race.

👍

With the laptimes he's got so far it's probably asking a little much of him to pass the first car just after the first corner - my laps are a good few seconds up on his and even I can't do that

Personally, I get close to the back couple of cars (usually Skylines) going through the complex and then pass them midway through the first bit of banking before the long straight to the chicane. I find myself following a pack (Elises, Clios and Evos usually) through the chicanes. I pass all of these accelerating out onto the banking towards the start/finish, which leaves me with a couple of Elises right up my backside through the whole infield! By the end of the infield section I'm following an Evo at this point who I pass on the banking, and do the same to the Clio he's following.

I'm now exiting the chicane behind another couple of Evos who I pass early in the banking and I get the final couple of 350Zs before the start finish, and have a clean run for the rest of the race.

If you keep this pace up your laptimes for L2 and L3 will be around the low 1'53/high 1'52 mark like mine are. My third lap is always quicker because I'm not passing anything.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

With the laptimes he's got so far it's probably asking a little much of him to pass the first car just after the first corner - my laps are a good few seconds up on his and even I can't do that

Personally, I get close to the back couple of cars (usually Skylines) going through the complex and then pass them midway through the first bit of banking before the long straight to the chicane. I find myself following a pack (Elises, Clios and Evos usually) through the chicanes. I pass all of these accelerating out onto the banking towards the start/finish, which leaves me with a couple of Elises right up my backside through the whole infield! By the end of the infield section I'm following an Evo at this point who I pass on the banking, and do the same to the Clio he's following.

I'm now exiting the chicane behind another couple of Evos who I pass early in the banking and I get the final couple of 350Zs before the start finish, and have a clean run for the rest of the race.

If you keep this pace up your laptimes for L2 and L3 will be around the low 1'53/high 1'52 mark like mine are. My third lap is always quicker because I'm not passing anything.

You will be suprised at how easy it is to get past the first car, with the right setup. After that the cars line up beutifully throughout the race. I have had the two cars at the right hand hairpin before now, but it is pure luck if you can make it through with out touching. I have usually passed all cars before the bus stop on lap 2, or at worst the last car straight out of the bus stop.


I was just giving the lad something to aim at to give him an idea, and perhaps something to work at. Passing the first car takes some practice, but it is worth it.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

Thread rules:

The following information cannot be discussed in this thread (they can, however, be discussed on MSN or via other private conversation methods):

• Total race time
• No lap 1 times
  [*]any information which can be used to infer a lap time for lap 1
  

I don't think you guys should be discussing when you're passing the AI cars on lap 1.

 

[homeforsummer]

If you can work out a laptime from that you're a better man than I - because I don't have a clue... especially as the AI cars do change and I've met them at different points before in the twenty-odd goes I've had at this.

 

[Sphinx]

I must be sitting on a gold then.

Question: Stage 2 is more of a "fun" stage than meaning anything?

No, not at all. Stage 2 will be raced Online and the idea is for the first round of head to head races to be very competitive. Then we will have the quarter finals, semi finals, and then the grand final. 👍

I don't think you guys should be discussing when you're passing the AI cars on lap 1.

Their discussion is fine so long as they keep off the subject of split times and final lap time for lap 1.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

No, not at all. Stage 2 will be raced Online and the idea is for the first round of head to head races to be very competitive. Then we will have the quarter finals, semi finals, and then the grand final. 👍






Their discussion is fine so long as they keep off the subject of split times and final lap time for lap 1.

So if I got the 2nd best gold in Div 3, I would not be in Stage 2 because only the best silver and bronze from div 3 would be the others who make it?

New question: Is it possible to advance a division if I consistently get Div 2 worthy times but never get to Stage 2 of an event?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I don't think you guys should be discussing when you're passing the AI cars on lap 1.

I fail to see where discussion about where to pass cars can relate to any of the three points you have highlighted. There are no timings discussed and there can be no idea of first lap times taken from what has been mentioned in our posts.

I appoligise in advance if we are wrong to do so, on the basis that Sphinx pulls us up for our discussion.

 

[homeforsummer]

Their discussion is fine so long as they keep off the subject of split times and final lap time for lap 1.

Thanks for clarifying 👍

 

[Sphinx]

So if I got the 2nd best gold in Div 3, I would not be in Stage 2 because only the best silver and bronze from div 3 would be the others who make it?

No.

3 drivers will progress to stage two in division 3; the winning gold time, winning silver time and the winning bronze time. This is to allow all drivers regardless of ability the chance to progress to stage two. 👍

edit:
If they prove that they are the fastest in their respective categories then they deserve to progress to stage two

New question: Is it possible to advance a division if I consistently get Div 2 worthy times but never get to Stage 2 of an event?

If I feel that you need to be promoted because you are consistently faster then the other competitors in your division, then I will promote you. As I've said before in this thread, my decision will be heavily influenced by the opinions of the other drivers within your division. I have no doubt they will voice an opinion if they see someone who clearly needs to be promoted.

 

[LinPark]

Here is something for you to aim at that should improve your times. I am finding that timing is the issue with overtaking the AI's. I have found that if you can pass the first car out of the first corner in the run down to the tight right hander you find that passing is easy for the rest. I have found that by passing that first car at that point I can then pass all cars before the bus stop on lap 2. You will find that they are all nicely positioned on the straights when you meet them. Leaving you free on the midfield to drive the best lines.

Trust me, practise passing that first car before the tight right hander and the rest of the race is a lot easier to get a good time and cleaner race.

👍

I've come close to doing this one time - I was neck and neck with the last place Skyline going into the first hairpin - I was just to his right so I didn't have a very good entry into the turn and ended up going into the grass after a brief exchange of paint.

I really think the key is passing early and being smooth in the corners - to be in first prior to the bus stop on lap 2 gives you 2 times through the bus stop at very good speeds.

For those of you who use the racing line, can you comment on this particular car and the line? I really don't think this car can follow that line and still be smooth through most of the turns. I'm spending most of my time now practicing each turn - I'll often turn around in a race and go back numerous times to do the same turn over and over to get it right. I really wish there were a way to start at any point in a race to simplify practicing a portion of a track.

This is how the qualifier for stage two looks like so far based on times submitted to the leaderboard:

DIVISION 1:

Gold:GTP_PrudentBear
Silver:GTP_Sphinx
Bronze:GTP_mr_VOLCANO


DIVISION 2:

Gold:GTP_Manuelos
Silver:
Bronze:


DIVISION 3:

Gold:GTP_uk86ze
Silver:GTP_Don
Bronze:GTP_DukeOfPendle


DIVISION 4:

Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:


DIVISION 5:

Gold:GTP_Diverman
Silver:
Bronze:

Sphinx, GTP_Don is actually in Div2 Silver.

Where in the world are all the Div 4 folks? Will there be more at-large bids if certain groups don't even participate?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I've come close to doing this one time - I was neck and neck with the last place Skyline going into the first hairpin - I was just to his right so I didn't have a very good entry into the turn and ended up going into the grass after a brief exchange of paint.

I really think the key is passing early and being smooth in the corners - to be in first prior to the bus stop on lap 2 gives you 2 times through the bus stop at very good speeds.

For those of you who use the racing line, can you comment on this particular car and the line? I really don't think this car can follow that line and still be smooth through most of the turns. I'm spending most of my time now practicing each turn - I'll often turn around in a race and go back numerous times to do the same turn over and over to get it right. I really wish there were a way to start at any point in a race to simplify practicing a portion of a track.



Sphinx, GTP_Don is actually in Div2 Silver.

Where in the world are all the Div 4 folks? Will there be more at-large bids if certain groups don't even participate?

The key is to be right on the back end of the last car as you come out of turn one. Then once through the short chicane stay to the right and outbreak the car into the hairpin. It can be done, trust me. 👍

 

[Manuelos]

The key is to be right on the back end of the last car as you come out of turn one. Then once through the short chicane stay to the right and outbreak the car into the hairpin. It can be done, trust me. 👍

Indeed, it can be done (I did it maybe 2-3 times without hitting him or he me), but it's so damn hard to do

 

[DustDriver]

I test drove this just now and didn't have fun one moment, sorry Jerry.
Don't like the track, don't like the car and don't like racing the AI.

Could be that I give it another go next week when I'm bored, but not going to spend much time on this.
Too bad that I won't have a shot at participating in stage 2, but I already know that I can't get close to volcano's times in this combo.

 

[neil_1980]

Where in the world are all the Div 4 folks?

Still trying to get a clean race in lol

I've had one race which I considered clean when doing it but the reply im a little unsure if there was slight contact so Im carrying on trying.

Wasn't a great lap time anyway and im waaaaay off the pace compared to you guys.

 

[Fujiwara-kun]

Division 4 idiot here.

I submit a time next week. I am busy currently
Or should I start now lol

 

[DaddyVDUB]

I test drove this just now and didn't have fun one moment, sorry Jerry.
Don't like the track, don't like the car and don't like racing the AI.

Could be that I give it another go next week when I'm bored, but not going to spend much time on this.
Too bad that I won't have a shot at participating in stage 2, but I already know that I can't get close to volcano's times in this combo.

Yes Yes

 

[Sphinx]

Looks like we're succeeding in sorting the men from the boys.

 

[DaddyVDUB]

Ouch,sharp early today. LOL