Pit strat for 24 hours of Le Mans?

[bloodstriker]

When i did the other endurance races about 2 years ago, softs/meds/hards all had the same durability, so there was no strategy.

So what strategy did you guys use when you did Le Mans with the updated tire wear?

 

[SD180sx]

I did the Le Mans 24hr twice. On a 787B and 908. Used Racing Hard for both race. I was able to do 11-12 laps per stint before pitting due to fuel. It looks like theirs at least 20% tire life left when I pit.

 

[GTPorsche]

I'm 8 hours into the race and I've been pitting every 12 laps due to fuel with the Peugeot 908.

 

[munsonface]

I'm in the rain 100% and running the intermediate tires. Have been pitting about every six to seven laps and getting only a half a tank of fuel. Been helping with the lap times as I am now two laps ahead. Using the 908 un-tuned.

 

[surge9000]

The update makes no significant difference at Le Mans. Real Audis at least, for the past 3 years have been going 3-4 stints on the same set of (usually 'soft') tyres. That's 30+ laps at La Sarthe. The update was to fix issues mainly with other competitions using sports tyres.

"Real Driving Simulator" indeed. That's false advertising. Glad I only paid $5 second hand for this game. And that was still too much.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

How fuel should you add so changing tires and fueling use the same amount of time?

 

[Aquarelle]

How fuel should you add so changing tires and fueling use the same amount of time?

Having less fuel means less weight which means less tyre usage - so matching your fuel intake to your tyre usage the best you can is certainly a good idea.

 

[Jawehawk]

Having less fuel means less weight which means less tyre usage - so matching your fuel intake to your tyre usage the best you can is certainly a good idea.

Fuel weight is not a factor in GT5.

 

[Tarkata]

Fuel weight is not a factor in GT5.

This.
With the Peugeot 905 I did a 11L-12L pit strat.

 

[Aquarelle]

Fuel weight is not a factor in GT5.

Are you sure about that? because I was told not so long ago by a very knowledgeable member that this is in fact the case and I had the same response as you. I haven't done endurance races in 2 years so I've never tried out the theory.

 

[roflcoptor]

Fuel weight is not a factor in GT5.

Really?

I could swear my times are slower on a full tank than on half a tank of fuel.

 

[sonic378]

Really?

I could swear my times are slower on a full tank than on half a tank of fuel.

I always thought it was because I got used to the tires after a lap or so.

 

[roflcoptor]

I always thought it was because I got used to the tires after a lap or so.

Well, as an example, if I do a 20 lap race online, and come in on lap 10 for new tyres but no extra fuel (it shows half full), I'm sure the lap times seem quicker when I go back out again for the last 10 laps? I could be wrong though.

 

[rosckolove]

Fuel weight is absolutely accounted for. The fastest laps are almost always ran in the middle of a race with low fuel and fresh tires.. Ask they guys in PURE league, they will set it straight, and they are going fast enough to notice the small things.

 

[Jawehawk]

While I am by no means a pro racer, I have done a lot of racing in GT5, both offline and online. I've hosted a lot of 1-4 hour endurance races, and I've never noticed any kind extra mobility as a result of having less fuel onboard. Drivers rarely do their fastest lap in qualifying or the early stages in a race. It's only later on, when they are completely accustomed to the track and car, that they generate the fastest lap times.

 

[surge9000]

Considering you have no control over how much fuel is put into your car, that makes no sense.

But I concur with your point. In my experience fastest laps are always done on fresh tyres, not low fuel. And I've driven around for hours lowering the fuel and got only new tyres. It makes no difference. I've done it multiple times, in different cars, and not just to test this. I was more often than not testing suspension settings or something like that.

Fuel. Weight. Makes. No. Difference. None. Nada. Zip. It doesn't even affect the front/rear balance of the car. Normally one would adjust the brake bias for this, and it confused the hell out of me for a long time, but I now have several car setups where they act exactly the same at low fuel as they do at high. It creeps me out.

 

[JackMaxwell5]

"Real Driving Simulator" indeed. That's false advertising. Glad I only paid $5 second hand for this game. And that was still too much.[/QUOTE]
Bull crap!!! This game is a great driving simulator! Much better than anything else I've played. You probably don't have a racing wheel, and if that's the case then I guess I understand... But any reason other than that is just a stupid one...

 

[RedPartyhat]

People who are saying fuel makes no difference have obviously never tested or have not done proper testing.

Best way to find out is to get a NASCAR, do full tank laps around Daytona, see your lap times, then keep running until you have very little left in the tank, pit for new tires, then see how your lap times increase.

 

[Jawehawk]

People who are saying fuel makes no difference have obviously never tested or have not done proper testing.

Best way to find out is to get a NASCAR, do full tank laps around Daytona, see your lap times, then keep running until you have very little left in the tank, pit for new tires, then see how your lap times increase.

As opposed to you those of you who do believe that GT5 takes fuel weight into account, yet have not provided any avidence?

 

[RedPartyhat]

As opposed to you those of you who do believe that GT5 takes fuel weight into account, yet have not provided any avidence?

Did you even read my second sentence? Go test yourself, I'm not going to waste my time doing this to show you guys...

The difference is very small, but there. There are too many factors on a road course to simply say "fuel makes no difference."

 

[Spurgy 777]

Did you even read my second sentence? Go test yourself, I'm not going to waste my time doing this to show you guys...

The difference is very small, but there. There are too many factors on a road course to simply say "fuel makes no difference."

You can gain about a second a lap, or even more with low fuel in the FGT/F1 car compared to a full tank, taking it to the extreme. Saying "oh there's no proof of it" is stupid.

 

[von Stiefel]

10 laps between stops in the Veyron on Sports Soft. There's little life in them by then. By lap 10 I'm driving on fumes anyway.