*4/2/13 Update* - Scroll ~3/4 way down to see the added Grand Valley East Data.
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This is my PP vs. Lap Time comparison on Trial Mountain.
- The idea is to run a variety of stock un-tuned cars, on the same tire, and plot the data in an attempt to extract a relative trend-line. This line will hopefully give the expected lap time for a specific PP.
- Cars under the line are "efficient" and cars above the line are "expensive" as bys put it in his thread, "Are all Performance Points created equal?" I had started doing these runs before I had known about bys' thread. But he obviously did it first, and credit for jump-starting me into going through with posting this, rather than keeping to myself, goes to him.
I have attached a more detailed/cleaner
PDF file. It contains more of an introduction/explanation. The graphs came out better in the attached file as well.
OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS AND/OR OTHER TESTABLE/CALCULABLE VARIABLES
Course: Trial Mountain
Assists: No Aids / ABS : 1 / Grip Reduction : Real / DS3: Sensitivity 7
Tunes: Stock Settings / Engine Overhaul / Sport Hard tires
Trial Mountain is one of my favorite tracks, and I consider my times to be decent. I ran anywhere from 5-20 laps per car. I'd guess 8-11 on average.
Car Data
Graph with data labels
Graph without labels and a larger scale for better trend-line visual
Tire Data arranged by Weight/Tire Surface Area (kg/m^2)
All Calculated Findings arranged by % under/over trendline
Subjective interpretations/analysis of certain cars
Enjoy the data! This took a lot of time do to! ~10 laps x 51 cars > 500 laps.
Hopefully some of you can draw some correlations between the data or offer suggestions.
I also plotted a Nurburgring Graph using ~10 untuned 90's JDM sport cars. But I'll save that for another time. mike_gt3's
Nordschleife Thread/Database of untuned cars would make a much better candidate for making another trend-line graph.
Tire Data Sources
Gran Turismo 1 In-Game Car Specs
http://www.nsxprime.com/wiki/Wheel-Tech-OEM
http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/genspecs.html
http://www.supercars.net/index.html
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/112_0804_2008_spirra_s_first_look/
http://www.performancesimulations.com/fact-or-fiction-tires-1.htm
http://www.rsportscars.com/honda/200...a-hsc-concept/
http://www.automobile-catalog.com/
http://www.tirerack.com
Attached
PDF below.