SCCA SWTC Round 5 - results on pg. 3

[boombexus]

Wow, some great times up their! Nice race to the podium. 👍

I'd also like to give a shout out to qb. Excellent time for having to pit.
I had to pit as well and finished one lap behind.

 

[Duke]

I pitted, and accidently with lousy strategy, too. I didn't know where the pit entrance was so I missed it on lap 5.

My good practice times were in the 1':29.high" range, and I was backing those up with consistent 1':30.low" laps. But I never got anywhere near that in the race; the tires and worrying about the pits kept me off the pace. My best race lap was 1':31.236" or so.

 

[bobman]

Nice runs, everyone Bobman, I've got your trophy right here .... *pulls out one extra large acme anvil* ... you deserve it!!

lol. ill add that 75 kg anvil right next to my other one. lol
not a fan of that track but did not have any problems with it after a good practice.
its too bad about my team mate. he had problems submiting a time or something. anyway i think he would have came in 4th. ****y for him.
congrats luky for making me push push push to earn this one.



1.) 1'38.152
2.) 1'30.784
3.) 1'29.892
4.) 1'31.208
5.) 1'30.173
6.) 1'29.784
7.) 1'31.230
8.) 1'30.104
9.) 1'31.828
total time: 13'43.155

best lap ever: 1'28.955
miles on race car: 85.4
over 600 miles on the practice car


anyway i got 150 kgs added. i bet depeninding on the track, that i will be almost a second per lap slower compairing to no weighed. but thats ok, that just means i got a strong car for this championship and will have to work even harder to make sure that those penalities dont kill me completly.

anyway see ya all at the next round!!!

 

[quattro_bro]

Thanks boom. Of those that pitted, though, I was definitely not the fastest.

Here's my race breakdown:

Field
Xanavi Nismo GT-R
Castrol Mugen NSX
Motul Pitwork Z
Calsonic Skyline
Xanavi Hiroto GT-R
Mazda Protege

Actual race time (8 laps): 12:26.777
Lap 1: 1'37.310
Lap 2: 1'29.663
Lap 3: 1'29.428
Lap 4: 1'28.979
Lap 5: 1'50.378 (pit)
Lap 6: 1'31.897
Lap 7: 1'29.779
Lap 8: 1'29.343
Lap 9: 1'29.379 (Avg of laps 4 & 7)
Total time: 13'56.156

My fastest race lap was within 0.600 of my best practice lap, and I was pretty pleased with the 'cleanliness' of my race. No real contact issues to report, although I did brush the right wall after the final turn of lap 7 while allowing the Z plenty of room to pass (see below). Tire wear wasn't an issue as I pitted while they were still well in the yellow. [Almost] like Duke, I had very little experience pitting, but I thankfully did manage to check out the pit entrance during my practice runs. I was almost tempted to skip the tire change, but thought better when I remembered how FF cars handle on red front tires.

The Xanavi Nismo GT-R passed me in lap 7 early on the long straight--just downshifted and blew by me. I may have actually benefitted if I had only been in front of him.
The Motul Pitwork Z passed me on the left at the S/F at the end of lap 7 just before I started to work my way over to the left to set up for turn 1.
The rest of the field stayed back and was never heard from (well, I did hear them on the bridge). The first time I heard them there, I thought I was about to be passed, even though I knew there was no one right behind me. It kind of freaked me out and nearly threw off my braking for the hairpin left!

I had never been in a situation where I was lapped in GT4, so I guess I didn't really understand the rule regarding the ninth lap prior to the race. I was definitely caught off guard when my race ended after only eight laps!

 

[DeuceOfClub]

Congrats to the podium finishers: bobman, Luxy and YLG.
Great run everyone.

My time:
Lap#1 1'36.916
Lap#2 1'29.818
Lap#3 1'29.997
Lap#4 1'30.170
Lap#5 1'49.602
Pit Stop
Lap#6 1'32.545
Lap#7 1'29.848
Lap#8 1'30.018

Total Time: 12’28.914 (8 laps)

Both the XANAVI NISMO and the MOTUL PITWORK lapped me on lap #8.

Best hot lap:
T1: 0’28.987
T2: 1’00.829
FL: 1’28.703



See you all at the HS Ring (If my memory serves me right)

 

[Luxy]

Here were my lap times:

1'36.354
1'28.449
1'28.567
1'28.377
1'49.010
1'31.317
1'28.172
1'27.701
1'27.932

I was really confused there until I realized you didn't pit, Bobman Looks like the pitstop really did me in.

My best lap in practice was a 1'27.5

 

[TheCracker]

- I'm taking my ball home.

 

[quattro_bro]

- I'm taking my ball home.

Come on now, TC. You're not going to quit so soon!

This was a very hard track to start out on, and there's no way you have had enough time to get to know your ride yet.

Hang in there! 👍

 

[bobman]

Here were my lap times:

1'36.354
1'28.449
1'28.567
1'28.377
1'49.010
1'31.317
1'28.172
1'27.701
1'27.932

I was really confused there until I realized you didn't pit, Bobman Looks like the pitstop really did me in.

My best lap in practice was a 1'27.5

holy crap. my best lap was a 1'28.955 and that was during practice!!. you would have smoked me if it were not for that pit. you did a great job catching up again what beeing only 2 and half seconds behind. i deffenly declare you man of the race!!

 

[Duke]

- I'm taking my ball home.

C'mon! I've never finished above 10th in all 5 rounds. I'm happy with the driving of the VirtualTime Racing Acura TSX, but I think the car overall is not as fast as some others, and I definitely know my driving skills are not on par. Even if you deduct a 23-second pit from my 6th lap, I'm still only in the hunt for 6th or 7th place. And there's no way I could have made it 2 more laps with the tires I had, despite driving conservatively to try and make them last. Here were my lap times:

1':39.965
1':31.673
1':31.236 (1.5 seconds off my best practice lap)
1':32.152
1':32.444 (searching for pit entrance)
1':55.mid (found it, too late)
1':34.509 (cold tires)
1':31.905 (traffic)

 

[TheCracker]

I was joking guys - just motivates me to practice more and tune my settings better.

Unfortunatly since i'm not online at home i have to practice and race between Tues and Thurs for me to post in time for the Sunday deadline. (i'm still sure that RSX-S is underpowered )

Round 5 times:
1.41.195
1.31.839
1.32.409
1.32.213
1.52.386 - pitted
1.35.206
1.37.434 - hit by lapping AI cars!
1.34.240 - hit by lapping AI cars!
Overall time (8 laps) 12.56.915

 

[Luxy]

holy crap. my best lap was a 1'28.955 and that was during practice!!. you would have smoked me if it were not for that pit. you did a great job catching up again what beeing only 2 and half seconds behind. i deffenly declare you man of the race!!

thanks! definitely a good battle

 

[DeuceOfClub]

M31 time is missing:

LINK

 

[yourlocalgod]

yeah im gonna edit the results tonight, he just forgot to send his time or something, but he says he did complete it on time.