SNAIL Division 4 - November 2017 - GT SPORT Season 1
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I am aware of that this Sunday starts a new season; so as with a new season and a flock of drivers coming; some will stay, some will move and some will be added.
I thought last Sunday that I had very good chances of winning the night as I liked all 3 combos and put a bit of practice into them. I am very observant and try to learn the pace and rythm of other drivers to exploit weaknesses and also be aware of the 'risk' factor. Last season D4 seemed to have 2 paces. On reverse grids, while it is extremely fun, it also presents a lot of unknowns because the different pace and style of drivers.
Brings me to the reason I am making this post. During practice, I see that a lot of racers sometimes forget to apply the basics (how tos). I am assuming that everyone has finished at least the 1st part of driving school. Those are always meant to be applied when racing. Different cars, with different compounds will drive differently. The 458 Ferrari drives very differently than the GR4 Lambo Huracan. GTSport is very unforgiving for those that do not put the wheel time prior to race time. Do your homework, put some wheel time and always respect all traffic. However, I know that life will always get in the way and many will not have enugh time to put the necessary wheel time. Some old snails can adapt quickly and pull if out of a hat and still be very competitive on Sunday with little to none practice. Most mortals can't.
We will be running Kyoto Yamagiwa again with the 'Tang. There are two critical points in track where careless or very aggressive can cause unnecessary contact. The 1st Chicane going down hill and the small S or small chicane before the last hair pin into the main straight.
If you did everything right on the previous fast left hander before the downhill, you will be going very fast down hilll into the chicane. Optimal breaking point is no later than the 150 meter mark. You can and I see many breaking past the 150 mark and can still make it through but not without sacrificing tons of speed and time. If you didn't have overlap well before then 150 mark, trying to attack anywhere on this point is most likely to cause an incident.
2nd part of track before mentioned is similar but with the variable that you are coming from a slow corner which many overshoot which prompts an attack. There is only one racing line through the small chicane, going side by side at this point of track is going to either sacrifice tons of speed or going to cause an incident.
I leave you with this part of the Good Racecraft Guide that we read at some point but sometimes gets forgotten. Have a great December Season!
I am aware of that this Sunday starts a new season; so as with a new season and a flock of drivers coming; some will stay, some will move and some will be added.
I thought last Sunday that I had very good chances of winning the night as I liked all 3 combos and put a bit of practice into them. I am very observant and try to learn the pace and rythm of other drivers to exploit weaknesses and also be aware of the 'risk' factor. Last season D4 seemed to have 2 paces. On reverse grids, while it is extremely fun, it also presents a lot of unknowns because the different pace and style of drivers.
Brings me to the reason I am making this post. During practice, I see that a lot of racers sometimes forget to apply the basics (how tos). I am assuming that everyone has finished at least the 1st part of driving school. Those are always meant to be applied when racing. Different cars, with different compounds will drive differently. The 458 Ferrari drives very differently than the GR4 Lambo Huracan. GTSport is very unforgiving for those that do not put the wheel time prior to race time. Do your homework, put some wheel time and always respect all traffic. However, I know that life will always get in the way and many will not have enugh time to put the necessary wheel time. Some old snails can adapt quickly and pull if out of a hat and still be very competitive on Sunday with little to none practice. Most mortals can't.
We will be running Kyoto Yamagiwa again with the 'Tang. There are two critical points in track where careless or very aggressive can cause unnecessary contact. The 1st Chicane going down hill and the small S or small chicane before the last hair pin into the main straight.
If you did everything right on the previous fast left hander before the downhill, you will be going very fast down hilll into the chicane. Optimal breaking point is no later than the 150 meter mark. You can and I see many breaking past the 150 mark and can still make it through but not without sacrificing tons of speed and time. If you didn't have overlap well before then 150 mark, trying to attack anywhere on this point is most likely to cause an incident.
2nd part of track before mentioned is similar but with the variable that you are coming from a slow corner which many overshoot which prompts an attack. There is only one racing line through the small chicane, going side by side at this point of track is going to either sacrifice tons of speed or going to cause an incident.
I leave you with this part of the Good Racecraft Guide that we read at some point but sometimes gets forgotten. Have a great December Season!
Overtaking & Being Overtaken
- When attempting to overtake up the inside on the run up to a tight high speed corner, like 130R on Suzuka for instance, sometimes you are not close enough to pull it off. The discerning driver knows when this is the case & will yield by coming off the throttle or even braking a little if necessary, so as not to cause an incident. There is after all only 1 racing line through 130R. The aggressive driver goes for it regardless, stuffs it up the inside, causes an incident, & puts his poor racecraft on display for all to see. If both cars do somehow manage to make it through the corner side by side, which will obviously result in lower cornering speeds, the bad driver has now let the rest of the field catch up some, let the the drivers ahead increase their lead, or sometimes both. Not only is it bad manners, it is also counter productive. You will not see mature racers executing such mindlessly aggressive do or die maneuvers, they get their overtaking done well before the apex of such corners.
- When being overtaken up the inside on the run up to a tight high speed corner, like 130R on Suzuka for instance, the competitive driver with good racecraft recognises when the battle is lost & will yield by coming off the throttle or even braking a little if necessary, so that both cars can make the apex of the corner at pretty much full racing speed. The overly optimistic driver will carry on around the outside at full throttle in a dangerous attempt to defend his position, which is clearly already lost. You will not see top class racers out on track performing in this way, as this kind of optimism can lead to a catastrophic & entirely unnecessary incident. However, a possible exception to these scenarios might be when two intelligent drivers are more or less alongside each other on the run up to 130R & battling for position on the final lap, where driving slower & side by side through the corner to keep track position would lead to a win, or a higher finishing position.
- The correct or optimal racing line in certain corners, like the last turn at Fuji for instance, can look very wide to the untrained eye. The undiscerning racer cannot tell the difference between a driver taking the correct racing line, & one going wide into these types of corners, he thinks the chap in front has made an error & stuffs it up the inside in a futile effort to overtake. When the driver in front accelerates towards the apex, the driver behind now finds he has placed his car in the wrong position, & there is contact. Once again, by slowing both cars up the bad driver has let the chaps in front pull away some, & those behind catch up. The intelligent racer knows there is usually no real advantage to this, & does his overtaking on the following straight or when he sees someone has actually gone wide in these types of corners.
- When the driver of the car in front has made an error & gone wide into a corner, the well mannered driver behind will go for the overtake but leaves just enough room for him as he accelerates out, this is because he knows that the other car is still going round on the outside of the track. An inexperienced driver, or one with bad manners, will also go for the overtake but accelerates out of the corner at full speed using all of the proper racing line as if he is the only one on track. This leads to contact, pushing the other driver off track, or even an incident involving multiple cars if battling in a pack. You will not see gentlemanly racers causing this kind of incident through such a lack of manners.
- When an experienced & thoughtful racer is being overtaken up the inside in slower/wider corners, he knows where the other driver is on track & leaves him just enough room so that they can drive around together side by side, he takes a different line while still maintaining a reasonable amount of speed. The aggressive or unthoughtful racer tries to return to the racing line, turns into the other driver & causes unnecessary contact, as he is not discerning enough to make the correct adjustment to his line. Drivers with good racecraft have the ability to adapt quickly to various situations, to make better judgements, & tend to avoid & not cause as many incidents.
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