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I've been working myself up to this race, having only this and the 9 hours of Tsukuba left before the big 24 hour races.
Eventually settled on the Xanavi Nismo Z '06 as my car of choice.
As stock from the dealer apart from increasing the aero settings to max.
I'm going to use Racing Softs and try for a 6 lap strategy in the dry.
All aids are off except ABS at 1.
DFGT wheel and automatic transmission
The Grid
Xanavi Nismo Z
Arta NSX
Motul Autech GT-R
Epson NSX
YellowHat YMS Supra
Denso Dunlop Sard SC430
Xanavi Nismo Z
Calsonic Impul GT-R
Bandai Direzza SC430
Woodone Advan Clarion GT-R
Raybrig NSX
Eneos SC430
We start in the dry with the sun shining...
Lap Time
1 02:10.40
2 02:03.50
3 02:02.80
4 02:11.90 silly moment on the grass at esses, was 8s up but lose time and recover a bit to 2s at end lap
5 02:10.40
6 02:09.60 pit as tyres going off
7 02:31.40 start back in 8th after pitstop, mistake at dunlop though
8 02:09.60 end 34s behind
9 02:04.60 up to 7th
10 02:05.00
11 02:08.50 pass all the others in pits to take lead again
12 02:09.60 pit about 3s ahead
13 02:41.40 Left the pits ok in 6th but cocked up pressing pause to make notes and ended up going off! Recover to 6th at end of lap but 22s behind!
14 02:04.50
15 02:07.10
16 02:07.40 19s behind
17 02:06.10 still dry
18 02:05.40 up to 3rd around 200R, will go for another lap
19 02:07.70 pit in
20 02:29.10 exit pits in 6th
21 02:03.50 cross line in 4th, leaders 29s ahead though. They should stop soon
22 02:05.40
23 02:02.50
24 02:05.50 take lead at start of lap as leaders pit. Need smooth lap and 2:05 not bad on worn tyres.
25 02:09.60 25s ahead, they must have had long stop. Pit at end lap
26 02:28.90 exit pits just as Arta NSX flys past, catch him at casio though and cross line 1s ahead
27 02:02.06 no traffic, new tyres
28 02:01.39 fastest so far, 10 sec ahead. 1 hours gone no sign of rain
29 02:05.24 distracted by clouds! Suddenly got darker at Spoon.
30 02:04.30
31 02:17.60 caught the other Xanavi Z and was 19s ahead, but a spin after the hairpin lost me 9s as tyres worn. Pitted at end of lap
32 02:30.52 exit pits in 2nd just ahead of a pack of cars, but get away from them and finish lap 19s down
33 02:15.25 def getting dark now, rain is coming. Lose some time due to spin after wheel touches grass at first corner.
34 02:07.99 17s behind
35 02:03.56
36 02:03.88 take the lead as leader pits, finish lap 34s ahead!
37 02:06.62
38 02:13.49 Pit in. Tyres getting worn and had some some minor grass incidents
39 02:42.60 Exit still in 1st, about 10s ahead, but stupid spin at spoon puts me 2 sec behind the Arta NSX
40 02:03.91 Pass the NSX for the lead at the last of the esses before dunlop, the AI are much slower here and the soft tyres help as well.
41 02:04.24
42 02:03.26 11s ahead
43 02:03.97
44 02:08.17 End lap about 18s ahead, pit for RS and 16l
45 02:30.90 exit in 2nd
46 02:05.62
47 02:03.65 passed NSX to take the lead end lap about 6s ahead. Getting sunny again!
48 02:04.60
49 02:02.30 leader must have pitted as over 50s ahead now
50 02:17.70 pit in, mistake at spoon as too fast! RS 16l
51 02:30.83 exit still in 1st!
52 02:03.24
53 02:04.83 finish lap about 30s ahead.
54 02:03.74
55 02:17.43 25 ahead after spin at exit of hairpin, new tyres end next lap!
56 02:07.46 pit in with 31s lead. One third of the way through at 2h2m
57 02:30.95 6s ahead at checkpoint. Can win easiy if keep reasonably consistent? No rain yet though
58 02:16.55 spin at 2nd degner, 2nd place get towithin 4s now.
59 02:03.33
60 02:04.70 54s ahead! 2nd place must have pitted at the end of lap 59
61 02:09.94 Here's the rain! Track still 0%, but definite rain at degner. Due to stop at end 62 for tyres, but not wet enough for inters yet!
62 02:06.82
63 02:07.71 Being cautious on worn tyres and in case of rain slippage. Pit for RS and 17l
64 02:31.68
65 02:04.16 still about 30s ahead
66 02:06.26
67 02:01.72
68 02:03.78 don't see anyone, lead at 45s now, track still 0% moisture, but raining at esses
69 02:06.61
70 02:08.77 track moisture now at 3%. pit in for new RS and 15l
71 02:28.93 exit pits about 20s ahead
72 02:06.17
73 02:04.91 track now 12%, 2nd has pitted as now 1m25s ahead
74 02:06.31
75 02:05.70 catching a gaggle of back markers now, still about 1m25s ahead
76 02:09.05 Track 18% now
77 02:08.16 24% now, getting slower, but still catching backmarkers and keeping 1m25s lead, inters at 30%?
78 02:18.59 Spin at end of spoon, need inters now I think! Pit in with track at 28%, 2 others in pits as well.
79 02:42.56 Inters nowhere near as much grip! Gone too early? Lead down to 49s, will see of he pits too.
80 02:14.52
81 02:13.77
82 02:13.22 Track 46%. Getting used to the inters, lead up to 1m19s
83 02:12.73
84 02:16.41 Track 55% getting v slippy now, not sure when wets are needed. Inters not wearing away much at all.
85 02:15.23 Track 60% 1m23s ahead
86 02:26.77 Track 66% Spin at hairpin exit. Again
87 02:18.36 Track 71%
88 02:34.28 Track 78%. Pit in for full wets and 25l. Was sliding all over that lap! 1min19s lead at last check
89 03:07.69 Track 86% Terrible lap, spun at end of lap coming on to the s/f straight. Lets hope the rest pit for rain tyres too.
90 02:32.36 Track 94% Only 19s ahead now!
91 02:32.46 Track 100% 15s ahead
92 02:27.20
93 02:42.68 Off at spoon
94 02:33.85 45s ahead
95 02:39.22
96 02:26.52
97 02:33.48 59s ahead now! Getting very squirrely under braking now, have to be v careful.
98 02:54.79 Not taking my own advice I spin at the exit of degner (again) and coming onto s/f straight. Again
99 02:45.61 More spinning. 33s ahead at end. Will stop for tyres, fuel and suspend race at end next lap as getting tired and it's late. Will finish tomorrow night.
100 02:34.62 pit in for 25 litres and rain tyres
101 03:02.40 Resume race in the blazing sunshine! Track drys off to 88% in 1 lap. 29s ahead at the end.
102 02:24.22 80% wet
103 02:24.08 68% Caught by a backmarker and lead coming down! Change to Softs in a lap or two?
104 02:21.08 57% lead down to 9s!
105 02:24.30 47% Caught by Epson NSX at casio, he blocks me getting into the pit lane! So another lap on Wet tyres!
106 02:41.49 35% disaster! Too fast into 1st and off to be passed by 2nd and 3rd. Another off at spoon puts me about 25s back as I pit. In haste to change tyre selection to RS accidentaly only change 1 of them, so will be RH and RS!
107 02:41.76 23% Exit pits on 5th! Will need to make up some time till the end of the race to win now! End lap 1m1s behind
108 02:08.19 14%
109 02:06.30 4% Better, 54s behind now
110 02:09.99 0% Too fast into spoon
111 02:05.93
112 02:06.25 41s behind, new tyres end next lap I think
113 02:10.17 Pit in for RS on both axles and 20 litres
114 02:34.87 Must have passed someone in he pits as exit in 4th
115 02:04.71 up to 2nd as someone pits
116 02:07.32
117 02:02.70 still 37s behind
118 02:03.61 Must have pass in the pits again as in 1st now. 7S ahead at hairpin check
119 02:09.89 Pit in for RS and 15 litres
120 02:28.65 Exit in 3rd, pass Epson NSX again for 2nd
121 02:05.61
122 02:03.28 cross line 11s back
123 02:04.51
124 02:04.18
125 02:07.36 5s! I can see him now, but will be stopping at the end of this lap. Pit in, RS and 15l
126 02:26.60 Exit stil in 2nd
127 02:02.04 21s behind at sart of lap and 13 at the end, so all looking good.
128 02:00.26 Fastest so far
129 02:03.18 Take the lead at degner
130 02:03.33 Arta must have pitted as 35s ahead now
131 02:15.76 Get lead up to 40s then touch the grass trying to pass a backmarker into spoon and have massive slide off. Pit on for RS and 15l
132 02:28.01 Exit still in 1st though
133 02:03.59 About 20s ahead now, just need to watch for silly tiredness mistakes
134 02:01.16
135 02:00.29
136 02:01.76 45s ahead now
137 02:08.84 Pit in for RS and 15 litres
138 02:29.19
139 02:11.34 Tyre on the grass at spoon and off again
140 02:01.37 better, 28s ahead
141 02:01.96
142 02:10.82 spin at exit of hairpin, trying for fastest lap!
143 02:06.99 Pit in for RS and 15 litres, about 43 sec ahead
144 02:26.71
145 01:58.97 Woo! under 2 mins, fastest so far. Just over a minute ahead now
146 01:59.13 No traffic for the last 2 laps
147 02:00.87 1m 21 ahead now, might even lap2nd place before the end
148
149 02:23.86 Loss of concentration and worn tyres means 2 offs, one at entrance to Dunlop and one at Spoon. Pit for tyres and another 15l
150 02:29.69 Exit pits, about 43s ahead
151 01:59.79 Extended lead to
152 02:01.10 Lead now 1m7s
153 02:01.13
154 02:02.47 1m55 lead now, but pitting next lap
155 02:10.38 Lead up to 1m51s before I pit, 16 litres this time
156 02:29.46
157 01:58.71 Obviously learning the lines now as that's the fastest
158 01:59.83
159 02:02.55
160 02:02.43
161 02:06.27 Pit in about 1m50 ahead
162 02:29.31
163 02:02.30 About 1m30 ahead?
164 02:01.15
165 02:03.33
166 02:04.68 Not sure if that's 2nd place ahead or if I've already lapped him when he pitted. The end is in sight now, one more stop
167 02:18.85 -1lap appears! Pit for last time, screen says only 4 litres needed but I put in 10. Slow lap as off again at 2nd degner
168 02:30.45 2nd place guy unlapped himself while I was in the pits
169 02:03.24
170 01:59.90 Can I catch 2nd place to lap him?
171 02:04.52
172 02:04.00 Win!
The overall average lap time was 2:13.4.
Especially for the other geeks and spreadsheet chart lovers, here's the lap times and the track moisture percentage plotted. Times in red and the track moisture in blue.
As you can see I didn't get on with the wet tyres at all really.
Win by 1 min and 58 sec, the Arta NSX is 2nd and I didn't get the rest, mostly lapped I think.
Seemed to be a bit of a glitch that the weather went back to dry and sunny after I'd suspended the race.
Not much reward in cr or xp, but some lessons learned, be kind to cold tyres after a pit stop, brake and turn in early at Degner, don't try and be clever at Spoon, don't take unnecessary risk trying to pass backmarkers.
Cheers
EDIT: Looking again at the timing data we see that there are 3 distinct periods in the race and the average lap times are;
Pre-Rain (L1 to L69)
2:10.52
Raining (L70 to L109)
2:25.72
After Rain (L110 to L172)
2:08.72
Eventually settled on the Xanavi Nismo Z '06 as my car of choice.
As stock from the dealer apart from increasing the aero settings to max.
I'm going to use Racing Softs and try for a 6 lap strategy in the dry.
All aids are off except ABS at 1.
DFGT wheel and automatic transmission
The Grid
Xanavi Nismo Z
Arta NSX
Motul Autech GT-R
Epson NSX
YellowHat YMS Supra
Denso Dunlop Sard SC430
Xanavi Nismo Z
Calsonic Impul GT-R
Bandai Direzza SC430
Woodone Advan Clarion GT-R
Raybrig NSX
Eneos SC430
We start in the dry with the sun shining...
Lap Time
1 02:10.40
2 02:03.50
3 02:02.80
4 02:11.90 silly moment on the grass at esses, was 8s up but lose time and recover a bit to 2s at end lap
5 02:10.40
6 02:09.60 pit as tyres going off
7 02:31.40 start back in 8th after pitstop, mistake at dunlop though
8 02:09.60 end 34s behind
9 02:04.60 up to 7th
10 02:05.00
11 02:08.50 pass all the others in pits to take lead again
12 02:09.60 pit about 3s ahead
13 02:41.40 Left the pits ok in 6th but cocked up pressing pause to make notes and ended up going off! Recover to 6th at end of lap but 22s behind!
14 02:04.50
15 02:07.10
16 02:07.40 19s behind
17 02:06.10 still dry
18 02:05.40 up to 3rd around 200R, will go for another lap
19 02:07.70 pit in
20 02:29.10 exit pits in 6th
21 02:03.50 cross line in 4th, leaders 29s ahead though. They should stop soon
22 02:05.40
23 02:02.50
24 02:05.50 take lead at start of lap as leaders pit. Need smooth lap and 2:05 not bad on worn tyres.
25 02:09.60 25s ahead, they must have had long stop. Pit at end lap
26 02:28.90 exit pits just as Arta NSX flys past, catch him at casio though and cross line 1s ahead
27 02:02.06 no traffic, new tyres
28 02:01.39 fastest so far, 10 sec ahead. 1 hours gone no sign of rain
29 02:05.24 distracted by clouds! Suddenly got darker at Spoon.
30 02:04.30
31 02:17.60 caught the other Xanavi Z and was 19s ahead, but a spin after the hairpin lost me 9s as tyres worn. Pitted at end of lap
32 02:30.52 exit pits in 2nd just ahead of a pack of cars, but get away from them and finish lap 19s down
33 02:15.25 def getting dark now, rain is coming. Lose some time due to spin after wheel touches grass at first corner.
34 02:07.99 17s behind
35 02:03.56
36 02:03.88 take the lead as leader pits, finish lap 34s ahead!
37 02:06.62
38 02:13.49 Pit in. Tyres getting worn and had some some minor grass incidents
39 02:42.60 Exit still in 1st, about 10s ahead, but stupid spin at spoon puts me 2 sec behind the Arta NSX
40 02:03.91 Pass the NSX for the lead at the last of the esses before dunlop, the AI are much slower here and the soft tyres help as well.
41 02:04.24
42 02:03.26 11s ahead
43 02:03.97
44 02:08.17 End lap about 18s ahead, pit for RS and 16l
45 02:30.90 exit in 2nd
46 02:05.62
47 02:03.65 passed NSX to take the lead end lap about 6s ahead. Getting sunny again!
48 02:04.60
49 02:02.30 leader must have pitted as over 50s ahead now
50 02:17.70 pit in, mistake at spoon as too fast! RS 16l
51 02:30.83 exit still in 1st!
52 02:03.24
53 02:04.83 finish lap about 30s ahead.
54 02:03.74
55 02:17.43 25 ahead after spin at exit of hairpin, new tyres end next lap!
56 02:07.46 pit in with 31s lead. One third of the way through at 2h2m
57 02:30.95 6s ahead at checkpoint. Can win easiy if keep reasonably consistent? No rain yet though
58 02:16.55 spin at 2nd degner, 2nd place get towithin 4s now.
59 02:03.33
60 02:04.70 54s ahead! 2nd place must have pitted at the end of lap 59
61 02:09.94 Here's the rain! Track still 0%, but definite rain at degner. Due to stop at end 62 for tyres, but not wet enough for inters yet!
62 02:06.82
63 02:07.71 Being cautious on worn tyres and in case of rain slippage. Pit for RS and 17l
64 02:31.68
65 02:04.16 still about 30s ahead
66 02:06.26
67 02:01.72
68 02:03.78 don't see anyone, lead at 45s now, track still 0% moisture, but raining at esses
69 02:06.61
70 02:08.77 track moisture now at 3%. pit in for new RS and 15l
71 02:28.93 exit pits about 20s ahead
72 02:06.17
73 02:04.91 track now 12%, 2nd has pitted as now 1m25s ahead
74 02:06.31
75 02:05.70 catching a gaggle of back markers now, still about 1m25s ahead
76 02:09.05 Track 18% now
77 02:08.16 24% now, getting slower, but still catching backmarkers and keeping 1m25s lead, inters at 30%?
78 02:18.59 Spin at end of spoon, need inters now I think! Pit in with track at 28%, 2 others in pits as well.
79 02:42.56 Inters nowhere near as much grip! Gone too early? Lead down to 49s, will see of he pits too.
80 02:14.52
81 02:13.77
82 02:13.22 Track 46%. Getting used to the inters, lead up to 1m19s
83 02:12.73
84 02:16.41 Track 55% getting v slippy now, not sure when wets are needed. Inters not wearing away much at all.
85 02:15.23 Track 60% 1m23s ahead
86 02:26.77 Track 66% Spin at hairpin exit. Again
87 02:18.36 Track 71%
88 02:34.28 Track 78%. Pit in for full wets and 25l. Was sliding all over that lap! 1min19s lead at last check
89 03:07.69 Track 86% Terrible lap, spun at end of lap coming on to the s/f straight. Lets hope the rest pit for rain tyres too.
90 02:32.36 Track 94% Only 19s ahead now!
91 02:32.46 Track 100% 15s ahead
92 02:27.20
93 02:42.68 Off at spoon
94 02:33.85 45s ahead
95 02:39.22
96 02:26.52
97 02:33.48 59s ahead now! Getting very squirrely under braking now, have to be v careful.
98 02:54.79 Not taking my own advice I spin at the exit of degner (again) and coming onto s/f straight. Again
99 02:45.61 More spinning. 33s ahead at end. Will stop for tyres, fuel and suspend race at end next lap as getting tired and it's late. Will finish tomorrow night.
100 02:34.62 pit in for 25 litres and rain tyres
101 03:02.40 Resume race in the blazing sunshine! Track drys off to 88% in 1 lap. 29s ahead at the end.
102 02:24.22 80% wet
103 02:24.08 68% Caught by a backmarker and lead coming down! Change to Softs in a lap or two?
104 02:21.08 57% lead down to 9s!
105 02:24.30 47% Caught by Epson NSX at casio, he blocks me getting into the pit lane! So another lap on Wet tyres!
106 02:41.49 35% disaster! Too fast into 1st and off to be passed by 2nd and 3rd. Another off at spoon puts me about 25s back as I pit. In haste to change tyre selection to RS accidentaly only change 1 of them, so will be RH and RS!
107 02:41.76 23% Exit pits on 5th! Will need to make up some time till the end of the race to win now! End lap 1m1s behind
108 02:08.19 14%
109 02:06.30 4% Better, 54s behind now
110 02:09.99 0% Too fast into spoon
111 02:05.93
112 02:06.25 41s behind, new tyres end next lap I think
113 02:10.17 Pit in for RS on both axles and 20 litres
114 02:34.87 Must have passed someone in he pits as exit in 4th
115 02:04.71 up to 2nd as someone pits
116 02:07.32
117 02:02.70 still 37s behind
118 02:03.61 Must have pass in the pits again as in 1st now. 7S ahead at hairpin check
119 02:09.89 Pit in for RS and 15 litres
120 02:28.65 Exit in 3rd, pass Epson NSX again for 2nd
121 02:05.61
122 02:03.28 cross line 11s back
123 02:04.51
124 02:04.18
125 02:07.36 5s! I can see him now, but will be stopping at the end of this lap. Pit in, RS and 15l
126 02:26.60 Exit stil in 2nd
127 02:02.04 21s behind at sart of lap and 13 at the end, so all looking good.
128 02:00.26 Fastest so far
129 02:03.18 Take the lead at degner
130 02:03.33 Arta must have pitted as 35s ahead now
131 02:15.76 Get lead up to 40s then touch the grass trying to pass a backmarker into spoon and have massive slide off. Pit on for RS and 15l
132 02:28.01 Exit still in 1st though
133 02:03.59 About 20s ahead now, just need to watch for silly tiredness mistakes
134 02:01.16
135 02:00.29
136 02:01.76 45s ahead now
137 02:08.84 Pit in for RS and 15 litres
138 02:29.19
139 02:11.34 Tyre on the grass at spoon and off again
140 02:01.37 better, 28s ahead
141 02:01.96
142 02:10.82 spin at exit of hairpin, trying for fastest lap!
143 02:06.99 Pit in for RS and 15 litres, about 43 sec ahead
144 02:26.71
145 01:58.97 Woo! under 2 mins, fastest so far. Just over a minute ahead now
146 01:59.13 No traffic for the last 2 laps
147 02:00.87 1m 21 ahead now, might even lap2nd place before the end
148
149 02:23.86 Loss of concentration and worn tyres means 2 offs, one at entrance to Dunlop and one at Spoon. Pit for tyres and another 15l
150 02:29.69 Exit pits, about 43s ahead
151 01:59.79 Extended lead to
152 02:01.10 Lead now 1m7s
153 02:01.13
154 02:02.47 1m55 lead now, but pitting next lap
155 02:10.38 Lead up to 1m51s before I pit, 16 litres this time
156 02:29.46
157 01:58.71 Obviously learning the lines now as that's the fastest
158 01:59.83
159 02:02.55
160 02:02.43
161 02:06.27 Pit in about 1m50 ahead
162 02:29.31
163 02:02.30 About 1m30 ahead?
164 02:01.15
165 02:03.33
166 02:04.68 Not sure if that's 2nd place ahead or if I've already lapped him when he pitted. The end is in sight now, one more stop
167 02:18.85 -1lap appears! Pit for last time, screen says only 4 litres needed but I put in 10. Slow lap as off again at 2nd degner
168 02:30.45 2nd place guy unlapped himself while I was in the pits
169 02:03.24
170 01:59.90 Can I catch 2nd place to lap him?
171 02:04.52
172 02:04.00 Win!
The overall average lap time was 2:13.4.
Especially for the other geeks and spreadsheet chart lovers, here's the lap times and the track moisture percentage plotted. Times in red and the track moisture in blue.
As you can see I didn't get on with the wet tyres at all really.
Win by 1 min and 58 sec, the Arta NSX is 2nd and I didn't get the rest, mostly lapped I think.
Seemed to be a bit of a glitch that the weather went back to dry and sunny after I'd suspended the race.
Not much reward in cr or xp, but some lessons learned, be kind to cold tyres after a pit stop, brake and turn in early at Degner, don't try and be clever at Spoon, don't take unnecessary risk trying to pass backmarkers.
Cheers
EDIT: Looking again at the timing data we see that there are 3 distinct periods in the race and the average lap times are;
Pre-Rain (L1 to L69)
2:10.52
Raining (L70 to L109)
2:25.72
After Rain (L110 to L172)
2:08.72
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