The Rolex Sports Car Series /Help Plan Season 2!/

[ITCC_Andrew]

Final University exams, where the revision was also hindered by a death in the family, so sleepless nights ahead

Aw man, I'm sorry to hear that...


But, it's not necessarily how much time you spend... it's how comfortable you are in your car. Personally, I believe in the philosophy "do it right, and maintain it."

So, I set up a general tune, and from there, I change the oil after every race, wash the car after every race, lengthen/shorten the gears, as appropriate, and, occasionally, switch the torque balance.

I just find that people occasionally spend too much time tuning their cars, and if they get just one setting wrong, it can screw up their whole car.

For example, the way I've set up the Audi gives it a nice slip angle in mid speed corners. But, if I increase rear downforce, the slip angle just can't happen, and the rear sticks too well. My entire tune is based off of itself. I tuned it to have that slip angle, because I wanted to use less rear-downforce. I had like 2 km/h over Storm in the Schumacher S-kurve at the Nürburgring, with that slip angle, and like 4 km/h per corner at Indy.

So, just find a setup that works for you, with which you feel comfortable, to start with.

 

[freshseth83]

Yeah, the R8 has a lot of rear downforce (in comparison to the other cars/Ferrari). So using a little less allows the back to step out a little bit to rotate the car better. I don't know how much power you use up front, but I'm telling you I don't use much at all. 20/80 front rear split at most.

 

[Storm_SP17]

I was thinking of just going with a general comfortable setup, one that balances all aspects of the car. I've proven that I can get the run on the Audi's if not for the tyre wear and the mistakes, as well as the late changes that contributed to losing the general feel of the car. So if I cater to the car's needs and get comfortable with know where I can put the car in every situation without going overboard, losing time and running off-track, I stand a good chance of competing better. Fast lap times for pole mean nothing if you can't KEEP PUSHING THEM OUT LAP AFTER LAP.

I need to change my whole mindset of tuning right now. As you've said, the Viper (myself included perhaps?) was fast at Nurburgring, and I know for a fact that I had the car running faster in practice and with less problems.

Okay, so then, I'm guessing that you guys will be running into the 2:01's pretty easily. 2:01.964 is my best time thus far.

Edit: So I'm getting low 2:01's now, but the car has immense power undeersteer, and starts to degrade its front tyres rather than the rears, so I get understeer everywhere from lap 3 onwards. I start to notice it in lap 2 and my time cuts by a second. it looks to be cutting by a second per lap. It's really annoying.

 

[anirishnirvana]

well look how much my amazing start counted for xD

but i mean i probably get 20 laps in with revision, which may include Suzuka tbh. time for one where i have no idea what i'm doing

 

[polarbear345]

Anyone have tips for setting up the ferrari? I could not get a good time with the car and felt like I was wrestling it. I'll have my current settings up when get home, but would like to know if anyone has any tips/tricks for the car.

 

[james6653]

Any tips for GT1

 

[Storm_SP17]

So I'm not the only one having problems with my car.

 

[polarbear345]

So I'm not the only one having problems with my car.

Yep! We all are, those Audi's have it figured out!

 

[freshseth83]

I have setups for the Toyota GT-One, and for the Ferrari. Not sure how they'll help you guys out, but I'll post them later. I'm not a tuning guru, I just set them up to give good steering response.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I have setups for the Toyota GT-One, and for the Ferrari. Not sure how they'll help you guys out, but I'll post them later. I'm not a tuning guru, I just set them up to give good steering response.

Well, I know that we're running VERY similar tunes/lap times, so I reckon you're good enough...

Anyways, Storm, maybe less initial torque with 5% higher accel sensitvity?

Polar, more info would help please...

James, if I helped with a DP car, it'd go faster in reverse.

 

[polarbear345]

Well, I know that we're running VERY similar tunes/lap times, so I reckon you're good enough...

Anyways, Storm, maybe less initial torque with 5% higher accel sensitvity?

Polar, more info would help please...

James, if I helped with a DP car, it'd go faster in reverse.

Ehh I'll figure it out, I just need to get it to turn in better. Nothing I can't handle!

Seth if you'd still post some tips, that'd still be welcome!

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Ehh I'll figure it out, I just need to get it to turn in better. Nothing I can't handle!

Seth if you'd still post some tips, that'd still be welcome!

Autox tips are useless on GT5... ;( Anyways, stiffer rear springs, different brake balance, higher LSD braking sensitivity... There's a lot to try. Use setting sheet A to save your current set-up, Sheet B to set up a tuning setup that you're willing to change, with Sheet A specs and tune. This way, if you make a mistake, fixing it is as easy as switching to Sheet A again.

 

[Storm_SP17]

I'm running 5 Initial Torque and 15 Accel, and I'm still not oversteering. It's a problem after Dunlop Curve, the double right hander catches me out with it the most.

 

[james6653]

I have setups for the Toyota GT-One, and for the Ferrari. Not sure how they'll help you guys out, but I'll post them later. I'm not a tuning guru, I just set them up to give good steering response.

thanks

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I'm running 5 Initial Torque and 15 Accel, and I'm still not oversteering. It's a problem after Dunlop Curve, the double right hander catches me out with it the most.

Wrong way. 60% will make oversteer, and more initial torque=more torque...

 

[freshseth83]

Ok, this is my setup for the Ferrari- I don't have any engine upgrades on it, so I was only getting 2:00 flats at Nurb.

Suspension: ride height -15/-8; springs 13.5/14.0; dampers 7/7 6/6; roll bars 4/4; camber 2.0/2.5; toe -0.20/0.00
LSD: 5/13/9
Brakes: 5/6
Body: ballast position 0; aero 35

 

[anirishnirvana]

I'm running 5 Initial Torque and 15 Accel, and I'm still not oversteering. It's a problem after Dunlop Curve, the double right hander catches me out with it the most.

I thought I'd get the layout for reference. I had a look at the ALMS series set up which was quite catchy with the circuit pictures so I wanted to get this posted anyways.

I'm also quite interested in this race as I know it better than the previous F1 tracks we've been at. Only on Tsukuba and maybe Monaco I think I've clocked more laps on. Also is the weather sunny / changeable?

 

[freshseth83]

Here's my tune for the Toyota

Suspension: ride height -10/-5; springs 15.5/15.5; dampers 6/7 6/6; roll bars 4/3; camber 2.2/1.8; toe -0.20/0.05
LSD: 5/7/10
Brakes: 6/5
Body: ballast position 0; aero 60/82

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I thought I'd get the layout for reference. I had a look at the ALMS series set up which was quite catchy with the circuit pictures so I wanted to get this posted anyways.

I'm also quite interested in this race as I know it better than the previous F1 tracks we've been at. Only on Tsukuba and maybe Monaco I think I've clocked more laps on. Also is the weather sunny / changeable?

Alright, makes more sense. The thing about the Degners is the entry to Degner one must keep the car balanced for braking into the second, to get on the inside kerb for 2 and accelerate smoothly. The hairpin, the Spoon Curve and the Casio triangle are more important. Not only are they passing opportunities, but, a good exit will improve lap times and help set-up a pass.

 

[anirishnirvana]

Alright, makes more sense. The thing about the Degners is the entry to Degner one must keep the car balanced for braking into the second, to get on the inside kerb for 2 and accelerate smoothly. The hairpin, the Spoon Curve and the Casio triangle are more important. Not only are they passing opportunities, but, a good exit will improve lap times and help set-up a pass.

Yes me and Storm remember quite well. Including Kobayashi corner (the hairpin) xD

Also weather conditions?

 

[Kevin01SH]

well look how much my amazing start counted for xD

but i mean i probably get 20 laps in with revision, which may include Suzuka tbh. time for one where i have no idea what i'm doing

We need to get some practice time together, ive been racing corvettes since this thing came out and are very familiar with them. Im currently doing very well with the ZR1 in my other series, so if you need help understanding something or tuning the Z06 just let me know

 

[polarbear345]

Yes me and Storm remember quite well. Including Kobayashi corner (the hairpin) xD

Also weather conditions?

The weather! It will be at 25% and changibility at 5.

 

[james6653]

The weather! It will be at 25% and changibility at 5.

Did you look that up on the website I gave you to find the weather for Saturday

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Did you look that up on the website I gave you to find the weather for Saturday

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You asked a question without a question mark. ;P Believe me, you're never too old to remember grammar and punctuation.

And, yeah, Kevin's beating me and my teammate Storm, in that ZR1.

 

[polarbear345]

Did you look that up on the website I gave you to find the weather for Saturday

Remember we made it standard for all the weather change tracks?

 

[james6653]

Remember we made it standard for all the weather change tracks?

What standard?

 

[polarbear345]

What standard?

25% weather and 5 changibility for the tracks it applies to, real weather is pretty wierd to recreate in the game. Also with someone else hosting, it'll be easier for them to do that rather than play with settings by yourself and telling them that.

 

[james6653]

25% weather and 5 changibility for the tracks it applies to, real weather is pretty wierd to recreate in the game. Also with someone else hosting, it'll be easier for them to do that rather than play with settings by yourself and telling them that.

Ya I guess your right

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

What standard?

Synonyms of standard: invariable, constant, basic, continual, unchanging, repeatable, and "a starting point for further variations."


It means, that those are now the official weather settings.

 

[polarbear345]

Synonyms of standard: invariable, constant, basic, continual, unchanging, repeatable, and "a starting point for further variations."

It means, that those are now the official weather settings.

Ya, took me a second to figure out what he ment!