The Rolex Sports Car Series- Season 2! Finished! Thanks Everyone!

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What should the best tire we use for Season 3 be?

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All trolling, labels, and jokes aside, we are going to be at Motegi full course tomorrow right?
 
cnd01
All trolling, labels, and jokes aside, we are going to be at Motegi full course tomorrow right?
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Oh boy, that'd be incredibly fun for me.
 
Motegi tomorrow? Can't go, then. Will have no time to test the R92 :grumpy:
 
I don't have Motegi Yet. :sick:
 
And... DLC nightmare begins. :( I might never get a chance to run at Motegi.
 
MrMelancholy15
And... DLC nightmare begins. :( I might never get a chance to run at Motegi.
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Actually no. It won't matter because I might not be there. I'm doing an LMP race tomorrow night at Spa.
 
Shinshiki
Actually no. It won't matter because I might not be there. I'm doing an LMP race tomorrow night at Spa.
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Not bad. :) Bring us back a podium! :lol: Really, good luck man!
 
Shinshiki
Actually no. It won't matter because I might not be there. I'm doing an LMP race tomorrow night at Spa.
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Make your teammate proud 👍
 
So much pressure now. :lol:
 
If were going to Motegi, expect lap times around the 1:45 mark or slightly lower.
 
freshseth83
If were going to Motegi, expect lap times around the 1:45 mark or slightly lower.
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Well, asides from Shin, who's running a different race in that time slot, no one else has mentioned that they don't have the DLC. I've been waiting a VERY long time to run a proper race at Motegi.
 
Shinshiki
So much pressure now. :lol:
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Definitely. :lol: Especially after the Trial Mountain race. Too bad I am 99.99% sure I won't make Monza :grumpy:
 
I'm still trying to find a good setup for the Minolta. I think I've got it 9 out of 10 in terms of being happy with it. The tire wear is getting better. I just need it to be more consistent. That should changed when we go to the 'normal' tracks.
 
freshseth83
I'm still trying to find a good setup for the Minolta. I think I've got it 9 out of 10 in terms of being happy with it. The tire wear is getting better. I just need it to be more consistent. That should changed when we go to the 'normal' tracks.
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Motegi/Monza... both flat. :)
 
freshseth83
I'm still trying to find a good setup for the Minolta. I think I've got it 9 out of 10 in terms of being happy with it. The tire wear is getting better. I just need it to be more consistent. That should changed when we go to the 'normal' tracks.
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I have run millions of laps on the PD originals. The slightly banked turns are difficult. I learned everything I know about those tracks from back when I was 7 playing Gran Turismo on the Play Station. I haven't quite mastered all of the world circuits yet. Monza for example, I have maybe 100 laps on it. It takes about 500 for me to get the braking points and such. I still am grumpy about not being able to make it on Saturday :grumpy:
 
I'm fine at those tracks. Just not settled on this car completely, so i push it. I was catching up to you, but hit the dirt and spun. I was able to get 1:16s over a few laps to push that gap down. I would have pit but I figured I'd push another lap. It would have worked but for the spin taking my tire life away. These normal tracks are more suited to these types of cars. Monza I was in the 1:41's and lower.
 
Dont worry about the GT roster. Well, dont worry about me anyway. I should be able to make it to all the races. I have a big project at work. So races during the week are almost always out of the question. At least one Viper will make it to Monza. 👍

Polar, did you ever get those pics up to show corner cutting?
 
I'm not trying to stay up too late everyday of the week. Hence, I can't make these weekday races.
 
freshseth83
I'm fine at those tracks. Just not settled on this car completely, so i push it. I was catching up to you, but hit the dirt and spun. I was able to get 1:16s over a few laps to push that gap down. I would have pit but I figured I'd push another lap. It would have worked but for the spin taking my tire life away. These normal tracks are more suited to these types of cars. Monza I was in the 1:41's and lower.
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After lap 1, I backed off because I was already about 2 seconds ahead. I spun on lap 5 being too careful. I just decided to pit early. I hate it when you think I can go another lap, but you screw up or get halfway through it and realize you have no tires left :banghead: Shinshiki was catching me the last 2 laps because my tires had 7 laps on them, 2 more than basically everyone else. I ran a 1.40.3 I believe at Monza. I have done better, but I had all 4 tires on the green. It is so easy to cheat without ever intending to.
 
Got my wheel back today!

They sent me a brand spankin new one!
 
Monza is straight forward, 41s are simple. 40's come with a little push, maybe 39's if I ran no downforce or have draft for a period of time.
 
freshseth83
Monza is straight forward, 41s are simple. 40's come with a little push, maybe 39's if I ran no downforce or have draft for a period of time.
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I would say so as well. Fuel burnoff will make the cars even faster except me. For whatever reason, I run the best times with 3/4ths of a fuel load:crazy:
 
I seem to get faster every stint. Testing there I reset fast lap every lap for 5 laps straight. Dropped high 41s to mid 40's.
 
freshseth83
I seem to get faster every stint. Testing there I reset fast lap every lap for 5 laps straight. Dropped high 41s to mid 40's.
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1.39s are definitely plausible. I think 1.39.7 was the pole when we ran a preseason race there. I was in the low 1.41s
 
I never try to go for the fast lap. I try for tire wear being consistent. Especially here. Draft will help out anyway.
 
freshseth83
I never try to go for the fast lap. I try for tire wear being consistent. Especially here. Draft will help out anyway.
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That's my strategy too. I try to balance the 2 out. Most of the time I get better tire wear the faster my car is. I can drive smoother and not as on the edge. That was the case at Trial Mountain and Grand Valley.
 
Wait, where are we practicing today?
 
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