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Hmm....
I wonder if Kaz post on X is clue for what might come?
Xiaomi on Nordschleife?

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Hmm....
I wonder if Kaz post on X is clue for what might come?
Xiaomi on Nordschleife?
Not for at least six months - more likely nearer a year.

There ought to be a Time Trial for the Mercedes-AMG "Virtual Championship" Esports series, but I think that begins tomorrow. I'd just got gold on Alsace and Tokyo on both my own account and the GTP pool as well :(
 
Last evening & today morning was doing nothing but studying @Tidgney 's Le Mans TT guide video. Was pausing more than him ( :D ) to understand the gears used during specific turns, the speed travelling through them & how he maneuvered the car through some of the trickiest braking points/corners.

Rejuvenated thanks to @Tidgney 's infectious positivity, went about doing runs. My PB was 1:12:4xx but after seeing his guide lap for long, I was able to better my PB to 3:11:199. My optimum was at times in 3:10:858 so I knew I could better my previous PB. This I achieved with M/T.

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That's You @Tidgney (TCR_Tidney) - the ghost car which is right in front out here.

I played the TT again this evening & was having hit & miss with getting close to my PB. I tried a different tactic after setting a session best of 3:11:475. I used to restart the session & developed the mindset that if I invalidate a lap, I'll restart to erase the mistake & also not to just drive 3 minutes more to start a new lap. This way I kind of removed my inhibition of invalidating a lap & being overly cautious.

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This time I switched to A/T as I prefer this mode when there are too many gears & when the track is twisty enough to keep changing gears up & down. I after a few restarts managed to best my previous PB by clocking 3:11:082. I really want to get into the 3:10s & with a perfect lap I know I can do this as my Optimum Lap was 3:10:547. Feeling good as was very apprehensive with this TT a few days back.

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Last evening & today morning was doing nothing but studying @Tidgney 's Le Mans TT guide video. Was pausing more than him ( :D ) to understand the gears used during specific turns, the speed travelling through them & how he maneuvered the car through some of the trickiest braking points/corners.

Rejuvenated thanks to @Tidgney 's infectious positivity, went about doing runs. My PB was 1:12:4xx but after seeing his guide lap for long, I was able to better my PB to 3:11:199. My optimum was at times in 3:10:858 so I knew I could better my previous PB. This I achieved with M/T.

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That's You @Tidgney (TCR_Tidney) - the ghost car which is right in front out here.

I played the TT again this evening & was having hit & miss with getting close to my PB. I tried a different tactic after setting a session best of 3:11:475. I used to restart the session & developed the mindset that if I invalidate a lap, I'll restart to erase the mistake & also not to just drive 3 minutes more to start a new lap. This way I kind of removed my inhibition of invalidating a lap & being overly cautious.

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This time I switched to A/T as I prefer this mode when there are too many gears & when the track is twisty enough to keep changing gears up & down. I after a few restarts managed to best my previous PB by clocking 3:11:082. I really want to get into the 3:10s & with a perfect lap I know I can do this as my Optimum Lap was 3:10:547. Feeling good as was very apprehensive with this TT a few days back.

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Sorry for the OT question...
But why you are keeping the commercial/specs label on your screen?
Aren't you annoyed to have a not full clear screen?
(just a curiosity)
 
Sorry for the OT question...
But why you are keeping the commercial/specs label on your screen?
Aren't you annoyed to have a not full clear screen?
(just a curiosity)
Used to it. It's a full plastic cover over the OG screen. It's right in the corner of the 43# screen so barely affects me.
 
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