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Tokyo R246 Endurance race
Im attempting this in Big Blue the Calsonic Skyline. I Found the Stage 2 Turbo (already installed) is too much and having no turbo, is not enough. So Ill have to spend the 5,000cr to get a Stage 1 turbo. Modify the settings from Laguna Seca, and give it a run.
Settings:
If Its not listed, I left it stock.
Ride height: F = 51; R = 55
Camber: F = 3.1
Brakes: F= 20; R = 24
Gears: Auto Setting = level 27
Down force: F= 0.66; R = 0.96
ASM = 0; TCS = 1
With these settings I was able to take the pole position with a 137.017, 0.818 seconds faster than the Mugen NSX. I was also able to surmise that I was looking at a 7 or 8 lap pit schedule. This will be a key factor as I have to run very clean laps. Any wall bumps, and the Mugen will be all over me, eliminating any gain the tire change will afford.
First Qualifying Attempt:
I ran 11 laps, and decided to stop. My main competition, the Mugen NSX, was on an 8 lap pit schedule, and I was looking at a 13 lap schedule. At the 11 lap point, I was already leading by 28 seconds. And gaining about 2 seconds each lap. This would mean I would lap the second place car nearly twice. Its bad enough to race over two hours to finish this race, but to do it racing against the clock was too much. Ill restart, without the Turbo, and running on medium tires. Run a few laps, and see what times I can post. Also the Down force was set too high, and the gearing needed to be tweaked.
Second Qualifying Attempt:
After 5 laps of qualifying, I found that running medium tires would put me at a 6 lap pit schedule. However I was losing about a second each lap to the Mugen NSX. Therefore, I could run it without the Turbo, but with the T3 tires. And that should set the stage for a good 100 lap race. A Slight tweak of the gear is necessary, as 5th and 6th need a bit more acceleration.
Final Qualifying attempt:
Tweaked Final Drive to 3.500; Downforce = 0.91/1.17. I am now facing the Raybrig NSX. This these tweaks I managed to place third in the starting grid (1.474seconds off the pole). The Mugen NSX and the Raybrig were ahead of me. Im running on T3 tires, without Stage 1 turbo. Very near stock configuration. After 62 laps, I figured out that I was going to lose by about 30 seconds. I just wasnt powerful enough to keep with the Raybrig or the Castrol Mugen.
Very odd in that I spent extensive amounts testing against the Castrol Mugen, and always managed to get slightly ahead. Ill have to run this with the stage 1 turbo installed, and eventually lap the competition. I figure in stock configuration I was about 25 Hp shy of winning this race. Had I come up with the extra boost, I would be writing an epilogue instead of an additional chapter.
Some speculation I was running slightly over a 140.000 average. I really needed to be in the 139.100 range to have a shot at winning. If I had gone with harder tires, I would likely have lessened my pit stops by two, consequently adding another 1.5 seconds to each lap, thus negating any advantage. Ill simply have to run this with a stronger turbo.
Anticipated Pit schedule:
Me: 12, 25, 38, 52, 65, 78, 91
Raybrig NSX: every 7 laps:
Castrol Mugen NSX: every 8 laps
Castrol Toms Supra: 21, 42,
Pennzoil Nismo: 25, 50, 75
Loctite Zexel: 31, 62, 93
Final Run:
Having already driven more laps around this track/car combo, Im ready for this to be over. Calsonic Skyline, Stage 1 turbo, with T3 Tires, skipped qualifying, and I started from the bottom of the grid.
Pit schedule:
Me: 11, 22, 33, 44, 56 (12 laps), 67, 78 and 89
Raybrig NSX: every 7 laps
Denso Sard Supra: every 15 laps
Arta NSX: every 16 laps
Pennzoil Nismo: every 25 laps
Loctite Zexel: 31, 62, and 93
Results:
Raybrig NSX: + 4 laps
Castrol Mugen NSX: + 4 laps
Denso Sard Supra: + 4 laps
Pennzoil Nismo: + 5 laps
Loctite Zexel: + 6 laps
Best lap: 132.797
Total Time: 16140.496
Average lap: 1'37.005
Thoughts:
I hit lap traffic on lap 17. Zexel and Pennzoil, down one lap and within seconds of each other. By the pit stop on lap 22, I had lapped the entire field. While in the pit the Arta NSX, and the Denso Sard went back onto the lead lap. By lap 24 I had once again passed them both.
My oil light came on right at the beginning of lap 60. Prior to this I was running laps in the low 133 range. By the end of the race, I could manage a mid 137.XXX lap due to the HP loss. I was at 625hp before the start and at the end of the race, I was at 595hp.
I walk away with 400,000cr and a green RX-7 LM car. Which Ill use to run around the last endurance race Cote DAzur
Note of inconsequence:
Replay save complete on lap 69.
AO
Im attempting this in Big Blue the Calsonic Skyline. I Found the Stage 2 Turbo (already installed) is too much and having no turbo, is not enough. So Ill have to spend the 5,000cr to get a Stage 1 turbo. Modify the settings from Laguna Seca, and give it a run.
Settings:
If Its not listed, I left it stock.
Ride height: F = 51; R = 55
Camber: F = 3.1
Brakes: F= 20; R = 24
Gears: Auto Setting = level 27
Down force: F= 0.66; R = 0.96
ASM = 0; TCS = 1
With these settings I was able to take the pole position with a 137.017, 0.818 seconds faster than the Mugen NSX. I was also able to surmise that I was looking at a 7 or 8 lap pit schedule. This will be a key factor as I have to run very clean laps. Any wall bumps, and the Mugen will be all over me, eliminating any gain the tire change will afford.
First Qualifying Attempt:
I ran 11 laps, and decided to stop. My main competition, the Mugen NSX, was on an 8 lap pit schedule, and I was looking at a 13 lap schedule. At the 11 lap point, I was already leading by 28 seconds. And gaining about 2 seconds each lap. This would mean I would lap the second place car nearly twice. Its bad enough to race over two hours to finish this race, but to do it racing against the clock was too much. Ill restart, without the Turbo, and running on medium tires. Run a few laps, and see what times I can post. Also the Down force was set too high, and the gearing needed to be tweaked.
Second Qualifying Attempt:
After 5 laps of qualifying, I found that running medium tires would put me at a 6 lap pit schedule. However I was losing about a second each lap to the Mugen NSX. Therefore, I could run it without the Turbo, but with the T3 tires. And that should set the stage for a good 100 lap race. A Slight tweak of the gear is necessary, as 5th and 6th need a bit more acceleration.
Final Qualifying attempt:
Tweaked Final Drive to 3.500; Downforce = 0.91/1.17. I am now facing the Raybrig NSX. This these tweaks I managed to place third in the starting grid (1.474seconds off the pole). The Mugen NSX and the Raybrig were ahead of me. Im running on T3 tires, without Stage 1 turbo. Very near stock configuration. After 62 laps, I figured out that I was going to lose by about 30 seconds. I just wasnt powerful enough to keep with the Raybrig or the Castrol Mugen.
Very odd in that I spent extensive amounts testing against the Castrol Mugen, and always managed to get slightly ahead. Ill have to run this with the stage 1 turbo installed, and eventually lap the competition. I figure in stock configuration I was about 25 Hp shy of winning this race. Had I come up with the extra boost, I would be writing an epilogue instead of an additional chapter.
Some speculation I was running slightly over a 140.000 average. I really needed to be in the 139.100 range to have a shot at winning. If I had gone with harder tires, I would likely have lessened my pit stops by two, consequently adding another 1.5 seconds to each lap, thus negating any advantage. Ill simply have to run this with a stronger turbo.
Anticipated Pit schedule:
Me: 12, 25, 38, 52, 65, 78, 91
Raybrig NSX: every 7 laps:
Castrol Mugen NSX: every 8 laps
Castrol Toms Supra: 21, 42,
Pennzoil Nismo: 25, 50, 75
Loctite Zexel: 31, 62, 93
Final Run:
Having already driven more laps around this track/car combo, Im ready for this to be over. Calsonic Skyline, Stage 1 turbo, with T3 Tires, skipped qualifying, and I started from the bottom of the grid.
Pit schedule:
Me: 11, 22, 33, 44, 56 (12 laps), 67, 78 and 89
Raybrig NSX: every 7 laps
Denso Sard Supra: every 15 laps
Arta NSX: every 16 laps
Pennzoil Nismo: every 25 laps
Loctite Zexel: 31, 62, and 93
Results:
Raybrig NSX: + 4 laps
Castrol Mugen NSX: + 4 laps
Denso Sard Supra: + 4 laps
Pennzoil Nismo: + 5 laps
Loctite Zexel: + 6 laps
Best lap: 132.797
Total Time: 16140.496
Average lap: 1'37.005
Thoughts:
I hit lap traffic on lap 17. Zexel and Pennzoil, down one lap and within seconds of each other. By the pit stop on lap 22, I had lapped the entire field. While in the pit the Arta NSX, and the Denso Sard went back onto the lead lap. By lap 24 I had once again passed them both.
My oil light came on right at the beginning of lap 60. Prior to this I was running laps in the low 133 range. By the end of the race, I could manage a mid 137.XXX lap due to the HP loss. I was at 625hp before the start and at the end of the race, I was at 595hp.
I walk away with 400,000cr and a green RX-7 LM car. Which Ill use to run around the last endurance race Cote DAzur
Note of inconsequence:
Replay save complete on lap 69.
AO
