We come up with the idea of degradation levels and different compounds for each race to help mix things up. It's all about adaptations and finding that perfect strategy. X3 is to replicate higher track temp. Hence this race using x2 as was to create a cooler condition. But point noted.
No offence and appoligese if it looked that way. the trouble you find off the car behind struggles to get close due to the wake (dirty air) so they can't actually get close. The method didn't work in my eyes but was just to try helping the front runners out as before it caused massive troubles for them too pass. But still big thanks for efforts for racing
. It was a really nice I felt I had compared to what I had practiced and started to feel a good rhythm as the race went on. The mediums were a very long lasting tyre and though I could’ve done almost the whole distance with them. I closed I think a 6 second gap to kurt over the first stint. I was very happy with that as I’m not the fastest here and kurt can have serious pace!. Kurt pitted and I stretched another lap then pitted on to the hards. Then it happened. As soon as I exited T1 my power went off! Was having a fantastic race only to be ruined by something so ridiculous!
The only race I don't do I would of been the fastest full tank on rm I could do a 1:18.100 with no issues. Why did I think of been a marshalMixed feelings about yesterday's race, because 3rd place would have been a realistic result for me. Certainly have the pace to qualify 3rd fastest, but right after warning fellow Nukeshot funded wolfpack Joe and Maarten about the slippery astroturfs, I drove on them myself on the 2nd flying lap and went straight into the barrier. So that's qualifying for me. At that moment I did a 1.19.9 which was good enough for 5th.
Strategy wise I clearly underestimated the life of those Mediums, but without practicing long runs I found out during the race that the Mediums could run 3/4 race distance easily, but because I only fueled just over half race distance, meant my race was compromised by pitting too early on those harder, slower RH tires, which meant despite on fresh tires, I was lapping slower than Halbstark on his aging RM's and I was a sitting duck for @Jomas, because his tire strategy was the other way around and thus meant he was flying on fresh RM's towards the end. When I pitted for RH's, I was 13s ahead on Halbstark. When he pitted, he came 8s in front of me. That's the difference in tire performance between the two type of tires in my case. Since I barely touched the overtake button, I was pressing it constantly chasing Halbstark. 8s became 4-5s with 2 laps to, then I made a mistake and had to abort the chase that seemed an impossible task to do so.
Regarding actions during the race. The race start was for once quite good: from 5th to 3rd. Came back when @CrazyJohn and @MaarteN5H tussled over 2nd place. I'd decided to join the party, but almost shat myself when I thought to go between CJ and the pitwall. then decided to get back under that rear wing, but running with that much wing on a high speed straight meant I was swerving across like a mad man and without noticing Maarten at all, gave him suspension damage. At that point we both didn't know what happened. I didn't know he was there and I didn't know he had damage (because no damage for me), before laps later he wondered where he got suspension damage. Afterwards, on the broadcast everything became clear. So sorry for that, Maarten. The same mad man swerve occured with @Jomas, Again, I wasn't meant to do that. Luckily there was no damage then.
Squable with fellow Warpboy @MaarteN5H was fun after race start and after my pitstop. Funny enough we were at a certain moment waiting for each other to get by cleanly when we were entering T3 side by side!
I didn't have blue flag incidents. Everything went very well getting by backmarkers. Kudos for that @fastnloud30 , but we want you to drive with us
Thanks for the race everyone and brilliant broadcast again @Hasse R !
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It's defo something we could try out. Or if ppl are ok with it I'll leave flags off but for ppl to use the mirrors more. As it should be visable of a position number above the car and if all fails I could call a message out. Then maybe that way ppl may be more happy with that route ?When you were one second behind me I finally got myself together and did a couple of clean laps. At that point, I barely touched my overtake button, so I still had 75%. I used it on the main straight to counter your slipstream advantage. In the last lap I decided to use it on all straights, which changed the braking points off course and made me bin it in one of the last corners
@fastnloud30 I'd feel a little bit better if I could hear : "This is race control, blue flag for JC, I repeat, blue flag for JC"
Just adding to this- dirty air only exists when you're in slipstream range (under 0.7 behind).No offence and appoligese if it looked that way. the trouble you find off the car behind struggles to get close due to the wake (dirty air) so they can't actually get close. The method didn't work in my eyes but was just to try helping the front runners out as before it caused massive troubles for them too pass. But still big thanks for efforts for racing
Correct it can but also the setup of each car can change the feeling of wake in rl terms.
What's hsu, lso and hsoCorrect it can but also the setup of each car can change the feeling of wake in rl terms.
So say you have hsu and to correct this you carry max front wing with min front sr to aid on track. But if you have a car infront you can in most cases suffer more.
I tend to run hso and i don't get wake as much but my trouble running hso i end up with lso and can catch you out on the counterside. But benefit good tyre life.
Anyways good win, good to watch. Like i said before i did try to my best on the blue flags. Any problems send me a message as happy to listen and help out.
feel like I should know xD
High speed understeer (hsu)
High speed oversteer (hso)
Mid speed understeer (msu)
Mid speed oversteer (mso)
Low speed understeer (lsu)
Low speed oversteer (lso)
That's the easy bit
Next weeks class is mechanical balance
That's what I'm saying I run a different setup that doesn't suffer with wake as much. You can also feel it through the wheel. I run oversteer so when the wake reduces df i don't suffer as much as was when I first tested the car out but was running a lot of understeer.
wtfbbqlolnvmkthnxbai.High speed understeer (hsu)
High speed oversteer (hso)
Mid speed understeer (msu)
Mid speed oversteer (mso)
Low speed understeer (lsu)
Low speed oversteer (lso)
That's the easy bit
Next weeks class is mechanical balance
