Weekly Race Series, Week 51

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Just to be 100% clear. Saying "Cars Power to Weight Ratio set at 2.6" means the cars PW/R must not dip below 2.6. a PW/R of 4.0 is fine but a PW/R of 2.2 is not....I am 99% I am right just want to make sure before I dive into this one. Just think prior to week 49 I didn't evne know PW/R existed...haha. I learned alot then.
 
Originally posted by Famine
Toyota Altezza RS200
Maximum Weight: 1340kg; Maximum Power: 515hp
LW Stage 1: 1246kg; Maximum Power: 479hp
LW Stage 2: 1192kg; Maximum Power: 458hp
LW Stage 3: 1139kg; Maximum Power: 438hp

BMW 328ci
Maximum Weight: 1465kg; Maximum Power: 563hp
LW Stage 1: 1362kg; Maximum Power: 523hp
LW Stage 2: 1303kg; Maximum Power: 501hp
LW Stage 3: 1245kg; Maximum Power: 478hp
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Very interesting ( and very time consuming... you sure have alot of free time Famine! ) So I guess its gonna be a Bimmer on Trial Mountain II ( <-- :mischievous: )
 
Wow! After last week and that nasty Speed 12 both of these cars are an absolute JOY to drive!!!!!!!! I am going to enjoy this week.

OHHHH...guess what showed up in my mail box tonight? All the way from Hong Kong. My copy of GT4 Prologue. Now I just gotta wait for the swap discs to show up from England (I think). It's amazing. I order GT4P and the swap discs within minutes of each other, GT4P first, and the one from Hong Kong gets here first when England is a short hop over the pond from here.
 
dumb question. Tires in arcade mode. Do they degrade lap after lap like in sim mode or are they constant. The same on lap 1 as 120?
 
They will only degrade if you go in the 'hidden' Professional mode, but that is only when racing other cars anyways. Since you are going for free runs, tires never degrade, so obviously you want to put some T8's on the car. Hope that helps :)
 
I assumed that was the answer. My arcade mode knowledge is slim. Frankly until three weeks ago when i joined this race series I never went into arcade mode other than to run the required laps to complete it in hard mode only.

On another note. Given the Ferrari fan I am (F1 obviously) it is wrong of me to love driving the BMW...and hell for that matter the Toyota too...hahaha. But they are both soooooo nice to drive.
 
In first session with this weekly got

15.6
44.7
1'05.9

first chicane is ....... :mad: :banghead: literally :lol:
 
Is it fairly easy to get the PWR right ? Im a bit put off because I cant just get in the car and drive it. So is there a lot of messing around b4 you get to drive the track or not ?

Im one lazy **** sometimes - I'll definately have a look tonight and see what I can find. I need to climb up Div 2 so I will check this out !
 
Originally posted by HeinrichII
you like Ferrari! oh man, Mclaren-Mercedes are going to smoke them up next season!!!:D :P
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Maybe?!?! I think BMW-Williams is a bigger threat to Ferrari as a constructor for 04. Kimi is the biggest driver threat in his McLaren, though I am not sure about the new car of theirs. Who knows, it will be a great season...I'm a Ferrari fan but not really a Michael Schumacher fan....I would LOVE to see Rubens, JPM or especially Kimi win the title this year!

On a related note. I took both cars for a spin completely stock last night. Bought them, oil changed them and drove them. The two fo them are a good match neither is perfect and both have their own strengths. i think it is up to how your driving style as to which one you go with. I think the final results will show a good spread of the two cars....
 
Have you seen the new F1 beemer what is going on with that
kind of big bird`s beak front scoop thing.

Schumi might win but its all up to bridgestone,they are going to be the ones who will be good or bad not Ferrari
 
Originally posted by akindness
Have you seen the new F1 beemer what is going on with that
kind of big bird`s beak front scoop thing.

Schumi might win but its all up to bridgestone,they are going to be the ones who will be good or bad not Ferrari
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The new willams car looks nice...

I think the 04 bridgestones will surprise alot of people this season. Last season was a wake-up call for both the scuderia AND bridgestone.
 
Originally posted by BigJamesGTI
I need to climb up Div 2 so I will check this out ![/
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The only way to do this is to climb in the car, mess about with it and drive it and mess with it some more and drive it again... repeat till thumbs fall off ;)

Sorry dude but I've found that the only way to figure stuff out is try it and see :D . There's several threads around that give good guides to general setups but it all comes down to practice.
Since starting this weekly series I've learned loads from both other members and simply going and doing. I think I'm becoming a lot better not just at driving but at understanding how a car behaves and how to adjust it to suit the circuit and my driving style.

Keep at it and you'll improve, you won't if you rely on others.


BTW I'm not trying to knock you for ding a lazy 4 star just trying to encourage you to get better! (although not as good as me, obviously, cos then you'd beat me :lol: )
 
Originally posted by hippyneil
The only way to do this is to climb in the car, mess about with it and drive it and mess with it some more and drive it again... repeat till thumbs fall off ;)

Sorry dude but I've found that the only way to figure stuff out is try it and see :D . There's several threads around that give good guides to general setups but it all comes down to practice.
Since starting this weekly series I've learned loads from both other members and simply going and doing. I think I'm becoming a lot better not just at driving but at understanding how a car behaves and how to adjust it to suit the circuit and my driving style.

Keep at it and you'll improve, you won't if you rely on others.


BTW I'm not trying to knock you for ding a lazy 4 star just trying to encourage you to get better! (although not as good as me, obviously, cos then you'd beat me :lol: )
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No worries Neil - Im on with it right now, just trying different stuff out.

and about being better than you - not last week but there wasnt much in it !! We'll have to see how this week goes ! Lemme know how you are getting on and we can compare times etc if you want, cos we're in same div.
 
OK Ive had a crack at this one just now.

81 km travelled from new (some of that was at complex string)

PWR has decreased by 0.016 and is still over 2.6

BHP has increased by 4 !

My total lap time had come down by about 2.7 - 3.0 secs

T1 16.3
T2 45.8
T3 107.8

These still seem to be really slow compared to the two other T times already posted ? I still need to do loads of testing but I thought Id let you know how I was getting on !

edit - Im playing around with the gears more than I would normally this week - see how that affects things. :eek:
 
Jeepers. I was taking it easy through the last sector, but not that easy...

15.3
43.6
1'05.3

After 4 laps. Got the settings sorted for this particular car now, but something tells me I should be running the other one! :lol:
 
I ran this for about 15 mins this morning. it took every bit of cash to upgrade too... and i only got semi-race suspension.. if i have another go i'll have to sell a car to fully upgrade.
too busy racing to notice my T times tho. but I do remember a t2 of 43.XXX or something so i might be a bit more competitive this time around.

hey whos getting air over the rumblestrips on the second last corner? :D
i am getting 2 wheels in the air there :D
one lap i took it so 2 of my tires were on the dirt (not my fastest one) and the whole car got airbourne!!! :eek:

I am moderately happy with my time so far but i completely stuffed the corner b4 the last tunnel!

car = rs200 :D
 
so far the lexus has been finely mannered.

14.903
42.912
1'03.895

pushing the limit @ 2.606 i think i can squeeze in one more mph before she dives under. i just hope she does'nt drop to 2.599
 
taken a second off my total time last night so it looks a bit more respectable ! Will have another shot tonight and hopefully improve on that. I dont know how Im going to get my sectors anything like whats been posted already ?
 
Originally posted by Famine
Jeepers. I was taking it easy through the last sector, but not that easy...

15.3
43.6
1'05.3

After 4 laps. Got the settings sorted for this particular car now,
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Same here famine jeez i feel privlidged to have t1 and t2 times as quick as the pr. Div1 guys but my last sector needs a little to be desired. im Am using the RS200 pw 2.600

15.184
43.728
1.05.524

well i didnt like the bmw as much as the RS200 so i dont think i will switch unless ppl are way faster in the bmw.
 
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