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Post by DaveO on Aug 22, 2010 23:10:19 GMT 2
the great thing about this track i've found, is once you know how to drive it, it all comes down to setups. You change something you gain a few tenths, another thing, you gain another, and another, it adds up. It really shows, and if you go wrong, you know really quick. dunno if I would agree with that. A good friend of mine, Crash always told me. It was 40 percent setup, 60 percent driver. |
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Post by ucrdoh on Aug 22, 2010 23:46:25 GMT 2
the great thing about this track i've found, is once you know how to drive it, it all comes down to setups. You change something you gain a few tenths, another thing, you gain another, and another, it adds up. It really shows, and if you go wrong, you know really quick. dunno if I would agree with that. A good friend of mine, Crash always told me. It was 40 percent setup, 60 percent driver. I do see what you mean, but when i go out there, and I give it all I got, I still feel like i'm leaving something out there. I know you can't do well without the right setup. It took some practice, but now I feel like i've got this track figured out, so now it has come down to getting more speed in the car. For example, I changed the gear ratios, and got more speed than I ever got before. and dave BTW, i'm finally got to where you suggested, I'm still trying to get more, but I'm closer than I have ever been. |
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Post by DaveO on Aug 23, 2010 5:15:40 GMT 2
dave BTW, i'm finally got to where you suggested, I'm still trying to get more, but I'm closer than I have ever been. AWESOME!!  |
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Post by ucrdoh on Aug 23, 2010 11:09:26 GMT 2
Dave I think you mentioned something about doing some practice runs with me on monday and tuesday, well i should pop on the server around 3pm eastern standard time, 12pm pacific standard time (my time) I don't mind practicing with others either.
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Post by DaveO on Aug 23, 2010 13:18:32 GMT 2
I'll be there today @ 3pm est.
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Post by spike on Aug 23, 2010 13:21:20 GMT 2
I'll be there today @ 3pm est. I'll try & make it too. |
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Post by DaveO on Aug 23, 2010 13:27:44 GMT 2
I'll be there today @ 3pm est. I'll try & make it too. Great! The more the merrier!  |
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Post by Mustangman on Aug 23, 2010 14:58:43 GMT 2
will be there  |
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Post by spike on Aug 24, 2010 14:14:50 GMT 2
Thanks for the tips yesterday guys, gotten my car a little bit quicker after practice without making it too loose for my driving style. Here's a tip, watch out for the fence corner in the pic. I tend to go wide to get a good run for the left hander but man everytime I think I've cleared it I go spinning. Attachments:
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Post by Cholerix on Aug 24, 2010 14:45:41 GMT 2
Yep, that's one of the more popular places to wreck the car on this track. And since this is a high speed place, you always have a good chance to REALLY mess up ;D Another one would be start of the left-side wall after T4 if you got that one a little too fast, and then there's the tirewall on the left in backstraight esses - which is my personal favorite   |
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Post by DaveO on Aug 24, 2010 22:49:13 GMT 2
Great two days of practice guys! ;D
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Post by ucrdoh on Aug 24, 2010 22:52:43 GMT 2
alright, I think it should be known about the right side pit stalls at this track are going to have a lane penalty, and I believe positions 1-10 are going to be in the right lane. I know when I've run races against the AI, you still go into the right pit lane. I do believe in other mods on the original track seem to switch between pit stalls in the later positions. But the top 10 will pit on the right side. I don't think, this will effect the race, but it should be known that each side is going to be different. If there are over ten spots, 11 and beyond should be on the left side. But i'll do some testing to see where else people will be.
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Post by DaveO on Aug 24, 2010 23:02:31 GMT 2
alright, I think it should be known about the right side pit stalls at this track are going to have a lane penalty, and I believe positions 1-10 are going to be in the right lane. I know when I've run races against the AI, you still go into the right pit lane. I do believe in other mods on the original track seem to switch between pit stalls in the later positions. But the top 10 will pit on the right side. I don't think, this will effect the race, but it should be known that each side is going to be different. If there are over ten spots, 11 and beyond should be on the left side. But i'll do some testing to see where else people will be. hehehe I just posted this in another thread about the pitstalls. I just ran offline, indeed positions 1-10 get a pit lane penalty it holds you up almost another 10 seconds. Now I also tested against the AI's with myself pitting on the left hand side, and it does even it out. So even thou the guys on right hand side have a shorter pit lane entrance then the left hand side, it EVENS out with the left hand side, since they don't get a pit lane penalty automatically. Ryan, you can also double check me on the above tonight to confirm if you would like. Thanks again for your help and Karl's during practice today!! Fun time as always. |
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Post by spike on Aug 25, 2010 1:44:50 GMT 2
alright, I think it should be known about the right side pit stalls at this track are going to have a lane penalty, and I believe positions 1-10 are going to be in the right lane. I know when I've run races against the AI, you still go into the right pit lane. I do believe in other mods on the original track seem to switch between pit stalls in the later positions. But the top 10 will pit on the right side. I don't think, this will effect the race, but it should be known that each side is going to be different. If there are over ten spots, 11 and beyond should be on the left side. But i'll do some testing to see where else people will be. hehehe I just posted this in another thread about the pitstalls. I just ran offline, indeed positions 1-10 get a pit lane penalty it holds you up almost another 10 seconds. Now I also tested against the AI's with myself pitting on the left hand side, and it does even it out. So even thou the guys on right hand side have a shorter pit lane entrance then the left hand side, it EVENS out with the left hand side, since they don't get a pit lane penalty automatically. Ryan, you can also double check me on the above tonight to confirm if you would like. Thanks again for your help and Karl's during practice today!! Fun time as always. Actually I may have figured a way around the penalty, I stayed all the way to the left and just before my pit stall I turned into my stall & didn't receive a penalty. It might have just been a fluke but I'm going to try it a few more times. before that happened I was thinking about not qualifying and just starting in the back row. |
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Post by DaveO on Aug 25, 2010 1:58:27 GMT 2
Actually I may have figured a way around the penalty, I stayed all the way to the left and just before my pit stall I turned into my stall & didn't receive a penalty. It might have just been a fluke but I'm going to try it a few more times. before that happened I was thinking about not qualifying and just starting in the back row. Hey Spike, I beleive the track author's intention of having that pit lane penalty on the right hand side, was guys who pit on the right hand side don't have an unfair advantage of the guys who are forced to pit on the longer pit road on the left side. Could you please upload a short replay of you NOT getting a pit lane penalty while pitting on the right hand side? If that's the case, we may need to switch the track to the original Sears Point track. |
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