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I'm planning to do the Nurburgring 24h this week. I'm doing it A-spec and as close to one-sitting as I physically can. 
After doing some research and running some test laps today, I came up with my car: the Toyota ALTEZZA Touring Car, no upgrades. From race reports people have posted, it seems that the fastest AI cars run their fastest laps in about 7'18, except for the Chaparral 2D. (Is that really one of the possible AI's?!) In three test laps, I ran between 7'09 and 7'12 with the Altezza. Whatever I gain from repetition, I will most likely lose more from fatigue/mistakes, so to be safe, I figured on running an average lap of around 7'15 or maybe even a bit higher. Doing the math and figuring in a pit stop every four laps, this comes out to about 195 laps, which is tight but based on other reports, should be enough to win, particularly if I can avoid the really good AI cars. (If a Chaparral 2D shows up, I will have to restart.) I did a test-start of the race and came up with an average AI line-up (no BMW M3 or Audi TT-R, though) and 111 A-Spec points. I passed the leader less than halfway through the first lap, so that gave me some confidence.
I am making some assumptions - that I can run consistently in the 7'15 range and that I will get at least four laps out of the R1's on the Altezza. I was wondering if any of the Nurburgring 24h veterans have any input for me. (Like: There's no way I can run lap times like that because I will lose focus at some point and drop 10 seconds a lap.) The alternative is my AMG 190 Touring Car, which I have gotten down to 6'47 and can run under 7'00 consistently, but I fear this would be overkill.
I will record as much as possible from this race and put it in the race reports forum. Hopefully the Altezza will prove to be a sure win, but not overkill...it's a tough balance to strike when you CANNOT lose the race. (If I overestimated my driving ability and begin to fall way behind, I am quitting.
) Thanks for your input!
After doing some research and running some test laps today, I came up with my car: the Toyota ALTEZZA Touring Car, no upgrades. From race reports people have posted, it seems that the fastest AI cars run their fastest laps in about 7'18, except for the Chaparral 2D. (Is that really one of the possible AI's?!) In three test laps, I ran between 7'09 and 7'12 with the Altezza. Whatever I gain from repetition, I will most likely lose more from fatigue/mistakes, so to be safe, I figured on running an average lap of around 7'15 or maybe even a bit higher. Doing the math and figuring in a pit stop every four laps, this comes out to about 195 laps, which is tight but based on other reports, should be enough to win, particularly if I can avoid the really good AI cars. (If a Chaparral 2D shows up, I will have to restart.) I did a test-start of the race and came up with an average AI line-up (no BMW M3 or Audi TT-R, though) and 111 A-Spec points. I passed the leader less than halfway through the first lap, so that gave me some confidence.I am making some assumptions - that I can run consistently in the 7'15 range and that I will get at least four laps out of the R1's on the Altezza. I was wondering if any of the Nurburgring 24h veterans have any input for me. (Like: There's no way I can run lap times like that because I will lose focus at some point and drop 10 seconds a lap.) The alternative is my AMG 190 Touring Car, which I have gotten down to 6'47 and can run under 7'00 consistently, but I fear this would be overkill.
I will record as much as possible from this race and put it in the race reports forum. Hopefully the Altezza will prove to be a sure win, but not overkill...it's a tough balance to strike when you CANNOT lose the race. (If I overestimated my driving ability and begin to fall way behind, I am quitting.
) Thanks for your input!
Anyway, good luck and get back to us on how it went.
averageing 1 hour per CD. works a treat in terms of time consumption, staying awake etc.
