◆ SNAIL [GT1 Championship] Series

[Xradkins]

As far as the on or off line times are concerned at Fuji F, the track you jump onto in your garage is 1.5 to 2 sec. faster then the same online track. But also, the "good" tire window in our league is very narrow this season. Use tires sparingly.

I like to use the garage track to tune the set up and compare it to my ghost. Once you have a fast lap you will have to work very hard to catch your ghost car, but it's a great way to see how you improve or drop back compared to the best lap time ghost. Also use it to practice passing yourself cleanly, LOL.

 

[chuyler1]

I'll look for an open lobby within the club this evening...otherwise I'll create one if others want to join. My goal is to spend maybe an hour tuning, then run the track for 50 minutes to figure out pit strategy.

Xrad, that's exactly what I was thinking of doing. It's the only way I know whether early vs late braking will save time, or if a tune is losing grip around a long sweeping corner. I used it a little bit with GT5 but gave up when my tunes didn't transfer over to the online lobbies. I'd have a car that was perfect, and then all of a sudden it was burning up tires and spinning out.

 

[varga]

Jake hasn't sent me the invite as of this morning....he hasn't accepted my friend request yet...so I can't join you guys for drop-in practice.

 

[Whitey093]

Practice should be open lobby so you should be alright. Don't forget to add the flat floors and gt style rear wing

 

[TEX36]

@Jakedog23

Jake hasn't sent me the invite as of this morning....he hasn't accepted my friend request yet...so I can't join you guys for drop-in practice.

 

[Jakedog23]

Sorry been super busy will get it to you in 5ish minutes.

 

[Whitey093]

Practice room open

 

[basswerks1]

i would like to give this a try please

 

[Die_Birdy_Die]

Welcome @basswerks1 to the GT1 championship.

We are the TUNING SERIES wing of SNAIL! Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join SNAIL [GT1 Championship] series:
Step 1:Learn and follow The Good Racecraft Guide and SNAIL OLR.
Step 2: Send a Friend Request to @Jakedog23 on PSN and wait for an invite to the club.
Step 3: Purchase the car you will be racing for the current season we are in.(#3)
Step 3: Choose your number, colours and claim them on this thread
Step 4:match the specs for the division you are in.(#2) pro am
Step 5: tune your car!

Remember this is a TUNING series and have fun!

Special note we have 16 people already, if someone with seniority is trying to get into the room you are the first notch on that totem.

 

[basswerks1]

what are the rules regarding traction control?

 

[Die_Birdy_Die]

what are the rules regarding traction control?

Same as SNAIL

 

[JLBowler]

what are the rules regarding traction control?

Same as SNAIL

SNAIL allows drivers in the lowest division to request to have TC and the driving line enabled if they wish to use them.

 

[chuyler1]

Traction Control usually just slows you down. It's a nice driver's aid for learning the ropes, but if you find yourself slow exiting corners compared to the drivers around you, that's the first thing you should turn off.

If you're having an issue with throttle control, start playing with the LSD settings. A good starting point for these cars is 10/20/20. As you raise the accel setting you will notice the outside tire break loose (go red) exiting the corner and the car will snap oversteer. As you decrease the accel setting you will notice the inside tire spins freely (may not go red) and the car understeers and doesn't accelerate very quickly out of the turn. Find the highest setting you can handle without ending up with oversteer. As you raise the decel setting, works similarly and can be used to tune initial turn in bite and lift off oversteer.

 

[TEX36]

Practice Room open for an hour or so.

 

[CoachMK21]

Practice room opened.

 

[Scorpion0001]

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[chuyler1]

I can pretty much drive a 1:42 with any setup in this Mustang. I'm stumped. Putting more weight in the rear got me a few high 1:41s but the car burns through front tires within a few laps. I've got the turn-in I need, but once I'm on the throttle the front outside tire burns red. I can't tell what is causing it, or if it is even solvable. Last thing to mess with tonight is mixing up the dampers...but I honestly can't tell if there's too much weight up there or not enough, or if it's just sliding.

 

[TEX36]

@thorracing
Would you send your setup to @chuyler1 ?

 

[Die_Birdy_Die]

I can pretty much drive a 1:42 with any setup in this Mustang. I'm stumped. Putting more weight in the rear got me a few high 1:41s but the car burns through front tires within a few laps. I've got the turn-in I need, but once I'm on the throttle the front outside tire burns red. I can't tell what is causing it, or if it is even solvable. Last thing to mess with tonight is mixing up the dampers...but I honestly can't tell if there's too much weight up there or not enough, or if it's just sliding.

Your weight should be 50/50 or to the rear, I have my vantage at 45/55 at the last race my rears were cold down the straights.

41,42 put you in with most of the pack.

 

[chuyler1]

I pushed all the weight to the rear, that helped a little. It seems stupid you can't tune the car to turn without doing that, but alas, it's just a game.

 

[basswerks1]

hey fellas... how about that invite? (pretty please)

 

[CoachMK21]

hey fellas... how about that invite? (pretty please)

@Jakedog23?

 

[Die_Birdy_Die]

I pushed all the weight to the rear, that helped a little. It seems stupid you can't tune the car to turn without doing that, but alas, it's just a game.

It's these cars they have that big V8 upfront

 

[Die_Birdy_Die]

hey fellas... how about that invite? (pretty please)

If jake doesn't get it to you by race time we will do a public lobby keep me informed I will take my phone with me to track the thread

 

[Die_Birdy_Die]

Race room open

 

[Jakedog23]

I am away from the computer (On my phone) will get an invite when i make it home. Sorry

 

[thorracing]

Next Race?
I like it!

 

[Scorpion0001]

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[chuyler1]

So with some damper adjustments I was able to drop my time to a respectable low 1:41. Unfortunately pit strategy screwed me over again. I should have pushed another 2 laps on my original tires and ended up making a late race pit stop....and got stuck in the pits for what seemed to be an eternity. Oh well, live and learn. I had fun the first 20 minutes anyway.

 

[varga]

I started with jump start penalty. And I got to use RMS for 9 complete laps. I WENT FOR A TWO STOPPER which was the wrong move. On the second stop I didn't see the pit options board.....so I was stuck with RH tires and a full tank of digital gas.

My driving suffered cause I was upset.....should have known better to watch my speed into pit.

My replay does not show compound change for the race for most people?......I thought that problem was solved in GT5......and also the replay recorder stopped early before race finish. I do have replays from 2 years back almost 2 hrs long......???