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@TomMang_68 that is priceless! I just found the flash drive I put a ton of those pictures on. I have like 180 some pics just from Willow! Haha See that's where having a background in racing dirt bikes my whole life came into play. It looks like I am going to make the VW bus a convertible with my rear tires.? But no if you are nose hi, Tap that rear brake and it drops that nose and no damage done! Haha I really don't know if I did it that time! Lol Believe it or not, it works with these cars! Its been tested and proven. Lol Kinda crazy! now on a dirt bike, if you are about to go arse over tea kettle because your doing a nose dive, a panic rev or pinned throttle in hopes it brings the nose up, does not work! On either one, Dirt Bike or Car! Lol :lol:
 
MajorBlixem
New Time Trials are up! Show y'er stuff! Sheets are linked to the detail...

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Off the current topic, sorry guys, that looks like alot of fun btw!!!!!
Can anyone tell me if the time trial spreadsheet is automatically updated or are all the time trial times manually inputed? Reason I'm asking is I completed the time trial at Autumn Ring and wanted to know how I stacked up against the current times. Thanks in advance.
 
sseyferth
Off the current topic, sorry guys, that looks like alot of fun btw!!!!!
Can anyone tell me if the time trial spreadsheet is automatically updated or are all the time trial times manually inputed? Reason I'm asking is I completed the time trial at Autumn Ring and wanted to know how I stacked up against the current times. Thanks in advance.
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It's compiled manually. There is a google doc with all the data in it, but I don't have the link. Maybe @MajorBlixem or @Dragonwhisky can share that?
 
sseyferth
Thank you, I found the document link, I was just wondering if it was manual or automatic. Appreciate the response.
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I manually update the sheet. Since it's somewhat time consuming I only concentrate on the 3 active combos of any given week. However I link the sheets to the detail so you can still access previous combos by looking for them on the tabs at the bottom of the sheet in Google docs
 
MajorBlixem
I manually update the sheet. Since it's somewhat time consuming I only concentrate on the 3 active combos of any given week. However I link the sheets to the detail so you can still access previous combos by looking for them on the tabs at the bottom of the sheet in Google docs
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Got it, thanks.
 
Nail-27
Someone asked me in a PM how I remembered the exact car and driver and race from BCs picture of the 917 at Brands in 1970. I didn't... even this old pachyderm (watch the tusks ) can't remember a race he never went to. The most amazing historical site http://www.racingsportscars.com has most sports car races with donated pictures of cars from fans and teams who were there which are then plugged into the respective entry list and results. It is an absolute gold mine of info and pix. Lots of my pix are there and I am constantly finding more when I continue to scan my thousands of slides.

Enjoy the site and donate to them (they will copy-write to you). Here is someone you might recognize ...security for the 1976 Brands Test day was non-existent. Jody Schecter in the P34 waits to enter the fray (and almost end my right foot's existence) as Carlos Pace ( say PAA CHAAY) in the Brabham goes down the pit lane.The second has a bit of a story. It is Jacques Lafitte's Ligier. Note the tire doughnut on the side and the note on tape in the "doughnut hole". It seems that James ( Hunt) had gotten a little close in the preceding Spanish GP. I shot 4 36 exp rolls that day in an hour.

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I saw that ELF Run at the very first Longbeach Grand Prix, think it was 1971!
 
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ConnorWolf
Well, my T300RS came in early! Thank you Fry's! I've spent a good part of the day driving with it, just did the GT86 TT with it and matched my best time I set with my G27.

I really like the wheel base itself. It feels stronger than the G27 (I turned FFB down from 8/9 where I had it on the G27 to 6/8 and I like it there quite a lot) and slightly more precise, but where it really shines is in dynamic range in it's response. Meaning, now the differences between the different kinds of feedback the car gives you are more obvious. A push in the front, or shifting too much weight, or the outside front tire not wanting to grip when you're trail braking too aggressively are more easily separated feelings with the T300RS than with the G27. The stronger motor seems to be the reason for this. It has more "headroom" so a strong signal feels strong and a weak FFB signal feels weak, where with the G27 the difference between the two are less obvious. It also can countersteer itself much more quickly which can take some getting used to if you are doing something where you would let the wheel slip through your hands like drifting or rally, but allows you to do it much more easily once you get used to it. I did not find that the wheel fights me when making very fast corrections, either. It is stronger but not overdamped like I have heard about the T500.

Those are easily the best things about the wheel.


However, I noticed some bad things as well. For one, if you've ever felt the hum or slight vibration of an electric motor that is struggling but not moving (like if you managed to get a drill bit stuck and the drill doesn't have enough power to back it out), the T300RS seems to have a little bit of that feeling coming through the wheel during times when the steering is at it's heaviest, turning the FFB up to 10 made this not just a felt vibration but an audible sound as well. (As well as making the steering way too heavy to be usable for anything.) I'm not sure if this vibration/sound is normal for the wheel or not since I haven't heard about this anywhere else, but with the FFB at a reasonable level it's not too annoying. Hopefully the motor lasts at least as long as the ones in the G27 have (2+ years and going strong).

The worst thing though, obviously.

The Pedals... The brake is possibly around as firm as a stock G27 pedal but not nearly as firm as my G27 Pedals with the GTEye spring mod, but if it was just a softer pedal I wouldn't mind them too much at all. Unfortunately, the pedals have a MASSIVE dead zone. When driving the Lotus Elan at Autumn Ring and trying to trail brake gently, as I roll off the brake pedal to what I feel like is half way, I realize that I'm no longer on the brake at all! Or even worse, some times I go to touch the brake lightly for weight shift or to scrub off some speed I didn't mean to carry, I'll hit the brake but it doesn't even register because I didn't push the pedal down far enough. The resistance of the pedal when you push it down starts a full 1/4 of the travel BEFORE the pedal actually starts sending a signal! I can't wait to get an adaptor so I can use my G27 Pedals again... However, for many people these pedals will be okay for 90% of situations, they just lack the responsiveness to be really competitive.


That's all I've got for now, folks!
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I will also mention that the T300 NEEDS to be adjusted for rotation when using some cars on GT6, especially Karts. 1080 steering is just too slow for karts, where as I never felt the need to adjust my steering with the G27. (I found the "three blinks" setting to work well enough for karting) I believe that the G27 was able to change it's steering rate somewhat to match the car, probably due to some programming in GT itself that does not seem to work the same way with the T300rs. I'm not sure if that's true but it's how it seems to me. The G27 might even feel a bit more natural.

Also worth mentioning for those interested in shopping between the T300rs and the G27, in my testing with Karts I found that when you turn push a kart into understeer with the T300, the steering going light with loss of front end grip is a much more sudden and less controllable feeling than it was with the G27, which was more subtle. However there is a bit more feeling of 'building up to the limit' with the T300 before it suddenly goes light. So if I were to get used to it, perhaps I would be able to stay closer to that limit for longer. However if you gave me two laps to set a time in a new car I'd never driven before with both wheels, I'd be faster with the G27 for sure. The T300rs is a bit more communicative, but the G27 is a bit more controllable (at the same FFB settings).



If I did not have a wheel and I was shopping for one, I would say the G27 offers you more for your money and would be a more forgiving wheel for a fist timer.
The pedals are much nicer, comes with a fairly good shifter (which is mostly for fun, it's very hard to be competitive in GT with an h-pattern) the wheel itself is very good. However, PS4 compatibility is still an unknown, and some people will like the stronger/faster FFB capabilities of the T300RS more. I'm glad I bought the T300 because I feel like it will help me get faster by showing me where my mistakes are more clearly, but the G27 might even be a more competitive wheel. I'm not sure quite yet.
 
sseyferth
Thank you, I found the document link, I was just wondering if it was manual or automatic. Appreciate the response.
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MajorBlixem
I manually update the sheet. Since it's somewhat time consuming I only concentrate on the 3 active combos of any given week. However I link the sheets to the detail so you can still access previous combos by looking for them on the tabs at the bottom of the sheet in Google docs
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The TT leadersboards were all current as of about 2255hrs Eastern last night. Might be a couple more done since then. For the most part there are 3 Snails keeping those leaderboards updated. @MajorBlixem , @nmcp1 and myself. A couple more would be nice. $hells to be had for the work.
 
Mark Krueger Motorsports​


As most of you know, my family has a race "team"; Krueger Tuned Racing. With my increased involvement in SCCA solo this coming summer and in ChumpCar, I decided to create my own brand. Or at least try to.

So I created a variety of outlets in which to follow my progress via the umbrella of Mark Krueger Motorsports. I'll be posting some videos from the past year, pictures and other interesting things. As the winter continues, I'll add more content, such as karting races. Then of course when the autocross season begins in April I'll have videos of that. I also plan to provide some interviews with some of the local autocrossers. They include some national level competitors and a GT Academy Silverstone finalist.

I do not claim to be super fast or a video/photo expert. I'm working on being better at everything, but mostly at getting faster. I welcome any and all feedback, both from a motorsports standpoint and to increase the quality of my content. Please visit, like, share and leave feedback! I'll do the same for you if you want.


As an example, here is a short 2-lap video of me karting last night at Pole Position Raceway in Rochester. The best lap time was 24.055, which is my current best. I was so close to a 23 second lap and I know where I messed up.






Sorry for the shameless plug, but I have to start somewhere :)
 
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As mentioned last week, the SNAIL Touring Car Series is currently accepting applications for new drivers to join the fun on Tuesday nights. The TCS format consists of three 25 minute race with a required tire compound change.

If your looking for something to do on Tuesdays, please check out the thread for the Tuesday Touring Car Series and sign up in the thread. The next season start on 2/10 and would love to have some quality SNAILS join the fun. Space is limited (only 5 spots available) so if your interested, don't delay.

If you have any questions about the series, please let me know. Hope to see you on the track.

Regards, Grim (James)
 
Promotion and relegation is complete (for the time being) for the Feb. season and the driver's list has been updated. All new drivers that have submitted time trials have been placed and notified of that placement.

I urge everyone to take a look at the list and let me know if there are any omissions or spelling mistakes.

Don't be that guy that shows up in the division you were supposed to race in last month because you didn't check the driver's list.
 

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