2014 Final Round - Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 @ Spa-Francorchamps

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hes damn crazy thing is i dnt get is Ti-tech85 isnt trying to win why wouldnt he also hope IMMORTAL wins this his tryed so hard for it :)
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I also wish immortal luck, but he is not eligible to win the competition since he already has a FiA karting license.
 
Realisticly have i got a chance of making the finals? Anybody any idea of what the cut off time will be? I shud be able to get a 15 dead i think hope that will be enough prob wont tho lol :)
 
rclark83
Realisticly have i got a chance of making the finals? Anybody any idea of what the cut off time will be? I shud be able to get a 15 dead i think hope that will be enough prob wont tho lol :)
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If you can get a 15 dead, I would think that would be good enough, since you have to get in the top 14.
 
After analysing the sector times of everyone in the UK top 14 (yes, I am such a geek :dopey:), it turns out that my current T3 actually isn't that bad, and instead it's T2 where I'm suffering. In particular, I am really slow though Campus; I'm losing nearly two tenths there alone compared to Twissy!

If I could just get that part right, I should be able to do a 2:15.2xx or even a 2:15.1xx no problem at all.
 
Holty
@GTP_CargoRatt I'd suspect burn out. Sounds like you've been doing a lot of laps, it happens to me when I do over 300 miles in a day. If I were you I'd just do some online racing for a day and relax, though I know it's a lot more tempting to carry on at the TT, :lol:
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You're probably right but when I do take a break for a day or so, it just seems like I totally get out of the groove making things worse. It then takes longer to get back to where I was when I stopped, that's why I make sure I do a session every day.
 
Just red-lapped a 2:15.290; I messed up Blanchimont and ran wide. :banghead:

GTP_CargoRatt
You're probably right but when I do take a break for a day or so, it just seems like I totally get out of the groove making things worse. It then takes longer to get back to where I was when I stopped, that's why I make sure I do a session every day.
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I know the feeling. When you're not doing as well as you want to, all you really want to do is keep trying until you get it right; it's almost like an addiction. In spite of that, I took a break from round 2 and managed to improve shortly after coming back. :)
 
Been going back and forth between ABS 0 and ABS and have come to the conclusion that the front brake bias is slightly too high, without ABS I can just get the start of the oversteer needed for La Source and Bus-stop but as soon as it initiates the front gets overloaded. ABS will reduce the front brake pressure slightly allowing the inside rear to get properly unloaded. This also shows in the stopping distances as without ABS I'm having to brake a couple of meters earlier in the heavy braking zones.

However I'm down to 2:16.180 with ABS 1. Have been .2 faster to T2 though and was a complete wuss through the bus-stop. Ideally looking at a 2:15.7. Also had an ABS 0 lap that was .050 faster than that one to T2 but put two wheels just the wrong side of the kerb exiting Blanchimont before nudging the inside cone in the chicane. :grumpy:

Anyone else noticed SprintCupChampion1 with a no ABS 2:15.285? :bowdown:
 
hey guys im going to have some free time tonight i hope i can get that 2.14 lap that ive been yelling so much about lolololol.. Wish me luck ill be able to get some good practice in this weekend i cannot wait ... BTW can anyone tell me what the current average lap times are I have not be online to see the leaderboards so a little help please
 
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hey guys im going to have some free time tonight i hope i can get that 2.14 lap that ive been yelling so much about lolololol.. Wish me luck ill be able to get some good practice in this weekend i cannot wait ... BTW can anyone tell me what the current average lap times are I have not be online to see the leaderboards so a little help please
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http://www.gran-turismo.com/us/academy/2014/rankings/

Do the math yerself. :P
 
2'18.610 from me. I'm happy with that and I don't see me going any higher.

 
2:15.169 :D:D:D

Finally managed a good lap, 7th in the UK and 70th worldwide. My first two sectors weren't that great - my split times were 36.984 and 1:39.867 - but I made up for it with an awesome T3, just as fast as IMMORTALPILOT and easily the fastest of anyone in the UK.

Still, I don't think I've done enough to qualify yet. There's still nine and a half days to go, that's plenty of time for my lap to be beaten by ten other drivers. :scared:
 
This. Is. Frustrating.

I spent more than an hour trying to get a valid lap, couldn't do it. This track is perhaps one I'm really good at, but the cones at eau rouge, turn 9 and and 19 are in the middle of the ****ing racing line. Maybe 19 not so much. You get the point. I have to change my approach drastically. Can't be at 100% pace AND worry about cones in your traditional line at the same time.

I'm not far behind a 2:15.4 ghost until Pouhon anyway. I can get a 2:16 if I calm down. Hopefully tomorrow.

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This is also the first track where I'm actually faster with the (broken) DFGT than the DS3. Somehow the car feels too heavy with the controller. I couldn't take eau rouge flat at all and the change of direction is far too slow. I'll just settle for the damn wheel.
 
Putting together a little spreadsheet to show sector times, trying to keep it to folks I recognize from GTP:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12yIMePxVWUekLgtkA0CblruY5YEUtsIx8E40bPIsSPA/edit?usp=sharing

Feel free to add this link in the OP @gm matthew.

I'm currently at 2'17.042 after 3 1hr sessions. I usually need more than 6-8hrs total to max out on a combo.

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scca_ziptie
Are you really doing 300 miles or 300 kms? From what I understand, the odometer on the gauge is displayed in KM, regardless off the setting in the options menu....
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I might math this up, but 300 miles is 2 and a half hours of actual driving if youre averaging 2:19 a lap.
That's like half of what those league of legends kids are doing err day.
 
gm matthew
Turns out I lost a lot of time in T3; at the end of T2, I was only 0.21 slower than Twissy, but proceeded to lose a tenth in Blanchimont and a full 0.23 in the Bus Stop chicane. :irked: At least I know where to focus on improving for my next run.



I was considering creating a UK leaderboard highlighting anyone who was ineligible (much like the 2013 USA discussion thread), but on reflection it would probably be easier to just create a list of ineligible drivers and put it in the OP.

I know that Twissy, BanditKarter and Tidgney are definitely ineligible; Bandit and Tidgney were at Race Camp last year and Twissy holds an MSA National A licence. It looks like nascar_wheelman is J. O'Neill; possibly Jack O'Neill who was at Race Camp in 2012, though I can't be 100% sure. Also, I remember WillRacer31 saying he didn't have a driving licence but was planning to do a fast track driving course to hopefully get his licence in time.
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It sucks that all those guys can't compete. I am doing a fast track cource and i should pass it, i also just turned 18 so it's all happening quite fast at the moment. Some of it is eating into my GT academy time especially with college ending soon.
 
Dhalism
I might math this up, but 300 miles is 2 and a half hours of actual driving if youre averaging 2:19 a lap.
That's like half of what those league of legends kids are doing err day.
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That's because if you use a wheel, it's a physical activity. Maybe I'm just too fat now but I can't do an hour straight.
 
BHRxRacer
That's because if you use a wheel, it's a physical activity. Maybe I'm just too fat now but I can't do an hour straight.
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Everything in steps. Build up endurance and strength slowly. 75% Mental strength(this literally translates to mind over matter), 15% Quality of Diet, 20% Physical Strength/Endurance*. It's a way of life.

*Give 110%
 

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