24 Hours of Dubai 2012

[Tired Tyres]

Jann is in 3rd the SP2 class.

Anyone know why Jann and Brian are down on the entry list for RJN Motorsport 2 in SP3 class #120 aswell as the SP2 class "Gamers Car" #100?

Do they get two drives?

No. It's a back up in case anything happened to their car to make sure they get to drive.

That's because this race is their prize for winning the Academy.

 

[parabulla]

Faisal BinLaden is also listed in two cars, they were discussing it on Radio Lemans. Didn't catch as to why, perhaps in case one car retires they can pitch in on the other?

Edit: Thx Tired

 

[bombsquad83]

Jann seems to be down a few seconds on the last few laps. Hoping nothing else is going wrong with the car. How often do they need new tires on the 370Z?

 

[GTlondoner]

Jann seems to be down a few seconds on the last few laps. Hoping nothing else is going wrong with the car. How often do they need new tires on the 370Z?

Even worse the car hasn't finished its last lap, 2 places down and not in the pits so not looking good

 

[nitrorocks]

Is the feed good quality

 

[bombsquad83]

They haven't talked about it yet on the radio, but it seems the #100 370Z is stopped somewhere along the track.

 

[Sier_Pinski]

Both the #50 BMW and the #5 Z4 are being towed as of now. The #50 was said to be leading the class throughout the entire race.

 

[GTlondoner]

Is the feed good quality

The web cam is very good quality but not really from a good view all the time,
The timing download is pretty good though it jumps for me every now and then.

 

[parabulla]

The transponder site shows the #100 behind the garage.
http://www.24hoursracing.com/event.php?tpl=dubai

Edit: Radio Lemans reports a "Dead stick throttle problem"

 

[bombsquad83]

They just announced throttle problems have occurred with the #100 gamer car. They had stopped on the track and then got towed in.

 

[Mr. S]

#100 car arrived in the pits....

 

[GTlondoner]

Dam thats a shame Jann was doing so well looked like he went from 45th to 38th with ease.

 

[Toyinster]

I wonder if we will see this track on a DLC in GT5 at some point in the future.

 

[Toyinster]

#100 car arrived in the pits....

Still have a long way to go...

 

[Sier_Pinski]

This just in from the Headlines:

"20:24: #100 RJN Motorsport 1 was pushed into the pitlane and it appeared to be that they have some problems with the pedal and the are fixing it at the moment."

It's also been dropped to 50th overall in the live timing monitor.

 

[JTSnooks]

I wonder if we will see this track on a DLC in GT5 at some point in the future.

Speaking of which, anyone have a map of the track?

Nevermind, I found it:

http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/track-configuration/

 

[Toyinster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_24_Hour

 

[Morgoth_666]

Speaking of which, anyone have a map of the track?

Nevermind, I found it:

http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/track-configuration/

Here's a trackmap with dots moving around it:

http://www.24hoursracing.com/event.php?tpl=dubai

 

[JTSnooks]

Here's a trackmap with dots moving around it:

http://www.24hoursracing.com/event.php?tpl=dubai

Ok, that's really cool.

 

[Toyinster]

That's a great link JT - I love this:

"The circuit, which contains six different configurations, is designed to allow three circuits to operate simultaneously, safely and independently from each other."

They don't do anything by halves in UAE.

 

[Sier_Pinski]

Here's a trackmap with dots moving around it:

http://www.24hoursracing.com/event.php?tpl=dubai

Dots going really fast, slowing down to a halt, cutting corners, jumping all over the place!

 

[bombsquad83]

Lucas is back in the car and pulling back out. Problem must be fixed.

 

[JTSnooks]

Looks like they're on the move again, getting gas apparently.

 

[Sier_Pinski]

Just heard from Radio Le Mans. Good job, RJN engineers!

Car is currently in 52nd place, though. They will need alot of catching up to do...

 

[Morgoth_666]

Dots going really fast, slowing down to a halt, cutting corners, jumping all over the place!

It seems to work better if you turn off the animation option. It's pretty wonky with it on.

 

[JTSnooks]

I realize that problems happen in endurance racing, but does anyone else think that whoever prepared their car maybe didn't do a great job of it?

Then again, it's not a common endurance car, so they're probably learning the problem areas as they go. Maybe they should have stuck with something more sorted-out, but I guess Nissan didn't want to put them in a Porsche.

 

[parabulla]

Brake wear and an electrical throttle failure hardly sound like issues with preparation. There could be environmental factors that couldn't be calculated or replicated ahead of time.

 

[bombsquad83]

They must have been listening to complaints. They just added class and place in class to the live timing board.

 

[JTSnooks]

Brake wear and an electrical throttle failure hardly sound like issues with preparation. There could be environmental factors that couldn't be calculated or replicated ahead of time.

Who says it was brake wear? That early into a race I'd expect it to be some type of mechanical failure, not wear already. If it is wear already, then they obviously didn't do enough testing of pad compounds.

Electronic throttle failure can be unexpected, but I'm not so sure they should use electronic throttle on a race car for that very reason. I realize most road cars use it now (including mine), but I believe most race cars are still cable or rod actuated to avoid these types of issues. I could be wrong.

 

[Sier_Pinski]

I realize that problems happen in endurance racing, but does anyone else think that whoever prepared their car maybe didn't do a great job of it?

See the first part of your sentence. Any car in a 24 hour race can be subject to unpredictable technical issues in any given part of the car, and there's almost nothing you can do to prevent or prepare for most of those issues. It's kind of like losing your hearing because you were right next to a lightning strike.