Cappuccino Cup Racing (RM) - SEASON 1 COMPLETE!

[SohnVonStig]

The last turn is also integral to a good lap time. My approach - tap the breaks on entry then let the car slow itself down and don't drop below 83/84 mph.

 

[BrandonW77]

Mine's not fully broken-in yet either, I'm only at 135hp so still have a little ways to go. Might be able to get under the 1:03's after that.

 

[SohnVonStig]

Mine's not fully broken-in yet either, I'm only at 135hp so still have a little ways to go. Might be able to get under the 1:03's after that.

Yeah mines at 136 right now, it does make a difference, but it doesn't feel huge.

 

[Mudd]

Wouldn't it be neat if there was a way we could all get these Capp's together on the same track from the comfort of our own home's... oh, yea...been so long I forgot...

 

[BrandonW77]

LOL, I hear ya! I'm starting to run out of offline stuff to do with the game, I can only do so much "testing" with the Capp offline. I've been doing some Indy grinds and cycling the UCD to do some shopping, got some good cars in the last few days. Also been spending time in the Course Maker, I've made several Cappuccino inspired tracks and once we're back online I'll put one up to share. If you guys like any of them we can put one in the series or use them in free races on Sundays.

I'm starting to get quite excited knowing we should be able to race in a few days! Hopefully we can get a bunch of us together the day it's back up to do some Capp racing. I'm fairly free this week in the evenings so I should be able to open some lounges once the network's back. Of course it's highly possible GT5 will need a patch for the new online code before we can actually race online. Hopefully they've seeded all that to the manufacturer's a couple days before they turn the service on so they can all get patches ready.



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[Schadenfreude13]

Yes that's correct. I'll re-word the OP so it's more clear.

I figure since a lot of people are practicing on Tsukuba we might as well have a little "official unofficial preseason time trial" leaderboard until we get the PSN back. Just something to keep motivated and keep the thread going. No points or anything, and keep in mind the times will be different with online physics. I'm going to submit a screenshot for my "official unofficial time".

StigsHero - 1:03.921
*Snip*

I was just checking my times from when I was testing the RKM Capp for a review, and realised I forgot to note my Tsukuba laptimes... Guess I'll have to do it again. I'm pretty sure I pulled a 1:02.xxx at one point.

 

[diabolicwyvern]

Tuesday YES
Friday Sometimes
Saturday No - 450 races

My best (though I've done just 5 laps) is 1:04.3xx. Once PSN is up...the times will be as well. Plus...drafting the final stretch around and into turn one will keep the those with 1-2 seconds of the top time together.

 

[StingrayX]

I'm not fully dialed in yet either...i'll probably just run Daytona or Indy to break it in

 

[Schadenfreude13]

1:03.505 using a DS3.

Guess I was wrong about the 1:02's.

 

[MindlessRiff]

After about 50 laps got a 1:03.360, late apex is the way to go! That last hairpin before the straight has the biggest gains in it IMO, saw my ghost speed off it so many times and was like 'how did I do that?!' haha

 

[BrandonW77]

Ok, 10 people have given me their availability for the 3 days and it looks like Tuesday and Friday should have solid grids but Saturday is lacking. I've noticed many people said they have other series that are conflicting with that time slot. I picked 4pm thinking that would allow drivers from Europe, East Coast U.S. and West Coast U.S. to participate. If I were to move it back to 2pm EDT on Saturday's I believe it would be finished before the Integra activities start up, would that make it easier for you guys to join? I was going to originally pick 2pm but I thought that might be too early for the West Coast drivers, if it's not I'd prefer to run it at 2pm EDT.

I hope it doesn't appear that I'm waffling on the times, I think we have everything pretty much straightened out but Saturday's time slot was "iffy" already. If moving it back an hour or two makes it easier for some to attend then I'm all for it, as long as it doesn't push it out of other drivers availability. It looks like the Integra races start activities around 3pm EDT so if we have our races done by then, drivers can participate in both.

Thoughts?


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[Müle]

2 PM is even worse, honestly. Anything before 6 PM is a no. Anything before 7 is probably pushing it.

And Spec Miata qualifying that day isn't until late at night. It's my Integra series that's keeping at least me and otherStig from being able to right now.

 

[MindlessRiff]

I can make 2PM EDT just, but would prefer later really, although I'm not in the Miata or Integra series' so it doesn't really matter all that much to me what time we go on Saturday...

Also can you update my entry colours to Brown (body) / Beige (wheels) please? Closest I can get to a cup of Cappuccino Actually looks nice too lol.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Tuesdays: Yes
Friday: Maybe
saturday: Maybe

I'm gone every two to three weekends with no remote access. When I'm here on the weekend and not busy I'll join an open slot in another series. One thing we did in the other series I was in, was delay entry of people not registered in the series. If a non-regular shows up at the usual room open time, it's possible he could take a slot for a regular who shows up a few minutes later but the room is full. I'd hate like heck to race on a weekend for example and then read on the boards that someone else who is a regular and perhaps a contender, couldn't get in because the room was full. Perhaps we need a specific time that non-regulars can enter a room and race to help avoid this situation.

 

[diabolicwyvern]

1:03.505 using a DS3.

My 1:04.3 was using DS3/automatic tranny

 

[BrandonW77]

Sorry, I meant Integra series. I hadn't had any coffee yet. lol

We'll leave Saturday as it is then, it might end up being more of a non-serious day where people who couldn't make it on the other days show up for some fun Capp racing. We'll just see how it goes.

@Johnny, good points about regulars vs. non-regulars. I think 32 people are allowed into a room (16 on track, 16 spectators) so hopefully nobody would be locked out of the room. We're not really close to having full grids yet so I don't think that will be an issue yet, but I will come up with a procedure to be sure the regulars are on-track first and then let everyone else in just to be prepared. 👍


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[SohnVonStig]

@Johnny, good points about regulars vs. non-regulars. I think 32 people are allowed into a room (16 on track, 16 spectators) so hopefully nobody would be locked out of the room. We're not really close to having full grids yet so I don't think that will be an issue yet, but I will come up with a procedure to be sure the regulars are on-track first and then let everyone else in just to be prepared. 👍


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I wish Only 16 people in a room no matter what.

 

[BrandonW77]

I wish Only 16 people in a room no matter what.

Really? I just read the other day that there could be more than 16, but it was an old thread so maybe that was something promised that didn't happen. In that case, I will be sure to keep an eye on who is full-time for a particular night and who is part-time so I can be sure the full-timer's get first dibs if we end up with large numbers. When I make the registration lists for the different nights I will somehow designate who is full-time (FT) and who is part-time (PT). Right now I'm only expecting 6-8 people on each night to start with, but I'm sure those numbers will go up eventually so this may be something that becomes an issue in the future.

16 is still miles better than the 0 we can currently have in a room.

 

[topban82]

Ok, 10 people have given me their availability for the 3 days and it looks like Tuesday and Friday should have solid grids but Saturday is lacking. I've noticed many people said they have other series that are conflicting with that time slot. I picked 4pm thinking that would allow drivers from Europe, East Coast U.S. and West Coast U.S. to participate. If I were to move it back to 2pm EDT on Saturday's I believe it would be finished before the Integra activities start up, would that make it easier for you guys to join? I was going to originally pick 2pm but I thought that might be too early for the West Coast drivers, if it's not I'd prefer to run it at 2pm EDT.

I hope it doesn't appear that I'm waffling on the times, I think we have everything pretty much straightened out but Saturday's time slot was "iffy" already. If moving it back an hour or two makes it easier for some to attend then I'm all for it, as long as it doesn't push it out of other drivers availability. It looks like the Integra races start activities around 3pm EDT so if we have our races done by then, drivers can participate in both.

Thoughts?


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i am doing the Saturday one and i am ok doing 2pm EDT

 

[Johnnypenso]

I saw other people posting times so I gave the Lime Green Mini-Monster it's first run on Sports Softs and using the same set up I had for the last online race on racing softs ran some pretty comfortable 103 flats. I then switched over to Cape Ring South and ran some 126.6's after 2 or 3 laps.

I can say with an absolute certainty that the car will not handle this way online. With racing softs online the last left/right esses uphill at CR South put your heart in your throat every time and you had to get it near perfect or you lost it. I lost it while battling for the lead and dropped 10 seconds and then stayed there for 20 laps. Also the first sweeping hairpin after the start/finish line straight was hairy as well if you got too inside and got on the power too early. Offline with Sports Softs all you had to worry about was understeer from entering too quick or getting on the power too quick.

At Tsukuba, with Sports Softs offline, you can put the power down anywhere you want with no fear of losing the back end. On Racing Softs online, if you got a wheel up on the curb on the 2nd hairpin and put the hammer down you would spin. At the last hairpin before the straight, if you didn't hit it just right you could easily lose the back end, and it had nothing to do with lsd settings because I tried everything and nothing made a difference. It had to do with the overall grip level of the rear end which is much reduced online.

It's not so much the overall level of grip, it's one or two individual corners on each track. Offline in Sports Softs the car feels like the car does online with Racing Softs, albeit slightly slower overall, but with much more predictability offline with the Sports Softs.

 

[BrandonW77]

I added a little "leaderboard" for the Tsukuba times to the bottom of the OP, just for fun since we can't race together at the moment. If you post your time I'll add it to the list. I'll take it down once the PSN is back so it doesn't cause any confusion, just something to keep us occupied until then.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Call it 103.00

 

[Mudd]

After this weekends grind session, I've brought my hot laps times into the 1:04.5xx bracket, just for the record

 

[StingrayX]

Tsukuba Lap Time - 1:06.450...will update while getting better laps

 

[BrandonW77]

So far SohnVonStig is leading the field, being the only one so far to break the 1:02 mark. Looks like I'm going to have to do some more engine-break in so I can get my times down. I'm determined to get my times under 1:03 now!! lol


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[SohnVonStig]

Call it 103.00

Heeeeeey you said that was on racing softs online We want a reaaaaaal (useless) offline (utterly useless) time

So far SohnVonStig is leading the field, being the only one so far to break the 1:02 mark. Looks like I'm going to have to do some more engine-break in so I can get my times down. I'm determined to get my times under 1:03 now!! lol


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I SHALL GO FASTER!!!!! Oh wait...if psn is coming back tomorrow....what do I care. Then again, I am back at my place which means I have my beautiful g27 back instead of the dfgt I ran with over the weekend I WANT A 1:01!!!!! (Don't worry, I don't think it's really possible)

 

[Johnnypenso]

Ha ha...sorry VonStig...I used the same set up as I used online with racing softs meaning suspension, drivetrain etc. but I did use Sport Soft tires to get the 1:03 time. Online with Racing Softs if I remember correctly was around 1:00.4. Interestingly Tsukuba was the track that provided the closest offline vs. online grip, with the only real difference seeming to be in the last hairpin. If you could hold it together there, you could get really close to your offline lap times.

 

[SohnVonStig]

Ha ha...sorry VonStig...I used the same set up as I used online with racing softs meaning suspension, drivetrain etc. but I did use Sport Soft tires to get the 1:03 time. Online with Racing Softs if I remember correctly was around 1:00.4. Interestingly Tsukuba was the track that provided the closest offline vs. online grip, with the only real difference seeming to be in the last hairpin. If you could hold it together there, you could get really close to your offline lap times.

Oh awesome I was just playin anyway So is your tune drastically different than the one in the OP?

 

[BrandonW77]

I'm really interested to see what this car is like online. It is rather drab offline, just point-and-go, even on the sports tires. I've rarely had it slip or spin on me, so I'm looking forward to a "looser car" with the online physics. Sounds like it should require a bit more "driving", and I like that.

 

[aceboy127]

I just finished a 10 lap run on Tsukuba with my fastest lap being 1:03.679

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