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- Thread starter BrandonW77
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CM is great fun for driving, but for racing with cars like the 458, it's not ideal. Like Brandon said, the difference in skill level between drivers is more apparent on lower grade tires and with faster cars. This creates larger gaps in the field and exacerbates close racing.
Anyway, La Sarthe is one of the easier tracks to get onto the pace without much practice, but it's good to get some sighters in to register braking points.
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
Brake early for the Mulsanne chicanes, like waaaay early. Takes a while to whoa down from 200mph even in a Ferrari. And beware the yump just before the braking zone of the first chicane.
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I think the first Hunaudieres chicane was the one that really caught me out on my initial laps. I have to brake 230-240 metres before the corner on that one, so I can't fathom where I'd need to brake in the wet with CM tires. Not far from the exit of tertre rouge I imagine.
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
I asked the Great Google what this means and it tells me it's a type of Bentley car.............
Best I can tell it's AKA Mulsanne Straight?
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- LMSCorvetteGT2's Mom's House
- GTP_LancerEvo7
Hunaudieres is the name of the straight we call Mulsanne. The Mulsanne straight is actually the run from Mulsanne corner to Indianapolis.
- 3,205
It's the original/correct/French name for the Mulsanne Straight, what we pompous pretentious racing hipsters use. Mulsanne is, in French, only the name of the tight corner near the Mulsanne village.I asked the Great Google what this means and it tells me it's a type of Bentley car.............
Is it now? I never knew that straight had a name and I've been watching LM for a decade now. Thanks for the info. 👍
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
From the Great Wiki:
"Le Mans was most famous for its 6 km (3.7 mi) long straight, called Ligne Droite des Hunaudières, a part of theroute départementale (for the Sarthedépartement) D338 (formerly Route Nationale N138). As the Hunaudières leads to the village of Mulsanne, it is often called the Mulsanne Straight in English, even though the properRoute du Mulsanne is the one to Arnage."
First I've heard that term used, I've always heard it referred to as Mulsanne.
"Le Mans was most famous for its 6 km (3.7 mi) long straight, called Ligne Droite des Hunaudières, a part of theroute départementale (for the Sarthedépartement) D338 (formerly Route Nationale N138). As the Hunaudières leads to the village of Mulsanne, it is often called the Mulsanne Straight in English, even though the properRoute du Mulsanne is the one to Arnage."
First I've heard that term used, I've always heard it referred to as Mulsanne.
- 849
- Oregon
- GTP_amarynceus
Huh, I always though Mulsanne only referred to the corner. 'Route du Mulsanne' sounds a heck of a lot better than 'that bit that scares the **** out of me in the dark.' 
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
'Route du Mulsanne' sounds a heck of a lot better than 'that bit that scares the **** out of me in the dark.'
Actually, no, your version sounds much better and much more accurate.
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Just created a warm-up/practice room, anybody is free to join me for some communal running. 1472-6118-4259-7714-0523
- 849
- Oregon
- GTP_amarynceus
Room up for pre-practice warm-up:
1472-6118-4216-8217-0576
never mind, tree'd by Sagaris, I'm joining his room.
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
So many choices!!
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
The room is open for practice. Qualifying will start at 7:30pm EDT and the second race should start a bit after 8pm. I will extend qualifying a few minutes to make sure everyone gets 2 flying laps.
- 849
- Oregon
- GTP_amarynceus
Good races, sorry about generally being in the way at the start of the second one. Someone happened to start their laundry just as the race got underway, totally distracted me going into and through the Dunlop chicane. 
Then I think I ran @Drex124 off the road going into the esses before I could get my head back in the game.... at least I felt I did at the time, so I put myself on the beach in penance. 
Not my finest hour!
Fortunately at the house we're moving to, the racing rig gets its own room with a door and everthing. No more washing machines firing up or people walking behind me right when I'm coming to a tricky corner!
Still, it was fun fighting back up the order a little bit. My goal was to reclaim that fourth place I'm usually stinking it up in... but @turnupdaheat held on to it... just!
Was hoping @BrandonW77 could hold onto that one.... I was rooting for ya the whole way!
Anyway, going to miss the next two weeks or so of races, due to moving and all that jazz.
--amar
Someone happened to start their laundry just as the race got underway, totally distracted me going into and through the Dunlop chicane. Then I think I ran @Drex124 off the road going into the esses before I could get my head back in the game.... at least I felt I did at the time, so I put myself on the beach in penance. Not my finest hour!Fortunately at the house we're moving to, the racing rig gets its own room with a door and everthing. No more washing machines firing up or people walking behind me right when I'm coming to a tricky corner!
Still, it was fun fighting back up the order a little bit. My goal was to reclaim that fourth place I'm usually stinking it up in... but @turnupdaheat held on to it... just!
Was hoping @BrandonW77 could hold onto that one.... I was rooting for ya the whole way!
Anyway, going to miss the next two weeks or so of races, due to moving and all that jazz.
--amar
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
Good racing tonight. The night French sky looks so much better in GT6 than it did in 5. Congrats to @SagarisGTB on another sweep.
Race 1 Results:
Race 2 Results:
Race 1 Results:
Race 2 Results:
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- LMSCorvetteGT2's Mom's House
- GTP_LancerEvo7
I'm too nervous in traffic anymore. I threw away way too many opportunities in race 2.
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
I just want to remind everyone about the rule regarding blocking:
8. Blocking is not permitted. You get one move to choose your line and then you must hold it. You can not swerve back to your original line.
I've seen some rather questionable swerving the last couple races, some of which had implications regarding the outcome of the race. Please pick a line and stick to it.
8. Blocking is not permitted. You get one move to choose your line and then you must hold it. You can not swerve back to your original line.
I've seen some rather questionable swerving the last couple races, some of which had implications regarding the outcome of the race. Please pick a line and stick to it.
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- Pennsylvania
- Drex125
- ScoobyMcPancake
Don't worry @amarynceos that was just my own incompetence and the subsequent 🤬 at the start there.
Had some fun catching up to @Torzilla that race though.
Had some fun catching up to @Torzilla that race though.
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
Some pics to get everyone ready for this weekend.
Audi R18
Sauber C9
Jaaaaag XJ13
Dat Azz
Audi R18
Sauber C9
Jaaaaag XJ13
Dat Azz
- 936
- United Kingdom
- MC-Chase
Evening guys,
was at a motor show today and got some pics that perhaps some of you would be interested in, had plenty of the usual modern supercar tat I don't really have much interest in so I focused more on the rare/unique/cool stuff here;
Lancia Fluvia
Pipper GTTE
A Cooper formula car with a Maserati quad-cam in in (sounded spectacular)
My two favorites here, above a Lotus that I have forgotten the model of - it's hard to appreciate just how small and delicate this thing is without seeing it, I would imagine it would weigh no more than 350kgs and the Lotus twin cam engine in the back hit 8k rpm 0_0.
And undoubtedly my favorite car of all time pictured below, the Maserati birdcage, first time I'd seen one in person.
A really awesome '74 Abarth 2 litre GT-class machine, know almost nothing about it but it just looked superb.
Marcos' were my favorite cars as a kid and I always thought it was HUGE disservice the Gran Turismo series only ever included that hateful GRP mini conversion - this one is what I knew as a 'Marcos 3 litre' but was called a 'Marcos Volvo GT' here - no idea who's right.
Datsun 240z / Nissan S30 - love these things!
Giant V24 aeroplane engine stupidity with a Bentley badge on the front because why not.
was at a motor show today and got some pics that perhaps some of you would be interested in, had plenty of the usual modern supercar tat I don't really have much interest in so I focused more on the rare/unique/cool stuff here;
Lancia Fluvia
Pipper GTTE
A Cooper formula car with a Maserati quad-cam in in (sounded spectacular)
My two favorites here, above a Lotus that I have forgotten the model of - it's hard to appreciate just how small and delicate this thing is without seeing it, I would imagine it would weigh no more than 350kgs and the Lotus twin cam engine in the back hit 8k rpm 0_0.
And undoubtedly my favorite car of all time pictured below, the Maserati birdcage, first time I'd seen one in person.
A really awesome '74 Abarth 2 litre GT-class machine, know almost nothing about it but it just looked superb.
Marcos' were my favorite cars as a kid and I always thought it was HUGE disservice the Gran Turismo series only ever included that hateful GRP mini conversion - this one is what I knew as a 'Marcos 3 litre' but was called a 'Marcos Volvo GT' here - no idea who's right.
Datsun 240z / Nissan S30 - love these things!
Giant V24 aeroplane engine stupidity with a Bentley badge on the front because why not.
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
Excellent. 👍 after recently claiming I never see exotica in my home town, I saw this Diablo today.
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- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
^ Mine has a bigger wing. Because Murica. 
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- United Kingdom
- MC-Chase
^ Mine has a bigger wing. Because Murica.
I think they're both as garish and horrible as each other
. I think we're better off with our respective Japanese machines 
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- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
The room is open for practice. Qualifying will start at 4pm EDT with the race to follow and the second race should begins around 4:30pm.
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
Small crowd this weekend, probably due to Le Mans and that other thing where people kick a ball around. Still had fun though, hopefully we'll be back to our regular numbers this week for the F40.
Race 1 Results:
Race 2 Results:
Race 1 Results:
Race 2 Results:
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- Stuttgart
- KingKlingeling
had no change to join last saturday and I forgot to exuse me , sorry bout that .
rig and pedals are finished now and I'm looking forward to saturday's F40 event 👍
rig and pedals are finished now and I'm looking forward to saturday's F40 event 👍
