FITT V8 Supercar at Bathurst Challenge now closed. Winners announced.

[Lionheart2113]

I can only think of 1 tuner (I'm sure there are loads of others) who ran a max front and min rear downforce on a Falcon at Bathurst. Those settings are great for getting rid of the understeer, and I tried it when tuning, but a higher skill level is required... Which is why I backed away from it. I've had 2 twitchy cars in the last 2 challenges and they didn't go down so well.

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

I can only think of 1 tuner (I'm sure there are loads of others) who ran a max front and min rear downforce on a Falcon at Bathurst. Those settings are great for getting rid of the understeer, and I tried it when tuning, but a higher skill level is required... Which is why I backed away from it. I've had 2 twitchy cars in the last 2 challenges and they didn't go down so well.

That's me with max front, min rear aero.

 

[Lionheart2113]

That's me with max front, min rear aero.

I was thinking of another legendary tuner!

Link

 

[Ridox2JZGTE]

I was thinking of another legendary tuner!

Link

Oh, my bad

 

[OdeFinn]

Keep doing laps, before you know it, 59 then 58s

Gonna try few times more, it's magical point where stock starts to suck, I need tune for gsx if I want to break minute

 

[GNR1987]

@GNR1987
Lap Time: 2:00.204
DC: 10
Impressions and feedback: Certainly got rid of the understeer, but has serious issues in the esses and the dipper. The loose rear end makes it impossible to get on throttle soon enough. It’s fast for sure, but not suited for race conditions, as a mistake would eventually be inevitable. A SETUP FOR THE BRAVE!

Wow. I must say I'm impressed with the times put in by the mystery driver!

In hindsight, I could have made my tune more user friendly (especially for wheel users). If I were to realistically race with it, I'd dial back the springs and dampers. But I wanted to open the door to a world of possibilities by showing you don't have to be afraid of trying unorthodox or extreme settings. Sometimes an idea may just be crazy enough to work! You never know until you try.

 

[MrGrado]

I just noticed an error in my tune settings. I added the following note to my entry post:

Note: The rear toe was intended to be negative 0.29. My entry remains as posted above for consistency, but for any one that is curious to drive it as it was tuned they may want to drive it with the correct settings in their free time, obviously It is not mandatory to do so.

 

[Pete05]

I just noticed an error in my tune settings. I added the following note to my entry post:

Note: The rear toe was intended to be negative 0.29. My entry remains as posted above for consistency, but for any one that is curious to drive it as it was tuned they may want to drive it with the correct settings in their free time, obviously It is not mandatory to do so.

Whoops

 

[Dashyankuro]

VOID!

My setting is supposed to be exactly like Whitetail, but I've mis-type into that all hehe

 

[Ale67]

@Otaliema thanks for your review.

Add me as a tester? I try....

 

[Otaliema]

@Otaliema thanks for your review.

Add me as a tester? I try....

I didn't do that set of reviews, they are from our anonymous guest driver 👍. I'm still working on the cars. My kids for some reason have been getting up at 7am

I'll get ya added in sir. Have fun with the cars.

 

[shaunm80]

My guess for the mystery tester is @Lionheart2113 ?

 

[Pete05]

My guess for the mystery tester is @Lionheart2113 ?

Nope Do you have a 2nd guess?

 

[Dashyankuro]

My wild guess; the Stig's coming from someone holding Top Record from previous Bathrust Tommy Kaira ZZII Challenge..

 

[Otaliema]

My wild guess; the Stig's coming from someone holding Top Record from previous Bathrust Tommy Kaira ZZII Challenge..

He certainly has the speed doesn't he?

 

[Pete05]

He certainly has the speed doesn't he?

Well I confess I haven't been able to beat his times....yet & it's annoying the pants off me 🤬
As Jeremy Clarkson said on Top Gear, "I don't like being passed. It's a sign of weakness."

 

[Lionheart2113]

My guess for the mystery tester is @Lionheart2113 ?

I wish my lap times were that good!

 

[Pete05]

I wish my lap times were that good!

Same here

 

[shaunm80]

I wish my lap times were that good!

You should take it as a compliment that I thought it was you then. the way the reviews were written up reminded me of how you review tunes a little.

@Pete05 - As for a second guess, nope. I have no idea who it is now. Someone who probably lives and breathes that track going by the times set.

 

[Pete05]

You should take it as a compliment that I thought it was you then. the way the reviews were written up reminded me of how you review tunes a little.

@Pete05 - As for a second guess, nope. I have no idea who it is now. Someone who probably lives and breathes that track going by the times set.

I think it's fair to say they live & breathe more than just over 6km of up and down Mt.Panorama

 

[GNR1987]

I'm not familiar with the FITT regulars. So my best guess would be a complete shot in the dark by naming the two fastest drivers I know.

Seize_HKS or DaBomb330?

Chances are slim to none since they probably aren't even aware of this challenge nor do they really use GTP. But, whoever it is, they've made me curious to try my wheel and see if I can improve on my DS3 time of 2:01.030.

 

[Otaliema]

I'm not familiar with the FITT regulars. So my best guess would be a complete shot in the dark by naming the two fastest drivers I know.

Seize_HKS or DaBomb330?

Chances are slim to none since they probably aren't even aware of this challenge nor do they really use GTP. But, whoever it is, they've made me curious to try my wheel and see if I can improve on my DS3 time of 2:01.030.

Our AGD (anonymous guest driver) is not a FITT regular, I believe this is the first FITT event he has ever driven in.

 

[shaunm80]

Our AGD (anonymous guest driver) is not a FITT regular, I believe this is the first FITT event he has ever driven in.

I will definitely struggle to guess this one then. For this reason, Im out. (as they say in Dragons Den).

 

[Otaliema]

Well I can say this much, he lives somewhere around 11,000 miles from Bathurst. As the Albatross flies that is.

ware were where, I hate English spelling, I really do.

 

[Otaliema]

Gotta love weather in the USA at this time of year.
Icon translations.
Dark Red shaded area Tornado warning(one on the ground or one forming)
Lighter red tornado watch, one is possible.
Very light red, very high wild fire danger
Red triangles active tornados
Yellow squares 45+ straight line winds
Blue squares hail of 1/4" or larger
Green circles powerful T-Storms

 

[Wydopen]

I live halfway between ILL. And IND. On that map. Should I be worried?

 

[Otaliema]

I live halfway between ILL. And IND. On that map. Should I be worried?

Not any more it's almost 3 hours old. That map was vaild at 4:15 pm today.
No the storms seem to be dissapearing before they get across ILL.

 

[Lionheart2113]

I live halfway between ILL. And IND. On that map. Should I be worried?

How far are you from Danville, Illinois?

 

[Wydopen]

How far are you from Danville, Illinois?

Right in the middle of it, why?

 

[Lionheart2113]

Right in the middle of it, why?

That's my home town!