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FRL~ToCA11~GTP #1~ CHAMPIONS: Ninners (RPM-ECM), AMD87 (Alfa) Team SYM (Nissan)! FINAL TABLES UP!Open
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Damn it! Was just finding the link for thatSomething like this?
#Trivia
All avatars in that image are blue cars
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At least I'm not PAINFULLY SLOW like you are.Tree'd again Nin
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What? Since 1.09 @snowgt won a race at AH and I won two races, one at Spa and another at Nurb... before that we only had 1 win each in season opener at BH Indy...
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Well, duh...
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To tell the truth, I haven't noticed any shifts in car-performance post-1.09 that couldn't be explained by the nature of the tracks we were on.
On Apricot Hill I got the win mainly because I was starting on the front row in a reverse grid. Andil couldn't catch up fast enough before his tyres went. I was on midfield-pace that weekend as was expected. The uphill back-straight just didn't suit the Nissan too well. Compared to the Renault and Ford the difference seemed like it was before.
A good benchmark for performance was Spa R1. I was leading after the start, Nin and Andil went by on sheer power/acceleration and Nin was certainly fastest of us three by a bit. Andil & me were probably about even over the whole race, with the Renault's characteristics completely as expected. We still finished less than 5 seconds apart (2 seconds of which were from the last lap only because of a scramble between Andil & me, so the differences were rather small)
Nürburgring GP/D is a power-track. It's no surprise the Renault was faster than the Ford and the Nissan there. (Never mind that @Yeratel84 won a race there - that was a freak occurrence, if ever there was one)
I'm not saying that there weren't subtle shifts after the update, I really can't rule that out, but it's hard to base that on the last three races. Tracks that would always have suited certain cars tend to cloud the overall picture. It's as if you place all of one kind of track at the beginning of a season and the other type of track at the end, and then you adapt the BoP mid-season, because the type of car best suited to the second part of the season couldn't keep up in the first half.
We did know before the season that the Renault was one of the fastest on the straights. Was there any doubt that it would almost be unbeatable in the hands of Andil at GP/D? Is it really surprising that the Renault having the top-speed and acceleration that it has, is well suited for reverse grid races, because it just has the tools to give its driver some easy passes? There wasn't for me, and there shouldn't have been for anyone else during the extensive pre-season. Is it frustrating sometimes when you see certain cars pulling away from you while you're in their slipstream? Hell, yeah. But that doesn't make it unfair.
If you want these advantages you have to choose a car that actually provides those and not complain during the season for having chosen the wrong car. Qualifying and R1's are the best benchmark for actual level of performance on a weekend and I haven't seen anything there that would scream for a spec-change. That's just my personal opinion.
On Apricot Hill I got the win mainly because I was starting on the front row in a reverse grid. Andil couldn't catch up fast enough before his tyres went. I was on midfield-pace that weekend as was expected. The uphill back-straight just didn't suit the Nissan too well. Compared to the Renault and Ford the difference seemed like it was before.
A good benchmark for performance was Spa R1. I was leading after the start, Nin and Andil went by on sheer power/acceleration and Nin was certainly fastest of us three by a bit. Andil & me were probably about even over the whole race, with the Renault's characteristics completely as expected. We still finished less than 5 seconds apart (2 seconds of which were from the last lap only because of a scramble between Andil & me, so the differences were rather small)
Nürburgring GP/D is a power-track. It's no surprise the Renault was faster than the Ford and the Nissan there. (Never mind that @Yeratel84 won a race there - that was a freak occurrence, if ever there was one)
I'm not saying that there weren't subtle shifts after the update, I really can't rule that out, but it's hard to base that on the last three races. Tracks that would always have suited certain cars tend to cloud the overall picture. It's as if you place all of one kind of track at the beginning of a season and the other type of track at the end, and then you adapt the BoP mid-season, because the type of car best suited to the second part of the season couldn't keep up in the first half.
We did know before the season that the Renault was one of the fastest on the straights. Was there any doubt that it would almost be unbeatable in the hands of Andil at GP/D? Is it really surprising that the Renault having the top-speed and acceleration that it has, is well suited for reverse grid races, because it just has the tools to give its driver some easy passes? There wasn't for me, and there shouldn't have been for anyone else during the extensive pre-season. Is it frustrating sometimes when you see certain cars pulling away from you while you're in their slipstream? Hell, yeah. But that doesn't make it unfair.
If you want these advantages you have to choose a car that actually provides those and not complain during the season for having chosen the wrong car. Qualifying and R1's are the best benchmark for actual level of performance on a weekend and I haven't seen anything there that would scream for a spec-change. That's just my personal opinion.
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I have to agree that my win at Nurb was a fluke, resulting of me being able to pass HSV at the hairpin on the first lap and then being able to gain enough of a gap to keep Andil at bay, as well as being able to post consistent laptimes when it mattered the most (when Reno's tyres started giving up before mine did as well)...
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Probably won't make the rest of the season. I'm at Castle Combe this weekend and then abroad the weekend after. This season hasn't really happened for me. One weekend at Willow and loosing out by 0.003 at Nürb is all I've got to say for it...
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Just to let you know; I won't be here for BHGP.
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In case someone is interested in adjusted standings incl. dropped rounds (dropped points in brackets):
Andil 266 (0)
Ninners 239 (0)
Yeratel 181 (0)
Snowcrash 167 (21)
Roflwaffle 149 (16)
Siggers 148 (9)
DrifterJoe 147 (20)
Scaniabebe 139 (0)
AMD87 135 (0)
Ironically, after advocating the dropped score, this season it apparently hurts me the most.
It's still good to have it.
Andil 266 (0)
Ninners 239 (0)
Yeratel 181 (0)
Snowcrash 167 (21)
Roflwaffle 149 (16)
Siggers 148 (9)
DrifterJoe 147 (20)
Scaniabebe 139 (0)
AMD87 135 (0)
Ironically, after advocating the dropped score, this season it apparently hurts me the most.
It's still good to have it.
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Had an idea would the final car might be a lotus if we are going old school.
if we are going old school.
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Carlton? I'm guessing?Had an idea would the final car might be a lotus
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How do you know of such things?
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His engine blew...
His Twitter.
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I'm sure there's a spare fiesta in the car park..... Not that I would condone anything like that......or done it previously......
New engine going in I see
New engine going in I see
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Ah cheers guys haha, it's the first time car has run since my accident and it seems the engine had an issue from it - it blew after about 10 laps without warning, no oil pressure light, no high temperatures.
I run with a big team though and a couple of our mechanics swapped the engine out during the day, which means I'm now using the spare engine - Ran it from 6-8pm on track this evening and it was ok, not as strong as the other motor but it'll have to do. Got quali tomorrow and 2 races on Sunday, 27 cars on our grid so going to be tough especially if the motor isn't strong.
I run with a big team though and a couple of our mechanics swapped the engine out during the day, which means I'm now using the spare engine - Ran it from 6-8pm on track this evening and it was ok, not as strong as the other motor but it'll have to do. Got quali tomorrow and 2 races on Sunday, 27 cars on our grid so going to be tough especially if the motor isn't strong.
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How long did it take them to swap it out
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If I wasn't off to Combe I'd have been down to watch at the track this weekend. Good Luck and have fun!
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