I am, slightly. Mostly it consists of shifting to 6th for the high-speed portions in sections 1 and 3 instead of revving it out in 5th. Otherwise, I just avoid revving it past 100% through the rest of track. Gets me to 10 laps in the Peugeot RCZ.GT2 players, are you fuel saving at all?
Yeah. I just did another test. My no-pit time in ideal conditions -- starting in 1st with one other car -- is 20s off my practice races where I'm running against 16 AI cars from last place. Maybe it works for other cars, but it doesn't look like a viable option for me in my Peugeot.I'm not understanding the no stop strategy for GT2/3. Delta between softs and hards is 2s/lap so that's an extra 20s from tire delta on a 10 lap stint, minus lets say a generous 30s pit delta puts you up 10s before considering fuel saving. Fuel saving would 100% cost me more than 10s to last an extra 4 laps. I'm also pretty sure the pit delta is less than 30s so you'd have even less than 10s to spare for fuel saving.
I'm not planning on it. I'm generally pretty strong on this track, but it'll come down to how I qualify. If I'm Q1, I'm pretty sure my strat will be just to try and build as big a gap as possible before needing to pit for fuel and swap to the Hard tire.GT2 players, are you fuel saving at all?
GT4 category for me is a funny one for me. For what ever reason PD in the GTWS series either gives us really good races or really dull races. The GT4 race at seaside for me was great. Loved it as the cars really suit that track. Not done today's race but again the GT4s feel really good round this track.Did a couple Gr4 races this morning. Proper fun, the Gr4 cars are pretty decent around here (especially with the RS tires!). Not a whole lot to report. I am using the NSX and it's a really fun/good car IMO. Having AWD is nice and it's got some good top end (it was buffed not too log ago if I recall). I was getting along really well with the car, even though Gr4 is not my forte I was able to do mid-54s to low-55s race pace; I was able to set a 54.0 in one of the practice sessions. I didn't do any tuning, just BB -4.
I did some minor fuel saving but mostly just short shifting here and there as well as hitting 6th gear on the final straight rather than holding fifth; pit on lap nine both races to go from RS to RH tires. If you can fuel save, it can definitely be advantageous. In both of my races the car behind was able to do one and two laps respectfully more than I was on the fuel and made some big gains. I think the RS tires are worth ~2.0-2.5 seconds/lap.
Now for a little break and get ready for GT1 in EMEA.
In my tests no stopping doesn't work. You lose far too much time with the offset in tyres, plus you have to save 3/4 laps worth of fuel. Also you then have the task of trying to defend with worn tyres.I'm not understanding the no stop strategy for GT2/3. Delta between softs and hards is 2s/lap so that's an extra 20s from tire delta on a 10 lap stint, minus lets say a generous 30s pit delta puts you up 10s before considering fuel saving. Fuel saving would 100% cost me more than 10s to last an extra 4 laps. I'm also pretty sure the pit delta is less than 30s so you'd have even less than 10s to spare for fuel saving.
What on earth is this penalty for?!
It wasn't track limits, it said 5s for pushing a car off the track when it popped up.Looks like a track limits penalty to me. When you cut in deep on the right hander of those esses. I pick it up there all the time, too.
Oh, that's very weird.It wasn't track limits, it said 5s for pushing a car off the track when it popped up.
Well, I'm certainly not in a good mood after my first attempt. I qualified P3 and was feeling good about my chances at the beginning, only to have it all come crashing down in the first sector.
P2 had started on Hards, went deep on turn 1 which allowed me to get up the inside right off the start. He refused to concede the place from his poor start and forced me to leave space through the S-bends as we were side by side, so slower through there than normal. P5 rams P4 into me, P4 goes off, I get slammed with a 5 second penalty and damage that completely ruined me.
What on earth is this penalty for?!
The guy on Hards then also went on to win the race.
whatever you do, don't turn leftNext up, SSRX. What am I supposed to do with that?
I don't really feel like you did anything wrong here. You made a pass, the window was there and they were very slow through that section. Didn't look like it ruined anybody's race? Rubbing is racing, right?Here’s my submission to the racing stewards this week.
This guy was heavy on the brakes and making it hard to pass with a lot of swerving. Took a shot and felt like I held the inside enough to not be considered a dive bomb.