GT 7 GEEZER CLUB

[SteveBeech12]

Well done to Luiz for the win at Gardens.

Next week we use the 911 GT1 at Lake Maggiore. Tyre wear will be on. Fuel and tyre multipliers to follow.

 

[viper al]

Hey Guys ,Z28 just did a video on YouTube regarding Fanatec wheel settings .Those who have Fanatec wheels I would check it out .

 

[SteveBeech12]

Hey Guys ,Z28 just did a video on YouTube regarding Fanatec wheel settings .Those who have Fanatec wheels I would check it out .

The setup he gives works great. It is quite a light feel. For a heavier feel increase the FF strength gradually until it suits.

 

[pmallard]

Wednesday night 7:30 EDT
Group 2 & 3 RM tires
Group 4 RH tires
also.. your choice of lower powered cars.

4th place chooses car and track

 

[coryclifford]

 

[viper al]

That was insane Cory

 

[Daduce1947]

If you want an exercise in trust, trust in your car and trust in yourself, do the Circuit Experience at St Croix, in the VGT Gr.1 Veyron.

Ha ha ha Segments finally found that elusive GOLD - BUT - the full lap,, OMG,, if I live long enough, and hit it on just the right day MAYBE,, just MAYBE I will get that GOLD. For now,, SILVER will have to do. I will venture to say this however,, that car is NOT the same VGT Gr.1 Veyron we get when we dump the credits to buy it. Who knows BUT it is not the same which kinda disappointed me when that Gr1 was my first to spend my credits to own. Ohh well,, as is always the case with this newest version of GT,, 'it is is what it is'.....

 

[MasterGT]

Ha ha ha Segments finally found that elusive GOLD - BUT - the full lap,, OMG,, if I live long enough, and hit it on just the right day MAYBE,, just MAYBE I will get that GOLD. For now,, SILVER will have to do.

I only have Silver, too, but I am so close that I can taste Gold.

 

[nordschleife51]

That was insane Cory

Yes, that was insane. And to me, would not be a lot of fun to do that. Those poor motorcyclists this guy was slaloming around….. I’ll take a car that’s planted any day over that handful.

 

[SteveBeech12]

Sunday 5th June 30 Min Event

Lobby open 10:00 ET, 15:00 UK. This race will take place during our usual Sunday racing. Lobby name for the race is GRC

We will race the "Porsche GT1 (Strassenversion)" @ Lake Magiore for 14 Laps.

Tyres for the race are RH. Tyre multiplier is x18, fuel multiplier is x4. We start with a full tank.

Practise/Qualification for 10 minutes. 5 min break before race.


We will be trying weight this week so please all buy the ballast before joining room. (You can buy the Brake Balance Controller as well as this does not affect PP) We will decide the added weight amount on Saturday in our party chat.

Because we are trying weight BOP will be off which also makes tuning possible. PLEASE NOTE GUYS, NO TUNING. This is an experiment to see our possibiities, if any, using ballast. I tried 7 laps with 100kg/220lbs in the centre of the car which did not affect the handling.


Other Lobby Settings:
Preset Weather, S01 Dry Cloudless and Pleasant, Afternoon
BOP OFF
Tuning Prohibited
Grid Start
Slipstream Strong
Shortcut Penalty Weak
Pit Lane Cutting Penalty On
Flag Rules On

 

[USNSCPO]

Forgive me Steve, do you mean Sunday the 5th or Friday the 3rd?

 

[SteveBeech12]

Well spotted mate, Sunday 5th

 

[coryclifford]

Forgive me Steve, do you mean Sunday the 5th or Friday the 3rd?

And I open Sundays at 0830 EST until Steve takes over at 1000.

 

[SteveBeech12]

Another car to add to your garages is the SF19. We will race that (once we all have it) at either Le Mans or St Criox

 

[Luiz Frota]

Sunday 5th June 30 Min Event

Lobby open 10:00 ET, 15:00 UK. This race will take place during our usual Sunday racing. Lobby name for the race is GRC

We will race the "Porsche GT1 (Strassenversion)" @ Lake Magiore for 14.

Tyres for the race are RH. Tyre multiplier is x18, fuel multiplier is x4. We start with a full tank.

Practise/Qualification for 10 minutes. 5 min break before race.


We will be trying weight this week so please all buy the ballast before joining room. (You can buy the Brake Balance Controller as well as this does not affect PP) We will decide the added weight amount on Saturday in our party chat.

Because we are trying weight BOP will be off which also makes tuning possible. PLEASE NOTE GUYS, NO TUNING. This is an experiment to see our possibiities, if any, using ballast. I tried 7 laps with 100kg/220lbs in the centre of the car which did not affect the handling.


Other Lobby Settings:
Preset Weather, S01 Dry Cloudless and Pleasant, Afternoon
BOP OFF
Tuning Prohibited
Grid Start
Slipstream Strong
Shortcut Penalty Weak
Pit Lane Cutting Penalty On
Flag Rules On

How many laps? What is the base PP with RH?

 

[SteveBeech12]

Base pp with RH 702.64 Wiith 100kg weight added to the centre takes it down to 690.49

 

[nordschleife51]

Base pp with RH 702.xx Off the top of my head I think with 100kg weight added takes it down to 689,xx 14 Laps

The setup sheets for the 911 GT1 should match these.

Edit: with the standard wheels the pp is 690.49. I have the Enkei centerlocks installed, and I went back and removed the wide offset option and now the pp is 690.49.

 

[coryclifford]

Never came to grips with Maggiore. Did the circuit experience last night. Golded the easy bits first try but struggled a little in the first sector. Five tries or so.

What really got me riled up is the Porsche 917 at wet Spa Mission or whatever. 20 tries easy, never finished.

 

[Luiz Frota]

Saturday Geezer Races

Lobby opens @ 8:30 AM ET

Cars we may use (if everybody got it):

Any Gr.1 - (BoP No Tuning) - RM
Any Gr.2 - (BoP No Tuning) - RM
Any Gr.3 - (BoP No Tuning) - RM
Any Gr.4 - (BoP No Tuning) - RH
PP Races - Road Cars Only - PP550 - PP600 - PP650 (only limitation is the PP rate)


Race and Track conditions:
Weather: Sunny and Clear Day (we will try a few different formats but no rain for now)
Laps: 5 to 9 depending on track length
Grid: Stand start
Tire: consumption during race will be set @ 3x for all cars
Fuel: consumption during race will be set at 100 liters and 5x for all cars
Qualify: fastest first for every race
Penalty System: on
Boost: OFF
Slipstream: ON Strong

First Race/Qualify
Radical (SS/BoP) @ Tsukuba

See ya there!

PS 1 - Lobby is friends only, if you are a Geezer (+60 yrs) and would like to participate, send a FR to PSN: GT-RaceAce
PS 2 - If the lobby is still unstable we will jump to Gran Turismo Sport
PS 3 - Due to the amount of work for the lobby host in GT7, a headset is requested. There will be no typing form the host with instructions.

 

[SteveBeech12]

Edit: with the standard wheels the pp is 690.49. I have the Enkei centerlocks installed, and I went back and removed the wide offset option and now the pp is 690.49.

You learn something everyday. I have just played around with the wheels. When you put a different set of wheels on a vehicle the PP will change if you alter the rim size etc. (albeit only slightly) Standard options keep PP the same.

I have also just learnt that weight positioning will also change the PP. As Erics' pictures shows the PP 690.49 is with 100kg placed in the centre of the car. Positioning the 100kg to the front lowers the PP to 683.10. Moving the weight to the rear increases the PP to 698.06. That is quite a difference.

I will try the car later with weight set at different positions and give an update. Looking at the figures it seems like putting weight at the rear is the way to go. Reminds me of the old Ford Capri 3.0 We used to put cement in the boot to help keep it less tail happy

 

[nordschleife51]

Reminds me of the old Ford Capri 3.0 We used to put cement in the boot to help keep it less tail happy

The Capri is a FR drivetrain. The 911 GT1 a MR, big difference. I like the ballast at position zero. But it’s your call Steve. 👍

 

[coryclifford]

There was a tuning trick for the Chap 2J. Add 200 kg all the way back and power limiter all the way down. The thing cleaned house.

 

[SteveBeech12]

Guys can put the weight wherever they want Eric. I am just pointing out the difference in PP. The difference in PP with 100kg weight at the rear and no weight at all is just 4.58PP. We cannot set the PP limit regarding where weight is put as some guys will have no weight and with PP702. Is PP even a true reflection on the cars performance? The idea of weight or power restiction (we can try that next) is to try and bunch the field up. This is not easy to do. For instance, in this car maybe the handling improves with added weight which then does not help the guys with no added weight. We will see.

 

[SteveBeech12]

Great race guys. Well done Luiz with the hatrick. Race, pole and f/l

 

[SteveBeech12]

Sunday 12th June 30 min event. GR3 Supra GT500 @ Sardegna A for 18 laps. (Tyre/Fuel multiplers to follow)

BOP will be off, ballast applied, no tuning, brake balance controller ok to use.

 

[backmarker]

Sorry I seemed to disappear without saying anything...and sorry some of you are one place closer to last place without me to run ahead of.

We are closing on a new house on June 30, so I've been a little preoccupied of late and packing this house has started in earnest (37 years in the same location and you accumulate a lot of $h!t to sort through - the new place is less square footage). Plus the TV system I use for the PS5 has been partially dismantled.

I hope to rejoin the shenanigans sometime in July, but more likely August, and find myself even farther behind the rest of you in car acquisitions and experience.

If this move kills me (I am 65 now, and just a shadow of my younger, buff self...LOL at that crap), I will ask my wife to let you know so everyone can hoist a pint in remembrance of me and say "Who was that?"

Later dudes.

 

[pmallard]

Wednesday night 7:30 EDT
Group 2 & 3 RM tires
Group 4 RH tires
also.. your choice of lower powered cars.

4th place chooses car and track

 

[nordschleife51]

911 GT3 with Manthey Performance Kit Nordschleife lap. Contrast this thing of beauty with the out of control Ruf lap posted earlier.

 

[oldboy1943]

For the next wednesday June 15th race, I'll be the host. You will need these 2 cars:
Subaru Impreza 22B STi '98 on sale now in the used car for Cr. 169,000
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 '13
We will use these cars in 2 race track.
More details coming soon

 

[Luiz Frota]

Got it.
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