I'm doing horrible with this series
i can't make the practice times due to work
but, i would like to practice a formation lap so i don't mess anything up
i understand how it works, but could use a minimum of experience at it
maybe we will still practice one before the race
I ain't joining
Thanks to outlaw, Jay and wge for the races tonight! Some really good racing.
Thanks to MULE, yoman and Johny for turning up, sadly all 3 of them quit.
I think Mule quit because he kept getting put in the sand, but he didn't even say bye.
I think yoman quit because someone hit him. Again, it's a shame you didn't hang around.
And Johny quit because... well he rage quit. Moaning that I've got the best handling car - not true - and the best car in a straight line - not true. Did you not see the changes I've made to it? It's down on 30 bhp from Rome, and just because your driving skills can't keep up with me doesn't mean you can assume that I have the best car. Here at GV, it's down on the Z4M, 370z and the 350z (your car) by 1-2 mph. Oh, and I had 60kg ballast. Sorry pal.
I hope to see most of you on Saturday! Like I said, I'lll do some more testing tomorrow concerning tyre wear.
MÜLE_9242;5490704I'm sorry, but that is one of the most classless things I've read on this forum. Insulting your participants is the last thing a host should do.
MÜLE_9242;5490704I joined the room, because I saw Johny's little man thing (on his profile) and saw that it was a WSGTC room, and I wanted to practice for the race tomorrow. When I saw you were all using the GT4 cars, I said to myself "okay, lets practice that instead." When I got on the track, my car was understeering like crazy. Then in the first race, I got taken out on the first lap in the hairpin. (on accident, I know), then locked up the brakes the next lap, and slid off. I tweaked my suspension a bit, and that made the car a bit better, however I was still having some difficulty catching up to you guys. I ran into the sand again, then decided I wanted to focus on WSGTC, so I left.
MÜLE_9242;5490704I'm sorry, but that is one of the most classless things I've read on this forum. Insulting your participants is the last thing a host should do.
This week I'll also be checking everyone's BHP and weight before they enter the track for Qualifying.
how? is there something i need to do with my car, like share it ?
Sorry i hvnt been around, been really busy at work this week, so ive just wanted to relax lol
looking forward to sat hopefully less lag free
Finally got some time on GVR last night and was able to get into the mid- 1:59's, but at the expense of eating away my tires. The car settled in good around the low 2:00 flats so that's where I decided I was happy.
👍 I've tested 4 cars for tyre wear so far and although the 370z's tyres don't appear to wear more than the other cars via the little picture in the bottom left, it's harder to perform laps closest to it's best lap as the tyres get worn. So your car will be getting a bit more BHP at the end of today.
That's pretty much where I'm at as well. However, I somehow pulled off a 1:58.9 out of left field today but I can't figure out how I did it.Finally got some time on GVR last night and was able to get into the mid- 1:59's, but at the expense of eating away my tires. The car settled in good around the low 2:00 flats so that's where I decided I was happy.
I'm just happy the race isn't longer than 20 laps. On the few long runs I've done, the tires start dropping off around 4-5 laps on my Z4. By Lap 12, they were garbage.I've tested 4 cars for tyre wear so far and although the 370z's tyres don't appear to wear more than the other cars via the little picture in the bottom left, it's harder to perform laps closest to it's best lap as the tyres get worn.
Yay for more power. Might want to leave that 3rd gear alone stiggy.
Insulting? Let me explain and maybe if you had read what Johny said to me when he ragequit half way through a race you could make that assumption. He said something along the lines of... "in GT4 there's real good racers but all you have is the best car in the corners and on the straight. sorry that is bb". He said that about 2 laps after I overtook him for the lead, and just after he went into the gravel (I don't know if he spun or someone hit him). I've done quite a bit of work to get the cars equal, and all I get is someone quiting half way through a practice race just because they can't keep up with someone. Did I or did I not state right from the beginning that I would you use the car which is least used? I did. At first, I gave it too much BHP. During Rome, apparently I had too much BHP. So I've taken another 30 off. It's now mid-pack on straight line speed and the worst in the corners, nevermind with 60kg ballast. As for tyre wear, it's probably one of the worst but I'm yet to confirm that.
So, what am I meant to do? I'm trying to get the cars equal as best I can and I said that I would test the cars some more today. In fact, the Mustang is easily 1 second slower than all the other cars around GV reverse. Don't take my word for it, try it yourselves. Comments like Johny's (who's a GTP tagged driver) and then I come back to my thread and I have 2 people supporting the opinion that I'm insulting my participants. Hmm alright. I'll just keep my mouth shut (you definitely just smirked when I said this).
I don't care if anyone quits a practice race but I don't want people to rage quit when they get overtaken, especially in a practice race. I never said it's because you're slower than me, what I said and I'll say it again, is you can't flame someone saying they're using the best car (which in my case was not true) just because they're going faster than you in a practice race. That's just childish. That's like Dan Hollland beating my GT Academy time and then me accusing him of having a better car than me for the reason that he beat me. If you think I'm saying this in a big headed kinda way then obviously I'm not very good with my words. But what I'm trying to say is, everyone needs to accept that there are better drivers than them, and when you get beat, don't be a saw loser over it.