GT4 WRS Week 131 : RUF RGT @ El Capitan
- Thread starter Sjaak
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but this damn car keeps flying off the road in the middle sector. Will sort her out 2morrow.
- 510
- GTP_Toffe
Splits form my session today:
T1: 30.147
T2: 1'07.563
Screwed up the long left corner after the tricky section just before the downhill... will try yo fix that tomorrow. Must say once again I love this combo! It feels so nice when you feel the weight of the car change in the corners!👍
T1: 30.147
T2: 1'07.563
Screwed up the long left corner after the tricky section just before the downhill... will try yo fix that tomorrow. Must say once again I love this combo! It feels so nice when you feel the weight of the car change in the corners!👍
- 253
- Sydney
- zdenko
Had some free time today so I have had a go.
Done about 15 laps so far.
All I can say is I like the cars hadling except the terrible understeer which just happens when you least expect it.
Anyway splits
T1: 30.822
T2: 1'08.455
I've seen much better splits but keeping it clean is so imposible to do. Just luck if you get a good lap with this combo.
Done about 15 laps so far.
All I can say is I like the cars hadling except the terrible understeer which just happens when you least expect it.
Anyway splits
T1: 30.822
T2: 1'08.455
I've seen much better splits but keeping it clean is so imposible to do. Just luck if you get a good lap with this combo.
- 2,670
- Portland, OR
- GTP_KLR142
Well, that's a part of it, but luck is certainly QUITE a factor at this track with this car and these settings. Most certainly. I've put hours into it, and all I'm seeing is more and more time in EVERY corner that I can't put into one lap. It's quite annoying and frustrating. T times don't mean much this week, you can have a blister of a T1 and still not come up with something nice, or a bad T1 and come up with a blister of a T2. And then there's always the third sector, where one can think they're going fast already, but later blow the doors off their ghost and finish 5/10ths faster.Uh........ wrongit's practice and skill I'd think
For example, I have a dirty lap that has a T2 of about 1'07.2 with a finish that is a half a second faster than a lap where I do a 1'06.9... I feel that if I was able to do the impossible(and it quite literally is humanly impossible), I could do lower than a 1'06.5 T2 and finish almost a second faster than my fastest dirty lap. Sure, that's normal, but I've put HOURS into this combo now. And I haven't gained anything really since my splits on the board, ok, maybe 4 tenths, but there's still soo much more to get.
There's multiple ways to be fast in each sector. Blah.
But I'm on cold medication with a headache, runny nose, and coughing every minute. So maybe I'd be more consistent if I weren't sick, but I'm not convinced.
- 253
- Sydney
- zdenko
Did another quick 10 laps with an improvement
T1 30.464
T2 1'08.162
I can see so much extra time available but its so hard to do it.
So hard to get each corner right.
Especially the bumps over the hill just after the tunnel. That part can change your T2 time by heaps. Not to mention that flying corner up the hill straight after these bumps.
T1 30.464
T2 1'08.162
I can see so much extra time available but its so hard to do it.
So hard to get each corner right.
Especially the bumps over the hill just after the tunnel. That part can change your T2 time by heaps. Not to mention that flying corner up the hill straight after these bumps.
- 2,670
- Portland, OR
- GTP_KLR142
Well, I just fried my roommate's USB drive... That had important information on it... I don't know if he has it backed up or not, but I was able to get the stuff off of it, hopefully all of it, and everything works ok. If I leave the drive connected to the computer for more than a minute it gets SUPER hot and freezes up. So, I tossed it in the freezer, and then plugged it back in with an "Otter pop" up against it to keep it cool while I retrieved the information. 
And this picture, of the part that determines if I can finally be done with this or not. Sadly, this lap was done over three hours of playing time ago, and I never thought to check it closer as I thought it had another off spot.
It's close right there, and then also exiting that strip, but it's good to go. Remember, it is a rumble strip, just a different color... Car still has traction, and it's still a strip before going into the sand, so what else could it be...?
In any case, here are some slower final lap time splits that I'm going to submit if I don't get this confirmed, or take the time to race more...
30.121/1'07.020
And this picture, of the part that determines if I can finally be done with this or not. Sadly, this lap was done over three hours of playing time ago, and I never thought to check it closer as I thought it had another off spot.
It's close right there, and then also exiting that strip, but it's good to go. Remember, it is a rumble strip, just a different color... Car still has traction, and it's still a strip before going into the sand, so what else could it be...?
In any case, here are some slower final lap time splits that I'm going to submit if I don't get this confirmed, or take the time to race more...
30.121/1'07.020
arora
(Banned)
- 4,098
I'm not sure what the rule is on that, but it is not a rumble of a different color, it is a cobble stone area, rumbles are raised and bumpy. In any event your splits have been steler so far 👍
I'm still on the case, I've not had many good ones but they come and go, best t2 is still a 1'07.2 but i cannot seem to finish the lap, I had a ghost beat me from a 1'07.8, dup.
Still trying 👍
I'm still on the case, I've not had many good ones but they come and go, best t2 is still a 1'07.2 but i cannot seem to finish the lap, I had a ghost beat me from a 1'07.8, dup.
Still trying 👍
- 76
Had some more progress
30.413
1:08.271
30.413
1:08.271
This week passed by so fast that I barely had time to play. Fortunately I like the track and learned quickly how to do this race and luckily it didn't take much time to get a nice lap.
0'30.119 (29.9)
1'07.077 (may have lost a bit at the hairpin, braked too late)
Good last sector, but possibly some time lost at the left-hander after t2.
Though there is at least half a second to be gained, I don't think I'll make it, as it's so hard to get everything right at El Capitan. Submitting...
0'30.119 (29.9)
1'07.077 (may have lost a bit at the hairpin, braked too late)
Good last sector, but possibly some time lost at the left-hander after t2.
Though there is at least half a second to be gained, I don't think I'll make it, as it's so hard to get everything right at El Capitan. Submitting...
- 3,971
- driehuis (nl)
- GTP_Steven
great going carlos! now all you gotta beat is kyle time 👍 -.057 which must be doable
- 572
I like the car and I love the track - but the fact that I can rarely put two clean laps together is taking the fun out of it. It seems all I do is reset and run a few corners
Anyway... improved a bit
30.605
1:08.075
If I can get in the 1:07's I can quit (well since this is the last night I guess I'll have to quit anyhow
). I've gotten T1's down in the 30.2's which you'd think would let me book a 1:07.6; but easier said than done.
Anyway... improved a bit
30.605
1:08.075
If I can get in the 1:07's I can quit (well since this is the last night I guess I'll have to quit anyhow
). I've gotten T1's down in the 30.2's which you'd think would let me book a 1:07.6; but easier said than done.
- 2,670
- Portland, OR
- GTP_KLR142
Ahh, but T times don't mean much this week... That being said, with the speed that he got down to that, I wonder how well he did his final sector. All I know is that I'm not satisfied with my current splits, but I am satisfied with the lap that I have pictured above... Just need some confirmation before I submit it and have someone tell me no!
Moooooost certainly!
👍My last sector is quite good, a bit cautious but not much time lost. However, since it's the part of the track that I ran the less (due to restarts with unsatisfying t2's), it's possible that I haven't found something. Let's hope notAhh, but T times don't mean much this week... That being said, with the speed that he got down to that, I wonder how well he did his final sector. All I know is that I'm not satisfied with my current splits, but I am satisfied with the lap that I have pictured above... Just need some confirmation before I submit it and have someone tell me no!
Moooooost certainly!
If you don't improve your splits, there might be an interesting finish 👍
About that picture, I think it's clean. There are 2 wheels on the strip.
- 2,670
- Portland, OR
- GTP_KLR142
Well, I hate to say it, but chances are, you are missing something in the finish...Let's hope not
If you don't improve your splits, there might be an interesting finish 👍
About that picture, I think it's clean. There are 2 wheels on the strip.
Either way, the finish is most certainly going to be interesting, for everyone! 
And about that picture, although I totally agree, and I've always considered it track, some people have mentioned otherwise, so I've been cracking away at it again today for the past hour and a half... And, I finally nailed the finish to my liking on a T2 that's not toooo bad. It's actually about .020 faster than the pictured lap(.030 off of fastest dirty), and that's going to be good 'nuff for me! Even though the T2 is over 2 tenths off of my fastest.
Only seen a few 29.9xxs for T1, but I don't mind, that last tenth of a second can sooooo easily be made or lost on so many other parts of the track it doesn't matter.SO! I'm finally submitting, what a relief.
Submitted splits:
T1: 30.055
T2: 1'07.150
T3: about 6 tenths faster than my original posted splits'(1'07.101?) lap.
Good luck to everyone who's still running, and man, I can't wait to see the results! What a freaking rush... 👍👍👍👍👍👍
- 253
- Sydney
- zdenko
Another 10 laps with a bit faster splits for me. Took this one slow and stead and actually became faster which is unusual. Then again I did find some better lines.
30.398
1'07.956
So annoying, I've seen heaps faster time at T1 low 30.0XX and T2 such as 1'07.5xx. Keeping it clean is a pain at this track.
30.398
1'07.956
So annoying, I've seen heaps faster time at T1 low 30.0XX and T2 such as 1'07.5xx. Keeping it clean is a pain at this track.
- 2,670
- Portland, OR
- GTP_KLR142
Don't worry about it, the last sector carries a lot of weight in it too. And keeping it clean at this track isn't too bad usually with more tame car combinations, this one's definitely pushing the street tired/no downforce limits.
What happened to Sjaak this week? It'd be nice to get a final word on that cobblestone rumble area, even though I didn't end up using that lap. I guess we'll find out soon enough I bet though.
Can't wait to see the results! Ahh dangit, I just they're going to be posted while I'm at work...
- 3,315
- The Netherlands
- GTP_Sjaak
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2811709&postcount=983
And yes the cobblestone area is in play.👍
- 2,604
- Banbaria.
- GTP_Venari
And when he wasn't drinking, he was smokin'! (And occasionally, he stepped out for a cigarette too.)
I found the El Capitan race at The Ocho quite straightforward after having thrash these beasts around for a while. However, I still didn't quite manage to get the BMW M3 hooked up for a really quick time. Mucho practice required!
I found the El Capitan race at The Ocho quite straightforward after having thrash these beasts around for a while. However, I still didn't quite manage to get the BMW M3 hooked up for a really quick time. Mucho practice required!
