Does some one have a good LMP tune, especially gears, I'm having to shortshift on every lap to get a good time
You've already qualified so all I can say is go very long so you never need first gear and so that you don't get too much wheel spin in 2nd. In my racing tranny I only ever hit 6th gear in the downhill straight following the tight hairpin and I never use first. So more or less I've turned it into a 4 speed. There are a few spots where I could shift into 6th just prior to my braking point, but this car has a flat power curve with the power limiter in play so I just let it rev over the red line until I brake.
Tranny:
- Reset to default
- Set final gear to 3.100
- Top speed all the way left
- 1st gear all the way left
- 2nd gear *almost* all the way left
- 6th gear all the way right
- Adjust 3-5 fairly evenly spaced
- Set FG so that max speed is about 212-215 mph (race setup) and adjust FG to your style.
After some laps you tweak FG (and later 2nd and 3rd) for your individual approach and apex speeds. If there are any awkward shift moments you'll want to adjust something to get rid of those, but as I said above going above red line is just fine with this car as long as you don't hit the limiter.
You will still need to start short shifting around lap 6-7 of your runs in certain parts of the track as the rear tires get low to avoid losing the tail... Some drivers will prefer to short shift from the start to save the rear and allow earlier application of throttle. There is no way around short shifting at times with this car. Manage those tires in the early laps as much as possible to minimize the number of laps your nursing the car around.
The tire wear on my car starts out pretty even for about 4-5 laps and then the rears wear much faster after that. Once the wear is uneven it just snow balls and eventually it's a real handful. The lap times will dictate when it's time to stop and get some fresh rubber. That's the beauty of a 2.4 hour race where fuel and the time it takes to add fuel come into play. It's not necessarily faster to run fewer stops as it often is in an hour long race.
I'm curious how I will hold up to the 2.4 hours format, seems really intense.
I've never done a race like that and hope to can keep up the pace.
For me it will be unlikly to run so long without a few mistakes
Get excited for this, it's a really cool experience and very different from the hour long races.
You should approach this race differently. Stay within your safe zone. You can't run 2.4 hours of quali laps so you have to find a pace that you can manage consistent laps and avoid mistakes. There is an achievement in just finishing this race whether you finish on the podium or last... if you can finish a "clean" race that would be exceptional. BTW, I'm still looking for my first 100% clean enduro. I had several major mistakes in the Spa enduro as I approached it with the wrong mindset (too aggressive). I learned for Laguna, but still made 1 mistake (from the lead) in the Laguna enduro (involving a GT car and a close encounter) and that one mistake cost me the race which I lost by 1.8 seconds.
For this combo, I'm having a hard time finishing 10 laps without a mistake at this point so it's unlikely it'll be 100% clean, but that's my goal.
Also take full advantage of that 5 minute break and the "window" it's allowed in. If you find yourself out of a rhythm early take the break early. Leave the room and get a breath of air and refocus. If you are in a groove leave it for later... When you come back there won't be that much time left and you can power to the finish. It's a cool experience, but can be very draining so be prepared and pace yourself to avoid frustration.
Don't extent your stints too long and run out of tread either. You can start with shorter stints and use the extra stops to add less fuel each stop. As you settle into the race you can extend stops if you feel your tire wear justifies it.
Go in with a good fuel/pit plan and you'll have time during pits to think about small tweaks. If you go in with no plan you'll end up in no man's land at some point... out of fuel, out of tires or having to pit with one lap left (ask Hasslemoff
). Don't expect to construct a plan in your head on the spot while navigating the track and traffic. Before the race calculate fuel and estimate how much you'll need to add and when. During the break take a quick look at your plan and see if it's still going to work to bring you to the end... if in doubt add a few more liters and understand you can't be exact because we don't really know how many laps are going to be run... that depends on the leader and their pace... so be ready to short pit toward the end and split the difference if it looks like you'll end up with a very unbalanced stint at the end. This planning is really what makes this even special... take advantage of it. If you guys need help setting up a plan... too bad it's a trade secret.
