GTP_WRS Week 4 : ImPozzibly Big RS

[Tomas Hladik]

25.914
55.780

 

[Nemo Niente]

Yeah, this looks good. I like this track. Those long sweepers are places to live dangerously, especially the last one...

 

[Tuffers86]

Now then. I can see what all the fuss is about using a wheel and rig. What a circuit. What a car. Total immersion.

That said I can't drive with a steering wheel for toffee. I need lessons as I just can't recover it when I feel the back end go. I need to completely throw everything I learned completely out of the window. Advice warmly welcome as I'm pants.

Splits fwiw:

25.953
56.770

 

[mmfastest]

First splits:

25.409
54.892

 

[Eggstor]

Early splits

25.967
56.684

This is a beast, but a fun beast.

 

[nursemorph]

Another 9 laps and kept it on the track for 8 of them so am definitely improving lol. Still running TCS 2 as don't feel confident enough to run without. Playing with the brake bias, am currently running 5/1 and it feels best so far...tried running 7/6 but it was locking the rears too much. Improved my split by 2 tenths but had a slow 1st sector:

S1: 25.842
S2: 55.359

 

[Tomas Hladik]

25.889
55.473

 

[nursemorph]

More improvement, this time in S2 and a good S1 left me 3 tenths up at the S2 split...only to dump a wheel on the dust entering the start finish straight which dragged me completely onto the dirt!:

S1: 25.584
S2: 55.034

 

[mmfastest]

I like this combo.
Still improving my splits

25.284
54.284

 

[ollie57]

I fined it all to easy to fall off the road here..

Note to self... SLOW DOWN..

Splits after a few clean laps
T1 0'25.701
T2 0'55.567

 

[iainoflo85]

This combo will really test my patience more than any of the others I think, but I'm trying my best and I'm pretty happy with my first "attempts" at full clean laps:

25.433
54.883

Will continue to try and get to grips with sector 2, that's where I'm really struggling.

 

[TayTheDay]

The spinning GT-One (& RM) I bought for an endurance race emptied my account, so again have to do something with income before this one.

Snap, I skinned myself on GT-One as well

I'll grind a bit tonight and start this one tomorrow.

 

[NielsG]

Another 15 laps in the second session.

25.183
54.383

Only slightly better T2 but 6 tenth at the line.

 

[Crozzlow]

For some strange reason, this combo makes want to drink a Fat Tire Beer.....anyway.... need some serious practice in T2

25.350
54.430

 

[sems4arsenal]

Oh god I hate that track

 

[Nemo Niente]

My first splits, from my very first lap. Yes I am being VERY cautious. I CAN do better. Just making sure I stay last on the board.

T1 28.000
T2 1:00.117

 

[Vagabond]

Some of you don't seem to like anything Sector 1 vid on its way shortly to get you rolling.

 

[Nemo Niente]

@Vagabond - marry me !!!

 

[EDK]

I've only gone a got me a wheel. Can't figure out how to counter steer so I reckon I'll be well down on this one. Willow though is a nice stomping ground for moi.

Practice in the FR-S/BRZ Courtesy Car, on C3 Tires, at a track you know. Might also be a good idea to buy an Autozam (Mazda) AZ-1. Low Powered MR that will help you learn the art of catching the car.

3rd alternative is to practice this with the power turned way down, maybe to 50%, with the SC off the car. Ease into the combo, keep upping the power, eventually add the SC. Just don't post any splits until you are using a car that meets the event regs.

25.416
55.050

It's not easy on sport mediums.

You should have tried driving it on hards. That's what Chris first had us test it on.

 

[Nemo Niente]

New splits

26.862
58.145

I like this combo

 

[skyline1683]

First session

T1 25.267
T2 54.166

 

[Vinal]

26.052
57.068

 

[Vagabond]

OK guys, sector 1 vid. Its not quite perfect but shows the right approach to get into the 24s. This was 24.866:

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My splits at this point:

24.866
53.350

BB 3/6

Messed up the hairpin in sector 2 and a little squirm going over the humpback bit a little off-line.

The Last Turn: You can carry quite alot of speed in - probably more than you think. Enter in 5th pretty much flat out and keep tight to the inside. Don't dip a wheel in though, it will cost time. Scrub speed off little by little and start to run wide as you approach the turn-in point for the tightening bit at the end. Using the racing line will help here while you get up to speed but will be a distraction once you've got your speeds and turn in point down. Ignore most of the red braking markers though - they are much too conservative and you can go flat out through the first bit no problem. Exit onto the main straight flat out in 4th and if you've got the trajectory right, you'll keep clear of the dirt on the left.

Its quite a torquey bugger this remember - when the super-charger is on-song, power oversteer is vicious. It pays to short shift it a bit if you've got good traction. If it feels too nervous, rev it higher and the torque steer is manageable but not so high you lose time shifting up to the next gear.

 

[Crozzlow]

New Splits

25.183
54.400

 

[iainoflo85]

Grr, not that I don't like the car, I love the car - just not at this horrible track:

25.350
54.550

 

[Animera]

Slowly learning the track.

24.934
53.467

 

[Northstar]

Was kind of hoping for a Bathurst 12 Hour tie-in, but this seems fun too.👍

 

[The Boss69]

25.648
54.764

 

[Windy_1238]

25.517
54.667

 

[mmfastest]

Some new splits:

25.353
54.070

Lost some in T1 but won in T2 and at the line .1

So a T2 under the 54 is possible.

I've got the hole week to give it a try.