GTP_WRS Week 79 : I M Back

[Thematic]

If I'm at my half-way point I need to pick up the slack.

29.934
61.384

 

[suprajef]

Just when you think there wasn't any time left. You'll find half a second don't know if i was tired, drunk or both anyway I got an energyboost from it.

29.750
1'00.933

yes it is ok, i talked with @Gravitron last night about posting times, you just post your splits for your fastest time even if your t2 is slower

 

[GTP_Dutchy]

Yup it's an ruse. Nah just kidin' i post the splits of my bestlap regardless of the splits. I dont feel the need to skew the temp result or play mind games

 

[GTP_randy]

That's real fast Randy don't know if i'll be able to get near that . I'm already in the business of trading hundreths

Thanks for the compliment my friend. But don't sell yourself short.
I still remember the fine beating you gave me at HSR not to long ago.

Nice new splits

 

[suprajef]

i think i have a new favorite track and car

29.500
1.00.516

 

[GTP_Patrick1]

29.550
1'00.650

Settled on BB of 1/4

 

[suprajef]

29.550
1'00.650

Settled on BB of 1/4

does that make the car real tail-happy?

 

[GTP_Patrick1]

Feels good on turn 1, and seems to help on the hairpin. You hardly need the brakes anywhere else so it seems stable to me. Your splits are better than mine right now, so perhaps your set up is better 👍. I did just throw away a .4 thru T2 spinning on the last turn.

 

[Cats_PJs]

@GTP_Dutchy this combo is perfect, nice job.

29.401
1'00.268

A bit left in t2 and almost a tenth in t3

 

[Gravitron]

@GTP_Dutchy this combo is perfect, nice job.

29.401
1'00.268

A bit left in t2 and almost a tenth in t3

The Red Earthworm Jim Baron.

 

[suprajef]

Feels good on turn 1, and seems to help on the hairpin. You hardly need the brakes anywhere else so it seems stable to me. Your splits are better than mine right now, so perhaps your set up is better 👍. I did just throw away a .4 thru T2 spinning on the last turn.

i'm just using default 5/5, i may give it a run at 1/4 and see how it goes

 

[nursemorph]

Have been finding time the last few days (except one day when I couldn't get within a second of my best time for some reason!). My issue is, every time I am up on my time, I end up spinning the wheels out of the hairpin, too slow out of the hairpin to avoid spinning the wheels, messing up my lines in the S, messing up the turn before the second straight and ad finitum....basically, if I improve, I mess up!

Been playing with brake bias adjustments...started with 4/7 which was okay but difficult on turn in, went to 3/5 which was much better and finally ended up with 3/3 (I remember someone posting about that number before so thanks) which is so much better getting round the hairpin.....I still find it strange that I can brake much later with a BB of 3/3 than with 4/7 as, in my mind, lower numbers equals much less braking power...I'll get my head round that one some day!

Anyway, have made marginal gains in the first sectors but managed to get 3 laps yesterday which improved my overall time so, all in all, am happy with my first week back:

S1: 29.917
S2: 1'01.300

 

[schmues_hh]

Thanks @GTP_Dutchy for this great combo, although I don't yet know exactly if I should love it or hate . It's so easy to lose up to 5 tenths there while thinking you actually nailed it.

29.799
1'00.842

 

[Thematic]

Thanks @GTP_Dutchy for this great combo, although I don't yet know exactly if I should love it or hate . It's so easy to lose up to 5 tenths there while thinking you actually nailed it.

I like the track.

 

[ItsAllAboutWins]

Have we settled on a general consensus for brake balance? Haven't ran it since my 10 lap initial run and I'm going to have about 4 hours of free time tonight

 

[GTP_randy]

I'm running a bb of 2/5 and patrick likes 1/4. The higher rear brake bias is great for trail braking thru turn 1. And like patrick said for turn in to the esses.

Have we settled on a general consensus for brake balance? Haven't ran it since my 10 lap initial run and I'm going to have about 4 hours of free time tonight

 

[Cats_PJs]

Have we settled on a general consensus for brake balance? Haven't ran it since my 10 lap initial run and I'm going to have about 4 hours of free time tonight

3/5 works pretty good.

 

[Gravitron]

BB 3/5. I'll take that purple T1, @Ed_Night

29.362
1'00.395

T2 was average, had to downshift to 3rd in the loop, and T3 was 0.2 off my best, so this will be a good one to chase.

 

[ItsAllAboutWins]

@randy1122 @Cats_PJs appreciate it gentlemen. I only ever tried 5/3. We'll see what this old fingers can run out tonight. 👍


Dang. Lucas bringing out the guns

 

[GTP_Patrick1]

29.517
1'00.551

With a pretty good T3. Seeing .4s thru T2, but always mess them up. If I can get another .15 overall, I will be happy.

 

[suprajef]

i'm going to go ahead and submit my time just in case i'm not able to later, about to leave soon so just to be safe

and that is blistering @Gravitron

i'm still using 5/5 for brake balance, the car just felt weird when i changed it but i might try again later

29.482
1.00.515

 

[Gravitron]

and that is blistering @Gravitron

ANOTHER 1'00.5

Thanks Jeff, don't let your brother hog the wheel this weekend! Safe journey's.


And now for some boring corner notes:

Turn 1/2, the white curbing on the right for brake marker, and then I gas a little mid-turn and then just by feel for getting out of there. Min speed for the complex 69mph/110kph.

Turn 3 downhill right, min 82mph/131kph

Turn 4+5 uphill, min 85mph/136kph, might need half the car in the grass on the exit

For the left-loop, hold the gas while turning in, let off and dab brake to a min of 90mph/144kph. Still not decided whether 3rd gear slows you down. ?

Hairpin, brake just after passing the next-to-last brake marker, and don't do the early downshift-bounce-off-the-limiter thing. min 41mph/65kph

Awkward downhill-left into the final chicane, I'm using the final brake marker, hard/quick brake and let it stall to zoom downhill, min 74mph/118kph

Final chicane make it as straight as possible, and give a dab of brake at the first apex so you can get on the gas ASAP. min 66mph/106kph

Final corner flat-out and shift to 4th right at the long apex.

Simples.

 

[Thematic]

The first sector is giving, uh, nothing at all (not doing it like the dolt in the avatar).

29.783
61.150

 

[Gravitron]

The first sector is giving, uh, nothing at all.

29.783
61.150

I hear you. I was off making sandcastles on most laps. And then continue on, because that means faster S/F speeds than a restart.

It may be time to clear my LB of Week 1 entries.

 

[RuddRacer]

Have we settled on a general consensus for brake balance? Haven't ran it since my 10 lap initial run and I'm going to have about 4 hours of free time tonight

I would assume that > rear brake bias settings are a little more difficult to control with a DS3 vs. wheel?

All my fastest laps have came with a 3/10 BB, maybe I need to take another look at that.

 

[nursemorph]

I would assume that > rear brake bias settings are a little more difficult to control with a DS3 vs. wheel?

All my fastest laps have came with a 3/10 BB, maybe I need to take another look at that.

Having only used a DS3, I can't comment on the difference with a wheel. Using a DS3 with auto shift and the old X/square combo (ancient way of doing things I know but no choice unfortunately), I have found that 3/3 seems to suit best, at least suits me best anyway....I tired 1/4 yesterday as suggested by someone above but, while I did improve my first 2 sector times marginally, I found I couldn't get consistency with it (not sure if it was locking up more or just not right for me)...having said that, having front bias at 1 was helping with corner turn in. Not sure if any of that helps at all given I'm a lot slower than you

 

[Ed_Night]

I'm using BB 1/7, works good for the hairpin. I like it to have more rotation on corner entry
to be early on throttle.

 

[nursemorph]

Decided to try again with a BB of 1/4 and seem to have got a handle on it as I managed a full house of improvements (every sector and the overall lap)..not on the same lap of course lol. I feel like I am getting everything I can out of Sector 1 but I can never nail Sector 2 when I do well in 1...however, as my overall lap time is improving I can't really complain...may give Ed's 1/7 BB a go tomorrow to see if it helps things:

S1: 29.836
S2: 1'01.219

 

[roamer2629]

I'm using BB 1/7, works good for the hairpin. I like it to have more rotation on corner entry
to be early on throttle.

Thought I was the only one mad enough to try that

 

[skyline1683]

My endurance series friends will appreciate this fastest lap on lap 96 of a 125 lap stint .

T1 29.341
T2 1:00.295