GTP_WRS Week 90 : Drophead Gorgeous

[Gravitron]

Going to try and free up some time for this one, Been missing the fun

Can i submit laptimes of which I'm not signed in to the ps network? It would help me pertisapate alot more if I could

Yes, of course. 👍 Fetchy can decode both offline and online best-lap replays.

 

[tarnheld]

Mmmmh, another finger lickin' good combo! 👍

16.916
46.166

BB 5/7, no Abs, time: 15:00

 

[Thematic]

17.575
47.582

Distance: 15 km

The unusual boundary rule is a big help for the first chicane.

 

[monkeywall]

First attempt following @TRL_WhiteKnight 's advance

17.288
46.855

Found alot of time staying in 4th for the first sequence of corners and not breaking, just shifting down to 2nd for the right left at the end of sector 2.

 

[Gadge]

17.666
47.333

 

[mr_lab_rat]

I'm surprised you all run with such strong brakes. I have troubles slowing the car down for the first sector hairpin unless I bring the brakes down to 1 in front (5 or 6 in the back).
My pedals are as crappy as they get (11 years old Logitech Driving Force Pro)

 

[Serialf]

It's gonna be a fine week, chasing down that old devil called time! And all those curves to negociate. I sure love curves ...

17.750
47.833

 

[roamer2629]

I'm surprised you all run with such strong brakes. I have troubles slowing the car down for the first sector hairpin unless I bring the brakes down to 1 in front (5 or 6 in the back).
My pedals are as crappy as they get (11 years old Logitech Driving Force Pro)

Not surprised: Rats have no brakes

 

[GTP_randy]

Not surprised: Rats have no brakes

Their quick to Javier. When I'm at home there's this one patucular rat that shows up from time to time i never have been able to catch..

 

[Thematic]

17.842
47.668

braking 5/5

 

[RuddRacer]

That's why I try to submit my time right after the first session early in the week. Fetchy lets me know if I got the right track, car, tires, power ...

Same here Mike, I learned the hard way.

On the final day of the week 66 time trail (Mazda LM55 VGT at Monza) I send my best lap time of the week to fetchy and it comes back rejected. The power limiter was set to 75.1% not the required 75.0%.

 

[Advqnce]

16.383
45.416

Only adjustment is time of day, now at 16:00, everything else unchanged.

 

[Vitessekid]

Does the time of day change grip levels or is it just lighting preference?

 

[Advqnce]

Does the time of day change grip levels or is it just lighting preference?

Unsure, probably a bit of both, as in I feel more grip later in the day plus lighting can be good, especially If there's afternoon cloud cover.

 

[tarnheld]

Does the time of day change grip levels or is it just lighting preference?

It seems that temperature influences top speed, but i'm not sure if this matters for the Elan on Stowe.

I have troubles slowing the car down for the first sector hairpin unless I bring the brakes down to 1 in front (5 or 6 in the back).

That's a tricky part, seems to be best to brake earlier and feather the brakes, but the Elan has rather modest braking power overall.

 

[RuddRacer]

Initial Splits. My best t1 is 16.8xx but getting a sub 17 sec t1 does not happen very often. I still have several more days to try and figure it out. Using the settings @Advqnce posted, thank you 👍

17.033
46.433

 

[Vitessekid]

It seems that temperature influences top speed, but i'm not sure if this matters for the Elan on Stowe.



That's a tricky part, seems to be best to brake earlier and feather the brakes, but the Elan has rather modest braking power overall.

I read the thread a little, and looks like the vehicles they are testing with won't have the same effect. They are saying that with the Tomahawk X, since it's going at 400MPH, driving in hotter conditions is better due to the air being less dense, the car can break through the wind with more ease. But if the air density really changes, in a Lotus Elan the air being denser should be better due to better carburation as we aren't going fast enough with this car.

But this is just my opinion.

 

[Gravitron]

I'd be surprised if temps influenced times, maybe thousandths.

0.099 diff @mcsqueegy !!! And an amazing lap, @Advqnce.

 

[tarnheld]

I'd be surprised if temps influenced times, maybe thousandths.

Grip should be easy to test though, brake fully with DS3 O button before start until stopping with different day times and check stopping distance with Motec or Data Logger. Will test it this evening.

 

[Napalm_LT]

Time of day 14:00, bb 8/7 last 3 driver options 1/2/2. ABS 1.

What does it mean?

 

[tarnheld]

What does it mean?

I assume it's controller sensitivity, FF max. torque and FF sensitivity, but correct me if i'm wrong.

 

[RuddRacer]

What does it mean?

I think @tarnheld is correct, that is the only thing I can think of.

It has always been my understanding that the controller sensitivity is for the DS3 and makes no difference when using a wheel. Anyone know this to be something different?

 

[GTP_randy]

@Napalm_LT it means weather,surface water and time progression.
Edit: The more I think about the more I don't think that's right.

A great addictive combo. Thanks guys

16.633
45.833

 

[nursemorph]

S1: 17.012
S2: 46.429

 

[monkeywall]

Got to get the curbs and find a faster line through the hairpin

17.070
46.553

spotted your discussion on time of day etc. i was using the default time but for this lap I used 14:00 found the visiblity was better. no Idea if grip levels improved

 

[Gadge]

17.174
46.757

 

[Spirit]

16.717
46.067

 

[tarnheld]

Just a quick update on the time controversy: the temperature stays the same at every time of day, and i did a brake test at 8:00 and at 15:00 and looked at differences of the stopping point by checking the curbing, no visible differences. So i think that can be discarded as placebo.

 

[mr_lab_rat]

Placebo is important though. I did about 100 laps yesterday and improved by 0.015.
The only difference was switching from matte to glossy paint. Glossy has obviously less drag

 

[GTP_randy]

My posted splits are from the default time but for my last couple laps this morning I switched to 16:00 time like @Advqnce said he is running,things on the track are much clearer and easier to see(braking points,turn in points) but I couldn't tell any difference in grip either.