GTP_WRS Week 97 : High Speed High Speed Ring

[RenesisEvo]

Barely an improvement, but an improvement nonetheless:

T1: 0'14.367
T2: 0'28.178

I've set myself a target of 0'27.xxx for T2 but only have tomorrow to achieve it.

 

[Louie_Schumii]

Press square to change to the in-car view, then x (IIRC) to bring up all the times, gauges. You have to exit to the main menu and load the replay from there.

Thanks .

Man the G27 is such a pain. It makes me feel like I'm losing skill because GT5P doesn't support its paddles.

Is this the place to ask if anyone would like to run a G27 sub-series running alongside this weeks WRS (clutch disabled but using the stick to shift - I know we'll be limited to sixth gear ).

 

[nuclearfire]

New Splits

T1: 14.327
T2: 28.290

 

[Louie_Schumii]

By the way there is a GTP WRS website away from the main forum right?

 

[Alan_G]

All of the pad users, like myself, are notably faster than the surrounding wheel users in T1. This is an interesting pattern. Could it be something to do with the transmission?

I notice from watching one of the top-10 online replays, that entering turn-1, the user does not press the brakes at all, yet the car decelerates (perhaps quicker than using brakes) by shifting straight from 7th to 5th. Is this from using a H shifter or something?

I've tried driving with the ghost from this user's lap, but it is absolutely impossible to match on entry to turn-1.

By the way there is a GTP WRS website away from the main forum right?

http://wrs.gtplanet.net/

 

[CarBastard]

Hi WRS'ers. I haven't done this in a while but I saw the time in my division and I decided to have a go. I did a couple of laps today, and I felt pretty good. Looking forwards to having a great race with my mate Steven! .

T1: 0'14.755
T2: 029.192

 

[nebojsa_o]

Well, I was bored a couple nights ago, talking on the phone playing the Ford GT around this track and making money. After a girly long conversation I was back up to 2,000,000 so I had to buy this thing.

I'm not very good at driving with it at all, and I'm using the controller which I never use. I managed a good T1, and T2, but the last section leaves a lot to be desired.

T1 0'14.268
T2 0'28.150

BTW, that's the only time my T2 was that good, so it's likely I'll improve overall lap time with much worse T1 and T2.

EDIT: I knew it...

T1 0'14.291
T2 0'28.193

 

[DrTrouserPlank]

All of the pad users, like myself, are notably faster than the surrounding wheel users in T1. This is an interesting pattern. Could it be something to do with the transmission?

I notice from watching one of the top-10 online replays, that entering turn-1, the user does not press the brakes at all, yet the car decelerates (perhaps quicker than using brakes) by shifting straight from 7th to 5th. Is this from using a H shifter or something?

I've noticed this too, I'm not sure about the shifting thing as I noticed exactly the same phenomenom, a direct shift from 7th to 5th which must surely mean the H-shiffter being used, however, I suspect the lap you are watching is DHolland's and he used to be a pad user (maybe he still it in fact).

I wonder if the ability to go to full-lock much quicker when using a pad allows pad users to somehow hang on through turn one with higher speed. Judging from the replays I'd expect the same to be true through the turn after T2.

 

[dranddad]

Had a go today, I was going to miss this week could only manage 12 laps with all the wheel shacking, didn’t want to spoil my attendance run, not missed a wrs since week 60.

I’ll post my best splits out of my run and submit my best lap.

Have fun all, see you next week.

T1: 0'14.407
T2: 0'28.037

Phillip.

 

[RenesisEvo]

I wonder if the ability to go to full-lock much quicker when using a pad allows pad users to somehow hang on through turn one with higher speed. Judging from the replays I'd expect the same to be true through the turn after T2.

The only upside of my steering wheel (ignore my sig, I don't have a DFGT. It's so fetchbot knows I use a wheel) being 180deg is that with the F2007 the steering is well-matched in terms of the movements I make relative to the car, so I can add lock much quicker. The fact I haven't set a good time as a result is mostly due to lack of skill. The downside is that driving an Elise, for example, is very difficult because I'm trying to steer just outside the (non-existant) deadzone, which is not easy.

I haven't checked this in GT5P, but bear in mind at 200mph+, if you back off the throttle in an F1 car it will still decelerate at around 1-1.5G (IIRC) due to the aerodynamic drag at that speed. That's how F1 drivers get around Maggots/Becketts at Silverstone without braking, simply lifting off and downshifting to bring the engine back into the powerband as the drag brings the speed down.

 

[lukeB]

T1: 14.224
T2: 27.997

Think I'll submit that, was trying for ages to beat a previous time beacuse I accidently put all 4 wheels outside the white lines on the 2nd turn after the tunnel.

 

[Alan_G]

Think I'll submit that, was trying for ages to beat a previous time beacuse I accidently put all 4 wheels outside the white lines on the 2nd turn after the tunnel.

This week's rules state that all hard surfaces are part of the track.

 

[steven]

Think I'll submit that, was trying for ages to beat a previous time beacuse I accidently put all 4 wheels outside the white lines on the 2nd turn after the tunnel.

This week's rules state that all hard surfaces are part of the track.

Alan is right. You are allowed to drive that part of the track outside the white lines. Please just bear in mind that the invisiwalls at HSR are a real pain so be VERY sure that your lap is clean before submitting. Even this old codger has submitted a dirty HSR lap in WRS

 

[GTPorsche]

I have achieved my target for this week, but I feel I can still improve a little.

T1: 14.272
T2: 27.957

Lost a tenth in T1. Will have to see how I can make that back.

 

[nebojsa_o]

Well, one of my worst T1 times, but T2 and final lap were slightly improved...

T1 0'14.394
T2 0'28.153

 

[DGiant2000]

Finally managed to get a quick run in

T1 - 14.436
T2 - 28.403

 

[scaramanga1973]

Ok, wheelstandpro is now set up (loving it btw, really stable) and I have knocked .500 off of my quickest pre-wsp lap after a 20 lap stint.

Splits below from a guaranteed clean lap. I know there is some more time in there as I missed a few apex's and could use a bit more of the track.

14.542
28.498

EDIT:

14.347
28.272

 

[nebojsa_o]

I was trying to stay inside the white lines too. Thanks for clearing that up guys.

T1 0'14.164
T2 0'27.938

 

[crazytortise]

Had a run at this. Had quicker splits but always managed to mess up somewhere.

T1: 14.138
T2: 27.717

 

[steven]

20 more laps resulted in a .8 quicker lap and splits of

14.554
28.752

which is probably the fastest I'll ever get in this life

I realise, Kevin, that we will have to visit HSR one more time before Nov2/3 and I know you don't really like that place so here's a suggestion to spice things up a bit: a 3 lap-time trial in which the second lap must be passed thru the pitlane cleanly. Any car would do tho preferably a slower one than this week

 

[nebojsa_o]

T1 0'14.183
T2 0'27.984

Slightly slower T1 and T2, but a touch faster overall.

 

[lbsf1]

Hi guys I'm back. I just couldn't resist having a go at this one, but first I have a question. I set a fast lap (by my standards anyway) however I then realised i was online. However I was still driving the car so I went then logged off online, so when I went back to the gt5p menu it said it didn't upload the time because of a problem with the connection (me turning psn off) Am I allowed to use this time. I still intend to try and beat it but if I can't then I don't want to upload an "illegal" time.
Note to mods, please by nice this is the first time I have set a good time and have been properly competitive. I have quadruple checked and I'm within the rules. Be nice.
Anyway the splits for that time were.
t1: 14.327
t2: 28.275

 

[DC9990]

The only reason the rules say offline is so that the time isn't added to the rankings so others can see it.
It just keeps all the times secret & makes the results completely unknown untill they are put up. So if your time isnt on the rankings you are safe.

 

[lbsf1]

The only reason the rules say offline is so that the time isn't added to the rankings so others can see it.
It just keeps all the times secret & makes the results completely unknown untill they are put up. So if your time isnt on the rankings you are safe.

OK thanks, I don't think its on the rankings. I just wanted to be sure it would be legal since this is the first time I have done half decent in a wrs event.

 

[nebojsa_o]

Yeah, online is fine as long as it's not in the Top 100 times and shows up in the GT5 Rankings, so others can see it.

I for once am managing to get a decent T1 time, but my sector time is horrible, and overall time isn't very impressive either... Oh well, I never drove the F2007 before this event, and I never drove anything with the controller, so I'm pretty happy with my results.

 

[EDK]

Yeah, online is fine as long as it's not in the Top 100 times and shows up in the GT5 Rankings, so others can see it.

No, it's not fine. The problem is, if you have a lap that surprises you, and you end up in the top 100, the time is going to make it on the board.

People will make the occasional mistake, that's fine. Intentionally running online is not.

 

[DGiant2000]

No, it's not fine. The problem is, if you have a lap that surprises you, and you end up in the top 100, the time is going to make it on the board.

People will make the occasional mistake, that's fine. Intentionally running online is not.

It's surprisingly easy to get on the leaderboard with a lot of the combo's as well. Even a 'slow' driver like myself can easily end up in the top 100 on a lot of the combo's and even in the top 25 in the less well played ones. Just because the F1 board is incredibly competitive, it would be churlish to run combo's deliberately online even if you feel you aren't quick enough to make top 100. Mistakes happen but I wouldn't make a habit of it.

 

[nebojsa_o]

Well I didn't say run it online, just saying it's fine that he was online for that lap if the time didn't make it on the board...

 

[GTPorsche]

Earlier I had a T1 & T2 time that would have put me around the top of the chart, but The turn after T2 is where I messed up the lap and threw it all away. Didn't manage to get a faster lap.

 

[lukeB]

Alan is right. You are allowed to drive that part of the track outside the white lines. Please just bear in mind that the invisiwalls at HSR are a real pain so be VERY sure that your lap is clean before submitting. Even this old codger has submitted a dirty HSR lap in WRS

Oh right, cheers. Well I still wouldn't feel right submitting it.

Yeah I'm 100% sure this one was clean. Not a bad lap as well if I do dare say so myself.