GTRA | RSeat WSGTC S3 | Round 2 | Laguna Seca | Corkscrew GT

[NJ72]

am in PAL-2 practicing atm if anyone wants to join. I'm GT300 but all welcome obviously

left now

 

[maxking39]

PP/Balast question:

For example, if my car has 597pp do add the weight making it lower pp?

 

[will-i-am]

Pretty sure. Cause if you kept same pp you could net extra hp by adding weight.


I'm sure all will be using full aero this race
So figuring out the pp's should be simple the time.

 

[The Widowmaker]

It does reduce the PP, but there isn't anything stopping us from bumping up the power or aero to get back up to our original PP limits. What's going to be done about this?

 

[xStretch-]

Only thing really it does it give you a small bit of tyre wear

 

[NEPALII]

I think there will be new, revised PP limits for those with ballast.

 

[twistedfirework]

I think there will be new, revised PP limits for those with ballast.

Correct. There will be a reduction in pp to cover the ballast

 

[NEPALII]

Correct. There will be a reduction in pp to cover the ballast

Im guessing that is to prevent cheating. That's good.

 

[harrison1476]

Is there stewards available sometime tomorrow night? Asking ahead of time, I will probably qualify monday or tuesday if possible, will get as much practice as I can tonight, running full aero for laguna seca, not sure how much HP that will be...

 

[OK8]

Shouldn't there be weight checks for the ones with ballast?

 

[twistedfirework]

Shouldn't there be weight checks for the ones with ballast?

There is. All will become apparent. The gt500's will have a weight check and pp checks, the gt 300's will have weight, hp and pp checks.

 

[cicua]

Correct. There will be a reduction in pp to cover the ballast

My RX-7 '04 goes from 530pp to 528pp with 30 kg's on it.

But I hope you will also do weight checks before the race? Else it would be possible to just turn down the aero to lose a few pp's, it might not hurt as much as the weight on some tracks/cars.

Edit: Tree'd big time.

 

[OK8]

Any tips on how to turn a pretty good race set into a qualifying setup. The setup is fast, but good times come in only after 3 or so laps so it's no good for qualifying. I've tried adding some camber but I was wondering what else could I do?

 

[Wardez]

Adding negative rear toe will help get better turn in.

 

[harrison1476]

2.0 // 1.0
0.00// -0.02
^^ works well for me, I believe that's what it is, not at ps3 atm.

 

[Litchi]

steward : TEAMRAD_in1st, OK8_
pilot :#30 GTP_Litchi
lap 1 : 1:22.658
lap 2 : 1:25.248
best lap : 1:22.658

Because of my Admin place and all the work I have to do in this series, I don't have a lot of time for practice in the week, this is why I do my quali session very early and with a bad time...lol
And I have no time to wait for an "Official Steward" when I want to qualify.
So, TEAMRAD and OK8 sounds perfect for me

Thanks for you understanding.

 

[harrison1476]

steward : TEAMRAD_in1st, OK8_
pilot :#30 GTP_Litchi
lap 1 : 1:22.658
lap 2 : 1:25.248
best lap : 1:22.658

Because of my Admin place and all the work I have to do in this series, I don't have a lot of time for practice in the week, this is why I do my quali session very early and with a bad time...lol
And I have no time to wait for an "Official Steward" when I want to qualify.
So, TEAMRAD and OK8 sounds perfect for me

Thanks for you understanding?

LOL. I think 2 trustworthy people is like a steward. IMO.

 

[CSLACR]

steward : TEAMRAD_in1st, OK8_
pilot :#30 GTP_Litchi
lap 1 : 1:22.658
lap 2 : 1:25.248
best lap : 1:22.658

Because of my Admin place and all the work I have to do in this series, I don't have a lot of time for practice in the week, this is why I do my quali session very early and with a bad time...lol
And I have no time to wait for an "Official Steward" when I want to qualify.
So, TEAMRAD and OK8 sounds perfect for me

Thanks for you understanding?

You are the steward. 💡

My preseason testing times were 25.5 for the Lexus, a Subaru, and the Celica. Hope to break 26's in practice with some luck and ballast.
I think this might be the single track the Lexus isn't slower then any other car, it's usually mid-pack on most tracks.

 

[sailworksman]

Ready to qualify in NTSC-1 tx.

I'll check again tomorrow.

 

[will-i-am]

I'll be on tomorrow night pst for anyone. Around 430-6 pm and 930 Ish to midnight or so. Don't quote me please!

 

[GV27]

My PB is 1:26.500. SO much freaking work to do.

EDIT: 1:26.0... still not good, but much more reasonable!! Especially considering I'm rubbish at slow tracks.

 

[Litchi]

steward : Litchi
pilot :#28 jashugan01
lap 1 : 1:27.576
lap 2 : 1:26.871
best lap : 1:26.871

 

[sailworksman]

I'll be on tomorrow night pst for anyone. Around 430-6 pm and 930 Ish to midnight or so. Don't quote me please!

Thanks, I'll be on after 9pm pst tonight.

 

[twistedfirework]

GT300 Ballast for round 2

PAL DIVISION

NEPALII Autobacs Arta Garaiya 1215kg 335hp 528pp

GTP_Cicua RE Amemiya RX7 '04 1130kg 325hp 528pp

moleman AutobacsArta Garaiya 1195kg 335hp 529pp

GTP_Josh-F RE Amemiya RX7 '06 1110kg 325hp 529pp


NTSC DIVISION

GTP_CSL Lexus Wedssport IS350 1190kg 355hp 546pp

El_Alien69 Lexus Wedssport IS350 1180kg 355hp 547pp

GTP_Erick RE Amemiya RX7 '04 1120kg 325hp 528pp

iforcev8 Autobacs Arta Garaiya '03 1135kg 334hp 537pp


ALL stewards please make sure you check weight, hp and pp before qualifying for race 2.

 

[Biffy]

Been running good times all night, I almost reached a 1'20.9 in fact, if it wasn't for the last corner. So I decided to qualify in haste, presuming I wouldn't get so near to those times later in the week. And what do I do? All over the place in the 1st lap, go stupidly wide in the 2nd. Fastest clean lap was a 1'28. Such good lap times and I let the pressure get to me again. Feel like I've shot myself in both arms and feet, don't think I've ever been this gutted, makes me just want to give up. Pfft, I'll be lucky to even get into D2.

 

[Andil]

Ouch Biffy, that sucks mate. Laguna is a horrible track in that regard; if you get it wrong, it bites you hard. This is imo the circuit where consistency is most important than at any other circuit.

But qualifying is pretty important too

 

[MONSTAR-1]

Been running good times all night, I almost reached a 1'20.9 in fact, if it wasn't for the last corner. So I decided to qualify in haste, presuming I wouldn't get so near to those times later in the week. And what do I do? All over the place in the 1st lap, go stupidly wide in the 2nd. Fastest clean lap was a 1'28. Such good lap times and I let the pressure get to me again. Feel like I've shot myself in both arms and feet, don't think I've ever been this gutted, makes me just want to give up. Pfft, I'll be lucky to even get into D2.

1:20:9? Wow that is fast. RH or RM?

 

[Litchi]

1:20.9...????? Are you sure? I only catch a 1:21.9... S2 pole was a 1:21.1 with faster specs than S3.

 

[Wardez]

We were hitting 20.7 in practice last season with more power but it is possible S3 spec's since Laguna's quite technical. He might've also been on mediums, I don't know.

 

[MONSTAR-1]

We were hitting 20.7 in practice last season with more power but it is possible S3 spec's since Laguna's quite technical. He might've also been on mediums, I don't know.

What was the pp and hp?