There was a massive improvement. Great to see you guys taking onboard our feedback.
@SkyPikmin some info on the cars would be very helpful. Both James and I know the names and models well enough, just not quite where they fit in terms of performance. Any insight here would be massively appreciated
How about looking at @Tidgney Gr.3 BoP tests? There is a comments part in column Y where there is some info on the cars that might be useful.@SkyPikmin some info on the cars would be very helpful. Both James and I know the names and models well enough, just not quite where they fit in terms of performance. Any insight here would be massively appreciated
Exactly! It just looks ridiculous that these guys are running round with penalties. I think at least 15 in the EMEA at Monza were running pens on the first couple of laps. I understand whoever initiated the T1 punt show helped that but it's just silly looking. Top 24 consistently getting pens for stuff that they pretty much have no control over sometimes! I think pens should be light for these races as they are being broadcasted. Maybe switched to contact. No way are they going to be cutting up the track when it's available for everyone to see!
, if no, ask me to try to explain more clearly ), so nothing much for him to do in this race, quite the same situation as Zoky88 to be honest, the corvette is good on fuel saving but tyre wear will make it understeer i think from lap 6-7) The Peugeot Gr.3 is quite a good car, but there is nothing else to say that he prettu much needs to finish first in this race and hope for a miracle for the other regions to score more points in the rankings to get Peugeot through to the Finals, so preety bad spot at the moment, but the pug miracle is yet to happen 
This analysis is pretty much spot on.Ok so lot of things to go around this time, as it is the last race before we know who will qualify for the world finals, so there will be some "races inside the race" but i'll come back to it later.
So first things first, the provisional entry list (provided by @force ewerby) (as you guys seems to only have the 24 first spots in the regional rankings, but there are mistakes in your entry lists because it's not how it really works)
Top24 entry list.png
Right column shows the number of cars for each manufacturer in the race (i'll be more precise with the driver names after)
TRACK:
Race is 21 laps at Interlagos, a track where PENALTIES will again be a critical point, because it is very strict (to be fair it's just representing real life racing line but because we were allowed to go past the white lines and 4 wheels on curbs before it seems very harsh now)
STRATEGY:
As it is Gr.3, fuel consumption is x5 and tyre wear is x9, so there will be be more strategic options in this race than in the 2 previous ones, because it seems you can go for a 1 stop or a 2 stop strategy and it's likely going to be close at the end, so the most expected strategies are, 2 stops : 7-7-7,1 stop : 11-10 and 1 stop 10-11 but we never know if someone decides to go for something else.
CARS AND FAVORITES:
I would say that this race is more open than the race at monza in term of who can win and who is 100% sure to finish at the bottom.
There is a lots of cars that are good at this track, because it features long straights and tight corners, so everyone got a "strong sector", for example to compare @Jomas Jaguar and my Lexus, he is faster on sector 1 and 3, but i can make up for the time loss in sector 2, as the Jaguar is not really good in technical parts
Lets bring down the cars one by one and the rivalries that i mentioned before, because, it's likely that every driver in that race who is "alone" in his manufacturer will make it to the world finals, but for those who are 2 running for the same manufacturer, everything is possible, i will try to be precise to help you understand these situations easily
Toyota : RC_Miura is the only toyota driver in the race, so pretty much secured sport for world finals, he could do a great result, as the toyota seems to be high average compare to other cars in both straights and technical parts of the track, fuel consumption was quite bad before last update, maybe it has been fixed now
Honda : Oscaro_Slent and RC_Atho are both running for Honda in this race, so this is the type of situation i mentioned before, so it will be the deciding race for who is the Honda representative for EMEA at world finals, at the moment Slent is ahead by 919 points, but this race will likely take out a result from each driver (as only the 5 best results are kept for the total, and this one is bringing a lot of points to everyone that finish ahead of 18 i would say), Slent's worst result is actually 2543 points and Atho's one is 2563, so in order to beat Slent, Atho needs to finish at least 939 points ahead of Slent in this race, if they both get more than there actual worst result (hope you get it
And the Honda seems to be quite good around Interlagos, but the MR cars have a tendency to burn rear tyres really fast, so maybe we can see some strategy going into play here
Nissan : Same for Nissan, as both TRL_LIGHTNING and Oscaro_Ugo are running for this manufacturer in this race, even if LIGHTNING is ahead by close to 2000 points at the moment, it could change if LIGHTNING have a really bad race and Ugo a really good one, The nissan will struggle a little bit at Interlagos in my opinion because it's quite hard in tight corners and even if the straight line acceleration is good, it will loose time in sector 2
Dodge : RC_Zoky88 as secured his world final spot a long time ago, and he will race with no pressure because Dodge is good in all 3 regions, so no need for a good result to get the manufacturer qualified for the world finals, he can do great i think, because the viper is good on fuel, and well it's Zoky so we all know the speed he can carry with every car he drives
Volkswagen : derek737_DK_ Isn't in a really good situation coming into this race, even if he is by far the leader of his manufacturer, he really needs a great result to score the most points for Volkswagen, because the best player for this manufacturer in Asia and America aren't scoring much points, so in order to get the manufacturer qualified, it's pretty much all on derek's shoulders, as @Tidgney's BoP test are showing the VGT seems good on hot lap at the track, but tyre wear could be an issue because it has a tendency to understeer a lot
Porsche : It will be the race between rick-918-bmx and serfonseca even if rick is pretty much in the same situation as TRL_LIGHTNING, with a lot of points advantage before this race, the 911 can be pretty good at the track because it stays stable even with tyre wear, and that's rare for a MR car in this game
Ferrari : THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST EXCITING BATTLE, indeed, maatu79 and mthomas_95 can both end up being 1st for Ferrari after the race, it will all depend on who finishes in front of the other (mthomas_95 might need to finish 2 spots ahead of maatu79 to be 1st for the manufacturer) so definitely an interesting "race into the race" to follow, as mthomas already said, the ferrari will eat his rear tyres quite quickly, so it will become hard to drive from lap 5 of the stint (maybe 2 stopper ??) but it will for sure be good on pace
Renault : The great Spanish battle, between Alexony94 and Williams_Coque14, i would say that Alexony has an advantage as his worst result is only 1774 points, and Coque's worst is 2108, so there's more potential to improve for Alexony, but still another great battle to watch, the renault will be quite like the ferrari here, really fast on first 4 laps, and then it will fall down due to rear tyre wear starting to hit the car pretty bad in lap 5-6 (maybe another 2 stopper), the renault will be a monster in the technical part, but it will loose a lot in the straights, so some slipstream in qualifying and it wouldn't be a surprise to see it up in the front of the starting grid
Chevrolet : Hmmm.... well, mclaren6 secured the spot a long time ago already
Citroën : Oscaro_MansoN and RC_Snake91 will battle there for the Citroën's EMEA spot at world finals, so definitely another great battle here, however the Citroën seems to be quite hard to drive around Interlagos, as it is MR and tyre wear hit pretty quickly into the stint, so it looses some speed, maybe not as fast as some other cars around here but with great drivers we never know who will come up in front
Mitsubishi : JAdams2010 will be alone in this race, nothing much to do for him as Mitsubishi is at the moment in a safe spot to reach world finals, just be aware not to loose too much points to ensure that qualification, because it's not already acquired, quite the same as derek's situation, but JAdams can count on quite good drivers to score some points to help him qualify the manufacturer for the finals. The Mitsubishi is a good all rounder so it has, like always, a good chance to get a nice spot in this race
Jaguar : Jomas_74 is in the same situation as some other in that race, he is safely leader of his manufacturer, but he is not 100% sure that the said manufacturer will make it to world finals, so definitely need a good result here to score the most points possible for Jaguar in the manufacturer rankings, however, the Jaguar seems to be quite slow in the technical part of the track, so he will need to drive the perfect race to get the most out of the car, would be good to follow his position throughout the race
Lexus : Well, it's my car so i would say that it will be stable and quite good on the 2nd sector for the first 6 laps, and then it's holiday on ice, so i don't even have a strategy for the race yet, but Lexus is in a good spot to reach world finals so that will likely be a no-pressure race (finally
Mercedes : kie25 and force_ewerby will battle out to get the EMEA Mercedes sport for world finals, there is actually only 126 points between them in the rankings, (kie25 being in front) but force has more improving potential as his worst result is 1635 whereas kie25's is 2126, so the one who finishes in front of the other gets the spot for this manufacturer
Aston Martin : cubertom has secured Aston's first spot, but we don't know if the manufacturer will it to the world finals, so he will need to beat several other guys and make some places in the overall ranking to get more points for his manufacturer, i don't really know much about the Aston, but it seems like a quite easy car to drive, and quite predictable, however it may lack some speed around the track
Subaru : TgTenka is in the same situation as cubertom in terms of manufacturer's ranking, so good result needed in order to get more points for the manufacturer (and i don't know the WRX, i would say it's quite like the Evo but not 100% sure)
Peugeot : And to end this review with one of the most entertaining story for this season, let's talk about @Tidgney
And by the way @Tidgney i really hope you'll make it to the world nations finals because i think you deserve at least one of the 2 events for your glorious streams and the courage to take peugeot in manufacturer series
That all for this review, feel free to tell me some things are wrong, i'll edit them and i wish everyone a good last season 3 race, wether in top 24 or not
Ok so lot of things to go around this time, as it is the last race before we know who will qualify for the world finals, so there will be some "races inside the race" but i'll come back to it later.
So first things first, the provisional entry list (provided by @force ewerby) (as you guys seems to only have the 24 first spots in the regional rankings, but there are mistakes in your entry lists because it's not how it really works)
Top24 entry list.png
Right column shows the number of cars for each manufacturer in the race (i'll be more precise with the driver names after)
TRACK:
Race is 21 laps at Interlagos, a track where PENALTIES will again be a critical point, because it is very strict (to be fair it's just representing real life racing line but because we were allowed to go past the white lines and 4 wheels on curbs before it seems very harsh now)
STRATEGY:
As it is Gr.3, fuel consumption is x5 and tyre wear is x9, so there will be be more strategic options in this race than in the 2 previous ones, because it seems you can go for a 1 stop or a 2 stop strategy and it's likely going to be close at the end, so the most expected strategies are, 2 stops : 7-7-7,1 stop : 11-10 and 1 stop 10-11 but we never know if someone decides to go for something else.
CARS AND FAVORITES:
I would say that this race is more open than the race at monza in term of who can win and who is 100% sure to finish at the bottom.
There is a lots of cars that are good at this track, because it features long straights and tight corners, so everyone got a "strong sector", for example to compare @Jomas Jaguar and my Lexus, he is faster on sector 1 and 3, but i can make up for the time loss in sector 2, as the Jaguar is not really good in technical parts
Lets bring down the cars one by one and the rivalries that i mentioned before, because, it's likely that every driver in that race who is "alone" in his manufacturer will make it to the world finals, but for those who are 2 running for the same manufacturer, everything is possible, i will try to be precise to help you understand these situations easily
Toyota : RC_Miura is the only toyota driver in the race, so pretty much secured sport for world finals, he could do a great result, as the toyota seems to be high average compare to other cars in both straights and technical parts of the track, fuel consumption was quite bad before last update, maybe it has been fixed now
Honda : Oscaro_Slent and RC_Atho are both running for Honda in this race, so this is the type of situation i mentioned before, so it will be the deciding race for who is the Honda representative for EMEA at world finals, at the moment Slent is ahead by 919 points, but this race will likely take out a result from each driver (as only the 5 best results are kept for the total, and this one is bringing a lot of points to everyone that finish ahead of 18 i would say), Slent's worst result is actually 2543 points and Atho's one is 2563, so in order to beat Slent, Atho needs to finish at least 939 points ahead of Slent in this race, if they both get more than there actual worst result (hope you get it
And the Honda seems to be quite good around Interlagos, but the MR cars have a tendency to burn rear tyres really fast, so maybe we can see some strategy going into play here
Nissan : Same for Nissan, as both TRL_LIGHTNING and Oscaro_Ugo are running for this manufacturer in this race, even if LIGHTNING is ahead by close to 2000 points at the moment, it could change if LIGHTNING have a really bad race and Ugo a really good one, The nissan will struggle a little bit at Interlagos in my opinion because it's quite hard in tight corners and even if the straight line acceleration is good, it will loose time in sector 2
Dodge : RC_Zoky88 as secured his world final spot a long time ago, and he will race with no pressure because Dodge is good in all 3 regions, so no need for a good result to get the manufacturer qualified for the world finals, he can do great i think, because the viper is good on fuel, and well it's Zoky so we all know the speed he can carry with every car he drives
Volkswagen : derek737_DK_ Isn't in a really good situation coming into this race, even if he is by far the leader of his manufacturer, he really needs a great result to score the most points for Volkswagen, because the best player for this manufacturer in Asia and America aren't scoring much points, so in order to get the manufacturer qualified, it's pretty much all on derek's shoulders, as @Tidgney's BoP test are showing the VGT seems good on hot lap at the track, but tyre wear could be an issue because it has a tendency to understeer a lot
Porsche : It will be the race between rick-918-bmx and serfonseca even if rick is pretty much in the same situation as TRL_LIGHTNING, with a lot of points advantage before this race, the 911 can be pretty good at the track because it stays stable even with tyre wear, and that's rare for a MR car in this game
Ferrari : THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST EXCITING BATTLE, indeed, maatu79 and mthomas_95 can both end up being 1st for Ferrari after the race, it will all depend on who finishes in front of the other (mthomas_95 might need to finish 2 spots ahead of maatu79 to be 1st for the manufacturer) so definitely an interesting "race into the race" to follow, as mthomas already said, the ferrari will eat his rear tyres quite quickly, so it will become hard to drive from lap 5 of the stint (maybe 2 stopper ??) but it will for sure be good on pace
Renault : The great Spanish battle, between Alexony94 and Williams_Coque14, i would say that Alexony has an advantage as his worst result is only 1774 points, and Coque's worst is 2108, so there's more potential to improve for Alexony, but still another great battle to watch, the renault will be quite like the ferrari here, really fast on first 4 laps, and then it will fall down due to rear tyre wear starting to hit the car pretty bad in lap 5-6 (maybe another 2 stopper), the renault will be a monster in the technical part, but it will loose a lot in the straights, so some slipstream in qualifying and it wouldn't be a surprise to see it up in the front of the starting grid
Chevrolet : Hmmm.... well, mclaren6 secured the spot a long time ago already
Citroën : Oscaro_MansoN and RC_Snake91 will battle there for the Citroën's EMEA spot at world finals, so definitely another great battle here, however the Citroën seems to be quite hard to drive around Interlagos, as it is MR and tyre wear hit pretty quickly into the stint, so it looses some speed, maybe not as fast as some other cars around here but with great drivers we never know who will come up in front
Mitsubishi : JAdams2010 will be alone in this race, nothing much to do for him as Mitsubishi is at the moment in a safe spot to reach world finals, just be aware not to loose too much points to ensure that qualification, because it's not already acquired, quite the same as derek's situation, but JAdams can count on quite good drivers to score some points to help him qualify the manufacturer for the finals. The Mitsubishi is a good all rounder so it has, like always, a good chance to get a nice spot in this race
Jaguar : Jomas_74 is in the same situation as some other in that race, he is safely leader of his manufacturer, but he is not 100% sure that the said manufacturer will make it to world finals, so definitely need a good result here to score the most points possible for Jaguar in the manufacturer rankings, however, the Jaguar seems to be quite slow in the technical part of the track, so he will need to drive the perfect race to get the most out of the car, would be good to follow his position throughout the race
Lexus : Well, it's my car so i would say that it will be stable and quite good on the 2nd sector for the first 6 laps, and then it's holiday on ice, so i don't even have a strategy for the race yet, but Lexus is in a good spot to reach world finals so that will likely be a no-pressure race (finally
Mercedes : kie25 and force_ewerby will battle out to get the EMEA Mercedes sport for world finals, there is actually only 126 points between them in the rankings, (kie25 being in front) but force has more improving potential as his worst result is 1635 whereas kie25's is 2126, so the one who finishes in front of the other gets the spot for this manufacturer
Aston Martin : cubertom has secured Aston's first spot, but we don't know if the manufacturer will it to the world finals, so he will need to beat several other guys and make some places in the overall ranking to get more points for his manufacturer, i don't really know much about the Aston, but it seems like a quite easy car to drive, and quite predictable, however it may lack some speed around the track
Subaru : TgTenka is in the same situation as cubertom in terms of manufacturer's ranking, so good result needed in order to get more points for the manufacturer (and i don't know the WRX, i would say it's quite like the Evo but not 100% sure)
Peugeot : And to end this review with one of the most entertaining story for this season, let's talk about @Tidgney
And by the way @Tidgney i really hope you'll make it to the world nations finals because i think you deserve at least one of the 2 events for your glorious streams and the courage to take peugeot in manufacturer series
That all for this review, feel free to tell me some things are wrong, i'll edit them and i wish everyone a good last season 3 race, wether in top 24 or not
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You're right. For some reason I thought it was 2.5k base points@Cuber Tom, 11k points is too much, it will more likely be a 9k6 win, don't forget it's "only" a x2.5 with 1000 base points (i can show some maths to prove my point of view if you're not convinced
Ok so lot of things to go around this time, as it is the last race before we know who will qualify for the world finals, so there will be some "races inside the race" but i'll come back to it later.
So first things first, the provisional entry list (provided by @force ewerby) (as you guys seems to only have the 24 first spots in the regional rankings, but there are mistakes in your entry lists because it's not how it really works)
Top24 entry list.png
Right column shows the number of cars for each manufacturer in the race (i'll be more precise with the driver names after)
TRACK:
Race is 21 laps at Interlagos, a track where PENALTIES will again be a critical point, because it is very strict (to be fair it's just representing real life racing line but because we were allowed to go past the white lines and 4 wheels on curbs before it seems very harsh now)
STRATEGY:
As it is Gr.3, fuel consumption is x5 and tyre wear is x9, so there will be be more strategic options in this race than in the 2 previous ones, because it seems you can go for a 1 stop or a 2 stop strategy and it's likely going to be close at the end, so the most expected strategies are, 2 stops : 7-7-7,1 stop : 11-10 and 1 stop 10-11 but we never know if someone decides to go for something else.
CARS AND FAVORITES:
I would say that this race is more open than the race at monza in term of who can win and who is 100% sure to finish at the bottom.
There is a lots of cars that are good at this track, because it features long straights and tight corners, so everyone got a "strong sector", for example to compare @Jomas Jaguar and my Lexus, he is faster on sector 1 and 3, but i can make up for the time loss in sector 2, as the Jaguar is not really good in technical parts
Lets bring down the cars one by one and the rivalries that i mentioned before, because, it's likely that every driver in that race who is "alone" in his manufacturer will make it to the world finals, but for those who are 2 running for the same manufacturer, everything is possible, i will try to be precise to help you understand these situations easily
Toyota : RC_Miura is the only toyota driver in the race, so pretty much secured sport for world finals, he could do a great result, as the toyota seems to be high average compare to other cars in both straights and technical parts of the track, fuel consumption was quite bad before last update, maybe it has been fixed now
Honda : Oscaro_Slent and RC_Atho are both running for Honda in this race, so this is the type of situation i mentioned before, so it will be the deciding race for who is the Honda representative for EMEA at world finals, at the moment Slent is ahead by 919 points, but this race will likely take out a result from each driver (as only the 5 best results are kept for the total, and this one is bringing a lot of points to everyone that finish ahead of 18 i would say), Slent's worst result is actually 2543 points and Atho's one is 2563, so in order to beat Slent, Atho needs to finish at least 939 points ahead of Slent in this race, if they both get more than there actual worst result (hope you get it
And the Honda seems to be quite good around Interlagos, but the MR cars have a tendency to burn rear tyres really fast, so maybe we can see some strategy going into play here
Nissan : Same for Nissan, as both TRL_LIGHTNING and Oscaro_Ugo are running for this manufacturer in this race, even if LIGHTNING is ahead by close to 2000 points at the moment, it could change if LIGHTNING have a really bad race and Ugo a really good one, The nissan will struggle a little bit at Interlagos in my opinion because it's quite hard in tight corners and even if the straight line acceleration is good, it will loose time in sector 2
Dodge : RC_Zoky88 as secured his world final spot a long time ago, and he will race with no pressure because Dodge is good in all 3 regions, so no need for a good result to get the manufacturer qualified for the world finals, he can do great i think, because the viper is good on fuel, and well it's Zoky so we all know the speed he can carry with every car he drives
Volkswagen : derek737_DK_ Isn't in a really good situation coming into this race, even if he is by far the leader of his manufacturer, he really needs a great result to score the most points for Volkswagen, because the best player for this manufacturer in Asia and America aren't scoring much points, so in order to get the manufacturer qualified, it's pretty much all on derek's shoulders, as @Tidgney's BoP test are showing the VGT seems good on hot lap at the track, but tyre wear could be an issue because it has a tendency to understeer a lot
Porsche : It will be the race between rick-918-bmx and serfonseca even if rick is pretty much in the same situation as TRL_LIGHTNING, with a lot of points advantage before this race, the 911 can be pretty good at the track because it stays stable even with tyre wear, and that's rare for a MR car in this game
Ferrari : THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST EXCITING BATTLE, indeed, maatu79 and mthomas_95 can both end up being 1st for Ferrari after the race, it will all depend on who finishes in front of the other (mthomas_95 might need to finish 2 spots ahead of maatu79 to be 1st for the manufacturer) so definitely an interesting "race into the race" to follow, as mthomas already said, the ferrari will eat his rear tyres quite quickly, so it will become hard to drive from lap 5 of the stint (maybe 2 stopper ??) but it will for sure be good on pace
Renault : The great Spanish battle, between Alexony94 and Williams_Coque14, i would say that Alexony has an advantage as his worst result is only 1774 points, and Coque's worst is 2108, so there's more potential to improve for Alexony, but still another great battle to watch, the renault will be quite like the ferrari here, really fast on first 4 laps, and then it will fall down due to rear tyre wear starting to hit the car pretty bad in lap 5-6 (maybe another 2 stopper), the renault will be a monster in the technical part, but it will loose a lot in the straights, so some slipstream in qualifying and it wouldn't be a surprise to see it up in the front of the starting grid
Chevrolet : Hmmm.... well, mclaren6 secured the spot a long time ago already
Citroën : Oscaro_MansoN and RC_Snake91 will battle there for the Citroën's EMEA spot at world finals, so definitely another great battle here, however the Citroën seems to be quite hard to drive around Interlagos, as it is MR and tyre wear hit pretty quickly into the stint, so it looses some speed, maybe not as fast as some other cars around here but with great drivers we never know who will come up in front
Mitsubishi : JAdams2010 will be alone in this race, nothing much to do for him as Mitsubishi is at the moment in a safe spot to reach world finals, just be aware not to loose too much points to ensure that qualification, because it's not already acquired, quite the same as derek's situation, but JAdams can count on quite good drivers to score some points to help him qualify the manufacturer for the finals. The Mitsubishi is a good all rounder so it has, like always, a good chance to get a nice spot in this race
Jaguar : Jomas_74 is in the same situation as some other in that race, he is safely leader of his manufacturer, but he is not 100% sure that the said manufacturer will make it to world finals, so definitely need a good result here to score the most points possible for Jaguar in the manufacturer rankings, however, the Jaguar seems to be quite slow in the technical part of the track, so he will need to drive the perfect race to get the most out of the car, would be good to follow his position throughout the race
Lexus : Well, it's my car so i would say that it will be stable and quite good on the 2nd sector for the first 6 laps, and then it's holiday on ice, so i don't even have a strategy for the race yet, but Lexus is in a good spot to reach world finals so that will likely be a no-pressure race (finally
Mercedes : kie25 and force_ewerby will battle out to get the EMEA Mercedes sport for world finals, there is actually only 126 points between them in the rankings, (kie25 being in front) but force has more improving potential as his worst result is 1635 whereas kie25's is 2126, so the one who finishes in front of the other gets the spot for this manufacturer
Aston Martin : cubertom has secured Aston's first spot, but we don't know if the manufacturer will it to the world finals, so he will need to beat several other guys and make some places in the overall ranking to get more points for his manufacturer, i don't really know much about the Aston, but it seems like a quite easy car to drive, and quite predictable, however it may lack some speed around the track
Subaru : TgTenka is in the same situation as cubertom in terms of manufacturer's ranking, so good result needed in order to get more points for the manufacturer (and i don't know the WRX, i would say it's quite like the Evo but not 100% sure)
Peugeot : And to end this review with one of the most entertaining story for this season, let's talk about @Tidgney
And by the way @Tidgney i really hope you'll make it to the world nations finals because i think you deserve at least one of the 2 events for your glorious streams and the courage to take peugeot in manufacturer series
That all for this review, feel free to tell me some things are wrong, i'll edit them and i wish everyone a good last season 3 race, wether in top 24 or not
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Ok so lot of things to go around this time, as it is the last race before we know who will qualify for the world finals, so there will be some "races inside the race" but i'll come back to it later.
So first things first, the provisional entry list (provided by @force ewerby) (as you guys seems to only have the 24 first spots in the regional rankings, but there are mistakes in your entry lists because it's not how it really works)
Top24 entry list.png
Right column shows the number of cars for each manufacturer in the race (i'll be more precise with the driver names after)
TRACK:
Race is 21 laps at Interlagos, a track where PENALTIES will again be a critical point, because it is very strict (to be fair it's just representing real life racing line but because we were allowed to go past the white lines and 4 wheels on curbs before it seems very harsh now)
STRATEGY:
As it is Gr.3, fuel consumption is x5 and tyre wear is x9, so there will be be more strategic options in this race than in the 2 previous ones, because it seems you can go for a 1 stop or a 2 stop strategy and it's likely going to be close at the end, so the most expected strategies are, 2 stops : 7-7-7,1 stop : 11-10 and 1 stop 10-11 but we never know if someone decides to go for something else.
CARS AND FAVORITES:
I would say that this race is more open than the race at monza in term of who can win and who is 100% sure to finish at the bottom.
There is a lots of cars that are good at this track, because it features long straights and tight corners, so everyone got a "strong sector", for example to compare @Jomas Jaguar and my Lexus, he is faster on sector 1 and 3, but i can make up for the time loss in sector 2, as the Jaguar is not really good in technical parts
Lets bring down the cars one by one and the rivalries that i mentioned before, because, it's likely that every driver in that race who is "alone" in his manufacturer will make it to the world finals, but for those who are 2 running for the same manufacturer, everything is possible, i will try to be precise to help you understand these situations easily
Toyota : RC_Miura is the only toyota driver in the race, so pretty much secured sport for world finals, he could do a great result, as the toyota seems to be high average compare to other cars in both straights and technical parts of the track, fuel consumption was quite bad before last update, maybe it has been fixed now
Honda : Oscaro_Slent and RC_Atho are both running for Honda in this race, so this is the type of situation i mentioned before, so it will be the deciding race for who is the Honda representative for EMEA at world finals, at the moment Slent is ahead by 919 points, but this race will likely take out a result from each driver (as only the 5 best results are kept for the total, and this one is bringing a lot of points to everyone that finish ahead of 18 i would say), Slent's worst result is actually 2543 points and Atho's one is 2563, so in order to beat Slent, Atho needs to finish at least 939 points ahead of Slent in this race, if they both get more than there actual worst result (hope you get it
And the Honda seems to be quite good around Interlagos, but the MR cars have a tendency to burn rear tyres really fast, so maybe we can see some strategy going into play here
Nissan : Same for Nissan, as both TRL_LIGHTNING and Oscaro_Ugo are running for this manufacturer in this race, even if LIGHTNING is ahead by close to 2000 points at the moment, it could change if LIGHTNING have a really bad race and Ugo a really good one, The nissan will struggle a little bit at Interlagos in my opinion because it's quite hard in tight corners and even if the straight line acceleration is good, it will loose time in sector 2
Dodge : RC_Zoky88 as secured his world final spot a long time ago, and he will race with no pressure because Dodge is good in all 3 regions, so no need for a good result to get the manufacturer qualified for the world finals, he can do great i think, because the viper is good on fuel, and well it's Zoky so we all know the speed he can carry with every car he drives
Volkswagen : derek737_DK_ Isn't in a really good situation coming into this race, even if he is by far the leader of his manufacturer, he really needs a great result to score the most points for Volkswagen, because the best player for this manufacturer in Asia and America aren't scoring much points, so in order to get the manufacturer qualified, it's pretty much all on derek's shoulders, as @Tidgney's BoP test are showing the VGT seems good on hot lap at the track, but tyre wear could be an issue because it has a tendency to understeer a lot
Porsche : It will be the race between rick-918-bmx and serfonseca even if rick is pretty much in the same situation as TRL_LIGHTNING, with a lot of points advantage before this race, the 911 can be pretty good at the track because it stays stable even with tyre wear, and that's rare for a MR car in this game
Ferrari : THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST EXCITING BATTLE, indeed, maatu79 and mthomas_95 can both end up being 1st for Ferrari after the race, it will all depend on who finishes in front of the other (mthomas_95 might need to finish 2 spots ahead of maatu79 to be 1st for the manufacturer) so definitely an interesting "race into the race" to follow, as mthomas already said, the ferrari will eat his rear tyres quite quickly, so it will become hard to drive from lap 5 of the stint (maybe 2 stopper ??) but it will for sure be good on pace
Renault : The great Spanish battle, between Alexony94 and Williams_Coque14, i would say that Alexony has an advantage as his worst result is only 1774 points, and Coque's worst is 2108, so there's more potential to improve for Alexony, but still another great battle to watch, the renault will be quite like the ferrari here, really fast on first 4 laps, and then it will fall down due to rear tyre wear starting to hit the car pretty bad in lap 5-6 (maybe another 2 stopper), the renault will be a monster in the technical part, but it will loose a lot in the straights, so some slipstream in qualifying and it wouldn't be a surprise to see it up in the front of the starting grid
Chevrolet : Hmmm.... well, mclaren6 secured the spot a long time ago already
Citroën : Oscaro_MansoN and RC_Snake91 will battle there for the Citroën's EMEA spot at world finals, so definitely another great battle here, however the Citroën seems to be quite hard to drive around Interlagos, as it is MR and tyre wear hit pretty quickly into the stint, so it looses some speed, maybe not as fast as some other cars around here but with great drivers we never know who will come up in front
Mitsubishi : JAdams2010 will be alone in this race, nothing much to do for him as Mitsubishi is at the moment in a safe spot to reach world finals, just be aware not to loose too much points to ensure that qualification, because it's not already acquired, quite the same as derek's situation, but JAdams can count on quite good drivers to score some points to help him qualify the manufacturer for the finals. The Mitsubishi is a good all rounder so it has, like always, a good chance to get a nice spot in this race
Jaguar : Jomas_74 is in the same situation as some other in that race, he is safely leader of his manufacturer, but he is not 100% sure that the said manufacturer will make it to world finals, so definitely need a good result here to score the most points possible for Jaguar in the manufacturer rankings, however, the Jaguar seems to be quite slow in the technical part of the track, so he will need to drive the perfect race to get the most out of the car, would be good to follow his position throughout the race
Lexus : Well, it's my car so i would say that it will be stable and quite good on the 2nd sector for the first 6 laps, and then it's holiday on ice, so i don't even have a strategy for the race yet, but Lexus is in a good spot to reach world finals so that will likely be a no-pressure race (finally
Mercedes : kie25 and force_ewerby will battle out to get the EMEA Mercedes sport for world finals, there is actually only 126 points between them in the rankings, (kie25 being in front) but force has more improving potential as his worst result is 1635 whereas kie25's is 2126, so the one who finishes in front of the other gets the spot for this manufacturer
Aston Martin : cubertom has secured Aston's first spot, but we don't know if the manufacturer will it to the world finals, so he will need to beat several other guys and make some places in the overall ranking to get more points for his manufacturer, i don't really know much about the Aston, but it seems like a quite easy car to drive, and quite predictable, however it may lack some speed around the track
Subaru : TgTenka is in the same situation as cubertom in terms of manufacturer's ranking, so good result needed in order to get more points for the manufacturer (and i don't know the WRX, i would say it's quite like the Evo but not 100% sure)
Peugeot : And to end this review with one of the most entertaining story for this season, let's talk about @Tidgney
And by the way @Tidgney i really hope you'll make it to the world nations finals because i think you deserve at least one of the 2 events for your glorious streams and the courage to take peugeot in manufacturer series
That all for this review, feel free to tell me some things are wrong, i'll edit them and i wish everyone a good last season 3 race, wether in top 24 or not
Ok so lot of things to go around this time, as it is the last race before we know who will qualify for the world finals, so there will be some "races inside the race" but i'll come back to it later.
So first things first, the provisional entry list (provided by @force ewerby) (as you guys seems to only have the 24 first spots in the regional rankings, but there are mistakes in your entry lists because it's not how it really works)
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Right column shows the number of cars for each manufacturer in the race (i'll be more precise with the driver names after)
TRACK:
Race is 21 laps at Interlagos, a track where PENALTIES will again be a critical point, because it is very strict (to be fair it's just representing real life racing line but because we were allowed to go past the white lines and 4 wheels on curbs before it seems very harsh now)
STRATEGY:
As it is Gr.3, fuel consumption is x5 and tyre wear is x9, so there will be be more strategic options in this race than in the 2 previous ones, because it seems you can go for a 1 stop or a 2 stop strategy and it's likely going to be close at the end, so the most expected strategies are, 2 stops : 7-7-7,1 stop : 11-10 and 1 stop 10-11 but we never know if someone decides to go for something else.
CARS AND FAVORITES:
I would say that this race is more open than the race at monza in term of who can win and who is 100% sure to finish at the bottom.
There is a lots of cars that are good at this track, because it features long straights and tight corners, so everyone got a "strong sector", for example to compare @Jomas Jaguar and my Lexus, he is faster on sector 1 and 3, but i can make up for the time loss in sector 2, as the Jaguar is not really good in technical parts
Lets bring down the cars one by one and the rivalries that i mentioned before, because, it's likely that every driver in that race who is "alone" in his manufacturer will make it to the world finals, but for those who are 2 running for the same manufacturer, everything is possible, i will try to be precise to help you understand these situations easily
Toyota : RC_Miura is the only toyota driver in the race, so pretty much secured sport for world finals, he could do a great result, as the toyota seems to be high average compare to other cars in both straights and technical parts of the track, fuel consumption was quite bad before last update, maybe it has been fixed now
Honda : Oscaro_Slent and RC_Atho are both running for Honda in this race, so this is the type of situation i mentioned before, so it will be the deciding race for who is the Honda representative for EMEA at world finals, at the moment Slent is ahead by 919 points, but this race will likely take out a result from each driver (as only the 5 best results are kept for the total, and this one is bringing a lot of points to everyone that finish ahead of 18 i would say), Slent's worst result is actually 2543 points and Atho's one is 2563, so in order to beat Slent, Atho needs to finish at least 939 points ahead of Slent in this race, if they both get more than there actual worst result (hope you get it
And the Honda seems to be quite good around Interlagos, but the MR cars have a tendency to burn rear tyres really fast, so maybe we can see some strategy going into play here
Nissan : Same for Nissan, as both TRL_LIGHTNING and Oscaro_Ugo are running for this manufacturer in this race, even if LIGHTNING is ahead by close to 2000 points at the moment, it could change if LIGHTNING have a really bad race and Ugo a really good one, The nissan will struggle a little bit at Interlagos in my opinion because it's quite hard in tight corners and even if the straight line acceleration is good, it will loose time in sector 2
Dodge : RC_Zoky88 as secured his world final spot a long time ago, and he will race with no pressure because Dodge is good in all 3 regions, so no need for a good result to get the manufacturer qualified for the world finals, he can do great i think, because the viper is good on fuel, and well it's Zoky so we all know the speed he can carry with every car he drives
Volkswagen : derek737_DK_ Isn't in a really good situation coming into this race, even if he is by far the leader of his manufacturer, he really needs a great result to score the most points for Volkswagen, because the best player for this manufacturer in Asia and America aren't scoring much points, so in order to get the manufacturer qualified, it's pretty much all on derek's shoulders, as @Tidgney's BoP test are showing the VGT seems good on hot lap at the track, but tyre wear could be an issue because it has a tendency to understeer a lot
Porsche : It will be the race between rick-918-bmx and serfonseca even if rick is pretty much in the same situation as TRL_LIGHTNING, with a lot of points advantage before this race, the 911 can be pretty good at the track because it stays stable even with tyre wear, and that's rare for a MR car in this game
Ferrari : THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST EXCITING BATTLE, indeed, maatu79 and mthomas_95 can both end up being 1st for Ferrari after the race, it will all depend on who finishes in front of the other (mthomas_95 might need to finish 2 spots ahead of maatu79 to be 1st for the manufacturer) so definitely an interesting "race into the race" to follow, as mthomas already said, the ferrari will eat his rear tyres quite quickly, so it will become hard to drive from lap 5 of the stint (maybe 2 stopper ??) but it will for sure be good on pace
Renault : The great Spanish battle, between Alexony94 and Williams_Coque14, i would say that Alexony has an advantage as his worst result is only 1774 points, and Coque's worst is 2108, so there's more potential to improve for Alexony, but still another great battle to watch, the renault will be quite like the ferrari here, really fast on first 4 laps, and then it will fall down due to rear tyre wear starting to hit the car pretty bad in lap 5-6 (maybe another 2 stopper), the renault will be a monster in the technical part, but it will loose a lot in the straights, so some slipstream in qualifying and it wouldn't be a surprise to see it up in the front of the starting grid
Chevrolet : Hmmm.... well, mclaren6 secured the spot a long time ago already
Citroën : Oscaro_MansoN and RC_Snake91 will battle there for the Citroën's EMEA spot at world finals, so definitely another great battle here, however the Citroën seems to be quite hard to drive around Interlagos, as it is MR and tyre wear hit pretty quickly into the stint, so it looses some speed, maybe not as fast as some other cars around here but with great drivers we never know who will come up in front
Mitsubishi : JAdams2010 will be alone in this race, nothing much to do for him as Mitsubishi is at the moment in a safe spot to reach world finals, just be aware not to loose too much points to ensure that qualification, because it's not already acquired, quite the same as derek's situation, but JAdams can count on quite good drivers to score some points to help him qualify the manufacturer for the finals. The Mitsubishi is a good all rounder so it has, like always, a good chance to get a nice spot in this race
Jaguar : Jomas_74 is in the same situation as some other in that race, he is safely leader of his manufacturer, but he is not 100% sure that the said manufacturer will make it to world finals, so definitely need a good result here to score the most points possible for Jaguar in the manufacturer rankings, however, the Jaguar seems to be quite slow in the technical part of the track, so he will need to drive the perfect race to get the most out of the car, would be good to follow his position throughout the race
Lexus : Well, it's my car so i would say that it will be stable and quite good on the 2nd sector for the first 6 laps, and then it's holiday on ice, so i don't even have a strategy for the race yet, but Lexus is in a good spot to reach world finals so that will likely be a no-pressure race (finally
Mercedes : kie25 and force_ewerby will battle out to get the EMEA Mercedes sport for world finals, there is actually only 126 points between them in the rankings, (kie25 being in front) but force has more improving potential as his worst result is 1635 whereas kie25's is 2126, so the one who finishes in front of the other gets the spot for this manufacturer
Aston Martin : cubertom has secured Aston's first spot, but we don't know if the manufacturer will it to the world finals, so he will need to beat several other guys and make some places in the overall ranking to get more points for his manufacturer, i don't really know much about the Aston, but it seems like a quite easy car to drive, and quite predictable, however it may lack some speed around the track
Subaru : TgTenka is in the same situation as cubertom in terms of manufacturer's ranking, so good result needed in order to get more points for the manufacturer (and i don't know the WRX, i would say it's quite like the Evo but not 100% sure)
Peugeot : And to end this review with one of the most entertaining story for this season, let's talk about @Tidgney
And by the way @Tidgney i really hope you'll make it to the world nations finals because i think you deserve at least one of the 2 events for your glorious streams and the courage to take peugeot in manufacturer series
That all for this review, feel free to tell me some things are wrong, i'll edit them and i wish everyone a good last season 3 race, wether in top 24 or not
). Can't be a coincidence all of them were in the Nations T24?
