Lemons to Le Mans Season 3 Tuesday Series: Final Race, Tuesday 11 October 2011
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Completely agree. Keep everything the same. Raise pp to 385, give us an extra year and that's it.
- 2,254
- Burlington, NC, USA
- a_garris/Vol_Jbolaz
I could see lowering the FC transmission to 10,000. But I see that as a compromise. My inclination is to just leave it alone.
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- Saint Louis
- diabolicwyvern
Cujo..you online?
- 2,254
- Burlington, NC, USA
- a_garris/Vol_Jbolaz
A couple of quick thoughts:
Keep your eyes on the first post. The rules will be changing a bit. Things are completely settled just yet.
Your car must be 385 PP after an engine refresh. You must do an engine refresh. New cars must be 380 PP.
You may add parts that affect PP before the first race. Only those parts. Last season, the limit was 375. I think my car started at 372. You may not be able to get to 385 exactly.
You may not use engine limiting or ballast for the first race.
I will be hosting a practice session this Tuesday. We will run little five lap races at GVE-R, Madrid, and Laguna Seca. This will just be a chance for people to play with the cars they are considering. I have two FFs and an FR that understeers that I'm looking at. I may look at some others if they come up in my UCD.
If there is a car that you are looking for, let us know. We may have it. I don't mind keeping an eye out for it. I like to have two copies of the car in my garage. One to race, and one to test with it. I recommend it. For that reason, I may need help finding a second copy of this FR I am considering. I'm going to keep it secret for now.
If you haven't raced with us before, I urge you to come out on Tuesday, and strongly urge you to make the preseason race. Also, please look into the 450 Club. If you aren't a tuner (I am not), then check out the Tuning forum. I can recommend the Cone Killer's 450PP Mazda RX8 Online Racer. It is very quick and stable. I like it a lot.
Also, keep in mind, this is a eight race series. Please, don't commit unless you feel you can make it. If you miss three races, you will be dropped.
Keep your eyes on the first post. The rules will be changing a bit. Things are completely settled just yet.
Your car must be 385 PP after an engine refresh. You must do an engine refresh. New cars must be 380 PP.
You may add parts that affect PP before the first race. Only those parts. Last season, the limit was 375. I think my car started at 372. You may not be able to get to 385 exactly.
You may not use engine limiting or ballast for the first race.
I will be hosting a practice session this Tuesday. We will run little five lap races at GVE-R, Madrid, and Laguna Seca. This will just be a chance for people to play with the cars they are considering. I have two FFs and an FR that understeers that I'm looking at. I may look at some others if they come up in my UCD.
If there is a car that you are looking for, let us know. We may have it. I don't mind keeping an eye out for it. I like to have two copies of the car in my garage. One to race, and one to test with it. I recommend it. For that reason, I may need help finding a second copy of this FR I am considering. I'm going to keep it secret for now.
If you haven't raced with us before, I urge you to come out on Tuesday, and strongly urge you to make the preseason race. Also, please look into the 450 Club. If you aren't a tuner (I am not), then check out the Tuning forum. I can recommend the Cone Killer's 450PP Mazda RX8 Online Racer. It is very quick and stable. I like it a lot.
Also, keep in mind, this is a eight race series. Please, don't commit unless you feel you can make it. If you miss three races, you will be dropped.
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- Durandal7
I should be able to make the practice session on tuesday, hopefully most of us will be there.
As far as cars go, as I posted in the wednesday thread, I'm looking for an '86 Celica GT-four that refreshes to 385 or less, I just don't think it exists.
- 2,254
- Burlington, NC, USA
- a_garris/Vol_Jbolaz
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- Saint Louis
- diabolicwyvern
tested all yesterday and still have 5-6 cars running the same times around several tracks 
I keep hoping somthing will stand out.
I keep hoping somthing will stand out.- 2,254
- Burlington, NC, USA
- a_garris/Vol_Jbolaz
tested all yesterday and still have 5-6 cars running the same times around several tracks
Well, some things to keep in mind:
1) Transmission: Do any of them have transmissions that you know you'll need to replace?
2) Displacement: Even though a small engine can keep up right now, it might not mature as well as a bigger one. I dropped a 1.6 L from consideration even though it wasn't bad.
3) Weight: I hope weight affects tire wear in this game.
4) If you want, you can send me your list, in order of preference, and if anyone else has picked your first pick, I'll go down to your second. That is if you want to run something different than everyone else. I don't mind there being at least one other person running my car so I can see how it is supposed to be done. And it seems that someone else has picked the FR car I was considering.
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- Burlington, NC, USA
- a_garris/Vol_Jbolaz
No. Tomorrow is just practice. Although I am leaning toward the FR I'm testing, I will be playing around with the two FFs and the few others I've picked up. I don't expect anyone to have a decision until next Tuesday.
And for those of you that have decided, I won't announce any cars until next Tuesday.
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- Saint Louis
- diabolicwyvern
- 2,254
- Burlington, NC, USA
- a_garris/Vol_Jbolaz
Ugly?
I'm considering it. And one of the things I like about it is it is gorgeous. It looks much better than the Tiburon and marginally better than the Talon.
I also like the weight. For now, it is helping keep it planted so it doesn't oversteer. It does understeer a little.
I figure as the season goes along and the suspension and aerodynamics can be improved, then I can shed the weight and it won't get crazy.
Those three are my short list, and I wanted to try an FR this season. I have picked up a few more that I haven't driven, yet. One of them is the 4WS Celica. I'll try them tomorrow, hopefully.
Does the Varietta come in any other color aside from White?
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- sl3ightaru
Alright, let me just say I think the S15 is one of the best looking cars to ever come out of Japan. If it wasn't for the ridiculous restrictions on imports here in the states I'd be looking for one in a few years.
I think the Varietta completely ruins the look of the car. I feel the same way about the 350 and 370Z Roadsters. It's like they chopped the roof of it and forgot to finish styling it, so they just extended the trunk all the way to the end of the doors.
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