LeMONS to LeMANS Race Series -- Season Ended
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Thanks guys for your comments on my writeup.
As for amount of laps and lap times I cannot comment. I have yet to run any laps on GVER. I have two series races this weekend that I haven't practiced at all yet. The earliest I will be able to run laps on GVER will probably be Monday or Tuesday.
When I do run the course, I will do my best to post some lap times.
I look forward to comparing my lines to yours on GVER, Chuyler. If I find I run a different line in one of the turns, I will also try and mention that.
As for amount of laps and lap times I cannot comment. I have yet to run any laps on GVER. I have two series races this weekend that I haven't practiced at all yet. The earliest I will be able to run laps on GVER will probably be Monday or Tuesday.
When I do run the course, I will do my best to post some lap times.
I look forward to comparing my lines to yours on GVER, Chuyler. If I find I run a different line in one of the turns, I will also try and mention that.
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Fat Rabbit, Baldwin, Diabolic, and I ran around last night in Rabbit's lounge. I am epically slow. But, I did 34 laps on a set of tires and my lap times were affected less by my tires than by my poor skills.
I'll probably be on again tonight if anyone is interested.
I vote 70 laps on Wednesday. It won't actually make a difference, though.
I'll probably be on again tonight if anyone is interested.
I vote 70 laps on Wednesday. It won't actually make a difference, though.
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So could you make an educated guess on how much slower those last 15 laps were on your tires compared to your first 20? I need to run a similar test before Wednesday to find out whether I can gain back the pit stop time by doing 2 pit stops instead of 1.
How long does it take to pit? 25-30 seconds?
How long does it take to pit? 25-30 seconds?
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I had to pit at lap 31 in my Impreza. I stayed between the 1:14s and 1:15s for 20+ laps. I ran a 1:16.6xx on lap 29 and then the tires just went. Lap 30 was a 1:19 and lap 31 was over 1:23, but that included the drive into the pit. My quickest laps came between laps 10-15 when 4wd is easiest to reign in.
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I wasn't as fast as Diabolic. I was doing 1:17s and 1:18s with some 1:19s sprinkled in. It is likely that there were more and more 1:19s toward the end. I'm just not fast. I need to figure out how to drive faster.
Someone set a 1:14 something last night. At the first split, I could be within half a second of that, and sometimes a tenth of a second faster. By the second split, I'd be one and a half to three seconds slower. I'd add another second and a half or two to my deficit by the end.
The first corner is not something I consider a problem. The second corner is tricky, but when I hit it, I think it is beautiful, and my split time would agree.
I know I am way too slow coming out of the tunnel and on the first left hander after that hairpin. Diabolic also pointed out a place where I tap the brakes on a left at the top of the hill that he thinks is costing me too much time. I understeer too much and hit the wall if I don't. Clearly I'm entering that corner wrong.
I'm probably also taking the last hairpin too slowly.
I don't recall my top speed on the straight right now (143?) but I think Diabolic, in his four door, was faster (148?).
I got to thinking...
Instead of free run practices, we should just start a long race (100+ laps?). The point isn't to race, but so we have the play back. We can pull it up after the race to see our splits and compare each lap time.
For me, it would also give me a chance to watch how others take the course. Yes, I can do that to an extent in the room during a free run. It is also likely that people don't want their laps recorded purely so others can learn. Well, not until after the race is over at least.
There area few drawbacks. A race puts miles on a car, free run does not. I have two cars, so I don't mind putting miles on the practice car. During free run, one can exit to make a small adjustment. Right now, though, I don't know how much we have to adjust. I have about $3000 to spend, and that can get me 11 horses. That is my only adjustment. 11 horses on or off.
Someone set a 1:14 something last night. At the first split, I could be within half a second of that, and sometimes a tenth of a second faster. By the second split, I'd be one and a half to three seconds slower. I'd add another second and a half or two to my deficit by the end.
The first corner is not something I consider a problem. The second corner is tricky, but when I hit it, I think it is beautiful, and my split time would agree.
I know I am way too slow coming out of the tunnel and on the first left hander after that hairpin. Diabolic also pointed out a place where I tap the brakes on a left at the top of the hill that he thinks is costing me too much time. I understeer too much and hit the wall if I don't. Clearly I'm entering that corner wrong.
I'm probably also taking the last hairpin too slowly.
I don't recall my top speed on the straight right now (143?) but I think Diabolic, in his four door, was faster (148?).
I got to thinking...
Instead of free run practices, we should just start a long race (100+ laps?). The point isn't to race, but so we have the play back. We can pull it up after the race to see our splits and compare each lap time.
For me, it would also give me a chance to watch how others take the course. Yes, I can do that to an extent in the room during a free run. It is also likely that people don't want their laps recorded purely so others can learn. Well, not until after the race is over at least.
There area few drawbacks. A race puts miles on a car, free run does not. I have two cars, so I don't mind putting miles on the practice car. During free run, one can exit to make a small adjustment. Right now, though, I don't know how much we have to adjust. I have about $3000 to spend, and that can get me 11 horses. That is my only adjustment. 11 horses on or off.
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Vol, if you are close on the first sector but falling behind, it is likely due to having less horsepower. The last two sectors are sprints aside from basically 1 turn.
However diabolic is right, you shouldn't be tapping the brakes on the uphill left-hander. You need to lift off the gas before it and once the car noses in, get back on the gas.
I was thinking of running a 35 lap test race by myself to log some lap times and figure out the best time to pit. I think 1 pit stop vs 2 pit stops is going to be very close. Not sure when I'm going to have time to do this though. It will likely be last minute.
However diabolic is right, you shouldn't be tapping the brakes on the uphill left-hander. You need to lift off the gas before it and once the car noses in, get back on the gas.
I was thinking of running a 35 lap test race by myself to log some lap times and figure out the best time to pit. I think 1 pit stop vs 2 pit stops is going to be very close. Not sure when I'm going to have time to do this though. It will likely be last minute.
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My times were dropping off pretty quickly after 20 laps, first 20 were between 1:14.9xx and 1:16 flat, after that it was all 17s and 18s. I know I can squeak out 25 laps by dialing it back a bit, but I'm not sure that I can get to 30.
The part I am struggling with a bit now is the tight turn exiting the tunnel, need to find a good landmark for turning in... Looking forward to more practice!
I hope to be on later tonight for a run, I'll look to see who's on.
Greg
The part I am struggling with a bit now is the tight turn exiting the tunnel, need to find a good landmark for turning in... Looking forward to more practice!
I hope to be on later tonight for a run, I'll look to see who's on.
Greg
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- diabolicwyvern
I'll be on again before the 450s
EDIT: This was a lie. my wife and I are watching a "men who stare at goats" hooray.
I'm going to run my impreza around GVE-R again for mileage/speed tonight and will post my totals for 30 laps.
EDIT: This was a lie. my wife and I are watching a "men who stare at goats" hooray.
I'm going to run my impreza around GVE-R again for mileage/speed tonight and will post my totals for 30 laps.
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Saw that in the theater, waste of money. All the funny parts were in the movie trailer. The rest of it is Jeff Bridges reprising his role as "The Dude" and an otherwise lame plot.
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I practiced some more last night (and will again tonight). I'm getting better, but 351 HP is all I can muster on my budget.
Last night I was running 1:16s and 1:17s solid for 24 laps. My best laps were 10-15, where I had three 1:16s in a row, followed by a 1:14 and a 1:15. Lap 24 and on was a 1:18, a 1:17, a 1:18, and a 1:23 (put it in the sand, nicked a wall, and put it in the grass). At that point, I changed tires.
Not sure what the deal is but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
I just started tuning adding fully custom suspension and transmission to what I thought was a car for tonight's 80s coupe challenge. Turns out I still had my lemon as the current car!!! Luckily I took a backup about an hour before it which I could restore to.
Another annoyance.. The Evo RS '99 hits the power limit doing down the straight on GVE.. I tested the GSR '99 with the same mods and even though it is the road version and 100kg heavier, it doesn't hit the limit. Looks like a transmission might be in order before race 3
I just started tuning adding fully custom suspension and transmission to what I thought was a car for tonight's 80s coupe challenge. Turns out I still had my lemon as the current car!!! Luckily I took a backup about an hour before it which I could restore to.
Another annoyance.. The Evo RS '99 hits the power limit doing down the straight on GVE.. I tested the GSR '99 with the same mods and even though it is the road version and 100kg heavier, it doesn't hit the limit. Looks like a transmission might be in order before race 3
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- sl3ightaru
I ran about 30 laps today. Fastest was a 1:17.391 on lap 6. Steady mid 1:17s until about lap 15. Tires were pretty much toast by lap 20 as times rose into the 1:19s and 1:20s. I'll probably go for a three stop if we run 60 laps.
Tried out the Evo VI RS also for ten laps. Fastest was a 1:14.5xx on lap 5. Stayed pretty much in the high 1:14s and low 1:15s the entire time.
Tried out the Evo VI RS also for ten laps. Fastest was a 1:14.5xx on lap 5. Stayed pretty much in the high 1:14s and low 1:15s the entire time.
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If you are concerned about putting miles onto a car, then you could always take a backup of the save file and then restore it when the race is done. Might be a good way to tinker with the tuning as well, although it can become a bit tedious if you are always backing out your changes.
This is probably the main reason why PD came out with the 1m price restriction to send cars because people were saving a backup, sending their friends a X2010, then restoring.
Having said that, if anyone wants any of my cars using this method, let me know
I am new to online as well, and to be honest I feel like I have jumped off the deep end by entering this race. In any case, I don't think chuyler will accept a new entrant at this time (I could be wrong though)
Check out the 450pp thread. That runs every night at 9:30pm EDT and the races are shorter.
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Sorry, jer, the pre-season warm-up was required. It wouldn't be fair to others to throw an unknown driver into the mix, especially someone with very little online racing experience.
I suggest you check out my nightly racing club and join some of the impromptu racing that goes on every weeknight. Check the first post for the schedule of themes. Each night drivers will be required to have one or more cars tuned to specific requirements. Unless stated otherwise, cars must be limited to a max of 450 performance points. You'll have to learn your way around the tuning menu to be quick. That includes custom transmissions, adding ballast, dropping hp with power reduction, suspension tweaks, etc.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=193193
I suggest you check out my nightly racing club and join some of the impromptu racing that goes on every weeknight. Check the first post for the schedule of themes. Each night drivers will be required to have one or more cars tuned to specific requirements. Unless stated otherwise, cars must be limited to a max of 450 performance points. You'll have to learn your way around the tuning menu to be quick. That includes custom transmissions, adding ballast, dropping hp with power reduction, suspension tweaks, etc.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=193193
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- diabolicwyvern
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Which track was that on?So thats the bit I've been missing
We only had 6 on track, but for the 2nd night in a row I actually won a race. I would like to reiterate how thankful I am for the 5 who were kind enough to finish behind me. You're all be numbers 2,3,4, 5 and 6 in my book.
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