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- nealcropper
Yea I would have thought so. They are good top end an the turns arnt too sharp.
Midnight Racing Club - GT500 Season 2: Rd.10 Nürburgring 24H 23rd Dec
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- skengdigi
Neal must of got disconnected .
I now have a lounge open for practice .
new best time a 1 34 6xx
Going to try some new settings
Was talking to GarageFather today , he said he 1 stopped last year , my tire wear is still high here though even though he said it was a low wear track
I now have a lounge open for practice .
new best time a 1 34 6xx
Going to try some new settings
Was talking to GarageFather today , he said he 1 stopped last year , my tire wear is still high here though even though he said it was a low wear track
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seems like the long right-hander, i guess it's turn 3 is one of the worst for tire wear, depending on how hard you push it
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- nealcropper
Yea sorry skengd, had to go out, my tyre wear seems to be really good on all the tracks, it's just that I have to push it to keep up, think I might run constant 1 35's and pull a 1 stopper. Be on soon.
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- nealcropper
U sure I ran 15 laps today and my tyres were still in good condition
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- skengdigi
The wear is better than the previous tracks but it still isn't great for me.
Made some setup adjustments and I am now running a 1 34 1 as a best time so far
Watch out for me in qualifying
Sector 2 is where I was losing time before , started using the kerbs a bit more , hopefully no spin outs come race day
Lounge reopened !!
Lounge closed , been trying out lower downforce and higher camber
Thanks Tyrell for joining me
Made some setup adjustments and I am now running a 1 34 1 as a best time so far
Watch out for me in qualifying
Sector 2 is where I was losing time before , started using the kerbs a bit more , hopefully no spin outs come race day
Lounge reopened !!
Lounge closed , been trying out lower downforce and higher camber
Thanks Tyrell for joining me
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- nealcropper
Lounge open
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- nealcropper
Best times are 1 35 7 with ds3 and 1 39 8 with dfgt. Think I'm gna b using ds3 again this week
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- nealcropper
Also I.have notice that using the wheel greatly affects front tyre wear. I ran 15 laps running constant 1 36's with the ds3, and with the wheel was doin 1 40's and they only lasted 4 laps, explain???
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- nealcropper
Ran a 35 2, I know I can get a 34, goin bed now, practice again tmora.
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- nealcropper
Yea am even enjoying practice, like this track.
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Guess it's just the transition process in getting used to the wheel.
It's been a depressing week,looks like I won't be testing much.
Also Slzk anytime you can go on and we can share setups just hit me a message.
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That's a big difference though. I need a lot of practice with the wheel. Gonna keep using the ds3 for league races.
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Quick 20 min practice if anyone wants to join?
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- SoopamanLuva
Watch out for newcomer IMMORTALPILOT in the TAKATA NSX, I think he races karts IRL (just a guess by his name and photo), he's also leading another GT500 championship here on GTP. Despite being a race down in the championship I hope he does well in the TAKATA as its my fav looking car 
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Garagefather's Recap:
Finally a podium in this '06 SC430.......
I have to admit that this car is a challenge to say the least. So much so that after Nurb GP's 5th place finish I couldn't talk about it due to my disgust over the performance of my car and myself. I qualified second and kept pace with Montalvo but the tire wear along with the close racing inevitably led to a mistake that killed my race. The Shumacher S is no place to screw up.
The '06 SC430 is easily the slowest car I have ran after running the Calsonic GTR in season 1 and running both the '06 Arta NSX and the '08 Petronas Tom's SC430 in testing at GVS. I easy surpassed my best laps times while running at GVS with them for 10 lap trial runs. If I actually invested the time to really get the tune dialed in, the disparity between the performance of the cars would grow. This made me feel a bit better knowing that my performance, or lack of, wasn't entirely due to my lack of skill.
The '06 Bandai Direzza is a great handling car and if it is driven within its limits it can perform consistently. The problem is that in order to compete for a podium, the car has to be pushed. If tire wear was off, I am confident that I could regularly find the podium but the car eats tires even with a modest pace and the lap times fall off fairly quickly as compared to all the other cars I have tested. This forces me into strategies that are devised simply to get on the podium with absolutely no expectation of competing for the win.
While not being able to compete for the win is discouraging, I have accepted that and now plan my race to give me the best opportunity to finish well, knowing a podium is a victory for this car. I had considered asking for a car change because of all the open spots but now want to stick it out and see how well I can finish in the points for the season, with this car. A personal challenge I guess?
My challenge to make the podium was aided last week by the absence of the points leader, who would have undoubtedly made the podium given his past performances which would have relegated my finishing position to P4. I would like to believe that if I had a better car that I could challenge him for the top spot but I have to admit that his performance is pretty outstanding considering he is running the '08 Denso Lexus which isn't considered to be a great GT500 car. Having run the Toms Lexus, I can say the car performs nicely when tuned but I don't believe it is as good as the GTR by any stretch when it comes to speed in relation to tire wear. Montalvo can really save the tires and still produce some seriously fast times and that is why I believe he is able to put the SC430 on top. Great skill and patience make for a formidable foe.
It was nice to see the Calsonic GTR back on top in race 3 and Skeng ran a great race. His pace was good the entire race and he ran relatively mistake free. I believe he has a great chance to pull off his second win at Tokyo, especially if he finds the speed and patience to run a one stopper. Good luck.
I look forward to the next challenge at Tokyo R246 and hope that this fast paced track won't penalize my car further. I fear the higher average speeds and long front stretch will be a hindrance to both the '06 and '08 Lexus but that is yet to be seen. The guys in the GTRs and NSXs can take advantage, especially if they can run a 1 stop strategy competitively. Last season I ran a 1 stopper and the strategy worked well and I expect the winner to do the same this year. I know I will be doing everything I can to run a 1 stopper but only to the point that it doesn't jeopardize a good finish. So far, my only attempt at a 1 stop race fell flat. If my tire wear is too great or my pace too slow to conserve tires, I won't hesitate to stop twice in order to finish well.
Finally a podium in this '06 SC430.......
I have to admit that this car is a challenge to say the least. So much so that after Nurb GP's 5th place finish I couldn't talk about it due to my disgust over the performance of my car and myself. I qualified second and kept pace with Montalvo but the tire wear along with the close racing inevitably led to a mistake that killed my race. The Shumacher S is no place to screw up.
The '06 SC430 is easily the slowest car I have ran after running the Calsonic GTR in season 1 and running both the '06 Arta NSX and the '08 Petronas Tom's SC430 in testing at GVS. I easy surpassed my best laps times while running at GVS with them for 10 lap trial runs. If I actually invested the time to really get the tune dialed in, the disparity between the performance of the cars would grow. This made me feel a bit better knowing that my performance, or lack of, wasn't entirely due to my lack of skill.
The '06 Bandai Direzza is a great handling car and if it is driven within its limits it can perform consistently. The problem is that in order to compete for a podium, the car has to be pushed. If tire wear was off, I am confident that I could regularly find the podium but the car eats tires even with a modest pace and the lap times fall off fairly quickly as compared to all the other cars I have tested. This forces me into strategies that are devised simply to get on the podium with absolutely no expectation of competing for the win.
While not being able to compete for the win is discouraging, I have accepted that and now plan my race to give me the best opportunity to finish well, knowing a podium is a victory for this car. I had considered asking for a car change because of all the open spots but now want to stick it out and see how well I can finish in the points for the season, with this car. A personal challenge I guess?
My challenge to make the podium was aided last week by the absence of the points leader, who would have undoubtedly made the podium given his past performances which would have relegated my finishing position to P4. I would like to believe that if I had a better car that I could challenge him for the top spot but I have to admit that his performance is pretty outstanding considering he is running the '08 Denso Lexus which isn't considered to be a great GT500 car. Having run the Toms Lexus, I can say the car performs nicely when tuned but I don't believe it is as good as the GTR by any stretch when it comes to speed in relation to tire wear. Montalvo can really save the tires and still produce some seriously fast times and that is why I believe he is able to put the SC430 on top. Great skill and patience make for a formidable foe.
It was nice to see the Calsonic GTR back on top in race 3 and Skeng ran a great race. His pace was good the entire race and he ran relatively mistake free. I believe he has a great chance to pull off his second win at Tokyo, especially if he finds the speed and patience to run a one stopper. Good luck.
I look forward to the next challenge at Tokyo R246 and hope that this fast paced track won't penalize my car further. I fear the higher average speeds and long front stretch will be a hindrance to both the '06 and '08 Lexus but that is yet to be seen. The guys in the GTRs and NSXs can take advantage, especially if they can run a 1 stop strategy competitively. Last season I ran a 1 stopper and the strategy worked well and I expect the winner to do the same this year. I know I will be doing everything I can to run a 1 stopper but only to the point that it doesn't jeopardize a good finish. So far, my only attempt at a 1 stop race fell flat. If my tire wear is too great or my pace too slow to conserve tires, I won't hesitate to stop twice in order to finish well.
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Lewis Hamilton? Haven't really followed him. Haven't really followed F1 lately. Ever since the debacle at Indy years back. I lost a lot of respect for F1 when that happened.
If I may be so bold, I'd say more like Shummy after coming back to F1. The rides have been a little less competitive for him wouldn't you say?
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Hamilton won the title in 2008 and then struggled in an uncompetitive car the following season , he did manage 2 wins out of the car and a few podiums.
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Hi guys everyone want to testing??
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