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- Australia
I said id post this race report in the 200 point thread, so here it is.
Car- Laps between stops
Subaru CUSCO ADVAN IMPREZA- 5,4 (4 only at end of race)
vs
Line up no 9
Vauxhall Calibra Touring Car- 5
Audi Abt TT-R Touring Car- 5,6
Nissan FALKEN*GT-R Race Car- 4
Audi A4 Touring Car- 5,6
BMW M3 GTR Race Car- 5,6
Setup
Brakes 6,4
Susp 12.5,11.5
RH 75,75
Bound 5,5
Rebound 7,7
Camber 1.5,1
Toe 0,0
Stab 4,4
Gears auto 11
Aids 0,0,1
DF 21,25
Diff 15,45,25
ballast 200,0
ran with 200 (@ 0) ballast to make race closer (is 200pts even without ballast)
200 Aspec Points
Start 6:20pm 17/07/10 Finish 12:10am 23/07/10 AEST
Preface
I wanted to run a close 200 point race clean, without any AI contact, but then i thought ill go one step further and not only not touch them, but also not overtake them, besides the Nordschleife is to narrow to overtake on anyway
.
I was going to overtake them if they went off track but i knew it would be a long race so then i decided (when the Calibra spun infront of me to make it no overtaking even if they do go off course).
So how do i come anywhere but last, well i can overtake cars while they are in the pits and also when we we are both in the pits, ie my pit crew being faster.
My reporting style is pretty dry just the facts, you've been warned.
With all that in mind here is my race report.
Track map thanks to AMG
Lap no: events
-1 Follow BMW M3 GTR Race Car (M3), then the Audi A4 Touring (A4T) when the M3 overtakes it at Adenaur Forst, then follow A4T for first 4 laps drafting where important, so that when i pit, i wont have to refill for as long.
-4 Pass Nissan FALKEN*GT-R Race Car (GTR) while its on pit entry now 5th
-5 Everyone else pits, enter pits 5th fill to 80 units.
-Overtake A4T While we are in the pits, now 4th
-6 Exit 4th with GTR right behind me, i go deep into Hatzenbach, but no contact made, i'm trying to catch up to the Vauxhall Calibra Touring Car (Calibra) which exited pits about 4 seconds ahead.
-Lose it through Speigelkurve, GTR gets past me now im back in 5th A4T about 5 seconds back.
-See the GTR pass the Calibra before Mutkurve, i manage to catch the Calibra at the kleine-karussell but i go to deep into Galgenkopf, so there will be no slipstream from Dottinger Hohe to Antoniusbuche for the first time, Oh well.
-7 Because of above it takes me until PflanzgartenIII to catch the Calibra.
-8 Calibra makes a mess of Wippermann and i have to brake hard to avoid it could have passed but dont. (decide no ontrack passing at all now)
-Pass the GTR while in pits (WIP) for 4th
-1 Hour Mark about 2 seconds before lap 8 completed, 4th down 29 seconds
on Audi Abt TT-R Touring Car (TTr) 7:25 into lap 8.
-10 The Calibra is slow on its 5th lap and the A4T takes me by surprise and slipstreams past me cleanly, (while im in the tow of the Calibra) between Dottinger Hohe and Antoniusbuche now 5th.
-Pit in from 5th right behind Calibra fill to 60 this time (TTr,& A4T go for another lap)
-GTR Overtakes me WIP
-11 Exit in 5th, 1:10 down on TTr, (was the biggest margin of the race) Start work chasing down GTR, who must have passed the A4T at some stage becuase, i burn rubber all the way around and pick up the draft of the A4T literally exiting Galgenkopf. (The A4T has lost a pit stop in 1 lap on crap tyres)
-go into 4th when A4T pits
-12 catch the GTR around Adenaur Forst
-Go into 3rd when the GTR pits
-13 Start lap only 22 seconds down on leading M3 1st & TTr 2nd
Do a new best lap 7:17:607 (try to keep track of this now)
(This was the first lap i wasnt sitting behind one of the AI cars)
-15 Pit in 3rd
-16 Exit in 3rd
-2 Hour Mark 7:20 into lap 16 3rd 50 seconds down on TTr
-18 Pick up the TTr at Breidscheid and start trying to keep in draft without making contact.
-19 Lose it in TTr's draft at PflanzgartenIII so i dont get draft down Dottinger Hohe and Antoniusbuche (i lose over a second when this happens)
-20 Pit in from 3rd
-21 Exit in 3rd
-23 Catch the M3 at Breidscheid
-Take the TTr WIP for 2nd (now im right behind the M3)
-3 Hour Mark 0:40 into lap 25 2nd down 1 sec on M3
-25 Pit in 2nd about 5 sec back from M3 (went wide in Wippermann)
-26 Exit in 3rd (I fill to 60, so at the next stop i can jump the M3)
-Catch M3 after Flugplatz
-27 Lose the M3 draft at Ex-muhle, but catch it again at Kleine-Karussell where i nearly hit it exiting the corner
-29 Overtake TTr WIP for 2nd
-30 Pit in 2nd right behind M3
-31 Exit 1st about 3 sec up on TTr, who i let by while im on cold tires at the chicane between Metzgesfied & kallenhard (i braked to late and went on the grass, the M3 stays behind, so im now 2nd.
-32 Re catch the TTr throught mutkurve, but i lose the draft at wipperman
-4 Hour mark 0:38 into lap 33 2nd down 5 sec on ttr
-33 I start the lap about 5-6 seconds behind the TTr but then burn around the track to catch the draft of the TTr exiting Galkenkopf to record a new best draft assisted lap of 7:13:825.
(I dont get even close to this time for the rest of the race, i think my next best times where a couple of 7:16 & 17's, average time was probably around 7:20, under that being good, over 7:24 means i probably had an off.)
-35 with the TTr's tires dying the M3 just catches our draft exiting Galkenkopf, and passes me for 2nd at Antoniusbuche
-We all pit in together (TTr,M3 & me)
-36 I take minimum fuel and exit 1st, about 4 seconds up on the M3,
(a complete reversal of the order we came into the pits)
-37 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 2 seconds
-38 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 3 seconds
-39 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 1 seconds
-40 Just avoid the TTr making contact with me as i pit in from 1st
-41 exit 2nd 28 down on TTr
-5 Hour mark 0:42 into lap 41 down 29 seconds on TTr (up by 5 on M3)
-41 Retake 1st from TTr WIP
-44 At 5:26 mark the replay stops recording, going off notes only now
-45 Pit in from 1st
-46 Exit 2nd behind TTr
-47 Take 1st back off TTr WIP
-6 Hour mark 1:05 into lap 49 up by 15 seconds on M3
-50 Pit in from 1st up 3s on M3
-51 Exit 2nd 10s down on TTr
-53 Catch the TTr through PhlanzgartenIII
-Take it for first WIP, now up 12s on M3
-55 Pit in up 8s on M3
-56 Exit 1st up 2.5s up on TTr
-56 TTr gets by me at Antoniusbuche (bugger)
-7 Hour mark 1:05 into lap 57 2nd down 0.5 seconds on TTr
-57 Spin at Breidscheid while avoiding the TTr (AI brake very early for that corner)
-59 Re catch the TTr exiting the Karussel
-Take TTr for first WIP (Won't loose the lead again)
-60 Pit in up 10s on M3
-61 Exit up 9s on TTr
-End of lap gap is 4.5s
-62 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 5 seconds
-63 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 3 seconds
-64 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 8.5 seconds
-8 Hour mark 1:40 into lap 65 1st up by 9 seconds on TTr
-65 Pit in 20s up on TTr
-66 Exit 25s up on TTr
-70 Pit in 29s up on TTr
-71 Exit 6s up on TTr
-9 Hour mark 1:55 into lap 73 1st up by 50 seconds on TTr
-75 Pit in 40s up on TTr
-76 Exit 15s up on TTr
-80 Pit in 55s up on TTr
-81 Exit 30s up on TTr
-10 Hour mark 2:05 into lap 81 1st up by 30 seconds on TTr
-85 Pit in 1.20s up on TTr
-86 Exit 55s up on TTr
-87 Catch the A4T on entry to the Karussel
-11 Hour mark 2:40 into lap 89 1St up by 40 seconds on TTr
-89 Lose the A4T draft at Flugplatz when i run wide, then make a mess of Adenaur Forst & Drei-Fach Rechts aswell, recatch the draft exiting Galkenkopf
-90 Pit in 1.25s up on TTr
-91 Exit up 1.00s up on TTr
-Lap the A4T WIP
-92 Have a shocking lap, (7:40) the A4T nearly catches me
-95 Pit in up 50s up on TTr
-A4T unlaps itself WIP
-96 Exit up 53s up on TTr
-12 Hour mark 2:25 into lap 97 1st up by 56 seconds on TTr
-97 Catch the A4T at the Kleine-Karussell
-Lap A4T WIP
-100 Pit in 42s up on TTr
-101 Exit 19s up on TTr
-13 Hour mark 2:47 into lap 105 1st up by 48 on TTr
-105 Pit in 41s up on TTr
-(start noting gap on entry only)
-110 Pit in 1.02s up on TTr
-14 Hour mark 3:00 (Approx) into lap 113 1st up by 24 seconds on TTr
-115 Pit in 1.07s up on TTr
-120 Investigate Access road on right half way down long straight, (turns out you cant enter it from either direction), i lose about 30s
-Pit in 0.47s up on TTr
-15 Hour mark 2:10 into lap 121 1st up by 20 seconds on TTr
-125 Pit in 19s up on TTr (but it pits aswell so i stay first)
-16 Hour mark 2:45 into lap 129 1st up by 32 seconds on TTr
-129 Lap GTR WIP
-130 Pit in 27s up on TTr
-131 Exit 3s up on just lapped GTR and 6s up on TTr
-Have a crappy lap, the GTR almost catches me
-Lap Calibra WIP
-135 Pit in 38s up on TTr
-Calibra unlaps WIP
-136 Relap Calibra WIP
-17 Hour mark 2:45 into lap 137 1st up by 9 seconds on TTr
-140 Pit in 51s up on TTr
-18 Hour mark 3:25 into lap 145 1st up by 1:12 seconds on TTr
-145 Pit in 1.07s up on TTr
-150 Pit in 1.21s up on TTr
-19 Hour mark 3:23 into lap 153 1st up by 45 seconds on TTr
-155 Pit in 42s up on TTr
-160 Pit in 38s up on TTr
-20 Hour mark 3:20 into lap 161 1st up by 10 seconds on TTr
-165 Pit in 47s up on TTr
-21 Hour mark 3:56 into lap 169 1st up by 1:13 seconds on TTr
-170 Pit in 1.11s up on TTr
-175 Pit in 1.26s up on TTr
-22 Hour mark 4:05 into lap 177 1st up by 59 seconds on TTr
-180 Pit in 1.42s up on TTr
-23 Hour mark 4:42 into lap 185 1st up by 1:17 on TTr
-185 Catch the A4T (again) at Breidscheid
-Pit in 1.19s up on TTr
-189 Pit in 1.04s up on TTr
-24 Hour mark 4:30 into lap 193 1st up by 1:27 on TTr
-Race Finish 193 laps
1st Subaru Impreza Cuzco WRX 24:02:57:503
2nd Audi ABT TTr: approx 1:23
3rd Bmw M3 GTR: approx 4:22
4th Nissan Falken GTR: 1 lap + 4:25
5th Vauxhal Calibra: 1 lap + 4:38
6th Audi A4 Touring Car: 1 lap + 7:05
Mission complete, no on track overtaking or AI contact made, and 200 Aspec points and the Polyphony FGT are all mine aswell.
Notes
-This report does not include all the times i went off track only the times, when going off track, had an affect on my proximity to an AI car.
-The Audi TTr pits every six laps but loses about 10 seconds to me on the sixth lap, if it pitted every five laps im not sure i would have won.
-The GTR beat the Calibra but they where together the whole race with the Calibra infront for 95% of it, the only reason the GTR won was because it was due in on the lap i finished the race.
Sorry about this being so long but 24Hours is a long time, some other endurance race reports to follow...
Car- Laps between stops
Subaru CUSCO ADVAN IMPREZA- 5,4 (4 only at end of race)
vs
Line up no 9
Vauxhall Calibra Touring Car- 5
Audi Abt TT-R Touring Car- 5,6
Nissan FALKEN*GT-R Race Car- 4
Audi A4 Touring Car- 5,6
BMW M3 GTR Race Car- 5,6
Setup
Brakes 6,4
Susp 12.5,11.5
RH 75,75
Bound 5,5
Rebound 7,7
Camber 1.5,1
Toe 0,0
Stab 4,4
Gears auto 11
Aids 0,0,1
DF 21,25
Diff 15,45,25
ballast 200,0
ran with 200 (@ 0) ballast to make race closer (is 200pts even without ballast)
200 Aspec Points
Start 6:20pm 17/07/10 Finish 12:10am 23/07/10 AEST
Preface
I wanted to run a close 200 point race clean, without any AI contact, but then i thought ill go one step further and not only not touch them, but also not overtake them, besides the Nordschleife is to narrow to overtake on anyway
.I was going to overtake them if they went off track but i knew it would be a long race so then i decided (when the Calibra spun infront of me to make it no overtaking even if they do go off course).
So how do i come anywhere but last, well i can overtake cars while they are in the pits and also when we we are both in the pits, ie my pit crew being faster.
My reporting style is pretty dry just the facts, you've been warned.
With all that in mind here is my race report.
Track map thanks to AMG
Lap no: events
-1 Follow BMW M3 GTR Race Car (M3), then the Audi A4 Touring (A4T) when the M3 overtakes it at Adenaur Forst, then follow A4T for first 4 laps drafting where important, so that when i pit, i wont have to refill for as long.
-4 Pass Nissan FALKEN*GT-R Race Car (GTR) while its on pit entry now 5th
-5 Everyone else pits, enter pits 5th fill to 80 units.
-Overtake A4T While we are in the pits, now 4th
-6 Exit 4th with GTR right behind me, i go deep into Hatzenbach, but no contact made, i'm trying to catch up to the Vauxhall Calibra Touring Car (Calibra) which exited pits about 4 seconds ahead.
-Lose it through Speigelkurve, GTR gets past me now im back in 5th A4T about 5 seconds back.
-See the GTR pass the Calibra before Mutkurve, i manage to catch the Calibra at the kleine-karussell but i go to deep into Galgenkopf, so there will be no slipstream from Dottinger Hohe to Antoniusbuche for the first time, Oh well.
-7 Because of above it takes me until PflanzgartenIII to catch the Calibra.
-8 Calibra makes a mess of Wippermann and i have to brake hard to avoid it could have passed but dont. (decide no ontrack passing at all now)
-Pass the GTR while in pits (WIP) for 4th
-1 Hour Mark about 2 seconds before lap 8 completed, 4th down 29 seconds
on Audi Abt TT-R Touring Car (TTr) 7:25 into lap 8.
-10 The Calibra is slow on its 5th lap and the A4T takes me by surprise and slipstreams past me cleanly, (while im in the tow of the Calibra) between Dottinger Hohe and Antoniusbuche now 5th.
-Pit in from 5th right behind Calibra fill to 60 this time (TTr,& A4T go for another lap)
-GTR Overtakes me WIP
-11 Exit in 5th, 1:10 down on TTr, (was the biggest margin of the race) Start work chasing down GTR, who must have passed the A4T at some stage becuase, i burn rubber all the way around and pick up the draft of the A4T literally exiting Galgenkopf. (The A4T has lost a pit stop in 1 lap on crap tyres)
-go into 4th when A4T pits
-12 catch the GTR around Adenaur Forst
-Go into 3rd when the GTR pits
-13 Start lap only 22 seconds down on leading M3 1st & TTr 2nd
Do a new best lap 7:17:607 (try to keep track of this now)
(This was the first lap i wasnt sitting behind one of the AI cars)
-15 Pit in 3rd
-16 Exit in 3rd
-2 Hour Mark 7:20 into lap 16 3rd 50 seconds down on TTr
-18 Pick up the TTr at Breidscheid and start trying to keep in draft without making contact.
-19 Lose it in TTr's draft at PflanzgartenIII so i dont get draft down Dottinger Hohe and Antoniusbuche (i lose over a second when this happens)
-20 Pit in from 3rd
-21 Exit in 3rd
-23 Catch the M3 at Breidscheid
-Take the TTr WIP for 2nd (now im right behind the M3)
-3 Hour Mark 0:40 into lap 25 2nd down 1 sec on M3
-25 Pit in 2nd about 5 sec back from M3 (went wide in Wippermann)
-26 Exit in 3rd (I fill to 60, so at the next stop i can jump the M3)
-Catch M3 after Flugplatz
-27 Lose the M3 draft at Ex-muhle, but catch it again at Kleine-Karussell where i nearly hit it exiting the corner
-29 Overtake TTr WIP for 2nd
-30 Pit in 2nd right behind M3
-31 Exit 1st about 3 sec up on TTr, who i let by while im on cold tires at the chicane between Metzgesfied & kallenhard (i braked to late and went on the grass, the M3 stays behind, so im now 2nd.
-32 Re catch the TTr throught mutkurve, but i lose the draft at wipperman
-4 Hour mark 0:38 into lap 33 2nd down 5 sec on ttr
-33 I start the lap about 5-6 seconds behind the TTr but then burn around the track to catch the draft of the TTr exiting Galkenkopf to record a new best draft assisted lap of 7:13:825.
(I dont get even close to this time for the rest of the race, i think my next best times where a couple of 7:16 & 17's, average time was probably around 7:20, under that being good, over 7:24 means i probably had an off.)
-35 with the TTr's tires dying the M3 just catches our draft exiting Galkenkopf, and passes me for 2nd at Antoniusbuche
-We all pit in together (TTr,M3 & me)
-36 I take minimum fuel and exit 1st, about 4 seconds up on the M3,
(a complete reversal of the order we came into the pits)
-37 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 2 seconds
-38 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 3 seconds
-39 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 1 seconds
-40 Just avoid the TTr making contact with me as i pit in from 1st
-41 exit 2nd 28 down on TTr
-5 Hour mark 0:42 into lap 41 down 29 seconds on TTr (up by 5 on M3)
-41 Retake 1st from TTr WIP
-44 At 5:26 mark the replay stops recording, going off notes only now
-45 Pit in from 1st
-46 Exit 2nd behind TTr
-47 Take 1st back off TTr WIP
-6 Hour mark 1:05 into lap 49 up by 15 seconds on M3
-50 Pit in from 1st up 3s on M3
-51 Exit 2nd 10s down on TTr
-53 Catch the TTr through PhlanzgartenIII
-Take it for first WIP, now up 12s on M3
-55 Pit in up 8s on M3
-56 Exit 1st up 2.5s up on TTr
-56 TTr gets by me at Antoniusbuche (bugger)
-7 Hour mark 1:05 into lap 57 2nd down 0.5 seconds on TTr
-57 Spin at Breidscheid while avoiding the TTr (AI brake very early for that corner)
-59 Re catch the TTr exiting the Karussel
-Take TTr for first WIP (Won't loose the lead again)
-60 Pit in up 10s on M3
-61 Exit up 9s on TTr
-End of lap gap is 4.5s
-62 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 5 seconds
-63 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 3 seconds
-64 At the end of lap the gap over the TTr is 8.5 seconds
-8 Hour mark 1:40 into lap 65 1st up by 9 seconds on TTr
-65 Pit in 20s up on TTr
-66 Exit 25s up on TTr
-70 Pit in 29s up on TTr
-71 Exit 6s up on TTr
-9 Hour mark 1:55 into lap 73 1st up by 50 seconds on TTr
-75 Pit in 40s up on TTr
-76 Exit 15s up on TTr
-80 Pit in 55s up on TTr
-81 Exit 30s up on TTr
-10 Hour mark 2:05 into lap 81 1st up by 30 seconds on TTr
-85 Pit in 1.20s up on TTr
-86 Exit 55s up on TTr
-87 Catch the A4T on entry to the Karussel
-11 Hour mark 2:40 into lap 89 1St up by 40 seconds on TTr
-89 Lose the A4T draft at Flugplatz when i run wide, then make a mess of Adenaur Forst & Drei-Fach Rechts aswell, recatch the draft exiting Galkenkopf
-90 Pit in 1.25s up on TTr
-91 Exit up 1.00s up on TTr
-Lap the A4T WIP
-92 Have a shocking lap, (7:40) the A4T nearly catches me
-95 Pit in up 50s up on TTr
-A4T unlaps itself WIP
-96 Exit up 53s up on TTr
-12 Hour mark 2:25 into lap 97 1st up by 56 seconds on TTr
-97 Catch the A4T at the Kleine-Karussell
-Lap A4T WIP
-100 Pit in 42s up on TTr
-101 Exit 19s up on TTr
-13 Hour mark 2:47 into lap 105 1st up by 48 on TTr
-105 Pit in 41s up on TTr
-(start noting gap on entry only)
-110 Pit in 1.02s up on TTr
-14 Hour mark 3:00 (Approx) into lap 113 1st up by 24 seconds on TTr
-115 Pit in 1.07s up on TTr
-120 Investigate Access road on right half way down long straight, (turns out you cant enter it from either direction), i lose about 30s
-Pit in 0.47s up on TTr
-15 Hour mark 2:10 into lap 121 1st up by 20 seconds on TTr
-125 Pit in 19s up on TTr (but it pits aswell so i stay first)
-16 Hour mark 2:45 into lap 129 1st up by 32 seconds on TTr
-129 Lap GTR WIP
-130 Pit in 27s up on TTr
-131 Exit 3s up on just lapped GTR and 6s up on TTr
-Have a crappy lap, the GTR almost catches me
-Lap Calibra WIP
-135 Pit in 38s up on TTr
-Calibra unlaps WIP
-136 Relap Calibra WIP
-17 Hour mark 2:45 into lap 137 1st up by 9 seconds on TTr
-140 Pit in 51s up on TTr
-18 Hour mark 3:25 into lap 145 1st up by 1:12 seconds on TTr
-145 Pit in 1.07s up on TTr
-150 Pit in 1.21s up on TTr
-19 Hour mark 3:23 into lap 153 1st up by 45 seconds on TTr
-155 Pit in 42s up on TTr
-160 Pit in 38s up on TTr
-20 Hour mark 3:20 into lap 161 1st up by 10 seconds on TTr
-165 Pit in 47s up on TTr
-21 Hour mark 3:56 into lap 169 1st up by 1:13 seconds on TTr
-170 Pit in 1.11s up on TTr
-175 Pit in 1.26s up on TTr
-22 Hour mark 4:05 into lap 177 1st up by 59 seconds on TTr
-180 Pit in 1.42s up on TTr
-23 Hour mark 4:42 into lap 185 1st up by 1:17 on TTr
-185 Catch the A4T (again) at Breidscheid
-Pit in 1.19s up on TTr
-189 Pit in 1.04s up on TTr
-24 Hour mark 4:30 into lap 193 1st up by 1:27 on TTr
-Race Finish 193 laps
1st Subaru Impreza Cuzco WRX 24:02:57:503
2nd Audi ABT TTr: approx 1:23
3rd Bmw M3 GTR: approx 4:22
4th Nissan Falken GTR: 1 lap + 4:25
5th Vauxhal Calibra: 1 lap + 4:38
6th Audi A4 Touring Car: 1 lap + 7:05
Mission complete, no on track overtaking or AI contact made, and 200 Aspec points and the Polyphony FGT are all mine aswell.
Notes
-This report does not include all the times i went off track only the times, when going off track, had an affect on my proximity to an AI car.
-The Audi TTr pits every six laps but loses about 10 seconds to me on the sixth lap, if it pitted every five laps im not sure i would have won.
-The GTR beat the Calibra but they where together the whole race with the Calibra infront for 95% of it, the only reason the GTR won was because it was due in on the lap i finished the race.
Sorry about this being so long but 24Hours is a long time, some other endurance race reports to follow...
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