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[Johnnypenso]

Positive toe both front and rear helps straight line stability but of course the car won't be stable unless the whole tune is stable as well. Positive toe won't fix an unbalanced set up, just put the finishing touches on one that is already close. This car is like wild beast in first and second gear, so make them as tall as possible to help with wheelspin in the slow corners and feather the throttle as necessary.

In other cars with less downforce and more weight, positive toe in the front creates some understeer, but in these light, high downforce cars, positive front toe often helps smooth out the twitchiness in the corners as well, allowing for more confidence in attacking the course that the car isn't going slip out from under you at any time. And understeer is never a problem in these cars unless you soften up the front end too much. I think my 787 is about +.07/+.20 or close to it. As your confidence builds and you get used to the car you can reduce the front toe and go to negative front toe if you wish to help with slightly better cornering.

 

[HP]

oh wait...it's over 1 mil credits.

Tell your bob's to get a job.

hahaha!! well said!

*puts on best "mum" voice*

BOBS! Get in here NOW!

 

[Psycho Turtle]

Three of us in the free run lobby at the moment. Running LMP cars at Spa...1:53.5 is the time to beat...

What car and tires were you using? That was FAST!

 

[Johnnypenso]

What car and tires were you using? That was FAST!

I ran through a bunch of LMP's all on RS tires. The Audi R8, 787B of course, the Peugot 908 Premium Model and Pescarolo Judd Hybrid and maybe one other. I tried out the Zonda R9 and Zonda LM as well. One of them I got down to 2:01.3 or so.

I believe the best I did in the 787B was 1:56.3 and it was the R8 that got me to 1:53.5. The Judd and 908 were in between that. Don't forget tire wear was off so that's good for a couple of seconds at least. It was off when I got there and normally I always run with it on, but it wasn't my room and didn't want to make any waves, I figure I've made enough waves to get me through Christmas at least...lol.

For learning the track in these cars it's not a bad idea to have it off because you can just run laps, crash, spin etc. and not have to worry about the tires wearing down on top of trying to learn the track. But it does give you a false sense of security and you have to make sure your car can also ran with half tread as well, so once you figure out the track, best to put tire wear back on and learn how the car behaves while the tires wear out. In these cars the difference is dramatic.

In a real race of course with tire wear on, you have to really feather the throttle or you'll be wearing the crap out of the rear tires and pitting every 3 or 4 laps at Spa. At Oakland Park last weekend I was able to get as much as 14 laps (120 km) out of the Bentley on race hards going at about 3-4 seconds above Q pace but again, that was at 550 hp and not nearly as much wheelspin.

 

[sg543]

I want a "normal" one too! though I need a certain cr20m Ferrari to round out my collection of them so that's tempting too!!

Heathen i can send ya a 67 ticket which has that ferrari in it so 1/8 chance to get it, or just back up save then delete if it doesn't show.

 

[HP]

Heathen i can send ya a 67 ticket which has that ferrari in it so 1/8 chance to get it, or just back up save then delete if it doesn't show.

My reply from earlier not show up??

Dude that'd be sweet cheers! The 6 I tried all yielded rubbish so perhaps one from someone else will work!

I can race your BoBs in return?

Ben, I'll generate another ticket for you & hopefully you get better results!

Edit: I will be in free run soon... got a Pontiac from UCD with 77km on it and I will be testing it, basically brand new!

 

[HP]

Double post

 

[BNGTracer]

Ben, I'll generate another ticket for you & hopefully you get better results!

No worries mate. I've not been online tonight as I was on my other account to earn tickets to use as gifts for C.R.A.P events.
I will add your PSN tomorrow so I can send them through.

And also a big to all who races my BoB's over the last few weeks. I went from lv30 to lv35 when I collected all there prizes. 👍

 

[HP]

No worries mate. I've not been online tonight as I was on my other account to earn tickets to use as gifts for C.R.A.P events.
I will add your PSN tomorrow so I can send them through.

And also a big to all who races my BoB's over the last few weeks. I went from lv30 to lv35 when I collected all there prizes. 👍

All good mate

My second account went from lvl 0 to 25 in 2 days from one driver!

That 200% really makes a difference, the first Bspec race I did with that account was the Laguna enduro whilst I was out tonight. Can anyone guess the car I gave BoB?

 

[GTP_FastM3]

Hey I thought this thread was suppose to be for saying who's online

 

[tris_73]

Yeah, they're all getting a bit messy and convoluted. We should probably clean up our act a little.

 

[HP]

Hey I thought this thread was suppose to be for saying who's online

My bad, thought I was in other one, not paying attention

*hangs head & leaves*

 

[ken4228]

Three of us in the free run lobby at the moment. Running LMP cars at Spa...1:53.5 is the time to beat...

finally got a chance to do spa!

1:52:8 is the time to beat on Audi R8 witnessed by micantony.

personal best is 1:52:5 witnessed by myself but i guess that doesn't count...

 

[HP]

finally got a chance to do spa!

1:52:8 is the time to beat on Audi R8 witnessed by micantony.

personal best is 1:52:5 witnessed by myself but i guess that doesn't count...

We all believe you Ken but no, it does not count dude

Great driving as always though mate!!

 

[ken4228]

We all believe you Ken but no, it does not count dude

Great driving as always though mate!!

great driving by micantony too.
he nailed a 1.55!

 

[HP]

Great work both of you! Not as good as my 0:37.666 lap but you're getting close

 

[micantony]

great driving by micantony too.
he nailed a 1.55!

that was when i turned on SRF to try to keep up with you. without i did manage one lap of 156.5, but mostly i was in the 1:58 range.
Not sure how you do it, because i'm almost 2 seconds back at the first checkpoint. i feel like i'm improving though, and that's the whole point.

 

[Johnnypenso]

That SRF can make a big difference...lol.

 

[HP]

That SRF can make a big difference...lol.

sooooooooo new CRAP rule.... SRF for all except Kenny

 

[ken4228]

sooooooooo new CRAP rule.... SRF for all except Kenny

makes no difference for me since i don't use any assists except for ABS @ 1.
what does SRF do anyway?? i had it off since day 1 so i figured i'm better off driving without it.

too bad i do not have the spa DLC otherwise i can try a few laps with SRF on and feel the difference for myself.

anyway, nice try heathen!

Not sure how you do it, because i'm almost 2 seconds back at the first checkpoint. i feel like i'm improving though, and that's the whole point.

actually the laptime can be shaved further by 0.2 sec on the first sector, which means a 1:52.3 is possible.

you gotta focus more on exit speed rather than cornering speed when clearing the first hairpin after starting line as it's mostly straights after that hairpin. by using this method, the longer the straight, the more time you can shave.
also, if your line is right, you can also speed through eau rouge without braking or leaving your foot off the gas while not going wide when exiting the upslope left bend. this is provided that your Audi R8
LMP's downforce is set to max on both front and back.

my setup: top speed @ 370km/h, downforce @ max, ride height lowered to max, everything else stock, assists @ off except ABS @ 1.

hope this helps...

 

[HP]

I am on now in CRAP_Free_run lounge - testing new cars, got a few newies so no races for a bit, just driving

 

[Psycho Turtle]

finally got a chance to do spa!

1:52:8 is the time to beat on Audi R8 witnessed by micantony.

personal best is 1:52:5 witnessed by myself but i guess that doesn't count...

ken4228 close your eyes. You're feeling slow now, very very slow. On the count of 3 you will open your eyes and be slow. 1 2 3

 

[micantony]

too bad i do not have the spa DLC otherwise i can try a few laps with SRF on and feel the difference for myself.

question: if i set my default track in MY lounge to SPA, could someone like Ken go there and race on SPA? without me being in my lounge?
i'll try it ken, let us know if it works.

 

[tris_73]

question: if i set my default track in MY lounge to SPA, could someone like Ken go there and race on SPA? without me being in my lounge?
i'll try it ken, let us know if it works.

That is how it works. But do you have to let Ken have more practice at that track.

 

[ken4228]

question: if i set my default track in MY lounge to SPA, could someone like Ken go there and race on SPA? without me being in my lounge?
i'll try it ken, let us know if it works.

i tried my luck at meanelf's lounge 2 nights ago and it was sarthe.

i'll try tonite on your lounge and hope it works.

 

[HP]

i tried my luck at meanelf's lounge 2 nights ago and it was sarthe.

i'll try tonite on your lounge and hope it works.

Is not one of the C.R.A.P lounges Spa? I will change that tongight... I might have made one of the enduro lounges Spa, I will make the 1st Casual Races one Spa tonight 👍

 

[ken4228]

ken4228 close your eyes. You're feeling slow now, very very slow. On the count of 3 you will open your eyes and be slow. 1 2 3

Psycho Tuber's psychology tactic worked!

i woke up feeling slow in everything i do.
or maybe it's because of the late night i had...