PURE | Chevy Camaro Cup | Series Champion: Dr_Watson

[Wardez]

It's a fun car to race, but it has many frustrations in trying to tune it right and the fixed tune is finnicky.

But you wouldn't be able to race it until you have a class C license, so you have to work your way from Rookie, D, then buy the V8S, then buy all of the tracks it's running in it's schedule for that season, unless you only want to race a few weeks. Otherwise there'll be whole weeks where you won't be able to race, and since V8 series isn't the most popular you'll have to wait for an official race to start every 4 hours or so, I think it was.

And no one races it in hosted sessions unless you want to race on Australian prime time, early morning our time.

 

[Dragonwhisky]

Basically, if you're setting PB's in the race, you probably should have practiced more...

Thanks killjoy

Seems every race I run I turn in a pb. Apparently I go faster when chasing or being chased. The former being usually the case. Reckon I need to work on that.

 

[carracerptp]

Thanks killjoy

Seems every race I run I turn in a pb. Apparently I go faster when chasing or being chased. The former being usually the case. Reckon I need to work on that.

Maybe you can "zone in" better when you have other cars around.

After looking at the points it seems CSL has a nice lead but Tim could upset that. Circuit de la Sarthe is one of my better tracks (now). I'm starting practice early for that race, as a top 3 is going to be much harder at Motegi but I feel I have a long-shot chance at a win at Sarthe.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Maybe you can "zone in" better when you have other cars around.

That's usually the case for me. If I'm trying to chase someone down, I hit PB's a lot. For Nurb I hadn't practiced at all. Jumped right in with cold feet.

 

[Dragonwhisky]

That's usually the case for me. If I'm trying to chase someone down, I hit PB's a lot. For Nurb I hadn't practiced at all. Jumped right in with cold feet.

And still pulled out a top 5. Danged martians anyway. . Heaven help us all if you start liking the car.


Ran a few laps at Motegi late last night after zeroing the toe and camber from CSL's latest tune and after setting camber to 1.5/.8 got my time down in the 53s. I'm sure there is still lots of time to be made and expect the rest of you in the 40-42s. Probably lower since I'm prone to wishful thinking from time to time.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Depending on my schedule this weekend I may join for Motegi since I love that track. I won't be racing at Le Sarthe though.

Also, if anyone here is interested in racing a Ferrari this weekend check the 458 link in my sig.

 

[CSLACR]

Maybe you can "zone in" better when you have other cars around.

After looking at the points it seems CSL has a nice lead but Tim could upset that. Circuit de la Sarthe is one of my better tracks (now). I'm starting practice early for that race, as a top 3 is going to be much harder at Motegi but I feel I have a long-shot chance at a win at Sarthe.

Honestly, practicing lots for races at Sarthe has been the most frustrating experience I've ever had in GT.
Not because good racing can't be had there, or because it's a bad track. The problem with lots of practice for Sarthe, is there is at least a 50% chance someone else will smash into the back of you and 🤬 up everything you worked for.

Just my experience before you get as gung-ho about it as I used to be for Sarthe races.

 

[carracerptp]

Honestly, practicing lots for races at Sarthe has been the most frustrating experience I've ever had in GT.
Not because good racing can't be had there, or because it's a bad track. The problem with lots of practice for Sarthe, is there is at least a 50% chance someone else will smash into the back of you and 🤬 up everything you worked for.

Just my experience before you get as gung-ho about it as I used to be for Sarthe races.

I figure the race will be won with tire wear, I want dial that in so I can give my self a shot. The track is so big that tire wear testing is painfully slow.

 

[Dr_Watson]

I figure the race will be won with tire wear, I want dial that in so I can give my self a shot. The track is so big that tire wear testing is painfully slow.

or surviving 4-wide sillyness on the mulsanne.

 

[carracerptp]

or surviving 4-wide sillyness on the mulsanne.

I have a plan for that...

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

I figure the race will be won with the game disconnecting the leader.

Fixed.

I'm actually pretty good with avoiding incidents at Sarthe. The problem is that people catch back up to me anyways.

 

[CSLACR]

Fixed.

I'm actually pretty good with avoiding incidents at Sarthe. The problem is that people catch back up to me anyways.

Them's fightin' words!
Idk man, 5.2 seconds a lap gain @ 9 seconds back with 2 to go...
Guess we'll have to settle it at Motegi then.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

Them's fightin' words!
Idk man, 5.2 seconds a lap gain @ 9 seconds back with 2 to go...
Guess we'll have to settle it at Motegi then.

It was more like 3-4 seconds, and I was driving real conservative.

 

[CSLACR]

It was more like 3-4 seconds, and I was driving real conservative.

You were , but it was exactly 5.2 seconds. We were robbed of a very dramatic finish.

 

[maxking39]

fun series, i wont be able to make the next 2 races

 

[CodeRedR51]

Practice room after 10pm EDT tonight anyone?

 

[Dragonwhisky]

Practice room after 10pm EDT tonight anyone?

Sure. If I'm not sleeping. After last night, that's a good possibility.

 

[CSLACR]

Practice room after 10pm EDT tonight anyone?

I might, I should be home and settled by then.
Going to need practice keeping 2 on tarmac through the chicane.

 

[carracerptp]

Practice room after 10pm EDT tonight anyone?

That would be great.

 

[maxking39]

sure

 

[carracerptp]

Never mind, can't make it.

 

[luckylefty2gunz]

Practice room after 10pm EDT tonight anyone?

I will be there tonight

 

[Dr_Watson]

no room yet?


1472-6118-3701-4257-2474

 

[CodeRedR51]

Sorry guys, made a couple stops on the way home so just now got here. Also, HUGE storm rolling into town, chances of the power going out is pretty good so I'm going to leave the system off for the night.

 

[Dragonwhisky]

Dunno what was going on tonight. My router and modem were reset earlier this evening. When I left the second to last time I cleared the cache and ran the network test and everything checked out but my reported download speed was less than half what it usually is. Last time I ran the test it read 13Mbps download, tonight was 5. Will try another day.

Perhaps my estimate was a little off on the lap times...

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

Got disconnected.

Doesn't really matter. My car stinks, so I'll be mid-pack before I get sent to the twilight zone again on Sunday.

 

[Dr_Watson]

well... one stop is do-able. Dom made it to 15, my rears were cooked by the chicane at the end of 14. And when I say cooked I mean 99% empty as soon as you turn the cars spins; cooked.

I say 1'49 is the target time... my pb is sitting at 1'50.6 with a half second of slop in there. Looking like this one will be won and lost on mistakes. It doesn't take much of a bobble to lose a second or two.

 

[CSLACR]

-15/-15
15.0/15.0
9/8
5/7
6/6

2.4/1.2
-0.05/-0.40

LSD 8/15/5

My current change list from the Nurb F setup.
15 laps is pushing it, I was down to about 10% at best, though I did run the first 9 laps balls out aggressive. Pretty much what Tim said, mistakes will mean a lot more than pace this Sunday.

 

[Dragonwhisky]

Anyone going to be practicing tonight?

 

[carracerptp]

I did a 3 lap practice and safely hit a 51.2, figure I can get down to a mid-low 50 but a 49 is very unlikely for me. Not looking good for me in stealing Tim's spot in points again .