We raced Nurburgring GP when Rinsky was in charge. I'm not the biggest fan of the GP course. I feel they could of built a the modern track much closer to the characteristics of the Nordschleife. As for Deep Forest everything after the little bridge to the front straight is new. This is including the pit entrance.
I find it interesting that you find top speed to be important here. I put max downforce on my car during practice and ran faster lap times with less top speed. I find cornering speed to be much more important than max speed. I also can't complain about this track so much anymore, I just never ran enough laps here. This track is a great rhythm track like Tskuba is, probably because it's relatively short (I think, the lap times suggest that anyways)
Wait, really that worked for the Mazda LM55 too? I ran max because the old Group C cars are at a cornering disadvantage and have plenty of straightaway speed to sacrifice. And I was still reaching over 200 mph into turn 1 with maximize downforce. But, straightaway speed is important this layout than it for both lap time. And more importantly for passing on the new layout. Most of the newer cars can't afford to sacrifice straightaway speed as it does eventually start hurting lap times.
I complain about everything
That makes little sense for Monza when F1 teams run minimal downforce for their yearly visit. Possibly means drag isn't effective enough in GT7 then.I complain about everything
I tested with less downforce and max downforce, there is no question max downforce produces the best lap times. About the only place that is true is at LeMans without chicanes. Even Monza is faster in most cars with max downforce. I maxed out at 184mph at Deep Forest, with a lower downforce set up I was at 194mph at Deep Forest but that little bit of speed doesnt offset the increase in corner speed. Cornering speeds are where most time is made up, I think that is far more important than the little time you spend at speed on straights.
Or could it be that F1 cars produce such a great amount of downforce that huge wings are not needed in F1 at Monza due to downforce provided by the floors and diffuser? Try the SF19 at Monza, I was setting up one for a race that didn't materialize but I had the best lap times when I ran large levels of downforce. Most cars just don't pick up that much straight line speed when reducing downforce. I was a lot of front downforce and little rear downforce, it also makes the car turn nicely as long as you don't have oversteer.
If I may I will add to the storyline. The presence of H2O is likely to make the track more slick than normal, you may want to investigate the operational function of you anti lock brake system. 🙂
As much as I would to choice it since my antique Nissan is going to be horrible for it. I have intention of changing out a race mid season. Unless some sort of game breaking glitch is discovered. Like there was for certain layouts Lago Maggiore when the season started. Even if that were the case. I would likely postpone the race to a later date. Unless I don't think Gran Turismo would have enough time fix the glitch. In that case would try to replace it with a track with similar characteristics. For a slow stop go style like the Nurburgring GP. I would probably go for either Red Bull or Laguna Sega.
Not to worry, I won't be choosing Willow if it's my choice, maybe Streets of Willow but not Big Willow.
Today at 4:12 AM????
That's 5:12 am Eastern. I'm still working on stuff. Welcome to the life of a suffering insomniac. I sleep a weird schedule because when I go to bed don't matter for much. I only get about 1 or 2 solid nights of sleep a month.
Is my victory at HSR under investigation by the FIA? Was my car illegal? I had 9 wins at the conclusion of Deep Forest.
I like Big Willow but, it's not a thought for next season. I been looking at old and new tracks we or Rinsky haven't hosted on yet. And I been looking at the Horse Thief Mile layout or Streets Of Willow Springs Reverse layout. One of very few real life tracks that are bidirectional. Other evil ideas include the only remaining Tokyo Expressway layout not to host. Which would be Central Counterclockwise (GTS Central Inner Loop). And either Nurburgring 24h or Endurance layouts. Prototypes haven't raced on the Nordschleife since 1983.
Maybe we should race GR2 cars or even Super Formula
Well I do still want to add another 2nd class for this league either Gr.2 or Gr.3. I might not do 3 classes with maximum of 16 cars which doesn't workout evenly into 3 any. My vote would be for Gr.3 class. Larger car selection, more class interactions, and are easier to drive for less skilled players. I would want at least 4 entries for each class before the start of the season.
I dont think dual entries is a good idea unless you have almost a full field. This year is proving more than ever that car choice can make you lose but it doesn't look like it will help you win. I think a one make with a different car each race would be fun. Limit HP and weight and allow tuning .
It's what the promise of this league was though. I might run something different as shorter run fall series. Since Gran Turismo's primary focus is sports car racing. I want my flagship series to be representative of that but, I also want something different that what's available elsewhere in Gran Turismo. Mixed class sport car endurance racing is common in the real world but, is not well represented in Gran Turismo.
In the real world there can be 20 cars in each class, the biggest field we can run is 16. I'm afraid if you try multi class you will have 2 in one class and rest in the other.
Which is why I would have a 4 entry minimum for a class to be official. With a 16 maximum is I probably won't run more than 2 class.
