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I ran a few laps of Silverstone in the FGT earlier today.
I did enough laps on Softs to need a tyre change & then did the same on Hards. I covered the same distance with each. :eek:
I found the Softs easier to control so that's what I'll use for the race.
I don't know what the time setting will be so I started at 1700 & then ran the Softs again at 1500 which was around 1-2 seconds faster per lap. Though that could be partly because I'd acclimatised to the car a bit more by then.

I'm nowhere near @tarkus1's lap time but if we're racing at 1300 & the time of day trend continues, I might get a bit closer. Or maybe I just need more practice. I might get chance to drive the car again tomorrow night before we start but I reckon the hour of casual races beforehand will throw any gains out of the window.
:cheers:

I've deleted & re-installed the game data on the M_Mallet_Jr PS3 & swapped the discs over, so I'll be on my regular machine/account after all. That should ensure the tarmac doesn't disappear on me again. It does mean that I've lost the anniversary edition cars which is sad & all but I didn't really use them anyway.
 
sgohsixthree
I cannot drive with the DualShock. Well to be honest, I was having problems with my wheel too. Not sure I'm brave enough to attempt an hour race with this car on a DualShock. :nervous:
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A "dislike" that you're having trouble with it & thinking about not racing.
I've just "liked" the post out of friendliness & moral support.
:cheers:

Edit: Similar thing to Gordon, I'm just dishing out likes out of friendliness.

Further testing earlier tonight. I ran a 20 minute race with @jr4737. It was the first time I'd tried TCS (at 1). It took some getting used to but I got into the swing of it. I didn't beat my best lap from this afternoon but it could help with the tyre wear. We started early morning (in game) with time progression at 20 (if I remember correctly). Weather was at changeability 10, it didn't rain but the light seemed to change a bit. If I get a chance to practice again with TCS switched on then I'll be happy to use it for the event. I was pleased that I stayed on track for the whole race & hope to do so for the full hour tomorrow.

We haven't had much talk of teams & sponsors since we haven't had the main events running very often.
I'm asking these fellas to sponsor me for tomorrow in honour/remembrance of Team Vodka.
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Wow, I'm away for a day and so much to try and catch up on.

@S_Bridge , don't worry about my lap time. I think it was just a fluke. I will almost guarantee I go the full race without touching that time. Also don't worry about running the casual races and screwing with your mojo. There will be practice time prior to the actual race.
@Blackmagic60 , I for one would like to stick it out and wait for you. I don't think an extra 20 minutes of casual races will be an issue.
 
We'll see Tarkus i talk to some people who were at the meeting last night some got out at 8 but some didn't leave til 930 so maybe im a lucky one and can get out earlier, its only a 15 minute drive so ill be hauling home Formula 1 style ill try to give a 15 minute heads up here on the planet
 
I was hoping to do an hour in the FGT now to keep getting used to the car & to help with staying on the track without crashing.
I already feel too tired. This doesn't bode well for when it's stupid late & my eyes are closing. :nervous:
I could rest or I could go ahead & run a practice anyway.
Maybe coffee & vodka would help.
:cheers:

P.S. @MannYhAvitZ I got your PSN message earlier. :lol: Great stuff. 👍
Check again though. :sly:
:cheers:
 
It turns out I can do a full hour without any hint of a spinout or of running wide onto the non-track (ie cheating?).
That is, when there's no traffic, when I'm not pushing too hard & when it's not 3am. :scared:

I've also learned that I probably don't have the best pit strategy but I'll stick with my first rough idea anyway.
I'm at the stage now where I want to keep going because I've become consistent enough at getting round the circuit to have spotted some places where I'm losing time (everywhere really, to a degree).

For now though, I'm happy to settle just for being fairly comfortable with the car.
In traffic, I think I'm just going to fall to pieces anyway. :nervous:
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sgohsixthree
I cannot drive with the DualShock. Well to be honest, I was having problems with my wheel too. Not sure I'm brave enough to attempt an hour race with this car on a DualShock. :nervous:
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I say give it a shot
S_Bridge
It turns out I can do a full hour without any hint of a spinout or of running wide onto the non-track (ie cheating?).
That is, when there's no traffic, when I'm not pushing too hard & when it's not 3am. :scared:

I've also learned that I probably don't have the best pit strategy but I'll stick with my first rough idea anyway.
I'm at the stage now where I want to keep going because I've become consistent enough at getting round the circuit to have spotted some places where I'm losing time (everywhere really, to a degree).

For now though, I'm happy to settle just for being fairly comfortable with the car.
In traffic, I think I'm just going to fall to pieces anyway. :nervous:
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THat's how I feel. On my own I did fine but when it counts I feel I'll be lagging way behind the pack. When the dust settles we'll see Tarkus sitting in the back of the pack.
 
I noticed something last night when @jr4737 suggested we do a 10 lap practice race.

The room was already set for endurance (time limit) racing & it wouldn't let me change it to a set number of laps. That is why I set it to 20 minutes instead, mazda.

As we're doing casual races first, we might need to either do them with time limits or close & start a new room for the FGT. If we close, everybody should shut down their PS3 & clear the cache again before joining the new room. Just in case that really does help, as we've always suspected.
:cheers:
 
S_Bridge
Great stuff everyone. :cheers:

I've bought rain tyres for all my FGT's now. :ouch::dunce:
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Oh hell yeah. I would have won if it wasn't for the tires and @PaulGrey of course. I believe he was the reason Kingdom was booted also.:lol:


Very intense but I did have a blast and no drinking either. Can't wait for the next one in a couple of weeks.

Way to go @Blackmagic60 , you proved to be truly from out of this world!:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
 

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