Sprint Cup GT World Challenge. SEASON FINISHED.

[llNovall]

@paoloevans
My official Entry:

GTPlanet name: llNovall (lowercase L's)
PSN Name: II-NOVA-II (Uppercase i's)
Car: Corvette C7R Gr3.
Number: 4
DR: A
Livery Photo (Optional):

 

[paoloevans]

@paoloevans
My official Entry:

GTPlanet name: llNovall (lowercase L's)
PSN Name: II-NOVA-II (Uppercase i's)
Car: Corvette C7R Gr3.
Number: 4
DR: A
Livery Photo (Optional):
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[Raptor013]

After watching horrific amount of Youtube videos/jumping in random GR.3 lobbies/etc, I think these are the rare cars in the Series:
SRT Viper
Peugeot RCZ
Mitsubishi EVO X
VW GTI VGT
Hyundai Genesis (my old favourite from when I ran Daily races...👍)
McLaren 650s
Jaguar F-Type(?)

@R_Goldstreiff the GTI VGT as a Hot Rod? I never thought of that but now that you mentioned... yes . Awesome !

So not that different to the FIA Manufacturers Series then. Mitsubishi, Hyundai, VW and SRT seem to fail to attract the elite drivers needed to compete for the top spots.

I mean until my switch to BMW for this season Exhibition Series, I was one of the top 4 driver in Oceania for Mitsubishi and I'm only a B Ranked driver.

 

[PTLobo2]

Does anyone have a reference time for monza?
Im kinda lost because
1. I'd never driven this car before
2. All track guides on YT are
a) very old, from when BoP and the game physics were different
b) with power cars, like the nissan, that are insanely good around monza, much better than "regular" cars.

 

[Lazybike]

Low 46's and you'll keep Phil in sight, I did mid 47's in qually (low fuel) so 48's race pace.

 

[Philtaylor17]

I dont know about low 46's do that and your off into the distance! I think i had a 46.8 round there in race trim, with low/mid 47's as consistent/safe from penalties sort of laps.

Not sure the McLaren will be at its best round Monza though, should be rapid at some of the other tracks I would have thought.

 

[kungtotte_]

I ran a pre-race test earlier today with full race settings and I was lapping 49s consistently all the way through the stint at race pace by myself (so no slipstream). Best lap was a 1:49.037 but I put a string of laps down within 0.5s of that time. Discounting laps where I made mistakes the slowest was a 49.9.

The tyres held up fine all through lap 9, by lap 10 they were showing their wear and I had to pit for fuel at the end of lap 11 so I don't know how far they can go before they lose too much pace. Given the amount of wear on the most worn tyre I'd say they had at least 1 lap left.

This is without concerning myself at all about conserving either fuel or tyres, I wanted to know how far I could go to give myself an idea about pit strategy. I mean, we're going to pit anyway so there's not much to gain from conserving.

Monza is a good track for the Vette

 

[Lazybike]

I dont know about low 46's do that and your off into the distance! I think i had a 46.8 round there in race trim, with low/mid 47's as consistent/safe from penalties sort of laps.

Yeah sorry mate, I got confused with the 47.0 and the 46.8..

 

[PTLobo2]

Im doing mid 48s in race pace and i honestly dont see where im losing that much time... my guess is straight line speed really, but it will be a very though race.

 

[Philtaylor17]

Im doing mid 48s in race pace and i honestly dont see where im losing that much time... my guess is straight line speed really, but it will be a very though race.

Yeah plus the McLaren is a mid corner beast, chicanes and braking zones aren't really where it's at its best..

If I'm running another practice session I'll put it on here, it's a good way to see where you're gaining/losing relative to eachother

 

[paoloevans]

I love all the discussion on different cars and where they are stronger and weaker

Me...... yeh I'll race the Ferrari again

I'm a real sucker for my prancing horse

 

[SRT DK Racing]

I would like to make an susgestion regarding phil taylor and PTLobo2 , please give them more weight in the car or take some power from them , then I dont need to make some sabotage on their cars , and I dont want to go to jail , so pleeeeease

 

[paoloevans]

I would like to make an susgestion regarding phil taylor and PTLobo2 , please give them more weight in the car or take some power from them , then I dont need to make some sabotage on their cars , and I dont want to go to jail , so pleeeeease

I'll employ extra security staff in parc ferme to make sure their cars are safe

 

[SRT DK Racing]

I'll employ extra security staff in parc ferme to make sure their cars are safe

Dahmmit - Not the answer I was looking for - better get creative then

 

[Invisigoth]

I'm a real sucker for my prancing horse

I reckon it's time to send it to the glue factory ......

 

[Philtaylor17]

I liked Ferrari, until they treated Seb the way they did, now I hope they finish last in every session

Still a fan of their GT cars though.

 

[Spinerkopin]

Im doing mid 48s in race pace and i honestly dont see where im losing that much time... my guess is straight line speed really, but it will be a very though race.

We pretty much have the same pace then:tup:

 

[Invisigoth]

It sounds like the gap between the back and the front is not great. You guys had better be mindful of the penalties, because @Kuraudo and I are only a second or two behind, and last season @Kuraudo may not have been the fastest, but he was *very* consistent during the races.

 

[SRT DK Racing]

Driving Aids Prohibited: Countersteering Assistance

Shouldnt there be another one thats prohibited - active stability management ?

 

[Invisigoth]

Shouldnt there be another one thats prohibited - active stability management ?

Last season only CA was mentioned.

 

[GTP_Guido]

 

[Invisigoth]

Unfortunately couldn't find a half asleep creature with bed head with which to respond, but anyway .

Final round of testing/practice, this time to see how many laps I get out of a tank. The tank indicator shows full at the start of the session. I had to pit at the end of lap 11 for fuel. The tyres were still ok, but I was starting to feel them going. A better driver would probably be getting more laps out of them.

 

[paoloevans]

I liked Ferrari, until they treated Seb the way they did, now I hope they finish last in every session

Still a fan of their GT cars though.

I fell out of love with F1 a long time ago. GT/Sportscar racing is my passion

 

[paoloevans]

Shouldnt there be another one thats prohibited - active stability management ?

I've always allowed it from Season 1 and in my spot races I used to host before I started the Sprint Cup.

This series is ment to be for all driver levels/skills. I guess the option is there for people to use it if they want.

 

[R_Goldstreiff]

Race day =) Yo peepz, I think I need a bit of practice before the race starts to get in the groove, so - in case there isn't a practice lobby open already then - I'll open up a last minute practice lobby from 20:00 to 20:30 CET / 19:00 to 19:30 UK before the race lobby opens - or do you sometimes open these early @paoloevans ?

 

[paoloevans]

Race day =) Yo peepz, I think I need a bit of practice before the race starts to get in the groove, so - in case there isn't a practice lobby open already then - I'll open up a last minute practice lobby from 20:00 to 20:30 CET / 19:00 to 19:30 UK before the race lobby opens - or do you sometimes open these early @paoloevans ?

That's cool.

The lobby will be open bang on 19:30.

 

[Invisigoth]

The lobby will be open bang on 19:30.

Or 5:30am for some (daylight savings has kicked in )

 

[Philtaylor17]

I'll be on for some pre race practice - haven't raced it since the last practice session

 

[Raptor013]

Or 5:30am for some (daylight savings has kicked in )

You mean we get a sleep in this season. Awesome stuff.

 

[paoloevans]

@Invisigoth and @Raptor013 respect as always