The Rolex Sports Car Series /Help Plan Season 2!/

[polarbear345]

It's just because no one has AGREED to the new time either... Except, perhaps, James, which doesn't mean TOO much...

Well you're the first person to really have a problem with the time/day.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Well you're the first person to really have a problem with the time/day.

Not necessarily. But, w/e...

 

[james6653]

Hopefully this week I will be better and have more time and polar do you have the barber motorsports park if so on Friday when you do practice have everyone try it and post there opinion about it on here

 

[polarbear345]

Hopefully this week I will be better and have more time and polar do you have the barber motorsports park if so on Friday when you do practice have everyone try it and post there opinion about it on here

Why don't you just host practice

 

[james6653]

Why don't you just host practice

I have to really race

 

[freshseth83]

Do a practice race. I don't see what the problem is. You put a decent time down, then you just screw up or something? Are you inconsistent? You were on the pace in ALMS with the Toyota, then you just completely lose it when we started racing. I don't get that.

 

[james6653]

Do a practice race. I don't see what the problem is. You put a decent time down, then you just screw up or something? Are you inconsistent? You were on the pace in ALMS with the Toyota, then you just completely lose it when we started racing. I don't get that.

I had time to clear cache and reset router and practice before the race the last 2 races I had to rush to make the race and stuff so I didn't have time to do that

 

[polarbear345]

I had time to clear cache and reset router and practice before the race the last 2 races I had to rush to make the race and stuff so I didn't have time to do that

That didn't even kinda answer his question... Those things don't play a part in his question, he's asking you why you can set a solid time in practice or qualifying, and then screw up the race big time.

 

[james6653]

That didn't even kinda answer his question... Those things don't play a part in his question, he's asking you why you can set a solid time in practice or qualifying, and then screw up the race big time.

I don't really know I think during practice and qualifying I get I'm a rythem then when the race starts I lose my rythem when the race starts

 

[freshseth83]

That's why I usually test in race conditions. Qualifying is cool, but at Indy in the last ALMS race I drove past both the LMP's in front of me on the first lap. I only got caught out by a botched pit stop tire choice and getting caught behind GT cars coming out of the pits slower in front of me. Being fast is ok, but being consistent is better. Learn how the tires go off or use traction control or something. Just try your best to keep the car on the road, don't worry about how fast the other guys are.

 

[james6653]

That's why I usually test in race conditions. Qualifying is cool, but at Indy in the last ALMS race I drove past both the LMP's in front of me on the first lap. I only got caught out by a botched pit stop tire choice and getting caught behind GT cars coming out of the pits slower in front of me. Being fast is ok, but being consistent is better. Learn how the tires go off or use traction control or something. Just try your best to keep the car on the road, don't worry about how fast the other guys are.

Ok and about the staying on the track to add insult to injurie I qualify with racing softs on and don't change them before the race starts so I just run those until they are gone then I switch to racing hards and I get slower

 

[polarbear345]

Ok and about the staying on the track to add insult to injurie I qualify with racing softs on and don't change them before the race starts so I just run those until they are gone then I switch to racing hards and I get slower

Of course you get slower. But I think you need to practice on race hards. You seem to have mistakes on them because you can't control the car the same way. So instead of screwing around on softs during qualifying do some running on hard to get a feel for how they feel and last.

 

[james6653]

Of course you get slower. But I think you need to practice on race hards. You seem to have mistakes on them because you can't control the car the same way. So instead of screwing around on softs during qualifying do some running on hard to get a feel for how they feel and last.

Ok did you get my message

 

[polarbear345]

Ok did you get my message

Yea, I think most do already (qualify on softs, for everyone) but if ya want it to be mandatory I don't have a problem.

 

[james6653]

Yea, I think most do already (qualify on softs, for everyone) but if ya want it to be mandatory I don't have a problem.

Ya lets make it mandatory and like I asked before and never got a real answer how about we do short 1-2 lap qualifying races and go off that for qualifying order and then do a final practice so everyone can put themselves back on racing hards before the race starts

 

[polarbear345]

Ya lets make it mandatory and like I asked before and never got a real answer how about we do short 1-2 lap qualifying races and go off that for qualifying order and then do a final practice so everyone can put themselves back on racing hards before the race starts

Why hards? I usually run mediums and try to set myself up to finish the race on softs. I try to stay away from hards if possible.

 

[james6653]

Why hards? I usually run mediums and try to set myself up to finish the race on softs. I try to stay away from hards if possible.

Ok so they can change to whatever tire combo they want on there car for the race

 

[polarbear345]

Ok so they can change to whatever tire combo they want on there car for the race

Two laps isn't really enough. Maybe if we have to do races (which wouldn't be realistic) it would be like 10ish.

 

[james6653]

Two laps isn't really enough. Maybe if we have to do races (which wouldn't be realistic) it would be like 10ish.

Ok ya what about a amount of laps that equals 10 minutes on the track how about that cause some tracks are shorter and some are longer than others

 

[polarbear345]

Ok ya what about a amount of laps that equals 10 minutes on the track how about that cause some tracks are shorter and some are longer than others

I think your missing the point. This is a Rolex series, series. In real life, they don't do qualifying races. To keep things realistic, the current system is fine. The only problem is people don't show up on time!

 

[james6653]

I think your missing the point. This is a Rolex series, series. In real life, they don't do qualifying races. To keep things realistic, the current system is fine. The only problem is people don't show up on time!

Ok ya I guess your right but we need people to stay in the pits I caught a few people leaving the pits when it wasn't there class time to qualify

 

[polarbear345]

Ok ya I guess your right but we need people to stay in the pits I caught a few people leaving the pits when it wasn't there class time to qualify

Lots of people did, but I think now the last 10 minutes is free qualifying for all cars. And if your referring to Monza, since you were the only dp car, I don't think it mattered at all. And you didn't follow the start procedure either. On the formation lap(s) you were supposed to go ahead of us, you stayed in the back for the second race. That wasn't the brightest idea, you've got a lighter, stronger car. Therefore your much faster than us, and you caused some high blood pressure in that first turn.

 

[james6653]

Lots of people did, but I think now the last 10 minutes is free qualifying for all cars. And if your referring to Monza, since you were the only dp car, I don't think it mattered at all. And you didn't follow the start procedure either. On the formation lap(s) you were supposed to go ahead of us, you stayed in the back for the second race. That wasn't the brightest idea, you've got a lighter, stronger car. Therefore your much faster than us, and you caused some high blood pressure in that first turn.

Sorry I was doing something when you started the race I said hold on

 

[polarbear345]

Sorry I was doing something when you started the race I said hold on

Well ya could've pulled over, not like you were racing anyone...plus you did it already like every couple turns anyway.

But back to the importanter stuff! Can anyone else say anything about the qualifying procedure?

 

[james6653]

We need to do a shorter qualifying session for the la sarthe race and maybe nurburgring shorten it to 5 minutes for those tracks

 

[polarbear345]

We need to do a shorter qualifying session for the la sarthe race and maybe nurburgring shorten it to 5 minutes for those tracks

Why? That's like a lap max?


And Anthony I remembered that guys name! It was Fernando! What happened to him?

 

[james6653]

Why? That's like a lap max?

And Anthony I remembered that guys name! It was Fernando! What happened to him?

Ok and 10 minutes is 2 laps

 

[polarbear345]

Ok and 10 minutes is 2 laps

So 5 would be one lap? How is that better?

 

[james6653]

So 5 would be one lap? How is that better?

Ok ya I guess your right

 

[james6653]

I'm glad we did points the way we did with monza cause now I'm
1st in point with a 5 point lead