Time Trial Discussion

[crackhaed]

I’m in a safe gold with TCS1. 2 was strong enough that I was losing significant turbo spooling just going over bumps and kerbs but 1 seems fine. I lost a lot of time getting wheel spin out of the two 2nd gear corners though, if I go back to it I’ll try kicking it up to 2 just for those.

 

[linksracer]

Deary me, definitely not enjoying this one too much.

Originally set a 46.692 over the weekend which was in gold by 0.5%. Logged in last night to discover that my time had fallen outside of the gold range by 0.01%

After plenty of invalidated laps, and having to do extra laps in between fast laps thanks to the run up at the final corner, I've arrived at a 46.473, which still does not feel like a safe gold.

Don't really like anything about this trial, the run up at the final corner (P2 is doing a reverse 180??), having to use the handbrake at the tarmac section, the inconsistency of the way the car reacts to tarmac compared to gravel, everything about the line through the final corner. Just gross

Being 2.53% off the gold time and being 305th is really discouraging for my safety within the gold range. Giving me flashbacks to the GR Yaris at Lake Louise and being pushed out of the gold right at the final hour, one of my 2 silver trials

Hopefully the new trial tomorrow is a little more enjoyable than this

 

[TheNormsk]

I really don’t like the new rally cross TT. Yesterday I struggled a lot just to get into Bronze. I even had weird handling when applying handbrake, the car would often stop and lose the ability to drive. I couldn’t understand why it was so awful so I decided that was enough and moved onto other races.

In other races, breaking was a bit off and found I was losing drive again. Long story short, I found out my brake was registering a constant 14-18ish% and I was running with brakes all the time. That was causing the loss of drive and other weirdness.

After working on the brakes for a bit, my driving found a bit of Viagra and perked up.

Tried the TT again and it is surprising how much faster you can go without constant dragging brakes.

I’m still not good at this one so I think I’ll settle for silver. BTW, I found that starting, by backing up to the barrier and then doing a 2nd gear hand brake standing start works best for me.

However, considering i think my brake has been getting worse gradually over time, it makes my prior golds in the previous TTs more of an achievement. Guess I’m better than I thought and also makes me wonder if I can improve my Le Mans further? 😀