VCRC vintage & low power :: Sunday 3pm GMT / 10am US EST

[amarynceos]

I took it out on both and personally I think SH would be better for racing. On CHs I managed to loop it at Brooklands basically every lap and Vale every other lap; on SH I only managed to spin at Vale a few times, and only when the grip on the rears started dropping away about 10 laps into the stint.

It's still plenty lively on SHs and lots of fun, but the grip loss is more progressive, giving more warning when it's about to try and swap ends. 👍 Still have to drive it with both feet, but nowhere near as much as with CHs.

Vale is still a trouble spot even with grippier tyres; do NOT get off the brake abruptly unless you're prepared for the consequences. For those like me who stink at Silverstone, that's probably the number one trouble spot, followed by Brooklands and sometimes Maggots.

Looks like about a 19-lap fuel capacity. Don't know if I'd want to try to run a set of tyres that long, though!

CS is certainly doable, but I'd need rather more practice to feel confident running in company.

EDIT: Much of Europe is going to join us in silly 'Daylight Savings Land' on Sunday. Are we going back to our previous (eye-wateringly early) 7am pacific/10 am eastern time slot?

--amar

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

SH tires it is i'm guessing.

 

[BrandonW77]

Yep, I say we go with SH tires. My math says 17-18 laps should be about right for the race length.

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Is it just me or this car isn't very "low powered"?

 

[daddyo845]

It's light. So it's pretty quick

 

[MC-Chase]

I should be there for the race this Sunday, love that Europa - so much so that even Silverstone GP doesn't bother me too much.

Is it just me or this car isn't very "low powered"?

It isn't really is it. I'm not complaining though !

 

[BrandonW77]

It's vintage OR low power, doesn't need to be both at once.

 

[BrandonW77]

EDIT: Much of Europe is going to join us in silly 'Daylight Savings Land' on Sunday. Are we going back to our previous (eye-wateringly early) 7am pacific/10 am eastern time slot?

Do they change time Saturday night? If so then we should move the 'Muricans back to the original time slot, 10am EDT.

 

[MC-Chase]

Do they change time Saturday night? If so then we should move the 'Muricans back to the original time slot, 10am EDT.

We change on Sunday 1am over here.

 

[BrandonW77]

We change on Sunday 1am over here.

Then we will be back to the normal 10am EDT time slot effective this Sunday. 'Bout time you lot got on the trolley.

 

[MC-Chase]

Then we will be back to the normal 10am EDT time slot effective this Sunday. 'Bout time you lot got on the trolley.

About time they ditched the whole pointless daylight savings time worldwide you mean.

 

[daddyo845]

Why can't we all just switch the clocks back and forward at the same time

 

[BrandonW77]

About time they ditched the whole pointless daylight savings time worldwide you mean.

That's what I meant to type......stoopid auto-correct.

 

[amarynceos]

About time they ditched the whole pointless daylight savings time worldwide you mean.

Hear hear, huzzah, et cetera.

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As far as lap times go, I did a few 2:40 flats and was headed toward a 2:39 before putting exhaust ahead of intake at Vale, so an 18 lap race would be about 48-49 minutes. Sounds pretty good.

 

[KingKlingeling]

I'm totally confused by the time zones
4pm gmt ? I'm changing this sunday morning from gmt+1 to gmt+-0 and I don't want to miss a race

 

[BrandonW77]

As far as lap times go, I did a few 2:40 flats and was headed toward a 2:39 before putting exhaust ahead of intake at Vale, so an 18 lap race would be about 48-49 minutes. Sounds pretty good.

I did a handful of laps and my best was just over 2:50, which is what I was basing the lap count off of...........but that was on CS tires. 18 sounds about right, figure in an extra couple minutes for the first lap and a pitstop, should put us just over 50 minutes. 👍

I'm totally confused by the time zones
4pm gmt ? I'm changing this sunday morning from gmt+1 to gmt+-0 and I don't want to miss a race

I think everything stays the same for you. Peeps on this side of the pond have been racing an hour later than normal for the last few weeks but now we're all back on the same schedule, so we ('Muricans) move an hour earlier but you all should stay the same (expect you'll be one hour sleepier). 3pm GMT, 10am EDT. 👍


I'll probably have a room (and beers) open this evening for some Europa practice, feel free to join if you see me on.

 

[John Wells]

Will be able to race Sunday

 

[BrandonW77]

Just drove the Europa on SH.....brilliant! Such a different animal and very enjoyable. Still bites you if you're the least bit rude but you can really push it if you mind your manners. Did about 10 laps and got a 2:38.825 as my best so far. Probably the most fun I've had driving around Silverstone, tomorrow should be quite fun! 👍

EDIT: got it down to 2:38.179 and think I still have a few tenths left in me.

 

[amarynceos]

Oh dear, I better get some practice in. Haven't run the Europa yet since I modded my pedals, hopefully I can find some more speed!

Edit: haven't done any more online practice yet, but I did do an offline run so that I could run against my ghost, and got down to a 1:34.9xx. Bit more to find but not much -- mainly at Abbey, Copse and Stowe, where I could squeeze out perhaps half a tenth here or there, but only at the risk of a 5 or ten second spin. That stupid hairpin in the new section remains a mystery to me, even after years of running it in various games, so I'm probably losing a few tenths there and down Wellington straight. (I miss Bridge... )

Silverstone's pretty long, so I'm guessing I can run a 1:38 flat online. Will see later tonight, if I have time.

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Just noticing that the schedule hasn't been updated for 2 weeks...?

 

[amarynceos]

Just noticing that the schedule hasn't been updated for 2 weeks...?

Regular host @watermelonpunch has been busy with RL concerns.

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So, I'm not sure how this happened (I was shocked) but I'm pretty happy with this online time:

If I can get anywhere near this tomorrow, I'll be content no matter where I finish. Honestly, I was expecting to have to practice for half an hour or more just to get into the high 2:37s! Usually my online high-fuel and offline time trial runs are about 2 seconds apart, so I'm shocked to get so close to an offline time...
--amar

 

[BrandonW77]

The room is open for practice. Qualifying will begin a little after 10am EDT. Don't forget to upgrade your tires to SH, and please don't say anything about the F1 race as I've not seen all of it yet.

 

[watermelon punch]

I apologize for both my absence & neglect of post #2.
Real Life really stinks sometimes!
And my Sundays have been rather peculiarly busy week after week recently.
I used to think of Sundays as a nothing-day... and that hasn't quite worked out that way the past month or so.
Really disappointed to miss this morning.

And I really am glad that others, especially @BrandonW77 have stepped in to keep racing options there for all interested! 👍

VCRC is not me - or any one person. It's all of us, it's a club - that's what it was started as, and that's what it is. 👍

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Good racing, I'll post a little video sometime soon.

 

[John Wells]

Good racing today, car sent me back to front a few times

 

[amarynceos]

Fun races today, I had the pace for a change but still lack the racecraft.

 

[daddyo845]

Excellent battle in the 2nd race. Awesome racing everyone.

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Here is the video, and I did say it was going to be short
There's only so much footage for an 8 lap race...

 

[daddyo845]

Great video I enjoyed watching it. 👍

 

[KingKlingeling]

Here is the video, and I did say it was going to be short
There's only so much footage for an 8 lap race...

I truly love your videos 👍👍