Week 57 Results

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I was horrible through chicane/s-turn, usually able to do it at 87-91 mph, only managed 80!

I nailed that s-turn almost every time - when I didn't blow the first right hand turn that is. Lots of restarts after ramming straight through that first right hand turn because I didn't catch the strip.

I did manage to take that crucial left after T2 at 109 mph, I would imagine that explains this large discrepency.

I didn't feel like I ever got that turn just right. I knew I took it less than perfect but I didn't realize I was leaving almost .4 seconds on the track there.

I probably brake much earlier for the double right, which explains:

Yup, damn double right. Again, I never felt like I got that one right and by the looks of it, I never did.

Good run missing, I like to see the numbers next to each other, even though it tells me exactly what I was afraid of... at least I knew where my problems were, though, I'm not sure if that makes it any less frustrating. :)
 
Missing Link

I thought I'd compare my analyzer sector splits to yours to see if I can see where the RGT is so superior......see if you come up with the same conclusion as I did.

Missing Link / Gt3Emperor
...Ruf RGT..../.. Lotus 350
..................................(mph)
sec ..1=4.558 / 4.571 (149)..+.013 Link faster.end of straight
sec ..2=5.521 / 5.794 (117)..+.273 Link faster..set-up for chicane
sec ..3=3.834 / 3.820 (104)..+.014 Gt3E faster..thru chicane
sec ..4=4.858 / 4.651 (94)....+.207 Gt3E faster..up hill from chicane
sec ..5=7.018 / 6.874 (122)..+.144 Gt3E faster..down to hairpin
sec ..6=5.212 / 5.531 (116)..+.319 Link faster..hairpin
sec ..7=8.828 / 8.884 (79)....+.058 Link faster..back straight
sec ..8=7.444 / 7.884 (123)..+.440 Link faster..big right sweeper
sec ..9=5.804 / 5.918 (113)..+.114 Link faster..chute after sweeper
sec 10=3.089 / 3.101 (107)..+.012 Link faster..1st s-curve section
sec 11=4.859 / 4.699 (113)..+.160 Gt3E faster..2nd s-curve section
sec 12=7.200 / 7.298 (75)....+.098 Link faster..right bend to straight
sec 13=6.945 / 6.989 (117)..+.044 Link faster..straight

The areas where I see the most obvious advantage for the RGT:

+.273...in the set-up for the chicane
+.319...In the hairpin
+.440...the big right sweeper

The speed of the RGT through the big sweeper helps it to carry more speed thru the next sector .114 faster....but the rest of the track is a trade off of minor influence.

When compared to Danoff's run, it points out a similar advantage except he had a big advantage through the chicane, but not in the hairpin. My explaination is that you would have been faster there also, but you must have blown the chicane.

So as suspected, the handling in the two tight areas, (hairpin and chicance) and the better manners through the big right sweeper was where the RGT really had the clear advantage.
 
The advantage points on track are anywhere with top speed (it WILL have higher exit speed given "all things equal") and really, any turn that cannot be taken at wide open throttle.
Like I said in my comparison to danoff... I blew the chicane, nailed the hairpin, fairly good on sweeper (though not AS good as it could have been) nailed the left after T2 (also the first of the 'quicks' (left-right-left) and in the final turn where the RGT will have more power oversteer, which is the trick to getting from T3 to the finish so quick.

For the first turn, the RGT owns everything (non race bodied at least) even when I really nailed it with the 3400s I couldn't compare to the speed the RGT was capable of through it. 120+ mph is possible, which is just absurd. And even then, the sector time you compare to was a "slow" one for me, as I made the turn at 116 minimum, 4 less than "normal."

(sector 4) was slow (frrm me) due to a ****e chicane section. Were you ever able to get through the chicane OVER 90 mph? I did on several occaisions, and that is cleanly too.

As for the hairpin, that haripin requires early braking so that you can catch the rumble and the car turns itself. I would suspect similar results between the cars, with the RGT edging out a slightly better time.

For the sweeper, I would imagine that any of the cars should be relatively equal there, you just have to learn how to ride the rumble strip without being pulled onto the sand trap, or without being slingshotted off before you intended (like near the end).

The left immediately after the T2 mark would be owned by the RGT, at least I think so.

However, I do think that the 350 or 3400 would beat the rgt in the right-left after T2 leading to T3. The RGT just didn't want to take the final turn fast, it didn't matter what the line was, something would upset the car if going over 100 mph. I think there was ONCE (out of probably 200 time through that turn) that I managed 10x mph and didn't upset the car or slide too far outside on exit.

And like I said, the RGT would definitely take the cake through the final bit, as the power oversteer is much more pronounced and definitely the best way to take an 'increasing radius J-turn."
 
Yeah, agreed...It's a kind of interesting match-up in spite of the obvious superiority of the RGT in several areas.

Boy, you did 'nail' that hairpen...nobody is close to you there. and I see you did clearly botch the chicane. You probably lost at least 3 tenths right there.

I was able to get thru the chicane fairly well a few times....104 mph going in and 94 mph coming out.

But, as usual, in spite of the weak chicance....you put in an excellent consistent run. We'll see you's at the next road course.:D ;)
 
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