Week 80: The Power Of 8

[Old Geezer]

10 more Laps w/a Totally different chassis set-up has yielded:

T-1 = 15.356 ("Wish" I could do that EVERY Lap! )
T-2 = 57.275
T-3 = 1'21.415

...UB57

 

[tuff240]

15.559 / 58.688 / 1'20.715 - clean!

I think there must be a typo in there somewhere?
I'll wait to hear back from you before I update your time on the leaderboard.

 

[Pink_the_Floyd]

No.
First you put everything except for the NA and you remove weight
Then you put the NA stage 1.

You should reach 394 hp for 1068 kg (see in a post above)

So everything including gears and stuff and then as final touch the NA Stage 1????I'm a little confused

 

[tuff240]

So everything including gears and stuff and then as final touch the NA Stage 1????I'm a little confused

Yes, every mod available, except you can only use na stage 1 instead of stage 2 (it doesn't allow stage 3 or turbo stages)

 

[Luxy]

You sure about that T-3?

I just double checked, the T3 is correct, but T2 should have been 56.8.

So: 15.559 / 56.883 / 1'20.715

I've got the replay ready to post on tuesday morning. It seems odd to me, too. I'm usually not anywhere near the front, but I'm at 394hp & 2.7 pwr, so afaik, I'm good.. I'm chalking it up to the fact that the RX-8 is one of my favourites, and that I like running lower-power cars.

 

[IforceV8]

I just double checked, the T3 is correct, but T2 should have been 56.8.

So: 15.559 / 56.883 / 1'20.715

I've got the replay ready to post on tuesday morning. It seems odd to me, too. I'm usually not anywhere near the front, but I'm at 394hp & 2.7 pwr, so afaik, I'm good.. I'm chalking it up to the fact that the RX-8 is one of my favourites, and that I like running lower-power cars.

That makes much more sense now.

Excellent lap. 👍 👍 👍

 

[Tedehur]

Looks like you're gonna need that. I'm now at :
16.243
59.171
1'23.551

New best clean lap is :
16.275
59.023
1'23.386
I saw a 15.9 but I wasted it in the next turn, as usual.

However, it seems I had missed something about the final sector : in 12 laps tonight I improved my best clean lap by 1.3 second, and I still expect an easy 0.5 improvement by the end of the week.

 

[tuff240]

Luxy, I was thinking you had just transposed the T2 numbers.
Outstanding lap that will most likely all but wrap up the D2 win for you and give the D1 guys some serious problems. Kudos to you! 👍

In general racing news....

Well speaking for the "also rans" in D2, we look to be having a good fight for the remaining positions. Looks like it will be another week of close finishes where every thousandth counts. 👍

D1 is as close as ever, though being shown the proper way to do it by a D2 racer.

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[Tedehur]

flat-out, try stiffening the springs and the sway bars, it should give more crisp handling. If you want I can post my settings for those later.

I stiffened the springs to 11.0 / 9.0 and it seems it helps a bit. However, I never practised on SS Route 11 much, so I think learning the track brings more improvements than setting the car.
Thanks for the tip anyway.


Edit
Just checked Tuff's leaderboard ; did our Div 3 drivers die in a 787B crash last week ?

 

[tuff240]

I stiffened the springs to 11.0 / 9.0 and it seems it helps a bit. However, I never practised on SS Route 11 much, so I think learning the track brings more improvements than setting the car.
Thanks for the tip anyway.

My settings are basically what was on the car from CFM's garage. I did soften the springs a little though. I'd like to hear and try any advice from the faster guys also.
Springs: 16.5/15.0
Ride Height: 110 both
Shocks: 9 all
Camber: 2.0/1.0
Toe: 0 all
Stabs: 6/7

Brakes: 24 both
LSD: 5 all

Gears:
1st: 5.046 (so it won't switch to 1st gear in automatic )
2nd: 2.849
3rd: 2.202
4th: 1.774
5th: 1.489
6th: 1.290
Final: 3.590
Auto: 26

TCS/ASM = 0

Just checked Tuff's leaderboard ; did our Div 3 drivers die in a 787B crash last week ?

New fastest clean lap for me also. I finally broke into the 1:21's.

 

[Tedehur]

Looking at your settings I would say that your car is too low and uses to much stab to be able to turn properly, which is a handicap on this track.........................
..............except that you're already 1.6 second faster than me at T2


💡 Perhaps I should try your settings

 

[Luxy]

That makes much more sense now. Excellent lap. 👍 👍 👍

Sorry for the confusion ... I was a tad excited

Luxy, I was thinking you had just transposed the T2 numbers.
Outstanding lap that will most likely all but wrap up the D2 win for you and give the D1 guys some serious problems. Kudos to you! 👍

Thx tuff. I'm not counting my chickens yet ... don't want to jinx it

My settings FWIW are:

12/12
min/min
8/8
8/8
2/1
0/0
4/4

24/24

10/30/15

Final: 3.5 or 3.75 can't remember off-hand, with the tranny trick
ASM: 0
TCS: 3

 

[The Missing Link]

Just for reference, here are my settings, but settings don't make a huge difference on this track, there are compromises all over the place.

6.5 / 17.5
110 / 110
10 / 10
10 / 10
3.1 / 1.5
0.5 / -2.0
5 / 7
24 / 24
5 / 5 / 5
TCS = 1;
im not gonna bother looking up the gears right now... maybe later...

 

[IforceV8]

Final run for me i think.I reached my goal plus another .4 so im happy.

15.292
56.366
1.20.102

 

[Jean Kepler]

Nice time IForce, wish i can get this someday. I don´t know if the moderator let me race in this week, but at least i can compare my times. Here we go:

16:483 / 59.399 / 1`24.871

I never raced in this track before, only to win all the arcade races, neither whit mazda RX-8, so this was my best until now.I think i can improve more later...

Obs.: I´m starting on division 3, hoping that someday i can reach division 1, but until there, let´s race.

 

[tuff240]

Welcome aboard Jean!

I keep track of everyones split times so we can kind of see where we stand during the week. Just remember, some might not post their fastest t times or any at all, but it will give you a general idea of where everyone is at.

The link to the split times leaderboard is in my signature.

Have fun and enjoy the race! (Hopefully more D3 drivers will be running this)

 

[rollazn]

Sorry you guys, I won't be able to run this week. I haven't even tried this combo out, because my memory card is at a friend's house and I can't get it back till Monday. And by then I have school so that ruin out this week.

Maybe next week I can start racing in my new Division.

 

[NielsG]

Welcome to the WRS Jean. Hope you will enjoy it.

Minor update from me:

16.082
58.984
1'23.279

 

[Pink_the_Floyd]

Yes, every mod available, except you can only use na stage 1 instead of stage 2 (it doesn't allow stage 3 or turbo stages)

Thanks,this one is really hard.I will be looking forward to the results page to see how quick you div.1 guys are 👍

 

[tuff240]

Thanks,this one is really hard.I will be looking forward to the results page to see how quick you div.1 guys are 👍

You can look at the T times leaderboard and get a decent idea of where everyone is at long before the results are up. You can post your T times here and I will add them to the leaderboard also if you like.

Link to the T times leaderboard: http://www.tuff240.com/week80.htm

 

[Tedehur]

Welcome to the WRS Jean. Hope you will enjoy it.

Minor update from me:

16.082
58.984
1'23.279

I'm also at 1'23.2 now.
I had some 1'22.8 but no lap was 100% clean. I'm now expecting a 1'22.6 for my submission. I'll post the real times for Tuff's page when I'm back home.

 

[Pink_the_Floyd]

Yes, the silver car only has 361hp vs the black ones 394hp. I've just been running the black one.

I "got in" the silver one and went to the tune shop to purchase the balancing and the port/polish upgrades but it says they are already purchased. Then in Free Run when I go to "Change Parts" it shows that they are not installed and I only have 361hp. I remember taking them off in mk's for another race where no hp mods were allowed, maybe I need to add them back on the same way. That's the only thing I can figure.

I'll figure it out or make do with the black one.

Nice lap ODP. 👍

Leaderboard updated to this post.

What are you guys talking about? I'm driving with the silver one and it has 394HP.Maybe you tuned it a little bit wrong


Update:


T2: 1:04:374



BTW:What spring settings do you fellas use??

 

[Sjaak]

T1-15.998
T2-58.348
T3-123.087
There is still a gap of 3 sec.

 

[The Missing Link]

Well there are 2 RX-8 that come broken in already, a black one and the EVOLV Purple Metallic one (One of the best paint jobs in the game). Those two are 'win only' versions of the car, and will be at 394 Hp with 0 miles.

However, all of the other colours the car comes in are available through factory purchase, meaning the car has to be driven to 186.2 miles to get the full 394 Hp.

Hey floyd, there are several members whom have posted their settings (full or in part), just read back some pages

Mine are 6.5 / 17.5

 

[Pink_the_Floyd]

Well there are 2 RX-8 that come broken in already, a black one and the EVOLV Purple Metallic one (One of the best paint jobs in the game). Those two are 'win only' versions of the car, and will be at 394 Hp with 0 miles.

However, all of the other colours the car comes in are available through factory purchase, meaning the car has to be driven to 186.2 miles to get the full 394 Hp.

Hey floyd, there are several members whom have posted their settings (full or in part), just read back some pages

Mine are 6.5 / 17.5

Thanks Missing Link but your theory is not completly correct.Yesterday evening I've won the RX-8 and modded it fully and it had 394HP so the car needn't to be broken in.Maybe it's because I have the PAL version and you the US.

 

[Jean Kepler]

Thx for all your welcomes, and for the tips to. I´ll try to improve my time later...

 

[cardude2004]

I have a Silver RX-8 and put everything on it. I put the NA Stage 1 and didn't go higher and only have 382 horsepower.

 

[Luxy]

I have a Silver RX-8 and put everything on it. I put the NA Stage 1 and didn't go higher and only have 382 horsepower.

Just a guess, did you change the oil?

 

[Tedehur]

I have the Evolv purple RX-8 at 394 hp and about 140 miles yet.
Yesterday best lap was : 16.198 / 58.820 / 1'23.105
Sjaak, are you certain your T2 at 58.3 was not mistyped ? It seems strange that you are 0.5 faster then me on sector 2 then lose the same 0.5 on sector 3.

 

[tuff240]

Sjaak, are you certain your T2 at 58.3 was not mistyped ? It seems strange that you are 0.5 faster then me on sector 2 then lose the same 0.5 on sector 3.

I think that is easily possible. He could have had a good first couple sectors, then made a small error in his third sector that cost him a little time but was still a faster lap overall.

It's quite easy to run wide and have to lift at this track, easily costing you .5.

I am enjoying watching you 3 fight it out for position though. Good stuff guys. 👍

As for the rest of the stuff above, I'm not even going to attempt to get into that mess even though I may have started it.

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