Week 81: Arcade Rally @ Swiss Alps

[BlazingDragon]

Sounds good GoKents - thanks for the combo... 👍

I'm looking forward to driving a few laps tonight and seeing how (un)competitive I am

 

[Tedehur]

Thanks for this surprise rally, Kent. 👍 I'm currently at:

17.300
36.255
55.720

I'm really outpaced this week. I have a new best lap with worse T times.
T1 = 17.372
T2 = 37.005
T3 = 56.988
I know by my best sectors in other laps that there is 0.65 to find on T3 but it won't put me any closer to you.

 

[RacyBacy]

Just had a few runs with the Lancia:

17.436
36.449
55.971

I'm at the stage where I'm trying to work out the best lines to take. The course has some tricky sections especially transferring the weight of the car very quickly to start a drift (2nd last corner) while braking from high speed. Nice combo!

 

[Mr P]

That is not slow for Div 1 Kent. That is Mr P time.

I'm flattered .... even i'm not that fast though !

... Thanks all the same mate

Tried the Xsara last night and hated it here .... still @ 54.6 so far in the Helta Skelta 👍

 

[Ev0]

17.533/36.676/56.726

After comparing my T2 and T3 with Bacy's, I know where I need to concentrate on in regards to the track. I've run a fast T1 of 17.401 which I am very pleased with. Slowly shaving off more time, hopefully I can find 1 or 2 seconds to shave off my final time by the end of the race.

 

[Iceman]

Currently around the 55-56 barrier for T3 with maybe .5 to come off. Still a lot to find in the final section though.

 

[Tedehur]

Found a better way through the second sector tonight, and improved my best lap by much. Still 0.500 that can "easily" be saved.
T1 = 17.549
T2 = 36.315
T3 = 56.096

 

[Jean Kepler]

After testing all the cars, the Lancia was sure the better for me. Good choice GoKent.
So far i did this times:
17.841
36.842
56.706

 

[Eagle]

Woo! Still off the pace.

T1: 0'17.417
T2: 0'36.543
T3: 0'56.356

 

[Smallhorses]

Never been one for following the flock, so I'm going to honour my name and stick to the car with the least horsepower. Running the Citroen Xsara, for a few laps, its quicker than all the rest of the rally cars, except the Lancia, around here.... the rest of them all seem to be geared wrong for this track in standard setup.

So far...
T1 17.6xx 17.441 👍
T2 36.7xx 36.540 👍
T3 56.4xx 56.260 👍

Still suck at rallies though, maybe its 'cos I'm a D-padder, a wheel seems to be way more effective for rallies than the advantage it has on tarmac.

10 more laps gives a new save, 0.2s improvement on all T Times and a 0.7s improvement on overall lap time.

 

[Sphinx]

Update:

T1:17.022
T2: 35.540
T3: 54.766

 

[Talentless]

56.255.

I mess up often on the second to last corner, but the most aggravating thing is keeping up a consistent high speed, even through simple sweepers.

 

[Sphinx]

I don't think I will be able to improve on my last posted time by much more, perhaps another .200 if I'm really lucky. Although I'm very happy seeing this was done using the D-pad and yet sad that it won't match the wheel guys.

 

[NielsG]

I'm now at:

17.141
35.811
55.278

Happy with the T's, but screwed the last section up. Hope to gain a couple of tenth there before deadline.

 

[Smallhorses]

Ran 30 more laps this morning, can't get within 0.4s of my previous best posting.
Just heard I've got to spend next week in San Diego, so no more time for improvement, and only the weekend to grab a time for week 82.

Time submitted.

 

[Pink_the_Floyd]

Damn school!!!!! Will be out for sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long

 

[Jean Kepler]

New Time now :

17.538 - 36.435 - 56.524

 

[RacyBacy]

Sphinx and NeilsG: Nice times! I'm strugllling with this one.

 

[usernamed]

Well took out the Lancia for 15 laps and managed to get this:

17.511
36.389
56.391

I hope I can take off at least another half a second of the T2 and T3. My final time isn't that great either...

 

[Tedehur]

Another 20 laps tonight, but nothing worth mentioning.
Consistent T3 at 56.1 but I can't pass the last tight left properly any more.
I'll try again (and submit) tomorrow, but I'm afraid I'll be seconds behind you, Niels.

 

[Mr P]

I have these old replays from 2003 for anyone with xport /sharkport who would like to see my driving lines on this combo, I have a mod chipped PS2 and can play PAL and NTSC and have a replay for each ... Good Luck

Ron Arcade Delta @ Alps 1.18.934 PAL

Ron Arcade Delta @ Alps 1.18.832 NTSC

 

[RacyBacy]

Mr P! Stunning times, I'm speechless...

I thought I was pretty good until I came on this website. Sadly I can't view your saves, but a few things.

1. Do you keep the car in 5th for the first right hander after the start or change down to 4th?

2. In the second last corner ... Do you go round that wide in 3rd or tight in 2nd?

(or none of the above!)

 

[Mr P]

Mr P! Stunning times, I'm speechless...

I thought I was pretty good until I came on this website. Sadly I can't view your saves, but a few things.

1. Do you keep the car in 5th for the first right hander after the start or change down to 4th?

2. In the second last corner ... Do you go round that wide in 3rd or tight in 2nd?

(or none of the above!)

Hi mate 👍

[Bend 1] - I usually stay in 5th gear all the way along that part going by T1 unless I have had a little speed loss on the bend going into it! .... If that happens I usaully drop to 4th and redline it a bit and then back up to 5th again quite quickly and drop to 4th for the next bend 👍

[The last section] - after T3 is the make or break part on this combo, You need to drive fast into the horseshoe turn after T3 and with lots of precision! ... you must brake hard and drop 2 gears to 3rd and start to roll around the bend tight until you have the line nailed for exiting then drop again to 2nd and accelerate hard and fast gearing up again 2 gears to 4th again before hitting the final right hander where you drop gear again to 3rd and redline the car all the way around the bend and gear up on the straight again towards the finish line... hope this helps mate

 

[Jean Kepler]

Thx for the tips, another ting : I can run with more than 2 weels on the grass, or it´s considered cheating?

 

[NielsG]

Thx for the tips, another ting : I can run with more than 2 weels on the grass, or it´s considered cheating?

It's rally, so you can run wherever you want to. Just keep away from the walls.

 

[Jean Kepler]

Thx, good to know hehe

 

[Tedehur]

Time submitted because no more time to practice.
I'll be back tuesday evening.

 

[Mr P]

I'm ready to submit and go do some GT4P driving

final replay sectors are ... 16.968 / 35.400 / 54.542

That was cool

I'll see you guys in the next arcade car race 👍

Have fun and best of luck

 

[Iceman]

Saw a couple 55.5's and best has a 55.6 I believe. Lost a lot of time in the final section though. Seeing 17.0-17.1 T1's but cant seem to find the line or grear for the 35 T2. So far all I've seen is a 36.1. With those T1's it should be better. I have no idea what could be the problem, because it doesnt seem like it's possible to lose half a second between T1 and T2 from Mr. P.

 

[Kent]

I have no idea what could be the problem, because it doesnt seem like it's possible to lose half a second between T1 and T2 from Mr. P.

I guess you've mastered top notch racing.

Congratulations!

I'm still trying to get there, but oh well.