Weekday 86 GT Spec Racing | Next Race Friday 9pm EST?
- Thread starter CodeRedR51
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I love this!! 
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chuyler1
Then I guess they'll have to do a tie breaker race as far away from home as possible
CodeRedR51
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I know, we can just set up a 1-lap tie breaker race for all tie breakers on a track that give little to no drafting help. 
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- Forcednduckshn
Forced would have won that battle too.
+1Chuyler
Normally very true, but if you look at the replay, you'll see that that lap was near perfection, like a GT Academy lap. I got no draft assistance at any part of the lap ( I was ahead of Nepal the whole time.) The assistance I did get was a single bump at right about the start finish line from behind, which increased my speed by 2+mph for the distance of acceleration from a little past the start finish line to the braking zone for T1. So that was definitely worth at least a tenth. The rest of the lap was all time attack. My T1 split was something like 24.1, and carried that to the T3 split at 51.8 (Yowza). Came through the lights at 1'17 Dead with Nepal still in my mirror. He must have been very quick that lap also...
Check out the replay, you'll see
My PB in free run prior to this was a bunch of 17.31's, with raw pace for the 17.0 on best sectors. I believe did a 17.2 in the race also, 100% legit with no aid from draft. I gained at least a tenth of pace before the race by setting my entry up for T1 wider to drivers right on the rumble strips, creating a large arc and higher apex speed, with better entry in to T2 after watching Ghoast and Maverick, who were the other two fastest guys here that I have seen, both who did 17.28's in free run. Good times.
It will be fun to watch tonights race!
If there is room, I will hop in and race again 
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- carracerptp
Dr Watson and I tried to get a 16s lap with a 2 car draft (back when I was running 17.7s, Watson 17.5s).
Never got better than a 17.3s (I think if I had that lap again it would be a 17.29X) so a lap in clean air doing a 17.000 is skill.
WD Forced.
Never got better than a 17.3s (I think if I had that lap again it would be a 17.29X) so a lap in clean air doing a 17.000 is skill.
WD Forced.
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- Forcednduckshn
Thx PTP. Remember, I did get the bump, and would put that at around a .1+ advantage. Too bad we don't know the exact distance from the starting line to the braking zone. We could take the velocity at the start line and velocity just before hitting the brakes and calculate the time...then compare that to a non bump assisted run. Unless they have distance traveled in the datalogger....
chuyler1
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- chuyler1
It depends on the location, frequency, and intensity of the bumps. If it was before the start/finish it could easily be 5/10ths.
Last night I was running lemons junkers on the same track. I chose an older FR car while others were driving newer, faster FF cars. In their draft, I could gain 1.2 seconds over my best qualifying time...assuming the other cars battled it out and allowed me to stay in the draft. When I had the lead, one of them bumped me down the straight a few times I was still 0.7 seconds quicker...but I might have been able to improve that if I knew exactly how much speed to scrub off for turn 1. I tend to aire on the side of caution when someone gives me a boost.
The benefits of someone bumping you can be exponential in cars with stock gearing. In my case, 3rd gear was very tall for exiting the final turn but 2nd was too short. One or two bumps exiting the corner was all my car needed to get back into the power band.
Last night I was running lemons junkers on the same track. I chose an older FR car while others were driving newer, faster FF cars. In their draft, I could gain 1.2 seconds over my best qualifying time...assuming the other cars battled it out and allowed me to stay in the draft. When I had the lead, one of them bumped me down the straight a few times I was still 0.7 seconds quicker...but I might have been able to improve that if I knew exactly how much speed to scrub off for turn 1. I tend to aire on the side of caution when someone gives me a boost.
The benefits of someone bumping you can be exponential in cars with stock gearing. In my case, 3rd gear was very tall for exiting the final turn but 2nd was too short. One or two bumps exiting the corner was all my car needed to get back into the power band.
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- PURE_DrWatson
yowza is right... never seen a 51 at s2. With straight-away bumping from carracer I've hit 52.1 at the s2 line... always figured 51 was needed to get into the 16s.
GJ man 👍
I'm leaving work right now so I'll be at the early show tonight. (don't do my best racing after 9)
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- Acedition333
I plan on being at the 7pm race.
CodeRedR51
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Probably not the best idea. You're going to jump into a much slower car with no traction compared to the Vette.
Crossed my mind. Oh well, I'm not too worried about it. I don't think I'll be doin too hot tonight anyways.
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