. Also if anyone fancies coming to race n chill, room number gone. Nothing too serious just a bit of fun practice in whatever cars you fancy 
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1600 you not added me on PSN yet
Me neither, no practice yet at all at CR5, lol. I'll probably run this Thursday.
I did a single session at Tsukuba yesterday to improve my pace against the godfather of Aliens, and did a best of 1'07.210, however had two laps going against that time that were .158 and .193 ahead!
See you guys at CR5.
I just got around to doing some practice laps just a moment ago. For what it's worth, my best lap was a 1'04.361 on the 6th lap of the first stint...although I ended up parking it after that lap, so I'm not sure if the tires might have had a bit more left in them. I think pole will likely be right around a mid 1'04, and the best possible lap in a 10 minute window (which is the length of qualy IIRC) would probably be a very low 1'04, although a 1'03 might be possible with perfect driving and the other variables (tires/fuel load) working in your favor.
This car is rather odd around here though. It seems like in almost every corner it has some balance issue that you have to drive around
Glad you found the time Nick...I knew it was just a matter of practice
Regarding the technical nature of Tsukuba - Personally I only find Tsukuba to be technical/challenging in that you must be very accurate with your inputs/technique (particularly steering and trail braking) in order to maximize the lap time. In terms of finding the racing line I don't think it's all that difficult though, mainly because most of the turns are rather straight forward (it just becomes a matter of understanding how to balance the car in and out of the hairpins and executing the proper inputs), and more importantly there aren't really any corners that you have to link together in the most optimal manner (say Nurb F, Cape Ring, Eifiel track in GT-A, etc.), or turns that are very hard to judge (like turn 3 at Indy - the long right hander).
I guess it's all a matter of how one defines "technical/challenging" in terms of the characteristics of a circuit 👍
Still haven't driven at CR5. At least I know what I should be aiming at 👍
1'04.361 - I'm still about a second off... I think I can get a high 4 though.I just got around to doing some practice laps just a moment ago. For what it's worth, my best lap was a 1'04.361 on the 6th lap of the first stint...although I ended up parking it after that lap, so I'm not sure if the tires might have had a bit more left in them. I think pole will likely be right around a mid 1'04, and the best possible lap in a 10 minute window (which is the length of qualy IIRC) would probably be a very low 1'04, although a 1'03 might be possible with perfect driving and the other variables (tires/fuel load) working in your favor.
This car is rather odd around here though. It seems like in almost every corner it has some balance issue that you have to drive around
Glad you found the time Nick...I knew it was just a matter of practice
Regarding the technical nature of Tsukuba - Personally I only find Tsukuba to be technical/challenging in that you must be very accurate with your inputs/technique (particularly steering and trail braking) in order to maximize the lap time. In terms of finding the racing line I don't think it's all that difficult though, mainly because most of the turns are rather straight forward (it just becomes a matter of understanding how to balance the car in and out of the hairpins and executing the proper inputs), and more importantly there aren't really any corners that you have to link together in the most optimal manner (say Nurb F, Cape Ring, Eifiel track in GT-A, etc.), or turns that are very hard to judge (like turn 3 at Indy - the long right hander).
I guess it's all a matter of how one defines "technical/challenging" in terms of the characteristics of a circuit 👍
I took your advice seriously and it helped regarding focusing on nailing entry and getting clean exits. The line came more naturally and I was able to feel the grip at the apexes once I adjusted properly. And totally agreed on what you said about how one defines "technical/challenging." For me, I think it is the "exxagerated and lengthy amount of trailbraking" in the 3 hairpins that can be challenging to mentally overcome; staying patient and not being overly eager to get right back on the gas again. I think that's the nature of hairpins which, if you don't do alot of them or get used to tracks without them, you can get lazy in your technique. So this was a good lesson (for me anyway) in getting back to good mechanics. I'll never forget watching your GT Academy lap in to T1, how absolutely perfect it was with the controlled bleed-off of brake pressure in to the apex. Magic. Anyway, thanks again brother. 👍
