Weekly Race Series, Week 7 - Astranomical

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Originally posted by Mr P
i'm pulling out ! have fun guys ;) cant be arsed :P and rally is sidetracking me :mischievous:

Gonnae Gee us yer settins like n aw dat no:P..

Translation (Can you post your settings please if you don't mind thank you):lol:
The first part is a wee bit of glesga banter incase anyone's wondering:P
Cheers :)
 
Aye nae probs ma mon ;)

as soon as my 5 year old son finishes with the Rx7 on Complex 2 :eek:

:D
 
Cheers Mucker 👍 A 5yr old at complex string Respect ;)

Btw Ron have you seen Limmy.com ?? Check it out if ye want a laugh (Not suitable for kids) it was done by some dope head glesga guy..
 
this is the first weekly race i'm running in, and it's been fun so far, comparing my times with everyone else's. of course, i'm way off the pace from almost everyone here. :) here are my times:

T1: 0'17.3
T2: 0'49.3
T3: 1'06.3

it seems that i'm losing a lot of time between T2 and T3... any tips?

i'm using the setup that gokents has posted, by the way, with tcs set at 6.
 
Originally posted by davidjee
this is the first weekly race i'm running in, and it's been fun so far, comparing my times with everyone else's. of course, i'm way off the pace from almost everyone here. :) here are my times:

T1: 0'17.3
T2: 0'49.3
T3: 1'06.3

it seems that i'm losing a lot of time between T2 and T3... any tips?

i'm using the setup that gokents has posted, by the way, with tcs set at 6.

Keep it up davidjee
 
well davidjee...

I changed my setup after after a little while... here is what I am running now...

Btw, it is more along the lines of a normal/medium setup becuase the tcs is making for an easier to control situation.

here are the updated one...

12/15
75/75
8/10
8/10
toe: -1.0/0.0
camber: 3.0/1.0

brakes:14/14

tranny: 30 (no tricks)

Lsd: 5/15/5

df: max
acm: 0
tcs: 5

Basically the toe is the only change, but that change should only come if you can control the car with no oversteer problems.

I suggest that you (davidjee) personally stick with the original setup that had a toe of 2/2.

That will limit the oversteer.

Good luck on that and keep up with the racing.

Also...

Are you running an auto or a manual?

That can make a difference on the hints we all might have for you... Im running with a manual.

Oh yea, davidjee, are you running the set up from a page ago or from way back at the begining?

dont do my first one, it was so screwy that I cant even imagine what I was thinking.

The setup from a page ago is ok and very similar to the one on this post...

try these two. (the one from a page ago and this one.) They are much better.
 
Basically the toe is the only change, but that change should only come if you can control the car with no oversteer problems.

I suggest that you (davidjee) personally stick with the original setup that had a toe of 2/2.

That will limit the oversteer.
hm. i don't think i've been having a problem with oversteer. i think i'm just not choosing the fastest line through some of the turns, especially the one just before the bridge.
Are you running an auto or a manual?

That can make a difference on the hints we all might have for you... Im running with a manual.
i'm also using manual. who uses auto anyway? ;)
 
ME!! i use AUTO because with MANUAL i stay in 1st gear for about a 3 turns then i remebr to cahnge gears:embarrassed: dont laugh :lol:
 
My t2's are in the sub 47 range on good laps...

47.2, 47.1, 47.0 are on the average.

My best t2 was on my best lap I mentioned earlier...

t1- 16.600
t2- 46.7
t3- 1.02.8
final... you'll just have to wait and be amazed.

It is really low. :D

As for the auto manual thing...

And the line thing...

Try and mention where you feel your line is bad...

I can say for now that my t2 jumped down majorly once I got onto the idea of the u-turns fastest method...

I am now going into the u-turn between t1 and t2 by not braking until just about the rumblies on the outside begin. Then holding hard braking as I turn and down shifting to 2nd, right when I make it to second and the proper speed to use second, I am on the gas with no waiting.

That strategy alone sounds simple, but it took a while before I got onto the idea of no drifting without using the gas.

I also want to mention that when I was doing my old strategy, I was getting t2's in the 47.2-47.8 range.

Plus when I was doing that, I was putting down t3's (on good laps) of 1.03.4-8

So I want to stress the most important thing in my opinion...

dont watch for t3 times... that is a major turn ahead of you right after it.

That turn sets you up for the final s and that final s is the biggest time maker or breaker in the game.

With that in mind, the long bend before it (right after the t3) is majorly important not just for position, but also because the speed you can do that at is really different based on your driving.

I am going through that tunnel in 5th and not letting of the gas except for a split second.

Never even going into fourth.

Good luck, because I am done with the race... Im submitting my time right now.

But I will be back for discussion on how to race this one.

Note: I did about 500 miles for this race.
 
i sent in my time last night i found that the astra

understeered with tcs. asm stock and when i lowered it i

got better turning..
 
I also sent in my time...

I just really want to find out how everyone did.

Its gonna kill me when there are only a few people turning in times.

All of these regestered racers and only a few turn out for the racing...

I guess Im one of the few here with no real life...
 
meh....unless i get really bored in the next couple days, I think im done w/ this one. My times not the greatest, but its alright. could i do better? sure...but not good enough to really bother spending another 300 miles tuning and tweaking and swearing at this junk heap of a car. Im finally figuring out how to get into the high 16 t1 range (like 16.9....haha) but i cant keep the rest of the lap together as well as i did on my best save, so whatever! Good luck to all of you, and a special 👍 to those of you that are putting down the times you are, especially you gokents...good lord, you truely have more patience for this car than i do....haha
 
Originally posted by pedrodaman
Gonnae Gee us yer settins like n aw dat no:P..


Same as Lotus only i changed a couple of things....

12 / 10
55 / 80
10 / 10
10 / 10
1.9 / 1.1
2.0 /2.0
7/7
18 / 22
20/60/20
moved the auto up to 34
asm 0
tcs 7
 
Originally posted by GoKents
I also sent in my time...

I just really want to find out how everyone did.

Its gonna kill me when there are only a few people turning in times.

All of these regestered racers and only a few turn out for the racing...

I guess Im one of the few here with no real life...


It is a bit dissapointing I know, but real life does sometimes get in the way for some people ...

I will have another go at this probably in the morning , if not I still got monday to try when the kids are at school :cool:

Also Gokents, an observation of mine ......



you make incredibly lonnnnnnnnng posts :eek: :D



👍 I never have that much to say :P
 
GoKents has long posts because that we he doesnt post 3 times for the same subject like me i post around times when i coukdve posted once :lol:
 
I need a bit of help guys.

Ive only had gt3 for a week... so cash and cars in garage atm is limited..

What car did people drive in the german touring car race to get the Astra?

Any help would be great...

Thnx
WSSSUP
 
What car did people drive in the german touring car race to get the Astra?

i used my camaro race car. i sweeped the series easily with it.

which car should you use? i guess it depends on what you have in your garage.
 
I have a few of the early cars you win..

I have a monster Evo but my tuning skills are rusty...
The car just doesnt turn....too much power..

I'll keep trying..

WSSSUP:D
 
I have a monster Evo but my tuning skills are rusty...
The car just doesnt turn....too much power..
yeah i know what you mean. i have trouble with dealing with evo's understeer as well.

there are some nice cars you can win fairly easily in the amateur league. to name a couple:

- camaro race car from the american championship
- vertigo race car (awesome) from the european championship

of course, you can always check the prize cars list yourself for this kind of information. :)

have fun driving!
 
Yeh ive been doin alot of browsing on this forum...very cool.

Looks like time is running out for me for this weeks race.
Will keep trying with settings on lancer...turn baby turn.

Best i can do so far in the touring car champ is 3rd...

Back to it... if i can get my dad off the bloody thing..

:D
 
I have just been destroyed...

A quick change of the right tyres is all i needed..
Won every race in the german legue only to await a dismal ending..I got the trophy then 4 cars in the usual shaded appearence appeared on screen and b4 my eyes the Astra was gone.

Instead i won some ****ty little FF car.

WSSUP WIT DAT

:confused:
 
Well thanks everyone for noticing my posting.

I dont know those were all meant as compliments, but I took them that way.

I try not to double post, I try not to spam.
thanks again.

I actually really just want to say that I seriously cant wait for the times to be published.

I think my final time might suprise some of you... and as I told boom, this cements my need for an x-port.

Talk to you all soon... hopefully in the results thread.

Oh yea, this is a pretty short post... :rolleyes:
 
Thnx for the save trick advice davidjee....

All good...got the car in the garage...
My hands are sore from playing for too long....

Oh well...next step...gettin a good time.

:D
 
Originally posted by Mr P
Same as Lotus only i changed a couple of things....

12 / 10
55 / 80
10 / 10
10 / 10
1.9 / 1.1
2.0 /2.0
7/7
18 / 22
20/60/20
moved the auto up to 34
asm 0
tcs 7

Cheers Ron 👍 I will give em a whirl before i hit the hay ..And see if i can come up with anything resonable :irked:

later ;)
 
Originally posted by GoKents
t1- 16.600
t2- 46.7
t3- 1.02.8
final... you'll just have to wait and be amazed.
It is really low. :D

Sounds like you're giving me a real pasting this week GoKents
my best is
t1: 16.804
t2: 47.079
t3: 63.118

Time submitted ~sigh~
 
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