WSC VII - DrifterJoe, Snowcrash, Ford Champions!Finished

[Furinkazen]

It's simple: you still have 100 more BHP than Furi.

However we have an ace up our sleeve - if we can't win on pace...

 

[FlyingFox]

It's simple: you still have 100 more BHP than Furi.

True but I'll be stopping more than Furi.

 

[Furinkazen]

True but I'll be stopping more than Furi.

 

[FlyingFox]

This is why I was mad at @Furinkazen for docking the Shelby 10 BHP because come what may Joe and myself and Jammy will all be stopping more than other PT cars and now they can keep up with us on pace so we have already lost!

 

[Akmuq]

And Ford destroys every other car in wet.

 

[FlyingFox]

And Ford destroys every other car in wet.

Never said this before but.........Furi logic

 

[Pluxtheduck]

Yeah... keep up with... oh wait no. 10bhp isn't going to take 2 seconds off your pace mate...

 

[FlyingFox]

Yeah... keep up with... oh wait no. 10bhp isn't going to take 2 seconds off your pace mate...

Tomorrow will tell Plux.

 

[Furinkazen]

This is why I was mad at @Furinkazen for docking the Shelby 10 BHP because come what may Joe and myself and Jammy will all be stopping more than other PT cars and now they can keep up with us on pace so we have already lost!

@FlyingFox - Fuel wise we are much better. But tyre life is 50/50.

 

[Ninners]

10bhp barely takes away top speed, only like 4mph or so.

 

[Furinkazen]

10bhp barely takes away top speed, only like 4mph or so.

Wouldn't say it's that much.

 

[Furinkazen]

This championship is hard to BoP for. I'm thinking in future weight ballast would be a better option - what do you guys think?

 

[DrifterJoe]

Ran some laps at the new spec. A perfect lap is a 3:51.0 I did a few laps of mid 51s, one even after 8 laps on the tyres. The power reduction only costs about 0.5mph. After a 12 lap run I had 4-5 litres left.

 

[jammy21]

Same goes here. Little drop of top speed (2-3 km/h). My laptimes drop also little. Best is high 51. After 12 laps also 4 litre left.
My race pace will be lot lower.
I use different setup for quali/freeruns than race.

 

[FordMKIVJ5]

This championship is hard to BoP for. I'm thinking in future weight ballast would be a better option - what do you guys think?

Honestly,
The reason it's hard to set a BoP for is because the GTP class has a mix of GTs and Prototypes. Which means that the GT cars have to be made significantly faster than the protos on the straights because they have less downforce or just aren't as good in the corners.

I say stick to 2 distinct classes rather than melding 2 together until such a time as we get 24 player races +, when you can run 3.

So protos are the MKIV, P4 and XJ13 and GTs are Cobra Daytona, MK1 GT40, 250GTO etc.

 

[FlyingFox]

This championship is hard to BoP for. I'm thinking in future weight ballast would be a better option - what do you guys think?

Ballast yes BUT on a placement scenario as in BTCC. eg:

1st 50kg
2nd 40kg
3rd 30kg
4th 20kg
5th 10kg

And YOU TWO. The Flying Finn and JoeOfAnotherDimension. How in the name of all that's good and decent are you getting 3:51? Hmm Hmm?

10bhp barely takes away top speed, only like 4mph or so.

Correct but acceleration is slower and as a result its more difficult to break away.

 

[jammy21]

I don't know how's Joe done it but to me it's mean a lot of pratice (hours after hours), finding setup that suit my driving style with the car, finding confident to drive the limit of the car and limit of my ability to drive the car in this game.

And YOU TWO. The Flying Finn and JoeOfAnotherDimension. How in the name of all that's good and decent are you getting 3:51? Hmm Hmm?

 

[Pluxtheduck]

And having lots of power under your right foot

 

[jammy21]

Yeah but that High RPM turbo make driving very tricky - its hit you like lighting.

 

[Furinkazen]

Bit busy right now, but here's race preview. More to come later on this afternoon.

 

[DK]

Will we need the El Camino Ambulance?

 

[Yeratel84]

Will we need the El Camino Ambulance?

Good to see you accepted my suggestion regarding night time Q... 👍

Also was it part of track renovations to install a weather machine?


EDIT: At what time wil you open the room?

 

[Furinkazen]

Room will open around 6/6.30pm BST, Q will start at 7pm BST.

EDIT: 3:56.8...

 

[R0ssingt0n]

Anyone testing at the moment? I need to get some laps in but it's way too boring on my own

 

[Furinkazen]

Anyone testing at the moment? I need to get some laps in but it's way too boring on my own

Me.

 

[R0ssingt0n]

Me.

Online?

 

[Furinkazen]

Online?

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EDIT: Boom cracked it. 3:55.0

 

[Furinkazen]

START PROCEDURE - please read @DrifterJoe @gtpanoz @jammy21 @FlyingFox @Pluxtheduck @LancerEvo7 @snowgt @R0ssingt0n @Yeratel84 @CAMikaze @rustyMercedes @DK @chrisjohnson93 @ranhammerR34 :

Le Mans has a unique standing start. When on the grid after the 3-2-1 countdown please all hold handbrakes and 1 by 1 move into position from last place upwards. Last place car will be positioned just in front of the yellow/blue tyre wall on pit lane, it is just off the exit of the Ford Chicane. Then the next car will form up, leave around 1 car widths to the next car in sequence.

After everyone is in place, hold your handbrakes (no creeping!) and wait for me to type the time we start at. Then we are green! ~Cue GT5 nostalgia pics~

 

[CAMikaze]

START PROCEDURE - please read @DrifterJoe @gtpanoz @jammy21 @FlyingFox @Pluxtheduck @LancerEvo7 @snowgt @R0ssingt0n @Yeratel84 @CAMikaze @rustyMercedes @DK @chrisjohnson93 @ranhammerR34 :

Le Mans has a unique standing start. When on the grid after the 3-2-1 countdown please all hold handbrakes and 1 by 1 move into position from last place upwards. Last place car will be positioned just in front of the yellow/blue tyre wall on pit lane, it is just off the exit of the Ford Chicane. Then the next car will form up, leave around 1 car widths to the next car in sequence.

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After everyone is in place, hold your handbrakes (no creeping!) and wait for me to type the time we start at. Then we are green! ~Cue GT5 nostalgia pics~

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Don't be surprised if the start of the race will remind you of this...

 

[Furinkazen]

BREAKING:


Corvette Racing back to Le Mans for overall honours for first time in 7 seasons with @gokartman78 .