Apologies Clive for the wee tap that destroyed your GT in the hairpin....bizarre!! I didn't expect you'd hit the polos.....
But the crash reaction was a little extreme considering the very minor, soft contact....don't you think?
Surprised how good the M1 felt at Rouen and manged a PB in the 2:04's. Suspect it might have been quietly melting tyres at that speed though, so will have to watch it.
Congrats Cookie.....you're flyin' in the Lola.
lol I wondered who was responsible!! It felt that I had been lifted on a crane and dropped back onto the wheels from a great height.
I suspect that something got even more deranged than usual in the suspension department because the big beast just refused to co-operate from then on and I retired after taking out some other unfortunate driver with a huge spin on the back straight.
As regards the Lotus 63.
I would suggest that you throw away the default setup as it is very assymmetric and I found it far too unstable around Monaco. It might give you the "chance" of a blistering lap, but keeping that level of control for 30 laps was a non starter for me.
Start by making the spring rates the same for both sides ( probably the lower of the two values in default)
Bump/ rebound I would set at 3 all round to start with
Bump rubbers set to zero
Front Toe in set at something that will give stability, maybe 0.125"
Rear toe out at something similar
The diff and clutch setup is down to preference and what you want is a car that will turn in easily and allow you to squeeze on the power without the tail flicking out and connecting with the barrier.
Ride height...... I always give myself a high setting at Monaco because if the suspension bottoms out as you try and nail the chicane...you ain't going to make it to Tabac
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Once you have done a few laps you can adjust camber angles to get tyre temps even and tweak the other settings to your liking.
Above all, as Joe discovered, around Moanaco you want a setup that gives you confidence and that will be very "safe". Survival is 80% of the battle here, speed another 10% and observation of cars having problems ahead the other 10%.
