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« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2010, 09:18:28 PM +0100 » |
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Just got caught out by people slower in the corners, braking earlier but yet would leave me on the straights Dont get that. Why run with low wing on a track with this many corners? Tried going up the inside of the semi-fast right hander before that fast chicane of GT as he kept going wide through there but got caught out by the curb and grass and speared into the barriers ending in a ball of flames!
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« Reply #16 on: October 03, 2010, 09:29:41 PM +0100 » |
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Bah computer freeze! It had been a very long time since the last one I suffered. Had used a driver cleaner so it looks like it worked well. Gonna do it again right now. Was having fun. Started 3rd, passed API thanks to the top speed differential, although it was nearly impossible to keep up with the Ferrari in the corners. Ginsters was faster in front of me, so he slowed down after the halfway point and let me through to push me from behind. Thanks for making this fun race, funnier sbg I just hope my frozen car didn't affect you, as you were right behind me
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« Reply #17 on: October 03, 2010, 09:35:31 PM +0100 » |
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Thanks for making this fun race, funnier sbg I just hope my frozen car didn't affect you, as you were right behind me It did scare the bejeebus outta me Tough break as that was shaping up to be great fun. Any passing on that track is as tricky as hell but it would have been great to have carried on dicing. We'll do that again No problem with the track, which does seem far better quality than the add on norm to me. Be fun to race on with the ickle cars, GT1 would be hard work and it must be shockingly hard work in F1.
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« Reply #18 on: October 03, 2010, 09:36:33 PM +0100 » |
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tough tough race, just couldnt get any more pace out the 997, which seemed to be outgunned here by the Fezzas and strangely even by the Panoz !? I had to have stiff suspension to cope with the constant direction changes but needed 10wing to stop it oversteering!...hard 'kin work even for 40mins ! Never felt like a good balance all eve, perhaps i needed the car even stiffer It never wanted to turn in tight enough either. Amazing pace up front again, couldnt keep with the pack even from the starting lap. Enjoyed a good chase with H@L and Nsfast for first 14 laps with a constant gap between the 3 of us. But on lap 15 i got speared off the road when a rear wheel got on the kerb on that tricky blind left crest turn and i lost my place to H@Ls panoz. Finished an un-excitable 8th.
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« Reply #19 on: October 03, 2010, 09:42:05 PM +0100 » |
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Just got caught out by people slower in the corners, braking earlier but yet would leave me on the straights Dont get that. Why run with low wing on a track with this many corners? That might be me and my carpy driving I'm always slow in and even with wing at 2-8 it was a struggle for me in some of the corners. By the time you caught me, my soft left front was on 28 wear which didn't help matters. Had a nice battle with Apextech, seemed like we were quite evenly paced but I didn't quite have enough to get close up to him. Note to self: remember to put enough fuel in Congrats to Ian for the win, the pody and all.
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« Reply #20 on: October 03, 2010, 10:05:52 PM +0100 » |
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Well once again I proved am totally incompetent at doing a setup. Ended up taking hards but even those were overheating on the left I also have no idea how to get the tyre pressures sorted so the middle isn't several degrees cooler than the outsides. I kept upping the pressures but that didn't help. Was giving up anyway but then found a hole in the scenery..... game over.
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« Reply #21 on: October 03, 2010, 10:25:17 PM +0100 » |
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Limited setup time, gave it 8 rear wing and was a nice balance so went with that. Sorry my inappropriate setup meant I kept thumping your nose with my rear and spinning Spanner I think the Porch turns in later and faster than the M3 whatever setup I had use. Had been racing Apex and Goldtop, but afterwards was tail end charley getting in Spanner's way for a while after he fell off, until I went wide once too often and he was away Tried to keep up with Goldtop but kept making mistakes on worn tryes. I probably should have taken the 430, but I like the M3, and sometime it works.
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« Reply #22 on: October 04, 2010, 12:29:36 AM +0100 » |
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Looks like a few people twigged this track must have been designed with the F430 in mind Well I had a really great enjoyable race again, that's been a few in a row Shocked myself with a qually time that was right out of the blue early on & so was able to go back to looking at my race setup. Clung onto the fastest boys for quite a while, but not able to challenge them. Then swapped places a couple of times with Lazlow as we both made big errors & then had a great chase with TT for the 2nd half of the race. Congrats to SBG & the other podiums (I'll assume our API was up there ) Roll on the season proper again now, see you all at the A1 ring next week
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« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2010, 08:38:58 AM +0100 » |
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GT2 is the real stuff for me. Enjoyed the race like nothing before. Grats to sbg for the pace, bad luck for X. Had a chase with API in the first half and with Legzy in the 2nd. S14 has GT2s, right?
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« Reply #24 on: October 04, 2010, 09:00:46 AM +0100 » |
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Looks like a few people twigged this track must have been designed with the F430 in mind I originally jumped in the 996 RSR but I would say something is badly wrong with either it or the track/car combo. I had my hands full keeping it on track as there was little/no grip. On the odd occasion it went around the whole track without me making a mistake, it was just as fast if not slightly faster than the Fezza but I couldn't get pass the fact it just didn't feel right. I didn't try the 997 version as, for me, its nowhere near as good to drive as vanilla porkas (on other tracks anyways ) I mention it cause I like the GT2 class as well, especially over the GTC, and would like to see a return
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« Reply #25 on: October 04, 2010, 09:40:34 AM +0100 » |
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I was happy this morning to see I was the only car to get in amongst the Ferrari domination last night which made the race only a tiny bit better for me. A lack of practice and setup made for an average driving experience in the Gallardo....don't think I'll be using it again, unless I spend some time setting it up. Nice track though. (always end on a positive )
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« Reply #26 on: October 05, 2010, 12:17:22 AM +0100 » |
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Just noticed that my 4th place here was my 250th event at SROUK (in all Sims & GTL )
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« Reply #27 on: October 05, 2010, 07:39:27 AM +0100 » |
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Good one Legzy
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« Reply #28 on: October 05, 2010, 05:50:29 PM +0100 » |
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Maybe in another 250 I'll be able to get on the podium
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