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Title: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 11, 2006, 07:15:39 PM +0100
LeMans Special GTR Race

Non championship fun race. ALL members welcome.

Date: Sunday 18th June

Practice 1: 8:00pm (30 mins)
Qual 2: 8:30pm (30 mins)
Warmup: 9:00pm (2 mins)
Race: 9:02pm (80 mins)

Wear Settings: 2x Fuel Use & 2x Tyre Wear
Cars allowed: Any
Weather: Dry
Track: LeMans Day - TRACK DOWNLOAD HERE (http://members.home.nl/mauclaessen/UKGTR/24LeMans_v_3_3.zip)
Track Installation Instructions: Use GTR Manager or Mod Manager to install the zip file. If you don't use either of those then post reply and we can provide manual installation instructions. Even if you already have a version of LeMans, please rename or delete it and use this one so that we are all using the same track.
Pit Stops: All drivers must make a MINIMUM of TWO pit stops. This must involve entering the pit lane at the speed limit, and coming to a complete standstill in the designated pit box. Tyres do not have to be changed and no fuel has to be added. You cannot take your mandatory stops at the end of the pace lap, or with less than 1 lap to go.

Server: UKGTR LeMans Special
Password: frogslegs

Notes:
(1) It's best if all drivers can make sure they are connected before the Qualifying session as drivers on track during qualifying will not see cars that join after they are on track until they go back to the garage.
(2) Please make sure you are fully aware of the UKGTR Rules (https://www.simracing.org.uk/index.php?pid=7)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer on June 14, 2006, 08:31:50 PM +0100
Track link updated.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Rich_A on June 14, 2006, 10:26:18 PM +0100
Aghh 2x !! I'd prefer 3 hour race with 1x which would be a two stopper but hey ho sounds like fun regardless. :) Last time I ran here online there was a three lap finish bug where the race was finished after three laps even if it was set to 60min race.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Jeffrey on June 14, 2006, 11:30:09 PM +0100
I like the sound of this race. I just hope I don't lose connection again after a pitstop. :(


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 15, 2006, 09:21:18 AM +0100
Rule for pit stops are 2 MANDATORY PIT STOPS with 2x wear and 2x fuel.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Rich_A on June 15, 2006, 11:27:54 PM +0100
Hmm a 2 stopper is three stints each at 26.6 minutes, that's like doing a 52min stint on 1x. Possible but tyres will be wrecked by end of stints for sure..


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 15, 2006, 11:40:27 PM +0100
3 stops would mean 20 minute real time stints, which seems a little short.
Perhaps you need to take hard tyres.  ;D :P


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: LEUVEN on June 15, 2006, 11:45:01 PM +0100
Will they do (equivalent of) 52 mins on a full tank also, given the constant full throttle and high speend on the long straights?

BTW, Congrats on the recent wins Rich.  :clap:

Ill try and get some practice in for this race, so hopefully be able to meet up for some laps. :)

Looking like saturday night tho' as gonna be busy tomorrow night and saturday morning fitting bits n' bobs to car.  :o just realised, inbetween Eurosports coverage of the real 24hr race will have to be praccy time. ::).............need more time :'(


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Rich_A on June 16, 2006, 12:09:53 AM +0100
Thnx. :)

Yep 3 stops 20min stints. If a stop is say 60 seconds that's a third of lap here.. 20 mins is 1200 minutes, lets say 2 stopper is doing 3m03 which is 93 min, 1200 divided by 93 = 12.5 laps. If 3 stopper does laps of 3m00 which is 90 that's 13.3 laps. Well highly inaccurate but towards the end of stints 2 stopper is going to struggle, 3 stops sounds good.

Leuv I was wrong about MoTec 100hz thing, it's buggy got to be left on 10. It does show bottoming out but for real quick nips the rate at 10 is sometimes a bit too infrequent to catch it!! Best way is saving a bunch of hotlaps and watchin for it ..

I can do some practice on Saturday night for sure, maybe server will be up. I'll go on all night me, 100 laps easy. ;D If you go on server, send me PM ..


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: LEUVEN on June 16, 2006, 12:22:37 AM +0100
Thnx. :)

Yep 3 stops 20min stints. If a stop is say 60 seconds that's a third of lap here.. 20 mins is 1200 minutes, lets say 2 stopper is doing 3m03 which is 93 min, 1200 divided by 93 = 12.5 laps. If 3 stopper does laps of 3m00 which is 90 that's 13.3 laps. Well highly inaccurate but towards the end of stints 2 stopper is going to struggle, 3 stops sounds good.

Leuv I was wrong about MoTec 100hz thing, it's buggy got to be left on 10. It does show bottoming out but for real quick nips the rate at 10 is sometimes a bit too infrequent to catch it!! Best way is saving a bunch of hotlaps and watchin for it ..

I can do some practice on Saturday night for sure, maybe server will be up. I'll go on all night me, 100 laps easy. ;D If you go on server, send me PM ..

ok will do :)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer on June 16, 2006, 07:47:24 AM +0100
just realised, inbetween Eurosports coverage of the real 24hr race will have to be praccy time. ::).............need more time :'(

It's not on Eurosport this year, it's on Motors TV. And there are no breaks! ;D :o :laugh:


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: mclaessen on June 16, 2006, 08:31:29 AM +0100
just realised, inbetween Eurosports coverage of the real 24hr race will have to be praccy time. ::).............need more time :'(

It's not on Eurosport this year, it's on Motors TV. And there are no breaks! ;D :o :laugh:

Oh yes, no breaks. This weekend is going to be exhausting I think. When I start watching it I can't stop anymore :D

That means practice tonight after the Jerez test I guess ::)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 16, 2006, 09:26:44 AM +0100
Oh and it's 2 mandatory stops, there is nothing preventing you taking a 3rd or 4th or whatever you need.  ;D


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer on June 16, 2006, 11:24:27 PM +0100
Are we going to try a rolling start with the pit limiter? It's going to be a very long pace lap so perhaps after a predetermined point rather than all the way round?


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: LEUVEN on June 17, 2006, 12:35:20 AM +0100
just realised, inbetween Eurosports coverage of the real 24hr race will have to be praccy time. ::).............need more time :'(

It's not on Eurosport this year, it's on Motors TV. And there are no breaks! ;D :o :laugh:

 :o not on Eurosport?  >:( why not  :'(, Is motors TV on sky?

Just wont be the same, not being on Eurosport :thumbdown:


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Rich_A on June 17, 2006, 01:14:23 AM +0100
Hmm good version. 8) I'll be on Saturday night for sure ..  ;)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer on June 17, 2006, 08:02:16 AM +0100
:o not on Eurosport?  >:( why not  :'(, Is motors TV on sky?

Just wont be the same, not being on Eurosport :thumbdown:

Apparently some German channel got the rights and so Eurosport lost it. Motors TV (on Sky - it's actually a French-based channel) picked up the rights and are doing the whole thing live. 8) They do LMS and ALMS too so it makes sense really.

The start and some of the race will be going out on Player too.

Audi weren't too happy about Eurosport losing it as it means that their historic maiden diesel win won't be seen by so many people, so they're broadcasting the whole thing live on the net (link on RSC)!


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Minton on June 17, 2006, 09:10:03 PM +0100
Does this mean i have to put my race settings to 2x tyre wear and 2x fuel use?


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Truetom on June 17, 2006, 10:34:55 PM +0100
Will anyone be here in NGT?

TT


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: fozzmeister on June 17, 2006, 10:53:20 PM +0100

Audi weren't too happy about Eurosport losing it as it means that their historic maiden diesel win won't be seen by so many people, so they're broadcasting the whole thing live on the net (link on RSC)!

Yeh but its German...


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer on June 18, 2006, 09:08:28 AM +0100

Audi weren't too happy about Eurosport losing it as it means that their historic maiden diesel win won't be seen by so many people, so they're broadcasting the whole thing live on the net (link on RSC)!

Yeh but its German...

Nicht sprechen Sie Deutsches? :P


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Don on June 18, 2006, 09:12:31 AM +0100
Who's planning on turning up for this?
I hope we have a few more runners than we did for Jerez!


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 18, 2006, 09:36:57 AM +0100
Are we going to try a rolling start with the pit limiter? It's going to be a very long pace lap so perhaps after a predetermined point rather than all the way round?

That would be good. I've only just downloaded the track, is there a suitable corner to turn it on?
I think it would be wise to say we can go more than 75 down the long straights too on the warmup lap?


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Jeffrey on June 18, 2006, 09:45:39 AM +0100
Warming up the brakes and tyres is useless in the first part before the Porsche corners. So it would be good if the average speed in warmup lap is a bit higher in that part.

The pit limiter can be applied at the end, by the last 2 chicanes.

I'll probably turn up for this, as long as there are enough people to race with.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Mark J on June 18, 2006, 10:21:13 AM +0100
Am hoping to make this one tonight in the Porsche (TT & Don) so yeah hoping some more NGT cars are going to be there !

Unfortunately i am out for rest of day and will have no chance for practise...i'll have to learn it on the fly ::) Still plenty of room for you fast GT boys to manouvre around me. :angel:


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Truetom on June 18, 2006, 10:54:15 AM +0100
Looking forward MJ!  :)

As for the setup, I found I just tweaked it a bit from the Monza race.  Oooops! Giving secrets away...  :-X

TT

 ;D


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Luis Branco on June 18, 2006, 10:57:07 AM +0100
I'll be there and hope another 35 as well  ;D

LeMans is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig track with a leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeentghy lap. Even with 35 cars the track will seem quite empty ;D

I know a bit of LeMans as I already raced there. For purposes of engaging rpm limiter I think it would be enough to turn it on after the last left corner (the one just before the final two chicanes before entering the start/finish straight). This considering the cars remains fairly close during the lengthy formation lap.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Rich_A on June 18, 2006, 11:05:46 AM +0100
So what's the start procedure? What's this about using pit limiter.. ?


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 18, 2006, 03:22:08 PM +0100
Just tried it for the first time. Using the Viper as a special LeMans thing and it needs 3 stops just to make it on fuel (if not more). Over 16 litres per lap. What GT times are others doing? 4:14 is the only lap I've managed without spinning. I suspect you could easily get under 4 minutes if not near 3:50?


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: mclaessen on June 18, 2006, 03:26:02 PM +0100
I managed a 3:49 in the Saleen. Not even pushing :)

I'm not going to race that tonight. I think I'll take the Corvette or the F550.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 18, 2006, 03:59:26 PM +0100
I managed a 3:49 in the Saleen. Not even pushing :)

What wing are you running?


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: mclaessen on June 18, 2006, 04:15:26 PM +0100
What wing are you running?

I think it was about 7 when I set my record. Last time I raced there I used wing setting 4.

You only got to watch out in the slower corners as the Saleen likes to snap out suddenly. Especially because some parts are very bumpy at Le Mans. That is why I don't like to use the Saleen there. It goes like steady, steady, bump, bump, steady, snap. Too unpredictable for me for endurance :)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 18, 2006, 04:17:20 PM +0100
I've been running 1 and 1 wing because of the long straights I figured top speed was more important, but there are more corners than I remember. Might have only done the old version though.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: mclaessen on June 18, 2006, 04:30:46 PM +0100
The problem with a low rear wing setting is that the car tends to get very light on the back, making it unbalanced. To overcome that you could adjust the front splitter, but then you get understeer in all the corners.

As with all tracks you need to find a good compromise between top speed and cornering speed, although the long straights make it a bit difficult here. As long as your car can get up to 325 at the end of the straight before the Playstation chicane you shoudl be alright.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Truetom on June 18, 2006, 04:58:43 PM +0100
Hey NGTs! Is under 4.10 a good time or not?

TT


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Don on June 18, 2006, 05:44:35 PM +0100
Hey NGTs! Is under 4.10 a good time or not?

TT

That is something special I think TT ;) (well it is for me!)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Don on June 18, 2006, 09:11:42 PM +0100
Little bit po-ed. 1fps bug at the start and I had spent loads of time practicing :-X
Hope you guys had a good one anyway.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: mclaessen on June 18, 2006, 09:21:18 PM +0100
Nice race ::) Managed to do 1 lap without getting into trouble. For once I didn't spin until the 2nd lap.

Sorry to the driver who crashed into me. At the point where I was standing (Tertre Rouge, before the Mulsanne straight) there was no was of seeing you coming.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 18, 2006, 09:23:51 PM +0100
Hope you guys had a good one anyway.

Not really. 1 flying lap gone, came across Maurice's spun car. At LeMans there is virtually no chance of slowing down. I thought i was going to avoid by staying left but his car sedately drifted backwards down the tarmac into my path, engine dead, race over. Nevermind.

Pit limiter thing on the formation lap worked nicely I thought. You could safely get to the car in front and only go when he did. Think the limiter could have gone on a little earlier as the line is only just after the second slow chicane at LeMans and all the NGTs didn't really have time to catch up. Worth doing.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Edza on June 18, 2006, 10:34:52 PM +0100
Well, have to apologise to Gerald first and formost.....braked a little too late and lost it thinking I could control it......didn't. ::)
Shouldn't really have taken my rear wing down to 1 between qualy and race but I will learn someday!

Apart from that, very enjoyable - love that track!


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: whitham69 on June 18, 2006, 10:36:21 PM +0100
That was cool, thought I take a car i knew I could get home in. The little lotus did me proud only 3 laps down after 80 min could of one stoped as well with it.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Truetom on June 18, 2006, 10:50:01 PM +0100
Man! Made a pb in quali, 4.5.xxx, felt really quick. Mo was 2 sec behind in time and I was confident I could go a bit faster still.
Then a 1 fps bug hit me at the begining of a pace lap - don't know how much trouble that caused behind, I apologize to all who had problems 'cause of me.  :-[
Ended with some damage but continued, didn't wanna go through the grid to my former position, so I started last. Seems like I got some engine damage as the top speed was way lower than in quali or practice. Was doing best lap just above 4.10.xxx while in practice sessions I could do 4.7.xxx with the race setup.
Was trying to push as hard as I could but Loius was too fast. As he was gaining 1-2 seconds per lap I think we would be fairly the same if I had my car intact. Too bad Louis, would love to chase you around a bit.  ;D
Came 4th, second NGT I think.
Grats to Leuven and Louis for the win!  :thumbup2:
As for other guys, there was evident they didn't have enough practice laps, otherwise their driving was great, as usual.

I'm on vacation from 20th to 27th June, so I'm gonna miss some races. Have fun!  :)

TT
 


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Mark J on June 18, 2006, 10:51:05 PM +0100
Loved that track...very nostalgic to be taking a GT car around it  8)  We have to have a repeat race here as maybe a championship race with a full grid, it would be superb.

Was gutted to not get a chance to practise/learn the track before jumping in during the qually sesh..really not a good way to learn, but i stayed well out of the way of everyone during the sesh.
Race start was odd, several people seemed to spin out or pull out through a variety of reasons ???
Found myself quite high up after only a lap or two but then (as usual) when the recovering TT caught me, i managed to slide straight on at one of the tight right handers and he sailed off into the distance. :(
I was still learning the track lap by lap and gradually took 13-14 seconds off my qually time :o  Hadnt even had time to get a setup tweaked, i just used my Monza one but was only peaking at 176mph on the straights (not sure what other NGT's were achieving?)
Was still enjoying the track for most of race without seeing any other cars at all, but had two offs and both took my front splitter clean off...both times on lap before my pitstops were due (did anyone find their tyres just seem to magically fall apart on that lap?)
Really sorry to Rich A who caught me while i was semi-limping around to pits with no front wing or bonnet, i watched you coming from miles back in my mirrors but as i started to ease off and brake the car just drifted across the track of its own accord and we crashed.  :-[ Sorry mate, felt awful as i think you was 2nd? at the time.

Would love a repeat race with a chance to get my setup and pace upto scratch.

The only problems i had were two or three spells of 1fps :( luckily two were on a straight but a third was in the turns and caused real probs. It would only last about 5 seconds then go, so maybe those that ducked out with it (Don? etc) should have hung in there until it disapeared?

Think i finished 6th in the end overall  8)...possibly 3rd NGT  ???


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: LEUVEN on June 18, 2006, 10:52:12 PM +0100
Had a good battle with Rich for a good few laps early on, until I drove past the pits and looked at the fuel gauge, and it said 11L.  ::)

I was thinking about wether to escape or just carry on.
Before I could decide I had hit the wall on the outside of Terte Rouge.  :'(

After the spin I carried on at full wack, untill I got to somewhere between Arnage and Maison Blanche with 3 litres left i decided to "save fuel" and cruise.
As I spluttered into the pit in 6th gear with 0.1 L left in the tank  :o i just about made it.

Exited the pits and got a stop/wait for a bit/go penalty.

After coming out I dont know what position but ended up passing Rich (damaged) and gradually got 1st back

I noticed the top speed was significantly lower near the end, must have worn the engine a bit.

Was overall a good race track to drive on,


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: whitham69 on June 18, 2006, 10:57:37 PM +0100
My top speed went from 141mph down to 118mph by the end as well. LOL.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: picnic on June 18, 2006, 11:09:20 PM +0100
Replay (http://www.ukgtr.org/replay/Le%20Mans%20-%20Special%20Event%20%5BDay%5D%20223507%20180606.zip) and Results (http://www.ukgtr.org/replay/?explode=Le%20Mans%20-%20Special%20Event%20%5BDay%5D%20223507%20180606.zip)

Not sure about using this gaff in a league race. Came in for my first pit stop, having agreed it with the pit radio only to find Rich_A parked in my slot so had to wait 40 secs for him to finish before I could get serviced. GTR does some wierd things sharing garages, Rich was in his trusty 550 while I was in a Morgan. Not even like there was a large turn out  :-\

Anyway race was ok'ish. I screwed the first right hander at the end of the start/finish straight and got an instant stop / go. Then the silly pit box incident. Then Leuven lapped me and I noticed he kept popping in and out of view. A lap later and I had connection lost - stupid ADSL Max  >:(


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Rich_A on June 18, 2006, 11:18:08 PM +0100
Yur if I join sharing a pit I leave and rejoin till I get my own.. can tell it's sharing cause the cars merge into each other. Bad bug hope it's fixed in GTR2!

Good track, good start with Leuv.. fuel nearly ran out too was surprised to see you go on with only about 19L left but what the heck I thought and carried on too. Exited pit caught an unstable looking Elise which I crashed into quite badly, took splitter off and puntured front right. Pitted forgot to change tyre lol, pitted again and then was ok after that except 5mph slower top speed. Car felt great I got to say. :P


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer on June 19, 2006, 07:50:20 AM +0100
So how did you manage to get yourself DQ'd by GTR TrueTom? ::)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Don on June 19, 2006, 08:31:37 AM +0100

The only problems i had were two or three spells of 1fps :( luckily two were on a straight but a third was in the turns and caused real probs. It would only last about 5 seconds then go, so maybe those that ducked out with it (Don? etc) should have hung in there until it disapeared?



Drats! maybe so. Though normally when I get the 1fps bug it is a show stopper and won't usually go away :-\ >:(
(Next time I build a PC it's going to be around an AMD, if only I had a £ for everytime I have been struck with that damned bug!)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 19, 2006, 08:45:59 AM +0100
Have to say that addon LeMans seemed to bring out all the GTR bugs you can think of, from more 1 fps people than I've seen in ages, to shared pit boxes to warping cars to bad lap counts and so on. Definately not good for championship races.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Luis Branco on June 19, 2006, 08:50:30 AM +0100
Came in for my first pit stop, having agreed it with the pit radio only to find Rich_A parked in my slot so had to wait 40 secs for him to finish before I could get serviced.

That's two with me. When I pitted it I got Leuven sharing pit marker with me. For a moment I thought I was able to stop in front of him but I had no space left. I had to reverse again to stay side by side with Leuven waiting him to leave. I lost a terrible amount of time in there as well. I think mo had a good laugh seeing me going backward and forward around Leuven as he was in the pits behind me  ;D

About the race it self I had a great battle with mo with some changing positions. Even when one of us got more over confident and missed a brake point the other waited to continue a great a race. ;)
I've then had a close encounter with a wall that shuttled me in the air, but, I don't know how, landed on four wheels with some damage in rear wing but without compromising the cars handling, allowing to snatch a position to TT. Indeed TT was getting some slow speed in straights, quite visible.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Mark J on June 19, 2006, 10:35:10 AM +0100
A real shame it appeared to have so many bugs. :'(

I loved racing on it for the first time ever. I didnt tire of it all despite the lack of any competition, i suppose because i was learning the track as i went along. :-\ 
To me, it was great, reliving all the times i have seen the Film Le Mans and watching the races on the TV. I might have to get my ass over there next year to watch it for real. 8)

What happened to the night time element? I thought the reason we were on 2x rate, meant at some point it would get dark ? I Was looking forward to steaming around with the headlights on.

Bit gutted that we wont ever get to have a full grid competitive race here, maybe GTR 2 will get its act together and enable it to happen in the future :-\
Good fun all the same, thanks as ever, for hosting and setting it up 8)


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: popabawa on June 19, 2006, 10:42:24 AM +0100
What happened to the night time element? I thought the reason we were on 2x rate, meant at some point it would get dark ? I Was looking forward to steaming around with the headlights on.

There's no dynamic day/night change in GTR like there is in GTL, it's the same throughout the race.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Simon Gymer on June 19, 2006, 10:42:37 AM +0100
What happened to the night time element? I thought the reason we were on 2x rate, meant at some point it would get dark ? I Was looking forward to steaming around with the headlights on.

GTR 1 does not have dynamic day/night. It's either day or night.

Bit gutted that we wont ever get to have a full grid competitive race here, maybe GTR 2 will get its act together and enable it to happen in the future :-\

LeMans is not one of the tracks in GTR2.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: mo on June 19, 2006, 10:46:06 AM +0100
About the race it self I had a great battle with mo with some changing positions. Even when one of us got more over confident and missed a brake point the other waited to continue a great a race. ;)

Yep a really enjoyeable race Luis - we both had the same pace and strategy. We both left plenty of room for the other and it gave us some great side by side racing and swapping of positions.
The GT cars were pitting so often that at one point we were in P1 and 2.
Cant believe we went side by side through the ultra fast right kink before Indianapolis 8)

When I pitted it I got Leuven sharing pit marker with me. For a moment I thought I was able to stop in front of him but I had no space left. I had to reverse again to stay side by side with Leuven waiting him to leave. I lost a terrible amount of time in there as well. I think mo had a good laugh seeing me going backward and forward around Leuven as he was in the pits behind me  ;D

I was wondering what happened that I was so far ahead after the pitstop. I couldn't see your problems because of a car that pitted in front of me. As I exited the pits looking in my mirrors there was no sign of you exiting :(
Anyway it was too boring driving round by myself so I slowed up (like you had done earlier) and we had some more close racing.
It was shaping up to be a great race but unfortunatley I had to take an emergency call from work so I had to quit - think I left my car on the side of the track for a while too - sorry bot that if it caused yellows for everyone.


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Truetom on June 19, 2006, 10:51:58 AM +0100
So how did you manage to get yourself DQ'd by GTR TrueTom? ::)

Lol, Dave, I finished the race, then wanted to punt Whitham doing doughnuts, but was past him. So I turned and went back there. Race was finished, so I said, wth...  :D

He escaped though, was out before I could hit him.  ;D

TT


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: silver53 on June 19, 2006, 06:30:15 PM +0100
Hi all what was that all about then . I arrived later with the saleen it used fuel like there was a hole in the tank then ran out. ? . I think I missed the point some where. kindest reagrds gerald


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: silver53 on June 19, 2006, 06:36:03 PM +0100
No worrys about the little crash M8 I was not really in the race just out for a trail of downloaded track and the bug situation. cheers gerald


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: whitham69 on June 19, 2006, 06:55:28 PM +0100

He escaped though, was out before I could hit him.  ;D

TT

That was the fastest the car moved all night.

silver, they were using x2 fuel and x2 tires ware. I got 42 min out of a lotus ;D


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer on June 19, 2006, 07:09:24 PM +0100
I wonder if any of the problems were caused by us hacking the daylight Sarthe track out of the full set of files?


Title: Re: LeMans Special GTR Race - 18th June
Post by: Luis Branco on June 19, 2006, 07:21:13 PM +0100
I really don't think so. Each version is independent although in the same folder. At bSkilled I did the same (only using LeMans day) and we hadn't any problems. I think it's only GTR making its work (as usual)