Walter Conn
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« Reply #15 on: November 13, 2014, 12:13:40 PM +0000 » |
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I hope to make an appearance if all goes well today. This is one of those car and track combinations that keeps me coming back for more. Partly because an alien gave me a good set-up for the Mustang, and it is actually nice to drive, even at Road Atlanta! However, I have only practiced a few laps, so I will probably struggle to keep it on the track.
EDIT: I did a full practice run. My best is in the 1:38s, but the average is a full second slower. I have since lower the tire pressure a bit, and will see if I can improve in the race.
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« Last Edit: November 13, 2014, 01:52:25 PM +0000 by Walter Conn »
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Clive Loynes
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« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2014, 01:41:59 PM +0000 » |
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Good to see you again Walter.
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« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2014, 10:20:41 PM +0000 » |
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Great race on a great track tonight, enjoyed that Knew I'd be quicker in a Falcon as I find it easier to drive but just don't like the car, whereas I do like a nice Mustang so took that Qualified a very decent 3rd place which surprised me. Got a clean race start and stayed 3rd for a few laps whilst Clive and Geoffers pulled out a lead. EvilClive was chasing me hard and we swapped places over a lap but I got back ahead. He then stayed within 1-2 secs behind me upto lap 14, keeping the pressure on. My left front tyre cried enough on lap 14 and I too was getting knackered wrestling the stang, and I ran a little wide allowing Evil through I had a sloppy few laps after that as I struggled for grip but then got some rhythm back and closed back up slightly to keep some pressure on. Don't know if that did it but Evil unfortunately fell off at the tricky downhill chicane and I got my place back with only 2 laps remaining. Nearly got Dan on the last lap as he too fell off but he kept ahead and I finished a hard earned 4th, top Pony
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Walter Conn
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« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2014, 10:32:10 PM +0000 » |
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Thanks, I thought that I was too late to join. To my surprise, there was five minutes left in the Qualify session. I stalled the car at the start. I blame that on left foot braking. Then I had a number of off track moments, but nothing too time consuming. Although, I did run wide on the last corner once, and I had to go down pit lane. I thought that I had secured last place, but it was not to be. Too bad for Evil Clive though. If it is any consolation, I would have ran out of gas if I were on the lead lap. I'll keep an eye open for upcoming races. Hopefully I can join the server a little earlier next time. I was lucky that the race started a few minutes late. Cheers, Walter
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« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2014, 10:46:25 PM +0000 » |
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.......... I was lucky that the race started a few minutes late.
Cheers, Walter
We had delayed for about 10 minutes while SuperSWIFT tried to join but in the end we just had to start qually. I think that I missed a trick with the tyres again tonight as, after the race, Geoffers said that it was possible to run the soft tyres on the rear and still make it to the end. PnG is so big that it will be years before I have bottomed out all the variations in car, tyre make and tyre compound! That's why I like the spec races. I know I'm in the right car! Well done Geoffers on a comfortable win and wd also to Dan for some serious pace. He was running soft front and back but they had had enough with a few laps to go. Sorry to Evil if it was my setup that didn't have enough fuel in but when I sent it I hadn't done a race distance or even any testing on fuel.
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« Reply #20 on: November 14, 2014, 10:04:38 AM +0000 » |
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Hello guys, I wanted to alert you to problems at work skip the next race. Ciaoo to the next. Hard luck Federico. You were missed.
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« Reply #21 on: November 14, 2014, 10:54:23 AM +0000 » |
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One of the things that kept last nights racing entertaining was the proximity of other racers for the full race length. The only guy who got clean ahead was Geoffers whereas all from 2nd down to about 6th or 7th could see a car just ahead and behind. It meant you had someone to chase or have pressure by the whole time. Nice
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« Reply #22 on: November 14, 2014, 11:14:50 AM +0000 » |
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Sorry to Evil if it was my setup that didn't have enough fuel in but when I sent it I hadn't done a race distance or even any testing on fuel. [/quote] Well yes!!! my legal department will be seeking compensation from the supplier of that setup!! Grats to Geoffers, who seemed to have the pace over everyone by some margin, and to Clive and Dan for the other podium spots. Practice and Qually were an exploration of the official SBRC setup that I was provided with . After struggling to understand how it was meant to be driven and discovering that the setup did not understand the "sideways" principle I was forced to make a few minor adjustments with a large hammer in the last moments of qually. Stiffening the springs a couple of notches front and rear transformed the car and I was feeling a little more confident for the race. The early laps I took steady and watched the tyres until things settled down and I found myself chasing Mark's Mustang. Our lap times were obviously close and the gap varied by tenths on each lap. Strangely I found the car started to handle more and more to my liking as the tyres wore down and I was able to pressure Mark who began to show signs of stress. Eventually he ran wide and I took the chance and scampered away. To my great delight I found I was slowly closing on the battle between Dan and Clive and at that rate I could well be involved in the final podium place before the final laps. The car felt better and better as rubber rubbed off the tyres and just as I was getting into attack range, the engine coughed up the long back straight ....what??? ........ NO FUEL!!!. I cruised over the brow and let the car run off onto the grass amid some choice language. Disappointed that I did not make the finish, but encouraged that I kept the car on track and was still ( sort of ) competitive until the end.
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« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2014, 11:23:15 AM +0000 » |
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I think that I missed a trick with the tyres again tonight as, after the race, Geoffers said that it was possible to run the soft tyres on the rear and still make it to the end. PnG is so big that it will be years before I have bottomed out all the variations in car, tyre make and tyre compound! That's why I like the spec races. I know I'm in the right car!
I find that with a number of the cars in P&G, the soft rear tyres last OK but you need to run harder ones on the front. I don't know if that is typical for everyone or just a result of the way I drive & set the car up. I would have thought that IRL these big powerful cars would have shredded the rears before the fronts, but maybe that isn't the case. Anyway, I was surprised to win that one. Everyone seemed to have a good pace in practice so I thought it would be a close run event. I got a good start, for a change, & built a bit of a lead but started to worry that everyone else was using the harder tyres all round & they would whittle my lead away in the second half of the race. But although my pace dropped quite considerably (around 2s a lap) for the last 10 laps, everyone else seemed to be in the same boat. Congrats to Clive & Dan , cya all next week.
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« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2014, 11:34:01 AM +0000 » |
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Don't forget these US beasts have a seriously heavy lump of metal sat over the front wheels! they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners
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« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2014, 01:01:07 PM +0000 » |
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Results and Replay PostedShame I Missed this one, I like chucking these big tanks around. I am local next week so should be able to do that one
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Clive Loynes
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« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2014, 01:58:07 PM +0000 » |
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...................... they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners As if!!!
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« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2014, 02:34:10 PM +0000 » |
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...................... they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners As if!!! But surely, spinning up the rear tyres gets them hot...and hot rubber is more grippy......therefore I am faster.....Q.E.D
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« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2014, 09:24:17 PM +0000 » |
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...................... they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners As if!!! But surely, spinning up the rear tyres gets them hot...and hot rubber is more grippy......therefore I am faster.....Q.E.D Only until you reach the rims!
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« Reply #29 on: November 14, 2014, 09:26:06 PM +0000 » |
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...................... they only shred the rears more if your lighting them up out of slower corners As if!!! But surely, spinning up the rear tyres gets them hot...and hot rubber is more grippy......therefore I am faster.....Q.E.D Only until you reach the rims! Then you get some real bite into the tarmac
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