GTR Special - Monaco BMW - 24th May

[Colin Paxton]

If it can stick to the track then yes please!

[Zacari]

All I changed from the default setup is to move the brake balance forward 3% to get it more drivable.  Ignore the black racing line around most of the corners and definately ignore the AI line as there both not that great.  I'll end up changing my setup more than that eventually but moving the balance forward stops the car pitching itself into the barriers under braking.

I'll post a setup/hotlap too once I've got one sorted. (you should try the Elise if you want to see how much worse it could be! )

[Colin Paxton]

Well I changed the brake balance forward and managed a 1:59  Need more grip!

[Zacari]

Ok, messed around with the setup a bit:

Monaco Setup

Monaco Hot Lap (in-game replay)

The replay lap is lap 3 of a stint, it will take a couple of laps to get the front & rear grip levels up.

[PaulW]

Nice one Zacari- will give it a whirl later tonight 

Here's mine, don't have a host sussed so copy a svm file from somewhere else into the folder and then chuck this code in via notepad:

//[[gMa1.000f(c)2004 SBDT]] [[            ]]
[GENERAL]
Notes=""
Symmetric=0
CGRightSetting=0
CGRearSetting=0
WedgeSetting=0
FrontTireCompoundSetting=0
RearTireCompoundSetting=0
FuelSetting=8
NumPitstopsSetting=0
Pitstop1Setting=64
Pitstop2Setting=64
Pitstop3Setting=64
Pitstop4Setting=99
Pitstop5Setting=99
Pitstop6Setting=99
Pitstop7Setting=99
Pitstop8Setting=99

[LEFTFENDER]
FenderFlareSetting=0

[RIGHTFENDER]
FenderFlareSetting=0

[FRONTWING]
FWSetting=1

[REARWING]
RWSetting=9

[BODYAERO]
RadiatorSetting=2
BrakeDuctSetting=2

[SUSPENSION]
FrontAntiSwaySetting=5
RearAntiSwaySetting=3
FrontToeInSetting=18
RearToeInSetting=21
LeftCasterSetting=19
RightCasterSetting=19
LeftTrackBarSetting=0
RightTrackBarSetting=0
Front3rdPackerSetting=0
Front3rdSpringSetting=0
Front3rdSlowBumpSetting=0
Front3rdFastBumpSetting=0
Front3rdSlowReboundSetting=0
Front3rdFastReboundSetting=0
Rear3rdPackerSetting=0
Rear3rdSpringSetting=0
Rear3rdSlowBumpSetting=0
Rear3rdFastBumpSetting=0
Rear3rdSlowReboundSetting=0
Rear3rdFastReboundSetting=0

[CONTROLS]
SteerLockSetting=23
RearBrakeSetting=30
BrakePressureSetting=8
HandbrakePressSetting=0

[ENGINE]
RevLimitSetting=6
EngineMapSetting=2
EngineBrakingMapSetting=2

[DRIVELINE]
FinalDriveSetting=0
ReverseSetting=0
Gear1Setting=0
Gear2Setting=1
Gear3Setting=5
Gear4Setting=8
Gear5Setting=10
Gear6Setting=12
DiffPumpSetting=0
DiffPowerSetting=9
DiffCoastSetting=15
DiffPreloadSetting=1

[FRONTLEFT]
CamberSetting=5
PressureSetting=36
PackerSetting=1
SpringSetting=1
RideHeightSetting=2
SlowBumpSetting=2
FastBumpSetting=3
SlowReboundSetting=4
FastReboundSetting=5
BrakeDiscSetting=0
BrakePadSetting=2

[FRONTRIGHT]
CamberSetting=5
PressureSetting=32
PackerSetting=1
SpringSetting=1
RideHeightSetting=2
SlowBumpSetting=2
FastBumpSetting=3
SlowReboundSetting=4
FastReboundSetting=5
BrakeDiscSetting=0
BrakePadSetting=2

[REARLEFT]
CamberSetting=15
PressureSetting=64
PackerSetting=1
SpringSetting=2
RideHeightSetting=3
SlowBumpSetting=1
FastBumpSetting=4
SlowReboundSetting=7
FastReboundSetting=6
BrakeDiscSetting=0
BrakePadSetting=2

[REARRIGHT]
CamberSetting=15
PressureSetting=68
PackerSetting=1
SpringSetting=2
RideHeightSetting=3
SlowBumpSetting=1
FastBumpSetting=4
SlowReboundSetting=7
FastReboundSetting=6
BrakeDiscSetting=0
BrakePadSetting=2

[BASIC]
Downforce=0.500000
Balance=0.500000
Ride=0.500000
Gearing=0.500000
Custom=1


Quite heavily tweaked and as stable over the bumps as I can get it at the moment. Gears fully set-up for the track, tyres adjusted for the best temps etc.

[Don]

What times are you people doing here in the Z3?

[PaulW]

I fluked a 1:51 but am more usually in teh 1:53's matey. Takes such a lot of learning but I'm finding I can take surprising liberties now I know the ins and outs.

Jyust noticed- you're 2nd and I'm 3rd in the World (out of 7) Zacari 

[Zacari]

Jyust noticed- you're 2nd and I'm 3rd in the World (out of 7) Zacari 

Cool! No idea why more people haven't done laps in the BMW there though, it's much more drivable than the Elise and there are 29 for that!

[Don]

I fluked a 1:51 but am more usually in teh 1:53's matey. Takes such a lot of learning but I'm finding I can take surprising liberties now I know the ins and outs.

Jyust noticed- you're 2nd and I'm 3rd in the World (out of 7) Zacari 

I think I pipped your 3rd place time Paul. I'll have to upload it when I get home

[picnic]

I managed a 1:53 on my first lap last night after installing. But that was in a Lister   

[Paul968]

Had a go and just managed to pip Zac's time. Can't see it staying that way tho, as Zacari could easily be quicker but I can't see that many places where I could be.

[PaulW]

Great, thanks guys- it was good while it lasted 

[Mark J]

oh, i'm so envious of you lot cos i'm gonna miss this one. :'(  I love Monaco and have pounded around a thousand times in my Geoff Hammond GP series days, so could hopefully have been pretty competitive here.
Hopefully the track works well for online racing and we can chuck it into a sprint series along the line

Happy racing chaps 

[Simon Gymer]

I love Monaco and have pounded around a thousand times in my Geoff Hammond GP series days, so could hopefully have been pretty competitive here.

LOL, I think we all probably have and it doesn't help. 

[PaulW]

Hopefully the track works well for online racing and we can chuck it into a sprint series along the line

Never driven it before! There is unfortunately one dodgy corner in the Marina section where you supposedly leave the track whilst still on it. I bet a fair few people get caught by it and get unfair stop/go's as a result. It's a shame but not a show stopper if you just adjust your line a bit.