GTR 2 - GT Sprint Fun Race - UKGTR Donington National - 20th March

[TinMan]

Great battle with MJ behind and TinMan ahead, finally got alongside the latter on the last lap and then he vanished - I hope I didn't push him off in the Craner Curves.

Hmm, on my replay it looks like you disco'd, Tom. :'( I knew something strange was up and for a few seconds there I thought I had disco'd given how suddenly you disappeared.

Never got the tyres up to temperature. Towards the end of the race I developed a low buzzing in the middle of my head!! I was really perplexed until I realised it was Dave Gymer's Corvette behind me - buzzing through my headphones. Made a mistake between the 1st and 2nd corners so didn't fight Dave down the hill. Slotted in behind him and was figuring where to have a go when I appeared just to drive straight through him!! Race over - I still don't know what happened - either I had a glitch or he did. I'm just relieved that I didn't take him out - 'cos from my view it looked like I totalled him.
 First race with the GT's and I enjoyed it. Might take the Lister next to see how that handles.

TC

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Yea, I was having a hard time following Buckie in his F550 - I was faster through the corners, but Massa doesn't have enough power even in the slipstream. It felt like the slipstream wasn't simulated at all. 

I had to get really close to Tom's Lambo to feel it. I wonder if the amount of wing the car in front is running actually affects the size and strength of the draft.

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

With hindsight I could possibly have dropped the rear wing from 7 to 6.

yikes, how did you manage with such a low wing? I was on a 10 rear, which might also explain why you kept pulling away on the straights.

I had terrible understeer with any more rear wing. I tried increasing the rear ARB but that failed to make any difference. With more time I'd have spent longer on the setup but it was good enough to not be completely pants so I must be improving.

[Simon Gymer]

For those that haven't voted, but have now driven the track and have an opinion on the corner cutting changes in the UKGTR version of Donington...
https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2913.msg47094#msg47094

[silver53]

Hi Guys missed that one. I would imagine that a real gt car has masses of turbulence coming off the rear and one would have to be in just the right place to get a tow too close and the understeer would cancel out any advantage?.gerald

[silver53]

Hi just been on server no crashes  set on high graphics. Andestorp in tvr did about 1.36 on default setting, is there a reason its on anders.cheers gerald

[picnic]

is there a reason its on anders.cheers gerald

There was no GTR race in the schedule so I put it to the first track on Dave's track list for S5 ( not that it means it's where the first race will be, just my best guess  )

[silver53]

Thanks Picnic