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« on: November 28, 2007, 04:58:27 PM +0000 » |
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All members welcome Practice: 20:00 (20 mins) Qual: 20:20 (15 mins) Race 1: 20:35 (10 laps) Race 2: 20:55 (10 laps) Track: Anderstorp 07 Cars: Caterhams 260bhpTime of Day: 14:00 Weather: DRY Start: STANDING Server: SimRacing.org.uk fun Password: normal practice password (see above) notes(1) You won't be able to join just for race 2, there are no inter-race warm up sessions and the second race will have the first 8 finishers reversed on the grid. (2) If you are interested in using/seeing custom skins the links for some of the downloads are here: https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3650.0(3) Please don't press escape once you have joined the starting grid or you will get a DQ!
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JPS
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2007, 10:10:56 PM +0000 » |
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Caterhams......bah.. Cannot get into this Formula at all, the cockpit postion just seems odd, I'll be sitting this one out.
In some way I was expecting the next race to be WTCC 87, have we done this one before?
Anyway have fun, see you guys at the next race, after this one.
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Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2007, 10:20:36 PM +0000 » |
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2007, 10:21:07 PM +0000 » |
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The '87 cars rather overlap with UKGTL...
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« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2007, 01:36:13 AM +0000 » |
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I expect some tyre ripping moments with these! Drift city! The long cambered turns should really aid drifting as well, hopefully Jeff will destroy his tyres going sideways and I'll gently nudge him off into the trees.....again |
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« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2007, 09:44:04 AM +0000 » |
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I just can't get the hang of going sideways in these cars after so many bloomin' laps in GTR1/2 trying not to do that! It just feels wrong  I can't resist Anderstorp though so hopefully I can get to grips with them a little before Monday. |
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« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2007, 10:40:51 AM +0000 » |
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I expect some tyre ripping moments with these! Drift city! The long cambered turns should really aid drifting as well, hopefully Jeff will destroy his tyres going sideways and I'll gently nudge him off into the trees.....again What makes you think I'm going to drift in these Caterhams  ? |
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« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2007, 10:46:08 AM +0000 » |
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I expect some tyre ripping moments with these! Drift city! The long cambered turns should really aid drifting as well, hopefully Jeff will destroy his tyres going sideways and I'll gently nudge him off into the trees.....again What makes you think I'm going to drift in these Caterhams ? Nice one! While we're on the subject of drifting, have you tried the "Manji" technique? The Japanese use it in D1 racing. Basically you make a zig-zag pattern on the straights, which lets you keep the drift for longer, possibly even for an entire lap. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2007, 11:50:50 AM +0000 » |
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While we're on the subject of drifting, have you tried the "Manji" technique? The Japanese use it in D1 racing.
Basically you make a zig-zag pattern on the straights, which lets you keep the drift for longer, possibly even for an entire lap.
Not good for lap times though.   Mind you, some would say my driving normally looks like that!  One of the most popular cars in D1 is the 350Z... |
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« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2007, 11:54:33 AM +0000 » |
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Had a go in these last night - mad as cheese at Anders - you can really monster the braking points, arrive sideways, then power out. It feels so.. so... DIRTY! I felt I had to raise my seating position, so you're not alone in thinking these are a bit weird JPS, but I urge you to persevere - they're great fun once you lose yourself to them.. Also, *stab* the throttle when you're understeering - lovely  I've driven something called a Locoblade a few times - it's a Locost (Caterfield replica thing) with a Fireblade bike engine. Mad mad mad revvy engine, and handling to boot |
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« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2007, 04:16:43 PM +0000 » |
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Very nice Jeff, any chance you could post the replay file somewhere?
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« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2007, 04:26:55 PM +0000 » |
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Very nice Jeff, any chance you could post the replay file somewhere? Not really, I regulary remove the replays to save space. |
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« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2007, 02:19:41 PM +0000 » |
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Great kung-foo jeff.
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popabawa
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« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2007, 11:44:39 AM +0000 » |
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Great vid Jeff, that looked a lot of fun  OK, stupid question time... is drifting the 'correct' technique for the Caterhams, i.e. is it faster than not drifting? I'm down to a low 1:36 but if I'm seconds off the pace because I'm driving it wrong then I need to know! |
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