UKGTR Season 8 Lower Endurance (GT3) - Brands Hatch (GP) - Oct 12

[Linus27]

Yeah I can't get my head around the pitstops yet. When I drive into the pits and the camera changes to the external view (I wish I could stay in car) the pitcrew always stand there for about 5 seconds. At that point, I am usually screaming at them to get moving.

Dave, by the way, superb pass on me. Very clean and text book. Actually really enjoyed being passed 

[Linus27]

Have you driven Oulton park? I drove that back in June and that is an amazing circuit. So much grip but so little run of areas. Plus it flows so well. Really want to go back again. The next one on my list is Snetterton. The long starights should be a blast.

Yes, I've been there a few times over the years. I agree, it's one of my favourite circuits too, as you say it has really good flow to it. It was even better before the dreaded chicanes!!

I've been to Snetterton a couple of times as well. I've done some 6 hour endurance races there. 3 man teams with 1 hour long stints on the bike. On one of them it absolutely peed it down the whole 6 hours, not pleasant!

WOW, Snetterton in the wet. I can't imagine that is fun, especially as its high speed. I have only done Rockingham in the wet and that was like driving on ice. Interesting when it started to dry and the grip came back and you had to stick to the drying line. So whats Snetterton like? Good fun or a bit dull?

[Dave 'Gizmo' Gymer]

Dave, by the way, superb pass on me. Very clean and text book. Actually really enjoyed being passed 

I only do text book passes - as a gentleman racer I consider contact to be failure.

[Linus27]

Dave, by the way, superb pass on me. Very clean and text book. Actually really enjoyed being passed 

I only do text book passes - as a gentleman racer I consider contact to be failure.

  So not a fan of Massa then 

[Ken Murray]

So whats Snetterton like? Good fun or a bit dull?

No, not dull. To me there are no dull tracks, only some more enjoyable than others. Just to be on a bike (or in a car) with nothing coming the other way and no speed cameras is a recipe for enjoyment, in fact it's the only way to fully appreciate a high performance vehicle.

[Mike Hammer]

Yeah I can't get my head around the pitstops yet. When I drive into the pits and the camera changes to the external view (I wish I could stay in car) the pitcrew always stand there for about 5 seconds. At that point, I am usually screaming at them to get moving.

Map a key to the ignition, I use the keyboard 'I' key, because I lack imagination  Shut the engine off before, or as you come to a stop. Also you do request a pit in before actually pitting don't you? That's the '9' key by default, do it half a lap before you want to pit.

[Reign Man]

Real sorry I missed this one, apologies to my buddies at team Pseudo. I bust my left shoulder and its a pain to drive fo extended periods. will be back for next race hopefully.

[Linus27]

Yeah I can't get my head around the pitstops yet. When I drive into the pits and the camera changes to the external view (I wish I could stay in car) the pitcrew always stand there for about 5 seconds. At that point, I am usually screaming at them to get moving.

Map a key to the ignition, I use the keyboard 'I' key, because I lack imagination  Shut the engine off before, or as you come to a stop. Also you do request a pit in before actually pitting don't you? That's the '9' key by default, do it half a lap before you want to pit.

I have my pitstop pre planned in the garage setup option so the pits actually tell me when to come in. Is this not the best option?

So cutting the ignition makes the pit crew start working quicker??

[Linus27]

So whats Snetterton like? Good fun or a bit dull?

No, not dull. To me there are no dull tracks, only some more enjoyable than others. Just to be on a bike (or in a car) with nothing coming the other way and no speed cameras is a recipe for enjoyment, in fact it's the only way to fully appreciate a high performance vehicle.

OK thats cool. I kind of feel the same way about it. Plus its great to drive the tracks you have either seem on TV or have raced in the sim world and to compare what they really are like. I would really like to do Silverstone but I think my little Lotus might struggle a bit at the full GP circuit. Still, it would be great fun.

[Mike Hammer]

I have my pitstop pre planned in the garage setup option so the pits actually tell me when to come in. Is this not the best option?

So cutting the ignition makes the pit crew start working quicker??

Pre planned? You mean you drive until your tank is nearly empty, less then 2 laps worth? Because that's the only time they tell me to come in. Or is there some other pit stop strat you can make? I'm not sure but I wouldn't be surprised if you still have to press 9 to get prompt service.

If you wait for the game to shut off the engine, they will stand there waiting a little while, yeah.

[Linus27]

I have my pitstop pre planned in the garage setup option so the pits actually tell me when to come in. Is this not the best option?

So cutting the ignition makes the pit crew start working quicker??

Pre planned? You mean you drive until your tank is nearly empty, less then 2 laps worth? Because that's the only time they tell me to come in. Or is there some other pit stop strat you can make? I'm not sure but I wouldn't be surprised if you still have to press 9 to get prompt service.

If you wait for the game to shut off the engine, they will stand there waiting a little while, yeah.

I guess it could be kind of both. I fill my tank up to full which might be 28 laps worth of fuel. In the garage I select how many stops I want to do and how much fuel to put in. I will then run my race expecting to come in on lap 28 for fuel. However, I can normally run more laps so yes, its when the PIT light comes on and they say I need fuel. I then go in for fuel and the crew are waiting for me. I never request to PIT.

[Jeffrey]

Every 10L of fuel takes about 3 seconds, so it's worth starting heavy and prevent too much fueling in the pits.

Requesting pits is not just for yourself, but also for others, as it can prevent double pitspace allocations.

[Joss]

In the first lap I made contact with FreQ, I don't know if you noticed me mate but I could not go more on the inside, sorry anyway

Nah, no biggie. It was a nice move and I had no intention of racing you. Just that corner starts off wide and ends up with one line. I thought I'd left enough room for you but you stayed on the racing line and started to come out a little wider (nothing bad though, I had plenty of track). Just GTR2s collision detection decided to make my car jump and lose a load of speed where it should only have been a very small rub. Oh well.

What really shocked me was how badly the marbles were simulated on this track. As with most third party tracks, live track doesn't work, so full marbles from lap 1. Watch me @ 410 in the replay. That's where the damage was done, not the first lap contact. Ran wide yes, but look how fast the car snaps round - I had no chance of catching it at all. Touch marbles, instant spin. On lap 2 

Worked my way up again and confident I would have got faster after a good pitstop, then PC probs. This is why I'll never pay to race GTR2 - because it's soo bloody unstable. Maybe the odd svr donation but none of this crappy season/quarterly fee nonsense.

Just watched the TT/Busi/Minton battle. Nice 

[Mike Hammer]

This is why I'll never pay to race GTR2 - because it's soo bloody unstable.

Well, to be fair, while it does crash every once in a while, I don't think I've had more then one crash/dc while racing in gtr2. Two in GTL. So at least for me the reliability has been pretty good.