GT2 Historic Race 5

krt917 · 18 Jan 2004, 13:35 (Ref:842352)

Anyone else having trouble with this one?

Keeping the Stingray on the track is bad enough over one lap, never mind 40! And, even with hard tyres, it's going through them every 12-13 laps!

Could do with another attempt, but TV is 'otherwise indisposed' at the moment!

Am in 52s and 53s at second sector.

rocket · 19 Jan 2004, 05:14 (Ref:842967)

with the gt350 ive managed a few 50s but mainly mid 51s, i managed to squeeze 15 laps out of a set of tyres & they were super softs

GTV27 · 19 Jan 2004, 09:28 (Ref:843082)

I am doing betw 51 and 53 at S2 (depending on tyre wear) so we're all in the same boat.

I did 3 stops in the GT350 and 4 in the Camaro (both on super soft). I thought that the extra speed from the stickies would be worth more than the extra time from the stops (but didn't do any testing to check - hell, I only ran one race in each car!)

krt917 · 19 Jan 2004, 21:42 (Ref:843182)

I'm not allowed the super softs, but I don't think it'd make much difference for me! Using softs the tyres were nackered by lap 10! I reckon the smaller cars, like the 240Zs are really goiing to blow us (well me, anyway!) away in this one.

I have hit upon a faster strategy - I reckon using Mediums and stopping three times would be best for the Stingray, but I've run out of time as other people want to use the Telly (outrageous I know)!

Rocket, that's pretty impressive going. How bad were the tyres by lap 15!? I did manage a couple of 51 sec sectors with the soft tyres.

How quick were you in the Camaro, GTV. I notice that that has replaced your Stingray from Season 7. Think I might retire the old girl after this one!

GTV27 · 20 Jan 2004, 03:22 (Ref:843518)

The Camaro was just a bit quicker than the Mustang over a race distance. It had quicker lap times in it, but had to do an extra stop for tyres and was harder to keep consistent than the Mustang (more spins in the Camaro).

Having said that, I got lazy with the Mustang and ran it in auto, but manually shifted the Camaro (I shift at 6, whereas the auto takes it to 7 and wastes lots of time). The Camaro is fundamentally a faster car though, I just haven't get sorted it to the degree of the Mustang yet.

rocket · 20 Jan 2004, 08:00 (Ref:843626)

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Rocket, that's pretty impressive going. How bad were the tyres by lap 15!? I did manage a couple of 51 sec sectors with the soft tyres.
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thanks krt917, if i remember correctly my best sec2 was 50.2 & by lap 13 it was understeering a bit but the tyres were still 'yellow' & it was still possible to get a mid to high 52 sec2 but it was very easy to loose it if not carefull. i think i ended up having 1 full spin & a couple of half spins in the 40 laps

rocket · 20 Jan 2004, 08:02 (Ref:843627)

btw were the times ment to be put in by yesterday or some other time, it seems fogelhund is a bit quiet of late

krt917 · 20 Jan 2004, 09:18 (Ref:843698)

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Originally posted by rocket
thanks krt917, if i remember correctly my best sec2 was 50.2 & by lap 13 it was understeering a bit but the tyres were still 'yellow' & it was still possible to get a mid to high 52 sec2 but it was very easy to loose it if not carefull. i think i ended up having 1 full spin & a couple of half spins in the 40 laps

Well, my 'best' run wasn't too bad until lap 38 - when I had a big fat spin. Can't even blame the tyres as they weren't that bad at that point.

Did it again and didn't spin, but chose the wrong strategy (hence my frustration!) and went slower!!

Fogelhund does seem a bit quiet, but I believe the times should have gone off by Monday.

Fogelhund · 20 Jan 2004, 18:18 (Ref:844344)

I have been quite, the other board that hosts this is down.. has been since Thursday. I have no way of contacting some of these people.

To boot, my disk wouldn't load Seattle, so I haven't even run yet. I finally managed to find a new copy of GT2, but believe me, it wasn't easy in our area. So, the deadline isn't really known yet. Once the other board is back up, it will be a few days after that date.

So, keep on racing as long as you want for now.

I did some testing yesterday, and the S2's for the Camaro were in the low 49's, though not real consistant. That is with SS tires, and will require 3 stops. Having said that, it isn't a huge penalty, as it only takes 15 seconds for a stop, so, I'm going to stick on the SS tires.

So, stay tuned, I'll let you know when the actual deadline is.

krt917 · 22 Jan 2004, 10:17 (Ref:846595)

Thanks Fogelhund. My disc is on the verge of quitting too! I should be able to improve if it works, but I don't think that there is any chance of me getting the Stingray into the 49s! Are you expecting to be quicker in the 240Z?

krt917 · 26 Jan 2004, 10:32 (Ref:850809)

Ok, disc did work and the strategy did too. 10 lap stints on medium tyres. Relatively (though not completely) clean run with no spins and I'v managed to knock around 40sec or so off my race time with little actual improvement on best lap time. Just more consistant. Reckon going quicker than that would either be a matter of knocking the odd second here or there off or doing something radical with the set-up.

Fogelhund, have you got a date yet?

Fogelhund · 27 Jan 2004, 03:45 (Ref:851841)

No date yet, the forum is still down.

rocket · 27 Jan 2004, 07:38 (Ref:851913)

well i managed to find a day when the rx7 & 240 were available to buy, i have the specs for the rx7 but dont have them for the dato & seeeing as the first post from this series is gone can anyone supply the upgrades for the 240z

rocket · 27 Jan 2004, 07:41 (Ref:851914)

i wonder if the 1 hour mark can or will be broken for this race, it means an average 1min 30 sec lap for the entire race, a big ask but maybe possible

krt917 · 27 Jan 2004, 21:11 (Ref:852862)

The very fact you asked that question suggests to me that, well, maybe I really am going to have to try something radical on the set-up front.

Or maybe I should just go down the pub!

rocket · 29 Jan 2004, 08:21 (Ref:854738)

no coment as ive been chastised enough for my time postings, thats why ive been at the pub

but saying that if the times of others are as far ahead as they have been then i think its quite posible

Fogelhund · 29 Jan 2004, 14:25 (Ref:855172)

In order to break the minute barrier, one would need to average in the 1:28 range most of the time, with a few slower laps due to traffic and tire wear. (Including pit stops). For anyone doing a one stopper, they might get away with average 1:29's while on the track.

It would take one heck of a drive to get under a hour.

I am told the other forum will be up this weekend.. if so, I'll post a final deadline once it is up.

krt917 · 29 Jan 2004, 22:10 (Ref:855712)

Well, as I say, I'm on a 3-stopper. And to get to that the tyres are medium which compromises lap time, so I definitely won't manage it!

Maybe in the Shelby Daytona Coupe!

Fogelhund · 7 Feb 2004, 05:02 (Ref:866077)

Ok, granturismox.net is back up, the times will officially be due next Wednesday at noon EST. Have fun, and please resubmit your final times before the due date.

rocket · 9 Feb 2004, 07:54 (Ref:867834)

what format do you want the times submitted as

Fogelhund · 11 Feb 2004, 20:43 (Ref:871154)

1. Fogelhund Camaro
2. Rotorhead RX7
3. Ralph 240Z
4. Pumpkin Head 240Z
5. Rocket
6. Krtlex
7. jafa
8. HareTurtle

I can't seem to find any other times for people. If you've sent me a time, and I can't find it, then please resend. I'll finalize the results, times, and championship points tomorrow.

krt917 · 18 Mar 2004, 21:49 (Ref:909836)

Any final result Fogelhund?

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