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Post by niblips on Dec 5, 2018 20:11:42 GMT
I think i'm ok for the 19th
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Post by y22rydr on Dec 6, 2018 12:27:28 GMT
30 minute rain delay works for me also.
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Dec 6, 2018 17:10:36 GMT
I should be good for this one
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 6, 2018 19:51:51 GMT
The 19th it is then at 5:30 EST/10:30pm UK time!
Welcome Ian👍 What color scheme did you want?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 23, 2018 1:23:45 GMT
I had a first run out in the 38 tonight just to see what it gives and it's a bit of an odd one. Using the loose oval setup at Daytona the engine gets damaged pretty much from the off. Any slight over revving is punished and even without over revving damage still occurs but just a tad slower. I couldn't match the AI without drafting but they seem able to reach top speed straight away. I played around with the gearing but was unable to find a setting that worked. I'll try some more next time I'm on but it's a strange beast that's for sure.
Are we running the vintage tyres on this one?
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 23, 2018 20:52:56 GMT
I had a first run out in the 38 tonight just to see what it gives and it's a bit of an odd one. Using the loose oval setup at Daytona the engine gets damaged pretty much from the off. Any slight over revving is punished and even without over revving damage still occurs but just a tad slower. I couldn't match the AI without drafting but they seem able to reach top speed straight away. I played around with the gearing but was unable to find a setting that worked. I'll try some more next time I'm on but it's a strange beast that's for sure. Are we running the vintage tyres on this one? Vintage tyres for sure Pete. We'll probably need to open the radiator up just like the Lotus 25. I know default setting at 30% open always overheated and quickly blew my engine so I usually kept it around 55%-70% depending on circuit and temperature.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 23, 2018 23:40:14 GMT
I was running it at 75 and 80 last night but the engine still got damaged even wth no over revving. Karl find the same at Indy too.
I'm going to do some more testing at all the tracks to see if there's anything that can help with the wear rate.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 26, 2018 22:01:11 GMT
I was running it at 75 and 80 last night but the engine still got damaged even wth no over revving. Karl find the same at Indy too. I'm going to do some more testing at all the tracks to see if there's anything that can help with the wear rate. No way, it has to be a game breaking glitch then On a side note, now that Christmas is over I can finish the videos and begin to test the car out myself.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 27, 2018 12:10:02 GMT
I've had several tests with this car now, at Daytona, Indy and lastly Monza Oval. Indy as you would expect is the least problematical seeing as the car was developed for that circuit but there are still engine damage issues even there. Daytona is difficult to manage but you can get the engine under some sort of control by running the final ratio lower but of course that impacts your speed greatly and would still likely require several long stops to repair the engine otherwise you'll not make the end of the race. There's also a very bad oscillating of the steering when using the vintage tyres which can be reduced by increasing the steering ratio but still require some careful management and makes small corrections of the car quite difficult. Coming round the final turn in particular can require this and it's so easy to over correct due to the oscillations and end up in the wall. I also found that the damage model is a bit screwy on the tracks other then Indy that I have tried so far in so far as you can sometimes clout the walls massively wth no damage while other times you will have the wheels fall off. Also, car parts from incidents, including the cars themselves remain on track and do not get removed during a session so we would unlikely be able to use AI in a series with this car.
Monza was a real handful with the car really having to be man handled to stay in a straight line. Took me quite a few laps to finally get in any clean ones and it was a real tough job holding the car straight and any side by side racing was tough to manage as a result. I'll definitely have to reduce ffb to try to alleviate that some.
Drafting on any track would be a risky tactic too as that escalated the engine damage hugely unless you lengthen your 2nd gear enough to accommodate it but then of course you are massively off the pace when in free air. You can adjust first gear to be your free running gear but don't expect to have any pace for a number of laps if you do that as the acceleration becomes non existent lol.
I'm testing Texas and Mojave next to see what I find there.
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Post by niblips on Dec 27, 2018 16:23:23 GMT
I'll get on and test Monza tonight i hope.
I found the same things as Peter with Indy and Dayton, except i'm having a real tough time with the bump in T3/4 at Daytona. It unsettles the car everytime i go over it and most times i end up spinning. Have not had more than a few completed laps there on the Vintage tyres. the Dry tyres are excellent there though, no issues with the bu,mp at all. the engine is another matter though. Not sure how long of a race we could do there at the moment as the engine just racks up the damage each lap.
Indy is ok on the vintage tyres for the most part. Close racing is tough though and any incidents that cause damage leave those parts on the circuit for a long time (offline test). The engine damage is still an issue, though not as much here as in Daytona.
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Dec 28, 2018 16:28:08 GMT
This is a very interesting car. I haven’t tried it yet - the history is very interesting. So heavily offset for the oval!
i watched a 15 lap race at Monza and the guy had engine damage of 4 by the end. Seemed to be running around 7000rpm most of the time.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Dec 28, 2018 17:27:46 GMT
Is the Monza oval clockwise, where 'merican ovals are the opposite? How does that car adapt to turning only right when it's set up for going left?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 28, 2018 20:01:02 GMT
This is a very interesting car. I haven’t tried it yet - the history is very interesting. So heavily offset for the oval! i watched a 15 lap race at Monza and the guy had engine damage of 4 by the end. Seemed to be running around 7000rpm most of the time. Not sure how anyone could run the 38 with only 4 engine damage after 15 laps unless they were running the final drive really low giving the car eaccelleration if a sloth lol
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 28, 2018 20:04:23 GMT
Is the Monza oval clockwise, where 'merican ovals are the opposite? How does that car adapt to turning only right when it's set up for going left? Yes it's clockwise and I adjusted the lateral weight to as far right as it would go to try to accommodate the different direction of travel. It wasn't too bad and it's biggest challenge was keeping it in a straight line along those long straights.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 28, 2018 20:26:33 GMT
Oh and camber as well of course...
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Dec 29, 2018 17:55:09 GMT
This is a very interesting car. I haven’t tried it yet - the history is very interesting. So heavily offset for the oval! i watched a 15 lap race at Monza and the guy had engine damage of 4 by the end. Seemed to be running around 7000rpm most of the time. Not sure how anyone could run the 38 with only 4 engine damage after 15 laps unless they were running the final drive really low giving the car eaccelleration if a sloth lol From what I can gather in JIM Clark’s day the Ford ending had peak hp at 8800 rpm (dyno) - 495hp. There was a modern racer did a few laps in the car at Indy and stayed at 6600rpm so as not to cause damage. I’m trying to find any info on Jim Clark’s run at Indy but so far I’ve only found his average speed was 150mph.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 3, 2019 8:41:15 GMT
I should be getting some time with the car here tonight or after Saturday's TCR events.
Slightly off topic, but still on topic at the same time, how's everyone's livery choices coming along? Like Pete suggested everyone who's signed up should be teamed up.
I have a couple choices in mind for myself (Rexxar #1 or STP #18) but not settled on them. I want to know what everyone else wants to go with before I make my final decision.
Some things to keep in mind, i'd like to liven up the grid and make it easier to identify who is who, so we should try and go with the brighter colored teams. Obviously Team Lotus should be on the Grid, Rexxar, Team Lubrace, STP Team Lotus, Zectrol Racing, and maybe Team Zipanol seem to stand out more to me.
What are your guys thoughts?
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Post by niblips on Jan 4, 2019 14:31:42 GMT
Brighter colour liveries make sense to me. I'm hoping to have the same team mate and livery as last season.
I have had some fun testing at the Monza oval with the car. it's quite tricky on the vintage tyres. Still can't dial out the side to side slipping on the straights. I had another quick test of the Indy track a few days ago and am still way off the pace. The corners are so tricky. I basically keep crashing after 2 or 3 laps. can't get a solid run in.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Jan 4, 2019 15:08:37 GMT
I like the Orange 18/19 cars, the Yellow 4/5 cars or the Blue 8/9 cars. Willing to team with anyone in any of these. I have not driven or even looked at this car in game, I'm using this video as my livery reference. It's good but does not include any DLC livery updates, not sure if there are any for this car. The Lotus 38 starts at 24:04 into this clip:
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 5, 2019 1:28:44 GMT
I think i'd like to stick with the Lotus and take the #82. Hopefully Karl will be happy to team up again with the #83 so we can defend our constructors title 😉. What do you think Karl?
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