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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 17, 2018 18:04:51 GMT
NEW ZEALAND GRANDPRIX @ Ruapuna Park GP 37 Laps
5pm EST/10pm UK Time
In-game date: December 28th, 1963
Weather Forecast: Light Clouds
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CONFIRMED 1. Tyler Dean / Sgt Formula 1 / Brabham #1 2. Peter Hooper / Hammerpgh / Team Lotus #4 3. Greg Williams / Hurt MaGurt / Scuderia Ferrari #25 4. Matthew Booth / Boothy116 / Lola #7
UNCOMFIRMED 5. Robert R / Y22 Rydr / Scirocco Powell Racing Cars #22
6. Peter Stefani / Shneeb108 / Honda Racing #12 7. Gary Morris / some evil dude / Rob Walker Racing Team #2
UNAVAILABLE 8. Karl Fuss / niblips2 / Team Lotus #8
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 17, 2018 20:34:30 GMT
2. Peter Hooper / Hammerpgh / Team Lotus #4
Count me in. Looking forward to some time here, haven't raced it since early in pCars1 in an LMP1 series.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 19, 2018 11:19:56 GMT
Anyone had any time at this track yet? I should get some laps in tonight so will report back after that.
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Post by niblips on Nov 19, 2018 15:16:08 GMT
No lap times from me. Not driven this circuit before i don't think. And not completely sure I can make the start due to the car issue i discussed in the other thread.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 19, 2018 16:14:27 GMT
No lap times from me. Not driven this circuit before i don't think. And not completely sure I can make the start due to the car issue i discussed in the other thread. Damn!! Didn't realise you might not make this one... I must have missed that. I am happy to race it whenever we can get the most of us on the grid.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 19, 2018 19:00:47 GMT
No lap times from me. Not driven this circuit before i don't think. And not completely sure I can make the start due to the car issue i discussed in the other thread. Damn!! Didn't realise you might not make this one... I must have missed that. I am happy to race it whenever we can get the most of us on the grid. I agree. Should we postpone the event then?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 19, 2018 22:09:37 GMT
Damn!! Didn't realise you might not make this one... I must have missed that. I am happy to race it whenever we can get the most of us on the grid. I agree. Should we postpone the event then? I'm ok to postpone and we could always run a practice this week if anyone is up for it. Had my first run there tonight with a best of 1:34.804. Great track choice Tyler, this one fits in very nicely and looks very much like the type of track they would have run on back in the 60's. Where it differs from most of them though is the twisty section that we don't have on any of the 'classic tracks. But it's all good and lends a very nice challenge. The surface is very slippery and glass like so grip is at a premium and its very easy to lose time by sliding around too much. Finding a setup to optimise the grip levels is key here.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 20, 2018 0:41:04 GMT
Done! It's changed to say Practice in the title for this Wednesday. If possible we should try and do Le-Mans in the season first but if we can't it's not the end of the World.
Thanks Pete, I really thought Ruapuna was a good fit too, I can see also adding in Willow Springs in the coming seasons as I really like that track.
For practice, we could run an hour practice and then a few lap race or a half hour practice with a longer race. Should we add a few AI?
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Post by y22rydr on Nov 20, 2018 3:00:11 GMT
I should be able to make it. I have a root canal in the morning, but that should not affect my driving.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 20, 2018 5:11:49 GMT
I should be able to make it. I have a root canal in the morning, but that should not affect my driving. Ouchies😩 Hope everything goes well. Didn't you Karl have one done recently as well? I've just gotten in a handful of laps. Best of a 1:35.185 so far. The car is also a handful here, I keep getting a lot of oversteer. The more I drive this circuit the more I like it, it's definitely slightly different from the other tracks but fits in perfectly. Another thing I noticed is the game counts December 28th as summer in New Zealand. I'm not sure if they're in summer at that time or not lol
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 20, 2018 8:58:34 GMT
Done! It's changed to say Practice in the title for this Wednesday. If possible we should try and do Le-Mans in the season first but if we can't it's not the end of the World. Thanks Pete, I really thought Ruapuna was a good fit too, I can see also adding in Willow Springs in the coming seasons as I really like that track. For practice, we could run an hour practice and then a few lap race or a half hour practice with a longer race. Should we add a few AI? I would go for a half hour practice and longer race personally but whatever is preferred is fine by me. I am happy to have AI added in, had a good run with them last night.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 20, 2018 9:19:32 GMT
I couldn't resist and had another go last night. Did a 20 minute quali session and then short race (20 laps). Had the AI set to 105 but that was way too low still. Qualified on pole with a 1:34.662 which was 1.283 better than the closest AI and that lap of mine was not as fast as it should have been as I lost a chunk of time out of the final corner.
Race was a lot of fun.. got away clean although the second place AI got me on the start but I quickly got back past into the fast ICOM Corner and then built a gap of over a second over the rest of the lap. Overdid it into that same corner on the next lap and spun off so had to let the field go by before rejoining and my fronts overheated with the spin so was around 16 seconds off first place by the time I got properly going again. Closed it down to 12 seconds over the next couple of laps but then went in too deep to the final corner and lost a few seconds again so just got my sh!t back together and settled down for the rest of the race. Had major fun closing down on the pack and by the halfway point had pulled myself back up to 5th spot just 2.2 seconds off the leader and by the end of lap 12 was back in front. Lap times varied between 34's to 36's as I negotiated the traffic and then settled down. The AI pitted mainly around the 12 lap mark but a few left it several laps later. I took mine at the end of lap 18 but hadn't realised my 'No Action' strategy had altered to fix all damage so the slight engine damage meant a longer stop of around 20 seconds but still had a 15 second lead. Finished in style with 1:33.710 and a win by just shy of 20 seconds. Really fun race coming all the way from the back through them all.
Strangely one of the AI set the fastest first sector by over 3/tenths on me and 6/tenths on the fastest AI.. must have found a shortcut lol
AI set to max for the next one.
The AI were pretty well behaved with no over forceful moves but also don't let you get away with a slight mistake and come back at you very well if you don't effect a clean pass. Best places to take the AI are into ICOM corner where we carry much more speed so get on the inside of them on the run down to there and you are good to go, or the entry to Casino Caroussel where they tend to take a wide entry so you can slip underneath them nicely there. But it's easy to run wide on the exit and they come back on you if you don't get it right.
Really fun track with lot's of time to be gained the more confident you get there.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 20, 2018 9:29:12 GMT
I should be able to make it. I have a root canal in the morning, but that should not affect my driving. Ouch!! Good luck with that...
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Post by hurtmagurt on Nov 20, 2018 13:49:02 GMT
I would be good with no official race this week. Things have been a bit hectic and I have not been on track yet.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 20, 2018 14:02:22 GMT
I would be good with no official race this week. Things have been a bit hectic and I have not been on track yet. Think i've got you worried with my late surge
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Post by niblips on Nov 20, 2018 14:32:11 GMT
I should be able to make it. I have a root canal in the morning, but that should not affect my driving. I had a root canal months ago and can still feel it....... hope yours goes smoothly. I'll have a test tonight and let you know how it's going. I do like learning new circuits, and it'll be much easier now that there is no pressure to race it tomorrow night.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 20, 2018 19:55:30 GMT
The Casino Caroussel is where i'm losing time I think. I end up going wide but if I apply the gas too early I get massive oversteer. I guess i'll try Rich & Dave's method of stiffer front springs. Could be the steering ratio too but I never mess with that.
I had 7 AI with me for about a half hour practice and they were way too slow at 85/60. I had to double check that I had Vintage tyres on a couple times. They must have come out with an update for the AI and they race more realistically?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 20, 2018 20:28:46 GMT
The Casino Caroussel is where i'm losing time I think. I end up going wide but if I apply the gas too early I get massive oversteer. I guess i'll try Rich & Dave's method of stiffer front springs. Could be the steering ratio too but I never mess with that. I had 7 AI with me for about a half hour practice and they were way too slow at 85/60. I had to double check that I had Vintage tyres on a couple times. They must have come out with an update for the AI and they race more realistically? Yeah the AI need to be at 120 Tyler and even then they may still not be on pace. I lowered the tyre pressures to get a bit more grip but never really suffered with much over steer. Try a bit more camber.. depending on where you are starting of course.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2018 11:49:43 GMT
Matthew Booth / Boothy116 / Lola #7
Free to Race or Practice
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Post by hurtmagurt on Nov 21, 2018 14:18:36 GMT
I'll be there for the practice. still have not been on track.
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