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Post by XRF Formula1 on Mar 26, 2019 18:26:20 GMT
Ah, thanks everyone. I'll have to try lower pressures, out of all the combinations I tried, I never set them lower than the high 1.40s bar. While driving, the pressures were in the 2.05 to 2.12 bar range.
I went the wrong way when trying to compensate for the vintage tyres, no wonder 😬
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Mar 26, 2019 18:43:29 GMT
Oh yeah a reminder! If you're in 'merica the start time will be 1 hour later than usual because we're special like that. UK will be the same time
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Post by niblips on Mar 26, 2019 18:49:24 GMT
Ah, thanks everyone. I'll have to try lower pressures, out of all the combinations I tried, I never set them lower than the high 1.40s bar. While driving, the pressures were in the 2.05 to 2.12 bar range. I went the wrong way when trying to compensate for the vintage tyres, no wonder 😬 Right, I forgot to post my pressures. 1.18 bar all around.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 26, 2019 22:27:44 GMT
Xbox Live problems again tonight. I've been unable to sign in at all and it won't allow me to play without signing in so no chance to get any more track time 🤨
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 23:06:30 GMT
Currently i have the flu and zero voice. So if not any better tomorrow i won't be racing id rather be kicked in the dick alot then this currently
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 27, 2019 9:07:02 GMT
Ah, thanks everyone. I'll have to try lower pressures, out of all the combinations I tried, I never set them lower than the high 1.40s bar. While driving, the pressures were in the 2.05 to 2.12 bar range. I went the wrong way when trying to compensate for the vintage tyres, no wonder 😬 What temperatures are you getting though Tyler as that is the most important thing to consider. I've never gone by the BAR. Higher pressures are the usual way to go to reduce tyre temperature but as always it's a compromise because higher pressures also mean less contact patch with the track which in turn can create more scrub and less grip into the corner which then causes the temperatures to go up again. It's really a balancing act. I experimented this morning with different pressures and suspension settings and found the softer suspension and pressures just led to understeer which on this track is a recipe for disaster with those walls waiting to swallow you up on the outside. In my final run I went back to my lower pressures with stiffer suspension and straight away I was able to get into the 57's and stay there. I may look at a little more braking into the corners early on to try to alleviate the high temps but I don't think I will sway from that setup now unless when we get online things feel very different which of course is always possible. The unknown for me is the long run as I have not completed any races so going beyond the quarter distance point will be a step into the dark tonight.
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Mar 27, 2019 14:27:25 GMT
I tried one race with the AI and they spun me out as soon as they caught back up to me to lap me - they were laying down some pretty serious lap times without the vintage tires.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 27, 2019 14:31:44 GMT
I tried one race with the AI and they spun me out as soon as they caught back up to me to lap me - they were laying down some pretty serious lap times without the vintage tires. What level did you have them at Ian? The problem is that they are very slow in the corners but fast on the straights at the sort of level we need to run them at.
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Post by niblips on Mar 27, 2019 15:40:14 GMT
Xbox Live problems again tonight. I've been unable to sign in at all and it won't allow me to play without signing in so no chance to get any more track time 🤨 It won't let you play offline? Is this because you have a downloaded version instead of a hard copy version?
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Post by niblips on Mar 27, 2019 15:45:53 GMT
I've been running with the AI at about 30. Last night i had a quick 20 lap stint from the start of a race. Took the lead without issues because the AI are so slow in the first turn but then they hung onto me and i couldn't build a gap. Had a bit of a clobber into the wall and needed to repair the suspension on lap 9. pitted and came out 24 seconds behind the AI. Easily gained 2 seconds a lap on them and caught up in no time....but then when i got into first position again i couldn't break away.... it's very confusing. It's like they only benefit from a draft with a real player or something. I doubt they are rubber-banding the AI but i suppose that's a possibility as well... anyone else experience this?
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Post by hurtmagurt on Mar 27, 2019 15:49:02 GMT
Xbox Live problems again tonight. I've been unable to sign in at all and it won't allow me to play without signing in so no chance to get any more track time 🤨 It won't let you play offline? Is this because you have a downloaded version instead of a hard copy version? I had the same problem last night. I have 2 xboxes now, my old one in my living room, and the "X" for a separate racing only setup. Normally when I turn one one it will tell me it's "signing me out elsewhere". It did not do that last night. I was logged in as Hurt Magurt on my X but it wouldn't let me get into any of my games. It would tell me I didn't own it and direct me to the store. Then the store wouldn't load at all. It was like I was halfway logged in. I did multiple hard resets but nothing worked. My original xbox worked fine and I was able to access all my apps and games in my living room as normal. I won't know until I get home after work if things have been resolved.
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Mar 27, 2019 16:22:31 GMT
Hurt I’m curious if you go online on your computer to Microsoft and register both Xbox’s if it sorts itself out.
Peter I did have the AI quite high at 90 or 100 or so. Might manage to get a chance to try 30 like Niblips did.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Mar 27, 2019 17:13:03 GMT
Hurt I’m curious if you go online on your computer to Microsoft and register both Xbox’s if it sorts itself out. Peter I did have the AI quite high at 90 or 100 or so. Might manage to get a chance to try 30 like Niblips did. Ian I'm not exactly sure what you mean? I've had both systems for over a month now, and I switch between the two multiple times per week. I've never had an issue until yesterday. I won't know until 5pm Eastern if things have fixed themselves today.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 27, 2019 17:44:12 GMT
Xbox Live problems again tonight. I've been unable to sign in at all and it won't allow me to play without signing in so no chance to get any more track time 🤨 It won't let you play offline? Is this because you have a downloaded version instead of a hard copy version? Maybe.. never realised that's what it would do.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 27, 2019 17:46:32 GMT
It won't let you play offline? Is this because you have a downloaded version instead of a hard copy version? I had the same problem last night. I have 2 xboxes now, my old one in my living room, and the "X" for a separate racing only setup. Normally when I turn one one it will tell me it's "signing me out elsewhere". It did not do that last night. I was logged in as Hurt Magurt on my X but it wouldn't let me get into any of my games. It would tell me I didn't own it and direct me to the store. Then the store wouldn't load at all. It was like I was halfway logged in. I did multiple hard resets but nothing worked. My original xbox worked fine and I was able to access all my apps and games in my living room as normal. I won't know until I get home after work if things have been resolved. Mine fixed itself late last night Greg. Exactly the same issue as you found.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 27, 2019 17:47:40 GMT
Hurt I’m curious if you go online on your computer to Microsoft and register both Xbox’s if it sorts itself out. Peter I did have the AI quite high at 90 or 100 or so. Might manage to get a chance to try 30 like Niblips did. Yeah 90 is way too high for the Vintage cars because of the tyres.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Mar 27, 2019 18:12:53 GMT
Holy bullocks! Together you guys just wrote a novel. I should have been checking the forum last night.
The tyre temps I use are always in BAR now because that's what the pit strategies go by so I don't know how my tyre pressures would translate over. But they're around 1.60 to 1.71 BAR all the way around. Going to re read the novel above and go from there lol.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Mar 27, 2019 18:46:31 GMT
I've been running the AI at about 25/30 and they're still too fast for me in these Vintage IndyCars putting in 52s. I believe the fastest lap in the 1965 Indy 500 was in the 57s and wasn't even posted by the winner Jim Clark or in the Lotus 38.
I haven't had an endurance stint here either so it's going to be some unknown territory for me tonight as well. I do know I won't be one of the faster ones here so i'm going to be relying on Mr. Tortoise for help lol.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 27, 2019 19:03:35 GMT
Holy bullocks! Together you guys just wrote a novel. I should have been checking the forum last night. The tyre temps I use are always in BAR now because that's what the pit strategies go by so I don't know how my tyre pressures would translate over. But they're around 1.60 to 1.71 BAR all the way around. Going to re read the novel above and go from there lol. I changed my game settings so that the garage and pit strategy was in psi. I couldn't be arsed converting between the two each time lol. 1.60 =23.20 1.71 =24.80
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Mar 27, 2019 19:10:30 GMT
How did you change the pit strategy unit of measurement? I missed that option somehow.
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