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Post by Dale Rossi on May 9, 2020 0:14:45 GMT
Just had a first go with this combo. The P30 seems to be massively faster than any of the other LMP1's. I managed a 1:26.639 in it and couldn't get anywhere near that with any of the other 3 cars. I'm losing a lot time in the chicane, I was about half a second up on Christophe's time entering it and he passed me on the exit so i've got work to do there but good to know that I should be able to get into the 1:25's if I can nail that 👍 Stick me down if there's space in the P30 #62. Hammerpgh/P30 #62 Sounds good! There is a lot of time to be made and lost there. The Toyota is fastest of all of them at Daytona, but it is negligible. It, the P30, and all the Audis turn similar times. The Marek is fun, but a full 2 seconds off so I changed.lol
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 9, 2020 6:21:58 GMT
Just had a first go with this combo. The P30 seems to be massively faster than any of the other LMP1's. I managed a 1:26.639 in it and couldn't get anywhere near that with any of the other 3 cars. I'm losing a lot time in the chicane, I was about half a second up on Christophe's time entering it and he passed me on the exit so i've got work to do there but good to know that I should be able to get into the 1:25's if I can nail that 👍 Stick me down if there's space in the P30 #62. Hammerpgh/P30 #62 Sounds good! There is a lot of time to be made and lost there. The Toyota is fastest of all of them at Daytona, but it is negligible. It, the P30, and all the Audis turn similar times. The Marek is fun, but a full 2 seconds off so I changed.lol I guess these cars must be very setup dependant then as I couldn't get below 1:30 in any other car. They just felt dog slow lol. I used the loose setup with reduced aero and radiator setup for the others but a ghost setup for the P30.
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Post by Dale Rossi on May 9, 2020 14:45:26 GMT
Sounds good! There is a lot of time to be made and lost there. The Toyota is fastest of all of them at Daytona, but it is negligible. It, the P30, and all the Audis turn similar times. The Marek is fun, but a full 2 seconds off so I changed.lol I guess these cars must be very setup dependant then as I couldn't get below 1:30 in any other car. They just felt dog slow lol. I used the loose setup with reduced aero and radiator setup for the others but a ghost setup for the P30. That makes sense. Use a ghost setup because a lot of them have very low, if any, downforce. They also need gears and less camber for speed. They all do drive differently. I like the Audis, but right hand drive on this track is really difficult for me. I'm switching back to the Marek. It will be tough, but that's my favorite car in LMP1.
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Post by bigwill369 on May 10, 2020 11:30:24 GMT
Ok put me down for the P30, haven’t a clue about numbers etc. Will jump on later & have a look
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 12, 2020 21:30:39 GMT
Anybody been doing any race practice for this one? I managed to squeeze in the start of a race yesterday which was interesting with the AI at the start into turn 1. Not sure what times are decent at the start of a race, I managed just before 1:30 but suspect that won't cut it here. Hopefully i'll get another practice in and can get the times down to something more competitive.
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Post by Dale Rossi on May 12, 2020 22:31:49 GMT
Anybody been doing any race practice for this one? I managed to squeeze in the start of a race yesterday which was interesting with the AI at the start into turn 1. Not sure what times are decent at the start of a race, I managed just before 1:30 but suspect that won't cut it here. Hopefully i'll get another practice in and can get the times down to something more competitive. Wish I checked this earlier as we just did one. Will do another Thursday and/or Friday. Not sure about tomorrow. There is a MP issue with passing on the back straight. Cars look like they're clean sometimes, but they're not. May have to make a rule to pass on the outside only after the back chicane/bus stop. The one getting passed will have to hug the inside line. When laggy, cars bounce around etc. It's strange, but I'm uploading a video right now on XBL. 1:30 is a good time with room to improve. General lap after lap race pace will be around 29s I think. If you blow a turn, that's when you'll lose all your speed which means you won't be able to build up KERS with hard braking. Really focus on being smooth more than outright speed because mistakes compound in this more than non KERS cars. Should be a really fun race. I'll send you an invite next time I'm on. May be done for tonight, not sure yet.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 12, 2020 23:02:33 GMT
Actually I was going to ask about KERS in these cars. It seems to automatically come on for me is that normal?
Yeah if i'm around and you are running something drop me an invite. Not sure when that will be at the moment as my workload has just about doubled from today 😵
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Post by Dale Rossi on May 13, 2020 13:09:30 GMT
Actually I was going to ask about KERS in these cars. It seems to automatically come on for me is that normal? Yeah if i'm around and you are running something drop me an invite. Not sure when that will be at the moment as my workload has just about doubled from today 😵 Correct, it is automatic with these and the batteries charge under braking. The LMPH cars are manual KERS. They're a lot of fun, but difficult with a wheel if you don't have a mappable button in a good spot. For my wheel, I have to keep my hands at 8 and 3 or 9 and 4 since all the top buttons are redundant. Hopefully you'll get rewarded for being extra work load!
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 13, 2020 21:04:55 GMT
Meant to ask before but what is the weather going to be set for this race?
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Post by Dale Rossi on May 13, 2020 21:22:01 GMT
Meant to ask before but what is the weather going to be set for this race? It's in the post, just not easy to see I think: WEATHER SLOTS (May 16, 2020) Qualifying - LIGHT CLOUD Race: - OVERCAST, HEAVY CLOUD, MEDIUM CLOUD, CLEAR
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 13, 2020 21:42:23 GMT
Meant to ask before but what is the weather going to be set for this race? It's in the post, just not easy to see I think: WEATHER SLOTS (May 16, 2020) Qualifying - LIGHT CLOUD Race: - OVERCAST, HEAVY CLOUD, MEDIUM CLOUD, CLEAR Ah yes I see it now... Hidden in plain sight lol
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Post by Dale Rossi on May 13, 2020 22:45:58 GMT
It's in the post, just not easy to see I think: WEATHER SLOTS (May 16, 2020) Qualifying - LIGHT CLOUD Race: - OVERCAST, HEAVY CLOUD, MEDIUM CLOUD, CLEAR Ah yes I see it now... Hidden in plain sight lol Don't feel bad, I've been practicing the wrong weather.lol
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on May 16, 2020 18:29:00 GMT
Good luck tonight boys, hope it’s a big success and I’m looking forward to reading the race reports and watching Pete’s stream 👍🏻
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Post by CPRacing on May 16, 2020 18:51:57 GMT
So on a laye notice, i sign on one of my friend.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 16, 2020 19:39:24 GMT
Good luck tonight boys, hope it’s a big success and I’m looking forward to reading the race reports and watching Pete’s stream 👍🏻 Don't get too comfy, it may not last too long lol
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