Pre Race Chat, Watkins Glen....

[rpo83]

Has the format of the race been decided yet?

Trying to pick a car, strategy will play a big part in the decision, i need a car that will go really really quick, not break down and use little fuel and tyres, what do you recommend i use?

:pop2:

[Mr Fox]

It wouldnt be fair to run anything but a 2Xsprint format considering the cobra and daytona only have about 16 min brake life :)

[rpo83]

Ok how many laps Glen?

My best is a 1:18.9 in the daytona, i haven't driven the cobra around here cuz i used it last round, but the TVR was way off the pace, (with me driving anyway) 1:22's from memory.

The brakes are a huge issue, if you pit stop will the brakes be fixed?

[Mr Fox]

dont know have to speak to your chief mechanic about the brakes, If your doing 1:18 thats about 80 seconds per lap
80 X 15 (laps) = 1200 Seconds divide by 60 = 20 (minutes)

so 2X15 laps :)

[gawaterman]

With car selection,are the 289 Cobra and the 427 Cobra considered different cars?

[Mr Fox]

With car selection,are the 289 Cobra and the 427 Cobra considered different cars?

Bruce?

[flattop]

With car selection,are the 289 Cobra and the 427 Cobra considered different cars?


Bruce?

Yep, different cars.

[rpo83]

Hmmm, OK

Tricky question.

Last week Jeff and my self used 427 Cobras. To close up the field in race 2 we dropped down to the 289 cobras.

Where do we stand, can we then do the same this round, 427 for 1 race 289 for the second?????

Sorry to be a PITA :playball:

[Mr Fox]

Hmmm, OK

Tricky question.

Last week Jeff and my self used 427 Cobras. To close up the field in race 2 we dropped down to the 289 cobras.

Where do we stand, can we then do the same this round, 427 for 1 race 289 for the second?????

Sorry to be a PITA :playball:


Stop being a pussy and give the TVR a go.

[Bodie]

Oh did'nt you read the fine print,

"Anyone choosing the 427 cobra in race 1 and then switching to the 289 cobra in race 2 has to choose the corvette for race 3 and TVR for race 4", it's on the back of page 673 printed clearly upside down in Manderin.

You must have missed

Sorry mate :Banane20:

Bodie

[rpo83]

Oh did'nt you read the fine print,

"Anyone choosing the 427 cobra in race 1 and then switching to the 289 cobra in race 2 has to choose the corvette for race 3 and TVR for race 4", it's on the back of page 673 printed clearly upside down in Manderin.

You must have missed

Sorry mate :Banane20:

Bodie

Damn Bodie,

I did miss that, could you please pm me a copy translated from mandarin :fear:

[rpo83]

Stop being a pussy and give the TVR a go.

:tape:

I really like the daytona around here, it's perfect..............





























Except for the little issue of totally running out of brakes :fear:




Talking of pussies....... What are you driving??????:bounce:

[SpeedFreak]

Oh did'nt you read the fine print,

"Anyone choosing the 427 cobra in race 1 and then switching to the 289 cobra in race 2 has to choose the corvette for race 3 and TVR for race 4", it's on the back of page 673 printed clearly upside down in Manderin.

You must have missed

Sorry mate :Banane20:

BodieThats Funnie

[flattop]

hehe, I think the only reason I hang around here is for the laughs like that, pmsl.

ahh the Daytonas, they will be so far in front they will be able to coast home without anchors (well that is my plan anyway) :Banane52:

[Snakeyes]

rofl

[rpo83]

And here i thought this was a serious racing league :Banane57:


:grouphug:

[Mr Fox]

Talking of pussies....... What are you driving??????:bounce:

hmmmm dunno going to have a looksy tonight. Hopefully will see you in there :)

[rpo83]

hmmmm dunno going to have a looksy tonight. Hopefully will see you in there :)

I should be able to make it in by 7:45 -8:00, we can see who can last the longest without brakes :Banane20:

[DmXtReMe]

Hey guys,

has anyone else got a different link to download this track because "TPG" use transperant proxie's on Port 80 long story short. I cant download this track from rapidshare. It keeps saying my ip has allready downloaded it when clearly i havent.

I tried the 1st link and it just sends me to a page that isnt even in english and i really dont want to try learning a 2nd language at my age :P jks.

So if anyone could upload it to xgn or know of another link i can use that would be muchly appreciated.

:censored: TPG!!!!!

[Mr Fox]

TPG are speaking through there bumholes as im with TPG and never encontered this problem.

[rpo83]

Sounds like he has been busy downloading Pron........... :bananapartyhat:

[rpo83]

D'oh, got to try and remember not to pick on him..........

Next time

[Mr Fox]

Sounds like he has been busy downloading Pron........... :bananapartyhat:

dont you mean Norp??

[rpo83]

OK, that as well........ Deviant.



Hey and watch what you say about my potential teammate :laser:

[Mr Fox]

D'oh, got to try and remember not to pick on him..........

Next time

Hopefully Humper will still co-host with me in "Russ's hot laps" if your not going to anymore.

[rpo83]

Well that all depends on who decides what the teams are, hint hint (pssss Glen, SAVE ME..... Help :Banane20:)

[DmXtReMe]

TPG are speaking through there bumholes as im with TPG and never encontered this problem.

Trust me when i say "WE KNOW" they use transperant proxies.
allthough not every one suffers these issues but alot do check out tpg's forums and whirpool's forums :P the proof is all there. :D

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/493725.html
http://www.tpg.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12523

There just a few. Now let me be the 1st to say TPG SUCKS BALLS!

I Suffer from bad internet rage!

[rpo83]

Trust me when i say "WE KNOW"

It's OK, i have my tin foil hat at the ready :tape:

[rpo83]

After practice tonight, i went and did a couple of laps in single player. I destroyed the brakes on the Daytona and rushed for a pitstop.

Bloody pit crew didn't even look at the brakes. I blasted out of pit lane to promptly crash my brains out at the top of the hill.

So as far as strategies go, no use pitting. Need to figure out a way of making the brakes last :playball:

Did a few laps in the Cobra, don't know what you blokes are whinging about, did a 1:19 after about 4 laps with an average setup.......... A little sandbagging perhaps :tape:

[flattop]

To paraphrase Chapman, (Lotus founder and maker), when a driver complained about the lack of brakes:

"Brakes are the enemy of speed"

[flattop]

One the serious side:

how far am I off with consistent 1:23s?

[rpo83]

To paraphrase Chapman, (Lotus founder and maker), when a driver complained about the lack of brakes:

"Brakes are the enemy of speed"

Not into a 90 degree corner at the end of a straight, there not.....:fear:

[rpo83]

One the serious side:

how far am I off with consistent 1:23s?

There was about 5 or 6 of us on last night, most were 1:22's +

[flattop]

There was about 5 or 6 of us on last night, most were 1:22's +
WHoo hoo! I think this is the closest I have ever been to leaders. I must admit, this is a favourite track from GTL, made even better here in rFactor.
I took your se tup Steve and got my laminated setup chart to out and I have a car that is must suit my driving.
I tried to get as little braking as poss after all the posts by Glen. I may get time for some practice again tonight, but at about the same time 6
6:30 - 7:00

Looking forward to Wed!

[rpo83]

Got to admit Bruce,

I am very close to walking away from the Daytona......

I will do a session tonight in the TVR :ohwell: to see how she go's....

The fact that the Daytona WILL run out of brakes, no matter how you drive it, is a major problem. But damn it is a fantastic car to throw through that series of corners going up the hill, it just drifts beautifully on full throttle :bananapartyhat:

[flattop]

Got to admit Bruce,

I am very close to walking away from the Daytona......

I will do a session tonight in the TVR :ohwell: to see how she go's....

The fact that the Daytona WILL run out of brakes, no matter how you drive it, is a major problem. But damn it is a fantastic car to throw through that series of corners going up the hill, it just drifts beautifully on full throttle :bananapartyhat:
and with that in mind, I am happy to run out of brakes if I get a lot of laps of fun in and espesh if I will be in amongst a lot of action.
I used up me "TVR" last week, I still hate the cobra here as well as GTLegends, so I will go with "the feeling" (_:

[rpo83]

If you have not experienced the way the brakes fail, i would suggest doing 10 laps so you have an idea what to expect, the car will all of a sudden veer right, then just wont slow down.

If you can get a couple of corners out of it like this, it will stop lurching sideways so you can slow down in a straight line. What happens is the front brakes only go, when watching brake temps, the fronts don't alter at all, but the rears do, so you don't completely lose brakes. it is purely the sudden way it happens. Just hope there are no cars near you....

Near the end of the race i will be staying as far away as possible from ALL Daytonas :bounce:

Has any decision been made about the final number of race laps?

Could i talk you into 3 x 10 lap races :bananapartyhat: I would probably run the Daytona in 10 lap races :bounce:

[Mr Fox]

final number of laps has already been done or are you just toying??

I almost got a full 20 minutes of brakes last week in the daytona. Its just a matter of not abusing them, infact my lap times got better when i was more cautious of my brakes. And if you really want the truth i would run the daytona again this week if i could. What would be great is a one make race in the daytona to see who can convserve but still be fast for the whole race.

[rpo83]

After much looking, well about 2 minutes to be exact, the problem is found....

http://historicgt.8.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1007

Just joking about the number of laps :bounce: i think.

Your math was based on my 1:18 lap, i have only done 1 lap at that time.

Looks like race pace will be into the 1:20- 1:22, just sayin.....

[Acerlyte]

Sorry to interrupt but do you guys mind having a spectator tommorrow? I'd like to have a bit of watch if it's at all possible, this is shaping up to be an interesting race :)

[Mr Fox]

Sorry to interrupt but do you guys mind having a spectator tommorrow? I'd like to have a bit of watch if it's at all possible, this is shaping up to be an interesting race :)


Spectate?? jump on the grid if you want :) leave it with you. I will put it in spectate mode.

[Acerlyte]

I just didn't want to get in the way but i'd give it a go if no one else minds. I'll pick the GT350 so I won't bother any of the front runners. :thumb:

[flattop]

I just didn't want to get in the way but i'd give it a go if no one else minds. I'll pick the GT350 so I won't bother any of the front runners. :thumb:

Kool

[Prodgers]

I'll be having a drive tonight, have done NO testing so have no idea which car to drive - sounds like the TVR is a handful so i might try and tame that - theres not one car thats heaps faster than the rest or anything?

[rpo83]

The Daytona is stunning, best car by a mile for this track.

It's just a shame that it will run out of brakes.

[BJSRacer]

i did 10 laps last night in the daytona, mmm sweet sounding car, so i will choose that as my weapon of choice tonight ...... :)

i loved manhandling it through the chicane :D

1:20's ok?

@Acer: will be awesome to see you on the track again mate.

[rpo83]

I have done a 1:18.9 and Jeff did a 1:18.7 last night, but race pace was high 1:19's consistently, untill your brakes fail :Banane20:

It is such a fun car to drive :bananapartyhat:

So i'm sure with a few more laps you will probably be quicker than both of us....

[BJSRacer]

I have done a 1:18.9 and Jeff did a 1:18.7 last night, but race pace was high 1:19's consistently, untill your brakes fail :Banane20:

It is such a fun car to drive :bananapartyhat:

So i'm sure with a few more laps you will probably be quicker than both of us....

sheesh.......i dunno rpo.....these are a beast at the best of times, default setup doesn't do it justice either........ :fear:

but as long as there is close racing I'm happy...(relatively) ;)

also.......I think i will be reported for noise pollution tonight, gonna crank up the v8's for the whole street enjoy.......... :)

[SpeedFreak]

I have done a 1:18.9 and Jeff did a 1:18.7 last night, Come on mate if ya going to brag about me at lest get my time right 1 :18.3 ....it just makes BJ sweat a bit more :)

[rpo83]

Whoops sorry Jeff, i didn't see the 1:18.3.... :alien:

Or..... wait a minute this isn't mind games is it :tape:

Ohh **** i may have let the cat out of the bag.....


All will be revealed tonight, bring your transporters as i have a feeling a lot of cars wont make it home under their own steam, it's going to be awsome tho :bananapartyhat:

[BJSRacer]

Jeff, I promise i'll follow you all race if you lend me ya setup :)

[Acerlyte]

G'day BJ, it will be good to get back on track! :)

So is it just me or is the GT350 a bit slow in this company. I reckon if I drive that I will definately bother the frontrunners... as they lap me every few laps. I was busting getting under a 1:30 in it which is much slower than you gun blokes in the Daytona. Perhaps I ought to go the 289 Cobra? At least it turns ;).

[SpeedFreak]

Jeff, I promise i'll follow you all race if you lend me ya setup :):pound::pound::pound::pound::pound::Banane56: Dont get 2 close thou :fear:

[BJSRacer]

Acer, grab a bullit, not the slugg.......wouldn't seem right otherwise ;)

[BJSRacer]

:pound::pound::pound::pound::pound::Banane56: Dont get 2 close thou :fear:

thats only when we're alone on the server mate, you should know that :Banane52:

[rpo83]

Now all you blokes have me doubting my strategy :Banane20:

Bloody Daytona, no no i'll be strong ..... not listening, focus, say after me "the Daytona wont finish" focus...


I am almost sure the TVR WILL be fine, not fun and not fast but it will finish, unless i tangle with an out of control Daytona with no brakes.........

[BJSRacer]

thats why i will follow Jeff and use his brakes as well as mine :)

[rpo83]

thats why i will follow Jeff and use his brakes as well as mine :)

Damn,

My cunning plan sounds like it is being unwound, no but i will be strong, i don't want to revel in powering the daytona uphill through T2,3,&4 just on the edge of control....... ah the poetry in motion.

Instead i will fight and cajole the TVR around every corner just to lose 4 seconds a lap :fear:

Damn all of you smug daytona drivers....:laser:

PS slow day in the office, what can i say......!!!

[Mr Fox]

HAHA rpo, what i really want is for you to run the daytona, crash on the last lap and blow your motor, then in the second race do the same please.

Thankyou!

[rpo83]

HAHA rpo, what i really want is for you to run the daytona, crash on the last lap and blow your motor, then in the second race do the same please.

Thankyou!

Well if i run the Daytona that will probably happen :tape:

So NO tonight it is "Sensible Steve", you just watch........

[Mr Fox]

Lets see how sensible steve goes mid pack racing where its exciting and
unpredicable :fear: Im still recovering from the Elans...

[rpo83]

It's OK i have a plan...

I have been down to ARB, and bought me some bad arsed bull bars and scrub rails...

Actually i'm ****ting myself, but don't tell anyone.

I just hope this decision is correct, if any of you Daytona drivers finish infront of me i'll be :Banane20:

So don't forget, drive that baby how she's meant to be driven, on the limit, smoke those tyres & fry the brakes.... PLEASE.....