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Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 08:59
by Peter Sojda
First try on Brands Hatch long- 1:23.2 (race setup+100% fuel)

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 14:26
by Bilbo
High 22 PB for me after a single practice session (most laps in the 23-24s though, when not stuck in the sand :oops: ). This should be interesting if we don't visit the sand too often...

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 14:32
by carrera
Yep with race fuel in the 23's and 24's as well.
This track doesn't suit my setup like,last track.
Still should be fun driving a totally loose car and maybe i'll be smart and find out where the pit entrance is '''unlike last time
"....How embarassing is that eh? Dohhhhh
carrera 8) 8) 8)

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 23:23
by Bilbo
I will have to miss the race again due to having visitors at home for supper tomorrow. :cry:

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 02:49
by MrT
Hope you all have a Happy Laborday weekend .

I will try my best to be there tomorrow .

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 21:34
by Racer
We was not enough Drivers for Racing on BrandsHatch, there was alot testing for this track,
so we decide to pospone this Race on brands till next week.
hope to see more drivers on track, :)

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 04 Sep 2011, 04:56
by Bilbo
Sorry for not being able to be there today, my visitors just left (it's almost midnight here). I'll be an unknown quantity next week too as I'll be replacing 50 feet of fence in the backyard (a whole side of it) with a neighbor next weekend (if the weather allows) so I'll certainly be racing if it's raining here but most likely not otherwise. :?

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 04 Sep 2011, 14:46
by carrera
sorry guys.was out of town and didnt get back in time for race.
will make itnext week though.
carrera 8) 8) 8)

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 10 Sep 2011, 02:42
by Bilbo
Don't wait for me for the Brands Hatch rerun. The weather here will be just ideal tomorrow for doing fence work (sunny but under 20C) so, as I mentioned earlier, I will have to miss this race. I really hope to be there for the next race though!

Good luck for tomorrow!

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 10 Sep 2011, 19:44
by Racer
looks like the server is not online, we can only hope Bilbo do a chekup on the server, :)

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 10 Sep 2011, 19:57
by Bilbo
You're lucky that I happened to check the forums while taking a break from work outside the house. The server had crashed and has been restarted. Hopefully everything will be fine now. Good luck!

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 10 Sep 2011, 20:14
by Racer
tnx Bilbo, :)

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 02:11
by Bilbo
What kind of times are you guys doing at the A1-Ring? I've just burned a tank of fuel there and did high 29s-low 30s on good laps, with the feeling I could improve the car since 7th gear was a bit long (I went with my Curitiba set). Are these decent times or not?

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 16:31
by MrT
:mrgreen:
Bilbo wrote:What kind of times are you guys doing at the A1-Ring? I've just burned a tank of fuel there and did high 29s-low 30s on good laps, with the feeling I could improve the car since 7th gear was a bit long (I went with my Curitiba set). Are these decent times or not?

Yes 1:29s ,30s are good , is where I am at . I remember this track from SCGT . :oops:


And do you guys use the Advanced setup guide = (Racer AlexF1 setup guide) or ?
Im thankful for any replys

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 15 Sep 2011, 02:17
by Bilbo
Thanks for the feedback.
MrT wrote:And do you guys use the Advanced setup guide = (Racer AlexF1 setup guide) or ?
I read it years ago but I'm not really "using" anything right now as my practice time is not anything near what it used to be and I just evolve/adapt/screw up a "base" set for whatever car I'm driving for whatever track I'm driving it on these days.

I "grew up" in my early no aids F1 racing days with ForthRight's (Craig Cookson) F1 Driving Guide, which I found (and still find) great for not going into too much of the little details and mostly teaching you the "why" rather than the "how".

I'm generally more interested in improving my driving technique than improving the car, that's probably why I often have unoptimized setups but can often bring them to the end of races even with (reasonable) damage...

For real books about driving technique, I can't recommend ENOUGH the first couple of books in the Speed Secrets series by Ross Bentley (~15$ each @ amazon) or, for a more "textbook" approach, Going Faster! by Carl Lopez (which is actually a textbook for the Skip Barber racing school).

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 16 Sep 2011, 22:11
by MrT
:mrgreen:
Thanks Bilbo and know what you mean ! I almost always try to adjust ,react , overcompensate and crash :roll:

The default sets are really the best in my little opinion . But some tracks they dont seem to suit my bad driving and equipment . .... hehehe.

Speed Geezers Guide to GTR and Rfactor is pretty good as well . Practice on the track with other cars is the best . When
we all have the time . Which is short supply these days ...
Bye gotta run 4 now

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 00:22
by Bilbo
Bilbo wrote:For real books about driving technique, I can't recommend ENOUGH the first couple of books in the Speed Secrets series by Ross Bentley
Re-reading myself, I realize that I forgot to put the "ENOUGH" in the above sentence of my previous post, which changes the meaning quite drastically! :oops: The Speed Secrets series (at least the first couple of books, I haven't read the others yet) is really a great and easy read! 8)

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 10:46
by Peter Sojda
Maybe we can try for next race weekend endurance series mod : http://www.enduracers.com/downloads_es.html
It's more popular mod than Xtreme FIA GT, so maybe we can find more drivers ?

You can download it from this http://www.ausgamers.com/files/details/html/56063

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 17:36
by Bilbo
You guys try it and if there's agreement around the mod THEN I'll set it up on the server. Thanks for your comprehension.

Re: Summer Event Driver OnTrack Testing

Posted: 20 Sep 2011, 01:34
by Bilbo
No comments? So I guess nobody likes that mod? At this point, I think we may be better to have this weekend's race on the old mod and contemplate the mod change (if people actually want it) for the next race after? What do you guys think?

I'm just not looking into switching mods on the server every other week so that's why I'm gauging interest before doing any mod switch...