AC 911 GT America @ Road America - Monday 02 Dec 2019

[iwn]

By luck I had some spare time on race day, so I jumped into this car on the race server for the first time. I felt very comfortable immediately, so I decided to sign up.

The car felt great out of the box without big changes to the default setup (see attached setup). I used ABS but no TC. Didn't know the event was meant to use no assists.

I was having great fun in putting the laps in and drove on pole to my surprise.

Due to the lag of experience I was in doubt if a tyre change was needed, so I filled up for the whole race and wanted to see what others would do. Start went well and I kept P1 infront of @Axel Moebius, who chased me very closly through the opening laps. Later he made a mistake and my gap to P2 increased to aprox 6 seconds or so.

From the middle of the race I was really worrying if tyres would really last the whole race but no one seemed to pit at this stage so I tought I should just keep it on the track even if tyres got worse and worse.

In lap 13 or so I saw @Paulo Braga spinning into the sharp right hander after the long backstraight. He came to a standstill in the middle of the road, so it wasn't a problem to take a wider line around him on the outside. To my surprise I got kind of hooked up, when nearly having passed Paulo, so I made a spin. In the replay I saw, that @Paulo Braga started driving backwards right into me, when I was driving around him. Well mate, I don't put a blame on you and don't have harsh feelings. I also made similar mistakes in my "career". But I would've been greatful, if there was a little "sorry" from you here or in TS. That's the nature of the community here - saying sorry and being forgiven.

I drove on in P3, 6 seconds behind P2. Now I pushed hard to close the gap. It worked for a few laps but tyres got stressed too much and I started to make mistakes and spins. For the last 2 laps my tyres where down to zero, so I could only crawl around the circuit anymore. It was like driving on ice, so I didn't let you pass @Raresch but I had to let you pass.

I finished 6th or 7th I think. I'm very curious how the race would've gone for me, if I had taken half fuel for two stints including a tyre change. I think it could have been like two stints in qualy speed, opening a bigger gap to P2 in the opening stint, not getting in trouble with Paulo later on (sorry mate ) and finally a much lower risk of doing mistakes because of the fresh tyres...

Well a nice lesson to learn from.

thx to @Craig Dunkley for hosting this one! You're the man.

Well in my case doing pitstop meant that at least six cars lapped me.

 

[Reik Major]

Well, I think a stop costs around 30 seconds and I'm pretty sure I lost more due to mistakes caused by worn tyres. Not mentioning the time loss per lap.

 

[Paulo Braga]

By luck I had some spare time on race day, so I jumped into this car on the race server for the first time. I felt very comfortable immediately, so I decided to sign up.

The car felt great out of the box without big changes to the default setup (see attached setup). I used ABS but no TC. Didn't know the event was meant to use no assists.

I was having great fun in putting the laps in and drove on pole to my surprise.

Due to the lag of experience I was in doubt if a tyre change was needed, so I filled up for the whole race and wanted to see what others would do. Start went well and I kept P1 infront of @Axel Moebius, who chased me very closly through the opening laps. Later he made a mistake and my gap to P2 increased to aprox 6 seconds or so.

From the middle of the race I was really worrying if tyres would really last the whole race but no one seemed to pit at this stage so I tought I should just keep it on the track even if tyres got worse and worse.

In lap 13 or so I saw @Paulo Braga spinning into the sharp right hander after the long backstraight. He came to a standstill in the middle of the road, so it wasn't a problem to take a wider line around him on the outside. To my surprise I got kind of hooked up, when nearly having passed Paulo, so I made a spin. In the replay I saw, that @Paulo Braga started driving backwards right into me, when I was driving around him. Well mate, I don't put a blame on you and don't have harsh feelings. I also made similar mistakes in my "career". But I would've been greatful, if there was a little "sorry" from you here or in TS. That's the nature of the community here - saying sorry and being forgiven.

I drove on in P3, 6 seconds behind P2. Now I pushed hard to close the gap. It worked for a few laps but tyres got stressed too much and I started to make mistakes and spins. For the last 2 laps my tyres where down to zero, so I could only crawl around the circuit anymore. It was like driving on ice, so I didn't let you pass @Raresch but I had to let you pass.

I finished 6th or 7th I think. I'm very curious how the race would've gone for me, if I had taken half fuel for two stints including a tyre change. I think it could have been like two stints in qualy speed, opening a bigger gap to P2 in the opening stint, not getting in trouble with Paulo later on (sorry mate ) and finally a much lower risk of doing mistakes because of the fresh tyres...

Well a nice lesson to learn from.

thx to @Craig Dunkley for hosting this one! You're the man.

Hi Reik!
I don't see the replay yet, at the moment i'm travel in Netherland but when i arive home i gonna see what i did wrong. Realy sory if u lose the cause me. Have a nice weakend.
Rgds from Venlo (Netherland)

By luck I had some spare time on race day, so I jumped into this car on the race server for the first time. I felt very comfortable immediately, so I decided to sign up.

The car felt great out of the box without big changes to the default setup (see attached setup). I used ABS but no TC. Didn't know the event was meant to use no assists.

I was having great fun in putting the laps in and drove on pole to my surprise.

Due to the lag of experience I was in doubt if a tyre change was needed, so I filled up for the whole race and wanted to see what others would do. Start went well and I kept P1 infront of @Axel Moebius, who chased me very closly through the opening laps. Later he made a mistake and my gap to P2 increased to aprox 6 seconds or so.

From the middle of the race I was really worrying if tyres would really last the whole race but no one seemed to pit at this stage so I tought I should just keep it on the track even if tyres got worse and worse.

In lap 13 or so I saw @Paulo Braga spinning into the sharp right hander after the long backstraight. He came to a standstill in the middle of the road, so it wasn't a problem to take a wider line around him on the outside. To my surprise I got kind of hooked up, when nearly having passed Paulo, so I made a spin. In the replay I saw, that @Paulo Braga started driving backwards right into me, when I was driving around him. Well mate, I don't put a blame on you and don't have harsh feelings. I also made similar mistakes in my "career". But I would've been greatful, if there was a little "sorry" from you here or in TS. That's the nature of the community here - saying sorry and being forgiven.

I drove on in P3, 6 seconds behind P2. Now I pushed hard to close the gap. It worked for a few laps but tyres got stressed too much and I started to make mistakes and spins. For the last 2 laps my tyres where down to zero, so I could only crawl around the circuit anymore. It was like driving on ice, so I didn't let you pass @Raresch but I had to let you pass.

I finished 6th or 7th I think. I'm very curious how the race would've gone for me, if I had taken half fuel for two stints including a tyre change. I think it could have been like two stints in qualy speed, opening a bigger gap to P2 in the opening stint, not getting in trouble with Paulo later on (sorry mate ) and finally a much lower risk of doing mistakes because of the fresh tyres...

Well a nice lesson to learn from.

thx to @Craig Dunkley for hosting this one! You're the man.

Sorry Reik, but i didn't see yet the replay and i can't remember when
that happens. I hope you didn't lost the race cause my spinning.

Have a nice weekend!

Best rgds.

 

[Reik Major]

Sorry Reik, but i didn't see yet the replay and i can't remember when
that happens. I hope you didn't lost the race cause my spinning.

Have a nice weekend!

Best rgds.

Thanks for replying mate. To show the situation, I made a short video with 3 different angles.

Please don't take it as an accusation. I just like to show it, so everyone who watches it, can get something usefull out of it.

I learned, that I should take a wider line around a stuck car. For me it was obvious, you'd wait or clear the road driving forward to the inside (away from the racing line). Well, never trust the obvious.

Oh and please continue racing with us. It's so much fun and racedepartment deserves any participant.

 

[Paulo Braga]

Thanks for replying mate. To show the situation, I made a short video with 3 different angles.

Please don't take it as an accusation. I just like to show it, so everyone who watches it, can get something usefull out of it.

I learned, that I should take a wider line around a stuck car. For me it was obvious, you'd wait or clear the road driving forward to the inside (away from the racing line). Well, never trust the obvious.

Oh and please continue racing with us. It's so much fun and racedepartment deserves any participant.

Ok, i remember now. I tried to be fast forward to put the car outside of the track, like u said, i tried the obvious because i think if comes a faster car he do the kerb from the inside. Sorry anyway!

Best rgds.

 

[Raresch]

Ok, i remember now. I tried to be fast forward to put the car outside of the track, like u said, i tried the obvious because i think if comes a faster car he do the kerb from the inside. Sorry anyway!

Best rgds.

when you spin and you have a car at less than 1-2 seconds, it's just better to stay until he pass. It's way easier for every driver to adjust for a still object than to anticipate a moving one in a direction perpendicular to his movement. Also, it's easier to control understeer outside the corner, then a tighter corner (for me at least). Also, never cross the racing line after you spun, if there are less the 5-6s to the next car.
This is what I think when I spun. hope it's correct.

 

[Kek700]

perfectly put @Raresch .

Still find it difficult to act rationally as I would like to after I spin, heat of the moment and all that.