AC GT2/3 @Spa 2hours - Wed 22nd July

[Asterix]

Awesome race mate - thanks so much for organising.

My two cents are - be far more generous with track grip - assume it's going to be slow and in real life there's always far more traffic. No one is going to complain if there's more grip. Some will if there's only 95%

2nd - Kick early - you knew about Nathanial early on - get rid. Easy to deal with one guy than five other honest racers moaning later.

3rd - Blue flags - must be adhered to.

Minor points - cracking race. Awesome job.

 

[led00m]

Had an awesome race, many thanks to @Si Hopefully there will be a few more of these!

 

[Metzger82]

Do not agree with more grip it is arcady especially on spa...

 

[Asterix]

I don't want 'more' grip' I just don't fancy Q at 95% - it's a bit ****.

 

[Ricoow]

I don't want 'more' grip' I just don't fancy Q at 95% - it's a bit ****.

More grip but slower 'gain'?

 

[Asterix]

Q should be at 98% minimum - then we can race at full whack. Even F1 has all the support races to rubber-up the track. Daft to Q at 95/6% and only reach 100% at the end of the race.

Doesn't make sense to me.

 

[Metzger82]

Irl spa does not have 100% even at the end of 24 hours but it is just my opinion.

The race was great hope to see more like this imola for example

 

[Asterix]

Do not agree with more grip it is arcady especially on spa...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_6_Hours_of_Spa-Francorchamps

Sorry mate - we're slow compared to these times.

 

[Metzger82]

Those are qualyfing and our qualy was close to those. And we are not the best gt racers in the world b t those are...

 

[kedy89]

Thanks for the races guys, big thanks @Si for organizing. It was awesome

Was lucky early on to avoid @Tobias Röhner when he spun in Les Combes, not so lucky when I spun myself in Pouhon while chasing @led00m. Lost about 30 seconds there, and the GT3 lead to @Otune.

Had some nice battles going on after that, but my acceleration out of the corners wasn't good enough to have a go on the straights. Got the GT3 lead back when Oli made a mistake, and could keep it to the end. Think I finished 8th overall, definitely happy about that. Might have been better even without my mistake.

Also cheers to @xnorb and @quicksilver384 for pulling over quickly when I was about to lap you

 

[Ricoow]

Sorry mate - we're slow compared to these times.

Only about a second off, not that bad. Note: They get payed and have years of experience under their belts.

 

[Matheus Machado]

only 95%

98% minimum

No way above 98% can be realistic. Also these are GTE cars, slightly more powerful and with better tires, as they develop it throughout the season, you should compare to the GT Am class as their cars are similar to the ones we race.

 

[Asterix]

Those are qualyfing and our qualy was close to those. And we are not the best gt racers in the world b t those are...

Ummm, the top 3 here are close to the top 200 in the world. Maybe not Alien, but close. What were the racing lap times?

 

[Asterix]

Anyway - qualifying at 96% of grip is daft. It doesn't work like that in real life. A weekend results in pretty much full grip by the last practice.

I'll say no more as it seems it's simply being denied.

Awesome race Rami and Geoff.

Ricardo - we have years of practice too.

 

[Matheus Machado]

Take a look at a lap it takes about 2:22 seconds, so I guess we are in the pace.

 

[Rami]

Thanks for a great race all of you who attended. And special thanks for @Si to make this great event happen Organizing was best ever to ones I have attended...
To @Geof and @Asterix you gave me nice pressure throughout the whole race. Really enjoyed this...

 

[Si]

I have been working my tits off for weeks over this event testing this/that and the other with loads of help with you guys! I watched every inch of the race helping everybody where I could.

This is a learning curve for us as staff and I am trying to get the best (and most realistic) experience for all!

 

[Asterix]

Mate - we're getting away from my point. Would you prefer to Q at 95% or 98%, with a race that runs up to 100% pretty early on or is slidey for most of it? For that sake of it, because the management has played it safe?

 

[Metzger82]

Me personally from 94 up to 98-99 at the end and if it is spa no more than 20 degrees temp

 

[Matheus Machado]

@Asterix 2'19.178 according to the official results. http://www.fiawec.com/races/6-hours-of-spa-francorchamps/results-and-chrono.html
So as the track gain significant rubber in the race (more than 200 laps completed) I think we got it spot on.
And btw i'm not angry or trying to prove I'm right. Just bringing the arguments I searched after seeing "low grip levels" on RD races.