Hey guys,
Well, I just completed my first ever 100% race, on Catalunya,Spain 66 Laps, and it was Boring..
Yeah i know, i expected it too be hard and all, but it wasn't.. First of all: My settings: Everything off except Traction Control and ABS, im playing with a Ps3 controller so traction control of is most of the time not a good option, im going to try and race without it on Monaco though xD Fuel sim On Tyre sim on everything in that particular category ON. As for the AI: Legend ( still they are rubbish ) Flashbacks: One, I have this at one just in case some stupid penalty comes up like getting a penalty when you try to lap a slow car, and the slow car gets in front of you causing you both to collide and YOU get the penalty for making this collision.
So i started the race weekend with the 3 practice rounds, wasn't too much of a battle, got a setup from some guy in the setup sub-section and managed to get low 1.18's on options. i know.. This is slow. On primes i hitted high 1,18's and low 1.19's. As for the Qualification rounds i used another setup which got me a second of the time with both tyres. ( 1,17s ( OP ) 1.18s ( PR ) Due to the AI driving around 1,18,XXX I was forced to put on my option tyres to secure a first place, which got me to start on options.
So now the race, Tyre strategy was a 2 stopper, lap 15 and 41 both primes. At the start i had these HIGH expectations of the race being a tough battle but as soon as the lights went out i just literally cruised away from the guy in 2nd place, in this case Mark Webber. I thought by myself.. Oh Really.. After 14 laps i had a gap from over 20 seconds to M. Webber but wasn't yet enough to get into 1st place again after the stop, Pit stop took 4.3 seconds.. Like McLaren does it in 2,31 seconds in real life.. But yeah, I came in 2nd before Schumacher. The following lap i did a normal lap and webber already pitted so 1st place was mine again, as he left the pits i had a 10 second lead already. around lap 25-30 i had a 30second lead and when i came in for my scheduled pit stop i was at 47 Seconds! Believe it or not, im not joking. I left the pits and the upcoming lap i yet again had a 28 second lead over Webber. As the last 15 laps were coming i extended my lead to 51 seconds and i thought, lets make another pit stop and go for option tyres to drive some fast laps. Throughout my stupidness I entered the pits and forgot to check the option for "soft" tyres. So I was sent out with yet another set of primes... So the next lap i pitted again, now options were fitted to my car. now a 8 second gap was left, but still, this wasn't enough for a battle. Fastest lap i've driven was a 1,18,523. As you can read from this report you'd already guessed, I finished first. leading over webber with 26 seconds
So to be true, i didn't really find this too spectacular, it might be because i use TC so im going to try and drive without it but that will be very hard since the ps3 controller doesnt have FFB. So i won't feel the car as people do with their fancy wheels I'd really want a wheel though, except i have no mounting point so i'm forced to buy either a wheelstand or Playseat, but im thinking about this since its expensive, Playseat + a G25 is priced at 600 euro.
Thanks for reading
JV
Well, I just completed my first ever 100% race, on Catalunya,Spain 66 Laps, and it was Boring..
Yeah i know, i expected it too be hard and all, but it wasn't.. First of all: My settings: Everything off except Traction Control and ABS, im playing with a Ps3 controller so traction control of is most of the time not a good option, im going to try and race without it on Monaco though xD Fuel sim On Tyre sim on everything in that particular category ON. As for the AI: Legend ( still they are rubbish ) Flashbacks: One, I have this at one just in case some stupid penalty comes up like getting a penalty when you try to lap a slow car, and the slow car gets in front of you causing you both to collide and YOU get the penalty for making this collision.
So i started the race weekend with the 3 practice rounds, wasn't too much of a battle, got a setup from some guy in the setup sub-section and managed to get low 1.18's on options. i know.. This is slow. On primes i hitted high 1,18's and low 1.19's. As for the Qualification rounds i used another setup which got me a second of the time with both tyres. ( 1,17s ( OP ) 1.18s ( PR ) Due to the AI driving around 1,18,XXX I was forced to put on my option tyres to secure a first place, which got me to start on options.
So now the race, Tyre strategy was a 2 stopper, lap 15 and 41 both primes. At the start i had these HIGH expectations of the race being a tough battle but as soon as the lights went out i just literally cruised away from the guy in 2nd place, in this case Mark Webber. I thought by myself.. Oh Really.. After 14 laps i had a gap from over 20 seconds to M. Webber but wasn't yet enough to get into 1st place again after the stop, Pit stop took 4.3 seconds.. Like McLaren does it in 2,31 seconds in real life.. But yeah, I came in 2nd before Schumacher. The following lap i did a normal lap and webber already pitted so 1st place was mine again, as he left the pits i had a 10 second lead already. around lap 25-30 i had a 30second lead and when i came in for my scheduled pit stop i was at 47 Seconds! Believe it or not, im not joking. I left the pits and the upcoming lap i yet again had a 28 second lead over Webber. As the last 15 laps were coming i extended my lead to 51 seconds and i thought, lets make another pit stop and go for option tyres to drive some fast laps. Throughout my stupidness I entered the pits and forgot to check the option for "soft" tyres. So I was sent out with yet another set of primes... So the next lap i pitted again, now options were fitted to my car. now a 8 second gap was left, but still, this wasn't enough for a battle. Fastest lap i've driven was a 1,18,523. As you can read from this report you'd already guessed, I finished first. leading over webber with 26 seconds
So to be true, i didn't really find this too spectacular, it might be because i use TC so im going to try and drive without it but that will be very hard since the ps3 controller doesnt have FFB. So i won't feel the car as people do with their fancy wheels I'd really want a wheel though, except i have no mounting point so i'm forced to buy either a wheelstand or Playseat, but im thinking about this since its expensive, Playseat + a G25 is priced at 600 euro.
Thanks for reading
JV