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Server Name: RaceDepartment.com EU - Saturday
Cars: Prototype P2 / GTR 3
Track: Road America
Saturday 07/03/20
Practice: 15:00 EDT / 20:00 UTC (30 minutes)
Qualifying: 15:30 EDT / 20:30 UTC (15 minutes)
Warmup 1: 15:45 EDT / 20:45 UTC (5 minutes)
Race 1: 15:50 EDT / 20:50 UTC (60 minutes) - Mandatory Pit Stop (minimum 2 tyres)
Entry List - 30 slots | P2: 3 / GTR 3: 0
- Ross Garland - ?? (Event Host)
- FeltHat - P2
- Bart Matyja - P2
- Steve Le Gallez - P2
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Hi @Wilko Jones . It isn't just you that has some problems on this track with these cars! They are really a challenge so don't take it personally. I would advise looking at @Calvyn White first post for some tips on setting up the car to make it work better but more specifically the brake lock ups that occur on a regular basis going into corners. You may not feel it on your pedals depending on how sensitive they are but it is happening if your brake pressure is very high. Try adjusting that down a bit and see if it helps.Thanks @Calvyn White I will tinker with the wheel and see what I can get out of it
Thank you.@Calvyn White - Great Setup! I was having trouble getting the DMD P20 under control and your setup was miles better than anything I could come up with
It really helped with the braking and corner exit which I was having so much trouble with. I did some tweaks to help my drivability but not much and it is the perfect base to work from. The Default setup just seems way off to me.
changed: Rear Dampers down 1 click on both rebound and bump. Increased front springs one click. Increased rear wing one click. And took the TC down to 45% (I could have used your TC2 but always forget to change it when racing )
With some better driving (thanks to more control) I was able to drop my lap time by close to a second. Thanks for the work and now I have to see if I can get up to your speed! My tweeks are in the setup below:
@davew045 usually streams the racesHey guys does any of you produce a lil streamer for a fence watcher?.
I mean when you are racing Im beauty sleeping - but the next day some streaming of your offtrack racing (joke) would be fun to watch.
So anybody streaming?
In. P2 please.Notes
One final note, being in the faster class does not give you automatic track rights. Any driver on the same lap as you has every right to race as normal, including defending their position if they wish. If you are in the faster class and are coming up to lap a slower class, it is your responsibility to make the pass cleanly and safely. Do not force your way past as it'll just end in tears.
Indeed, this attitude appears to be quite common which is the reason I've specifically made the notes above.Our rules require the car being passed to stay on line and maintain speed (as would be reasonable and prudent), yet many faster drivers think it is their right to pass as soon as the blue flag is waved; the slower driver must make way no matter where he/she is, no matter how much faster (or even slower!) the car behind is.
Essentially yes. The blue flag lets slower cars know that faster cars are coming, and it's then up to that faster car to initiate the pass when it is safe and reasonable to do so. Only then should the slower car help out by lifting off the throttle if necessary. It's important that the slower car remains predictable... never brake and don't start swerving out of the way. Just hold steady and let the fast car go around... they have the speed and power to do so.Question regarding the above: Is the blue flag considered a courtesy in that the driver in the slower vehicle is being made aware of faster traffic and should yield only when faster traffic is in position to make a safe pass?
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Thank you for the clarification. Please, again, let me be clear: I have not had this issue with any of the current members, that I can recall, but this issue has come up in other races I have participated in.Indeed, this attitude appears to be quite common which is the reason I've specifically made the notes above.
Essentially yes. The blue flag lets slower cars know that faster cars are coming, and it's then up to that faster car to initiate the pass when it is safe and reasonable to do so. Only then should the slower car help out by lifting off the throttle if necessary. It's important that the slower car remains predictable... never brake and don't start swerving out of the way. Just hold steady and let the fast car go around... they have the speed and power to do so.
Obviously common sense plays a big part in all this, especially when it's a single-class race where the faster car won't have massive over-speed to play with. But the above is fine for this type of race.