rF2 S397 GT3 With New TyreModel @ Road America - Fri 17 Feb 2023

[Paul_V]

Hi. Put me down please as a possible. Will try to get home early,and practice a bit. I will race if I can. 30 plus cars... awesome.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Hi. Put me down please as a possible. Will try to get home early,and practice a bit. I will race if I can. 30 plus cars... awesome.

We are not on 30 yet, but with some luck, we'll get there! Well over 20 entries at least!
I'll put you on the list and cross fingers and toes that you'll make it!

 

[Hartmut2]

Please sign me in

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Please sign me in

Allllriiighty!

 

[David Steinacher]

I'm in. Let's get those magic 30

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

I'm in. Let's get those magic 30

Awesomesauce!

 

[wayphaxx]

As much as I dislike the gt3's in rf2, count me in, grid is massive

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

As much as I dislike the gt3's in rf2, count me in, grid is massive

WoopWoop!
Maybe you'll dislike them less with new tyres?

 

[Cosimo]

sorry but need to bail...

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

sorry but need to bail...

Awww

 

[xoSx.Racing]

@Ole Marius Myrvold Apologies for jumping in the server without first signing up, but I didn't have enough time.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

@Ole Marius Myrvold Apologies for jumping in the server without first signing up, but I didn't have enough time.

No worries at all! The more the merrier!
Happy to see you!!

 

[Colin Peach]

i thought that was a really interesting race, the tyre ware and subsequent performance seemed much better, i cant remember the last time i had such consistent times, other than a tangle o lap 8 which put me in a spin and mid race out braking my self in the last corner.. enjoyed that!

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Results uploaded: https://ommyrvold.net/rdrf2/feb23.html
As always, click "races" and choose the Road America race to see lap-times, tyre wear, fuel usage etc. etc. etc. from the race

Standings February 2023

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

i thought that was a really interesting race, the tyre ware and subsequent performance seemed much better

I agree. Just need S397 to make some good default setups, so you don't need a race engineer (cough* thanks for the Audi setup @Michael Rudolf ) to have a stable setup!
I hope they will update default setups in a few days

 

[_Ken Scott]

My car died in the middle of lap 2 , gearing wouldn't work at all, stupid game

 

[Jasje]

Had to stop due to crazy vibrations in my steering wheel although I don’t think I had flat spots. It started gradually until it wasn’t bearable and shaking my whole rig (which is very sturdy)

I think I reduced dampening in my ffb some time ago, could it be related? I know you should feel flat spots but this just fell different.

 

[akephoe]

You get Vibrations with the New tyre Model when the tyres are worn. Maybe this and a not perfect FFB setup worked together.

 

[Jan Larsen]

In practice thursday night I couldnt believe how terrible the default setups were, they were so far off I had to ask @Michael Rudolf for a Ferrari setup as otherwise I'd have been nowhere. Thankfully he was very kind and acutally give it to me, its not everyday you see that when you usually fight for the win with the guy you're asking setups for. I owe you one
Practice went well, I discovered there was time to gain in the 2nd and 3rd sector by lowering the wing, but I also lost time in the 1st sector as I didnt have the stability for the exits. It was a compromise really, it also gave me a slight edge on the straights.
Qually went well. Although I couldnt hook up a lap until midway through, the one that did stick I was pleased with. Michael being 7 tenths faster was bit shocking - either he found a shortcut, a setup secret or simply nailed the lap, well done
Race was basically a titanic battle between the two of us for most of the race. I knew I had to dispatch Matt (nice to see you back buddy) quickly to get a slim chance to challenge Michael and thankfully I managed to do so.
To my surprise I could keep up, I genuinely thought Michael would be lapping the high 2.04's, but that wasnt the case. We were very evenly matched over the lap, lapping in the 2.05's, then the 2.06's where we stayed most of the race. The battle raged throughout the race, me getting past after a small mistake, Michael re-passing me after I got a poor exit out of T1, me trying to keep up but ultimately he just had a bit more pace in the end where I started to struggle a little after overheating the tires in the 2nd half of the race.
Nice win Michael, thouroughly deserved

 

[Jasje]

Did you guys run mediums? How much tire was left at the end?