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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #30 on: August 30, 2014, 05:39:10 PM »
Thanks. Feels the same. I usually can tell the difference between the different setups but not with this car/track combo. Something wrong with the way I driving. I think my "understeery" driving style has caught up with me! The frontend just pushes wide and when I get on the throttle The back steps out. I am spending most of the lap "coasting" waiting to be able to get back on the throttle.

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #31 on: August 30, 2014, 06:48:23 PM »
It sounds like you need to treat the throttle with a bit more care.  Push it very gently, then you can catch the moment it tries to let go.
But it maybe a pedal issue.

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #32 on: August 30, 2014, 10:04:53 PM »
Yes. It is driver issue not pedal issue! I am still very much learning throttle control. Every now and again I get a sense of the rhythm of squeezing the throttle as you come out of the apex of a corner. Mostly I am just jamming it down and the car can handle it. With this car it is much more sensitive - I am either too little or too much; or too early or too late.

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #33 on: August 31, 2014, 08:23:39 AM »
Sorry will miss this car club meeting clash.
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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #34 on: August 31, 2014, 08:33:17 AM »
Yes. It is driver issue not pedal issue! I am still very much learning throttle control. Every now and again I get a sense of the rhythm of squeezing the throttle as you come out of the apex of a corner. Mostly I am just jamming it down and the car can handle it. With this car it is much more sensitive - I am either too little or too much; or too early or too late.

Really starting to enjoy the Lotus 49. they had solid balls back then. No peanut allergy among those guys. Nor would they give a stuff about your facebook status.
They where real men. But they where also terrified of crashing. It wasn't the crash so much, as 99% of the time it resulted in a fire ball. I think it was this era that was the beginning of the introduction of that expensive show stopper. Safety.

I also like Carrsel hill.

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #35 on: August 31, 2014, 08:43:54 AM »
Bloody West Aussies.  Not only do they sound different, but they say everything differently as well.  No wonder we keep them "all the way over there" with a big deser in between them and us.

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #36 on: August 31, 2014, 08:13:13 PM »
Yes. It is driver issue not pedal issue! I am still very much learning throttle control. Every now and again I get a sense of the rhythm of squeezing the throttle as you come out of the apex of a corner. Mostly I am just jamming it down and the car can handle it. With this car it is much more sensitive - I am either too little or too much; or too early or too late.

Really starting to enjoy the Lotus 49. they had solid balls back then. No peanut allergy among those guys. Nor would they give a stuff about your facebook status.
They where real men. But they where also terrified of crashing. It wasn't the crash so much, as 99% of the time it resulted in a fire ball. I think it was this era that was the beginning of the introduction of that expensive show stopper. Safety.

I also like Carrsel hill.

Back then did the real men all whine when they had to drive more then 4 laps?

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #37 on: September 01, 2014, 08:54:36 AM »

Back then did the real men all whine when they had to drive more then 4 laps?

Nope, I doubt they did Marty.
But on the other hand, if they where on a pubic server with 15 scrubs they would know completing 7 clean laps is like trying to push a wet mattress up a spiral staircase.


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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #38 on: September 01, 2014, 01:27:08 PM »
This race is still on right?
I swear this car feels 'nicer' after the update.

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #39 on: September 01, 2014, 02:37:37 PM »
This race is still on right?
I swear this car feels 'nicer' after the update.

Yessir. I imagine the rear end feels a bit nicer, huh?
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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #40 on: September 01, 2014, 06:02:16 PM »
This race is still on right?
I swear this car feels 'nicer' after the update.

Yessir. I imagine the rear end feels a bit nicer, huh?
Dunno about the nicer feeling  :P - but I did find that judging the power out of the corners is easier and since a slide is now more controllable (for me anyway - there isn't that big snap back) I am now getting the hang of this combo. I am also braking deeper into the corner to help the front-end turn in. I assume you guys were already doing that? And thanks Bird for the gentle on the throttle advice - that really helps.

I shudder to think what GB, Marty etal will do around here  :-\ ;D

Now, Bacchulum, I'd love to see an update of your time on the Friends Leaderboard  8)

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #41 on: September 01, 2014, 06:25:45 PM »
Back's buggered atm. :(
Touch & go for tomorrow. :-\

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #42 on: September 01, 2014, 07:35:30 PM »
Is there meant to be a server with this up?

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #43 on: September 01, 2014, 07:37:23 PM »
Is there meant to be a server with this up?

agreed.

Castle Hill. The T is silent btw Guybrush. You don't have a different track after all.

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Re: Fun race Sep 2: Lotus Type 49 @ Castle Hill
« Reply #44 on: September 01, 2014, 10:03:26 PM »
Just put a setup in my dropbox if anyone wants to try.

It's good for a 1.00.6 so far.

Cheers.

 

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