Sounds like a fun night. Didn't quite make it for the usual reason. Thought about race 2 but by that time ivwas back into my walking dead binge.

First look


$800
http://www.pagnianimports.com.au/racing-wheels-accessories/thrustmaster-ts-pc-racer-racing-wheel.html

Wonder how it compares to fanatec

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Good question. The Porsche is a beast but it was nearly $200 off in Big W so I couldn't help myself. Assume the Caterham will be quite a lot simpler.

Quote from: Joe on December 09, 2016, 10:03:25 AM

A question on h-shifting; do people go down multiple shifts before a corner, or just depends on the corner? Last night at becketts and brooklands I was going straight from 5th to 2nd. If I tried to go through the gears any more than that I think I'd struggle for my feet to keep up 

I sometimes do shift down several gears at a time, but it depends on the corner. I often go 5-4-2, for example.

In all honesty, I'm not blipping much or heel toeing either.

Don't forget, this was only 10% damage. At 100%, you'll grind a lot more gears and risk wrecking your gearbox.

Thanks Wally. I was trying to heel toe but occasionally when there was a lot going on I wouldn't blip enough then lock up and get the back end out. In some cases that actually gained me some time

Joe, you did better than me. I really suck at the H-shifter. My times were about 1.5 -2 seconds off my "paddle pace". But like Wally and Phil say, the immersion factor is greater so I will stick with it for a while. At least until I end up throwing the thing out the window in frustration.

I too am keep to pick up tips from the gurus who can do the the h-shift tap dance.

I agree with the immersion rob, was great. In practise before ladt night I was only a 10th faster with paddles but I didnt try paddles for too long. In practise last night i was .5 seconds faster than my paddle pb. Consistency is a bit more of an issue though as easier to make a mistake. Will stick at it though. When I've tried the clutch before it made my ankle hurt but it hurts less in summer. 33 years old with thr ankle of a 73 year old 

I didn't do as terrible as I thought first time with the h shifter but was hard to really judge how off the pace I was with my 140kg passenger...

First race I made a couple of mistakes not blipping enough on downshifts and locking the wheels and also a few missed gears though do remember some good side by side action with wally for a bit.

Second race managed to avoid the crashes which put me out into 3rd. I was able to keep in clean with less mistakes and pulled away from phil with his even heavier passenger. Was no way I was gonna catch bruce or ley with the ballast but bruce came off and I took 2nd.