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« on: February 17, 2021, 12:12:53 PM »
Qualifying: similar to Bueller, I could not get a hang of the hairpins. I would find a huge green area in my deltas when I varied my line choice, but doing this consistently and putting it together in a lap was hard going.
R1: had a good start and managed to hold position. Killa and I swapped positions as he made an error, but unfortunately I also made an error which he swiftly capitalised on. 30 qualifying laps later, we were separated by less than a second and I had to turn the AC up a notch afterwards. Great racing!
R2: terrible start with the long 1st gear with a bog, so I shoot back to 5th behind AB, Bueller and Mael, with a bit of a squeeze around the hairpin but luckily made it through without issue. After a few laps I was able to make it past Bueller and Mael, and Bueller kept me honest for a while. I then tried to hunt Killa down and managed to hit a couple of 55s, but it was too little too late and I had to settle for 2nd.
Congrats buddy, you were untouchable! Well deserved victories and nice race for the championship.
I'm just happy the gearbox made it through
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« on: February 10, 2021, 10:14:58 PM »
I enjoyed Helsinki more than I was expecting. I tend not to have the best luck at street circuits, especially ones as bumpy as this one, but the lower damage did allow me to channel my inner pinball as I was being tossed around the walls on R1. It got to the point where I had a cracked windshield for half the race and needed a GPS to help me locate the apex! All the while I could see Killa making up ground which gave me motivation to get on with the job. There wasn't much in it at the end.
R2 I just somehow found a rhythm that I wasn't expecting to. Something just clicked and I managed to nail my braking points, which was a stark change to Estoril where Bueller and Kills were beating me up big time. That gave me the confidence to make a move on Killa on the outside after I had a good run on him on that tricky left hander. After that it was relatively smooth sailing and I set a mid 28 which I was happy with, and it was relatively kind on tyres which helped.
Now there's a 3 way duel for the lead. Exciting stuff, it's been really nice racing with you all!
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« on: January 19, 2021, 10:19:32 PM »
R2 was the closest racing I've had for some time. Thanks Bueller!
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« on: January 18, 2021, 10:24:05 PM »
Open server is hit and miss. I only found out about you guys because you had an open server one night for the Thursday flattop, so that was a stroke of luck for me because it was a lot of fun! AB156 did show me a clean pair of heels though haha.
Tyre wear is definitely a factor on the softs around here. I think it will be another medium compound race for me
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« on: January 13, 2021, 06:52:39 AM »
You guys in the Alfas had incredible race pace, especially once the tyres started to wear. I was working really hard to catch Bueller in R2 but the man was on a mission. Nearly dipped into the 51s on race fuel and mediums which I was quietly chuffed with.
Round 1 was a comedy of errors by me resulting in a blown box on the last lap, but I somehow coasted through to the finish line. I had a really good battle with AB156 in the Merc
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« on: January 12, 2021, 10:24:54 AM »
3 cars within 0.03s...good calcs, Wally.
You are uncomfortably close after only a single lap! I better get practicing 🙂 Should be a good series of races, and I'm pleased that 3 cars that drive very differently and will therefore have different strengths/weaknesses at sections on the track have such close times. Looking forward to racing with you guys
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« on: January 11, 2021, 06:42:23 PM »
I usually flat shift on the way up the box (and hope not to miss gears), and then heel + toe on the way down. Before you guys mentioned it, I didn't even know the cars allowed you to do clutchless downshifts  I gave the 1988 version of Hockenheim a go just now, and it's also really good fun! Such an amazing array of mods available for AC
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« on: January 10, 2021, 06:03:30 PM »
I gave the Merc a few laps to see what times I could pull. Looks to be roughly the same as the BMW, and a more balanced car overall. I prefer the BMW though, as it feels so good when you get a section nailed
As for making the softs last.. well, that I'm not sure about as I haven't done 16 laps in a row yet. Depends if the grip stabilises, or drops off a cliff. I usually drive these cars on mediums because of how rough they tend to be on tyres.
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« on: January 09, 2021, 06:28:05 PM »
This track eats tyres! Quite enjoyable to learn though
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« on: January 05, 2021, 06:53:09 PM »
Managed to get a 39.3 in the E30 with gearing and tyre pressure changes. If I nail my sectors and negotiate T1 properly I should be into the 38s with a bit of luck!
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