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Pre Race Paddock Talk!
Topic Started: May 24 2010, 11:30:13 AM (6,636 Views)
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I might have to settle with getting only 218mph down the straights because the problem is I have a set up that can get me 1mph faster and accelerates faster but it has limited grip so the worry is that people like The Jester Race can match that and any mistake could be costly.

Also my biggest problem- clean laps. They are so hard and frustrating! Sometimes I don't even cut corners/go off and I pick up a penalty! My cars' quite capable of doing a 3:15 but it would be damn annoying to go 4 seconds slower trying to resist getting a penalty.
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Im gettin penalties and i dont no where, and im stayin on the road!
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Im gettin penalties and i dont no where, and im stayin on the road!
It's really frustrating, I'm gonna have a slow qualifiying lap just because of this
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Some of the spots would be the pink sides of the straights, you get a penalty, the rumble strips on the 2 chicanes, are too sensitive and give you penalty, the very last corner is also pretty sensitive. It's still really hard to post a clean lap.
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I did it, it happened! I've done a clean lap! It's not bad actually but I had to be really careful and in the end I got a 3:18.349. I could have gone faster by like 5 tenths but on my next lap on the Porsche curves I could hear Martin Brundle going mad about my flying lap in my head and crashed. Which was annyoing. I did it in the end and the time is now 02:25 so it took a good 7 hours!

Next flying lap, Motegi...
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I was hotlapping X-Class on the old mulsanne circuit last night, and I was easily fastest but couldn't string together a lap in the end... I had to settle for 3rd :( But saying that number 1 was a glitcher! He was doing like 285mph down the straights! I might do back to it some other time, we will see...

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I haven't lapped in the last two weeks so last night I had some free time and went at it at La Sarthe with my Falken RSR...Grrrr, I'm frustrated ! I did a clean 4:00.030, just so I can't say I did a 3:59 !!!!! :ermm:

I haven't been playing for a long time with the wheel and I have no feel whatsoever for the brakes if I remove ABS....I could drive and do faster laps without ABS when I was using the controller but with the pedals it's totally different ! I don't have enough time to practice until I'm comfortable so I'll leave ABS on even if I know that it's faster without it.....But I've got to find a way to turn at least 3:58's. Something's wrong with my setup, I'm convinced ! I touch 182 before braking, I think it is OK for a Porsche, but my handling gives me headaches !
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Big news from Le Mans pre-race testing ! :O

We heard that GT driver michel944, a bit frustrated about his lap times in the Falken Porsche GT3 RSR, went to the enemy's door to get a test in the GT2 BMW M3 !!! After a two minute Le Mans setting of the car and 30 minutes of track time he was able to turn a clean 3:58.826 lap without any drama in the handling of the car or the driver's head.....With countless hours of experience in the GT3 RSR since the release of FM3 he never has been able to lap under 4:00.030 at Le Mans....Word is the driver is in serious reflexion about the car brand he will race starting at Le Mans because BMW opened the door for him to join their team !

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So we may have a beemer at Le Mans after all :)

I have a basic Rahal Letterman design if you want? It was from 2009 mind you!

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If BMW and their new driver come to an agreement they would like to race the 2010 colors, so there may be some work in the paintshop ahead...... :D
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i like the way the BMW looks for 2010
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Interesting. A BMW... Hmmm...
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Yeah the BMW looks ok, I just hate the way it says "Joy" on the side of it... I mean seriously? Get a sponsor or something... Joy, it's just silly. Who does BMW give Joy to anyway?

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To the driver....I hope ! :P
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To the driver....I hope ! :P
thats only if he wins but I don't watch Le Mans so I wouldn't know..
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BMW won Road America last year, but I am not sure if they have won anything else?

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Is that your way on making him regret his choice Jam?

Tryin to make him feel that he's lost already, Your doin a good job if thats what ur up to :D
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No no, I am just stating the facts, liiikeee... Ferrari are going to win at Le Mans!

*cough* Who said that? ^_^

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Jun 7 2010, 09:34:12 PM
No no, I am just stating the facts, liiikeee... Ferrari are going to win at Le Mans!

*cough* Who said that? ^_^
It's all in your mind.

The Corvettes will dominate GT2 :P
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this is all sounds like it's gettin more active now with testing but im not testing because im at download festival. 16 hour shifts til monday night now. go i cant wait to finish and come home monday night.

DAZA and COLOURBLIND.... how was the tune i gifted you? you can either reply here in the open or message me i dont mind. Let me know what you think like more grip or more straight speed? and what kinda times you are getting.

I WANT TO RACE NOW! haha
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