Race Talk

[Doorman]

:yahoo:  Well done Verner
Top man

And very well done Einar (Gnomie) :yahoo:

[Lameduck]

And very well done Einar (Gnomie) :yahoo:

\well done indeed.
There's ignorance for you. Sorry Gnomie, I didnt know your RL name :doh:

[Gnomie]

Thank you guys!

[Gnomie]

Some screenies from an excellent SRF race at Summit Point yesterday. Great three-way battle all the way through. Finished second in the end! I'm the # 2 car.






For the purpose of those screenshots I turned up the graphics waaaay above what I can use when racing. I wish I had shadows on the dash like that when racing..! One day, my friend.. one day.. :norty:

[Gnomie]

[brag mode]

And finally, the magic barrier is breached! I've reached 4000 iRating! :yahoo: Which puts me on the Top 100 Road drivers list, out of 8232. Which is, of course, totally ridiculous and doesn't say anything about my actual skill level (all it says, really, is that I've done a lot of driving in the Advanced Solstice ), but it's a bit fun anyway, I have to admit.

It's kind of a "been there, done that" thing. Now I can relax and not worry about iRating anymore!

[/brag mode]

[Romus]

[brag mode]
And finally, the magic barrier is breached! I've reached 4000 iRating! :yahoo: Which puts me on the Top 100 Road drivers list, out of 8232.
[/brag mode]

Nice

I've also tried the new Ford and it brings me memories from the SimBin GTR where Lotus Exige used to be my favourite car. I enjoy that kind of well behaving low power cars much more than any >500bhp monsters.

[Lameduck]

[brag mode]

And finally, the magic barrier is breached! I've reached 4000 iRating! :yahoo: Which puts me on the Top 100 Road drivers list, [/brag mode]

Congratz Gnomie. :yahoo: Brag away!

[Gnomie]

Thanks guys!

I've also tried the new Ford and it brings me memories from the SimBin GTR where Lotus Exige used to be my favourite car. I enjoy that kind of well behaving low power cars much more than any >500bhp monsters.

Yep, I couldn't ask for a more enjoyable car to be honest. It just feels so "right" in every way. Being pretty low power you really have to work on your lines to carry as much momentum as you can through the corner. Very rewarding when you finally nail a corner you've been struggling with! Besides, I'm using it to learn left-foot braking in corners where I don't have to shift down, and it responds beautifully to that.

I have high hopes for the Mustang too. 325 HP, rear wheel drive, H-gate shifter.. sounds pretty cool to me! Looks lively, but manageable! Hopefully it will be out next season, which is when I plan to go on my first shopping-spree.

[vobler]

[brag mode]

And finally, the magic barrier is breached! I've reached 4000 iRating! :yahoo:

It's kind of a "been there, done that" thing. Now I can relax and not worry about iRating anymore!

[/brag mode]

Ha, you will climb a little bit more. You are a good racer no doubt about it. We saw that the minute you entered dMr.

4000? Thats about twice as good as me. Any racer that can stay on track can reach a decent level in iRacing. But you are in alien territory for sure.

[vobler]

Nice

I've also tried the new Ford and it brings me memories from the SimBin GTR where Lotus Exige used to be my favourite car. I enjoy that kind of well behaving low power cars much more than any >500bhp monsters.

Yes i agree Romus. The SRF is well behaved and a joy to drive. I got a setup
today that is partly by Towler, Ian Lake and Jason Noble and me and it is very easy to drive.

Here it is:
FRONT:
Toe-in: +1 mm
Front brake bias: 58.0%
FARB: firm


LEFT FRONT:
Cold pressure: 172 kPa
Camber: -1.8 deg
Caster: +5.7 deg
Rebound stiffness: +0 clicks
LF ride height: 77 mm
LF corner weight: 1473 N
Spring perch: +152.400 mm


LEFT REAR:
Cold pressure: 162 kPa
Camber: -2.0 deg
Rebound stiffness: +4 clicks
LR ride height: 84 mm
LR corner weight: 2358 N
Spring perch: +165.100 mm


RIGHT FRONT:
Cold pressure: 172 kPa
Camber: -1.8 deg
Caster: +5.7 deg
Rebound stiffness: +0 clicks
RF ride height: 77 mm
RF corner weight: 1473 N
Spring perch: +152.400 mm


RIGHT REAR:
Cold pressure: 162 kPa
Camber: -2.0 deg
Rebound stiffness: +4 clicks
RR ride height: 84 mm
RR corner weight: 2358 N
Spring perch: +165.100 mm


REAR:
Toe-in: +0 mm
RARB: soft

[Gnomie]

Ha, you will climb a little bit more. You are a good racer no doubt about it. We saw that the minute you entered dMr.

4000? Thats about twice as good as me. Any racer that can stay on track can reach a decent level in iRacing. But you are in alien territory for sure.

I'm flattered, but I'm pretty sure I won't go up much more. In the Skip I'm dead meat, and I'm pretty sure I would be if I got the Formual Mazda or any higher licenced cars. But who cares anwyay? It's just a number afterall.

Thanks for the setup Verner, I'll try it later. I've fiddled around a little with Richard Towler's set too. I found that using medium ARB instead of soft made a difference. Here it is in case you want to try. It's still pretty loose, but that means it handles sliding better than Ian's set, so it's more forgiving if you kick the back end loose. I'm both faster and more consistent with this one compared to Ian's!

[vobler]

Thanks for the setup Verner, I'll try it later. I've fiddled around a little with Richard Towler's set too. I found that using medium ARB instead of soft made a difference.

 :doh: The set was meant for people, not aliens! Normal people that like to "trundle" around in a good safe set, not having to worry about the green 1x nags all the time.

[Doorman]

:doh: The set was meant for people, not aliens! Normal people that like to "trundle" around in a good safe set, not having to worry about the green 1x nags all the time.

Oi! :sideways:

[vobler]

Out of 1705 people driving the Spec Racer Ford at Summit Point last week,
dMrGnomie made the 4'th best time. :yahoo:

[The Moose]

Grats Gnomie!

 I think I've found my motivation to learn to enjoy that car:D