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[poacherpete]

GBGTL Mini Se7ens

Track Spa
Qually 30 minutes
Race 10 laps
Start time 20.30 pm GMT





Pete

Race report:  http://www.gbsimracing.co.uk/reports/GBGTL/Mini_Se7ens/S2/Spa/index.html

[noobrider]

That bus stop is a pig to brake for.......

[poacherpete]

LOL Nick you wanna try it the Pantera i end up going down the pit lane somes times lol


Pete

[BillThomas]

That bus stop is a pig to brake for.......

I'll second that.  I find that getting the right brake pressure almost impossible some nights.  It's either too little and go straight on,  or too much and lock up and still go straight on. 

Bill

[Ligel Canello]

That bus stop is a pig to brake for.......

Nick, think you should follow Bob Newhart's advice - distract them and leave them at the bus stop, saves all the problems of slowing etc



 

Laurie

[Sludgey]

Previous race results/timings, for those who would like a benchmark:

http://edam.accelerator.org/resultparser/?f=showres&rid=75

Those were without Laurie's track amendments to the bus stop though...I suspect I'm going to fall off track trying to look for that signpost   

regards,
Sludgey

[Davor Mirkovic]

Oh well, I guess it's time for me to learn new Spa. Never liked it and always tried to avoid learning it.

[mag07]

Oh well, I guess it's time for me to learn new Spa. Never liked it and always tried to avoid learning it.

Are we using the new layout of Spa,or is it the original one 

[poacherpete]

The same one as usual the one that came with the game.


Pete

[BillThomas]

Previous race results/timings, for those who would like a benchmark:

http://edam.accelerator.org/resultparser/?f=showres&rid=75

Those were without Laurie's track amendments to the bus stop though...I suspect I'm going to fall off track trying to look for that signpost   

regards,
Sludgey

Thanks for that, you've now depressed me as I'm about 9 secs off the pace.   

Bill

[Sludgey]

Are you using longest gearing? ... the long ratio really struggles to accelerate I find, far outweighing any time lost at max revs while using the middle ratio, and I find it easier through the corners at middle ratio.
You should be flat out through Eau Rouge, no lifting....just hanging on for dear life trying to stay between the white lines.   

If you're already doing that... then It's something else losing you time 
Make sure your pedals are giving you full throttle and that your brake pedal isn't catching.

[VB]

And what do we do if we just suck?

[BillThomas]

Are you using longest gearing? ... the long ratio really struggles to accelerate I find, far outweighing any time lost at max revs while using the middle ratio, and I find it easier through the corners at middle ratio.
You should be flat out through Eau Rouge, no lifting....just hanging on for dear life trying to stay between the white lines.   

I'm using the longest gearing and trying to go flat through Eau Rouge I understeer into the left hand wall. 

I guess I also fullfill VB's comment and just suck. 

Bill

[Sludgey]

Forget sucking for a moment. Sucking is not an option! 

Use the middle gearing ratio, use a lot of left hand side kerb at the bottom of Eau Rouge and get yourself pointed away from the wall on exit, to let you go flat out without killing yourself... and see how far off the pace you are then.

[VB]

Forget sucking for a moment. Sucking is not an option! 

Are you MrsVB in disguise?