15-12-2014, 11:44 AM
I found last nights race a little strange , I had a few ctds before the race and I got back in by refreshing the server list instead of restarting Rf2 , when it came to qually I really struggled to get into the high 10s where as in practice I could run low 9s easily , similarly in the race where I had been running low 11s with 70ltrs of fuel in practice i struggled to get into the 14s , the car just didnt work , it felt wrong but I couldnt figure why , did anyone else feel their car was different ?
Race
Started ok , got through the first corners without drama and chased after DJ , we swopped positions a few times over the next few laps , I could see I could lap quicker if I could get past him and into the Porsche curve and esses before him as I was faster through that section , whilst DJ and I were squabbling Richard took the opportunity to close us down and pass , we both chased after him but we were slowing each other with our fighting , I at last got into position and passed DJ on the approach to Indianapolis but made a mess of the braking and lost the back end and spun gently into the barrier , this caused slight damage but car was ok .
Chased after DJ who now had a few seconds over me , I was slowly closing him down again but then made the same error in the same place 3 laps later , this time I seemingly gently brushed along the barrier but this did a lot of damage , decided to pit early as car was handling very badly , pitstop went ok and I came out behind Dave Hart .
I chased after him and was catching him quickly , on the approach to the first chicane on the Mulsanne my head was away with the fairies , I totally missed my braking point and just stood on everything and kept the car striaght and across the chicane praying I didnt torpedo Dave , fortunately he went clear , he pitted that lap and I was in clear air .
I was still in 4th some 16 secs behind DJ so I started chasing and got the gap down to 9 secs , I then started to have doubts about my fuel and started to try and conserve it , got down to 5 mins and I knew my fuel would not make it so decided on a splash and dash , I had 90 secs over Dave Hart so I thought my position was safe , did the stop but got a drive through , fortunately I took this on the last lap and crossed the finish line like Schumacher did in the pitlane . Great race and good fun .
Well done DJ you are a very worthy Champ , I claimed 3rd place in the championship my best ever result at SR4L (sry Cookie) so I was well pleased . But DJ I think you should watch this instructional video before the next championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3rf7A-sr0
BIG thank you to Paul and Nikos for all the hard work they put in to give us this great championship , well done guys .
Race
Started ok , got through the first corners without drama and chased after DJ , we swopped positions a few times over the next few laps , I could see I could lap quicker if I could get past him and into the Porsche curve and esses before him as I was faster through that section , whilst DJ and I were squabbling Richard took the opportunity to close us down and pass , we both chased after him but we were slowing each other with our fighting , I at last got into position and passed DJ on the approach to Indianapolis but made a mess of the braking and lost the back end and spun gently into the barrier , this caused slight damage but car was ok .
Chased after DJ who now had a few seconds over me , I was slowly closing him down again but then made the same error in the same place 3 laps later , this time I seemingly gently brushed along the barrier but this did a lot of damage , decided to pit early as car was handling very badly , pitstop went ok and I came out behind Dave Hart .
I chased after him and was catching him quickly , on the approach to the first chicane on the Mulsanne my head was away with the fairies , I totally missed my braking point and just stood on everything and kept the car striaght and across the chicane praying I didnt torpedo Dave , fortunately he went clear , he pitted that lap and I was in clear air .
I was still in 4th some 16 secs behind DJ so I started chasing and got the gap down to 9 secs , I then started to have doubts about my fuel and started to try and conserve it , got down to 5 mins and I knew my fuel would not make it so decided on a splash and dash , I had 90 secs over Dave Hart so I thought my position was safe , did the stop but got a drive through , fortunately I took this on the last lap and crossed the finish line like Schumacher did in the pitlane . Great race and good fun .
Well done DJ you are a very worthy Champ , I claimed 3rd place in the championship my best ever result at SR4L (sry Cookie) so I was well pleased . But DJ I think you should watch this instructional video before the next championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3rf7A-sr0
BIG thank you to Paul and Nikos for all the hard work they put in to give us this great championship , well done guys .
Understeer - is when you hit the wall with the front of the car
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it
Oversteer - is when you hit the wall with the back of the car
Horsepower - is how fast you hit the wall
Torque - is how far you move the wall when you hit it