26-10-2015, 08:39 AM
A couple of dougnuts last night and I didn't like it.
As Rik says not that much practice. Driving the previous event setup I was having lots of difficulties under braking. Car wandering like mad out of control.
Qualy
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Taking it as a practice session trying to find a stable car while trying to get a laptime. I could see how I was losing a lot of time to Rik and DjC but I could not push the car any harder. At least my time was good enough for 3rd
Race 1
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Had a very good start but had to stay right behind Rik as I new DjC was on me right and I couldn't see him. From that point my only mission was to try to finish in that position. I could see how David Coyne was pressing me from behind whenever we reached the final braking (worst moment of my braking).
Around lap 4 I saw Djc going for an early pitstop. Also a lap later aproaching the final curve me and David Coyne reached a very slow car. I was able to outbrake him but when I entered the main straight I saw David was no longer behind so he probably had trouble with that car.
By the end of lap 6 I did my pitstop and when I got out of the pitlane I was just in front of DjC. He was right on my tail and when we approached the final braking I could no longer control my car and spun stalling the engine. I went back on track but half a lap later lost it again and crashed, bad damaging the car and retiring from the race.
Race 2
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before the race Rik told me he was driving a 59.5 brake balance. That's when I checked mine and was set to 54. That explained all my trouble under braking. Set it to 59 and car was finally braking straight, a little understeery but I had no time to work on the setup so that was as good as it could be.
After the race restart all the pack was clean through the first sector. When reaching the second bridge I got two cars flying over me, wow that was scary I even move my head down in reaction and very luckily I got out of there unhurt.
I gained a couple of positions, and a lap later I saw Rik missing the final corner and rejoining right behind me. He was quite comfy there just waiting for things to happen. At lap 3, coming out of the first bridge someone had hit the white poles and they were all over the racing line. I just couldn't avoid them and as I hit them my car got flipped sideways behing hit by Rik and another car who simply couldn't avoid me. Car was badly damaged after it, all 4 wheels in yellow (damage status). Tried getting to the pits to have my tires changed without repairing (not worthy spending 5 minutes there) in case damage was lower. But it wasn't. Car was still undriveable so decided to retire and watch the recorded F1 race.
As Rik says not that much practice. Driving the previous event setup I was having lots of difficulties under braking. Car wandering like mad out of control.
Qualy
-------
Taking it as a practice session trying to find a stable car while trying to get a laptime. I could see how I was losing a lot of time to Rik and DjC but I could not push the car any harder. At least my time was good enough for 3rd
Race 1
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Had a very good start but had to stay right behind Rik as I new DjC was on me right and I couldn't see him. From that point my only mission was to try to finish in that position. I could see how David Coyne was pressing me from behind whenever we reached the final braking (worst moment of my braking).
Around lap 4 I saw Djc going for an early pitstop. Also a lap later aproaching the final curve me and David Coyne reached a very slow car. I was able to outbrake him but when I entered the main straight I saw David was no longer behind so he probably had trouble with that car.
By the end of lap 6 I did my pitstop and when I got out of the pitlane I was just in front of DjC. He was right on my tail and when we approached the final braking I could no longer control my car and spun stalling the engine. I went back on track but half a lap later lost it again and crashed, bad damaging the car and retiring from the race.
Race 2
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before the race Rik told me he was driving a 59.5 brake balance. That's when I checked mine and was set to 54. That explained all my trouble under braking. Set it to 59 and car was finally braking straight, a little understeery but I had no time to work on the setup so that was as good as it could be.
After the race restart all the pack was clean through the first sector. When reaching the second bridge I got two cars flying over me, wow that was scary I even move my head down in reaction and very luckily I got out of there unhurt.
I gained a couple of positions, and a lap later I saw Rik missing the final corner and rejoining right behind me. He was quite comfy there just waiting for things to happen. At lap 3, coming out of the first bridge someone had hit the white poles and they were all over the racing line. I just couldn't avoid them and as I hit them my car got flipped sideways behing hit by Rik and another car who simply couldn't avoid me. Car was badly damaged after it, all 4 wheels in yellow (damage status). Tried getting to the pits to have my tires changed without repairing (not worthy spending 5 minutes there) in case damage was lower. But it wasn't. Car was still undriveable so decided to retire and watch the recorded F1 race.
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