Mind you, if the real guys were doing 1:32s then I would have set the
grip level as David did, since the top GPL drivers are not far off
those times.
Cheers!
John
: As a matter of interest: if I leave everything alone but just reduce the
: ride height to 2.5 inches, it seems to change the handling so the car
: oversteers more: am I imagining this, or is it what ought to happen?
If 67 Brands is anything like the modern brands there's a load of
elevation changes taken at speed. So you'd probably need the ride
height pretty high to keep the car off the bump ***s. Otherwise
one end of the car or the other will suddenly find itself running
"rock hard suspension from hell" and you'll skitter off the road.
Of course I've not downloaded the brands track yet so I can't say for
sure that this is what is happening but I would say that it sounds
likely from what I know of brands. The track surface also has a "plowed
field" kind of texture nowadays - if it used to be anything like the
same then you probably need pretty soft suspension for any kind of grip.
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>>That was with Alison Hine's Zandvoort Ferrari - I figured it was the
>>track most similar to Brands Hatch in terms of difficulty.
>Am I the only person to believe that Mosport is the GPL track that is
>most similar to Brands Hatch?
>--
>Matthias Flatt
No you're not. I tried several tracks;Silverstone,Zandvoort,and
Mosport. Finally settled on Mosport as a good starting point. But wound up
making a lot of changes to my setup.
Joel Willstein
I have a Ferrari best time of 1:36.16 at Brands Hatch.
I used Ali's Glen setup, shortened 5th by 3-5 clicks and
adjusted the lower gears to suit... I put the ride height
at 2.5inches and have 19psi fronts and 21psi rears....
Druids in 2nd gear, next sweeping left curve in 3rd, up
to 5th on the long downhill/uphill straight and then 3rd gear
all the way round to the last slow corner,,,, and I reach top
revs in 5th on the start finish straight....
From Lol SpeedFreek...
After Brands I tried Rouen and I was much more comfortable with the
car. My setups at Rouen and Brands are almost similar, so that can't
affect very much. So yes, Brands seems to be more slippery than most
of the other tracks.
--
Greger Huttu
> >No.
> >I also have used the Mosport setups as a basis for Brands.
> >However, I believe (and would be interested in comment) that the track
> >surface at Brands appears to have been issued with a certain degree of
> >"slipperiness" that the other tracks don't have. Is this so or just my
> >imagination?
> Yes, it feels very slippery. Today I noticed this the first time. I
> drove a few laps around the circuit and especially accelerating out of
> the hairpin the car was sliding all over the place.
> After Brands I tried Rouen and I was much more comfortable with the
> car. My setups at Rouen and Brands are almost similar, so that can't
> affect very much. So yes, Brands seems to be more slippery than most
> of the other tracks.
> --
> Greger Huttu
Now - how about GPL cars on a frozen lake? <g>
Matt
--
Matthew Birger Knutsen
Cheek Racing Cars
http://www.cheekracing.electra.no
> >No.
> >I also have used the Mosport setups as a basis for Brands.
> >However, I believe (and would be interested in comment) that the
track
> >surface at Brands appears to have been issued with a certain degree
of
> >"slipperiness" that the other tracks don't have. Is this so or just
my
> >imagination?
> Yes, it feels very slippery. Today I noticed this the first time. I
> drove a few laps around the circuit and especially accelerating out
of
> the hairpin the car was sliding all over the place.
> After Brands I tried Rouen and I was much more comfortable with the
> car. My setups at Rouen and Brands are almost similar, so that can't
> affect very much. So yes, Brands seems to be more slippery than most
> of the other tracks.
> --
> Greger Huttu
--
Best regards,
Bruce.
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>>However, I believe (and would be interested in comment) that the track
>>surface at Brands appears to have been issued with a certain degree of
>>"slipperiness" that the other tracks don't have. Is this so or just my
>>imagination?
>If it is then we are imagining the same thing. I also feel the car is
>more slippery than the other tracks. I wouldn't say more slippery than
>it should be, but certainly more than I'd expect given experience at
>the other tracks.
>Cheers!
>John
>1:44.15 WOW, best I've done is 2:00.45.
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>>> 1:40?! HA HA HA! i'm WAY over that. i've done a 1:44.15! four seconds over
>>> yours. you are not even close to me. i run circles around you, man.
>>> zip-a-dee-doo! why, look at yourself. you ought to be ashamed. four
>>seconds.
>>1:44.15 WOW, best I've done is 2:00.45.
>I *think* I've done about a 2:03. I can't IMAGINE a 1:40.... <!>
>Eldred
Nah, just more SKILL. I have a K62-350... <g>
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