Chris
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Todd.
>Chris
That will be very interesting to see - the main problem with the Ring as I
see it isn't the memorization of the track, but the sheer length of the
track stops you getting into any sort of "rhythm" in contrast to a track
such as Zandvoort.Just one mistake on any of the 174 corners will cost you
several seconds - more on a fast section, this means that a 95% driving
style will probably pay off over a grand prix length race.
You never know though with the fast boys - maybe they can keep up 100% pace
and not make any mistakes!
- Michael (Best so far: 8:20.2)
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In reality, Jacky Ickx holds the record with a sub 8-min lap he drove
in 1969 (with wings, but on the original Ring).
After the track was made safer (and faster) in 1970/71, Niki Lauda did
the only sub 7 min lap ever, in practise for the 1976 German GP.
I'm quit esure that the 7 min barrier can not be broken within GPL (no
wings, old track layout) without any cheats (like track, grip or
performance editing).
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That same year Lauda almost died at that track too. He came back and
missed winning the World Championship by less then a point if i am correct.
Dave
I reckon it can be done, I've got a best of 8m20 in the Lotus , and that was
with a slow off track excursion at Bergwerk. I find that when you've had a
good first half of the lap, I tend to drive a bit too "safe" on the second
half so as not to throw it all away - do you do this?
If someone goes 100% all the way round I'm sure they could go sub 8 minute.
- Michael
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I go 100% all the way around. I have to hit shift-R alot but i do it.
Best time so far is a 9:06 with the Eagle and thats with one shift-R and 2
spins.
Then too you have the fact that ;
a) We can practice much more than the real drivers could or did.
Jackie Stewart said he never drove one more lap around the Nurburgring
than he absolutely had to, and here we are having hotlap contests for
fun!
b) We need not be worried about killing ourselves, whereas the real
drivers always had to take a margin.
c) The times are tuned such that it is "possible" for you to run a
time similar to Jim Clark, since otherwise people would be upset with
the game. This is irrespective of how close your car performs to
Clark's or, more importantly, how is your talent relative to his.
You can see that given "parity of equipment" and "parity of talent" it
should always be possible for a sim driver to eclipse a real drivers
times, and this is underlined by the times being tuned to allow that.
Cheers!
John
Sounds like you're going 110% all the way round:-)
- Michael
