To all,
I havent raced GP2 enough (only one week)yet to know if the cars are
doing faster times with less fuel onboard. I guess I am still trying
to keep my car on some the tracks.
In INDY2, the less fuel I have the faster I can run my car, Do the
rest of you in GP2 notice a speed difference with different amounts
of fuel on board.
This may be in the manual, I have not come across it yet, Is fuel only
shown in "number of laps" on***pit or can you see the actual gallons
like in INDY2.
Thanks for any information,
Dave Thayer
: To all,
: I havent raced GP2 enough (only one week)yet to know if the cars are
: doing faster times with less fuel onboard. I guess I am still trying
: to keep my car on some the tracks.
: In INDY2, the less fuel I have the faster I can run my car, Do the
: rest of you in GP2 notice a speed difference with different amounts
: of fuel on board.
I can usually get better lap times with a lighter fuel load. It's
really hard to tell, but it seems that the CC go alot faster on a 2
pitstop strategy than the guys running a 1 stop.
: This may be in the manual, I have not come across it yet, Is fuel only
: shown in "number of laps" on***pit or can you see the actual gallons
: like in INDY2.
I am pretty sure it's just "projected" laps. If I have low downforce
and short-shift alot, I seem to get better gas milage than the dashboard
indicates. Anyone else have more light to shed on this?
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On Wed, 31 Jul 1996 14:17:04 -0600, Dave Thayer
>In INDY2, the less fuel I have the faster I can run my car, Do the
>rest of you in GP2 notice a speed difference with different amounts
>of fuel on board.
I think I could safely say the car gets quicker with less fuel.
While doing a full race my times usually improve as the fuel goes
down.
It depends on how high you work/rev the engine, I did a lap in 5th/6th
gear and managed to use only half a lap of fuel.
>To all,
>I havent raced GP2 enough (only one week)yet to know if the cars are
>doing faster times with less fuel onboard. I guess I am still trying
>to keep my car on some the tracks.
That is the case. Once you have the setup you want, it's not a bad
idea to go out with fresh tires and 3-5 laps of fuel. It seems like I
can brake about 5 yards later for each lap of fuel less in the tank.
Btw, 1 lap of fuel will not get you all the way around.
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Bob Bruss
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