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FINALLY! 1:29 at Monza!

10 posts by 9 people · 13 Dec 1999 - 23 Dec 1999

Schlomo4 13 Dec 1999#508414
I finally after 14 months cracked 1:29. I just (at 4AM) ran a 1:29.64. Oddly enough the lap felt slow and looked even worse in replay but it was fast enough I guess. It might have actually been a 1:28 but i lost an eternity in Lesmo2. The saving grace for that turn was I managed a good exit speed. But in the turn itself i was all kinds of sideways and my mid-corner speed was only 73MPH. But ill take the 1:29 anyway i can get it. Talk about an early Christmas present for myself <g> I knocked OVER A SECOND off my previous PB of 1:30.71 in only one night. The elation I experianced literally made me do a little victory jig <G> Chris "Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass."--Mark Twain
Hi! Well done, mate! Now go for 1:28! ;))) Regards Crash, 1:28.30
Nice one mate, I too did the old 'victory jig' (if such a thing exists) when I cracked it. You've set another ball rolling though by beating me by 0.01s. Grrr. Back to the practise laps (again). So, so nearly cracked the 1:28s but threw it at the scenery entering the Parabolica. SpyGirl shows my hot lap way ahead of the previous PB. No use if you *** the barriers though! Everyone is so right about exit speeds though, makes an unbelievable difference to the overall lap time.
> Everyone is so right about exit speeds though, makes an unbelievable > difference to the overall lap time. Yup. I finally broke the 1:30 barrier myself the other day - and I know I can do better. All I have to do is finally NAIL SOLID the Parabolica. I HATE that turn. I tail brake on the edge the entire trip en, only to apex too early and have to nurse the exit speed up to the place I want. I know just a hair later apex would let me exit smoother and faster. Lesmos is also a ***, but I ususally do well there. -- |_ Oo\ Alex | Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si
Schlomo4 wrote ... That's where 95% of your lap time success comes. Would you rather be 10 mph slow for a hundred yards in the middle of the turn, or 10 mph slow for the whole length of the straight? Nice going, I'm jealous.
Tim Vanhee 19 Dec 1999#509710
Congratulations! I hope I'll get there soon too! I drove a 1:30.26 today with Dough Arnao's Lotus setup I went almost 1 sec. faster than I did with Alison Hine's setup on my third lap out! I hope I'll be able to perform a sub 1:30 this week. I faster through that lefthander before Parabolica (290km/h) and braking later for Parabolica.
Or to be short: you win time mostly by taking every corner faster :) Andre >faster through that lefthander before Parabolica (290km/h) and braking later >for Parabolica.
Try, lotus setup from http://www.parc-ferme.de/fastlaps.htm i manage to do a sub 1m29 with it, i tweak it a little to match my driving style and i have made a personal record of 1m28s38. For now , i'm in a Pro-Long championship with 19AI, and after i will working for sub 1m28. May the spirits of the legends be with you ! :o) -- ============================================================================== Sebastien Tixier - Game Developer http://www.eden-studios.fr http://www.vrally.com http://www.multimania.com/hclyon ==============================================================================
EldredP 23 Dec 1999#510128
Warringa) writes:
Quoted text (9 lines)>Or to be short: you win time mostly by taking every corner faster :) >Andre >going >>faster through that lefthander before Parabolica (290km/h) and braking later >>for Parabolica.
Which is STILL easier said than done... Everytime I try to brake later, I'm off the track... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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