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Re: What are the best lap times in GPL with default setups?

7 posts by 4 people · 17 Sep 2003 17:46 UTC - 21 Sep 2003 19:32 UTC

Malc 17 Sep 2003 17:46 UTC↳ reply to Marijan#53948
"Marijan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bka42p$nrf$[email hidden]... > Im interesed what is the best times made with default setups in Grand Prix > Legends. Is it possible to do a 1:04 at Watkins Glen with the defaultsetup? Probably not 1:04.00, but maybe a high 1:04 ;-) The cars in gpl have loads of power compared to the amount of grip, and this means that the setup you use is much less critical than with modern, high grip and/or downforce cars. As long as the setup suits your style of driving and is easy to control on the limit, in theory any sensible setup is capable of getting good times. Where the theory collapses is the amount of mistakes (small as well as large) the driver makes ;-) I set my own cars up to suit me, and can lap fairly quickly & consistently. If a driver who could lap just as quickly & consistently with their own setup were to try mine, they would probably be slower, even with practice, and vice versa. The car doesn't suit their style so well, so they find it harder to control & easier to make mistakes. So if the default setups suit your style, and you are a fast driver, there shouldn't be any reason why you couldn't run 104's. One final point is that the default setups include a full tank of fuel. The best drivers in the world couldn't do a 104 with full tanks, but the same setup at the end of a full GP might. Malc.
Marijan 17 Sep 2003 21:54 UTC#53945
Im interesed what is the best times made with default setups in Grand Prix Legends. Is it possible to do a 1:04 at Watkins Glen with the default setup?
Marijan wrote: > Im interesed what is the best times made with default setups in Grand Prix > Legends. Is it possible to do a 1:04 at Watkins Glen with the default setup? Interesting you should ask this question today... I think a 1:04 with the defaults would be very difficult (unless you're an alien), ..but as an experiment I went back to Zandvoort this afternoon to see how far I'd get with the default setups there. And to see how far we've come in five years setups-wise. In the end, I didn't get near my pb of 1:25 with the defaults, but did get a 1:26.80, enough to go negative. So yes, I guess Eldred is largely right in saying 'it's not the arrow, it's the Indian'. ;) On average I'm still a second or so faster with better setups though. Regards, Rudy (GPLRank -9.0) PS. And I got all my GPL tracks negative today - all green - woo hoo! :)
"Ruud Dingemans" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bkbdmf$fdn$[email hidden]... > PS. And I got all my GPL tracks negative today - all green - woo hoo! :) Nice one ;-) Malc.
In article <bkbdmf$fdn$[email hidden]>, Ruud Dingemans <[email hidden]> writes: >PS. And I got all my GPL tracks negative today - all green - woo hoo! :) Congrats! Eldred -- .sig file is at the cleaners... Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank -2.4 N2k3 rank ? Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
EldredP wrote: >>PS. And I got all my GPL tracks negative today - all green - woo hoo! :) > Congrats! Thanks Eldred! :wave: Oh wait, that won't work up here... But you'll get the thought anyway, I hope ;) Did the BRM setup help any? (It should..) Regards, Rudy (GPLRank -10)
In article <bkjc1j$2s1$[email hidden]>, Ruud Dingemans <[email hidden]> writes: >Thanks Eldred! :wave: Oh wait, that won't work up >here... But you'll get the thought anyway, I hope ;) > > > >Did the BRM setup help any? (It should..) Haven't had time yet...too much going on... :-( Eldred -- .sig file is at the cleaners... Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank -2.4 N2k3 rank ? Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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