RASCAR: Richmond

I did about 200 laps last night with the FAST setup. This is one goofy, but FUN setup! First, it is tuned extremely well for the apex-out exit. You can hammer it down hard, and it is set just perfectly to get good forward bite, no wheelspin, and no tendancy to come around on you. As long as you don't hit the curbing :) Entry is a bit loose, and the ass-end might try to come around on you, but I've found it's easily corrected by actually applying a little gas AND brake at the same time. It puts the car into a controlled power-slide that's easy to get out of. In fact, you can damned near power-slide the car around the whole track. It's really quite a kick :) Seat time is very important for next weekends race though. You won't do well if you don't, and it's always easy to be a menace at this track. I've never been very good at Richmond. I'm ok everywhere except for the entry to turns 1/2. It feels to me like this track has TWO Apex's at turns 1/2, and I never seem to get it timed right or consistently. I'm either in too early, and have to back out more because the Apex tightens up on me all of a sudden, or I enter too late and completely blow the corner. I'm working on it. Maybe after 1000 laps or so this week :) I'm turning low 22's after about 100 laps. I hope to get that down to high 21's by race time. See ya there! Larry

So what happened at California? David G Fisher "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:RjVqa.17991$[email hidden]... > I did about 200 laps last night with the FAST setup. This is one goofy,but > FUN setup! > > First, it is tuned extremely well for the apex-out exit. You can hammerit > down hard, and it is set just perfectly to get good forward bite, no > wheelspin, and no tendancy to come around on you. As long as you don'thit > the curbing :) > > Entry is a bit loose, and the ass-end might try to come around on you, but > I've found it's easily corrected by actually applying a little gas ANDbrake > at the same time. It puts the car into a controlled power-slide that'seasy

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> to get out of. > > In fact, you can damned near power-slide the car around the whole track. > It's really quite a kick :) > > Seat time is very important for next weekends race though. You won't do > well if you don't, and it's always easy to be a menace at this track. > > I've never been very good at Richmond. I'm ok everywhere except for the > entry to turns 1/2. It feels to me like this track has TWO Apex's at

turns > 1/2, and I never seem to get it timed right or consistently. I'm eitherin > too early, and have to back out more because the Apex tightens up on meall > of a sudden, or I enter too late and completely blow the corner. > > I'm working on it. Maybe after 1000 laps or so this week :) > > I'm turning low 22's after about 100 laps. I hope to get that down tohigh

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> 21's by race time. > > See ya there! > > Larry > >

for me the server dumped me about 17(?) laps in. the beginning at least was looking like a spin fest, had one myself :-) the part I don't understand is that after I was dumped I could not find the server again.?? I even rebooted and went back to Sierra, never did find the race server. pretty odd......... -- McWhom ----------------------------------------------------------------- "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... : So what happened at California? : : David G Fisher : : "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message : news:RjVqa.17991$[email hidden]... : > I did about 200 laps last night with the FAST setup. This is one goofy, : but : > FUN setup! : > : > First, it is tuned extremely well for the apex-out exit. You can hammer : it : > down hard, and it is set just perfectly to get good forward bite, no : > wheelspin, and no tendancy to come around on you. As long as you don't : hit : > the curbing :) : > : > Entry is a bit loose, and the ass-end might try to come around on you, but : > I've found it's easily corrected by actually applying a little gas AND : brake : > at the same time. It puts the car into a controlled power-slide that's : easy : > to get out of. : > : > In fact, you can damned near power-slide the car around the whole track. : > It's really quite a kick :) : > : > Seat time is very important for next weekends race though. You won't do : > well if you don't, and it's always easy to be a menace at this track. : > : > I've never been very good at Richmond. I'm ok everywhere except for the : > entry to turns 1/2. It feels to me like this track has TWO Apex's at : turns : > 1/2, and I never seem to get it timed right or consistently. I'm either : in : > too early, and have to back out more because the Apex tightens up on me : all : > of a sudden, or I enter too late and completely blow the corner. : > : > I'm working on it. Maybe after 1000 laps or so this week :) : > : > I'm turning low 22's after about 100 laps. I hope to get that down to : high : > 21's by race time. : > : > See ya there! : > : > Larry : > : > : :

In article <RjVqa.17991$[email hidden]>, "Larry" <[email hidden]> writes: >I'm working on it. Maybe after 1000 laps or so this week :) > >I'm turning low 22's after about 100 laps. I hope to get that down to high >21's by race time. You have time to run 1000 laps in a week? I'll be lucky if I get 50 in... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:-1.950 MonsterRank: +305.145 N2002 Rank:+17.59 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

John won, I came in second. The rest is a bit of a blur now :) Larry "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> So what happened at California? > > David G Fisher > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:RjVqa.17991$[email hidden]... > > I did about 200 laps last night with the FAST setup. This is one goofy, > but > > FUN setup! > > > > First, it is tuned extremely well for the apex-out exit. You can hammer > it > > down hard, and it is set just perfectly to get good forward bite, no > > wheelspin, and no tendancy to come around on you. As long as you don't > hit > > the curbing :) > > > > Entry is a bit loose, and the ass-end might try to come around on you,

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> > I've found it's easily corrected by actually applying a little gas AND > brake > > at the same time. It puts the car into a controlled power-slide that's > easy > > to get out of. > > > > In fact, you can damned near power-slide the car around the whole track. > > It's really quite a kick :) > > > > Seat time is very important for next weekends race though. You won't do > > well if you don't, and it's always easy to be a menace at this track. > > > > I've never been very good at Richmond. I'm ok everywhere except for the > > entry to turns 1/2. It feels to me like this track has TWO Apex's at > turns > > 1/2, and I never seem to get it timed right or consistently. I'm either > in > > too early, and have to back out more because the Apex tightens up on me > all > > of a sudden, or I enter too late and completely blow the corner. > > > > I'm working on it. Maybe after 1000 laps or so this week :) > > > > I'm turning low 22's after about 100 laps. I hope to get that down to > high > > 21's by race time. > > > > See ya there! > > > > Larry > > > > > >

I don't sleep :) Larry "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <RjVqa.17991$[email hidden]>, "Larry"<[email hidden]> > writes: > > >I'm working on it. Maybe after 1000 laps or so this week :) > > > >I'm turning low 22's after about 100 laps. I hope to get that down tohigh

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> >21's by race time. > > You have time to run 1000 laps in a week? I'll be lucky if I get 50 in... > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPLRank:-1.950 > MonsterRank: +305.145 > N2002 Rank:+17.59 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.