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I think everybody let off a little at the end. I did because I wasn't going to catch Justin and I had a good margin over Sysgen but the gaps stayed pretty constant even after I did.
I think I just got lucky - all the tracks so far this season have been tracks I really like. If I have to run a track I'm not fond of I fall off pretty quickly and just try to survive. Tracks I like, I'm confident and can push harder.
Last night I pretty much kept my head down and pushed as hard as I could until a few laps after Justin fell off. I ran about as hard as I could the first few laps (especially after I murdered Justin and Burkey @ the start LOL) maintaining (and even besting) my qualifying pace and noticed that I wasn't really gaining anything - so those two guys must've been pushing hard too as the gap stayed pretty much the same in the ~2.6-2.8 range. Far enough away to not catch my draft but close enough that even a little bobble would cost me a position. I knew if they got in front of me it would be tough to get those spots back.
When I noticed Justin was gone, the gap back to Burkey was a little bigger. I pushed a few more laps and noticed the performance seemed to be falling off so I relaxed a little, comfortable giving up a few tenths here and there since I had a margin to play with. The gap stayed the same though so Burkey must've done the same thing...
I have no idea what happened at the start, I always just peg it to the rev limiter and pop it into first, usually bogs and then hooks up pretty good, last night I lit up the back tires and was headed straight for Justin, would not have been easy to explain Jim I was having the same issues at the end of the race, tires were going a little and I was pushing too hard kept making little mistakes, all good though was a fun race.
If I bang it off the limiter and drop it into 1st (with TC set to 1) it will light 'em up big time for me, every time. It'll bog if you have TC at 2 or higher, and it'll bog if you dump the clutch (vs. just slamming it into gear).
I was having fun at the 24 doing it as I left the pits, painting fresh stripes out of the stall after every stop. Probably because deep down I'm just a big dork and love seeing the real GT3 Cups do that when they pull out of the pits.
There is also a third method for taking off smoothly, and that is to simply put it into gear without touching the pedals. Auto brake and auto clutch will be engaged. As soon as the lights go green, you mash the throttle. The auto clutch will release relatively slowly, and you'll get pretty much perfect traction without any actual TC.
There is also a third method for taking off smoothly, and that is to simply put it into gear without touching the pedals. Auto brake and auto clutch will be engaged. As soon as the lights go green, you mash the throttle. The auto clutch will release relatively slowly, and you'll get pretty much perfect traction without any actual TC.
I've been seeing something about a change in the way springs and suspension are modeled, so we may all be scrambling trying to figure out our setups right before the race tomorrow.
I've been seeing something about a change in the way springs and suspension are modeled, so we may all be scrambling trying to figure out our setups right before the race tomorrow.
I am out tomorrow, was supposed to be home but had to fly to Dallas
03-05-2015, 06:53 PM
Jim I was having the same issues at the end of the race, tires were going a little and I was pushing too hard kept making little mistakes, all good though was a fun race.
