Star Mazda Season 4 2010

[AllanGP]

Okay so who else is going to be running the Star Mazda this Season?

What are your goals for the Season?

I guess I'm going to be in Division 3 or 4, in which case I hope to appear on the first page of the Division results with a stretch target of Top Ten.

[Khan1670]

I'll certainly be trying to get into this car more. My problem is I'm interested in running too many other cars too :D.

This may seem strange to road drivers, but I'm looking forward to the Phoenix oval and seeing how I fair there as opposed to the other courses :-P

Don't really have any specific goals, whatever happens happens....

[AllanGP]

Phoenix will be my first Oval experience and I'm quite looking forward to it to.

You will have to share your set up for there! ;-)

[Andy81]

You guys are talking like something interesting is happening at Phoenix???? I see nothing on the schedule? No world tour events?


And shouldn't you guys be running the williams in season 4 ;)

[AllanGP]

One step at a time mate, one step at a time!!

Phoenix is part of the SM Season Schedule as the real championship goes there too.

[AllanGP]

I've done a 2.06.1 at Road America so need to find about a second in the rest of the week and I hope I'll be okay.

I never really took to Road America in the Skip (track is too big for that car) but in the Mazda the place is brilliant fun.

Loving the new shadows too. I seem to have lost about 5 FPS but well worth it!

[rblanshard]

In practice, I'm running consistent 2.06's with a high 2.05 opti. I really like Road America. It is a big track, but with some good corners off long straights, should provide for some good passing opportunities. I need some practice with traffic before I go racing. Now that the World Series is over, I'll hit the track tomorrow night.

As for my goals, I want to win a SM race and finish in the top 25 of my division (I think I'll be division 3 as well).

[AllanGP]

I hope we are in the same Division Robert it will add some extra interest :-P

[Duser]

ended up in division 2 :crying:
guys, check series/stats to see in which division you are (filtered your division)
still not sure will I run SM this season

[AllanGP]

You see, that's what happens when you build your iRating so high :-P

I'm in Division 3 for all Series it looks like.

[Duser]

Allan, in which gear you take last turn (b4 finish line) on Road America, 2nd or 3rd?
on tall gear set of course

[AllanGP]

3rd

[AllanGP]

Got in the 2.05's earlier, hopefully might break into the 4's this week;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2653172&custid=37971

[Duser]

following you with 1 sec of "safe" distance
http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2654124

[LostRoad]

the race I took yesterday, happy with what I got

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2648866&custid=50474

[Duser]

the race I took yesterday, happy with what I got

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2648866&custid=50474

well, you certanly should be with this result :thumbup:

[AllanGP]

Looking good there Oliver.

[conticreative]

Well, I can run a mid 2:06 at RA, but last night in my first race I could barely average a 2:08. But all the 2:06 and 2:05 guys managed to take themeselves out of the race and I still placed 4th with the last 5 laps basically running on bare threads. Those laps I averaged 2:10.

But it goes to show that if you race smartly you don't need alien times to place at a decent spot in the spread. Consistency pays off just as well sometimes. Just ask all the faster guys that were 2 laps behind me :)

[AllanGP]

Yeah, I noticed that in a few races last season, if you run a reasonable time and avoid the carnage/mistakes you can get quite a few places in this series more than the Skippy.

[AllanGP]

Getting closer to 4's now;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2659127&custid=37971

Opti is 4.4 so I hope to get there this weekend before racing.

[AllanGP]

Nearly there!

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2663762&custid=37971

I will need to find something more stable to race though.

Still plenty to learn in this car and my Opti is 4.2 now, so I should get in the 4's, hopefully before trying a race on Sunday.

[Mikel]

You're going to do it, Allan. It's a big gap between your PB and op. so it's just a matter of time.

Good luck! Hope you enjoy the race, it's a pitty I can't watch it :mrgreen:

[AllanGP]

Well I might not do tomorrow's race after all, I've had a "real" car crash this morning! Got run into whilst stationary at a T Junction, car is a write off, my neck is sore and I have a headache otherwise I'm fine.

I will see how I feel in the morning, hopefully okay.

[Andy81]

Well I might not do tomorrow's race after all, I've had a "real" car crash this morning! Got run into whilst stationary at a T Junction, car is a write off, my neck is sore and I have a headache otherwise I'm fine.

I will see how I feel in the morning, hopefully okay.

That's crap Allan. Glad your ok ;)

[AllanGP]

Cheers mate, a couple of painkillers seem to have helped now I'm back from A&E and they've given me the all clear from anything serious.

Got punted hard from a side road onto a dual carriage way not far from my house, luckily nothing else was coming down that road at that time.

[Duser]

glad you are OK Allan

[Mikel]

Glad to hear you're OK, Allan. Hope to see you at a 100% soon ;-)

[MickeyMouse]

Well I might not do tomorrow's race after all, I've had a "real" car crash this morning! Got run into whilst stationary at a T Junction, car is a write off, my neck is sore and I have a headache otherwise I'm fine.

I will see how I feel in the morning, hopefully okay.
Ouch. I'm glad you're ok! :-)

[Kritter]

Well I might not do tomorrow's race after all, I've had a "real" car crash this morning! Got run into whilst stationary at a T Junction, car is a write off, my neck is sore and I have a headache otherwise I'm fine.

I will see how I feel in the morning, hopefully okay.

Geez, close one. Glad your OK Allan :thumbup:

Did you tell old mate you will sue him if you miss an iRacing race :nono:

[trotty88]

Hope you feel better soon Allan.
Hope you protested him.

[AllanGP]

Thanks Guy's,

Woke up this morning and thankfully no worse than yesterday, I was really worried I had some sort of Whiplash injury that would develop into something. It may still do but today I'm okay, so I will look to race later.

[Bruza02]

All the best Allan, that's bad news. I hope you recover quickly mate.:nurse:

[AllanGP]

Poor start to SM in S4;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2672800&custid=37971

will have to go again tomorrow, was clipped by Gary Clarke around lap 3 or 4 which hurt the handling a bit. Still too many mistakes by me I will have to up my game for this series :-P

Losing all that iR should put me in the second split tomorrow :-D

[AllanGP]

Better Qualifying tonight;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2678040&custid=37971

[AllanGP]

but a crap race!;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2678125&custid=37971

Good old Wim Bries again, lost it in front of me and I couldn't avoid him.

On the plus side it is only Wk1!!

My iR & SR have been tanked this week.

[Duser]

ouch

[AllanGP]

Yes my worst night on iRacing ever as I jumped in a Mazda Cup race and made a mess of that too! I'm determined to get my iR down so the competition is easier :laugh: only joking but I thought I might be in the second split but was in the top split, one of only two drivers with lap times as low as 2.05's, everyone else was in the 4's or 3's but I didn't get a chance to see how well I could do in it.

[AllanGP]

Only 4 seconds to find :crying::crying::crying: :

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2690715&custid=37971

actually 2 might make me competitive.

[AllanGP]

Nearly in the 59's now;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2694844&custid=37971

is no one else driving this thing?

[poguemahone82]

Looking at the stats for the first week the series is still healthy enough, however I doubt I'll actually get any races in it this season. I'm racing/learning arguably the 2 hardest road cars this season the V8 and the F1, I haven't even manged to get a skippy race in yet.

[AllanGP]

Did a better Qualifying;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2703302&custid=37971

but my third DNF (out of three races entered) means I've had a shocking start to this Season so far;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2703387&custid=37971

Let's hope tomorrow night gets a bit better!

[AllanGP]

Well I finished a race! Amazing, good race too, had fun even if the result isn't brilliant;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2708474&custid=37971

[rblanshard]

Well I finished a race! Amazing, good race too, had fun even if the result isn't brilliant;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2708474&custid=37971

With everyone in front of you turning '58s and '59s, I'd say you did just fine. Glad to see you finish a race. Sebring is a beast and I'm hoping for better results for both of us at Mid-Ohio. I'll get some practice in tonight. Looks like 1:21 is a good lap there.

[rblanshard]

Top 5...http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2709791&custid=50109

I spun on lap 4 going into turn 1, but I'm not sure I would have caught the guys in front of me had I kept it on track. I pushed a little too hard trying to catch up and my tires were shot in the final laps.

I think this is the lowest SOF I've had racing the SM.

This is a fun track/car combo.

[AllanGP]

Finishing counts as a win just now!

Low or High downforce??

[poguemahone82]

The Intel GP Australia/Asia is on this week (right out of the blue). Was weird for the first few laps after driving the F1 and I am still a few tenths off last seasons pace but its good fun. I might even have a blast around Mid Ohio at some stage this week.

[rblanshard]

Finishing counts as a win just now!

Low or High downforce??

I'm...not...sure. Here it is.

[AllanGP]

Looks high to me, rear is at 34 can't go higher than that front is 26.5 (33 is the most you can go).

Interestingly the set up is called "Tall Gear" but it is actually using the "Oval" set of gears unless you changed it? I've never run the car using the Oval set so I don't know how that compares.

Most tracks use the Tall Gear set - one doesn't can't remember which one though!

[rblanshard]

That's odd, I just loaded up that set up and it has the gears on tall. I have a short gear setup too, I liked it more, but I was hitting the rev limit on the backstretch.

[Topkartracer]

I'll upload my Mid-Ohio set if anyone is interested. Its pretty stable and I can run 1:19s there, but I know the track pretty well ;)

[AllanGP]

I'll try it on Tall.

Topkartracer, all set ups welcome :-)

I'm trying everything to understand this car better. Should take a season or two or three.................................

[AllanGP]

Getting there;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2717350&custid=37971

Once you get T2 right you need the Tall Gear set.

[rblanshard]

That's awesome. My fastest was a 1.20.46 and you ran a 1.20.48. With some tweaking, I think we'll crack the 1.19 range.

I'll hit the track later and fiddle with my aero package, lower the wing settings a bit and see if I've got it in me.

[AllanGP]

I am sure 19's will be possible I've not run too many laps yet.

The last third of the circuit is really fun and it's the first time I feel I can "slide" the car and get away with it (not that it is faster but usually a slide in the SM is deadly).

Really enjoying it so far this week.

I'm using Monica's Qualy set from the forum with tall gears.

Got there!!;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2721635&custid=37971

Loving this track.

[AllanGP]

Here is a proper target by Wyatt!!!!!!!!

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2721783&custid=37971

[AllanGP]

Went a bit quicker later last night;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2721978&custid=37971

[rblanshard]

Went a bit quicker later last night;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2721978&custid=37971

Quit it. I haven't had any track time the past few days and you're getting faster. I want to get some time in this weekend - and need to get Infineon for next week.

But I'm afraid with GT5 coming out next week, my iRacing time is going to drop off dramatically.

[AllanGP]

Do you think it really will come out?

[Andy81]

Do you think it really will come out?

play.com say mine is currently being packed. So there's a chance i may even get it early :-D

[rblanshard]

Do you think it really will come out?

I'm confirmed for a Tuesday night midnight launch party at my local GameStop.

[AllanGP]

Well I might get it for my son for Christmas but I must admit boxed games don't really do it for me - no time anyway over and above iRacing.

Robert shame your not doing Mid Ohio it and the Star Mazda are a perfect combo in my view. It might just be the set up I've got it will be interesting to try it at Infineon.

[rblanshard]

Robert shame your not doing Mid Ohio it and the Star Mazda are a perfect combo in my view. It might just be the set up I've got it will be interesting to try it at Infineon.

Shame on me, indeed. Of all the tracks I've raced and tested, this - for me - is the perfect car combo. I've read good things about Infineon, but right out of the box, I felt competitive at Mid-Ohio.

Between work and laziness, I just haven't given myself the necessary track time to match you in the 1:19 range this week. I'm going to be a home-body tonight, and I promise I'll get in some time and lower my PB.

[rblanshard]

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2730280&custid=50109

Cracked the 1:19 range. I lost 2/10ths in the penultimate corner! I've got some errands to run this afternoon, but I'll be back later today and get in a race before the night is through.

[AllanGP]

Well done, I'm hoping to Practice, Qualify & Race this afternoon.

[AllanGP]

My first "reasonable" result in the SM this Season;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2734784&custid=37971

Was in the Top Split.

Gives me some "freedom" for tomorrow nights effort.

[LostRoad]

I wish i could top spilt but this will do

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2736958&custid=50474

[AllanGP]

A win is a win regardless of how they come (well no cheating obviously!).

Well done.

The only problem with low SOF races is you get fewer points for your result.

Your iRating will soon jump up if you keep getting 93 points per race. Somewhere between 1600 and 1800 iR will start to get you in the Top Split races.

[AllanGP]

Went a bit quicker at Mid Ohio, earlier today;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2738519&custid=37971
:-D

Look who dragged the SOF down in this race;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2739902&custid=37971

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

I enjoyed it though.

[AllanGP]

Beat my old Infineon PB by 0.5sec tonight;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2748094&custid=37971

:-D

[AllanGP]

Some nights you are just "there";

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2752356&custid=37971

O.7 faster than my old PB from earlier this week, I am very happy about that :thumbup:

[AllanGP]

This is what happens when you get punted up the rear by a twat (no apology either);

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2764494&custid=37971

[Duser]

oh my...I thought SM is just a step towards Indy car or F1, not step backwards to rookie class, feel your pain something similar happened to me on my first SM race, got hit from behind by lapper, very frustrating

[AllanGP]

Yes, driving standards seem very poor there but if you get a good run it often means a good result.

[Duser]

Yes, driving standards seem very poor there but if you get a good run it often means a good result.

was watching your last race...really bad luck :crying:

[AllanGP]

and the next race not much better!! Will post the result tomorrow!

or did you mean tonights what a tosser! No apology again.

Ouch;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2769888&custid=37971

iRating now the lowest it has ever been, yikes.

[poguemahone82]

oh my...I thought SM is just a step towards Indy car or F1, not step backwards to rookie class,

While I didn't see a great deal of it last season mainly due to the timezone I race, the Star Mazda does have a reputation for some awful driving.

I think at the moment I'm the emergency for the Intel Australia/Asia final.

[AllanGP]

Well despite the bad driving I'm going to plod on and treat this whole Season as one long training session.

My idea of being on Page 1 of the results for Div 3 may now not happen.

Early days of course we shall see.

I've had no time to practice this week so I may skip Laguna - I'll see what the weekend brings.

[AllanGP]

Have managed a bit of practice and gone a bit quicker;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2788764&custid=37971

I think I can comfortably go 1 sec quicker, we shall see.

[AllanGP]

Okay so I went a bit quicker in practice;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2792816&custid=37971

Then beat that time during qualifying;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2793181&custid=37971

:-D

Then had my best race result (for position) so far in the Mazda;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2793291&custid=37971

[AllanGP]

Well went a little bit quicker in my last practice at Laguna;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2798254&custid=37971

the set up I have is really nice and I should get in the 20's next season.

[Mikel]

Great!!

Laguna is probably the trickiest track I've driven so far with the Skippy. And as they've told me, so it is for the Star Mazda. It's taken me a lot of laps to get used to it, but it's a great feeling when you finally manage a good time.


Keep pushing, Allan!!

[AllanGP]

Having fun at Zandvoort this week lowered my old PB by 1.5secs so far;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2838515&custid=37971

[AllanGP]

Well did a decent Qualifying;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2839377&custid=37971

Then really screwed up the race on lap 1 and took some other poor bugger out with me. It's this first time my own mistake has messed up another person's race;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2839508&custid=37971

ouch!

[AllanGP]

Well had a nice warm up with the Celtic boy's in our Club Championship;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2843264&custid=23591

and that gave me a great platform for my best SM result so far this Season;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2843991&custid=37971

so I am quite happy with that.

Might have a fun race this weekend in the MX-5 - rather than spoil my SM weeks results.

[Duser]

nice result Allan

[AllanGP]

Thanks.

Nice set up guide for the Mazda here;

http://members.iracing.com/iforum/thread.jspa?threadID=90175&tstart=45

I'm going to use the rest of the weekend to test some of it.

[Readover]

Silverstone next! :D

I got the Star Mazda this friday so I will be running a couple of races I think! I really like this car! just spent a little time getting to know it.. Most of my time this weekend has been spent on the FW31 xD

I'm down to a 1,44,3 and I think I can hit high or mid 1,43 little later in the week :) Since I've just gotten to know the car just a little bit yet :) What wings are you guys running? I'm not sure about setup yet so.. Read that setup guide :) very usefull! But haven't had time to test those things out yet..

[AllanGP]

Grab Charlie Bass's from the Star Mazda forum, it's usually very good. I don't have a decent Silverstone one yet as I'm still learning.

[Readover]

Thanks! Will try that out :)
I think racing here in the Star Mazda should be awesome! Should be a couple of good overtaking opportunities with this car here :) Maybe a little less wing should be good for the race if one doesn't get pole I suppose..

[AllanGP]

The only downside for me so far is the driving standards in this Series is not great. However the car is fantastic!!

Just posted a new PB in my last Session at Zandvoort this week;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2856661&custid=37971

[AllanGP]

Gone a bit quicker than my old PB at Silverstone;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2874230&custid=37971

Might not race this week, we will see how much practice I can get in. I feel that there is at least 1 sec to come off that time - it is taking longer than expected to understand this track.

[AllanGP]

Set a new PB in Qualifying (again!);

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2882537&custid=37971

and then had a good first race of the week;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2882627&custid=37971

admittedly very poor SOF.

[AllanGP]

Panned my old PB twice in this Session;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2886840&custid=37971

on consecutive laps (never done that before), it was coming but very satisfying when it arrived.

And then beat it again in my next practice session;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2887009&custid=37971

[AllanGP]

Well I went a touch quicker again;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2887930&custid=37971

then qualified faster than before;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2888387&custid=37971

but then someone ran into me on the first corner of the first lap (after he had said everyone needed to take care!!) blamed it on the spotter not telling him I was there;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2888466&custid=37971

[Readover]

Spotter... If someone can't use their eyes they should stick to TT.

[AllanGP]

Yes! I've never used the Spotter thought I might be missing something but not now, I knew exactly where he was but did not expect him to turn in on me.

Luckily chassis rebuilds cost nothing (!) and that my first race was a decent enough points haul to make this result less important.

I think I'm in danger of starting to understand how this car drives now - say's he inserting foot in mouth!

[Readover]

I think it's an oval - converting to road - kinda thing.. Use your mirrors and think and look left, look right and some awareness you'll be fine xD

I really like this car! I really think I'm gonna concentrate on it full time next season! It's fast enough to not get bored of and lots of good competition. I like it!
I've just had the car for about a week so I'll just be running the tracks I already have this season. Meaning Silverstone, Road Atlanta and Watkins :) I guess... If I'm not missing any track in my thinking now.. lol

I got 154 points from a 6th place yesterday! Never had to fight that much for such a low position and have never started as low as 7th before I think! xD Never finished that low earlier either without it being because of an accident.. xD What a field!

[AllanGP]

Had a great day in the SM today, practising;

Went quicker than my old PB using Charlie's set from the forum's.

Then "unlocked" my frame rate cap and went even faster.

The did a Qualifying session and broke into the 18's;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2897058&custid=37971

carried on and went even quicker;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2896992&custid=37971

I'm going to try a lower down force setting tomorrow and see if I can going a little bit quicker but I am very happy with my time so far.

[Readover]

I think a low DF setup definitely is faster around here.. There's very few corner you can't go really fast in with low DF and those straights and especially the long back straight is important for laptime..

[AllanGP]

What times are you doing with Low DF settings and which ones?

[Readover]

I haven't done much testing yet cuss my computer seems to overheat on this track for some reason.. =/ Have to solve that fast!

So far I've done 1'18,1 with 14,5/16 I think.. I've been working on the setup just a little.. Trying to get some confidence in it to run the curbs a little better. I'm expecting to do mid 17s later in the week after some more getting used to the track.

[AllanGP]

That's quick, what is your real name in iRacing?

[Readover]

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2888465&custid=54059 this is from the race this monday where I came 6th. You figure it out ;D

[AllanGP]

Okay, I've seen you in some sessions - your far too quick for me!!

I only put peoples "real name" in the sticky list at the top if they specifically request it in that thread even though I know quite a few "real names" anyway.

[Readover]

Hehe naah I'm not that fast yet..
Racing on this track is going to be though I think.. It's so easy to just loose a couple of tenths without even making a mistake.. And surviving T3 and T5 31 laps while following other cars will be draining..

[AllanGP]

Racing is going to be interesting here that's for sure.

[Readover]

Quite few overtaking spots except from the chicane after the long straight really.. First half of the circuit is just being patient even if they guy in front makes a small mistake.. Going to be interesting!
Maybe will do one race this weekend. But the main race is probably Monday night. But I'm just learning and learning to setup the car and getting to know the car now.. Next season is when the real dedication starts for me! :D

[AllanGP]

Well your 7/10ths faster than me without dedication :crying:

I must try harder!

[Readover]

Haha xD not without dedication of course! I don't know how to do that xD Then I don't do it at all I guess.. lol
But I'm sure you will catch me!

[Readover]

Down to a 1'17,7 now. But that was a really good lap for me. Hopefully I can do it in qualifying! :D Lets hope so! ;)

[AllanGP]

Man, that is quick, do you have a replay??

Anyway had my best result in the SM so far 5th in the Top Split race, also my best points score so far in the SM.

This was my first race this week so I can "relax" in my second race tomorrow. :-D

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2916543&custid=37971

Also I am now on the first page of results for Div 3 my "goal" for this first full season in the SM.

[Mikel]

Great result Allan, must be rewarding to finish in top 5 in a 2000+ SOF race. As you said, the best way of enjoying a second race !! And why not, you may as well improve the first one :-)


P.D.: An there it goes Kenneth...

[darock]

Man, that is quick, do you have a replay??

Anyway had my best result in the SM so far 5th in the Top Split race, also my best points score so far in the SM.

This was my first race this week so I can "relax" in my second race tomorrow. :-D

Also I am now on the first page of results for Div 3 my "goal" for this first full season in the SM.

Man, it does get tougher the nearer the top you go. What to Celts do? doff their bonnets?

[AllanGP]

Yes, it always is a fight for 2nd place when he is there!

I'll be able to push a bit harder in my second race now, provided I get past Lap 1, of course!!

I think with the extra practice I have had in these holidays I'm beginning to understand the SM now. Although I loved the Skippy the SM is just the sort of car I want to race - exhilarating!

[AllanGP]

Man, it does get tougher the nearer the top you go. What to Celts do? doff their bonnets?

Drain another Whiskey!!

[Readover]

Did a 1'17,738 in qualifying but will test with wings 13/13 tomorrow in preparation for the high SOF race.. Might be able to do a 17,6 or ,5... But we'll see if I can pull it off.. I don't have a replay on this computer unfortunately :P But it's really nothing special to watch.. lol

And yes I agree with you Allan! This car is way more fun than the Skippy! This car is awesome!

[AllanGP]

I think a low down force set up is ultimately quicker on one lap. I quickly decided I wouldn't have the skill to race it so went back to the High Down force set up - as I didn't want to waste my time practicing something I would not race.

My skill level is gradually going up so who knows in a Season or two where I might get to. I shall keep plugging away.

[Readover]

Well, my only race of the week started extremely good. 1'17,738 was good enough for 4th on the grid. Get of the line really good and get 3rd even before T1. Lap 2, defending position into the last chicane, part 2 of the chicane, rear ended. The car was a skew and no reason to continue. Great.

[AllanGP]

That's unfortunate. I had a really enjoyable 2nd race, 23 lap battle with Carl until I made a silly error at the chicane. 3rd didn't improve my score but I'm not bothered about that, on to Mosport!!

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2922202&custid=37971

[Readover]

Really nice Allan :) Those fights are what makes us want to race xD

[Duser]

nice result there, SR, iR and points gain :thumbup:

[AllanGP]

Yep, one of my 2011 targets is SR staying in the 3.5 to 4.5 range and iR over 2500, we will see how that works out!!

[daverollo]

Well the 2 races I had at Atlanta were disasters!

1st one I started well and was running nicely in 4th, clear track both directions and then brain farted the braking at turn 2 with 3 laps to go. Skidded across the grass hit a wall and broke the steering. Only incident of the race so the SR rose but dropped back to 8th so IR dropped.

2nd race was probably in amongst the strongest field I have raced in, my humble 1.19.7 qualifying only got me 10th on the grid. Got excited at the start and jumped the lights early (numpty) upon serving my stop and go I also got refueled up to the tank maximum and was then back running for the remainder of the race, incident free but killed by IR.

[AllanGP]

Ran a few laps at Mosport just using the Atlanta set up, took 2 secs off my old PB getting down to 1.15.716.

My old PB was only from a handful of laps and I'm sure the set up needs quite a bit changing, is it short gears here, never got into 6th!

Anyway, will be aiming for low 14's before my first race on Sunday pm.

Said "hello" Readover to you in that session but my mic is playing up maybe you did not hear me?

[Readover]

I have been testing a little bit too. Haven't really decided on aero yet.. Might go for medium downforce actually.. At least for race.. Overtaking here will probably only happen if someone's making a mistake so a lower DF should be good for defending.. Overtaking through these corners is not going to happen anyway.. So the back is where it'll happen if you can get the inside.. But in to the hairpin might be an opportunity though.. Really dangerous though!

Yeah I saw you in the session but actually I have voice-chat turned off :P Find it distracting and not usefull xD for me at least..

I haven't really gotten that perfect, or somewhat perfect lap together yet. But 1'14,2 as PB so far.. Never driven the track before! But I like it a lot! I love these fast sweeping corners and elevation changes!

[AllanGP]

Great track, one of my favourite US ones.

[Readover]

Yeah I've never been much for american tracks.. But there's actually a few really good ones!

[Andy81]

Yeah I've never been much for american tracks.. But there's actually a few really good ones!

When i first starteed it was a bit of a slog, they're all tracks i'd never seen before with the eception of Laguna, but that's a track i hate anyway :)

As it is though there's a couple of real good tracks, but trying to learn a new track every week really took it's toll. Still havn't driven a few of the tracks i have :)

[Readover]

Yeah Laguna Seca really sucks hard! :P It's just not right somehow..

Yeah I'm having to learn a lot of tracks too.. But I like it :) It's fun! But sometimes it can be tough on the mind to keep learning new tracks all the time and never feel home sort of..

[AllanGP]

Nearly in the 14's, loving this week at Mosport;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2935654&custid=37971

[AllanGP]

Into the 14's now, with definitely 2/10ths and maybe 4/10ths to come, if I can get Moss corner right and/or really nail T2 & T3.

It will need lot's more practice which I may not get.

I'm happy to be in the 14's in my first real attempt at this track in the SM.

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2939971&custid=37971

[Readover]

Well done Allan :D

[AllanGP]

Well I've gone a bit quicker again;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2943606&custid=37971

To be honest I'm a bit quicker than I was expecting to be at this point in the Mazda :laugh:

[Readover]

Soon 13s Allan! ;D


And I'm not as quick as I'd hoped by now! :( 3 weeks in the car but I put a lot of pressure on myself.. hehe

[AllanGP]

13's in my dreams, maybe another tenth off tomorrow before I switch to race fuel & racing :-D

[Readover]

Finally I did a 1'13,9 in testing! I think there's more possible.. Maybe I can do a 1'13,8 in qualifying tomorrow! Then I'll be very very happy!

[AllanGP]

Brilliant, well done.

Just had a real LOL moment; if I said I just crashed out (my own mistake) after 16 laps of a 31 lap race you'd think I should be mad but.......................

because of the mayhem in these races at Mosport I finished 8th overall out of 19, gained 20 iR and 64 championship points, I've got an 11 point race to drop so I've gained 53 points in the championship. Lost a tiny bit on SR 0.04.

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2949833&custid=37971

The only thing is if I had finished it was a certain 3rd or maybe even second.

Anyway still got tomorrow.

[Readover]

Haha not bad then xD I don't understand what all the mayhem is coming from?! xD I don't think this track is that hard.. Everybody keeps saying it's impossible...

[AllanGP]

I actually like the track but one momentary lapse in concentration and you are off and there is limited run off areas where that can be done safely.

I like the challenge, hopefully I will do better tonight.

[conticreative]

I loved driving the Star Mazda at Mosport, but I only felt comfortable doing one race here last week. In fact, I raced yesterday and I was doing great, holding to third place in sight of the 1st and 2nd spot for aboput ten laps. Then my tires started giving out and I started losing over a second a lap.

Things got even worse as the race went on but I settled in 4th place and I managed to get to lap 29 driving conservatively.

Then on lap 29, 2 laps to go, disaster. On the fast turn before the final Ss (after the long uphill section) as I am entering the turn I hear this ominous "rumble" sound. Next thing I know, the car turned into a ballistic missile and I went straight into the barrier.
I was still able to finish 6th but it was very frustrating. The last flat I had was a Sebring (where I got 4 over the course of the week, 3 of them on the same day).

After looking at my setup, I discovered that I lowered the tire pressure for the qualification and i forgot to bring it back up. That gave me an edge during qualifying, but I guess the low pressure was too much for the tires and they didn't last for the entire race.

What the low pressure did was to eliminate understeer in T2, allowing me to take it flat out with lower wing. It also gave me a better line in the final Ss, but obviously that strategy only works for 10 laps or so. After that all my lines started going wide and finally the tire just blew.

[AllanGP]

Well a low SOF but I'll take the result;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2954270&custid=37971

:-)

I suspect my iR will now put me in the top split next week.

[Readover]

I did a race earlier today. Won it by a pretty good margin.. 40 seconds xD would've been probably more like 12 seconds hadn't the 2nd place guy suddenly disappeared xD
But was a low SOF only got 97 champ points.. But was going to do the 20:30 GMT race tonight but decided not to cuss I wasn't feeling good =/

But yeah, the tires seem to wear pretty hard on this track.. Especially front left. At around lap 12 the car started sliding a bit so I backed off a little bit and the tires came back pretty good after 1-2 laps and I could keep the pace.. Or maybe it was me adapting.. I think a little bit of both though..
Never had a puncture in iRacing though :O


Well done Allan :) Really consistent laptimes

[Readover]

Watkins Glen Boot seems somewhat uninteresting in this car.. Don't know if I'll run this week.. Resting week maybe :D

[AllanGP]

Finding this week a bit frustrating so far. I must have done an okay time last Season as I'm struggling to beat it this week. Keep getting 2 or 3/10ths up and losing it in the last corner :crying: ;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2967320&custid=37971

[AllanGP]

Found a Jake Stergios set up I liked better and cracked it;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2971300&custid=37971

:-D

[Andy81]

Blimy Allan, your slowly stepping up into Alien Territory with close second to Wyatt Gooden. Even if it was practice :)

I see the Star Mazda is the car being used for the world cup races too, i assume you'll be taking up the challenge come week 13 for Celtic?

[AllanGP]

Nah, I'm not that good yet. Wyatt was 2 secs quicker than me :crying: so I have a fair bit to do yet.

However I don't think I've maxed out my performance at any track yet so a couple of more season's and who knows.

I'm really enjoying the Star Mazda. Although the Skippy is great I went back to it last night (because I've a race tonight with the Celtic lads) and what a difference! I didn't feel it stepping up but going back is hard.

I don't think I'll ever get Alien quick (but you should never say never) I'll be happy to be respectable in this Sim ;-)

My main encouragement is whilst there are some amazing Aliens around they all seem to have been Sim racing long before iRacing was around so I'm relatively "new" having only done it for 13 months. If I keep plugging away who knows what might happen. I'm not "naturally" quick but I'm a good learner :laugh:

[Mikel]

Your progression is fantastic, Allan. Being less than two secs off an alien (a real one) time in a 1.40+ sec must be respectable. Keep improving Allan, we want to see you win your first SM race!!

I plan to start running couple of practice sessions next season with the SM (after buying the content I plan to), but I fear that will kill the little "confidence" I have with the Skippy. I hope to run at least 8 weeks with him (Skippy), but mixing both cars maybe isn't a good idea. Anyway, although I get quicker bit by bit, I still feel my corner entry is really really slow (I break too much) because of the lack of grip sense. May I'll have to try different setups.


So I hope to see you all, (Allan, Emil, etc.) next season and give me some tips! :-P

[Readover]

Yeah really good progress! Practice makes perfect!
Actually I wouldn't count myself to the experienced sim-racers either.. It's just very recently I have been able to race a little more whenever I want to on my "own" computer.. Well, I have been a fan of racing games since I was very little of course.. Always pretty fast but it's just now I been starting to get some more serious opportunity to drive a bit more..
I know I've got some speed naturally, but I need to learn to get those last tenths out of the car over one fast lap especially! Race pace I seem to be a lot more competitive and being very consistent. So far in iRacing though I have made some really stupid mistakes! That's why my iRating and winning percentage isn't higher.. I've thrown away quite a few victorys.. oh well :P

[AllanGP]

Well it is all a learning curve and I'm really enjoying it. I think running the Skippy for three season's really taught me a lot about getting every last bit out of a car, momentum is so important in that car. Mikel I think you could run the Skippy seriously & dabble with the SM to build experience with it but not the other way around. When you start running it I'll be happy to try and help as much as I can.

I really appreciate the encouragement from you guy's, thanks.

[AllanGP]

Gone a bit quicker tonight;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2976637&custid=37971

with a little bit more to squeeze out this week!!

[AllanGP]

Okay, so I went a fraction quicker again;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2980679&custid=37971

Then had an atrocious Qualifying but rescued it on the last lap;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2981151&custid=37971

Then had a boring but nice race result (no one to battle with really);

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2981281&custid=37971

Jumped up to 16th in Division 3 but I've used up all my poor weeks now!

[Andy81]

Nice result Allan.
Did some practice today in the Mazda at Road Atlanta. Don't know why i never took the car up. I quite enjoyed it. Not the track though :)

[AllanGP]

Car is great!

I love Road Atlanta one of my favourite's too but not everyone does.

[Andy81]

Car is great!

I love Road Atlanta one of my favourite's too but not everyone does.

Nice track, horrible turn 3 :thumbdown:

Might think about running this next season, i miss having the shorter races. Seems more like a chore doing F1 at the moment. Seem to practice and not race, or get taken out. Might go for skippy or mazda. Certainly want to dabble in the Lotus, makes F1 tough to do but i think i might just do the odd better track in F1.

[AllanGP]

Phew! What a Race. There were 61 cars for tonight's 8.30 race, it was obvious it would be 3 x 15 and 1 x 16. Guess who ended up in the Top Slit tonight as number 16? I thought, well that's okay I'll be last on the grid and can pick up places taking it easy. Oh no! Since half the field hadn't qualified I'm 9th on the Grid and out of my depth. I get a much better start than the guy in 7th so I go along side him into T1 - and promptly slide wide - aaaarrrrrgh! Now at this point I thought I slid into someone passing me on the outside and caused quite a bit of chaos to other drivers so I apologised immediately to everyone involved.

Anyway decided to look at the replay before quitting and after two or three views realised that whilst I slide wide the guy on the outside also turned into me - more of a racing incident than fully my fault (although I was definitely partly to blame). By this time three or four laps are run and a couple of people have left on Lap 1 so I think hang on I might rescue something out of this. I let the whole pack go by and joined at the back. Taking it very easy to begin with I get caught by the Leaders and let them through again.

By this time I realise my car is not too bad (quite bad but not undriveable). I press on. To cut a long story short I ended up 10th (could have been 9th if I had got straight back in the race, instead of viewing the replay - lesson for next time).

I actually gained iR and only lost 0.06 SR.

So an altogether different race experience but in it's own way very educational.

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2985814&custid=37971

Did a better qualifying before the race too;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2985705&custid=37971

[Readover]

Not bad not bad! :D
Congrats! Really good result in that split! :)

[AllanGP]

Yes not bad, kicking myself as if the accident did not happen I reckon I could have had 6th or even 5th due to what happend to others in that race.

Gary Thompson was doing Japanese F3 last season!

[Readover]

Yeah you should worry about those things after the race instead ;D what happend happend and you just go with it :)

Really? ;D Awesome!

[Data]

Anyway decided to look at the replay before quitting and after two or three views realised that whilst I slide wide the guy on the outside also turned into me - more of a racing incident than fully my fault (although I was definitely partly to blame).

I was a spectator at this race and it was just amazing to see how Wyatt and Roland turn something like 15 laps within 1/10 of a second.
Call that consistency.

When I watched what happened to you, here is my view on it.
You clearly passed the other driver inside, you were all the way by and clear when you turned into turn one.
It is your right to go a bit wide, everybody does.
The other driver braked too late and his front wheel got to the hight of your rear wheel and then he turned in.
This is clearly his fault, late braking and misjudging the distance to the car in front when turning in.
There was nothing you could have done different.
When it spun your car around and you got hit broadside, I said OHH NOOO :crying:
Other than that, there was one driver playing rusian roulette by driving a totally damaged car around the track at 20-40 mph.

[darock]

From your lap time potential shown in the Q session, I'd suggest you base the estimate of how well you'd have done not on what other drivers had problems, but where your driving would have put you based on lap times in a clean car.

Forgetting "what happened to others in the race", with your up front starting position, I'd estimate you'd have easily been able to stay ahead of most behind you after T1 and probably would have driven to 4th or 5th, depending on how Williams, Damron, and you sorted out the last 10 laps. The Lap Graph suggests pretty much that.

[AllanGP]

Cheers guy's. Don't know what it is about Watkins but I love it there. I think the banked turns help your speed. Anyway on to Barber a track I've only turned a few laps at and my best is a 1.21.1 in the SM so much still to learn. I need to find about 2 secs to be okay I think.

[AllanGP]

Picked up 0.5sec on my old PB so far;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=2998557&custid=37971

:-)

[AllanGP]

With a bit of help from Dion Polk, I cut 3.5 tenths off my old PB, I am really liking Barber now;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3002783&custid=37971

:-D

[poguemahone82]

It can be hard in my timezone to get races in the F1 so unless it picks up next season (and with the new pro qualifying rules it might) I'll run the Star Mazda again.

Actually I might run it as a 3rd series considering the V8 only has races on Mondays.

[AllanGP]

That's good, my brain couldn't cope with three Series in one week so I'll be SM again and probably for a while.

[poguemahone82]

I find going between the F1 and V8 is a huge challenge every week, but when the Intel series was on a couple of months back I switched from the F1 to the SM and in a matter of minutes felt at home. I don't think I'll ever feel that way in the V8.

[AllanGP]

Well I went a bit quicker tonight;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3012347&custid=37971

but then had a poor race, managed to spin all on my own;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3013069&custid=37971

still the drop in iR might put me in second split tomorrow night :-P

[MathewI]

I seem to have some really good luck at Barber. I have no idea why as the place is a nightmare. :)

I have managed two races this week. I got a 3rd and a 2nd. Both were fairly low SOF's though.

[AllanGP]

Now we are getting there!!

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3016370&custid=37971

Watch a video of a Jake Stergios 1.18.3 lap, that helped a lot.

[AllanGP]

Okay so I did a better Qualifying;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3017504&custid=37971

and then had a reasonably comfortable run to 6th in the Top Split race;

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3017604&custid=37971

With only a few hours to go I'm 18th in Division 3, so quite happy about that.

Not so sure about my Season total points though 666 :twisted::laugh:

[Duser]

very nice Allan

[MathewI]

Slightly disappointed with my season, had a real bad patch of races late in the season.

Ended up 13th in Div 2 on 840 pts.

[jjrodr]

I only did 4 tracks this season in the mazda, started mid season just to try the mazda and it stuck, did 361 pts, for a newbie in the mazda i think is not that bad. Finished 3rd in last race with very nice fights, starting the get better now.
http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3017604&custid=37971

[Mikel]

I tried the Star Mazda at Road Atlanta today... what a blast!! I totally love the car. It's quite easy to drive it safely (1.20,1.21) but if you want to go faster it's not easy any more.


Could any of you guys running the series post your setups? Allan has a really nice time, and Readover is really close to aliens, so I'd like to try different setups and see which of them suits me better. I've got a really nice one, specially for race (very very stable, easy do some 19s). My PB is a 18.9 now, but I feel I could get a bit more with a different setup.


Thanks a lot.

[AllanGP]

I used Charlie Bass's from the Forum (his are generally good) but I've attached the Road Atlanta ones for you.

[AllanGP]

I only did 4 tracks this season in the mazda, started mid season just to try the mazda and it stuck, did 361 pts, for a newbie in the mazda i think is not that bad. Finished 3rd in last race with very nice fights, starting the get better now.
http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3017604&custid=37971

If I'd known that was you I'd have said "Hello" and in Practice before it to!!

[Mikel]

Thanks a lot Allan, I'll test them today probably :-)

It's a pitty Celtic and Scandinavian club are not in the world cup, it'd have been great to fight you!!

[AllanGP]

It's a shame - we need our multiplier sorted out!! Or better drivers..............

[Readover]

Mikel, I will send you my setup later when I'm on that computer :) I have done 1'17,6 with it.


Yeah I want to be in the world cup!! It's pretty bad the way it works now.. As for better drivers, I think Scandinavia has some/many of the best drivers and we still aren't in the world cup.. As I posted in the iRacing forum we have superior stas, but less points.. =/ Maybe because the multiplier or the fact that we doesn't race as much.. something isn't quite right at least

[Andy81]

England arn't in the world cup either. That's after an announcment to say that we were :(
Many guys bought the cars and tracks needed to compete.
But to Iracings credit they apologise and offered to refund any purchases and hosted sessions paid for specificly for this. (content gets to be kept too) On the back of it there's now and England 'World series' event organised with the same car/track combos.
Got to hand it to both Iracing for good customer service after they made a mistake, and the guys that run club England.
Multiplier is pants though......

[AllanGP]

Multiplier is pants though......

I guess every Club thinks that!

[Readover]

The car is probably a couple of tenths faster on average on all tracks now it seems like :) People also saying it's easier to drive, but I don't know.. For me it's the same, except better grip and more speed :P

[poguemahone82]

Is it less nervous on the kerbs now? The F1 certainly is.

[Readover]

Might be.. A little.. But the curbs on Silverstone were pretty kind before too I think.. But haven't tested that much yet. But according to people there is a big difference! :P Probably a little placebo as well but there is a difference no doubt.

[Mikel]

I've got little experience on the SM, but I feel the car is easier to drive through bumps. Some oversteer I was suffering with a setup seems to be minimaized as well.

As for the times, I beat my PB yesterday, but I don't really think the build had much to do with it (maybe 1/10th or two), as I'm still learning how to drive the car.

I still have to master 2n turn and the left hander after the Ss, where I'm loosing on average 2 or 3 tenths. Anyway, I'd be glad if I can get close to my PB in qualifying (1.18.4xx).



P.D.: Readover, I still haven't tried your setup properly, but as I don't have much time to prepare for the first races, I may put it off to next season. Quite oversteery setup anyway :-P

[Readover]

Haha yeah I figured you'd think they where Mikel xD

But yeah those two turns you're talking about are really hard! Finding the apex consistently in what actually is turn 3 :P That right hander, is really hard! And to not fly over the curb and spin xD
And then t5 or whatever it is, is also really hard!

[Jack B]

Multiplier is pants though......

I guess every Club thinks that!

Multiplier is gone starting in Season 1.

Clubs will get lumped into 8 divisions by points. Thus, the top 5 clubs in points will be division 1 and so on until the bottom clubs in division 8.

Should make for closer club competition and no more multiplier.

[AllanGP]

Multiplier is gone starting in Season 1.

Clubs will get lumped into 8 divisions by points. Thus, the top 5 clubs in points will be division 1 and so on until the bottom clubs in division 8.

Should make for closer club competition and no more multiplier.

Interesting! Let's see how it runs.

[poguemahone82]

I used to hate Road Atlanta in an open wheeler but I did about 25 laps today and beat my pb by a tenth (while botching the middle sector by .3) and had a blast. I can almost smell a 17 around here. Catching slides is a a lot easier, it can run on the kerbs and is just generally more fun. The low grip from cold tyres is really noticable after driving the F1 this season, once you feel the heat and pressures rise the thing grips really well.

[Mikel]

I had a mix of feelings yesterday in the Runoffs. I wasn't used to manual clutch, so I had never done a race before not using auto-clutch. In the first race (single split) I completely ruined five peoples race as I tried to engage 1st gear without pressing the clutch (I didn't know you couldn't set 1st gear before the starting lights appear, so I tried the same I did while using auto-clutch). Anyway, I felt totally ashamed and tried to make my best in the second race.

This time, there where two splits and due to my poor iRating I was in the lower one (1300+ SoF). After the mess I caused I just didn't want to start near the front and... well, I was on pole :glare: Hopefully I did a great start this time and despite spinning in the first corner where I loose around 10 seconds, I was able to win confortably (I was running mid-high 19s and I should be able to do low 19s and some high 18s).



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I'm just loving the SM as well as Road Atlanta, once you know the tricky points on the track you start to enjoy it.