Watkins Glen GP - 10 February - Pre race chat

[svtdrivah]

So... who is going to lay down the gauntlet and throw out some lap times??? :saywhat:

[lowndes888]

I'll try, but I don't really like Watkins Glen:( BTW which layout? GP or....

[PhilH959]

try usin pre-race chit chat thread :)

[lowndes888]

Oh, I thought about the hotlaps section.:p

[svtdrivah]

try usin pre-race chit chat thread :)

Where is it? :confused:

[PhilH959]

http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7245

[Joel]

This is now it... ;)

[svtdrivah]

This is now it... ;)

I knew i wasn't seeing things :p

[PhilH959]

thanks Joel...

[PhilH959]

allright now Drivah.....I know you have been in the 1.38's. Are you any faster yet? And for all the speed demons out there, you know the 550 is the fastest, then the Lambo....so will anyone try the saleen? (Karlos) It does handle nice but I couldn't get it going fast. See ya on the track tonight!
Phil

[svtdrivah]

allright now Drivah.....I know you have been in the 1.38's.

No, I can't do better than a 40 :D

[KarlosDaJackal]

allright now Drivah.....I know you have been in the 1.38's. Are you any faster yet? And for all the speed demons out there, you know the 550 is the fastest, then the Lambo....so will anyone try the saleen? (Karlos) It does handle nice but I couldn't get it going fast. See ya on the track tonight!
Phil


I unfortunatly can't race the S7, I can make it go fast but even with hard tyres, the rears get up to 105C within 5 laps even if I reduce the pressure to minimum. So its nice to drive and fast but it will never finish the race.

Not sure what I'm driving, I won't pick a car till Thursday.

[fane]

I have tryed the saleem but the best i can do so far is 1.41.Im sure that the ferrari is faster but its more dificult to drive tryed also but with a few spins in the midle :).

[jcarno]

Did a 1.40xx so far in the Lambo. Tryin to shave off at least 1 more sec. maybe 2.

[Bill Auberlen]

I ran the lambo last ngiht for about 30 laps and the best I could do was a 1.395 run and I was pushing it pretty hard. I am going to go back tonight and see if I can massage the car a little more to squeeze into the 1.38's somehow...:(

[PaulTracy]

my best time so far is a 1:39.459 in the F550.......That was in Qual trim......In race trim I can run in the 1:41's.

Anyone going to be online tonight?

Paul

[fane]

1.39 high this afternoon i think 1.38 or 1.37 will be the target time for most of all but i could be wrong:D

[PaulTracy]

I agree that peeps will be in the 1:38's and 1:37's......I dont think I am going to be that fast but its a long race.

[svtdrivah]

I'm sure we'll see a couple 36's

[PhilH959]

yup...cause I ain't the fastest, and I managed 1:39.495 qual trim. In race, 1:40 to 1:41 full fuel load consistently.

[BuRnY]

I'm on the server now. First time I have the time to practice this week. I really love this track, it's so fast!!!

I drove 4 laps until now and my best time with the stock setup is: 1.40:628

[PhilH959]

my best time so far is a 1:39.459 in the F550.......That was in Qual trim......In race trim I can run in the 1:41's.

Anyone going to be online tonight?

Paul


YEP!! around 9pm est

[fane]

yeah it could be possible to do a 1.36 i was running full fuel load all the time because this is my first race and i wanted to see how were the tires doing for several laps perhaps tonight ill do some more laps with you guys;)

[KarlosDaJackal]

yeah it could be possible to do a 1.36

Hmm, I'm doing 1:42.6 on race fuel in the number 1 viper, needs another hours work on the setup though.

Is everybody going to be in a 550 or a lambo??????? I could be left at the back all alone????

[fane]

lol karlos im with the ferrari but if you want i can join you with the viper:D
one thing that give me some thought was the fact that i cant be quickest in a low fuel usage than the 40 minutes fuel i dont know why

[PhilH959]

well i did see a 1:37.xx last night. I won't call any names, but i believe it was a race car drivah!! LOL

[svtdrivah]

That's a pretty decent time, hopefully I can get down there sooner or later ;)

[KarlosDaJackal]

well i did see a 1:37.xx last night. I won't call any names, but i believe it was a race car drivah!! LOL

Well ultimate pace in the Viper was a 1:40:825 so 3 - 4 seconds off the pace. I hate the ferrari but I think I'll try one.

Question: Are you guys using the 550 with the michelins or the pirrellis, I know michelins are usually better but the high tyre temperture makes me think the pirrelli's might be the best for this one?

[PhilH959]

Just a note of humour, has anyone noticed when leaving the garage, the "pit out" exit arrow points you in the wrong direction? it took me a while to figure it out as I rode around the garage, the long way. So now when I leave, I just go the opposite direction. At the pit road exit, if you turn right, yes right, you can ride around in the infield on a couple of roads.....one goes to the tunnel, and the other goes back to the garage and pits. I had to see where they went!
Phil

[KarlosDaJackal]

Just a note of humour, has anyone noticed when leaving the garage, the "pit out" exit arrow points you in the wrong direction? it took me a while to figure it out as I rode around the garage, the long way. So now when I leave, I just go the opposite direction. At the pit road exit, if you turn right, yes right, you can ride around in the infield on a couple of roads.....one goes to the tunnel, and the other goes back to the garage and pits. I had to see where they went!
Phil

Well if you Drive the Viper you start on the opposite side of the garage beside one of the trucks so it points in the right direction :D

Still I went the other way to see whats around its fun driving round the carpark :roflmao:

[PhilH959]

For some reason I always start in the garage.....now I know if by the trucks, folow the arrow!!! LOL

[DigitAL]

just done a 1:37.787 - F550 in qual setup. Jayblue was also in the 1:37's. Not sure how the tyres will last, pretty odd (hot) readings!

[PhilH959]

are you burning up the rears? and left sides? I am!
Phil

[KarlosDaJackal]

Yeap, in everything except the viper.

The S7 was the worst of them, even with hards the rears would be at 107C after 5 laps. Maybe my slow viper might be a good choice after all, I can see a lot of retirements in this race.

[Fletch]

I'll be taking the Viper too. I don't know if I'm in yet though, I was a little late at signing up because I was at work and the thread hasn't been updated yet.

I've had no practice either... :o

[KarlosDaJackal]

I tried the 550 and hated it, spent 3 hours getting it the way i like it and still hated it. Then i tried the lambo, even on default setup you can do 1:40's with race fuel.

I've tweaked it so i can consistantly do 1:40.5 to 1:41.2 in race trim.
In Qual trim I've done a 1:38.9. I can't believe the times the 550's are doing.

So my aim for the race is to be best of the non-ferrari cars :cool:

[bentfocus]

I have been driving the saleen and have dipped into the 1:39s. I am much slower in the 550...maybe in the 1:40s.

[bentfocus]

Yeap, in everything except the viper.

The S7 was the worst of them, even with hards the rears would be at 107C after 5 laps. Maybe my slow viper might be a good choice after all, I can see a lot of retirements in this race.

Actually I can drive the Saleen longer on mediums than any other car. I really shred the rears and lefts in the ferrari.

[KarlosDaJackal]

Actually I can drive the Saleen longer on mediums than any other car. I really shred the rears and lefts in the ferrari.

Thats really weird :eek: I tried the Lambo and the tyres aren't a problem for me, i could do the whole race on softs :eek: But I won't ;)

This track is just weird on tyres full stop.

[Fletch]

Thats really weird :eek: I tried the Lambo and the tyres aren't a problem for me, i could do the whole race on softs :eek: But I won't ;)

This track is just weird on tyres full stop.

That's where setups and driving style come into play.

[oppis]

My best time in the Lambo are 1.37.9xx :hehehe: and the best in the 550 1.37.8xx :roflmao: . The lambo in race set up 1.39.3xx with fuel to max . The brain says 550 but mt heart says lambo .........what am i going to do :confused:

[fane]

After almost 1 week of testing i decided to race with the lambo. i think its better for me because i can run constant lap times without many "cold spines" along the way.the lambo is easier to drive and more relax:D

[smoker249]

sign me up an then dont tell no 1 you removed them real class not:mad: :down:

[racer xxx]

does the race day password change?

[Joel]

sign me up an then dont tell no 1 you removed them real class not:mad: :down:
No, you asked to sign up but due to oversubscription this week your name was not added to the race list. Instead, your request was added to the Watkins Glen GP - not enough room list (http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7308), which you obviously didn't bother to read, along with several others.

And sending abusive PM's to an admin will not generally help your cause either.