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Kenadian

Staff member
Site Admin
Sorry to point this out but you now have two definitions Kyle, not one, as follows:

  1. Pulling a Kyle: Leading a lap because the fast guys are in the Pits.
  2. Kyle Botch: dodgy driving that doesn't only lose time, it loses body parts.
lol

The black flag was patently ridiculous, I had no idea it was that stupid. I let the entire field past me, came nearly to a complete stop, had to pit in and wait 18 seconds on top of it.

By the time all was said and done, a move that may have gained at best 2 tenths cost me just over a minute.

iRacing really needs to address this issue and there's no reason they cannot. This is after all a database driven program that has your all time best lap recorded, you can actually select it and practice against it.

They could easily penalize you using this, your qualify time, grid position or all of the above but instead do nothing and drop you a lap down.

I love iRacing but some of the important stuff they let slide seems a bit silly to me.
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
HAHA! because the fast guys are in the pits. Absolutely classic. I love it. Whose body parts does a Kyle Botch lose? Personal or car body parts? Perhaps both?

You're right though, there's a dozen different things they can use to calculate your penalty. They could use what you said... They could use qualify times, either yours or the best or worst, they could just set it at a flat 1-3 seconds and that would be better than what you suffered. Not very good on their part. I actually like the idea of first lap penalties being a bit more stringent, but yours obviously went overboard.
 
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ElektroVodka

Usually in the pits. That is why Ken and Peeble prefer to crash out over actual racing.

Oooh sharpy! I might need new panties, cuz i think i spilled a little when laughing so hard :)
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
OP has been updated with points standings as well as details for next weeks race... including weather.

Ken and I are in a dead tie!
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
After some initial testing at Oran with correct weather and full fuel, seems like I'll be hoping to hit low 1:08s and high 1:07s as lap times during the race.
 

Slider

Hardcore
Drop week for me, too much stuff to do. Can't do fuel runs or anything.
My method was running Fuel Buddy for 20-30 consecutive laps to get total fuel and laps and add 6-7L as safe guard. Pits stops were 4 tires and 8gal (30L) of fuel.
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
That sucks Dino. But pretty good week to drop... no one likes this track haha.

From what I'm gathering, we can carry enough fuel for an entire race. From my current setup, I need 28 gallons. So I'm guessing the strategy will be to start with around 20-22 gallons and put in 8 ish when you pit and obviously take tires.

Being kind to the tires is going to be key here. I've topped my current setup off at about mid 1:07 with race fuel (22G) but I want to mess around with the gear ratio some more. That is going to be a big factor in speed, passing and how well you take care of your tires.
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
Update: Changing my ratio to 3.50 from 3.75 reduces fuel usage further to probably save around 1 gallon. Also takes off at least 3 tenths from my time. So my opt is high1:06 but PB is still 1:07.3... This ratio is also a lot easier on the tires, BUT i think it is going to make passing more difficult.
 

Skid_Marc_

Staff member
Admin
This won't be a drop week, but I'll be short on practice. Gonna try to grab some tomorrow night, but I'm working OT Tuesday so I can't stay up too long :(
 

Daunt

MLG Pro
I'll be very busy tonight and immediately following the race I need to force myself to sleep, so I probably won't have much more practice. Overall I think 0% of drivers are excited for this track.

As an update to the setup (yet again), I think I'm going to go with a 3.25 ratio. It isn't as fast (probably at best it is .3-.5 slower) BUT I can reliably hit mid 1:07s a lot more and it is definitely easier to drive and easier on the tires.
 

Skid_Marc_

Staff member
Admin
Yesterday was such a terrible day for me... and then I got into the league race..

..anyways, this week's lack luster video highlight:
[video=youtube;3LNXnXkBn8I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LNXnXkBn8I[/video]

Congrats to Ken and Kyle for bringing home dual top-5's!!
 

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