rFactor 2 Porsche 935/K3 USA Cup Series info

car updated...

V.0.74.6

* added #75 UFO Panama LM 82
* added #78 Malardeau LM 82
* added #2 Erzquell Pils DRM 79
* debris rwing
* added fuel strategy option
* added more draft (DraftBalanceMult 1.9 + draftlift 1.4)
* added more enginelife (from 8280 to 25500, to withstand longer races)
* added adjustable rpm limit in setup (250 rpm intervals)
* adjusted WearRate (TBC)
* added override class to "GR.5" (solution to class problem)
* tried to decrease pitstop fuel time. (from 0.8 to 1.2 L/sec)
* added pitstop tyre option front/rear linked.
* added postive toe to front setup (can affect saved setup values)
* added negative toe to rear setup (can affect saved setup values)

 

Hey everyone,
I wanted to share an update with you all. After some consideration, I’ve decided to step away from the Porsche 935/K3
leagues. The combination of the car I was driving and the track we raced on recently frustrated me to the point where I just lost my passion for the series.
I hope you can understand my decision. That said, I’m already looking forward to the next challenge and would love to join you for the upcoming IndyCar events.
See you all back on the track soon! And as I always say: life is a race.

 

Thank you for your understanding... You're right, the Indy cars aren't easy, but they have more grip and handling. I get on better with the GT3 / Formula cars than with the old cult cars

 

They seem to like picking difficult cars here! Though I struggled with the Indycar for tyre feel when it starts to slide, i have found these cars a little easier in that regard around RA, as someone who finds rF2 a bit numb. I also need to stop trying to drive them like a modern car! I just dont like Portland as a track which hasnt helped and picking up the flu for the last few days has prevented me putting more practise in.

Any setup advise? This track is quite different and i always feel rf2 doesnt always respond to setup changes i would think to do.

No i dont anticipate doing 60mins, just aiming for 30m!

 

My findings on tuning in to Portland, I'm not an expert in setup tuning.

• Boost is not you friend here, too many turns, so keep it low, it will also save fuel. When adding boost the car changes dramatic in braking distance.
  
• soften the antiswaybars.
• low 3rd and 4th gear.
• move the weight a bit to the front.
• brake early

Attached a few setups, but mine are only mediocre when comparing skills from your laptimes on Road America.

 

Most problems come from the fact that classic monster cars have too big engine versus what the car can handle. Brakes are not enough, tyres wont hold it and chassis is too weak.
So you can not push it or it doesnt like you. Key points are knowing where the weight is rolling aka weight transfer and how and when to give some gas to it.
Once you get there having consistency its very rewarding.
Setup has to give you comfort and finding more time, can try to manipulate that weighttransfer so can be earlier on gas.

 

Locking the brakes...which wheels lock? Move the balance and if still lock, make your life easier and reduce pressure. I got it at 80% and 54 front 46 rear.
Susnpensions, dampers and arbs are on the softer side of things.

 

@Ken Jagger
I use 100%, but its only because my brake pedal is almost impossible to reach 100% in my wooden diy rig. It's not rigid enough to that force.
"Normal max" is between 70-90%.

 

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Q last try was going 1.8.5 but messed up last bit. All so 1st time trying boost and it really caught me by surprise at 1st.
R was hard. setup was so that had to keep it under certain limits and if cross it, it would upset the car. another factor was my new best friend CrewChief that kept talking and talking and it actually just lifted my pressure all the time. " car behind doing 1.09.2" -- holy shit, " go faster sector 3" --- and so i tried but it went missed braking and to the grass and managed to land car to right side of the track, barely.
last 10 minutes my brakes just didnt stick anymore but i think it was more of grip from the tyres thus i had some close calls and one piruette in the grass.
so overall lucky to win it today.

 

One week to go until the Porsches return to blow out your eardrums!!!

2 rounds to go (Road Atlanta and Sebring) and 7 drivers still mathmatically in the running for the championship!!

If you are new to the series or still racing in it, please make sure that you car choice is up to date. I would like to have no duplicates on track and to have the overlays show all your teams properly. So if you can decide by Saturday 15th March so I can make changes. THANKS!

See you next Sunday!!

 

Championship Predictions

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Nick Westy WINS the championship:

• If Nick Westy finishes 8th (wins on countback) or higher.
• If Barrett Erickson 2nd, and Westy finishes 10th or higher.
• If Barrett Erickson 3rd, and Westy finishes 11th or higher.

Barrett Erickson WINS the championship:

• If Nick Westy finishes 9th or lower, then Erickson has to finish 1st.
• If Nick Westy finishes 11th or lower, then Erickson has to finish 2nd.
• If Nick Westy finishes 12th or lower, then Erickson has to finish 3rd.

 

Great event, and thanks for trying out this mod and letting me drive it with your all.

Seeing how your drive, testing your setups and trying to compete, really has giving me much more information on how this car behaves and how it might should behave.

It has also made me aware where this car needs some more love, the Barber circuit was where the car felt a bit apart for me, it felt just wrong and strange. Luckily, a logitech update messed up my FFB, so I couldnt participate and make a fool out of my racing.

Now since the event is over, I will pick up developing on this WIP mod. I have already begun testing new tires and some chassis changes, also think I will make more boost clicks in the same range to make it more nuanced. And I think it have some downforce/drag issues, so plenty of areas to look at, but most importantly it still needs to keep it's feisty feel.

Thanks for it all, maybe I'll join another event later, but for now my mind is on development.