rFactor 2 Round 3 Dijon Prenois

Discussion in 'The Honey Jar - F1 1979 Closed' started by John vd Geest, Nov 13, 2017.

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  1. John vd Geest

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    This is the track we'll be racing at Dijon Prenois.

     
    John vd Geest, Nov 13, 2017
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  2. John vd Geest

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    Here is some footage that made F1 history of Gilles Villenueve and Rene Arnoux fighting it out on the last laps at Dijon 1979.
    Most of you will know it, but it's still enjoying to watch every time. Enjoy.


     
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  3. Ken Jagger

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    I remember watching it live and being totally GLUED to the Tv screen! :)
     
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  4. John vd Geest

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    I was 15 years old at that time and not aware of racing yet :) Here is the more extended BBC race broadcast.

     
    John vd Geest, Nov 29, 2017
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  5. John vd Geest

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    This is the modern day Dijon. Too bad he spun :p

     
    John vd Geest, Nov 29, 2017
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  6. Ken Jagger

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    Thank God they didn't have DRS in those days
     
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  7. Paulo Lima

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    Hi guys!!
    Sorry to ask, but when will the server be up?

    Thank you
     
    Paulo Lima, Dec 6, 2017
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  8. John vd Geest

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    3 days in advance = friday.
     
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  9. John vd Geest

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    I'm not taking the Williams this time for field variety. I'm testing some other cars. Did some practise on race setup with 112 liters and hard tires. Made 1 baseline setup for all cars:
    Ligier 1.11.8xx stable racey setup, happy with it
    Renault 1.11.6xx stable racey setup, happy with it
    Ferrari 1.12.1xx a bit oversteery on acceleration (could be the baseline setup / car combo).

    I don't think the soft tires will last 1 hour here, specially with the extra long, extra fast last turn on to the finishline. As the track is short, you will be doing that corner a lot on top of the other fast corners where you scrape the tires.

    Times will come down, as I'm still learning the track.
    For top 3 times, I'm estimating race setup times to be in the low 10's. Qualy mid 08's. For normal people like me a bit slower.
     
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  10. Ken Jagger

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    LOL! There's nothing "normal" about you John :D
     
    Ken Jagger, Dec 6, 2017
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  11. John vd Geest

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    I tend to agree ... But for me it's different. I'm used to it .... :p
     
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  12. Yoeri Gijsen

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    I got to 1:11.3 in a Shadow on soft tires and race fuel.
     
    Yoeri Gijsen, Dec 6, 2017
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  13. Bret Metcalf

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    Tried the Ligier, 101 Liters of fuel/Hard Tyres, only managed to consistently keep in the mid 1:13's so maybe some more set up changes are on the cards.
    I wont be taking a Williams this round either, not sure which car I will take but I definitely will not be taking the Shadow Yoeri:D

    Regards,
    Bret
     
    Bret Metcalf, Dec 6, 2017
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  14. Rui Santos

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    It also depends on the rubber on the track...
     
    Rui Santos, Dec 7, 2017
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  15. Paulo Lima

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    I won't have much time to practice for this race, so i'll probably take the renault because i've used it in the first race
     
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  16. Yoeri Gijsen

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    I'm not going to bring that one either, this time, but I do intend to whoop it out somewhere this season.
     
    Yoeri Gijsen, Dec 7, 2017
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  17. John vd Geest

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  18. Rob Milliken

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    Keep in mind this is one of the few rounds in this series that we can use DX11 ! The mod is already DX11 but allot of the tracks are not , Dijon Prenois Is DX11 ! Anyone interested in trying DX11 this is a good combo !
     
    Rob Milliken, Dec 8, 2017
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  19. Yoeri Gijsen

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    I may actually decide to whoop it out anyway, unless I go for the Ferrari and win two seconds a lap instantly, but I'm up for a little challenge.
     
    Yoeri Gijsen, Dec 8, 2017
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  20. Yoeri Gijsen

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    Just wanted to mention that the server didn't seem to build up rubber yesterday. Perhaps this can be looked into for today's race. Would be a shame to race on a 'green' track.
     
    Yoeri Gijsen, Dec 10, 2017
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