Round 3 Spa Francorshamps S397 - Sun Feb 7, 2021

Discussion in 'Multiclass IMSA DPI & S397 GT3 Closed' started by John vd Geest, Nov 26, 2020.

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  1. Mark Hightree

    Mark Hightree Administrator Staff Member Donator

    Thanks Johnny. Would also like to hear from drivers who raced at Istanbul and had network latency issues. Any improvements?
     
    Mark Hightree, Feb 7, 2021
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  2. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    No shows (we don't count Road America)

    If you are a 2 x no-show, you will be removed from this series.

    The following 2 x no-shows have been removed from the series:
    Juergen Muench
    Chris Bell
     
    John vd Geest, Feb 8, 2021
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  3. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    Started 4th and finished 4th. So nothing gained, nothing lost. But I am a bit disappointed.
    In the opening laps I punted Roman Prikryl braking for the last chicane. He didn't lose the position, but I still did a drive-through.
    I guess Roman braked a bit earlier for the car in front of him. But I was very late on the brakes, so my bad. Sorry Roman.
    In the middle of the race I got my third cut-track warning and a Stop & Go penalty for going outside the line. That was a real shame because I was still in the fight for third place.

    First time driving with CrewChief and let Jim calculate the final fuel load, because I always end up with too much fuel in the end. That worked out pretty well.
     
    John vd Geest, Feb 8, 2021
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  4. Jiri Vyslouzil

    Jiri Vyslouzil Pro Driver

    Isn't it dangerous? There is a fault in the brakes in every turn. Every exit full throttle. The same category, there is nowhere to overtake safely. It looked like driving without training.
     
    Jiri Vyslouzil, Feb 8, 2021
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  5. Eike Sky

    Eike Sky Pro Driver

    Small point of order, but this rolling start was appalling from all the DPi's. 2 wide at 60km/h? Nah, single line at 120 is fine. Leaders should be penalized (but I can't raise an enquiry because I wasn't even there!). https://clips.twitch.tv/DelightfulEnticingDiscBrokeBack
     
    Eike Sky, Feb 8, 2021
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  6. Eike Sky

    Eike Sky Pro Driver

    He was on the racing line, it's your responsibility to get past, and what if he hasn't had any training? Surely league racing is the best place to learn. IIRC, it's one of the younger driver's dad behind the wheel there, and I tripped over him because he was driving much slower than I thought. Just learn that not everyone is at your skill level and drive accordingly.
     
    Eike Sky, Feb 8, 2021
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  7. Jiri Vyslouzil

    Jiri Vyslouzil Pro Driver

    Admin
    Admin in the game wrote 120 km / h and my position was to the right
     
    Jiri Vyslouzil, Feb 8, 2021
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  8. Eike Sky

    Eike Sky Pro Driver

    120km/h, then 60km/h for the start line, double wide. If the car behind you can't catch up, slow down.
     
    Eike Sky, Feb 8, 2021
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  9. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    I did tell Jiri to go at 120 km/h and gave no instructions to go slower before the start line. So he did actually nothing wrong.
     
    John vd Geest, Feb 8, 2021
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  10. Jiri Vyslouzil

    Jiri Vyslouzil Pro Driver

    That's not how he wrote it before the race.
     
    Jiri Vyslouzil, Feb 8, 2021
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  11. Eike Sky

    Eike Sky Pro Driver

    Must've missed that from the new UI. Understood, apologies for jumping at you Jiri. Still, the GT3's looked epic into T1, shame we couldn't have that with the DPi's
     
    Eike Sky, Feb 8, 2021
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  12. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    What was the problem with your engine not starting on the formationlap?
     
    John vd Geest, Feb 8, 2021
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  13. Eike Sky

    Eike Sky Pro Driver

    No idea. It wouldn't start when I purposefully stalled it post race either, but it works in single player. Might be a Spa-related issue, might be server, I'll test at Kyalami and feedback if I'm still having issues.
     
    Eike Sky, Feb 8, 2021
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  14. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    Make sure you map the starter and ignition button :)
    I use that to shut down and start up the engine in the pits if I have to sit there for a long time so it doesn't overheat.
     
    John vd Geest, Feb 8, 2021
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  15. Eike Sky

    Eike Sky Pro Driver

    Already done. as I say, I tested it post-race in single player mode and both buttons work, it's just on the server it doesn't. No idea why
     
    Eike Sky, Feb 8, 2021
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  16. Filip Fojt

    Filip Fojt Pro Driver

    The main problem here is this guy was under BLUE FLAG from Jiri. Other thing is going 8 sec slower per lap is really dangerous for others, since it's hard to expect his early brake points etc..
     
    Filip Fojt, Feb 8, 2021
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  17. Filip Fojt

    Filip Fojt Pro Driver

    Actually you deep dived in my car, not Roman. I was breaking just on time, you missed the brake point. I have to say I was struggling in slow corners and lost my pace since than. However I had connection lost anyway (probably due to hard snowing) so problem was solved..

    Glad you are happy with Crewchieff, I think it's really "must have" for multi-class racing.
     
    Filip Fojt, Feb 8, 2021
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  18. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    Oh, it was you. Sorry again. The braking was indeed very late and I apologize for punting you. I did a drive-through for it, so it destroyed my race too.

    Yeah, CrewChief is a keeper :)
     
    John vd Geest, Feb 8, 2021
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  19. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    I have sent him a mail asking him to change to the GT3 class.
     
    John vd Geest, Feb 8, 2021
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  20. Eike Sky

    Eike Sky Pro Driver

    I actually don't run CC anymore because he's a massive distraction. I've got a simhub dashboard that silently tells me everything I need, from tyre/brake temps to what cars are around me at any time. Gets confusing around the pitlane XD

    Looking forward to competing with you at Kyalami John. Really found a sweet spot with the setup that, if I'm lucky, will work at kyalami as well as spa
     
    Eike Sky, Feb 8, 2021
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