Could anyone post their sector times on this stage?
I'm in the low 30's and losing time somewhere.....
There is one stretch where I am redlining in 3rd for a good 3-4 seconds but the car won't shift (auto gearbox)
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Could anyone post their sector times on this stage?
I'm in the low 30's and losing time somewhere.....
There is one stretch where I am redlining in 3rd for a good 3-4 seconds but the car won't shift (auto gearbox)
Setup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha
Tires: Wet tarmac
Gears: -1
Susp: +1
Pow ratio: 0
Brake bias: +2
Brake power: +3
Steering: +4
Basically my tactics was "Going faster by going slow" - Staying out of the banks, hugging the apex the corner etc..
Did a testrun yesterday
http://jtl-media.com/skrammel/cmr2-proof.jpg
Tannat; here are my splits:
26.29
22.59
26.70
26.33
27.82
27.45
26.54
22.69
3.28.41
Lost a bit of time here and there.
If I have some time left this evening I'll make a test run as well and try to get a video in.
You def have to set the car up earlier for a bend and keep away from the banks - my run last night I ran wide twice and it just sapped the seconds away. You can hear the car scrabbling from grip on the revs but can't chnage up as you'll crawl away.
This is a massive challenge but is making it very interesting.
You are on PC with a wheel, JTL?Quote:
Originally Posted by JTLarsen
You and I share the same tactical state of mind :up:
I find myself backing off the throttle many times becuase my line begine to get fouled.
If my daughter could clear up her congestion (bless her heart) I might could get some practice done....
Cheers JuhaQuote:
Originally Posted by Juha
I'll share mine when I can.
Getting the big points score here may be in your lap, although I should be able to make some time on day 1 ----TARMAC!!! :burnout:
Pc and keyboard!Quote:
Originally Posted by tannat
I picked that up from playing alot of Richard Burns Rally during the off-season, never really liked that game untill I backed off the throttle :eek:
You keyboard guys astound me..Quote:
Originally Posted by JTLarsen
I've played rally trophy as such, and it really takes a fine tuned steering to keep the car from 'anteatering' every time you round a corner...
Hi
My shakedown
3.24.09
3.23.52
3.19.77
That was actually fun driving with tarmac tyres. Great slides! Maybe I should use them in Sweden always...
Would love to see your sector times, zes :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Zes
Just wait until you see the sector times of my latest run with JTLarsen's setup. It's a a bit better than my previous attempt. :cool:
Eat this:
http://users.skynet.be/rallyfoto/monte.JPG
No cheating, no cutting, just a healthy doses of frustration after finding out the front door was locked from the inside and I couldn't get in. :D
Cheers teammate :up: :beer:
Dropping 2 seconds on the 4th sector is quite an acheivement..
Tell us about the stage-good and tight? No drift bumping?
I think those off camber areas around the guardrail may be hurting me a bit.....
Sorry, I didn't wrote them down, but Juha really showed us how to drive that.Quote:
Originally Posted by tannat
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zes
I'm waiting for Marcel to post and break the 3:10 barrier......
Jesus H. Christ!!! did two runs today: 3:33,45 and 3:37,01
gonna be a long scoreless year... :s
Marcel has just sent me the tool that will help to do the stage-by-stage results, but just found out my computer is back with its unhealthy tendence of freezing when a long download is almost finished, so I'm trying once again to dowload the programing language needed, will let you all know if any special submitting changes that might be needed will take place for this rally
I'll be in the cellar with you....Quote:
Originally Posted by jso1985
Very special conditions here, and thank goodness only a day of this mischief...
No drifting at all, not bumping anything, not even a snow bank.Quote:
Originally Posted by tannat
The area with the two bridges takes a bit of effort to get right. I can only recommend one thing for the guardrail: start braking very early and always keep on the inside.
The first time when I set 3.16, I thought I was ridiculously slow. Until I had an unexpected green popup saying I was a second faster. Then came another one, and another...
Marcel set 3.10 last year during the rally so it's just a small step for him. In Sweden (non mirrored) he did 3.03. Maybe I'll give it another go, but I prefer to concentrate on my driving on tarmac. The 206 really is a handful to drive.
I'm waiting for Marcel to break MY 3.08 barrier...Quote:
Originally Posted by tannat
Not joking....
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7572/cmr2ze9.jpg
I'll give it a go in the 206 tomorrow. :D
Done my shakedown in the Citroen C4 (PS1). Set up was:
Tires: Wet tarmac
Gears: -1
Susp: +2
Power ratio: +2
Brake bias: +2
Brake power: +3
Steering: +3
Times:
3:26.70 - drifted wide twice
3:20.45
3:18.64
3:17.73
3:18.92
Very happy with these times....you really have to drive this stage like RBR game...the slower you feel you going the better the time. Just avoid those snowbanks!
Here's my shakedown run on SS5 Sweden
- with tarmac tyres :D
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...loyd/24141.jpg
Impossible. :p
Nope :p You can tell it was tarmac tyres if you look at the rims :p
But you'll have to take my word it was Sweden SS5. I wanted to compare times with you guys so it would have been stupid do do anything else LOL
You are going faster than flash. What about stage mirrored? Did it?
- you car isn't mirroredQuote:
Originally Posted by UKOG~Will
- neither is the Hella sign behind the car
- the finish is a right hand corner, this looks like a left hand one
And I won't believe you before I've seen the splits with, on the background, a picture of the Subaru on the stage. :D
Well, I finished shakedown, but got nowhere close to the times of the others....I had way to much understeer, I did not even get clos to my 3m10 from last year.
1. 3m20.79s
2. 3m14.16s
3. 3m16.59s
4. 3m15.33s
5. 3m13.75s
I love driving in the snow, but I always need some time to get used to it and can go fast.
2m41? Impossible! Can't believe it, I'm sorry...
Ah!! Forgot it was mirrored. Very sorry. Will do it again. ;)
Suzuki Motorsport - Monte Carlo report
Belgian driver Juha, in the number 12 Suzuki, has just completed the first round of the WRC 2008. How did it go?
I'm still experiencing a learning curve. It's the first time for me with the car on tarmac and I'm trying to cope with its oversteering behaviour. We finally found a good compromise during the later stages but I feel we can do better.
What was your target for this rally?
We were aiming for a top 5 position after day 1. I prefer the snowy stages so the plan was to attack during the second day.
Your car looks slightly dented?
Ah yes, I was a bit too fast sometimes, trying to make up for the car's handling. I think some guardrails will need repainting now.
How did it go on the snow?
Much better, although I was disappointed that I couldn't repeat my excellent shakedown time. The times were good enough for the top 3, but all depends on how bad my tarmac driving was the day before.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3113/suzuki1rp2.png
Great report Juha! Any comments on the mush questioned reliability of the SX4?
The biggest problem is situated behind the wheel. :D
No problems at all with the car's reliability, but speed wise it's crap. :\ The car's wheelbase is too short which results in the back end always trying to pass the front. I've tried it on gravel and it's not too bad on that surface, but I have to get used to it on tarmac. The Focus, which I've driven for years, wasn't so nervous. But on the other hand, if it happened in the Focus, it usually caught me by surprise and I'd go off. Whereas with this car, I KNOW it will be there, so I keep it in mind. On snow, same problem, but it's not such a big downsize as you're going sideways anyway. On the quick stages it's very enjoyable to drive, but not on the twisty ones, like the shakedown.
And I really didn't get close to my 3.08 again, not even in the Cordoba. :( I don't know what I've done yesterday, but it must have been very good because there's no way I can do it again.
The tool Marcel gave me works wonderful :D
Now a change on submitting rules guys, when possible please don't alter the names of the sheets of the timecard(18 stages, 20 stages and Montecarlo), also when writing your name don't write your team name or something else. This isn't a rule, so I will still accept timecards with "mistakes" but please do it that way as it will save a bit of time.
Actually the only rule is that starting from Rally Sweden, I will only take timecards filled with the xls file available on the yahoo group, only special cases where user might not have Excel will be accepted for using PM's. any questions ask it here, for this rally I'll still take PM's but if possible send me the timecard please.
Now another thing where your voting is needed, as stage-by-stage times will be available much faster than before, please vote to:
- Still get the overrall results on Wednesday and the stage-by-stage times the next day or on Friday.
or
- Wait until I do the stage-by-stage times on Thursday or Friday without publishing the overrall times before, so it kinda makes more exciting to look at
the stage times without knowing the final result
As for Will L time, sorry can't take it... 2:41,xx is breaking the records! and with wet tarmac tyres, that's kinda impossible
Never mind Will's time-AI doing a 2:44?Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha
Something is amiss here...
Ummm I think shakedowns should be done in our team car, teammate....Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha
There's no AI, 2.44 was his previous record.
I'd prefer to have stage by stage times at the same time as the results. It makes it more exciting.
The other screenshot clearly shows a 206. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tannat
And I was just having a go in the Seat because it's supposed to be faster, I wanted to see by how much. I've done my rally in Suzuki, not the Seat.
Cheers-didn't notice :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha
That was the very same reason that I made the change to Ford last year!Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha
..that, and the fact that I got my hands on a very high quality blank skin :D
Jso >> Sorry, but I still don't have Excel, so I hope that you will still accept PMs or perhaps emails from me.
And as for the stage-by-stage question, I'd prefer to get the overall result on wednesday (or when you'll have the time) as I don't always go to check out the stage-by-stage.
mmm gotta get meself into gear, you blokes are setting awesome times! I'll post mine tomorrow...