Yes thats ok Kurt. you will soon be up to speed. You're doing well considering these beasts are so hard to drive and you are new to sim racing.

Apex I just downloaded and tried that setup but I have to say I prefer the one thats on the server right now. Your setup had too much understeer for my taste. But thats just me I dont know how the others will feel.

There was some good, close racing all around tonight during the practices...and mine and Pumbaa's usual "which curve are we going to collide in?" expedition...

Birdki showed that keeping it on the track is key when he ran away that one race, without a single "off" to slow him down. Nice run, Birdski.

Couple suggestions for our newer guys...on the formation lap, drag your brakes a little to build up heat in them for the run down to the first turn. It'll help you stop much quicker than cold brakes will. You can cycle through the HUD to see brake temperatures to get an idea when they're nice and warm. Also, those hunks of rubber they called tires in 1985 need at least a lap or two to get up to a good temperature.

If you're starting back down the grid a bit and can't quite see the starting lights, you can cycle through the HUD to the screen that shows your track position...I think it has the Current and Fastest Lap indicators. When the red lights go out, signifying the start of the race, the clock on that screen will start....letting you know the exact point the red lights have gone out.

Remember, in a 51 lap race....you're not going to win it in the first couple of laps, but you sure can lose it in them by running into a wall because the tires and/or brakes weren't up to a good operatiing temperature.

At least this time I wasn't the leading car stopped on the racing line lol... Although I think the parabolica will be my corner at which to have a off at this time around lol...

What gear is everyone taking through there? I've tried 3rd, but that turbo lag bites too hard... But 2nd creates the changing gear snap oversteer problem... And either way I lose a bucket of time through there...

Initially, I snap down to 3rd on entry....the first or second light pole into the curve, the one after you've already started your turn-in and after the revs have dropped....I go to 2nd and start powering out of the turn, letting it drift a bit wide to the secondary line.

Ideally, I try to be tight on the curb at entry and let the car's momentum carry it to that secondary line.

Run a couple of laps yesterday alone... these cars are real beasts.
Depending the time I can spend taming them, I will think over my participation.

You really need to be gentle on the throttle, its way too much power under my feet...
I have a feeling that my pedal is not precise enough, are you changing the input curve to deal with this?

It does indeed understeer, that's why I mentioned its relatively slow turn-in compared to what most people are probably used to. I myself don't prefer that type of setup... but, like I was saying, the results are undeniable, at least for myself. If I take only the diff settings and apply them to the default settings we're running at the moment, I very quickly knock over a second off my fastest laptimes. I mean that's pretty significant no?

Even though it takes a bit of getting used to, I find that rear end to be more or less bulletproof. I mean, you can literally stand on the throttle nearly everywhere and under any circumstances. And it basically eliminates those 'pre-canned' spins that you can't recover from. I just thought I should mention it for that quality alone, in the hope that it could save some people a few headaches

Ok, I sign up, let's see how it goes.

Staniol / #17 / Arrows-BMW

I doubt I'll be there today. I got up early and am really tired. Probably going back to bed.

Got disconnected once more, luckily only in the first lap of the practice race. TS also sounded strange afterwards, voices of people speaking were badly distrorted and cut.

See you tomorrow.