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Des Pearce · Jan 30, 2021

Calvyn White said:
@Des Pearce. Try to concentrate on the front left. The anti-roll bars will do very little towards lowering the temperature of the tyres as their prime function is the balance between braking and accelerating.

Try to avoid scrubbing the tyres into corners Do not oversteer the car in other words, do not put more steering into the corner than necessary.
Be sure you've got a good break balance Don't let the fronts do all the work in slowing down.

Try 55 front and 45 at the rear. Too much toe at the front will create the most heat as well as pressure. Try reducing the toe on the left front also reduced the camber for that wheel.

I find the first right-hander creates the most heat. Tried to go into the corner little bit slower then you can. You can do this every lap, or you can do this every other lap. Try to keep the temperature below 105 on the inside edge.
And as the temperature is on the right-hand side of the car better try to make up time and speed on the left turns as you're saving the left side.

Thanks for the info, I suspect I do put more lock on than is always needed but that's probably down to lack of feel/knowledge/skill (pick one or all

). From memory I'm running 54/46 brake balance after the first lap (otherwise the front brakes take too long to get warm). I wondered about toe but haven't messed with it yet and have reduced camber at the front both sides (but more on the left front by around 0,5 degrees).

I think it's maxed at about 100 on the inside edge but the tyre is solid red in the OtterHud display and after about 7 laps I start to feel less grip and it pretty much stays red across all 3 tyre zones and barely cools off. I'm probably stuck with it and may tweak to make temps more even across the tyre, at least the setup allows me to be fairly consistent with just the expected drop off after 7 or 8 laps from wear and, in this case high tyre temps on one corner.

Sanbala · Jan 30, 2021

Hi all
I would be interested to ride with you with Mercedes thank you

ko41 · Jan 30, 2021

Sanbala said:
Hi all
I would be interested to ride with you with Mercedes thank you

Hi Steve, you are more than welcome to join us, but you will need to be a Premium member to do so.

ko41 · Jan 30, 2021

I'm not sure if I will make back home in time, as I was one of the lucky 65 years and over to get an appointment for the COVID vaccine today.

UMC 22 · Jan 30, 2021

Sanbala said:
Hi all
I would be interested to ride with you with Mercedes thank you

Welcome Steve! As KO says, you need to be a premium member to join our club races. You can get premium by clicking here.

Steve Le Gallez · Jan 30, 2021

@Goffik , just to be a complete pain, can i please change car to the Beemer#36

UMC 22 · Jan 30, 2021

Steve Le Gallez said:
@Goffik , just to be a complete pain, can i please change car to the Beemer#36

No. It's far too much trouble to edit the OP.

PurgerUK · Jan 30, 2021

Mustang #51 please

Redvaliant · Jan 30, 2021

I know I'll regret it, but going for the Black Mustang, thanks

UMC 22 · Jan 30, 2021

Be aware that this event is being live streamed from my cockpit.

davew045 · Jan 30, 2021

I was going to live stream but the new overlay broke my system and I will not be able to do so.

Jopamir · Jan 30, 2021

davew045 said:
I was going to live stream but the new overlay broke my system and I will not be able to do so.

noooo

Gordie Gunn · Jan 30, 2021

That was good fun, cheers Ross

Des Pearce · Jan 30, 2021

Apologies to the BMW I "tapped" 2nd corner 1st race, I thought I'd allowed enough extra for cold brakes

.

2nd race I decided to try hard tyres on the front doh! Not my best decision, 3 seconds a lap slower I think.

rustymoto · Jan 30, 2021

Des Pearce said:
Apologies to the BMW I "tapped" 2nd corner 1st race, I thought I'd allowed enough extra for cold brakes .

No worries, in the end getting sent to the back of the field put me into a fun Race1 battle with @Steve Le Gallez and @Jopamir, and set me up for a good Race2 starting position...though I'd generally still prefer not being looped around on lap 1

rustymoto · Jan 30, 2021

Race 1 finish...just like the advert

UMC 22 · Jan 30, 2021

Cracking cars these, and that was good fun!

Calvyn was just too fast for me in race one. I hung in there for a few laps, but once the tyres overheated and grip decreased the pace was just too high. Race two was fun from the back. Had a sniff at a podium but ran out of laps just as I caught up with Jean.

Great racing, great track, great fun. They retain their place as my favourite class.

UMC 22 · Jan 30, 2021

And lets not forget the prize draw! Everyone who finished both races is eligible, except for me because that would be slightly unfair.

The winner is...

Ingemar Petersson!

Congrats @Ingemar Petersson, I'll contact you shortly with the content code.

ko41 · Jan 30, 2021

Goffik said:
Cracking cars these, and that was good fun! Calvyn was just too fast for me in race one. I hung in there for a few laps, but once the tyres overheated and grip decreased the pace was just too high. Race two was fun from the back. Had a sniff at a podium but ran out of laps just as I caught up with Jean.

Great racing, great track, great fun. They retain their place as my favourite class.

Second race I had a sniff at a podium, but had too many laps to go.

UMC 22 · Jan 30, 2021

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Saturday 06/02/21
Practice Server: RaceDepartment - Practice
Race Server: RaceDepartment - Racing Club
Class: Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Track: Zhuhai - Grand Prix

Practice: 19:00 UTC (80 minutes)
Qualifying: 20:20 UTC (10 minutes)

Warmup 1: 20:30 UTC (5 minutes)
Race 1: 20:35 UTC (20 minutes) - Rolling Start

Warmup 2: 20:55 UTC (5 minutes)
Race 2: 21:00 UTC (20 minutes) - Rolling Start / Reverse Grid

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup: 30 slots