I Must be Getting Slow

You flatter me IMac! Makes me feel good that some people still
remember my name from way back

If anyone is still following this thread, I found that you have to be
in the right car to run those low lap times. The McLaren or the
Renault seem to be fastest. I haven't been back to Montreal with one
of those cars yet, but I did run a 1:31 at Nuerburg where I was stuck
at 1:35's with a Ferrari.

At this point, I don't have much faith in the hotlap records posted on
racecast. It's way too easy to cut the track in rfactor right now.
Hope they do something about it!

Pat Dotson


IMac wrote:
> On 16 Aug 2006 05:25:35 -0700, wrote:
>
> >How are people doing 1:12's at the Canada track in the FIA 2005 rFactor
> >F1 mod? I've seen that online. I suppose there are probably people
>
> Well, that's a relief! If a veteran of Pat's experience and
> reputation in the racesim world is noticing this too, then I don't
> feel so bad!

Un#$%^ingbelievable. THIRD LAP at Montreal in a Renault I turned a
1:11.7. That lap should show up on racecast.

The WR rankings are pointless. All it depends on is how much you want
to cut the track. I have no interest in driving that way.

Fortunately, I'm not seeing much track cutting so far while racing
online.

So, to summarize, switch to a Renault, pump the boost up to 10, and
you'll pick up 6 to 8 seconds a lap.

Whew! I feel better

Pat Dotson


wrote:
> You flatter me IMac! Makes me feel good that some people still
> remember my name from way back
>
> If anyone is still following this thread, I found that you have to be
> in the right car to run those low lap times. The McLaren or the
> Renault seem to be fastest. I haven't been back to Montreal with one
> of those cars yet, but I did run a 1:31 at Nuerburg where I was stuck
> at 1:35's with a Ferrari.
>
> At this point, I don't have much faith in the hotlap records posted on
> racecast. It's way too easy to cut the track in rfactor right now.
> Hope they do something about it!
>
> Pat Dotson
>
>
> IMac wrote:
> > On 16 Aug 2006 05:25:35 -0700, wrote:
> >
> > >How are people doing 1:12's at the Canada track in the FIA 2005 rFactor
> > >F1 mod? I've seen that online. I suppose there are probably people
> >
> > Well, that's a relief! If a veteran of Pat's experience and
> > reputation in the racesim world is noticing this too, then I don't
> > feel so bad!

Montreal has a one section where you can cut to gain a lot of time
(chicane), but everyone is playing by the same rules so our laps are still
good IMO.

As for the other tracks that I've submitted times for with the CTDP F1 mod,
I know of no section where someone can cut to gain time. I have replays I
can send you of Nurburgring and Silverstone (Northamptonshire) where I don't
do any cutting and my times are at the top of the Racecast rankings.

The Nurburgring replay I have is the same one as the Racecast lap (127.539).
I don't have a replay of my Silverstone or Montreal Racecast hotlap. The
reason I don't have those two hotlaps is because I am having a big problem
with system reboots (10 the other night at a Racer event) when I leave the
track or the garage and enter the main screen. Hotlaps and session replays
are lost if the game crashes. You might remember me having this problem
during the Megane/Birmingham RACER race that we both participated in not too
long ago. They restarted the weekend for me when I was rebooted right before
the race start and we ended up with a lottery grid.

Luckily I do have my second quickest Silverstone online hotlap. It's just .1
slower than my current Racecast hotlap (118.539), and would still be good
for third place and not too far from the WR. When I have time I'll do
another session at Montreal.

I honestly can't think of anywhere someone might cut on those two tracks and
gain time. Barcelona is the next track I'll try, and I can't think where
someone would cut there either. My replays prove that at least at those two
F1 tracks, the fastest Racecast times are legit. Just let me know if you
want them sent to your e-mail address.


--
David G Fisher




> wrote in message
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> Un#$%^ingbelievable. THIRD LAP at Montreal in a Renault I turned a
> 1:11.7. That lap should show up on racecast.
>
> The WR rankings are pointless. All it depends on is how much you want
> to cut the track. I have no interest in driving that way.
>
> Fortunately, I'm not seeing much track cutting so far while racing
> online.
>
> So, to summarize, switch to a Renault, pump the boost up to 10, and
> you'll pick up 6 to 8 seconds a lap.
>
> Whew! I feel better
>
> Pat Dotson
>
>
> wrote:
>> You flatter me IMac! Makes me feel good that some people still
>> remember my name from way back
>>
>> If anyone is still following this thread, I found that you have to be
>> in the right car to run those low lap times. The McLaren or the
>> Renault seem to be fastest. I haven't been back to Montreal with one
>> of those cars yet, but I did run a 1:31 at Nuerburg where I was stuck
>> at 1:35's with a Ferrari.
>>
>> At this point, I don't have much faith in the hotlap records posted on
>> racecast. It's way too easy to cut the track in rfactor right now.
>> Hope they do something about it!
>>
>> Pat Dotson
>>
>>
>> IMac wrote:
>> > On 16 Aug 2006 05:25:35 -0700, wrote:
>> >
>> > >How are people doing 1:12's at the Canada track in the FIA 2005
>> > >rFactor
>> > >F1 mod? I've seen that online. I suppose there are probably people
>> >
>> > Well, that's a relief! If a veteran of Pat's experience and
>> > reputation in the racesim world is noticing this too, then I don't
>> > feel so bad!
>

David G Fisher wrote:
> Montreal has a one section where you can cut to gain a lot of time
> (chicane), but everyone is playing by the same rules so our laps are still
> good IMO.

They are 'good' laps according to the rules. No doubt about that. My
only point is that where in the past I've always felt compelled to try
and turn world record laps in sims, I don't have any interest in doing
that if it requires cutting the track. I can pop out a 1:12 lap at
will, but how rewarding is that? I can only do about a 1:15 flat right
now while running realistic lines in the corners.

By the way, you can also save time by cutting straight across the last
S-turn, right after the bridge. Just turn in early, barely missing the
bridge, and head straight across toward the exit of the turn.

> As for the other tracks that I've submitted times for with the CTDP F1 mod,
> I know of no section where someone can cut to gain time. I have replays I
> can send you of Nurburgring and Silverstone (Northamptonshire) where I don't
> do any cutting and my times are at the top of the Racecast rankings.

The other tracks do seem less likely to reward track cutting. I
haven't tried it at all, though.

I would like to see those replays. Send them to
.

Pat Dotson