2018 RD Touring Car Championship (R3E)

[Patrick Fournier]

Does anyone feel like sharing some general setup tips (like stiffer or softer suspension settings/ARB, wings, etc.), I'm really not comfortable with those cars, especially on Suzuka
If you're willing to share you will have my eternal gratitude

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

I haven't made a setup yet. As a matter of fact my only testing will be on Sunday afternoon/evening before the race. Happy to share by then of course.

 

[Roy Magnes]

Now you guys run around using foreign words again... "Practice"? "Testing"?

 

[UMC 22]

Reduce your wing. I think I was running 7-8 in practice, better drivers could probably go lower. Bump your gear ratios up a couple of notches too. There endeth the lesson, because I know sod all about setups.

 

[Patrick Fournier]

That's pretty much what I have so far: I'm running 8 and I think I have the gearing ratio nailed down (4.91 or 4,76). I'm just looking for a bit more grip and stability in the fast corners, especially the S curves where I think I'm losing most of my time, and Degner, maybe Spoon too. I think my setup is pretty stiff, I was wondering if I should soften some stuff, and if so, what...

Granted, this is not my type of combo. I like Suzuka, but it's very tricky to carry enough speed. Combined with my profound hatred for high downforce cars that I find extremely unpredictable to keep at the limit, trying to hotlap is a special kind of hell for me

 

[Nobkins]

Is it possible to take fuel in the pitstop?

 

[UMC 22]

Is it possible to take fuel in the pitstop?

Absolutely. When you're setting your pit strategy in the menus, set the amount of fuel you want and make sure the option is highlighted in GREEN. There's a handy pitstop tutorial here.

Be aware that taking fuel does add a lot of time onto your pitstop, so if you can do the race by taking a full tank instead it will (nearly) always be the better option. That said, I'm not sure we can make it to the end of this race without a quick splash-and-dash at some point.

 

[Nobkins]

Yeh that is what I was thinking. Going to be close to finish without taking fuel.

 

[Deleted member 387850]

I'm also wondering about the pitstop strategy as I ran 30 mins with one set of tyres and the fronts were absolutely knackered. They seem to be overheating through the fast turns which I assume is why they wear so quickly. The rears stayed pretty good, which at least means you can get through 130R pointing the right direction, but it's hard to get through the Esses with the front end pushing. Could be interesting if anyone decided to do two stops!

One thing I'd recommend is doing a bit of practice using DRS if you plan to use it in the race! The first time I tried to go into 130R with the wing open was... interesting

 

[Patrick Fournier]

The first time I tried to go into 130R with the wing open was... interesting

The first turn as well

 

[Deleted member 387850]

The first turn as well

Oh no, I don't even need DRS open to go through Turn 1 backwards, I seem to do that every lap

 

[Stephen Gibb]

Yeh that is what I was thinking. Going to be close to finish without taking fuel.

I’ve done quite a few half hour practice races and 55L has been more than enough so hopefully full tank should be fine for the hour.

 

[Andrew Harper]

Absolutely. When you're setting your pit strategy in the menus, set the amount of fuel you want and make sure the option is highlighted in GREEN. There's a handy pitstop tutorial here.

Be aware that taking fuel does add a lot of time onto your pitstop, so if you can do the race by taking a full tank instead it will (nearly) always be the better option. That said, I'm not sure we can make it to the end of this race without a quick splash-and-dash at some point.

Yeah I planning on doing a ten lap race and just stopping every lap to get used to it. It's a good system and works well (the pitstop presets are a good idea) but it takes a little bit of getting used to.

The joystick on the Fanatec wheel is a godsend with Raceroom pitstops! lol

 

[TobiasR]

I don't think we'll be taking fuel, only tires.

 

[PresidentSmug]

There should be no need for fuel change. Normal hour race with a tyre change 30 mins in. Simples

 

[Lorenzo Bonder]

What Dilly and Sissy said (Tobias and Smug).

Train tyre management and how hard can you push. If you need to pit earlier than usual, go, but you'll have to be conservative on your lines if you do, but it should be 30/30

 

[Patrick Fournier]

To answer my own question, my suspension settings were waaay too high, lowering them helped quite a bit

 

[UMC 22]

To answer my own question, my suspension settings were waaay too high, lowering them helped quite a bit

They're waaay to high by default?

 

[Patrick Fournier]

They're waaay to high by default?

Now that you mention it, no they don't. I was just lazy and used an old setup without checking what was going on lol
Compared to the default setup, my values are just slightly stiffer; I've yet to play with the ARB settings, they seem pretty high based on that imported setup...

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Now you guys run around using foreign words again... "Practice"? "Testing"?

I know, why not do as I did in RDGTC. Have 0 testing at all. Show up when official session start, do the driving, go to qual and then do the race. You can't get it more realistic than that.

Also. That way I don't have to learn such weird words. I know "qual" and "race". Those are the important ones? Or?