rF2 F1 MMG @ Monza Sunday 14 september 2008

[Ramon van Rijn]

126.1 Now I remember why Monza is so annoying...:biggrin1: Wish I had more time to practice this week, maybe praying will help instead.ray2:

As soon as my setup is somewhat comfortable I will post it. Its currently a bit tricky at 3 parts of the track. This was my 'lucky' lap.

 

[Steve Emmons]

As soon as my setup is somewhat comfortable I will post it. Its currently a bit tricky at 3 parts of the track. This was my 'lucky' lap.

I tried your Spa setup with no changes(10 laps fuel) at Monza and was about 1-1.5 seconds faster than with mine. Much better top end! And, it also turns in better than mine. I always seem to have a problem with that part. For such a fast setup I found it remarkably "civilized". Not quirky at all and curb tolerant.

Think the biggest problem at the moment is that the driver is having problems with the first chicane and T5 (Curva di Lesmos?). Well, maybe T4 also...

Thanks!

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

I tried your Spa setup with no changes(10 laps fuel) at Monza and was about 1-1.5 seconds faster than with mine. Much better top end! And, it also turns in better than mine. I always seem to have a problem with that part. For such a fast setup I found it remarkably "civilized". Not quirky at all and curb tolerant.

Think the biggest problem at the moment is that the driver is having problems with the first chicane and T5 (Curva di Lesmos?). Well, maybe T4 also...

Thanks!

Easy to fix for T1; I brake just after the fences on the right side of the track stops (I don't use the 300-200-100 meter signs, because if someone drives them off track I will be screwed )
In T1 shift back quickly to 3rd gear.. last part a bit slower to 2nd and finally 1st gear. Throttle only after the last part of the chicane and for safemode shortshift to 2nd and 3rd to prevent spinning.

T4 and T5 are those mid-fast right handers? The first one I brake a bit later then with touring cars to have a straighter exit line. The next one is still unsure... In my vid I have some wheelspin and I had to throw in a bit of opposite lock to prevent spinning around.

 

[Nigel Atkins]

ok guna give these another go, Ramon asured me that a good setup and sorting my driving view out will make them driveable.

so pls add me in Red Bull - Mark Webber

 

[Anthony Hilton]

I'm in with Vettel- Torro Rosso:evil::becky::evil::becky:

 

[Roman Liebich]

Super Aguri - Anthony Davidson for me please..

 

[Steve Emmons]

Easy to fix for T1; I brake just after the fences on the right side of the track stops (I don't use the 300-200-100 meter signs, because if someone drives them off track I will be screwed )
In T1 shift back quickly to 3rd gear.. last part a bit slower to 2nd and finally 1st gear. Throttle only after the last part of the chicane and for safemode shortshift to 2nd and 3rd to prevent spinning.

T4 and T5 are those mid-fast right handers? The first one I brake a bit later then with touring cars to have a straighter exit line. The next one is still unsure... In my vid I have some wheelspin and I had to throw in a bit of opposite lock to prevent spinning around.

Thanks for the tips. I had exactly that happen to me in T1 when someone wiped out the markers and I had no idea where to brake.

 

[Steve Emmons]

Ok, now a 125.4. That was with my modified Spa setup -- wings trimmed a bit and 7th gear up a tick or two.

 

[Steve Emmons]

Practiced a few laps tonight on Brianza Italian Layout, I guess thats the correct layout.

1.24.266 so far but made some mistakes and my setup is just my Spa setup with lower wings. 1.23.x is very well possible, but I think its still of the pace.

Lap here; [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3FKCaBr6fs[/media]

(I have to find a way to enable sounds)

Do you use fraps to capture the basic video source? I haven't gotten into recording and making videos yet.

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

Do you use fraps to capture the basic video source? I haven't gotten into recording and making videos yet.

yes Fraps, the internal Video exporter is too slow for just making a simple hotlap movie. But I found that Windows Movie Creator does the trick.
Strange about Premiere and Sony Vegas.

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

New hotlap, 1.23.9xx

T-Cam:
rFactor F1 Monza Hotlap T-Cam

TV-Cam:
rFactor F1 Monza Hotlap TV-Cam

 

[Anthony Hilton]

I forgot that it's 2007,so it will be scott speed:becky:

 

[Andrew Evans]

guys, i gotta jack this event - i love the rfactornessness... but rl is keeping me afk till at least a week today.... apologies - catch ya at the next one

 

[Steve Emmons]

Down to a 125.0 with another notch off the rear wing. Just need to do about 500 laps now...

 

[Robert Maytum]

Still working on getting off work early so i can make some practice and qually.

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

Down to a 125.0 with another notch off the rear wing. Just need to do about 500 laps now...

Do you also have problems to be consistent? The track seems to be less forgiving then Spa.

 

[Patrick van Driel]

Last race on Monza i could do 30 laps with 1 set of hard tyres
1:23.3 for now .

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

Last race on Monza i could do 30 laps with 1 set of hard tyres
1:23.3 for now .

Nice time. I think my time will not go faster, No time to practice till the event on Sunday.

 

[Patrick van Driel]

I promised my wife to stay away from my G25 till sunday night, so i think it will be a nice match

 

[Steve Emmons]

Do you also have problems to be consistent? The track seems to be less forgiving then Spa.

Definately. I still haven't gotten the first chicane down consistently which bounces my times around a bit. And, sometimes I don't get the entry into that last chicane correct which throws off my exit speed. Seems like it works better if I delay my turn-in just a fraction.

Everything is happening so fast in these cars and I just can't find the rhythm of Monza like at Spa or the Hungaroring. Need more laps...