AC GT3 @ Bahrain - Sunday 6th December 2020

GeekyDeaks · Dec 7, 2020

Chris Down said:
Since this is a new track, I also uploaded my PB in case it helps people out learning the track -- pedal input is on the bottom left. Happy to help with any tips or anything else, just ask

Could have probably done with that about 3 hours earlier

I also hadn't been on the track prior to the start of practice and whilst the rest of the track was pretty easy to get my head around, that double left hander was a mystery to me even by the end of the race. I lost count of the number of times the rear broke loose. I need to go back over the replay and see what I was doing different.

Thanks for organising @Chris Down - it was interesting racing on the circuit as I had no idea of the elevation changes from just watching it on TV

GEO147 · Dec 7, 2020

Yeah that double left was a nightmare. @Chris Down what was the trick to keep car stable there?

HF2000 · Dec 7, 2020

GEO147 said:
Sorry I left early guys. I have been very unwell the last few days and wasn't going to race at all until the last minute. So had no laps on the track at all in the 650 prior to 8pm tonight.
Thought I had a decent setup but after the first 50% went in it was very unstable at that tricky downhill left hander and it was only a matter of time before I lost it there. Once I did the tires were toast and after a couple more spins so was my brain.
A bad night for me but hope you all had fun and look forward to next week.

Nice move Chris I was impressed with that one

Congrats Hape and Raf.

Get well soon, George!

Luca Badin · Dec 7, 2020

Well... I was a victim of my own incompetence again.

I was late, plugged in a different monitor as the right hand screen for my triples, didn't realise Windows recognised it as 1440x900, which means the strategy menu was cut out. I decided to do mediums and 1L anyway, but I forgot to set that 1L pit stop beforehand, so without being able to change it I just quit as I would have been disqualified eventually.

(Incidentally, I had a verbal reaction to that issue that I hope wasn't picked up by TS... but immediately afterwards I heard George reacting to something, so apologies if that got through and distracted anyone.)

Congrats podium guys, see you soon!

Kek700 · Dec 7, 2020

@Luca Badin
Thought I was the only one who could manage all of that, in just one race Luca.

Chris Down · Dec 7, 2020

Raresch said:
Chris is like a Merc in F1. If he follows someone in dirty air it has problems
Also, why don't you ever look in the right mirror? I find it very odd. You always use only the left one.

Heh, I do look in the right mirror, but I think the video output is from my left eye, so it looks like I never look at it

Luca Badin · Dec 7, 2020

Kek700 said:
@Luca Badin
Thought I was the only one who could manage all of that, in just one race Luca.

Haha, and I have done worse too! Science has yet to explain my existence.

Chris Down · Dec 7, 2020

GEO147 said:
Yeah that double left was a nightmare. @Chris Down what was the trick to keep car stable there?

Mostly gearing and adjusting the brake input on the fly based on the wheel feedback. If you watch the PB lap above, you'll see I'm modulating the brake quite hard based on what I feel in the steering wheel.

My strategy is to commit to accelerating in to keep the car stable, then brake somewhat straight, and trail brake into the second apex.

GEO147 · Dec 7, 2020

Chris Down said:
Mostly gearing and adjusting the brake input on the fly based on the wheel feedback. If you watch the PB lap above, you'll see I'm modulating the brake quite hard based on what I feel in the steering wheel.

My strategy is to commit to accelerating in to keep the car stable, then brake somewhat straight, and trail brake into the second apex.

Yeah I managed that in quali, accelerating in I mean and braking hard late and straight, but I overshot a couple of times doing it that way.
Do you mind me asking what your brake balance was?

Chris Down · Dec 7, 2020

GEO147 said:
Do you mind me asking what your brake balance was?

(No worries at all, it was 69.

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GEO147 · Dec 7, 2020

Yeah that's what I had. Problem was with the left foot then.

Chris Down · Dec 7, 2020

GEO147 said:
Yeah that's what I had. Problem was with the left foot then.

Just more practice needed, it's one of the most difficult corners I've ever driven.

(As an aside: this is what I imagine every time someone asks me for my setup in the YouTube comments

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pattikins · Dec 7, 2020

Chris Down said:
Just more practice needed, it's one of the most difficult corners I've ever driven.

(As an aside: this is what I imagine every time someone asks me for my setup in the YouTube comments )

I still wanna see your 650 setup

GeekyDeaks · Dec 7, 2020

I kinda dread reviewing replays sometimes. My perception during the race of what I was doing during T9/T10 is considerably different to what my feet and arms were actually doing!

Chris Down · Dec 7, 2020

GeekyDeaks said:
I kinda dread reviewing replays sometimes. My perception during the race of what I was doing during T9/T10 is considerably different to what my feet and arms were actually doing!

Oh yeah, you can join the club on that one. The good news is that I think that's normal for everyone

Partick Eaton · Dec 7, 2020

That was a fun race. It sounds like I was way to conservative in my tire choices. I ran mediums for 40 minutes and pitted for softs. I had great pace on the soft tires, but not enough time to do anything useful.

Live and learn!

Thanks for hosting Chris, and congratulations to all the finishes and of course the winners!