Kek700
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That is a far more difficult question than it first seems.
Some prefer 5 gears, less last minute changes, so even if it is a six speed car, that can be a better way to go. ( Chris likes this route )
Sometimes the torque and power curve and gearing make you red line every gear.
This is the fastest, but the torque delivery may make that an unwise way to go.
You may very well find that a higher gear makes the delivery of torque much better, less likely for wheel spin and scenery visting and can be faster out of the corner, even though it seems counter intuitive.
Sometimes it is better lap time wise to select a gear just for an important corner, that may be where all the time is, even though it may be counter productive else where in the lap.
As much as I would like one perfect setup for all circuits, very rarely does that work.
Circuit may appear the same, but there is nearly always big differences in them.
So you demon setup for circuit “A” is crap on circuit “B” and that goes for gearing too.
If in doubt, look at the power and torque curves. Select for max power including the dip for top gear and all other gears.
It is only difficult if you have weird power and torque values, Neil is very good at sorting that out, at that point I lose the will to live for one race.
PS I think that is especially true for the bmw , pays to change early in that car, one which we have used on a number of occasions here.
Some prefer 5 gears, less last minute changes, so even if it is a six speed car, that can be a better way to go. ( Chris likes this route )
Sometimes the torque and power curve and gearing make you red line every gear.
This is the fastest, but the torque delivery may make that an unwise way to go.
You may very well find that a higher gear makes the delivery of torque much better, less likely for wheel spin and scenery visting and can be faster out of the corner, even though it seems counter intuitive.
Sometimes it is better lap time wise to select a gear just for an important corner, that may be where all the time is, even though it may be counter productive else where in the lap.
As much as I would like one perfect setup for all circuits, very rarely does that work.
Circuit may appear the same, but there is nearly always big differences in them.
So you demon setup for circuit “A” is crap on circuit “B” and that goes for gearing too.
If in doubt, look at the power and torque curves. Select for max power including the dip for top gear and all other gears.
It is only difficult if you have weird power and torque values, Neil is very good at sorting that out, at that point I lose the will to live for one race.
PS I think that is especially true for the bmw , pays to change early in that car, one which we have used on a number of occasions here.
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