Division 2 season 10

cant wait for this season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is going to be a good scrap between a few of us i think.

No, I don't need to lose weight, thank you very much.

haha, sorry N64 if you felt i made a few "banzai" moves i see a 5 /10 lapper race as a "super sprint" round and i get a little excited at times (at all costs).

i usually try settle down in the longer races and try and maintain some race pace = something i still need to get some prac with.

the enduro gt500 race a few weeks back made me realise you don't need to do qualy laps, lap after lap, and coming 4th/5th isn't actually so bad don't need to win everything as long as you've had fun doing it


can't wait for the season start!!!

Nah don't worry beans, some of your moves were kobayashi style and caught me by surprise, I have no problem with paint swapping battles, as long as no one ends up into a barrier...

I did a 27 lap run on my own, I must say that the driver who makes the least errors and looks after the tyres best will win. There is really only a 3 lap window to take the fastest lap at the beginning before the priority turns to the tyres. Quali I think will be crucial. I couldn't crack into the 36's, by lap 13 I was in the 40's region. It will only go slower and slower. By the end of the race, the left tyres will be almost off the cliff. I found fuel wont be a factor, so it is shaping up to be an awesome event this Sunday.
Cheers, Jono

Indeed, I think it will suit you as you can barely manage to get heat into the tyres!

does that mean you intend to no-stop? i won't bother with trying for a no-stop, too much potential to eff up later on and lose heaps of time when tires are ****.
i'll just pit halfway, just like the other seasons with a single tire. will have to be careful with the pitlane at trial mt. though, if you come in when everyone else is there (like we found out the other night), you can get heavily blocked.

IMO you lose too much time in the pits, even if you can make up some of that time in the pits, I think to make a pit stop would you need to be lapping at least 6 seconds faster than those who no stop.

Depends on how much the guys on old tyres slow up at the end of the race. I will have to get on and do some proper testing myself, and hope to hell that my connection is OK. I will double check my modem DMZ settings when I get on next

im just judging off the fact that if you said you were in the 1:40s already by lap 13, it would be way worse in the last 5 laps or so, and pitting would therefore make it worthwhile, at least for me. im also considering the margin for error is a lot smaller on the older tires and it doesn't usually work well for me.

EDIT: just trying to remember some races in the last few seasons with one tire where no-stop has won, only one i can remember was at daytona road in the G37, that was a while back. dont think we had any in the toyotas, tires didnt last the whole race.

stu - i'd like to change my colour to WHITE please, seeing as there are no other white cars so far and there a few blues and silvers.

i'll keep the blue GTS's though.

I agree Stu, also If everyone else pits I sure as hell aint staying out!

changed to white paint and i've also changed to white advans.....

i just did a practise 27lap run, i am leaning towards agreeing with zamps
i think you need to stop once, but time it carefully with the pits - if you see everyone diving into the pits in front, maybe push it another lap or two, and you'll have fresher tyres at the end to catch them up anyways.

Or of risk taking an early pitstop and then run to the end. chances are you could wear your tyres heavily battling for position in the first leg.

Perhaps some undercutting then beanns? I'm also starting to lean towards pitting midway through the race, doesn't fit well having a 12 sec lead on lap 27 only to throw it away... Like I did the other night!
There's so much plotting and planning, and the season hasn't even started yet! Oh the joys of competition! XD
Cheers, Jono