Bill Pemberton
0ld Ford Automotive Racing Terror
Now, Fly, if you went into a couple of corners a bit too fast and scared the schist outa yourself that could account for the weight loss, haha!!
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Not to mention that since he doesn't have to do window nets, he can also scare the shiznit outta the car too.Now, Fly, if you went into a couple of corners a bit too fast and scared the schist outa yourself that could account for the weight loss, haha!!
Too many meatballs may have been the problem.just as long as corner workers don't see it, because if they catch shiznit flying from your car, you're definitely getting a meatball.
Car is coming home today!
Very excited to drive it with the new roll bar and gutted interior for the first time.
Also had an alignment done. New specs:
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I asked for -3.0 camber front but this is as far as it would allow. Looks like I'll be cutting the strut tower hole next time to get passed -3.0
I noticed the alignment settings from last year had changed when they took the initial "before" settings
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I ignorantly assumed the alignment wouldn't change unless you hit something, don't tighten lug nuts, ect. Seems logical that beating the car on the track and running over kerbs would slowly alter the alignment. I'll be adding this to regular maintenance now.
Also, been getting quite a bit of practice in on Assetto Corsa. Took some time to get used to a SIM and find a comparable car but I've gotten my Buttonwillow times down to 2:03. Just need more practice to chase down that sub 2:00
I started with the preloaded 2015 GT but I'm fairly certain that's a base model. It's hot garbage. Then I downloaded a GT350R but that was equally trash but in different ways. That thing would corner-exit oversteer EVERY.SINGLE.TURN. It was ridiculous. I tried adjusting it in every way to make it an understeer death machine....still uncontrollable oversteer. I'm sure it was simply a junky download.Thanks for the alignment reminder
Which car did you go with in AC? My gpu died from all the mining I was doing, and so kinda waiting it out as I'm not willing to pay the silly prices for gaming cards.
Funny how similar but different the 2015-17 are from the 2018+, at least for tracking with the transmission and shift points being all wacky, and how our 18+ aren't really GT350's either. Not sure what to believe, running faster times in simulators meaning that they're either unrealistic, or I'm an idiot who doesn't know to properly set up and modify a car, leaving time on the table from gross ineptitude. I mean, when was the last time a "stock" 2015GT ran a 1:26 at WSIR?I started with the preloaded 2015 GT but I'm fairly certain that's a base model. It's hot garbage. Then I downloaded a GT350R but that was equally trash but in different ways. That thing would corner-exit oversteer EVERY.SINGLE.TURN. It was ridiculous. I tried adjusting it in every way to make it an understeer death machine....still uncontrollable oversteer. I'm sure it was simply a junky download.
Then I found a new Mach 1. It feels pretty darn similar to my actual car. Very similar times as well
You get all your parts for your car yet??
Yeah it's not going to be perfect but I suppose it's good practice for learning the track. I'm glad I found the Mach 1. Other than my car having better brakes and the Mach having 20 more ponies, they're pretty darn similar.Funny how similar but different the 2015-17 are from the 2018+, at least for tracking with the transmission and shift points being all wacky, and how our 18+ aren't really GT350's either. Not sure what to believe, running faster times in simulators meaning that they're either unrealistic, or I'm an idiot who doesn't know to properly set up and modify a car, leaving time on the table from gross ineptitude. I mean, when was the last time a "stock" 2015GT ran a 1:26 at WSIR?
As for me, still working on it, might sneak into the season finale at CW, parts are really hard to come by, so lesson learned, buy two salvage cars, not one. Trying to decide whether to quickly re-assemble to finish out in TT2, or take the time to do all the other planned projects and go TT1, but that'll take more time for things like tuning, additional corner balancing and re-alignment with losing even more weight and whatnot.
I recently got a new job and I no longer have the same time to read through TMO but here's a quick update:
SuperGT Cup finale went very well. After hours of practice on Assetto Corsa, I was really aiming to get a sub 2:00 lap but unfortunately, that didn't happen. I did however beat my PB by 4 seconds. Much much smoother line, more aggressive on corner exit, overall better driving. Things that didn't go well: I am complete ass at shifting....or the stock MT82 shifter is garbage..... probably a bit of both. I would miss shifts constantly. I pretty much coasted through Riverside on my 2:03 lap so I'm sure a 2:01 is easily in the bag.
Interesting. I'm getting the Steeda shifter bracket soon; we'll see if that helps first for cheap.If you have a stock clutch it could be done, or the trans itself is toast, or both. When my clutch went for a dump I could not get a 3-4 shift or a 4-3 shift reliably, it was totally hit and miss. New Exedy clutch fixed that for a very short while, but it was obvious there was already major damage inside the trans. On disassembly 3rd gear was totally wrecked, chipped badly. All the syncros were history. With all the noise you can't hear what's going on with it and that doesn't help.
NASA season opener on Elvis' birthday.@PaddyPrix I definitely want to! Is that with NASA or SGC? I know my wife planned some trips in January, I'll have to confirm my schedule
Hope your car is alright, Ale!Well dome Mate! Was indeed good to see you all