BRC 1955 - The Golden Age [Qualifying R5]

[TheBobWiley]

Holy crap, so many errors!
Not really where I was expecting to place, will definitely need to look over the car some more...

[Richard117]

I think my time is not too bad for a rookie.
Fuel consumption is good but useless if you're down on speed. So I think I have to give up some fuel consumption to gain power.
Tyre wear in the front is a bit high, so i'll have a look at that too.

[Der Bayer]

Just for information: Tyre wear will probably be increased by a factor of 1.3-1.5 from next test run on.

[RobtheFiend]

The last laps of the races are going to be interesting then.

Like the first F1 races last year, with the much higher torque they had, compared to the year before.

[BlastersPewPew]

Just for information: Tyre wear will probably be increased by a factor of 1.3-1.5 from next test run on.

Damn, can't do anything about it till the next challenge anyway. Looking forward to the actual races though.

[NormanVauxhall]

A lot of errors from my driver. My problem is... i don't know ho to improve from here... maybe worth a try to test a different body.

[Packbat]

Okay - ditching the pushrod V8 for an SOHC I6. (Why I6? Because I still have a contrary streak. And yes, it's probably costing me a second a lap.)

Also, switching to sport compound tyres and less camber. We'll see how much it changes the tyre wear. (Possibly not enough to justify another second a lap, but we'll see.)

[Packbat]

Holy crap, so many errors!

It's odd that you said that, because your car didn't actually have that many by my (sloppy, hasty) count.*

As far as I can tell, without controlling for severity of error, the counts are:

1. Razyx, zabhawkin, TrackpadUser, AshleyBlack, JasonPoland, Lordred, CWRules, HighOctaneLove
2. strop, TheBobWiley, 07CobaltGirl, mattmr2, Pleb, UltimateBMWfan, conan, mer_at, Der Bayer
3. Chipskate, RubenSL
4. Tycondero, peskyboyz, BlastersPewPew, Locust
5. Killrob
6. NormanVauxhall
7. Pyrlix

...with RobtheFiend, Leo9613, Packbat (myself), Richard117, and victorgarcia managing a full 10 laps error-free.

* I was watching the video to estimate my time loss due to tyre wear - if I lose less than 0.5 seconds from my fastest lap time after 10, I think the sport compound is likely to have been worthwhile. This error count was something I did as a secondary thing.

[peskyboyz]

What do the values for the errors actually mean? I thought it might be time but a 96 sec error is huge. Sorry if it has already been asked.

[GenJeFT]

When is the next test?

[Packbat]

@peskyboyz: Errors are percentages of maximum possible error. I think I had a 90-something error on the Green Hell in the 1945 BRC that cost twenty-five seconds, but most errors do not have as severe consequences as that.

[TheBobWiley]

Holy crap, so many errors!

It's odd that you said that, because your car didn't actually have that many by my (sloppy, hasty) count.*

As far as I can tell, without controlling for severity of error, the counts are:

1. Razyx, zabhawkin, TrackpadUser, AshleyBlack, JasonPoland, Lordred, CWRules, HighOctaneLove
2. strop, TheBobWiley, 07CobaltGirl, mattmr2, Pleb, UltimateBMWfan, conan, mer_at, Der Bayer
3. Chipskate, RubenSL
4. Tycondero, peskyboyz, BlastersPewPew, Locust
5. Killrob
6. NormanVauxhall
7. Pyrlix

...with RobtheFiend, Leo9613, Packbat (myself), Richard117, and victorgarcia managing a full 10 laps error-free.

* I was watching the video to estimate my time loss due to tyre wear - if I lose less than 0.5 seconds from my fastest lap time after 10, I think the sport compound is likely to have been worthwhile. This error count was something I did as a secondary thing.

Was mainly commenting on the total number of errors. The whole information area was full of errors

[Packbat]

My first guess was that the Sierra-Mist* body was especially twitchy, but victorgarcia and Richard117 were running with that body and had no errors and Pyrlix with the same body I used had the most errors. So I guess it's just the year.

* i.e. not-Sprite

[victorgarcia]

with these 175 tires, must have low power and weight, the secret is to get the engine right

My first guess was that the Sierra-Mist* body was especially twitchy, but victorgarcia and Richard117 were running with that body and had no errors and Pyrlix with the same body I used had the most errors. So I guess it's just the year.

* i.e. not-Sprite

[Packbat]

Hmm ... just out of curiosity: your car more or less than 800 kg?