Sabbatical needs you guys, hop in your Radicals and let's go racing.
Updated my setup and managed to lap 1:46.7
Updated my setup and managed to lap 1:46.7
Armin, liked my demonstration on how to do barrel-roll with Radical in first corner?
Quite large part of road racers are coming from GPL, so that might explain the positive feedback Skippy has got. I'm not too big fan of it either, I prefer modern single-seaters with decent grip and downforce. And don't get me started about the open diff 
I still drive it, I enjoy every bit of racing. It's just the car that I don't fancy..
Oh well, waiting for Radical Serie.
I still drive it, I enjoy every bit of racing. It's just the car that I don't fancy..
Oh well, waiting for Radical Serie.
Grid sizes on road races really depend on how they sync with LM races.
About the suspension, I've found it pretty durable and there's plenty of trading paint when going side by side into those tight corners. That bit extra rear wing also glues the rearend into road, making car very stable even when getting bumped and banged from behind. It's getting rather late so I'll continue tomorrow, watching Nascar Sprint Cup race atm.
About the suspension, I've found it pretty durable and there's plenty of trading paint when going side by side into those tight corners. That bit extra rear wing also glues the rearend into road, making car very stable even when getting bumped and banged from behind. It's getting rather late so I'll continue tomorrow, watching Nascar Sprint Cup race atm.
I looked at your stats and that's not fair, you almost made it into 1:47 range already in your first race
Must be the "one click too much" rear wing that's making me slow....
I've found it best to check club forums for setups and try to find a person who's driving style and setup fits you best. I've had much success with Ross McGregor's road setups and Huttu's oval sets (his road setups are rather oversteery but usually softening rear-ARB does the trick)
Found quite cool example of how far they've gone with all the little details, on Silverstone T1 "Copse" runoff area there's these little rows of water drain holes textured into tarmac which you can actually hear when you drive over them. (Yes, I have sometimes trouble staying away from those runoff zones)
Edit: Still have to add that I've never felt such an excitement in racing sim that what I've had racing Radicals with big grid. First lap in middle of 20 car pack is scary as hell, especially the section from T1 to T6. There's cars everywhere and you need 100% focus, fast reflexes and truckload of good luck. On last start I went dropped to ~12th on first corner but was already 3rd in middle of "Maggots". No idea how it happened, tho
Found quite cool example of how far they've gone with all the little details, on Silverstone T1 "Copse" runoff area there's these little rows of water drain holes textured into tarmac which you can actually hear when you drive over them. (Yes, I have sometimes trouble staying away from those runoff zones)
Edit: Still have to add that I've never felt such an excitement in racing sim that what I've had racing Radicals with big grid. First lap in middle of 20 car pack is scary as hell, especially the section from T1 to T6. There's cars everywhere and you need 100% focus, fast reflexes and truckload of good luck. On last start I went dropped to ~12th on first corner but was already 3rd in middle of "Maggots". No idea how it happened, tho
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SK = My initials, helps to separate setups from many different people, such as avoiding those with "GH" infront when I'm already struggling with oversteer
Here's the Radical Silverstone set.
It's still bit "work-in-progress" but much better than default set, I think. (atleast for me)
Here's a video to go with it, didn't push too hard but gives you some idea of the driving lines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZzJiVP5Mg0
Edit: Updated and now it's much more loose without being difficult to drive.
It's still bit "work-in-progress" but much better than default set, I think. (atleast for me)
Here's a video to go with it, didn't push too hard but gives you some idea of the driving lines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZzJiVP5Mg0
Edit: Updated and now it's much more loose without being difficult to drive.
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Radical is just unbelievable, it's just so rewarding to drive on the limit and makes awesome racing too. Just finished a race on 2nd position and clocked a new Silverstone PB of 01:47.784 
For radical, drop rear wing by 1-2 clicks, increase rear tire pressure, increase rear bump damping and soften front suspension just a bit.
For radical, drop rear wing by 1-2 clicks, increase rear tire pressure, increase rear bump damping and soften front suspension just a bit.
Here's my Legends Laguna Seca set, I used the road setup as a base and balanced it out quite a bit. Brakes could some tweaking but should get you started.
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So, I think we can all agree that Safety Ratings are a good thing?
So, I think we can all agree that Safety Ratings are a good thing?
To me it seems very accurate compared to that video, but I've also added little bit more caster and messed around with front suspension to kill some of that understeer. It does feel weird at first, but I think it's because the driving style is so different compared to Skippy.
Edit: Promotions!
Edit: Promotions!
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I'm not 100% sure but 1.49 on Silverstone and 1.48.2 on Daytona.
Daytona T1 is kinda scary....
Daytona T1 is kinda scary....
Could someone explain what the hell does corner weight actually mean?
Raising suspension increases the corner weight on that tire, but I've always thought that if I raise front-end for an example, it moves the center of mass towards the rear and vice versa.
Raising suspension increases the corner weight on that tire, but I've always thought that if I raise front-end for an example, it moves the center of mass towards the rear and vice versa.
I know the feeling, I'm constantly placed in +2k rated races where people are lapping way faster times than me. Earlier this week there was races for my level but now it's just alien-nation.
Also noticed that there's barely anyone running Adv. Legends.
Sure, it's not a highspeed oval this week, but it's damn fun and quite challenging compared to other tracks. It's like oval version of Jefferson course.
For Radical, drop rearwing by one click for Silverstone and you should have a good starting point for tweaking.
Also noticed that there's barely anyone running Adv. Legends.
Sure, it's not a highspeed oval this week, but it's damn fun and quite challenging compared to other tracks. It's like oval version of Jefferson course.
For Radical, drop rearwing by one click for Silverstone and you should have a good starting point for tweaking.
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Well, that race didn't go too well. I just realised that having a fast setup doesn't really do no good if it takes 15 laps to get used to it.
That was one short testdrive, could get one full lap done before I had to stop because it felt like my ears were about to bleed. Mazda sounds are just horrible, it's even worse than BF1 in LFS. It sounds really bad quality with all that crackling noise in higher revs.
Edit: Posted the issue on iRacing forums, I hope I find some solution to this.
Edit: Posted the issue on iRacing forums, I hope I find some solution to this.
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Just bought Radical and took it for a spin around Silverstone GP.
That huge rear wing sure is not just for the looks, it adds HUGE amounts of downforce and even small adjustment will have dramatic impact on corner behavior. I loaded baseline setup and took it down by one click and also fiddled around with ARBs to kill some of that understeer. It's still completely different beast than Skippy and you must avoid going on throttle too early or you're going to understeer off the track. But do it right and it's amazing how fast it changes direction and way it flies through Maggotts is just incredible.
Now... off to testdrive Mazda
That huge rear wing sure is not just for the looks, it adds HUGE amounts of downforce and even small adjustment will have dramatic impact on corner behavior. I loaded baseline setup and took it down by one click and also fiddled around with ARBs to kill some of that understeer. It's still completely different beast than Skippy and you must avoid going on throttle too early or you're going to understeer off the track. But do it right and it's amazing how fast it changes direction and way it flies through Maggotts is just incredible.
Now... off to testdrive Mazda
Didn't go too well for me either, embarrassing mistake on T1 and my front wing touched rear wheel of a car running ahead of me. Impact wasn't hard but sent him off the track anyways. I thought, "oh well, shit happens when you're racing" and decided to sort it out after racing but the guy got furious and started spamming on the chat. Sent him a PM after the race but apparently I now have protest filed against me.
I understand that it's easy to get upset about stuff like that but really....
I understand that it's easy to get upset about stuff like that but really....
Haven't bought Radical either, but been working on Legends Ford setups for Laguna Seca and Summit Point.
From what I can tell, you lose a bit on the left-right combo (T3-4?). Being fast through lefthander is not as crucial as getting good line for the apex over crest. Your speed dropped somewhere ~110km/h on top of the hill where good entry should give you smooth line through at 120-130km/h. You got bit loose there due to having to take so tight line over the hill, your car was in center of the track. I just do a very soft tap on brakes to hit late apex on lefthander, allowing me to position the car right on leftside of the track. That let's me take the righthander flatout with little to no wheelspin.
I was quite suprised how easily you can take first corner flatout, I just can't do that without going off the track.
As for Fraps issues, it just started happening last night and It's been working just fine until now. Settings I use are "Half-size", 30FPS, No-sync unselected.
I did some testing with ZD Soft Game Recorder but it doesn't seem to be too reliable. Either it stutters like hell or it records 10-30seconds and then stops.
Specs: C2D E6750, 2GB ram, X1950Pro@XT, Samsung Spinpoint T166 501LJ (500 GB) HDD.
I was quite suprised how easily you can take first corner flatout, I just can't do that without going off the track.
As for Fraps issues, it just started happening last night and It's been working just fine until now. Settings I use are "Half-size", 30FPS, No-sync unselected.
I did some testing with ZD Soft Game Recorder but it doesn't seem to be too reliable. Either it stutters like hell or it records 10-30seconds and then stops.
Specs: C2D E6750, 2GB ram, X1950Pro@XT, Samsung Spinpoint T166 501LJ (500 GB) HDD.
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