STAGE 4- TRACK INFO + CAR CLASS

Finally a car I can drive with everything turned off and put in a competetive time...step forward the Fiat Punto Evo

Mind you racing in something that sounds like a lawnmower and will probably crumple into dust at the first bump on a track with NO PITS...probably not a good idea...Piccola e bella, ma fragile italiano.

Not had chance to choose my car yet, if it's anything like the last race ill practice in one car and then 5 minutes before lights out change my mind!

I see from the leaderboards we are heading towards another Lotus Derby, this time the Elise seems to be the car. Have done a couple of test drives in it and I find it too twitchy, (although I did manage a faster time than I have on the leaderboards) but then again if the Punto is made of tin-foil then the Elise is made of rice paper and there is a lot of passing to be done on this track with no room for passing and no pits...so should be interesting

No lotus for me!! Escort baby!!!! True Essex boy!!! just posted 830 fastest time ever!!!!! Ha ha.

I'm going to do my trial runs this afternoon! I've got a few ideas what I'd like to use

I must be the only person who cannot drive a lotus! I find them far too twitchy on the steering! Also I only have the 1999 elise whereas people have been setting time in the 05 one :s do I need a special car pack?? I've got a few car choices but the way it's looking I'm not even going to be close to the fastest times, I'm currently lapping 1.15-1.16! I'm usually about 3-4 seconds off the pace.... Not 10 seconds!!! I'm going to put some hours in this week and hopefully improve.... Otherwise I'll be being over taken about every 3 laps haha!

ICEMAND18 wrote:I must be the only person who cannot drive a lotus! I find them far too twitchy on the steering! Also I only have the 1999 elise whereas people have been setting time in the 05 one :s do I need a special car pack?? I've got a few car choices but the way it's looking I'm not even going to be close to the fastest times, I'm currently lapping 1.15-1.16! I'm usually about 3-4 seconds off the pace.... Not 10 seconds!!! I'm going to put some hours in this week and hopefully improve.... Otherwise I'll be being over taken about every 3 laps haha!

Don't think the Elise is a download...you can get one when you reach somewhere about level 20 if I remember right...I might be imagining all this though it is my age

RaingodZippo wrote:

ICEMAND18 wrote:I must be the only person who cannot drive a lotus! I find them far too twitchy on the steering! Also I only have the 1999 elise whereas people have been setting time in the 05 one :s do I need a special car pack?? I've got a few car choices but the way it's looking I'm not even going to be close to the fastest times, I'm currently lapping 1.15-1.16! I'm usually about 3-4 seconds off the pace.... Not 10 seconds!!! I'm going to put some hours in this week and hopefully improve.... Otherwise I'll be being over taken about every 3 laps haha!

Don't think the Elise is a download...you can get one when you reach somewhere about level 20 if I remember right...I might be imagining all this though it is my age

I've only got the 99 elise not the 05 one and I'm level 40 :s doesn't matter because I can't drive the bloody things haha! Far too twitchy! Managed to put a good few hours in last night, think I'm going for a scooby! I can get a 1.09 and if I can improve my 2nd part of the track I know I can get that down, going to test a few things though with that lotus, and I also want to try a few other cars!

How much does everyone hate me for choosing this track??? Because I hate myself haha!

I like the track.

Darkestfrost wrote:I like the track.

To drive I don't mind the track, but it's just so frustrating, I seem to be losing half a second on the '2nd section' (after the sharp right hand and under the bridge) and no matter what I do I can't get that extra time! As RaingodZippo said yesterday on twitter, lap times won't be as important, it's more who can concentrate for 30 laps and not bin their car into the walls! I did full race distance yesterday and my hands were aching like hell! Didn't use damage but only had one incident coming through the first chicane so I'm hoping to keep the standard up all week!

If anyone is struggling with a car to use I will share one with the garage IF REQUESTED

I've changed my car for the race. Just incase lotus cars get banned. ( saw some chat on the twitters)
As a result I'm going even faster now
But as everyone is saying speed isn't the key on this track. It's staying out of the walls. I don't know how to race slow so I reckon my car will be going 5mph by lap 5.

mikethemute wrote:I've changed my car for the race. Just incase lotus cars get banned. ( saw some chat on the twitters)
As a result I'm going even faster now
But as everyone is saying speed isn't the key on this track. It's staying out of the walls. I don't know how to race slow so I reckon my car will be going 5mph by lap 5.

I'm not cruel enough to ban lotus haha although I wasn't surprised with the amount chosen for this stage because my first though was a lotus haha! I was tempted to use a big 4x4 tank just so I could bounce off the walls!

ICEMAND18 wrote:

Darkestfrost wrote:I like the track.

To drive I don't mind the track, but it's just so frustrating, I seem to be losing half a second on the '2nd section' (after the sharp right hand and under the bridge) and no matter what I do I can't get that extra time! As RaingodZippo said yesterday on twitter, lap times won't be as important, it's more who can concentrate for 30 laps and not bin their car into the walls! I did full race distance yesterday and my hands were aching like hell! Didn't use damage but only had one incident coming through the first chicane so I'm hoping to keep the standard up all week!

If anyone is struggling with a car to use I will share one with the garage IF REQUESTED

I won't be using a Fiesta - managed to turn it over in the chicane...we are all doomed!!! (Best Corporal Fraser voice)

some very impressive times going up on the leader boards. I better get practising.
I think I'll be going in a Humvee as I think bull bars are the answer

i should be able to make this one.

time to move up the table.

BigAndiD wrote:i should be able to make this one.

time to move up the table.

You've chosen a hell of a track to make your come back

BigAndiD wrote:i should be able to make this one.

time to move up the table.

Good to hear! I'll make sure you get an invite because I don't think you are on my friends list

T3RRAF0RM wrote:

BigAndiD wrote:i should be able to make this one.

time to move up the table.

You've chosen a hell of a track to make your come back

thats what 4x4 were invented for

Got a car for this now (Lancia) and did a few laps last night. Currently getting round at about 1.14 but used the wireless wheel. I tend to knock off a couple of seconds with the pad.

Still 10 secs behind the leaders. So should only get lapped about 4 times?!?!?

Shakeylakey wrote:Got a car for this now (Lancia) and did a few laps last night. Currently getting round at about 1.14 but used the wireless wheel. I tend to knock off a couple of seconds with the pad.

Still 10 secs behind the leaders. So should only get lapped about 4 times?!?!?

I had this convo with Raingod as I was focused on my lap times (1.09 is my best!) when Raingod suggested that Lap times wont be important, its consistency thats the key! With such a tight and technical track, one mistake and your in a wall! So we think that the winner will be the one that can put 30 laps in, without doing too much damage to their car! Factoring in tyre wear which i think will come into play around lap 18 ish could lead to a really interesting race! Plus i think unless you a completely mad, there is about 3 corners for overtaking haha!

ICEMAND18 wrote:

Shakeylakey wrote:Got a car for this now (Lancia) and did a few laps last night. Currently getting round at about 1.14 but used the wireless wheel. I tend to knock off a couple of seconds with the pad.

Still 10 secs behind the leaders. So should only get lapped about 4 times?!?!?

I had this convo with Raingod as I was focused on my lap times (1.09 is my best!) when Raingod suggested that Lap times wont be important, its consistency thats the key! With such a tight and technical track, one mistake and your in a wall! So we think that the winner will be the one that can put 30 laps in, without doing too much damage to their car! Factoring in tyre wear which i think will come into play around lap 18 ish could lead to a really interesting race! Plus i think unless you a completely mad, there is about 3 corners for overtaking haha!

...there are several completely mad people likely to be in this race... as I said before WE ARE ALL DOOMED...remember Monaco Formula1 2010...and remember flyboys that one mistake might not be by you

The Raingod Racing guide to Positano.

Here is a guide to help you survive the bloodbath.

Car Choice: 2 schools of thought here. A: Nimble: go with a grippy, small (probably FWD), car suped up to A from anything below. Max downforce set for acceleration over speed. Pros - good in corners, could get past others on a very tight track. Cons - likely to end up crushed like a baked bean can by lap 6.
B: Tank: Something from the Kenning Van Hire line - 4x4, van, truck, challenger tank. Doesn't really matter if it's suped up as to get it round the corners you will be doing 20mph anyway. Pros - survivability, as you won't be doing more than 40mph even when the engine is wrecked so you should be OK, going to be difficult to get past. Cons - if one of the little blighters gets past you you are fucked - but you can always get him a couple of minutes later when he tries to lap you, it will take you into Wednesday to finish the race so ask for the day off.

Driving Style: 3 schools here. A: (for the purposes of brevity we will call it the Meh Style, but could also be known as the Dark or the Mike amongst others) - drive fast like you are being chased by a pack of giant juggernauts (you probably will be), use the kerbs and avoid the walls at all costs. Best to use Car choice A here and the key here is surprise...drive in the blindspot of anything larger than a Volvo and pop out to pass when he is not looking. (Should be helped by the fact that most APVs don't have rear view mirrors.)
B: the defensive driver: Can be used with car choice A but is better suited to B. Drive as presicely and quickly as your ability allows but focus on the fact that your tyres will cliff at lap 20. Keep the person behind you in the race order just there and pull over to let the flying machine in your rearview (if you have one) past when it is safe to do so - as long as it won't cause you a place in the order. Pray a lot!
C: we will call this the Stew - drive something as big as possible, take up as much of the road as possible - DO NOT let anything past - this will ensure you will finish no further down the race order than you started and with the bonus that you might cause a pile-up and in-advertantly allow yourself to catch up with a few. (There is an extreme version of the Stew called the Baw which involves actively encouraging pile-ups - but Raingod Racing cannot condone this.) Car choice B here is essential.

The Track:
This guide assumes you start on the home "straight" (this being the 5 yards of tarmac between the Start/Finish line and the final corner) if you start back round the last corner you are fucked.

Chicane - "The Super Noodle" - get up to 3rd and hit it as fast as you can making it as straight as you can - watch out for understeer on entry or you will be in the wall, watch out for excessive speed on phase 3 or you might turn over - especially if your car/van/tank is taller than it is wide.

The Underpass - "Blind Man's Bluff" - aim do be in 4th on approach, use 3rd in the underpass on the right hander and slow to 2nd for the left hander on exit. Make sure you are going very slowly here or you will slide across the road and end up in the tyre wall.

Sea Front - "Cobblers" - 2nd for the right hander into the straight and 2nd at the hairpin - dont cut too much or you will lose time. This is hardly worth calling a straight.

The Bridge- "Of Sighs" - dependent on gear ratio and car you will be in 2nd or 3rd and you sweep up under the bridge and round the right hander, good throttle control is essential or you will slam into a wall (that tip applies anywhere on this track).

The High Road "Bumpy Slalom" - no real problems from here until the final bend as you can pretty much take it flat out with a little care. This is the fastest part of the course.

The Final Bend "Armageddon" - slam on the anchors about 200 yards from this and you should sail round in 2nd. Too late and its curtains as slam screamming into the cliff wall, too soon and you will look like you are driving miss Daisy by the time you get round it.

Donations to the Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

Lmao

This is what I am using.