FCT GT5 League Race #2

Hi folks,

Due to an overwhelming amount of feedback saying we should move the race back a week we've changed the date for the "Road Festival" race.

New date is: 03-May-2012.

Official details:

Host: Andrew

Date: 03-May-2012

Start time: 9:00 PM

Race starts: 9:15 PM

Lounge: FCT GT5 Andrew

Track: FCT GT5 Toscana Track #3 (shared out)

Laps: 4

Cars: Exotique (587pp Road Cars)

Tyres: Open

As a guide, this track is the one we raced last week - now shared in my profile.

How do you get it to practice on?

• Go to community.
• Select me, I'm at the top, naturally.
• Select tracks, bottom left (like where you'd find your own designed tracks).
• My shared one is in there, download it.
• Go back to GT Life, i.e. the non-community GT5.
• Go into your tracks and it should be there.
• Easy!

I'll upload a hot lap in the next few days. I've been practising and 2:10 is a good laptime target. If you're doing well then a 2:05 is possible, though I reckon besting that will take some practice.

What should you be setting your car to?

I did pretty much this to my 458:

• Raised the suspension from -15 to -10
• Dropped the dampers back to 6/6 for compression/rebound, front and rear.
• Dropped the gearing back to max at 199mph
• Softened the springs to 11 front and rear.
• Added more wing on the back
• Removed all ballast (what got it down to 587pp)
• Dropped the power to bring it back to 587pp.

Essentially, despite there being some fast straights in this race I reckon it's going to be won or lost in the (many) bends. Indeed what made it a top race last week was sitting behind one of you lot then squeezing past on a short straight - a sprint attack car is needed for that...

Of course, all moot if someone pulls out a km on the straights I suppose!

Race on!