Time: 5'22.979 Overall Champion
European Events: 1000 miles!: Circuit de la Sarthe II: 35 Laps
Settings: N1/N2; (94 SettingsHP); Nitrous @ 10; 133/133 Rd Ht, 6/6 Shocks, 1.0/0.5 Camber; Auto 5, 6-0.861; Triple-plate Clutch; Racing Flywheel; Carbon Driveshaft; Aids 000; 32 Ballast @ 0
My Pits (1): End of Lap 21 (N2/N2, Fuel to 50)
A-spec points: 200
Prize: $150000, $300000
| F | S | Car Name | Time (Gap) | Best |
| 1 | 1 | Nissan SKYLINE Sport Coupe (BLRA-3) '62 | 3:16'25.174 | 5'22.979 |
| 2 | 2 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 '65 | +0'08.248 | |
| 3 | 3 | Mini Marcos GT '70 | ? | |
| 4 | 4 | Honda S800 '66 | ? | |
| 5 | 5 | VW Karmann Ghia Coupe (Type-1) '68 | ? | |
| 6 | 6 | Fiat 500F '65 | ? |
Please refer to these track maps when looking up Turn numbers/names ** Special thanks to AMG @ GTPlanet.net for the hard work put in to generate them!!! **
For the Practice session, I upped the Nitrous to 50 and juiced it for the entire hot lap. I qualified P1 with a 5'19.153, almost 18 seconds quicker than P2. Of course, I cut the Dunlop and Ford chicanes, but it took me a while to find the best line through.
For the race, I reset the Nitrous to 10, and readjusted 6th gear. After exiting Arnage, the Mini passes while I try to block it and the GTA. Fortunately, it goes into the dirt at Porsche, and I finish the first lap with a 7 second lead. However, the long straights always provide the competitors with ample opportunity to catch up.
I was expecting the GTA to pit at the end of lap 21, but it came in at the end of lap 20. Having already passed the Pit entry, I knew I'd have to make some time. I juiced it from there, and exited the pits ahead of the GTA... good-to-go, with N2s front and rear. The race was much more manageable from there, but plenty of blocking was still required.
For 33 laps, I have to fend off the GTA along Hunaudiers and between Arnage and Porsche. Only on the Final Lap, when I emptied the bottle, did I manage to run a lap without having to worry about being passed.
There a few times when I lost the lead, but I'd usually get it back within a couple of seconds. However, on Lap 17 or so, the GTA dives on the inside of me at Mulsanne, sending my left side into the dirt on the exit, and I don't pass it until I cut the S/F Chicanes. Even with that, we're side-by-side as we head into Dunlop for Lap 18 with the GTA on my left, so I send him into the dirt for a spin.
I ended the practice session with 788 miles, and finished the race with 1085.0 miles on the odometer.
Here's a video of my run:
(Practice)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3819108209604529391
(Laps 1-4)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3717290137433533919
(Laps 32-35)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8607602718535529482
Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
http://www.mygt4diary.com/
