I got a little more time and ran a few more cars. So here's where the standings are so far:
Car Time Lap
Lola T70 III #7 2:50.47 3.40
Gulf Porsche 908 #1 2:55.73 3.50
McLaren Elva #47 2:57.41 3.54
Rothmans 917 #9 3:07.90 3.74
Matra Simca #10 3:09.99 3.78
Alfa Romeo #2 3:14.72 3.88
Running 50 laps is a good test for cars. It's one thing to be fast, but it's another thing to be consistent. The Elva is fast, but it wasn't very consistent. I think I remember having this kind of start with the red Elva. I'll just have to go back and remember the tweaks I made to the car. I think I ran it tight to begin with. The black Elva is a bit loose and could use a little more attention to its setup.
The cars I picked should help answer some questions. So let's get to it...
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Tergal Porsche 908/3 #83
Now that the Gulf 908 has posted a 3.5 lap time, it's going to be down to the rest of the field to show up. Yes, that 3.5 is going to be a podium finish, this thing ain't over yet. The Tergal 908 has won the last 2 races, just to remind everybody.
Car Time Lap
Lola T70 III #7 2:50.47 3.40
Gulf Porsche 908 #1 2:55.73 3.50
McLaren Elva #47 2:57.41 3.54
Tergal 908 #83 3:07.06 3.74
Rothmans 917 #9 3:07.90 3.74
Matra Simca #10 3:09.99 3.78
Alfa Romeo #2 3:14.72 3.88
Okay, not exactly winning, and an easy 2/10ths off the other 908's pace, so that's telling. I'm not here to make excuses, so I won't, however it didn't feel as tight around the corners as the Gulf 908 did. I'm planning on doing a comparison between the three 908 Porsches, as well as other groups I have more than one of.
I've found that pretty much any car can get an increase of .2 per lap with just a bit of tuning. It's usually something like a pod adjustment or a tire scrubbing issue. It's rarely something that requires a lot of work, so much of it can be done on race day.
Gulf Porsche 917K #19
I picked this car based on what I believe to be a rather poor showing by the Rothmans 917. There's really not much more too it than that. I'm mostly curious to see how they're both doing.
Car Time Lap
Lola T70 III #7 2:50.47 3.40
Gulf Porsche 908 #1 2:55.73 3.50
McLaren Elva #47 2:57.41 3.54
Gulf Porsche 917 #19 3:01.41 3.62
Tergal 908 #83 3:07.06 3.74
Rothmans 917 #9 3:07.90 3.74
Matra Simca #10 3:09.99 3.78
Alfa Romeo #2 3:14.72 3.88
Can't argue with that time. 2/10ths off the lead and just outside of a podium finish. Respectable.
McLaren Elva #2
I've been thinking of consolidating and extending races. Yesterday I ordered the Carrera Lap Counter, so I'll get much more precise times out of it. So with that happening, I'll be doing more lap comparisons and races within smaller groups. I'll of course get to everybody; I just might take awhile to do it. I have a lot of cars running right now, and I need to figure out a way to get them all on track. I can leave a layout out for close to a week if it isn't too obtrusive, which it usually isn't. After all, I gotta live here, too.
I naturally wanted to see the two Elvas up against each other. It's kinda the point of buying similar cars. While every car is different enough to make one faster than another out of the box, they can still be tuned to go faster.
Car Time Lap
Lola T70 III #7 2:50.47 3.40
McLaren Elva #2 2:51.96 3.42
Gulf Porsche 908 #1 2:55.73 3.50
McLaren Elva #47 2:57.41 3.54
Gulf Porsche 917 #19 3:01.41 3.62
Tergal 908 #83 3:07.06 3.74
Rothmans 917 #9 3:07.90 3.74
Matra Simca #10 3:09.99 3.78
Alfa Romeo #2 3:14.72 3.88
A tuned car having a lead against a new, not-fully-tuned car, will definitely have the advantage. And this beauty can really take off. Flawless racing from the ketchup red Elva.
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McLaren M6A #6
And finally, I wanted to enter this car as I haven't raced it yet. I needed to see what it would do. I've only done the most minimal stuff to it, and haven't even started tweaking the floats or anything like that.
Car Time Lap
Lola T70 III #7 2:50.47 3.40
McLaren Elva #2 2:51.96 3.42
Gulf Porsche 908 #1 2:55.73 3.50
McLaren Elva #47 2:57.41 3.54
Gulf Porsche 917 #19 3:01.41 3.62
McLaren M6A 3:01.70 3.64
Tergal 908 #83 3:07.06 3.74
Rothmans 917 #9 3:07.90 3.74
Matra Simca #10 3:09.99 3.78
Alfa Romeo #2 3:14.72 3.88
Not bad. It's on the back end of the faster group of cars, so that's okay for now. It's got more in it, though. I can feel it.
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So that's an interesting outcome. I'm curious if the Gulf 908 will be able to keep going this fast or will settle down, if that's even possible.
So there will be the addition of timing as well as an eventual upgrade in power, which is in the process of happening now. I bought a power supply, and am going to be sending my start track down to Overdrive SlotService for a custom wiring job. Looking forward to that.
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