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A Lurid Tale of Obsession, Depravity, Wits and Attempted Wit

Monday October 4, 1999

I finally win the Grand Valley 300 with a non-racing tuned GTO'95 MR!

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Monday October 4, 1999

I finally win the Grand Valley 300 with a non-racing tuned GTO'95 MR!

I had come close to winning the Grand Valley 300 with the GTO '95 MR once before, but could only have managed second.

So I really hoped to win it this time. I wanted it to be a good win, so when the first field came up with an Impreza as the best car, I attempted to qualify (coming 6th with only 1:49.958 8-( ) and exited to re-enter and then got a better field.

      "real game" day 4417
     Monday October 4, 1999
     GTO'95 MR
     Grand Valley 300km Endurance Race
  
      q1st 1:41.507        20,000
  
  

Results:

      1st  GTO'95 MR               1-41:10.3<--
     2nd  [R]GTO twinturbo          +64.026   (1-42:14.3)
     3rd  [R]Impreza RLY Ed        +141.412   (1-43:31.7)
     4th  [R]Primera'90 2.0Te      +158.089   (1-43:48.4)
     5th  [R]Lantis TypeR          +421.835   (1-48:12.1)
     6th  [R]Accord Sedan          +470.802   (1-49:01.1)
  
      lap 1   1:45.619
     pits   10,20,30,40,50
     fl  (22)  1:35.859
     slowest  non-pit   (16)  1:45.970
               next     (57)  1:42.879
     fastest pit laps   (40in)  1:54.825
                        (51out) 1:43.120
     slowest pit laps   (50in)  1:59.767
                        (21out) 1:45.563
  

I jumped to an early lead, but lost the lead at the 2nd hairpin as I lost control, but I regained the lead by lap 2.

I dropped to second on my pit stop at lap 10, but soon caught and passed the GTO twinturbo.

By lap 15 I lapped the first cars.

I had a very bad second shift, but still lengthened my lead a little, so that I was just barely able to retain my lead on the road as I exited the pits, and recovered with a really strong next shift.

I lapped the Primera on lap 40, but it didn't stick, though of course I lapped it again soon after.

A similar series of events ensued when lapping the Subaru Impreza around lap 50. Of course, I did not lap the GTO twinturbo.

I won Cr300,000, and a black/green Castrol Supra GT.

I saved the setting too. All the parts were maxed, that is, in particular, I used a racing exhaust, not semi-racing (semi-racing sometimes seems to help give better pickup to highly-turbocharged engines). Similarly, I also used a racing flywheel.

              My Settings                     Default
  
   Spring Rate     6.6   3.6                 6.6   3.6
  Ride Height     105   105  (min is 100)   123   123
  Dampers          4     4                   4     4
  Camber          1.2   1.2                 2.0   1.0
  Stabilizers      3     3                   3     3
  Brake Balance   12     9                   7     7
  Turbo               7                         7
  
           1st       3.266                     3.266
          2nd       1.904                     1.904
          3rd       1.241                     1.241
          4th       0.918                     0.918
          5th       0.733                     0.733
          6th       0.589                     0.589
                    -----                     -----
          FD        4.200                     4.155
  
   Aero            0.17  0.21 (stock, of course)
  

I did record all sixty lap times, but will not enter them at this time, but might do later if I feel like it. 8-)

Actually, I quite likely will, since analysis of the speed during various shifts might be interesting.

At least now I can say I'm mostly caught up. 8-)


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