Rapido Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Back on the East Coast after our Californian adventure last week, as we take our favourite FWD machine back to VIR for the third and final time this year. Temps are likely to be cold but the short North course is deceptively tricky. Passing will be difficult so roll the dice on strategy. Session Details Practice Round 1: Wednesday, 13-October-2021 Championship Round: Wednesday, 20-October-2021 Practice Start: 6:30pm ET Qualifying Start: 8:30pm ET Race Start: 9:30pm ET Car: VW Jetta Track: VIR - North In-Sim Practice Session Date: December, 4-December-2021 In-Sim Practice Session Start Time: 12:00pm In-Sim Time Multiplier: 1x Weather: Auto-Generated Setup: iRacing Baseline with 2.1g Fuel Fast Repairs: 1 License Requirements: Practice Rounds (None), Championship Round (>D2.0) Useful Links ChampCar iRacing Series - League Application Discord Server 2021 ChampCar iRacing Series schedule 2021 CCiS Broadcast Information Form 2021 CCiS Standings 2021 CCiS Protest Form Guide to iRacing and Hardware How to create your own iRacing paints iRacing Tips and Resources 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostmint Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 Back at home in Jetta. All the vehicles we use have their quirks but the FWD is the strongest for me. Yes Mr. @Rapido it was December 4 in the sim but we were met with temps in the mid 80-s F which was a bit unrealistic. Maybe the random weather generator could be roped in a bit? The grass was green and the leaves were still on the trees but I think changing that will require some help from iRacing Managed a P5 qualifying effort. I got jumped on the start again. I need to figure out why - seems like others are getting the go signal first or maybe I blink too much lol. After that and a wobbly first couple laps including a little off track excursion in NASCAR turn I worked my way back to P9. I then got settled and through decent consistency, some others misfortune, and a good pit stop I worked my way up to P4. Michael Derby was like 5-6 seconds ahead and I could gain a little but then would give it back. Eventually I lost my edge, maybe a little grip, and he increased the gap. Still had a solid hold on P4 and finished there. As always thanks to everyone at Hugh Jass for facilitating these events. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachMK21 Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 @mostmintSpot on with your lack of reaction at the start. I think it was my first time starting behind you, so I can't comment on other races, but in this one, you were very delayed. I didn't want to go 3-4 wide on the start, so I kinda hung back, but that might have caused a big mess behind us as several cars got together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapido Posted October 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 hours ago, mostmint said: Yes Mr. @Rapido it was December 4 in the sim but we were met with temps in the mid 80-s F which was a bit unrealistic. Maybe the random weather generator could be roped in a bit? Climate change man, who knows what to expect next. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostmint Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, CoachMK21 said: @mostmintSpot on with your lack of reaction at the start. I think it was my first time starting behind you, so I can't comment on other races, but in this one, you were very delayed. I didn't want to go 3-4 wide on the start, so I kinda hung back, but that might have caused a big mess behind us as several cars got together. I saw the mess behind and appreciate everyone who was patient with that I don’t think you were the only one. The leader waited a long time after the pace car went off to start but of the top 6 clearly I was the only one late to the throttle. Do you use the UI or the web interface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachMK21 Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 50 minutes ago, mostmint said: I saw the mess behind and appreciate everyone who was patient with that I don’t think you were the only one. The leader waited a long time after the pace car went off to start but of the top 6 clearly I was the only one late to the throttle. Do you use the UI or the web interface? I use the website, not the UI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Haines Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Koffard Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Driving the Jetta itself isn't exactly fun, but it definitely leads to some fun battling when you're working through the field. I didn't get home until 50 seconds left until quali, so had to start at the back again. One on hand it sucks not racing for the win... But on the other, its a blast to make moves through the field. Think I made up 20 places near the end. I think I'll be able to actually show up and quali the last 2 races, so I'll be challenging Alex and Mark for the win! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Haines Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Time for this rounds photo dump! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostmint Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 I qualified decent but struggled with many things. Forgettable result. Ended up 65 seconds behind the leader in P17. For comparison last year same event I finished 68 seconds behind the leader and in P8. I wonder if the draft helped keep people up front or if we just have a lot better drivers now in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Koffard Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 10/21/2021 at 12:55 PM, mostmint said: I wonder if the draft helped keep people up front or if we just have a lot better drivers now in the league. Probably a bit of both. The field has definitely improved a ton over the last couple years, but the Jetta certainly leads to some draft based packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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