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Topic: Fuel consumption - wet track vs dry track |
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#1 posted Jun 4th 2007, 07:57:32
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Hi,
I'm wondering if the fuel consumption on the dry track is the same as the wet track? Sorry fo my English and thanks for answers.
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#2 posted Jun 4th 2007, 08:02:21
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Hi can't give you a straight up answer but, think how the rain affects your car when you drive it to the shops, to work etc. What do you notice about the fuel use and driving style? You should be able to apply that logically to make some informed guesses. You'll need to collect data after each race and sections of the race to get the numbers that suit your car and driver.
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#3 posted Jun 4th 2007, 08:40:40
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You drive an F1 car to the shops? In the rain?
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#4 posted Jun 4th 2007, 09:05:38
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Bleh, I'll tell you straingt up it does consume less. If you manage to find out by how much, please let me know too...
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#5 posted Jun 4th 2007, 10:59:16
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Ooo, oo. Let me, let me!
FOBY!
Hahaha. I asked the exact same question and all I got was FOBY. Glad to see people are a little more helpful these days ;)
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#6 posted Jun 4th 2007, 11:03:43
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Seing Troy's picture and this topic .. i have a new idea for GPRO Merchandise. FOBY Chocolate bars! And the best part is you have to foby what flavour they are :)
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#7 posted Jun 4th 2007, 11:53:26
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Quote ( Kuba Gol @ June 4th 2007,07:57:32 )
Hi,I'm wondering if the fuel consumption on the dry track is the same as the wet track? Sorry fo my English and thanks for answers.
Surely after done 50 races you should be able to tell that by yourself !! ;)
there is something called race analysis where you can calculate
fuelconsumption try to find it before you do race 100.
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#8 posted Jun 4th 2007, 13:44:51
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What's the point? In driving the F1 car to the shops I mean. Where would you put all your shopping?
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#9 posted Jun 4th 2007, 14:14:04
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Thats's simple, get a towing hook...
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You think that the man who has an F1 car for a daily driver still has things to buy?
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Poor guy,
Can't afford a Toyota Starlet to get his groceries.
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Quote ( Håkan Ferm @ June 4th 2007,11:53:26 )
Surely after done 50 races you should be able to tell that by yourself !! ;)
there is something called race analysis where you can calculate
fuel consumption try to find it before you do race 100.
Maybe Kuba was just testing us because after >50 races he probably knows. :))
I don't have 50 races but I also think that the car consumes less when it rains. The car goes slower -> less power -> less fuel. I don't know if my logic is the same as the admins but I'm sure hoping. :D
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Quote ( Jos Roestenberg @ June 4th 2007,14:55:37 )
Can't afford a Toyota Starlet to get his groceries.
ralf is it?
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Hi,
Just my first race so newbie as can be, but if I look at the practice laps I have a fuel usage from 24 liters for 5 laps on a wet track, assuming that it also will be my usage during the race, isn't it fairly simple to do this before every race and therefor calculate the average fuel usage, wet against dry...??
Or is this a to simple calculation..?
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I'm guessing you mean you have fuel usage from 5 laps of testing, not 5 laps of practice, and the test track is the same all season, and not the same as the race.
Also, tracks have different fuel usage levels, so it will vary from track to track.
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Quote ( Liek Reemers @ June 4th 2007,20:44:28 )
Or is this a to simple calculation..?
You should always calculate per km, not per lap...
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and dont think fuel-use in terms of laps.....
EDIT: to slow
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Thx, that's exactly what I needed to know....only problem now is that I don't know if I use enough or way too much fuel...so back to the calculation board...:):) but at least glad I know now so I dont start of as a complete screw-up...'(that's wishfull thinking)
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Liek, there are only 8 races left in this season, so use them to find out what the average (possible) fuel usages for the next tracks are...
Next season you will able to compare... Very track has a different fuel usage level, but it isn't a difference of hundreds of liters...
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And there is a helpful tip in the Qualifying 2 part of the FAQ ;)
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I knew I shouldn't have been to eager starting of qualifiying and all, but hey, punishment does teach a person sometimes...lol...sure will use these last 8 races to try and find out more about the fuel and try to learn from past mistakes every race....as using only 10 liters in the 2nd qualification...(whistles and looks up)
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Quote ( Liek Reemers @ June 4th 2007,21:07:27 )
using only 10 liters in the 2nd qualification
Not much worse than the mistake i made in my first ever race.
Don't be put off by mistakes you make though, stick with it, just learn from those mistakes.
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Not put of this quickly ;)...it's more laughing about it, since it's not the first time I start reading the FAQ and decide to try out some first before I read the rest....but I think every race will teach me more about all facets of the game, I'll see this season as my testing season and try to gather some money for the next.
I actually only see it as an advantage since now I have the time to learn and upgrade car and driver before a new season starts.
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Money wont be too important for you this season, unless you promote it all gets reset in Rookie groups anyway, along with any car upgrades, and also you lose your driver if the OA of him is over 85 at the season end.
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That is good to know..thx again, now at least I know I will keep him away from any upgrades and hope he won't grow too much during the upcoming races...
Ok so now my biggest concern is keeping my driver under 86 or getting me a new one quickly....I really must learn to read.
Thx, dumb blond ahoy (don't even need blond hair for that)...;)
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Always remember: better to have more fuel than less. ;)
Also when you sign the driver look very careful. Don't pay him too much.
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Since my driver has an 85 average at the moment I'll probably loose him at the end of the season anyway, so I'll keep that in mind with my next offer...
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