Assen GP500 Wet Race

[Boerenlater]

OI!!!! Quit the OT and decide on a fuckin race!!!

Please

DD

As Hawk said a drying Silverstone.

[doubledragoncc]

But the tyres can not take a drying track!!!

Vin tested it and when the track is not wet enough the tyres overheat big time. I dont think we have the tyres yet to do such a race without massive problems. Even in the race where the track conditions meant that the tyres would not overheat, a crash would still overheat them and even the wet track did not cool them. A drying track with be effecting the tyre before any crashes and then crashes will totally kill them.

I think we still need to have tyres developed for wet racing scenarios.

Due to this I think it is only practical to hold dry races until tyres can handle drying tracks better or we end up with tyre fucked withing 5-6 laps

DD

[Boerenlater]

Hmmm good point.

[doubledragoncc]

Plus we had a race on Silverstone but Brno has had no races and just been updated?

Hawk will need a race to be able to use his new DevilYam too so guess we are stuck on 500's lol

DD

[Napalm Nick]

I reckon I could make a nice set of intermediates for such conditions but a project for the future unfortunately. Damn I really want to try that now! Drying track dreams - or even wetting track dreams lol.

[Boerenlater]

What about smaller bikes like the Japanese S80 do those also have these wet/dry problems?

[doubledragoncc]

Small bike race was one of the last ones and we still have not tried the new Ducati 916 or 955 for a race or Brno

I was just thinking something new for once

DD

[Hawk]

now, i'm confused.
does this launchcontrol option really exist in gpb?

I could implement it, just for Hawk

Cheeky get! Don't you dare! Lol! 
I'm quite happy to wait a few years for that to be implemented. Put that one at the back of the cue I'd say Piboso! Hehe!
But I would say it could easily be done via setting the auto-cluth to give a fast pull-away from a standing start anyway, yes? But a lot of people wouldn't like that I suspect as it negates the need and skills for using a manual clutch start. Just a little bit unfair and pointless to have launch control in my book. 

I generally prefer to start at or near the back of the grid anyway to avoid the often inevitable first corner kamakazi pile ups, hence I often don't even bother to do the qually session.... I'd rather go and have a smoke. Lol. 

Hawk.

[Hawk]

But the tyres can not take a drying track!!!

Vin tested it and when the track is not wet enough the tyres overheat big time. I dont think we have the tyres yet to do such a race without massive problems. Even in the race where the track conditions meant that the tyres would not overheat, a crash would still overheat them and even the wet track did not cool them. A drying track with be effecting the tyre before any crashes and then crashes will totally kill them.

I think we still need to have tyres developed for wet racing scenarios.

Due to this I think it is only practical to hold dry races until tyres can handle drying tracks better or we end up with tyre fucked withing 5-6 laps

DD

Surely there are bikes released with working wets? Are they all crap? Lol 

Hawk.

[HornetMaX]

But I would say it could easily be done via setting the auto-cluth to give a fast pull-away from a standing start anyway, yes?

No. A true launch control would be more sophisticated than that.

[Hawk]

But I would say it could easily be done via setting the auto-cluth to give a fast pull-away from a standing start anyway, yes?

No. A true launch control would be more sophisticated than that.

Totally agree Max..... I should have qualified that sentence by saying it would be a quick way of doing it. A quick fix if you like. 

Hawk.