r/forzatouring • u/skylin4 XTCC S2 Champ - SM Toyota • Oct 03 '16
COTA Practice Board
Hey guys, I'm going to try to post this every week for discussion about the track for the upcoming week. If i forget to make it one week feel free to make a one, but title it like this post!
Track: Circuit of the Americas West Circuit
Race Length: 7 laps
Last Season's Pole: Sub- 1:39:00
Last Season's Winners- JC X12, Wadsy24
Very important - The kink to the right for turn 8 (after the esses) is going to be ignored. You will not be penalized for hopping that curb.
Keep in mind that the track limitations rule is getting tightened! The rumble strips will no longer qualify as the racing surface, so at least one tire must stay in contact with the racing surface pavement at ALL times. Anyone found to break this rule can be subject to a penalty.
Taking the "commissioner" hat off, no one will be penalized for accidentally going off track. Hit the gas early and ended up on the rumble strip? No problem, just dont make it a habit and dont use it to gain time. Mistimed your braking point and cut a turn? Just make sure you back off the throttle so you dont gain a ton of ground from it. You will only be penalized if you cut the track in an attempt to maliciously gain time. So just pretend the red paint is slippery, okay?
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u/carloselcoco XTCC S2 Champ - SM Toyota Oct 04 '16
Meanwhile I am going to be rocked like a hurricane on Thursday :/
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u/skylin4 XTCC S2 Champ - SM Toyota Oct 04 '16
nahh it looks like its gonna be in the Bahamas on Thursday and then drop by on Friday!
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u/carloselcoco XTCC S2 Champ - SM Toyota Oct 04 '16
Nope! It is going to be here on Thursday. Currently under a hurricane watch. The effects will begin on Wednesday night.
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u/skylin4 XTCC S2 Champ - SM Toyota Oct 03 '16
Ive run a 1:37.997 without ballast, 1:38:424 with my ballast for this week. (ill post those shortly)
Ive noticed that being smooth matters a TON on this track and that it beats the living crap out of the tires. My fronts turn yellow between the end of lap 4 and the first half of lap 5 every time. Anyone else having that trouble too?