they are approx 2 seconds faster per lap on near empty tank with fresh tires. i discovered this on wednesday nights fgt race at spa with wagg, and some other guys from the death star. side note, the crew over at the death star has gotten pretty cool i must say. original note, we had an hour long practice / q session. everyone elses time kept getting better by large amounts. my time however improved a tenth here, a tenth there. i started thinking i wasn't nearly as fast as i thought. granted i never race the formula 1 or formula gt cars ever, but still i'm never 2 seconds off pace in a spec race. so i ended up with a q time good enough for next to last place.
the race begins, half the group blows turn 1, i pass 4 or 5 people, and find myself in 5th place. it takes a few more laps before i catch the 2nd place guy( he q'd 1.75 seconds faster then me). he gave me a good run for 2 or three laps before he destroyed his tires trying to keep up. i'm thinking how am i keeping up with everyone when the are clearly seconds faster then me. now i have nothing but clear track between me and position #1 guy. he pits shortly after, that leaves me in 1st. i'm now pulling away from 2nd at over a second a lap, still trying to figure out where everyones speed went. i ended up using the 1 pit strategy, while most everyone else used a 2 pit. i ended up 2nd place, (2 pit strategy was better it seems) but by only 9 or 10 seconds. not the 50 or 60 seconds i was figuring would happen. thats when it dawned on me that they must have let their fuel get low. i asked and they all confirmed it. lol, now i know.
