Fuji 1000km Endurance Event

Car: Mercedes-Benz AMG Mercedes CLK-GTR Race Car,'98

This car at 918 Hp is a good match for this endurance race with the setup above. I had just regenerated the chasis at 336 mi on the car. Turned the TCS up to 5 to help conserve the rear tires.

The Competition: ............................ Pits Every
Nissan R92CP Race Car, '92 ......................15 laps
Sauber Mercedes Benz C 9 Race Car. 89 ...... 15 laps
Nissan R89C Race Car, 89 ....................... 15 laps
Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car, 98 .................. 19 laps
Chevrolet Corvette C5R(C5), "00 ............... 20 laps

Pit at Lap ...... Time In Pits ..... Time Out Pits ...Tire Change
................... (vs. Nissan R92CP Race Car '92) .......... F / R

Start ............................................................. R2 / R2 *A-Spec
10 ................. +29 sec ............ (-12 sec) .......... R2 / R2
20 ................. +36 sec ............. +13 sec ............ R2 / R2
30 ................. +23 sec ............. +25 sec ............ R1 / R1
45 ................. +16 sec ............. +18 sec ............ R1 / R1
60 ................. +17 sec ............. +19 sec ............ R2 / R2 * B-Spec Laps 61 - 74 (14)
74 ............... (-12 sec) ........... (-19 sec) .......... R1 / R1 *A-Spec
90 ............... (-16 sec) ........... (-14 sec) .......... R2 / R2
105 ............... +14 sec .............. +17 sec ............ R2 / R2
120 ............... +40 sec .............. +40 sec ............ R2 / R2
135 ............... +55 sec .............. +57 sec ............ R2 / R2
150 ............... +56 sec .............. +58 sec ............ R2 / R2
165 ............... +1 Lap ................ +1 Lap ............ R2 / R2 * B-Spec Laps 166 - 207 (42)
179 ............... +51 sec ............... +52 sec ........... R2 / R2 *A-Spec
193 ............... +28 sec ............... +30 sec ........... R2 / R2
207 .............. (-5 sec) .............. (-3 sec) ........... R2 / R2
220 ............... +17 sec ............. (-10 sec) .......... R3 / R3
228 ............... Finish: + 51.376

I didn't panic being behind at lap 220 because the competition pits every 15 laps like clockwork. Knowing this, I was sure the Nissan R92CP was going to pit at Lap 225 and let me by for the win after over 5 hours of racing.

So pitting is essentially every 15 laps on R2 tires except for when B-Spec Bob runs. He only makes 14 laps on the same R2 tires. B-Spec Bob runs on level 4 , (out of 5), and is prompted to pass when needed. I swaped drivers with B-Spec Bob in order to get him some much needed skill points. My Bob sucks!, but he kept it interesting, bleeding off my lead and make it so I would have to race well to stay in the race,........ Whats a "Co-Driver" for anyway. His best lap was 1' 19.837 on R2 tires.

Here are the Numbers:
Total time: 5:06' 53.743
Total laps: 228, (56 by B-Spec Bob)
Total miles: 622.44
Fastest lap: 1' 14.718 on R2 tires, 1' 13.795 on R3s
Fastest Practice Lap: 1' 11.172 on R3s
Pit every: 15 laps, R2 / R2 tires
Horse Power: 918, At the end of race: 872 Hp
Final Ratio: 3.100, Ratios by way of "Tranny Trick"

Glad you enjoyed your 4th. I completed the 23 lap Circuit de la Sarthe, (Le Mans) race in the F1 Series. Talk again soon, Brian