After establishing that the only way to fix the PC problems was to use a laptop for the race, testing finally started out on track.
Over two hours was spent on suspension setup due to a major issue with the car becoming unstable over the bumpy areas of the track. This has been reduced as much as possible and the car is drivable. After putting in a few laps around 3:47 to 3:50, it was clear that the gears needed some work.
We got the car to accelerate smoother and reach a top speed of 184mph. This dropped the times down to 3:43 which is right in the middle of the other LMP2s.
Finally we did some work on the handling and tested the tires and fuel over a full race stint. From this we got our time down even further and finished the day with a best lap of 3:40.905. Tire wear is great with a hard compound and should easily keep us on track for two stints, saving valuable time in the pits. Fuel is ok but could be better, we can achieve 9 laps on a single tank but with some fine tuning we might gain an extra lap.
Overall this testing has been very helpful. We now have a base setup for the car and there is plenty to look at ready for our first full race.
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