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Simulation Racing Leagues => HistorX 1.96 => Topic started by: Bruce on March 18, 2014, 09:22:58 AM

Title: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on March 18, 2014, 09:22:58 AM

4 Rounds, tracks in alphabetic order:

Round 1: Green Valley Raceway
Round 2: Oakhill Raceway
Round 3: Pacific Raceway
Round 4: Paramount Ranch Raceway ( I added the "Raceway" because it looks neater  :-\ )

Sprint 1: 10 25 Minutes Qualifying time grid
Sprint 2: 1 25  Minutes Reverse Grid
Sprint 3:  ?? If your arms are still functioning, this can be added.

Qual: 08:00 pm (20:00hrs) AEST
Warmup: if requested
Race 1: After warmup/qual

Server is up and set to the current round's track.

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/NWmAYFTlWY-iq0UeuYydBBt4QNKcQ9byA39j1KOSc1s=w393-h249-p-no)

With the celebration of the Mustang's release 50 years ago... (pitty there weren't any Barracudas in Historics!), you can't leave out the cousins of similar age when it is party time so to celebrate belatedly Cortina's 50th due 2013...

Cars available:
Mustang ('66 A3)
Cortina (All)
Falcon Sprint ('65 GTTC A3) # 5,7,50 & 74

Round 1 April 17th
Round 2 April 24th
Round 3 May 01st
Round 4 May 8th

This will give us a bye between the Mercedes Season and this season... time to download the tracks and get settled and to have a breather.

NOW...

• You choose the car you like. 
  
• All selections must be locked in before the end of the current season.
• Tracks will be announced/released after the car selection is closed.
• I have a number of tracks, I will randomly select 4 tracks from the short list.

Having tested all the available cars on 3 tracks, the above list being the lower powered V8s, the 3 cars are balance each other and are competitive with in a second.

Team Speak: IP: 180.189.206.15  or URL; ts.xgn.com.au
Live Racer: http://rfactor.liveracers.com/Live/?server=!%20XGN!%20Home%20of%20Oz%20HistoriX

Details to follow.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: rpo83 on March 18, 2014, 11:26:19 AM

Love your work flatty :)

Now i'll have to go see how the new cars drive.... I do have a soft spot for the old Sprint, i have fond memories of throwing that thing at McPhillamy Park a few years ago.... Sideways, the only way to travel  ;D

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: vandem on March 18, 2014, 09:48:12 PM

What night / time?   Am between leagues at KSR.   Installing 1.96 now.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on March 18, 2014, 09:54:02 PM

Quote from: vandem on March 18, 2014, 09:48:12 PM

What night / time?   Am between leagues at KSR.   Installing 1.96 now.

howdy vandem, we on Thursday nights
round 2 tomorrow night in the Mercedes Month. here is the info http://www.xgn.com.au/index.php?topic=199.0

Hope you can make it...

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: rpo83 on March 18, 2014, 10:10:20 PM

Hi Bruce,

can you clerify the car choices please?

The only 66 A3 Mustang is the Shelby, is this correct, or is it the 65 A3 Mustang?

Are the Lotus cortinas available or just the standard Ford ones?

I took the Sprint for a cruise this evening, i got motion sickness from all the body roll and floating!!!

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on March 18, 2014, 10:24:46 PM

Quote from: rpo83 on March 18, 2014, 10:10:20 PM

Hi Bruce,

can you clerify the car choices please?

The only 66 A3 Mustang is the Shelby, is this correct, or is it the 65 A3 Mustang?

Are the Lotus cortinas available or just the standard Ford ones?

I took the Sprint for a cruise this evening, i got motion sickness from all the body roll and floating!!!

will clarify with numbers etc tomorrow... your on the ball Steve.
You had forgotten the body roll looking through those rose coloured lenses in your earlier post :)

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: humper on March 19, 2014, 01:53:53 PM

Excellent saved from those bloody cortinas by the falc!

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on March 20, 2014, 02:47:16 PM

Quote from: humper on March 19, 2014, 01:53:53 PM

Excellent saved from those bloody cortinas by the falc!

the gear box noise and lack of v8 Rumble is my only negative, I've probably had more success in the cortina.
If it is the least selected I'll be driving one :)
I'M honing to drive which ever is least wanted.

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Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Freezer on March 25, 2014, 04:12:32 PM

I think I will be there for this one in a Cortina running low downforce :) to make up some straight line.....

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on March 25, 2014, 05:40:16 PM

Quote from: Freezer on March 25, 2014, 04:12:32 PM

I think I will be there for this one in a Cortina running low downforce :) to make up some straight line.....

Cool Glen I'll put you in the selection thread ( that I'm about to start :))
you will have less frontal and side surface drag at least

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: vandem on April 03, 2014, 04:21:44 PM

Any hints on tracks?

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 03, 2014, 07:59:26 PM

Quote from: vandem on April 03, 2014, 04:21:44 PM

Any hints on tracks?

I have never raced these tracks vandem, they are fitting for the Mustang, not necessarily "ideal" for the Mustang but fitting :)
A mix of fast and twisty, should allow for close racing of the mixed cars.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: vandem on April 10, 2014, 06:03:45 PM

Fyi - I won't be quick.  Don't have time to practice between race nights, but did some off-laps at Lime Rock last week and enjoyed the Mustang.   In multi-car leagues I've normally picked a smaller engine car (Alfa, Escort), and avoided the lumbering V8s, but was pleasantly surprised by the Mustang, was more nimble than I expected.

Small fields don't worry me, still love the HistorX mod.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 10, 2014, 07:29:52 PM

Quote from: vandem on April 10, 2014, 06:03:45 PM

Fyi - I won't be quick.  Don't have time to practice between race nights, but did some off-laps at Lime Rock last week and enjoyed the Mustang.   In multi-car leagues I've normally picked a smaller engine car (Alfa, Escort), and avoided the lumbering V8s, but was pleasantly surprised by the Mustang, was more nimble than I expected.

Small fields don't worry me, still love the HistorX mod.

that's where we at too.
I may have to apologise fur being slack as we have one race left fur the Mercedes this eveningand the mustangs starting next week.
If I have stuffed you up sorry.
Of to check what o haven't done.

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Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 10, 2014, 07:35:25 PM

Mustang Month Tracks released...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dxn977sca9c1mci/MustangMonthTracks.7z

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Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: vandem on April 11, 2014, 04:21:54 PM

Quote from: Flattop on April 10, 2014, 07:35:25 PM

Mustang Month Tracks released...

Thanks.   Look interesting.   Only 1 track I've used before, and that was 5-ish years ago.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 16, 2014, 09:52:16 AM

Quote from: vandem on March 18, 2014, 09:48:12 PM

What night / time?   Am between leagues at KSR.   Installing 1.96 now.

Sorry vandem, forgot/missed the "time" question

Qual: 8pm AEST
Warmup (if requested)
Race 1:...

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 16, 2014, 09:55:46 AM

Leading post updated with specific information for the current season's tracks/times etc.

See you there...  :P

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: vandem on April 17, 2014, 04:34:47 PM

No sure if I'll be there, out for dinner, depends on how many wines I have ...

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Glen73 on April 18, 2014, 06:31:44 PM

Logged onto live racers to see how you went last night and the XGN server is down.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 19, 2014, 08:46:07 AM

Quote from: Glen73 on April 18, 2014, 06:31:44 PM

Logged onto live racers to see how you went last night and the XGN server is down.

YEOWWWW no invoice for April! argg just checked my email. On to it... Sorry all.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 19, 2014, 09:59:05 AM

Quote from: Flattop on April 19, 2014, 08:46:07 AM

Quote from: Glen73 on April 18, 2014, 06:31:44 PM

Logged onto live racers to see how you went last night and the XGN server is down.

YEOWWWW no invoice for April! argg just checked my email. On to it... Sorry all.

A well I trawled my email, no invoice, attempted logging in, no go.., tried resetting the password, say no account for that email, so now wondering what is happening, as I have all the previous invoices in that email account.
Will try and get some support.... grrrr

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 19, 2014, 10:09:05 AM

Server is up and running  :)

Not sure what is happening, left message on the support line and when I get back to try and check... it is working.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Glen73 on April 19, 2014, 12:29:40 PM

Thanks Bruce, now any chance you can have open setupsn ;D

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 19, 2014, 05:42:57 PM

Quote from: Glen73 on April 19, 2014, 12:29:40 PM

Thanks Bruce, now any chance you can have open setupsn ;D

Sissy
Okay
I had better let every one know.
The only problem with setup s I think  Freezer and Imp will clean us BIG  cars up ;(

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Glen73 on April 19, 2014, 06:10:03 PM

Quote from: Flattop on April 19, 2014, 05:42:57 PM

Quote from: Glen73 on April 19, 2014, 12:29:40 PM

Thanks Bruce, now any chance you can have open setupsn ;D

Sissy
Okay
I had better let every one know.
The only problem with setup s I think  Freezer and Imp will clean us BIG  cars up ;(

Ok cool, always happy to share my set, one other thing is I think the biggest thing you can do is reduce your steering rotation which I think everyone has done.

Only two things I would like to do to the Stang, one, make it brake and two, get the power down.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 19, 2014, 10:51:32 PM

Quote from: Glen73 on April 19, 2014, 06:10:03 PM

Quote from: Flattop on April 19, 2014, 05:42:57 PM

Quote from: Glen73 on April 19, 2014, 12:29:40 PM

Thanks Bruce, now any chance you can have open setupsn ;D

Sissy
Okay
I had better let every one know.
The only problem with setup s I think  Freezer and Imp will clean us BIG  cars up ;(

Ok cool, always happy to share my set, one other thing is I think the biggest thing you can do is reduce your steering rotation which I think everyone has done.

Only two things I would like to do to the Stang, one, make it brake and two, get the power down.

As long as you don't want too much :)

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Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Glen73 on April 20, 2014, 04:09:09 PM

Well I don't think much chassis set up is going to make the big cars competitive for this round. Can do a 45 but hopefully will get onto a 44 soon. I think the Cortina will be around 41-42's. I cant get into 3rd gear  :(

Jumping on tonight if anyone is up for it  ;D

For anyone having a go at there own set up, springs and dampers first (most important imo), get the car balanced, then anti roll bars then toe/camber and finally diff (power/coast) and brake bias. You see, not that much to it  :o or just use the sliders  8)

Actually that's all my opinion and the order I have placed them in is most important to least and biggest effect to fine tuning. IE not a lot of point playing with toe if you car is a pig to drive as a bit of toe won't fix that!

It could be a discussion on how people go about setting a car up as I like to hear other people's way of going about there business.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 20, 2014, 07:45:28 PM

Good tips thanks Glen.
I have started to  put in a few laps and using the sliders as a start... I did have a good Mustang setup, some where in an old install, but still looking...

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Glen73 on April 20, 2014, 09:38:07 PM

Quote from: Flattop on April 20, 2014, 07:45:28 PM

Good tips thanks Glen.
I have started to  put in a few laps and using the sliders as a start... I did have a good Mustang setup, some where in an old install, but still looking...

Mustang has to much torque, what did the Mustang boys know that the Sprint guys didnt?? same motor....

Down to a 43 in the sprint and a low 44 in the Stang. I feel the sprint is the middle car performance wise.

Title: Re: XGN's Mustang 50th Celebration Season with Guests.
Post by: Bruce on April 26, 2014, 05:25:43 PM

Server set to Pacific Raceway...
Times have been increased to 15 and 25 minute races, with improved tracks and setups being available, the racing should be easier on an individual basis.

Looking fore a "fun run short sprint model for after race 2..."