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Simulation Racing Leagues => Assetto Corsa => Australian Assetto Corsa League, Tuesday nights => Topic started by: Wally on February 02, 2021, 10:39:06 PM
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Dietmar followed up his 2 race wins at Estoril with a further 2 race wins here, moving him up into second place in the championship, just 5 points behind Bueller.
RACE 1 RESULTS (https://xgnassettocorsa.blogspot.com/2021/02/s36r4-helsinki-thunder-race-1.html)
RACE 2 RESULTS (https://xgnassettocorsa.blogspot.com/2021/02/s36r4-helsinki-thunder-race-2.html)
SEASON STATS (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nu52lWM6_TIRBEGCTF32BxLe8mobfsCFpd_wOeuxpXI/edit?usp=sharing)
Round Points
Dietmar Raath 40
killagorilla 30
Mael 20
buellersdayoff 14
Wally 14
AbleArcher83 14
Bacchulum 10
ab156 7
Dave O 7
Rob 4
AGK 3
Freezer 2
Neville 2
Penalties
In race 1, there was a 2-car squeeze between turns 2 and 3, between Dave O and ab156, which caused an incident further back in the field but was probably unavoidable.
Season Standings
1. buellersdayoff, 105
2. Dietmar Raath, 100
3. killagorilla, 95
Helsinki Thunder - a temporary street circuit. From 1995 to 1997, it hosted events in the FIA GT Championship, Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and International Formula 3000 Championship (download (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RcaQE9lgT8uwKSLEiHXOPX_6DCdkz7uf/view?usp=sharing)).
2 x 19 laps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xe6NjhPIXQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xe6NjhPIXQ)
In the video, there is a car (which looks suspiciously like Mael's red Alfa) left facing the wrong way, against a barrier on track. On a street circuit. What could possibly go wrong.
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... left facing the wrong way, against a barrier on track.
Definitely Mael
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https://youtu.be/e835td9ybTM here he is again at the start of this one
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Did some laps on this track and all was fine, but if I entered the pits would get half way down
pit lane and game would crash back to CM. ?? anyone else?
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Did some laps on this track and all was fine, but if I entered the pits would get half way down
pit lane and game would crash back to CM. ?? anyone else?
I got it too. I think it's because you get a "wrong way" warning when you're driving in pits. I'll see if Seanus can take a look.
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Something wrong with that video, I believe a Mercedes was leading? Impossible.
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Track fixed, same link, but different layout 'Online'
Server updated and tested, track map works for me but don't auto regenerate your own as the AI line is wrong.
Transparent building fixed.
First out lap and laps via the pits do get timed but should be invalid so as to not affect Qualy. YMMV ?
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Track fixed, same link, but different layout 'Online'
Server updated and tested, track map works for me but don't auto regenerate your own as the AI line is wrong.
Transparent building fixed.
First out lap and laps via the pits do get timed but should be invalid so as to not affect Qualy. YMMV ?
Thanks Seanus, all good now. I haven't tried the timing yet, we'll see.
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This track is more fun than I thought it would be, for a concrete lined street circuit. The corners have a good flow to them. But there's going to be a high risk of hitting someone who's bounced off a concrete barrier.
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... left facing the wrong way, against a barrier on track.
Definitely Mael
Searching for the shortcut :)
I predict some serious pile-ups this week. In the best tradition of street circuits.
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Lots of concrete there, isn't it? Probably very difficult to overtake too.
I'm struggling with the Hungaroring...never raced there before ;)
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Not sure about tonight, back's playing up again, could be a no show. :'(
I'll drug the f*@k out of myself and see how we go.......
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Server's up.
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Been a busy last week haven't even managed to download the track and with 5 mins till qually I think I'm out tonight. Have fun. Mael will have to find someone else to crash into.
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Been a busy last week haven't even managed to download the track and with 5 mins till qually I think I'm out tonight. Have fun. Mael will have to find someone else to crash into.
Bummer...
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Results are up.
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Pretty cool track but really tough in the mid field. I had a shocking round, firstly thrown off by the dodgy qualifying round and then missing the start of the second race, it was good fun battling though. I was really cooking the rear tyres trying to make passes and when I had some clear track trying to get the fastest lap. R2 I was on a potential 28 but with the cooked tyres I started bouncing off the walls lol. Thanks for the restart and the fun battles, sorry if I was a bit forceful in some moves. Thanks guys.
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My first race was a shocker - I started off OK but then looped it exiting the hairpin, nose against the wall, had to reverse then spun again turning the car around. I spun a second time somewhere else, giving away an easy position, and hit too many walls.
In the second race, I dropped the rear ride height a bit and took it a bit easier, and had a much better result of 3rd.
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Based on the lap times in practice I didn't expect to be on pole twice...wonder what's going on there with Dietmar and Bueller.
As I've said, I got lost at the start...saw that gap on the right and braked early...until I figured I'm wrong there.
So I was on P3 watching Dietmar overtaking Mael at a spot where I would have thought, there's no way to make a pass there.
Cheers Mael for letting me pass there too...generous move. I would have loved to honour it by actually giving Dietmar a bit of a battle, but he's too fast for me. I managed keeping him in sight, but no way to even think about overtaking.
Had some great side-by-side action with Dietmar at the start of R2 and managed to stay in front, but, man, this guy was right behind me and soon passed me at the same spot where he passed Mael in R1...couldn't believe it...and he pretty much just drove away from me.
My left rear tyre was overheating all the time and towards the end of the races all of them were pretty much completely f'd...R2 was really bad...terrible last lap bouncing off the walls.
Well, I thought this would become a bit of a wrecking fest, but I was wrong...very tidy racing.
Cheers
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I only managed one race, but scored more points than the entire season so far......... :-\
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I enjoyed Helsinki more than I was expecting. I tend not to have the best luck at street circuits, especially ones as bumpy as this one, but the lower damage did allow me to channel my inner pinball as I was being tossed around the walls on R1. It got to the point where I had a cracked windshield for half the race and needed a GPS to help me locate the apex! All the while I could see Killa making up ground which gave me motivation to get on with the job. There wasn't much in it at the end.
R2 I just somehow found a rhythm that I wasn't expecting to. Something just clicked and I managed to nail my braking points, which was a stark change to Estoril where Bueller and Kills were beating me up big time. That gave me the confidence to make a move on Killa on the outside after I had a good run on him on that tricky left hander. After that it was relatively smooth sailing and I set a mid 28 which I was happy with, and it was relatively kind on tyres which helped.
Now there's a 3 way duel for the lead. Exciting stuff, it's been really nice racing with you all!
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Race 1 - beaten up mercilessly by Alfas.... drove the wheels off the thing to finish 6th. Great battle with DaveO.
Race 2 - beaten up mercilessly by Alfas.... had a track drama then a RL drama while running last so had to exit with a lap to go.
Change of approach required.
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Change of approach required.
Switch to an alfa?