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Simulation Racing Leagues => Assetto Corsa => Mod Cars => Topic started by: Bruce on June 05, 2015, 02:02:39 PM

Title: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Bruce on June 05, 2015, 02:02:39 PM: Well according to VirtualiRacing (http://www.virtualr.net/mazda-miata-assetto-corsa-new-video-trailer)

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Team Pure has released a new video trailer their Mazda Miata for Assetto Corsa modding project that is now nearing its first release.

The video shows the 1995 Mazda Miata 1.8 in action on various tracks, also allowing us to listen in on the car’s sounds.

[youtube]1uNfP0s9a8o[/youtube]

Lets hope the stock 1.8 can match it with the GTA and Minis 1.3... and Away we go! (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Lnz_31guj8/UDI7BKjoApI/AAAAAAAATMo/Zdxd2CTbKDI/s320/gleason%2B1954.png)
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on June 05, 2015, 05:32:15 PM: If done right, this will be a great little car for some fun races. A bit like the M235i as far as close racing goes I reckon.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Gratulin on June 05, 2015, 06:29:46 PM: Mazda Cup?
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Bruce on June 06, 2015, 08:57:38 AM: Quote from: Gratulin on June 05, 2015, 06:29:46 PM
Mazda Cup?
Yep good idea, I am hoping we can get a couple of cars at this level /fun to have mixed races with some variety too.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on June 06, 2015, 09:24:15 AM: I'm not holding my breath for the physics though. The only decent physics for a mod(s) have been done by David Dominguez. All others have been rubbish IMO.

Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: ThyMelman on June 29, 2015, 09:49:53 PM: Would love a series for these, but like you said... physics will tell all.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on June 29, 2015, 10:48:06 PM: Actually not all others have been rubbish, that may have been an over reaction to the Formula Corsa cars. The Nissan BTC or whatever it was was pretty good
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Wally on June 30, 2015, 08:15:38 AM: The Nissan Primera, I guess you mean. Yes, that's a good car.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on July 01, 2015, 07:30:24 AM: Looks like this has been released. Don't forget to grab the sound fix.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: marty on July 01, 2015, 10:18:19 AM: So its been released and has a soundfix thats seperate? Does it not come with the download. I will put these up on a nords server tonight if anyone wants some sprint races in them. Was going to try a few cars but what better place to test a car.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: ThyMelman on July 01, 2015, 03:25:30 PM: Welp, what a mod :O I really enjoy it. Would love to race these in a series. Will be on the server tonight.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Joe on July 01, 2015, 03:57:41 PM: Where is the DL link?
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: marty on July 01, 2015, 05:04:08 PM: Quote from: Joe on July 01, 2015, 03:57:41 PM
Where is the DL link?
get mod here

http://www.virtualr.net/mazda-miata-assetto-corsa-1-0-released

Sound fix here
http://assettocorsamod.com/sound-fix-for-mods-after-1-1-5-update/

I gave it a bit of a run at Nords fun bet very slow car, still tricky to get a laptime out of it but should provide some good close side by side racing.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on July 01, 2015, 05:42:52 PM: It might be better on somewhere like Vallelunga-club or Silverstone-national (if that's the short one?).
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: marty on July 01, 2015, 06:05:57 PM: Quote from: Guybrush Threepwood on July 01, 2015, 05:42:52 PM
It might be better on somewhere like Vallelunga-club or Silverstone-national (if that's the short one?).

It might be but its going to be at nords tonight. Its an awesome track and great in any car we also never run it on league nites when it would be more fun to drive and race then mam was or many other tracks

Wtcc race there too now along with vln multiple times a year and the 24hr race each year. Nords is actually a better race track in slower cars as you can pass people in many more sections that are too sketchy at speed.

They can also be ran at other tracks on other nites and going by how they drive I think they could quite easily end up as a thursday nite league car. Its slow so you need to carry lots of speed but still tricky under braking and on downshifts so its not easy but doesnt do any weird stuff that I found yet.

Racing in slower cars also tends to bring better racing but I dont see why people only want to drive slow cars on small tracks and fast cars on big tracks. I like to race anything at all types of tracks and at least nords is a fun drive even if you dont have anyone close, but with larger fields starting further back can be a fun challenge to try and get through as many as possible.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Bacchulum on July 01, 2015, 06:11:47 PM: Quote from: marty on July 01, 2015, 10:18:19 AM
So its been released and has a soundfix thats seperate? Does it not come with the download. I will put these up on a nords server tonight if anyone wants some sprint races in them. Was going to try a few cars but what better place to test a car.
I always test a new car at Nords. ;D 8)
It has every type of track in one, ie. slow corners, fast corners, change of direction sections, straights, crests, hell, it even has a banked corner! ;D ;D
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on July 01, 2015, 06:29:34 PM: Nords is good, but there never seems to be any close racing there, well rarely anyway. Fun for hot-lapping though. It's a track I always think is OK-ish but once I start driving it's better, just a shame that not many people know the layout so there is a big discrepancy and lots of crashes between those that do and don't. I still wouldn't know it if it weren't for the league race we did.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Bacchulum on July 01, 2015, 06:38:32 PM: OT
I like the way my karma is my race number 8) , so please, no applauding or smiting please. >:(
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: marty on July 01, 2015, 06:50:37 PM: Quote from: Guybrush Threepwood on July 01, 2015, 06:29:34 PM
Nords is good, but there never seems to be any close racing there, well rarely anyway. Fun for hot-lapping though. It's a track I always think is OK-ish but once I start driving it's better, just a shame that not many people know the layout so there is a big discrepancy and lots of crashes between those that do and don't. I still wouldn't know it if it weren't for the league race we did.

Isnt that the same for you everywhere though, if your out front its just hotlapping a shorter track the only thing that makes a difference is you may lap someone sooner. Those closer to you pace wise wont be near or lapped same as they wont at nords. There are a few that know the track but then even shorter tracks many dont know them that well so it still seems much the same. The best thing about nords is you can always drive it a little better as it takes a long time to find the best way arpund each corner unlike some short track.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: gawaterman on July 01, 2015, 09:41:06 PM: Might be good for the Thursday night fun night, but maybe too similar to the Alfa
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Gratulin on July 01, 2015, 10:13:59 PM: Quote from: gawaterman on July 01, 2015, 09:41:06 PM
Might be good for the Thursday night fun night, but maybe too similar to the Alfa
That is not a problem!!!!
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on July 01, 2015, 10:24:40 PM: Yeah, we gots ta do a season with tthis mod.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: marty on July 01, 2015, 11:19:33 PM: Quote from: gawaterman on July 01, 2015, 09:41:06 PM
Might be good for the Thursday night fun night, but maybe too similar to the Alfa

Its 30 seconds slower then the Alfa around Nords. ;) Quite a different car to drive, not sure about no close racing but I ran a few races with Victor86 with a ping of 370 odd and we barely had a tenth between us most of the races. Damage doesnt seem to effect the car much it drives nice but having never driven one of these or anything similar probably closest would be a z4 power wise but thats front engine and when I jumped in one of those I was shocked it was so gutless. Actually that may be the car closest to this in AC but Z4 probably has more power still.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on July 02, 2015, 04:37:35 AM: It seems to handle really well. A tip though - make sure you change the tyres to the modern one's.

These things were great around Magione last night. Finally a car that suits that track! I think there were twelve of us and we were all within a couple of seconds, so it should hopefully be like the M235i and create some close racing.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Bruce on July 02, 2015, 11:19:01 AM: I did a couple of laps last night, I was a minute behind Marty's time!
Certainly good physics, to me, like the real road car.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: marty on July 02, 2015, 12:20:23 PM: Had a few on at Nords not many maxed at 7 with a few of us running with 3 or 4 seconds per lap. GB came and cut the grass for a while then left off to his prefered short courses. Here is one of the few good battles I had with Victor 86 both on the limit and put lap times where within a few tenths each lap and thats at Nords.

Also his ping is 370 so shows you can both race close at nords and with guys that have solid connections from europe.

[youtube]UudAu2c8nWI[/youtube]

Grip wise it feels it has a tpuch too much for a narrow modern street tyre. On the Nords server grip was at 96% +-1 and still even though going fairly slowly felt a bit grippy if compared to the ac street tyres.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Bruce on July 02, 2015, 01:20:43 PM: Marty, these little cars in real life do handle well and have gooooood grip on modern tyres, my wife has had two. They were giant killers, hers were a bit better than most, as it was a limited Australian special, "Clubman" with Bilstien suspension as one of the mods.
I found this like the early ones, although the sounds seem to be from the turbo version, and I do like the iduction noise...
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: marty on July 02, 2015, 02:38:25 PM: Not sure what giants they would kill but Id take my r33 over an mx5 any day if it was a race. I think the only real life car ive driven with similar power to this is a rental kart. Still a crappy kart can be fun just as these can but you wouldnt want to race against most cars that arent made by reliant. ;D
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: ThyMelman on July 02, 2015, 04:33:40 PM: So, where can I go to find server passwords without you guys having to PM me? Trying to join the Miata Nordy Server
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: Bruce on July 02, 2015, 04:48:41 PM: Quote from: ThyMelman on July 02, 2015, 04:33:40 PM
So, where can I go to find server passwords without you guys having to PM me? Trying to join the Miata Nordy Server
pm sent

the xgn passwords shouldn't change for a looong while.
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: ThyMelman on July 02, 2015, 04:49:29 PM: Yeah thats for the PM mate. Will be set now ;)
Title: Re: MX-5 Mazda on it's way for Assetto Corsa
Post by: marty on July 02, 2015, 06:03:48 PM: Quote from: ThyMelman on July 02, 2015, 04:33:40 PM
So, where can I go to find server passwords without you guys having to PM me? Trying to join the Miata Nordy Server

Thats one of my servers so I can pm you the pass and this is also the pass being used on the tuesday practice servers. Mostly so others can jump on already that have my pass and I dont want to share the xgn pass with anyone leave that to the guys here.