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Title: Season Ideas
Post by: Phil.8 on February 05, 2016, 12:08:48 PM
If anyone would like to put a season together for Thursdays or Sunday just send me the details and it shall be done.

I am happy to come up with a season but I want everyone who races on Thursday to know they can make a season and I will make it happen.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Gratulin on February 05, 2016, 01:09:06 PM
These are worth a look. Setup may need looking at but it seemed unique enough, character-wise to be fun to drive. It should also produce some fun, close open-wheel racing without the challenge of the fast open-wheelers.

http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/metalex-mtx1-03-v0-9-8.30257/

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1627/24316889699_8c3e9b7e33_c.jpg)

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1637/24566795422_ec7beaacdd_c.jpg)
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: AJ on February 05, 2016, 06:27:34 PM
Those cars are pretty cool. Had a short run with them at a small LAN I was at last Saturday. Unfortunately the rest of the guys there are more into more modern cars, but I really enjoyed them.

The idea I had was maybe some kind of mixed classics series. For example, after some testing with the AI, the following cars seem to match up pretty well (they're all within just over a second around Barbagallo):

DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S '71 http://acmodhub.com/cars/detomaso-pantera-gt5-s/
Mazda RX-3 GT '72 http://assetto-db.com/car/mazda_rx3_wkmod
Nissan Fairlady Z 432 S1 '69 http://assetto-db.com/car/nissan_fairladyz_432_s1
BMW 2002 Turbo '73 http://assetto-db.com/car/bmw_2002t
Porsche 930 Turbo '78 http://assetto-db.com/car/porsche_930
Ford Mustang GT 390r '67 http://assetto-db.com/car/ford_mustang390
Pontiac Trans Am '69 http://assetto-db.com/car/pontiac_trans69
Dodge Demon 340 '71 http://assetto-db.com/car/dodge_demon340

Could have a limited amount of each available and have a random drawing of who gets what. Just a thought.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Bruce on February 06, 2016, 08:25:02 AM
wow, good work AJ.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Gratulin on February 06, 2016, 08:41:29 AM
Has anyone tested the physics in these cars? We've been disappointed before with models that do not have 'proper' physics implemented for AC.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on February 06, 2016, 08:44:27 AM
Maybe a testing night is in order.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Gratulin on February 06, 2016, 08:48:41 AM
Would be fun. Perhaps on a Kunos track?
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Phil.8 on February 06, 2016, 11:09:20 AM
I will organise a fun run practice night after the season,  in the meantime I will get all these cars on the server when I have time:) or if someone has them all downloaded already and could send me all in a package would be cool,   8)
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Guybrush Threepwood on February 06, 2016, 12:02:30 PM
After reading the thread about the open wheelers that Gratulin posted, they sound quite fun. I'd be keen to give them a shot.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: AJ on February 06, 2016, 01:11:58 PM
Has anyone tested the physics in these cars? We've been disappointed before with models that do not have 'proper' physics implemented for AC.

I've driven a couple of them but I'm not the best judge of these sorts of things to be honest. A testing night could be the way to go, then everybody can give them a drive and give their feedback and we can scrap the shit ones (or all of them if necessary).
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: AJ on February 06, 2016, 01:14:16 PM
I will organise a fun run practice night after the season,  in the meantime I will get all these cars on the server when I have time:) or if someone has them all downloaded already and could send me all in a package would be cool,   8)

Uploading a zip to dropbox now, will post the link once it's done.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: AJ on February 06, 2016, 01:46:36 PM
Have at it, gentlefolk

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7r5nmgfxghmgpy/Classics%20Pack.zip?dl=0

Note: the regular Fairlady Z in there as well, as it is required for the S1 version.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Gratulin on February 06, 2016, 02:38:56 PM

After reading the thread about the open wheelers that Gratulin posted, they sound quite fun. I'd be keen to give them a shot.
When you try them I'd be interested in what everyone thinks of the fronted turn-in. Seems to really turn-in suddenly. Is this realistic. It has a rear engine with a big wing at the front so maybe it is because there is no weight relative to frontend aero and mechanical grip that makes it do that?
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: Phil.8 on February 06, 2016, 04:10:01 PM
Have at it, gentlefolk

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7r5nmgfxghmgpy/Classics%20Pack.zip?dl=0

Note: the regular Fairlady Z in there as well, as it is required for the S1 version.

Thanks Very much :)
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: AJ on February 06, 2016, 04:46:55 PM
Unfortunately I think Gratulin's suspicions were well founded. I've just had a bit of a drive in each of the cars, and apart from the Nissan, Mazda and BMW, they all feel a bit...plastic and cookie cutter. The muscle cars have no front end feel at all and not much body roll, which just doesn't seem right, and it's almost impossible to get the back end out in the Porsche without resorting to kicking the clutch.
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: gawaterman on February 07, 2016, 07:00:17 PM
V8 Supercars ?
Title: Re: Season Ideas
Post by: humper on February 07, 2016, 08:58:59 PM
Has anyone had a go of the 1987 ford sierra cosworth rs500 1.20 ?
How could you not want drive one of those bad boys ?
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