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Simulation Racing Leagues => Assetto Corsa => Mod Cars => Topic started by: rob on July 20, 2015, 03:00:04 PM

Title: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: rob on July 20, 2015, 03:00:04 PM: Just a heads up guys that the Caterham 7 Mod has been released.

http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/caterham-academy-link-in-first-post-r300-cup-and-r500-on-their-way.13639/

I know what you are going to say "not another underpowered little road car" and you are probably right. But it is great fun to drive and as far as I can tell with pretty accurate physics. 125bhp and 575Kg make for a nice little package, and don't believe what some people are saying about too much grip, they really do feel like that.

Anyhoo, it won't please everyone, but who cares, it pleases me. lol.

rob
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: Joe on July 20, 2015, 03:07:59 PM: Nice, looks like it could be fun. You own one Rob, or just driven them?
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: Wally on July 20, 2015, 03:41:58 PM: It will be fun to drive. No car in AC had too much grip ;)
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: Gratulin on July 20, 2015, 04:56:21 PM: I have put up a test server - "AUS XGN Caterham Academy"

Track is at http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/hermanos-rodriguez-mexico-1988.6056/ (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/hermanos-rodriguez-mexico-1988.6056/)

S3 Bucket Download (https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/flattops.bucket/AssettoCorsaTracks/Hermanos+Rodriguez+1988+v1.0+by+SBB.7z)
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: rob on July 20, 2015, 07:11:45 PM: @ Joe
I could never afford a real Caterham Joe, but when I gave up work to care for my wife I had the opportunity to buy a secondhand Westfield. It is the exact dimensions of the original Lotus Super Seven so as close as I'll ever get to owning my all time dream car. It was ten years old when I bought her with a 20 year old clapped out motor, it is now 20 years old with a 30 year old clapped out motor.

Its only had 2 owners and the guy I bought it off set it up and used it exclusively as a track day car, I guess that's why it handles so well.

@ Wally
Totally agree mate.

@Gratulin
Thanks Andrew, I will be giving it a run there later tonight.

Cheers guys
rob
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: marty on July 20, 2015, 09:36:42 PM: Nice I will give it a go, I actually ran the caterhams in pcars this afternoon after the latest patch. Was surprised they weren't total shit and felt ok. ;D
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: Phil.8 on July 20, 2015, 10:12:16 PM: hows the this mod feel compared to pcars, its lots of fun
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: Joe on July 20, 2015, 10:27:19 PM: So much grip, so much slidey slidey, so much fun, until you take it too far... ;D
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: marty on July 20, 2015, 10:29:08 PM: Fun little car, the washboard low poly bumps on that track in corners kind of turn me off but I will put these up on a server with an official track, got one at Imola atm to give it a run on a proper track. ;)
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: ThyMelman on July 29, 2015, 01:21:08 PM: Love this car. Bunch of fun.
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: Bruce on July 29, 2015, 02:28:34 PM: will have a go at this tonight...
A good match for which other car, Cobra?
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: Joe on July 29, 2015, 02:35:51 PM: Quote from: Flattop on July 29, 2015, 02:28:34 PM
will have a go at this tonight...
A good match for which other car, Cobra?

It's much slower than the Cobra, but loads of fun and tonnes of grip. It's probably more MX-5 speed, talking of which need to practice tonight for Thursdays race :)
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: rob on July 29, 2015, 04:13:48 PM: Its a great little car and should make for some close fun racing. Slower than the Cobra but faster than the MX5. With only front camber changes, setup should be a breeze too.
Title: Re: Caterham Academy has been released.
Post by: Bruce on July 29, 2015, 05:01:16 PM: thank for the reports, maybe able to get a caternam mx-5 and mini mix to create some handicap mixed racing.