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« on: May 20, 2017, 03:18:52 PM »
Yep we'll do a fun run prior to the WEC season. There might be some restrictor testing for you to do prior to then, Marty 
I dont know if there is much need to change the LMP1 cars, possibly the Porsche 919 will be quicker but how you drive the cars and use the kers can be 2 or 3 seconds per lap and having a run with Cherno in the toyota me in the Audi was quite close at Highlands circuit. I will keep up a WEC server with the older 919 and the other GT2 and GTE cars with possibly some restrictor usage needed for the newer cars to the older ones mostly as 2017 gte is a bit quicker then the old m3 gt2 and people hated the ballast in that last time.
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« on: May 20, 2017, 12:36:59 PM »
The thing that impressed me most is how they hold lines and defend leaving racing room but not conceding the corner making you complete the move in attack or defence. In multiclass they are able to cleanly and efficiently get through the field in a way not many seem to be able to do in mp. I think the video can show how to let cars past in multiclass or under blue flags where some here could learn something.  will our wec season be at this same level? If nothing else it should teach people better to race in traffic and forcing a multiclass race at a short track with lots of traffic should show where the league is at. The only way it will improve is by getting stuck in the situation, its why I liked the reverse grid series and I think that improved the general awareness of many here with some good driving by most. Could we do a fun run in multiclass with the faster cars at the back, will a race here like that be better then the AI races in such a format?
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« on: May 20, 2017, 11:23:00 AM »
Yeah the AI has improved by leaps and bounds.
Supposedly they are not very good in slow cars but do quite well in the faster ones, kind of opposite to MP mostly. Latest patch also shows a wind relative to car icon in realtime app, shame this is the only app that shows this as ptracker does most things I need. It doesn't show track grip level and now also wind direction meaning you kind od need to have this app up for side info not its main purpose. I have tested the limits of the AWS server and have currently 8 servers with stracker and MR running but as its been mostly a ghost town in mp anyway I don't think they will ever get overloaded. By the popularity of the pub servers I dont think I will bother running them again once the current year is over, raising the MR limits gets more in then those in complain about crappy driving. Keeping it AB most just don't join because its empty so it really seems pub servers are a waste of time in AC now no matter what you do.
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« on: May 20, 2017, 10:38:57 AM »
I tested the AI and wow I am amazed, good pace in them now and multiclass they are better then we are likely to get here.  Here is a 5 lap race onboard and with static cams. [youtube]Q8wVhyOeefk[/youtube] [youtube]0CP68nw8q-w[/youtube] They can actually be used for good race practice now, even the 98t at silverstone 67 they give a proper challenge as long as you dont use high boost which I dont think they use.
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« on: May 19, 2017, 09:02:29 AM »
I did update servers with new build, added some wind and 10x time progression to the practice server. I havent actually tested it but wind has a max speed of 40kmh with setting for min/max speed, direction and variation in direction. I wonder if anyone will notice a differemce.
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« on: May 18, 2017, 11:50:31 AM »
Wish they would release Laguna Seca allready seems like they have been working on it for a long time.
Supposedly had an issue with the license and work hasnt actually started on it.
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« on: May 18, 2017, 10:04:53 AM »
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* Toyota Celica ST185 Turbo
* Toyota TS040 Hybrid
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Audi R18 e-tron quattro
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When the speed exceeds 120 km/h, the energy is called up from the storage system again. Converted back into alternating current by the power electronics, it then supplies the MGU’s two electric motors. These jointly feed more than 160 kW to the front wheels via single-stage planetary gears; the central control unit keeps the revs and torque in line with the conditions prevailing at the rear wheels. The racing car temporarily becomes a quattro with four driven wheels.
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Audi TT Cup 2016
For the Audi Sport TT Cup, the German manufacturer has developed a visually as well as technologically attractive sports car for racing, the Audi TT cup.
The body shell of the Audi TT racing version consists of aluminum and carbon fiber. This ensures that the Audi TT cup that tips the scales at 1,125 kilograms is a lightweight and extremely agile car.
The Audi TT cup car uses the 2.0 TFSI from the Audi TTS. The four-cylinder engine delivers 228kW (310hp) in the production model and accelerates the TTS from 0 to 100km/h in 4.7 seconds. By means of a so-called Push-to-pass function, the drivers can briefly boost the engine's output by 22kW (30hp) for overtaking maneuvers by pushing a button on the steering wheel. A blue lamp in the windshield indicates the boost activation. LEDs in the rear side windows show how many times the driver can still use the additional power. The number of available boosts is defined by the regulations.
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Audi TT RS (VLN)
Audi TT RS (VLN) has been developed in order to respond to the high demand by customers wishing to use the TT and other vehicles of the brand in motorsport.
It's based on a five-cylinder TFSI engine and features racing-specific new developments in the areas of the body, suspension and aerodynamics.
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Lotus 3-Eleven
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Two variations of the Lotus 3-Eleven are available: Road and Race; both delivering an impressive combination of high performance, agility and precision. Based on the Road version, the Race includes a much more aggressive aero kit, a sequential gearbox and an FIA approved driver’s seat with a six-point harness.
Assetto Corsa simulates the Race version. With a dry weight of below 900kg (Race version), the 3-Eleven offers an enviable power to weight ratio, in excess of 500hp per tonne, and is capable of sprinting from 0-60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds before reaching a maximum speed of 290km/h for the Race version and 280 km/h for the Road version.
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Maserati MC12 GT1
The Maserati MC12 entered production in 2004 as base for the racing variant to compete in the GT Championship. In fact, one requirement for participation in the GT Championship was the production of at least 25 road cars; so 25 cars were produced in 2004 and another 25 in 2005.
The car was based on the Enzo Ferrari chassis and gearbox, mounting a variant of the Ferrari Dino V12 engine.
The racing results of the racing version were magnificent. The Maserati MC12 GT1 team managed to end second and third in the debut race, winning the next round's race. The second year Maserati won the Manufacturers' Cup with a great point gap, and continued to compete at great level during the next years. It participated in 94 races, winning 40 of them.
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McLaren 570S
Like every McLaren, the performance of the 570S Coupé is breathtaking. It combines, as its name suggests, a power output of 562bhp with lightweight construction to give a class leading power-to-weight ratio of 434PS per ton. The 570S accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 3.2 seconds, while 200km/h is reached in just 9.5 seconds with the pace not letting up till the car reaches a top speed of 328km/h.
The McLaren design team has created a shape of beauty highlighted by details such as the rear flying buttresses that increase downforce as well as adding grace, and complex door tendons that direct additional air to cool the mid-mounted V8 engine.
The Sports Series features an evolution of the 3.8-litre V8 twin turbo engine, named M838TE, with 30 percent of components bespoke to the new model. Engineered by McLaren, it produces 562bhp at 7,400 rpm, and 600Nm of torque at 5,000-6,500 rpm. Power is delivered through a seven-speed SSG transmission, and transferred to the road through the rear wheels. This power is brought under control with standard-fit carbon ceramic brakes.
The unique carbon fiber MonoCell II chassis has been newly designed with more of a focus on day-to-day usability, offering improved ingress and egress from the cabin. It is incredibly strong and stiff yet weighs less than 80kg, offering optimum levels of protection. This lightweight structure, and the use of aluminum body panels, contributes to a dry weight of as low as 1,313kg, almost 150kg lighter than its closest competitor.
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McLaren P1 GTR
Based on the McLaren P1™ road car, the track-focused McLaren P1™ GTR design concept further optimizes the aerodynamically efficient \"shrink-wrapped\" body shape in order to offer maximum performance, superior handling characteristics and optimized driver engagement on track. A host of changes have been made, and the car has been thoroughly re-engineered from the ground up to ensure the McLaren P1™ GTR achieves its target of being the ultimate drivers' car on track.
The front track of the McLaren P1™ GTR design concept has been widened by 80mm over the McLaren P1™, and is coupled with a more aggressive GT-style front splitter. Reprofiled low-temperature radiator ducts seamlessly flow into the leading edge of the aggressively flared front wheel arches, while the bodywork is \"shrink-wrapped\" around the carbon fiber MonoCage chassis behind the front wheels, cleaning the flow of air along the car's flanks.
The profile of the McLaren P1™ GTR design concept remains as dramatic as ever, hunkered down on to the race-prepared suspension with a fixed ride height, lower than the standard car. The snorkel air intake, inspired by the design of the original McLaren F1, is still present within the roof structure of the carbon fiber MonoCage chassis.
At the rear, a large, twin-element wing is mounted on dramatic carbon fiber pylons which extend around the rear of the bodywork. This fixed-height wing is fitted with a hydraulically operated Drag Reduction System (DRS) to boost acceleration performance, and has been honed to provide increased levels of downforce compared to the road car, working with the active aerodynamic flaps located ahead of the front wheels.
The road legal McLaren P1™ stows the rear wing within the bodywork, but with the fixed height wing, and therefore no pistons or moving mechanical parts, the bodywork of the McLaren P1™ GTR design concept behind the engine bay is now a smooth, flowing surface, feeding clean air below the wing and over the back of the car.
Below the rear wing sits the exposed, centrally mounted exhaust, which is an all new design, developed exclusively for the McLaren P1™ GTR. Made from inconel and titanium alloy, the system maximises the aural characteristic of the higher output 3.8-litre twin turbo V8 engine to maintain, and further emphasise, the McLaren sound. The design of the exhaust has also changed, with a straight cut twin-pipe setup now used in place of the single-exit exhaust.
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Toyota Celica ST185 Turbo
The Toyota Celica ST185 is Toyota's most successful rally car, as it won the WRC Driver's Championship in 1992, and the WRC Manufacturer's and Driver's Championships in 1993 and 1994.
In order to meet the Group A competition's homologation requirements, 5,000 GT-Four RC production versions of the Celica were manufactured, starting from September 1989.
This car made its debut on the Monte Carlo Rally, the opening round of the 1992 World Rally Championship series, but it was not successful until half of the season.
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Toyota TS040 Hybrid
Thanks to the 480hp exerted by electric motors on the four-wheel drive, in addition to the 520hp produced by its 3.7-liter petrol engine, the TS040 HYBRID expresses a maximum power of 1.000hp and represents the ultimate expression of Hybrid technology applied to the world racing.
The transition to a hybrid four-wheel drive Toyota sees the return to a philosophy that since 2007 has been part of the development of hybrid technology applied to racing, when the Supra HV-R-wheel drive was the first hybrid to win a competition endurance, the 24 Hours of Tokachi.
The new unit TOYOTA HYBRID Racing has been specifically developed according to the new technical regulations specified by the WEC, particularly frugal. It requires a 25% reduction in fuel consumption compared to 2013, with savings achieved through interventions on the engine, aerodynamic efficiency and driving dynamics.
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« on: May 17, 2017, 10:38:45 PM »
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« on: May 17, 2017, 10:37:18 PM »
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« on: May 17, 2017, 07:57:46 PM »
Yeah, I deliberately chose an "easy" track so we can race without too many incidents, hopefully. After the 25 and 49, this car feels like a doddle. Racing close will be a whole different ballgame though.
Lotus 98T like a doddle I dont know exactly what that is but driving it isnt exactly the easiest thing and is quite a challenge, at least its not as technical as the sf15t with all its electronics but an amazing drive with the h-shifter. It has aero but not like you would really want too much at old silverstone it can still take a few corners easy flat with very little aero. The slow corners you just need to keep it under control on entry to maximize exits, racing close probably isn't easier then the others but at that track I don't think it helped the situation. All 3 cars are very different and tricky in their own ways, the other 2 having no aero you don't have the option of adding aero to make the drive a bit easier like in the 98t, but it has lots of power at full boost even 70% so right foot needs to be pretty good at traction control.
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« on: May 17, 2017, 06:55:50 PM »
This is probably the simplest track for this car, but its rather quick I think my best lap has an average speed of 260kmh, its a good idea to map boost up and down to the wheel. At 70% it should be able to do a full race distance but can only do maybe 2 laps on 100% so use this more for a qualy lap or to make a pass in a race then play with boost but keeping an eye on the engine damage to avoid blowing it up.
Staying on track here is crucial so no need to try and push the track limits too much, getting a wheel in the dirt once will cost much more then leaving a bit of margin all the way around each lap.
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« on: May 15, 2017, 11:30:21 PM »
don't feed the troll
Only time you jump in to threads is is to make posts like this. call me a troll then make useless posts doing nothing but to attack me by using silly names. Internet troll
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In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory,[1] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal, on-topic discussion,[3] often for the troll's amusement. Reading this definition I would say the post of Phils fits it perfectly by adding nothing but calling me a troll, in order to get a reaction of which this reply post is.
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« on: May 15, 2017, 10:10:24 PM »
At least now I am glad that such a crappy track was used for this weeks fun run, it has made plenty change their mind on the cars that were equal tops last week. If there is a fun run in the 98t on another crappy track maybe we can bring the Prada back for a second OW season.
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« on: May 15, 2017, 12:17:50 PM »
I think more non season events would be good, but advertising would be needed to get in more numbers. But a season of lmp1 and gt3 would be good.. on medium to large tracks.. maybe do a class swap each race..
how fast is GTE compared to GT4?
I think with multiclass for one off events best to let people choose the class they want to race, no need to force people to choose a car they arent comfortable with. Numbers wise not much you can do, some simply arent into endurance races and just like in a regular season if 30 enter your lucky to get 24 start a race due to people unable to make it for whatever reason. This is why I find it funny one of the most asked for additions is driver swaps. Using the last race as an example with 17 starters in a car swap race that would have been 8 cars on track. I would rather do a solo stint with twice as many cars instead of running half a race with half a field. But if it meant that we could run a 2 hour race with optional swaps, some could run as a team and others could do the full race we may get more in otherwise not wanting to run the 2 hours so increase the field this way. GT4 vs GTE is considerably slower as gt4 is more production car based with much less aero probably about 10 seconds per lap around an f1 circuit like Barcelona. The LMP1 cars would be about 10-15 seconds faster then gte there too so its 3 classes with similar gaps.
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« on: May 13, 2017, 08:44:43 PM »
I know they're from different years to the 919, but I really hope the R18 and TS040 are comparable to be able to be raced together. Just in time for 24 Hours of Le Mans too...
R18 and TS040 will be from either 2014 or 2015 seasons and the 919 we have are 2015 and 2016 so lets hope the other 2 are both 2015. However I ran the 919's at Nords and there was no much between the 2015 and 2016 cars there so looks like we should have a nice grid for the WEC season kicked off with a possible Enduro at Spa.
I was fairly certain I saw that the R18 and TS040 for AC were 2014 season versions, but I could be wrong. Either way, like you say, they may very well be close enough that it doesn't matter.
Both those cars had some evolution into the 2015 season but I don't know how much it will effect actual performance. The 2015 Toyota TS040 Hybrid is closely based on last year's winning version, but has been updated to comply with the latest tweaks to the regulations. A new crash structure meant redesigning the front end, the aerodynamics package has been thoroughly revised, the suspension reconfigured and extra weight has been cut. All told, Toyota says it redesigned 80 percent of the parts on board.
2015-spec R18 e-tron quattro[edit]
In comparison to the 2014 car the 2015 R18 e-tron quattro's aerodynamics have been significantly improved and the turbocharged 4.0L V6 diesel engine now produces more power while using less fuel. The flywheel accumulator system's capacity has been increased from 500KJ to 700KJ as the 2015 Audi's energy output per round has been increased from 2MJ to 4MJ. Changes also include a significant increase of the hybrid system's power output.
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