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Simulation Racing Leagues => Assetto Corsa => Australian Assetto Corsa League, Tuesday nights => Topic started by: Wally on July 01, 2014, 11:25:35 PM
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Car Allocations
Ysu 48 GRA
Wally 46 GRA
Freezer 46 GRA
Rob 39 GRA
Rolz 38 GRA
Guybrush Threepwood 35 GRA
Crimespree 35 GRA
Darren Marsh 34 GRA
Vipergod 32 GRA
BJSRacer 30 GRA
GWyar 30 GRA
Bacchulum 26 DTM
Grubbet 24 DTM
Phil 23 DTM
Glen73 21 DTM
cramjet 21 DTM
Gratulin 17 DTM
Marty 12 DTM
Dave O 11 DTM
Dick Forrest 11 DTM
Jestronix 9 DTM
Imperious 5 DTM
Mopz 0 DTM
Simone 0 DTM
Flattop 0 DTM
Butters 0 GRA
rooshooter 0 DTM
SpeedFreak 0 DTM
Starting Grid
Ysu
Freezer
Wally
Rob
Rolz
Guybrush Threepwood
Darren Marsh
Vipergod
BJSRacer
GWyar
Bacchulum
Phil
cramjet
Glen73
GratulinGrubbet
Marty
Dave O
Dick Forrest
Jestronix
SpeedFreak Crimespree
Butters
Flattop
Mopz
Simone Imperious
Reserves
SlayerOne
rooshooter
* Because SpeedFreak has two no-shows without explanation, Imperious has been promoted to the main grid and SpeedFreak made a reserve.
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Good news for me, I was going to go reserve rather than have Imp drop out after having his AC appetite being whet.
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Looking forward to this track. Not that well practiced on it. Love that off camber right hander that I just keep drifting off the track. Every time! and the s's before the final hairpin. love it. After all, it's Mugello.
and big Grats to all of you who ended up in the DTMs. Lot of long straight bits in Mugello.
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Car Allocations
* Because SpeedFreak has two no-shows without explanation, Imperious has been promoted to the main grid and SpeedFreak made a reserve.
Yes I did ... http://www.xgn.com.au/index.php?topic=371.msg4219#msg4219
Bit had to post last night with no internet :( and still don't have any this morning so posting from work
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No worries Speedy. No internet is a good reason. I'll put you back on the grid for this race.
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Yes! Mugello is definitely my strongest track, it just seems to suit me. A bit of 'strategy' last night means I'm in the DTM so I'm aiming for top 5 next week!
Hey Dick if you aren't in a team maybe we can setup a West Aussie one? I'm definitely not in contention for the lead so don't mind helping out where I can, plus us westies got to stick together!
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Mugello is probably my favourite track in AC, although I'm not the quickest around it. Love the mix of undulating track, fast and medium speed sweeping corners.
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Yes! Mugello is definitely my strongest track, it just seems to suit me. A bit of 'strategy' last night means I'm in the DTM so I'm aiming for top 5 next week!
Hey Dick if you aren't in a team maybe we can setup a West Aussie one? I'm definitely not in contention for the lead so don't mind helping out where I can, plus us westies got to stick together!
Mate, you are in!
Go west Aussies!!! You do realize you will be carrying me all season? :D
I heard Wally saying something about West Aussie teams get double points as well. Which will be handy.
still open to team names. Buzzkill is my home-brewery name. But am open to anything.
Maybe "Dickjet Race Team"?
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Mugello is probably my favourite track in AC, although I'm not the quickest around it. Love the mix of undulating track, fast and medium speed sweeping corners.
I will require some serious training Guybrush! Hope to see you over the weekend. You too Marty and Phil!! :D
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Good news for me, I was going to go reserve rather than have Imp drop out after having his AC appetite being whet.
My appetite is whet. Happy to have you drop out for me! ;)
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really like Mugello... can't wait ;D
GRA here I come lol
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Team DickJet. Love it!
Mugello is one of my favourite tracks.
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Team DickJet. Love it!
Mugello is one of my favourite tracks.
CramDick might also work..
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Team DickJet. Love it!
Mugello is one of my favourite tracks.
CramDick might also work..
BAHAHAHA
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How about Dickram?
You guys can't go wrong in the naming department :D
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Haha, you can keep your home brew with "Kill" in the name!
But I am glad this is a family friendly forum with you 2 concocting your team name... :P
'craftier cod jerks' uses all but the 'm' and 't' from your names :)
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Stop making me laugh aloud in the tea room at work... I might have to explain to someone why!
CramDick for the win!
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Haha, you can keep your home brew with "Kill" in the name!
But I am glad this is a family friendly forum with you 2 concocting your team name... :P
'craftier cod jerks' uses all but the 'm' and 't' from your names :)
That reminds me of one of my sponsors..
Just
Engineering
Racing
Kits
But I don't know.. Needs work.
Stop making me laugh aloud in the tea room at work... I might have to explain to someone why!
CramDick for the win!
CramDick has got potential. Bird is right. We have names that just keep on giving.
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Hahaha...I'm liking CramDick Racing. It has a ring to it.
We'll need a team car skin! I'll be on for a few hours tomorrow evening and same on Friday... maybe we can sort out skins, TS whisper and have our inaugural team practice :D
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Hahaha...I'm liking CramDick Racing. It has a ring to it.
We'll need a team car skin! I'll be on for a few hours tomorrow evening and same on Friday... maybe we can sort out skins, TS whisper and have our inaugural team practice :D
already started on a skin for next season. If we are in the Tatuus that is.
(http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n497/mogwai101/f3a3be0a-c77d-430f-88ac-96880f02aaf3.jpg)
Of cause it's easy to add and remove sponsors.
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Hahaha...I'm liking CramDick Racing. It has a ring to it.
We'll need a team car skin! I'll be on for a few hours tomorrow evening and same on Friday... maybe we can sort out skins, TS whisper and have our inaugural team practice :D
already started on a skin for next season. If we are in the Tatuus that is.
(http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n497/mogwai101/f3a3be0a-c77d-430f-88ac-96880f02aaf3.jpg)
Of cause it's easy to add and remove sponsors.
what programs do you use to make the skins?
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what programs do you use to make the skins?
Hi Phil!
Mostly in photshop. The scollops (purple blue stripes) i did in illustrator as it was easier.
PS. If anyone is wondering, there are skins to edit in the Dev folder for each car.
and I used this link to get me started on skinning,
http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/a-guide-to-skin-modding-painting-the-bailey-way.3951/
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Wally, I dislocated my shoulder while mountain biking this morning. Luckily went back in easily but won't be able to race on Tuesday I'm afraid. Really disappointed - been looking forward to Mugello.
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Wally, I dislocated my shoulder while mountain biking this morning. Luckily went back in easily but won't be able to race on Tuesday I'm afraid. Really disappointed - been looking forward to Mugello.
Sounds really painful! I'll let a reserve know.
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Grubbet is in for Gratulin.
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Well I haven't practiced anywhere near as much as wanted. Think my PB is still 9 seconds off the WR.. so shut up! :P
so heads up Vipergod.. I'll be going very slow again! ;)
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Gents my apologies but I probably won't be able to make it tonight, so I'll rather pull out now. The whole family is sick...and I'm coming down, too :(
Bloody viruses...
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Gents my apologies but I probably won't be able to make it tonight, so I'll rather pull out now. The whole family is sick...and I'm coming down, too :(
Bloody viruses...
but Bird! I need to have someone to talk unnecessarily to during the race! We need back up if Marty lets us down with not enough mic noise!
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Gents my apologies but I probably won't be able to make it tonight, so I'll rather pull out now. The whole family is sick...and I'm coming down, too :(
Bloody viruses...
Bad luck Bird. I'll call up a reserve (might need the team points!)
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Think I'll be out too Wally.. Daughter sick as well. Could be right but rather give someone else a go if I'm not certain....
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Bird's leading the championship by just 3 points... but he's sick and a no show.
Darren's 3 points shy of the lead, but in a group A.
Glen's 7 points back, but in a DTM.
Will it be Darren or Glen to take out season 1,or will a dark horse from just a few points back steal the show?
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Don't think it will be me, I have struggled at this track even in a dtm. The harder I try the hotter my tires get the slower I go. Odds on for Darren for two strong drives and a championship win.
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I'd have to put a few internet dollars on the flying Marsh.. But there is Guybrush there too.
But of cause! The DTMs... It could go to anyone!
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It's going to be hard getting mixed in with DTM's around here so I predict Glen ftw. I gave up too many points with 2 shitty results last week.
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Just remember our arrangement Dick. The one that you DON'T take out has "Guybrush" written on the back wing. Make sure you scream "Allah!" over the mic into that first corner.
I haven't really practiced this track much lately, been too interested in the other mods and testing them out. If I can get into the 2.02's I'll be a happy chappy.
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Wally, I've just been asked to work tonight also so use my spot if u can... Sorry for the late notification
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Wally, I've just been asked to work tonight also so use my spot if u can... Sorry for the late notification
No worries Mopz, thanks.
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I think I have also contracted bird flu but will tough it out as I am in a DTM :) I hope I dont infect team speak with more then my usual bull shid.
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At this rate, I'm glad you can't catch anything over teamspeak!
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I'm right, I have anti-virus. :P
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Congratulations to the season 1 champion, Darren Marsh, and the team champions, Achilles Heels.
(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w549/WallyMasterson/SeasonStandings_zpsb2116644.png)
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Well done Darren, well deserved.
Good to see Achilles Heels taking out the constructors. That's the one that earns you the money isn't it Wally?
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Race Results (http://xgnassettocorsa.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/s2r1-formula-abarth-at-silverstone.html)
Season Standings (http://xgnassettocorsa.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/season-2-standings.html)
Season Statistics (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnDaDoQGyFTddEZVTzRoZ0ZOR3NtNnNjcl8xVGpPSUE&usp=sharing#gid=34)
Congratulations to Guybrush and Bacchulum on the race wins and me on the round win.
Round Points
Wally 44
Rob 42
Ysu 42
Marty 40
Bacchulum 39
Glen73 36
Crimespree 33
Freezer 31
Rolz 28
cramjet 27
Guybrush Threepwood 26
Dick Forrest 25
Vipergod 23
Dave O 21
BJSRacer 20
Gratulin 18
Imperious 17
Insomniac 16
Grubbet 14
GWyar 14
Phil 10
Team TKO takes the early team lead, with consistent results from me and Ysu.
Bad luck Guybrush on the disconnect while leading. It would have been a clean sweep for you otherwise and it would have been close between Team TKO and Achilles Heels.
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Congratulations Darren, well done and might I add, doing it the hard way in the GrpA all season.
Well done Guy and Marty on your team winning.
Thanks Wally for putting it all together and putting up with us inpatient kids,
Cheers
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Wd darren in the Grp A all season, thanks all was fun and thanks Guy for the constructors title as I barely scored a point in the group a ;)
Thanks wally for all the work you put in and I look forward to more seasons at XGN.
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Congrats all! Top night, top season... thanks to all ;D
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Yeah last night was fun, I practiced a lot during the week and I'm pleased to see it paid off.
I had a shocking start to both races, watching the grid overtake me while I figured out the clutch
Very sorry for the accident early up in race two, I knew someone had a highish ping with the car warping around the place and I thought it was safe to pass.
Race one for me was all about putting in consistent lap times while waiting for Marty to crash :P
It was my only real chance of catching him, no such luck but I was still happy to finish 2nd.
The second race I had a shocking start and but I managed to go from 2nd to 11th I think. After some focus I slowly got back into the race. Thanks Glen for the good battle at the end.
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Thanks to everyone for my 1st ever season! Had a great time and looked forward to every race. Had a lot of laughs and hope to have a hell of a lot more. thanks to everyone who has helped me!! you are all awesome! and I will still need your help next season!!
big man hugs to Wally for putting all this together seamlessly!
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Spectacular start to both last nights races with some biffo. Unfortunately I got tangled up in the first lap but it made things interesting as I had a couple of decent battles after that.
Second race I managed to avoid the accident at T1 but had to jam on the brakes to avoid the flying E30 with 3 meter long invisible suspension keeping it's wheels on the ground. I came up behind a group of cars and miss-judged how early one of them was going to brake and gave him a tap into T1. It was a red car which I thought was Rolz so I kept going after I saw him go past me, but watching my video it was someone else! So sorry for whoever that was (can't remember the name). The rest of that race was fairly standard afair, trying to catch Darren and another DTM.
I have videos of both races, so I'll do a quick edit and post them up in the next day or 2.
Thanks for a great season Wally. It's the first full season of sim racing I've ever done and it was great fun racing with you guys. Now I look forward to the next one and the casual fun races also.
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I've never been in a online league so I'd also like to thank Wally and everyone else for putting it together.
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Thanks for the racing guys, and thanks Wally for running it all 8)
I got lucky in both races last night, managing to miss the crashes at the start of both races while Guy and Glen appeared to get caught up in both. If I'd taken the short gear set I probably would have been in the middle of them as well.
Overall the series was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Some races were good fun, but others got too mixed up by the mix of cars which neutered the potential for close competition somewhat. Hopefully we'll be able to do weight penalties in future.
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Thanks for the racing guys, and thanks Wally for running it all 8)
I got lucky in both races last night, managing to miss the crashes at the start of both races while Guy and Glen appeared to get caught up in both. If I'd taken the short gear set I probably would have been in the middle of them as well.
Overall the series was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Some races were good fun, but others got too mixed up by the mix of cars which neutered the potential for close competition somewhat. Hopefully we'll be able to do weight penalties in future.
Yer my race one I was in 2nd place, punted off, got going, punted off, got going, all most hit ESC sulking in the sand trap but kept going and got to 10th, race two was a consistent race for me finishing in 2nd with a fast closing Phil.
Even if I held my race one position of second to the end you would have still got me on points so nothing lost really, maybe a few points for the team, Bj didn't help matters by running off to grab a beveridge in race two (lol) while on grid. So he didn't get any points for race 2 ;D
Pat was a top bloke and I would like to get my name on the cup one day. Thanks for continuing that on Wally, I was hoping you would ;)
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It's a shame the replays aren't longer, I'd like to see the start of R1 again.
I missed some carnage and was in an intense battle with Grubbet (who was warping a bit) and never saw Darren in my mirros (I hate the V.mirror >:().
While trying to pass there was contact with Darren spinning me 'round but I think I chopped in and closed the door.
Like I said, I didn't even know he was there. :-[
Got and awesome start in Race 2 from 6th.
I went to pass Glen on the right just as he went right, so I changed the plan to left.
Then I saw why he went right, to miss the slow starting Phil but I was commited to the left and there was just enough room, so I ended up 2nd by turn 1. ;D ;D
Couldn't keep Glen or Phil behind though but my grunt helped keep Darren at bay.
Congrats Darren for the trophy and cheers Wally for the work. ;)
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Id like to see Guybrush replays of both starts, was kind of surprised to get so far ahead into t1 both races. I think Phil must have been running much taller gearng as he qualied in p2 both raced but got bogged down both races letting me have t1 on my own. Im normally a poor starter so was a little surprised amd thanks for glen to give me the all clear in r1 even thogu I didnt respond as i had my mic off botg races.
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Id like to see Guybrush replays of both starts, was kind of surprised to get so far ahead into t1 both races. I think Phil must have been running much taller gearng as he qualied in p2 both raced but got bogged down both races letting me have t1 on my own. Im normally a poor starter so was a little surprised amd thanks for glen to give me the all clear in r1 even thogu I didnt respond as i had my mic off botg races.
speaking of starts.. What do you all do as the lights start flashing? Foot flat? 1/2 throttle? Just touching the red line? do you pump the gas up and down? I know Marty switches his mic to 'open' That's all I've learnt.
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Was happy with qualifying and dont know if anyone saw the replay of race one, but leaving softs on shot me off the line making up a number of positions to sit in 3rd, the wonders of softs soon wore off as the field passed by lap by lap.
Grubbets lag really hurt, i was held up because i just couldnt see where he was, one moment im just about to run up the back of him, next frame hes already around the corner. Are we able to pop a ping cap in for next season Wally? Auto retire for high pingers would be good, i know i dont want to be doing the same to others.
Race two, first corner chaos, i played it very safe sitting up the inside of the first corner, after the corner i was side punted off the track which i was already sitting on the side of to avoid chaos and spun back onto the track, it was a massive mess. I didnt bother running the rest of the race, my setup was a slightly modded stock config that wasnt doing the job. Game of Thrones somehow seemed better at this point.
Great season, no mic no voice, hopefully be alive and kicking next season, hopefully put some practice in before the event.
Thanks again Wally your a legend for all the work you put in and the fact we just rock up and race, i certainly dont take it for granted, so thank you once again.
Thanks all for a great season.
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Id like to see Guybrush replays of both starts, was kind of surprised to get so far ahead into t1 both races. I think Phil must have been running much taller gearng as he qualied in p2 both raced but got bogged down both races letting me have t1 on my own. Im normally a poor starter so was a little surprised amd thanks for glen to give me the all clear in r1 even thogu I didnt respond as i had my mic off botg races.
speaking of starts.. What do you all do as the lights start flashing? Foot flat? 1/2 throttle? Just touching the red line? do you pump the gas up and down? I know Marty switches his mic to 'open' That's all I've learnt.
All depends on the car you kind of need to do a couple practice starts. In the dtm I was abiut 3/4 throttle with clucth down then as lights go out I ease off the clutch keeping a little wheelspin then g4adually going up to full throttle assuming I havent bogged down or got too much wheel spin. Open mic always so you guys can here my shifts and get the shits.
In the group a I mostly had the tall gearing and so no matter what it would bog down and get a shocker every time. Its a bit of an art or ass to get good starts needing just the right amount of wheel spin as too much or not enough will give a poor launch.
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My start in race 2?
Full noise, dump the clutch, hang on. 8)
The gearing just happened to be right (for 1st) so just a tad of wheelspin (to heat the tyres, of course ;)).
In real life, I was bouncin' valves through the hood! :P :P
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My 2 races sucked nuff said
Congrats to Darren for winning the title
AND good to race so many guys, very fun
Once again Wally excellent job,, Big ThankYou
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Just treat it like a wet clutch on a motor bike :o
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Thanks for all the thanks guys. I enjoy doing it.
Race 1 was a blast at the start. There was some great pack racing going on, with a tight pack of 4 or 5 cars for ages. What a bummer that the replay doesn't cover that early excitement. I wonder if you could write a program which takes a copy of the cr file every 10 mins (assuming that the replay is playable at any time). Hmmmm...
I ended up behind GW for a while and nearly got caught out by his earlier braking about T4, avoiding the back of his car. After another lap or 2, I had to brake hard to avoid his car there and ended up spinning, and lost 3 places on the grass. Rolz had an off, I snuck past the inside of Butters at the fast right hand sequence, then GW had an off, so I climbed back a few places. That was an exciting race.
Race 2 we less eventful, a bit lonelier.
As to my race starts, in the group A anyway, I hold the revs about redline and then sort of feather the throttle as I dump the clutch, trying to stay on the edge of wheel spin. I normally get fairly good starts.
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Firstly congratulations to Darren on taking the "Pat Phillip's Cup" in the inaugural AC Season.
Thanks to Wally for running another fun, well produced and delivered season.
SOrry for my tardiness on my reply...
I had the speed in straight lines in the DTM! A great car and a not so great driver... hehehe, I think my expectations were too high, and I over drove all the time... but has some fun runs, (learnt not to use the look l/r :o it blows my mind!), but overall enjoying the company, the sim, what a package! Looking forward to next season.
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Thanks for a fun season Wally :D i was only on reserve but still got 3 full rounds in.
Race 1 went really well for me (at first) went from 9th to 3rd in a couple of corners lol. then slowly through out the race as my tires wore out and became useless i went back to 11th :(
I changed to hard tires for Race 2 but i suddenly had a super high ping and left the race.. I checked it before the race and it was just fine. i really don't know why it randomly spikes like that (over 1000!). Once i left the server and came back it went back to normal and i completed 10 laps.
Sorry if i wrecked anyone with my bad ping. Some of the problem is that i share internet with 3 other people :(. We will be getting the NBN soon (not really sure when. I can see the tower from my house) and that will hopefully fix my internet troubles.
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Here are the on-board videos (the boring parts cut) I recorded for both races. I was terrible in Race 1 as you'll see...
Mugello Race 1:
[youtube]h7zxVmEePfE[/youtube]
Mugello Race 2:
[youtube]YLS8dPKCydM[/youtube]
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Here are the on-board videos (the boring parts cut) I recorded for both races. I was terrible in Race 1 as you'll see...
Mugello Race 1:
[youtube]h7zxVmEePfE[/youtube]
Mugello Race 2:
[youtube]YLS8dPKCydM[/youtube]
awesome Guybrush! How did you manage to record the start? Was it just in the file?
I don't know if you had all the graphic prettiness turned up? looks like you have.. Cause you can go into the game settings and turn it all up and it will change in the replay. you can even change skins.
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Yeah, that's great to see the start of the race for a change. Much more action. Is that a shadowplay thing? I've never used that.
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we should put this on Twitch TV and make some money from it, as in the next live event we should broadcast.
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Now I'm even more stoked about my two 4ths.
I just found out I was only getting about 90% throttle. :o
I thought I'd stuffed my gear choice, as a couple of people flew past me at the end of the straight.
Now it's explained (and it's not my engineering ;), just my hardware :().
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Now I'm even more stoked about my two 4ths.
I just found out I was only getting about 90% throttle. :o
I thought I'd stuffed my gear choice, as a couple of people flew past me at the end of the straight.
Now it's explained (and it's not my engineering ;), just my hardware :().
What wingset did you run.
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1 rear 3 front (but that shouldn't make a difference).
But the acc. pot is definately faulty.
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1 rear 3 front (but that shouldn't make a difference).
But the acc. pot is definately faulty.
Well it could make a difference, but not what I saw on wednesday night, I ran 1 and 2.... Im going to run some runs in a straight line speed test drag strip in game just for the hell of it using no wings and full wings, shall depend on what the longest drag strip is.
What pedals you using? I had the same problem with my t500
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I used 3-1 wings for qualy but 3-2 for the race, the one thing with wings is not necessarily the lowest rear will give you the highest top speed as this may be limited by gearing and also the exit speed out of the last turn at mugello. If its too loose at the rear you may be a few kmh slower onto the straight which is more then you may make up with less drag. I was also geared hitting the rev limiter the last few meters before the t1 brake point and I actually think I may have been on the limiter longer with 2 rear wing but I didnt compare telemetry of both but may run a couple laps both ways on soft tyres to get a proper test.
I still found I was a few tenths quicker with 1 at the rear but was more consistant with a more planted rear end through the twistier sections. At Monza I also found less rear wing was loosing me quite a bit of mid corner speed so I used a bit more wing there but was quite off pace anyway in traffic most of the race then.
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I used 3-1 wings for qualy but 3-2 for the race, the one thing with wings is not necessarily the lowest rear will give you the highest top speed as this may be limited by gearing and also the exit speed out of the last turn at mugello. If its too loose at the rear you may be a few kmh slower onto the straight which is more then you may make up with less drag. I was also geared hitting the rev limiter the last few meters before the t1 brake point and I actually think I may have been on the limiter longer with 2 rear wing but I didnt compare telemetry of both but may run a couple laps both ways on soft tyres to get a proper test.
I still found I was a few tenths quicker with 1 at the rear but was more consistant with a more planted rear end through the twistier sections. At Monza I also found less rear wing was loosing me quite a bit of mid corner speed so I used a bit more wing there but was quite off pace anyway in traffic most of the race then.
Am I wrong in thinking the suspension differences between front and back also add to the drag effect? I'm not sure if it was placebo but I noticed lifting the suspension on the rear got my more stability through the twisty sections.
I'd need to check but from memory my suspension was 2-3 front and 5 at the back. My wings were 3-4 for the race :o
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I used 3-1 wings for qualy but 3-2 for the race, the one thing with wings is not necessarily the lowest rear will give you the highest top speed as this may be limited by gearing
I did repeat tests when we were at Monza and couldn't get any difference in speed across the start/finish regardless of wing!
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Thanks for the races.
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Am I wrong in thinking the suspension differences between front and back also add to the drag effect? I'm not sure if it was placebo but I noticed lifting the suspension on the rear got my more stability through the twisty sections.
I'd need to check but from memory my suspension was 2-3 front and 5 at the back. My wings were 3-4 for the race :o
Rake angle with basic ride height and also suspension stiffness should have an effect downforce and drag. If the cars rake angle is lower at the front to the rear then this will increase the wing angles and also the body itself will create some more downforce as more of it will be hitting the air. Also difference in stiffness from front to rear will effect how much the cars weight shifts under braking and acceleration effecting rake angle. A stiffer rear should keep the front down creating more df and drag on acceleration in a straight also making the weight shift forward a bit quicker under braking.
How much this effects each car may be quite different and also to what limit dynamic aero is applied in AC its hard to tell. Technically a car with more rear wing and a softer rear couod have less drag then a stiffer rear car same wing or even less rear wing. As you accelerate the rear will compress and also the rear df will push the rear down. Reducing the rake angle and also the wing angles if the rear ends up dropping more then the stiffer lower wing. Under braking the rear will still rise and so give more aero at the rear and so balance the grip more rearward still so more prone to understeer on entry.
I really havent checked too mich how this is all implemented in ac but if you enable dev apps and check the aero and suspension you should see if df and drag are changing at the same time as the rake angle is being effected under accleration and braking.
I also tried a few different wing angles in the Monza round and found it not effecting my top speed im the way I expected. But my speed in the parabolica was much quicker with more rear wing as it was quite loose with less there and the time lost on exit wasnt made up with less drag on the straight. Very similar to the last corner at Mugello with a similar result for me.
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It depends how soft your suspension and dampers are, but I normally find that raising the rear slightly will stop the rear end loosing traction mid turn and on exit. I guess this is because the weight of the car is more gradual in leaning on and off the tyre when there is more room/height to do so.
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Technically, a lower ride height should be beneficial mid-corner, by lowering the CoG and therefore lateral transfer.
But it is very much dependant on the ARB/spring/damper combo.
Likewise, if the car is loose in a med-high speed corner, stiffening the rear ARB can provide more grip by transfering more weight to the inside wheel, as opposed to the common conception of softer=more grip (this is generally true for low speed corners).
I prefer over-damped low speed settings and stiff ARB which allow for a slightly softer spring (for grip) without compromising platform stability.
Ride height for aero is predominantly governed by the floor configuration, ie. splitter size, flat floor, diffuser, etc. although there are effects from the upper-body.