Assetto Corsa - Time Trial

Assetto Corsa - Time Trial

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Asterix

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Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Yup - I do that as well as a matter of course.

I guess it also doesn't help that I drive a Porsche as a daily as well - probably one of the last mainstream manufacturers whose brakes still need a hefty shove, as apposed to the usual over servoed rubbish on most other cars.

Trash - interestingly, having been frustrated with the brakes for ages, I ordered a spring last week. Should be with me soon - it'll be interesting to see if that improves things. I'll also move the brake spring to the clutch, and the clutch spring to the throttle.

Here's what I'm looking at - https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/the-must-ha...


Edited by Asterix on Tuesday 14th April 06:53

Asterix

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Tuesday 14th April 2015
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Formula Abarth, Imola
PH Name RSR Name Time Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3
Asterix Asterix 1:45.948 0:30.182 0:39.888 0:35.878

Asterix

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Wednesday 15th April 2015
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Just me and Trash then?

Asterix

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Thursday 16th April 2015
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This car may seem like a pussy cat because it initially appears to have lots of grip but you need to wring it to within an inch of its life! You have to be very aggressive yet balance on that knife edge of over-driving the car.

What's your thoughts Joe?

Asterix

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Thursday 16th April 2015
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Just had a few laps with my super expensive brake mod.

Stuffed the brake spring full of sponge from a dishwashing thingy.

Asterix

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Friday 17th April 2015
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I think I'm going to invest in some Clubsport pedals.

Braking is a huge Grrrr!

Asterix

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Friday 17th April 2015
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trashbat said:
Have the springs helped at all?
Hasn't arrived yet so I stuffed the existing brake spring with foam from a scotchbrite bad. It's a bodge but it's working OKish.

Better than before.

Asterix

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Friday 17th April 2015
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Actually, it's bloody good. Just set a pb at Spa in
the BMW. And then raced with the first five laps under 2:17.5 secs.

It's making me far more consistent.

Asterix

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Saturday 18th April 2015
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Update.

Formula Abarth, Imola
PH Name RSR Name Time Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3
Asterix Asterix 1:45.084 0:29.707 0:39.777 0:35.600
JoeMk1 JoeMk1 1:45.541 0:29.723 0:40.081 0:35.578
trashbat Rob P 1:47.772 0:30.598 0:40.443 0:36.731


Asterix

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Sunday 19th April 2015
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Hoorah! My Upgraded spring has just arrived - looking forward to having a go later when I'm home from work.

It's a shame I've pretty much got the braking sorted with my dishwashing sponge mod hehe

It would be hugely ironic if the sponge mod is better than the new spring...

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Sunday 19th April 2015
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Guess which was which...? hehe


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Sunday 19th April 2015
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It was just a spring upgrade.

http://www.gteye.com.au/

It's rather good, if you have a G25/G27.

I like it a lot.

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Monday 20th April 2015
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So unless there's any updates, looks like I pipped it!

If that's the case then I'm going to choose a slightly different format for this one as all the cars seem pretty much the same, time wise, but they all drive differently so there should be one that suits everyone.

GT3 Class at Silverstone, full track.

So you can choose any of the GT3 cars - BMW, Nissan, Mercedes or McLaren.

GT3 Class, Silverstone
PH Name RSR Name Car Time Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3
Asterix Asterix BMW Z4 GT3 0:00.000 0:00.000 0:00.000 0:00.000



Edited by Asterix on Monday 20th April 07:57

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Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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Update

GT3 Class, Silverstone
PH Name RSR Name Car Time Sector 1 Sector 2 Sector 3
Asterix Asterix BMW Z4 GT3 2:02.971 0:32.875 0:55.142 0:34.954



Weird one - my first and last sectors are only the odd tenth off the top guys yet I'm a full second off in the middle.

Need to get the right lines.

Asterix

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Friday 24th April 2015
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Is interest waning?

Rob, get it, night and day difference for very little outlay.

I've joined up with the Race Department guys. First club race tonight. Most of the field are top ten RSR guys, often holding the World Records! Talk about baptism fire!

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Saturday 25th April 2015
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SlipStream77 said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Same here, since this is a multi-GT3 car challenge I think it should stay open longer, give everyone the time to try all the GT3 cars.
+1
Sounds good to me.

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Sunday 26th April 2015
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The Z4 is all about getting the front end to bite. Once that's done it's actually solid and stable through the rest of the turn and easy to get the power down.

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Monday 27th April 2015
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BrownBottle said:
Certainly can't fault the commitment enjo! hehe

I've been thinking about upgrading to a G27 from my DFGT and knowing a few of you use them I wondered if you guys could help me with a couple of questions.

One of the main differences will be the ability to heel/toe which I haven't done before, looking at the the G27 I noticed the brake pedal is mounted closely to the clutch with a larger gap to the throttle, is this better or worse for heel/toe how do you guys find it to use?

On cars with no need for the clutch like the GT3's do you still brake with your right foot or your left? With the DFGT I use my left foot all the time and find it quite handy for occasions when I might want to apply a small amount of throttle to stabilise the car under braking.

Any input appreciated thanks smile
Excellent stuff enjo hehe

I don#t have a problem H&T but I find that I need to wear something on my feet as the throttle starts to rub after a while - I believe you can move the pedal faces across though if you want to.

Tbh, I don't bother with the clutch and gear lever any more - mainly because it's a pain to keep putting on and off. I just rev match now and use the pedals.

As such, always left brake. Much better control that way.

Asterix

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Tuesday 28th April 2015
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Miltec said:
Thinking of setting up a Race server for Assetto Corsa if anyone would be interested?
Yes but only if I can have God status to remove morons!

Asterix

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Tuesday 28th April 2015
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hehe Don't be a moron and you'll be fine wink

Seriously though, would it only be for passworded use or open to the public?