Assetto Corsa - Time Trial

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Last day for submissions.

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PH Name	RSR Name	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
Asterix	James Hartnell	1:44.380	25.428	31.800	47.152
Altrezia	Alex Ball	1:44.464	25.512	32.012	46.940
andycambo	Andy Campbell	1:44.556	25.552	31.720	47.284
Slipstream77	5lider	1:44.984	25.648	32.016	47.320
RobM77	Rob Manser	1:45.176	25.732	32.360	47.084
FourWheelDrift	FourWheelDrift	1:45.312	25.612	31.976	47.724
Robgt81	Rob Munro	1:46.592	25.836	33.024	47.732
JulianCRX	Skeksis	1:48.276	26.604	33.316	48.356
Andrewrob	Andrew Robinson	1:48.748	26.340	33.388	49.020

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FourWheelDrift said:

I've not done any laps since Weds but I'm free this afternoon, is the cut off midnight?

Yup - Midnight GMT.

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Well, I think that's me done for this challenge. I've had a few glasses of wine now and my chances of bettering 1:44.380 is diminishing with every sup.

Good luck all!

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Andy - that is a cool last sector.

All I can add is we're going to have some awesome racing down the line.

Edited by Asterix on Sunday 12th January 16:59

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Excellent stuff Andy.

Looking forward to the next track/car combo.

Also, as said, I think we're going to have some very close racing down the line between us.

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Absolutely nailed the last sector.

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PH Name	RSR Name	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2
Altrezia	Alex Ball	1:22.928	46.568	36.360
Asterix	James Hartnell	1:23.100	46.532	36.568
RobM77	Rob Manser	1:23.256	46.808	36.448
Aphex	Rick Overton	1:26.872	48.648	38.224
Jezz172	Jeremydowns	1:27.264	48.920	38.344

Interesting car - really needs to be balanced through every stage of the corner.

I've done a fair few laps now, some completed and it's actually quite fun. The quickness does come from being very clean but you can have some heroic drifting. The tyres have a very small window of being perfect and it really hates too much sliding about.

That double apex corner towards the end is a bh!

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Update - Need to have more time, less wine!

Altrezia	Alex Ball	1:22.928	46.568	36.360
Asterix	James Hartnell	1:22.948	46.628	36.320
RobM77	Rob Manser	1:23.256	46.808	36.448
Aphex	Rick Overton	1:26.872	48.648	38.224
Jezz172	Jeremydowns	1:27.264	48.920	38.344

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I tell you one thing, I always thought something like an Exige was meant to be a scalpel in a world of spoons but if they drive like that in real life then I'd never want one - I drive a Cayman S with a pointy aggressive geo set up (compared to stock), having done thousands of kilometers on track and if it behaved as poorly as this Lotus seems to, I would have sold it immediately.

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Altrezia said:

I don't think it's that bad. It's not as sharp as what I'd imagine it to be like - but we've all just been driving the FXX thing about for a week. Go to the M3 and then back to the Exige and I think you'll see it's fairly good.

Only problem I can find so far (apart from the odd weight transfer) is that once it's lost a bit of grip in a corner, the next two seem to be slid-around rather than driven around, a bit like Forza Motorsport. It's hard to pull it back on-line.

Still fun, though.

Fair point about the FXX comparison but it seems to have a tiny window of 'balance' otherwise it's as you say - get it even a wee bit out of shape there's very little you can do to smooth out the next set of corners.

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I'll hopefully get a few hours later to try and get on top of the car.

Has anyone had any luck in dialing out the 'oddness'?

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Had a quick 15mins before bed last night. Interesting track to set the car up for - very fast sections with a number of twisty bits.

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Formula Abarth - Vallelunga

PH Name	AC Name	Total time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
RobM77	Rob Manser	1:33.499	0:32.998	0:34.203	0:26.298
andycambo	Andy Campbell	1:33.655	0:32.871	0:34.587	0:26.197
Altrezia	Alex Ball	1:33.843	0:32.729	0:34.587	0:26.527
Asterix	James Hartnell	1:34.193	0:32.715	0:34.859	0:26.619
RobGT81	Rob Munro	1:34.406	0:33.003	0:34.827	0:26.576
FourWheelDrift	FourWheelDrift	1:34.466	0:32.877	0:35.210	0:26.379
TheGroover	TheGroover	1:37.959	0:33.261	0:36.779	0:27.919

Hopefully will get in a few more laps this evening.

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Nice one Andy - your choice.

Out of curiosity - what aero settings were people using?

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andycambo said:

The F40 on Street90's tyres at Imola

Jesus titty fking christ!

These tyres only do one of three things at any given time - go in a straight line badly, brake badly or turn badly.

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I've tried everything to no avail.

I look at the brake pedal and it locks up. I think about braking and it locks up before I've even touched the pedal! I've tried different gamma settings, different deadzones etc... nothing helps - that's why I've given up on most of the challenges - it's undrivable for me.

The web doesn't help. Just says adjust the gamma and deadzones.

Guess I'll have to wait until I can invest in a new pedal set, if I'm still interested.

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New G27 set up.

I'll try the calibration brake pump and see if that helps.

I'll hopefully have a chance to have another wee go tonight but I'm traveling for a week, flying late this evening.

Anyway - I still managed to put a lap together last night which was basically braking a mile before each corner.

Lotus 49 - Mugello

PH Name	AC Name	Total time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
RobM77	Rob Manser	1:56.574	0:28.366	0:36.224	0:51.984
Asterix	James Hartnell	1:59.468	0:29.046	0:37.131	0:53.291
Andrewrob	Andrew Robinson	2:00.859	0:29.633	0:37.733	0:53.493

There's tons of time there if I can become confident with the braking.

I love the car - it might be slidey but it's beautifully balanced.

Edited by Asterix on Thursday 6th February 06:31

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I'm gutted that I can't compete more on this track, however, I'm at the airport on my way for a week's skiing in Austria.

Hmmmmmm....