Assetto Corsa - Time Trial

[SlipStream77]

ash73 said:

Ah I see you've all been testing the C9 already; I was driving at the ring it's a handful in the slow corners that's for sure, great fun

The number keys change the boost level, press '0' for 100%, it's a good way to practice throttle control!

[Asterix]

PH Name	RSR Name	Car	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
Asterix	FunBum (for now)	Williams FW31 Std	1:46.048	n/a	n/a	n/a
Slipstream77	5lider	Williams FW31 Std	1:47.001	31.961	45.835	29.205
RobM77	robmanser	Williams FW31 Std	1:47.646	31.180	46.373	29.093

No.12 on RSR - and there is still more to come. I completely wimped out on the last few corners because I didn't want to ruin the lap.

Replay rendering now - will upload later.

Edited by Asterix on Tuesday 19th May 17:58

[RobM77]

ash73 said:

Ferrari 312T is like a limpet; very flattering.

Isn't it lovely though? And a proper gearbox too That, the Lotus 49 and the McLaren F1 are my firm favourites. I really wish they'd produce more racing cars for AC; my favourite car in AC's predecessor, NetKar, was actually the FF1600 - so much fun, especially in the rain, which is another thing sorely missing from AC.

[Asterix]

I'm going to download the Suzuka mod.

If I come out on top with this, and the track is good, this is where we're going next.

[RobM77]

I've just finished work and shaved another couple of tenths off. My best combined is in the 46s, I just need to string it together, so hopefully I'll re-visit after work tomorrow!

PH Name	RSR Name	Car	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
Asterix	FunBum (for now)	Williams FW31 Std	1:46.048	n/a	n/a	n/a
Slipstream77	5lider	Williams FW31 Std	1:47.001	31.961	45.835	29.205
RobM77	robmanser	Williams FW31 Std	1:47.442	n/a	n/a	n/a

[Asterix]

http://youtu.be/65XJjfBsV3M

[Asterix]

Wheel clipping.

[Asterix]

ash73 said:

That thing's on rails.

Yes and no.

Trust me I'm working hard to stay just the right side of lots of slippage!

A good example is at 1:07 - I realise that I haven't quite turned in enough so I'm a little more brutal with the throttle to get the back to move and to turn faster. There's plenty of play in this car and it's still very easy to get caught out when 'on it'.

[RobM77]

ash73 said:

The Lotus 2-11 GT4 was a shocker, first time I've had to delve into the toolbox, but after a few tweaks to the front end it was fine. Good to see the setup is quite sensitive.

I must admit that I've not tried the 2-Eleven GT4. However, I do own a standard 2-Eleven so have compared that real life car with the Assetto Corsa version on many occasions and even on the same tracks. Performance wise, it's very close, the only difference being the aerodynamics - in real life the fact that it's an open car means it runs into an aerodynamic brick wall at speed, so you rocket up to about 125-130mph, but then struggle thereafter, like a Caterham, but AC doesn't account for this and you just continue accelerating as you would in an Exige or similar. The other thing is that the tyre model in AC doesn't model overheating tyres quite like real life - in the real car, even with very gentle driving (and I've been told I'm easy on tyres!), on a summer's day you've got about 15 minutes on track before the rear tyres start to squirm around. Plus of course, as with all cars in AC, you don't get fuel starvation at low fuel loads. I also have an inkling the way that Kunos measure the height of the CofG and the way it acts on the suspension is slightly off; with all modern Lotuses you get a building rear mass sensation when they're sliding which is very close in AC, but not quite there - the real cars are more sudden in starting to slide and harder to catch. Other than those two things though, the actual handling and performance is very similar indeed, although for the 2-Eleven I think Kunos have modelled the track only version for AC, whereas in the UK you could buy an SVA road version, which is what I've got, which has a smaller front splitter and a fixed rear wing (so I drop the rear wing in AC to mimick my road going version).

[FourWheelDrift]

Logitech G29 leak? - http://www.virtualr.net/logitech-g29-first-photo-l...

[RobM77]

ash73 said:

RobM77 said:

I do own a standard 2-Eleven so have compared that real life car with the Assetto Corsa version on many occasions and even on the same tracks.

Wicked car to own! Lotus 98T is my new favourite, nice and tricky with the turbo boost coming out of slow corners and a hoot to drive. Some fab cars in AC and it's very accessible.

What timing app are you guys using?

Thanks.

Timing app is here, along with the league tables generated from it: http://www.radiators-champ.com/RSRLiveTiming/

[RobM77]

PH Name	RSR Name	Car	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
Asterix	Asterix	Williams FW31 Std	1:46.598	n/a	n/a	n/a
RobM77	robmanser	Williams FW31 Std	1:46.928	n/a	n/a	n/a
Slipstream77	5lider	Williams FW31 Std	1:47.001	31.961	45.835	29.205

[SlipStream77]

Improved a bit more - that last chicane is tricky to get right!

PH Name	RSR Name	Car	Time	Sector 1	Sector 2	Sector 3
ash73	ash73	Williams FW31 Std	1:46.025	n/a	n/a	n/a
Asterix	Asterix	Williams FW31 Std	1:46.048	n/a	n/a	n/a
Slipstream77	5lider	Williams FW31 Std	1:46.154	n/a	n/a	n/a
RobM77	robmanser	Williams FW31 Std	1:46.928	n/a	n/a	n/a

[Asterix]

Seems this one has gone to Ash! Congrats mate - I didn't have time over the weekend to try and improve which was a bugger as I really wanted to break the 45 second barrier.

Your choice - car & track combo for this week.

[FourWheelDrift]

I've been racing Mount Panorama emulating the old Bathurst 1000 race from the 1990s.



Full grid of RS500s and BMW M3s

[Asterix]

ash73 said:

Ok this week's challenge:



After hearing about some stunning lap times set in the projectile, the Aussie's have challenged us to provide some hot laps at Mount Panorama in a classy British racer, the Lotus 49, as a support feature for their V8 supercars.

Bathurst track download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/2dhb6bowrsmuen4/...

Extract with RARZilla freeware (or similar) and put the track folder in:
Steam\SteamApps\common\assettocorsa\content\tracks

I've done a quick sighting lap and the world record is ours for the taking. Gentlemen, start your engines!

Should be rather interesting!

I will be crap at this

Just had a quick go - 14 seconds off but not bad on a track I've never driven on before! Didn't hit a single apex

Great fun - love the noise too!

Edited by Asterix on Monday 25th May 17:04

[Asterix]

Just over a second from Ash now.

Now it gets tough!

[FourWheelDrift]

Just had a quick go. Time to come I was 1.6s up on my last lap but over-cooked it at the tight left onto conrod straight and clattered the wall.

[RobM77]

My favourite car! I've got a super busy week though sadly of things to do before my holiday so probably won't find time to join in. A hint though: there's a lot of time to be gained by lowering and stiffening it - the default setup was for 1960s tracks and somewhere like Bathurst is very different.

[FourWheelDrift]

I'm using my Mugello setup with a gearing change.