The Assetto Corsa Weekly Challenge

[Rawwr]

scampbird said:

I gave up at 10,000 - cooked the tyres and started spinning off everywhere. That drift circuit is too tight/small for my limited ability.

I'm so, so happy right now.

[Rawwr]

ash73 said:

I think combos is the maximum in one drift, not the total.

Yeah, it is.

[scampbird]

Rawwr said:

scampbird said:

I gave up at 10,000 - cooked the tyres and started spinning off everywhere. That drift circuit is too tight/small for my limited ability.

I'm so, so happy right now.

You are an awful person.

[Rawwr]

I really need to get off my arse and do this. I'll have a go tomorrow night

[born2bslow]

Haven't got the faintest idea how to do this, I spent about 5 minutes on the drift track on the small loop getting the hang of it in 2nd gear, max score about 2,500 points. I don't get it, do i have to go faster?

[RobM77]

born2bslow said:

Haven't got the faintest idea how to do this, I spent about 5 minutes on the drift track on the small loop getting the hang of it in 2nd gear, max score about 2,500 points. I don't get it, do i have to go faster?

A few pointers:

• Spa
• Manual gear change and three pedals
• Ferrari 312
• Hot lapping

Sorted

[born2bslow]

Something weird going on, I have all the dlc but I don't have that car to select...might delete the game and reinstall it.

[FourWheelDrift]

born2bslow said:

Something weird going on, I have all the dlc but I don't have that car to select...might delete the game and reinstall it.

What happens when you do a car selection by tag and choose 'drift'?

[born2bslow]

Well that's not an obvious way to select a car, thanks Ash

[Rawwr]

Sorry, got called away to a little bit of a crisis this weekend and didn't get a chance to anything :|

[andycambo]

Nice work Ash! Seriously good score.

I didn't get any time to play last week, probably won't again this week either but would be good to get the next challenge going? Happy to pick a car / track combo if no one else wants to...

[andycambo]

Okay then. I've double checked what is available on consoles / isn't in the DLC and I've gone for:

Assetto Corsa Challenge #3

Car

Lotus Evora GTE

Track

Nurburgring GP

Setup Limitations

None

Cut off Date & Time

03/10/2016 @ 08:00

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I'm hoping the Evora's more balanced handling with help those using controllers get into this a little more. I've also given it an extra week since we are half way through the week.

I'll update this post properly once I am back home and have a few minutes spare.

Template for times:

Rank	PH Name	RSR Name	Car	Track	Settings	Time	S1	S2	S3	PC/PS4/XBONE
1	PH Name	RSR Name	Lotus Evora GTE	Nurburgring GP	ABS / TC	0:00:00	0:00:00	0:00:00	0:00:00	PC / PS4 / XBONE

Good luck!

Edited by andycambo on Friday 23 September 18:48

[andycambo]

Just put a few laps in to set a marker

Rank	PH Name	RSR Name	Car	Track	Settings	Time	S1	S2	S3	PC/PS4/XBONE
1	andycambo	Andrew Campbell	Lotus Evora GTE	Nurburgring GP	ABS	2:20.033	0:48.174	0:44.886	0:46.973	PC

[andycambo]

ash73 said:

I'm finding this combo quite tricky, I haven't used the same line twice through the final chicane and there are a couple downhill braking zones which are tough with no ABS. Tintops aren't my cup of tea but these challenges make me try new stuff which is fun; I didn't even know there was a drifting sub-game until last week.

It's much harder than what I thought it would be. Car seems to be inconsistent through the braking zone and it doesn't seem to like to downshift when I want. I think I need to trying tweaking the setup to get the tyres more evenly heated.

Starting to understand the car a little more now. Certainly smooth controls are what needed rather than the man-handling the Ferrari wanted in the first challenge. Slight improvement for my time for tonight.

Rank	PH Name	RSR Name	Car	Track	Settings	Time	S1	S2	S3	PC/PS4/XBONE
1	andycambo	Andrew Campbell	Lotus Evora GTE	Nurburgring GP	ABS	2:19.380	0:47.796	0:44.583	0:47.001	PC

[anonymous-user]

I'll give this a go, I haven't been posting my times because i've been quite far off the average times

[andycambo]

ash73 said:

And I'm going to dig up that blooming final chicane with a JCB.

nightmare isn't it?! I don't think I've discovered the answer but getting the front tyres straight as you hit it certainly helps with the stability.

Found this video on YouTube - it's not the same car but has similar braking points to the Lotus. They're definitely taking some different lines that what I am, especially in turn 3, so I'll have to try them out when I get some time tomorrow.

[GrumpyTwig]

The front end of the GTE seems to be none existent for me until it's had a couple of laps warmup, even then it seems remarkably lazy for such a car. I was way off in the 2:21s then I tried last night but I'll given it a better go while fully conscious I think

[GrumpyTwig]

Rank	PH Name	RSR Name	Car	Track	Settings	Time	S1	S2	S3	Platform
1	andycambo	Andrew Campbell	Lotus Evora GTE	Nurburgring GP	ABS	2:19.380	0:47.796	0:44.583	0:47.001	PC
2	ash73	ash73	Lotus Evora GTE	Nurburgring GP	All off	2:20.010	0:47.823	0:45.198	0:46.989	PC
3	GrumpyTwig	GrumpyTwig	Lotus Evora GTE	Nurburgring GP	ABS	2:20.918	-	-	-	PC

Tricky one, I'd be interested to know if those on a wheel struggle on turn in? I find a lot of the Lotus in AC feel very lazy but I'm not sure that's a byproduct of the compromises a controller presents or that's just how they are? I always feel like I want to pit on a touch more lock but can't.

[GrumpyTwig]

ash73 said:

GrumpyTwig said:

The front end of the GTE seems to be none existent for me until it's had a couple of laps warmup, even then it seems remarkably lazy for such a car.

There's not much you can do other than wait for the tyres. I tried reducing the grip at the rear to bring the front end round, but the 458 and Evora are both quite snappy which may be realistic for mid-engined cars I guess. Or you can reduce the wheel rotation a bit, doesn't improve the grip but makes it feel more responsive.

I think the Evora handles ok but I'm not feeling the weight transfer somehow, it feels quite flat. Could use some brake bias adjustment too.

I did manage to get around having to do a couple laps just to get the front warm by dropping the pressure. Made it rotate a bit more easily by taking off some of the toe and camber at the rear. Still didn't get me a great lap but it helped

[Chongwong]

I'll give this a go when I get home, have the game sitting in steam, I've only played it once XD