The Assetto Corsa Weekly Challenge

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Just a quick reminder that unvalidated times will not be counted when it comes to awarding championship points (that's a new thing I've just thought of because I'm interesting and dynamic) on Sunday.

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First event done. Stay tuned for the next one at 8pm

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Week #2

Type: Drift
Car: Any drift car
Track: Drift

Using the drift version of any car in the game, get the highest score on the Drift circuit. Simple.

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People not as keen on drifting, I guess.

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lewisco said:

I couldn't get above 300 points. Not a big fan.

Which car were you using? The E30 M3 Drift is pretty good for learning it.

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The Ruf won't count as it's not a drift version of a car

I think the choice is:

BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution Drift
BMW M3 E92 Drift
BMW Z4 E89 35is Drift
Toyota Supra MkIV Drift
Toyota AE86 Drift

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Jon_Bmw said:

I didn't realise there was specific drift cars, whoops!

Hopefully it is easier in one of them.

Rawwr - put a marker down then for us to aim for as this is obviously your speciality.

You'll be wanting to aim for six figures...

I did a quick run last night and the first drift before I broke the combo chain (with an annoyingly silly mistake) lasted for 15 minutes, scored >70k and 100 combos.

I'm reasonably confident about this week

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I haven't managed to find a definitive explanation of the calculation of drifting points but it appears to be a combination of angle, wheel speed and absolute speed.

The more combos you can achieve (altering the direction of drift), the higher your multiplier on score.

Having the tyre monitor app open whilst drifting is a big help. As soon as the tyre wear gets into the red, you really want to start banking your score as things get really, really hard to control.

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No, every time you advance a level you get more time. So if the timer hits zero and you're still drifting, you're still going.

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Jesus, how long did that take with only 45 combos!?

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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.

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ash73 said:

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

Yeah, it is.

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

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

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I'll try to hop on around 6pm this evening if anyone else is about.

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scampbird said:

Dirt Rally is good, amazing return to form actually. But its rock hard and after a while you start wondering if its fun or not. I stopped playing it.

Ditto. There's only so many times you can drive an RS200 off the side of a mountain before thinking; "I can't do this."

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xjay1337 said:

Buying this for PS4 soon.

Am I welcome to join in , or will I be missing loads of cars / tracks?

We're picking challenges which will work on all platforms

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Slightly OT but I bought Project Cars on Sunday as it was in the Steam sale. That's a whole world of disappointment. Why does driving a Caterham R500 feel the same as driving a Mustang GT?

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In case you haven't seen it yet, the first of three Porsche DLCs is being launched soon. Not many details at the moment but it appears as if though the 918 will be in the first DLC.

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Mmm, 917.