The Assetto Corsa Weekly Challenge

[RobM77]

lewisco said:

This one is hard!! Not got a clean lap yet.

I resolved to just drive it really gingerly everywhere I still had a couple of moments though!

[ChemicalChaos]

RobM77 said:

lewisco said:

This one is hard!! Not got a clean lap yet.

I resolved to just drive it really gingerly everywhere I still had a couple of moments though!

Don't forget the option to run with and and 30% stability control. Still not easy, but slightly more manageable

[RobM77]

ChemicalChaos said:

RobM77 said:

lewisco said:

This one is hard!! Not got a clean lap yet.

I resolved to just drive it really gingerly everywhere I still had a couple of moments though!

Don't forget the option to run with and and 30% stability control. Still not easy, but slightly more manageable

I always drive on Pro settings as I feel I'm cheating myself if not. I'd rather do badly with no electronic aids I find the car fine, but you just need to show some restraint - or I do at least!

[RobM77]

ash73 said:

RobM77 said:

It's quite a handful if you try to push it isn't it?

This car/track combo showcases the physics at its best, you can feel the suspension working and the weight transfer. Really lets the game stretch its legs.

Funny thing is it's a long track with hundreds of corners, and I make lots of small mistakes, but there are just two or three places I keep crashing.

I'm impressed CC completed a lap on a gamepad, there's no way I could do that!

Yes, I don't normally drive the road cars, but with all the extra weight and unusual weight distribution, you can certainly feel what's going on and have to manage everything, which is quite cool.

[ChemicalChaos]

RobM77 said:

I always drive on Pro settings as I feel I'm cheating myself if not. I'd rather do badly with no electronic aids I find the car fine, but you just need to show some restraint - or I do at least!

Fair enuff.

Yes, this is one car where you have to be super smooth coming on the power - standing on the gas out of corners leads to a world of pain

[RobM77]

ChemicalChaos said:

RobM77 said:

I always drive on Pro settings as I feel I'm cheating myself if not. I'd rather do badly with no electronic aids I find the car fine, but you just need to show some restraint - or I do at least!

Fair enuff.

Yes, this is one car where you have to be super smooth coming on the power - standing on the gas out of corners leads to a world of pain

I even apply the same logic with flight sims, and I can't fly a plane!

I must admit, on this note, one thing that is sorely missing from AC is wet weather. In the rain on sims that have it, many cars become as tricky on the throttle as the CTR Yellowbird, but they're far more forgiving. For example, I used to spend hours driving the Formula Ford 1600 round the one track I had for NetKar, AC's predecessor, with rain enabled.

[RobM77]

I thought last night would be a one-off, but I've come in from the garage early to have another go

Challenge	Car	Track	Cut Off Date
#16	Yellowbird	N'ring Tourist	19-Mar-17 2000hrs
Rank	PH Name	Console Name	Car Used	Settings	Time	Platform
1	RobM77	Rob Manser	Yellowbird	Pro	7:28.000	PC + G27
2	ash73	ash73	Yellowbird	No TC/ABS	7:29.602	PC + G25
3	BrownBottle	BrownBottle	Yellowbird	Pro	7:46.810	PC + DFGT
4	ChemicalChaos	cheshire_cowboy	Yellowbird	ABS + 30% SC, 4.1000 final drive	8:09.169	PS4+Pad

[GroundEffect]

I have driven a CTR in real life.

I have driven the Nordschliefe in real life.

Never combined...and it's a fking nightmare. I can't beat 7:40 at the moment without binning it and rage-quitting.

[RobM77]

Try driving really gently and gingerly and not sliding much at all, that's how I got my 7m31s. To get the 7m28 I tried a bit harder. There's clearly loads of time available from trailbraking and sliding it more, but it requires car knowledge I've yet to gain from my brief goes!

I found shifting the brake bias backwards a bit helped; I kept pushing the fronts too hard whilst I was trying to turn in and getting understeer from the light front end, but with the bias more to the rear it freed the front end up to respond to turn-in.

[lewisco]

Do you keep the turbo on the default 70%?

I went round gingerly and got a 9:13

[RobM77]

lewisco said:

Do you keep the turbo on the default 70%?

I went round gingerly and got a 9:13

oo no, 100%

[GroundEffect]

My 7:40 was gingerly - too gingerly - and I tried upping the ante on the next lap and I got round to Hohe Acht and stacked it. And gave up.

I'll try again tonight!

Oh and 100% turbo always

[FourWheelDrift]

I haven't tried it, like RobM77 I really only like the race cars but the turbo settings can be adjustable in car, so set up two buttons to increase it and decrease it. Increase it for the fast full throttle bits and decrease it for the slow parts so you can attack them more without sudden track ejection options.

[griffchris]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just completed my 1st lap of the week without dying!!!!

Everything switched off, 100% turbo

Sod the time!

[RobM77]

Challenge	Car	Track	Cut Off Date
#16	Yellowbird	N'ring Tourist	19-Mar-17 2000hrs
Rank	PH Name	Console Name	Car Used	Settings	Time	Platform
1	RobM77	Rob Manser	Yellowbird	Pro	7:24.760	PC + G27
2	ash73	ash73	Yellowbird	No TC/ABS	7:24.898	PC + G25
3	GriffChris	?	Yellowbird	?	7:45.687	?
4	BrownBottle	BrownBottle	Yellowbird	Pro	7:46.810	PC + DFGT
5	ChemicalChaos	cheshire_cowboy	Yellowbird	ABS + 30% SC, 4.1000 final drive	8:09.169	PS4+Pad

That's enough concentration for the evening! Time for some more wine

Edited to add Chris' lap.

[GroundEffect]

You beast!

My best is a paltry 7:38 still. Just keep screwing SOMETHING up. I don't like not pushing 100%

[GroundEffect]

Challenge	Car	Track	Cut Off Date
#16	Yellowbird	N'ring Tourist	19-Mar-17 2000hrs
Rank	PH Name	Console Name	Car Used	Settings	Time	Platform
1	ash73	ash73	Yellowbird	No TC/ABS	7:21.121	PC + G25
2	RobM77	Rob Manser	Yellowbird	Pro	7:24.760	PC + G27
3	GroundEffect	Scotracer	CTR	Factory	7:35.638	PS4 + G29 + H-Gate
4	GriffChris	?	Yellowbird	?	7:45.687	?
5	BrownBottle	BrownBottle	Yellowbird	Pro	7:46.810	PC + DFGT
6	ChemicalChaos	cheshire_cowboy	Yellowbird	ABS + 30% SC, 4.1000 final drive	8:09.169	PS4+Pad

OK, that's me done. Bring on a new one!

[ChemicalChaos]

A few hours left to run on the Yellowbird challenge, if anyone has taken their brave pills.....

Anyway, here's the next one

Introducing......

Pistonheads Assetto Corsa Challenge 17: The Hereditary Rollerskate Challenge

Abarth 500 EsseEsse and Abarth 595 SS Step 2
at
Magione

Featuring:
Factory driver aid settings, Semislicks (only for new 500)

A battle of new vs old, see who can peddle the pint-sized pocket rockets around the equally pint-sized track in the best time!
Do you fancy a frantic session of Italian-style redlining and left foot braking to get the best out of the peaky, FWD new Abarth? Or would you rather a more leisurely afternoon of 4-wheel drifting the original Abarth, keeping a watchful eye on that rear-end weight bias?
Why not try both?

Challenge	Car	Track	Cut Off Date
#17	New 500SS vs. Old 500 595SS Step 2	Magione	26-Mar-17 2000hrs
Rank	PH Name	Console Name	Car Used	Settings	Time	Platform
1	?	?	?	?	?	?

[PapaJohns]

Challenge	Car	Track	Cut Off Date
#17	New 500SS vs. Old 500 595SS Step 2	Magione	26-Mar-17 2000hrs
Rank	PH Name	Console Name	Car Used	Settings	Time	Platform
1	papajohns	lajohns	Abarth 500	factory	1:33.805	ps4+Pad
2	papajohns	lajohns	Abarth 595	factory	1:48.481	ps4+pad

Couldn't stop smiling whilst driving the little fart box 595, you guys with the steering wheels should have some fun if it's that easy to drift with a pad.
bench mark times .........let's see what you've got ?

[GroundEffect]

Challenge	Car	Track	Cut Off Date
#17a	New 500SS	Magione	26-Mar-17 2000hrs
Rank	PH Name	Console Name	Car Used	Settings	Time	Platform
1	papajohns	lajohns	Abarth 500	factory	1:33.805	ps4+Pad

Challenge	Car	Track	Cut Off Date
#17b	Old 500 595SS Step 2	Magione	26-Mar-17 2000hrs
Rank	PH Name	Console Name	Car Used	Settings	Time	Platform
1	GroundEffect	Scotracer	Abarth 595	factory	1:42.228	PS4 + G29 + H-gate
2	papajohns	lajohns	Abarth 595	factory	1:48.481	ps4+pad

I've set up two tables just to make it clearer. I've only done the old car so far - how easy the fronts lock up is frustrating but you can 4-wheel drift the car all the way round the track!