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and it's really fun to bust outside the track
and it has some cool infield jumps
That is the best Avatar....
Long Live Redbull Jr.
No Redbull Jr. The avatar is great.
and it's really fun to bust outside the track
and it has some cool infield jumps
That is the best Avatar....
Long Live Redbull Jr.
I get to get a little touchy, feely with the Ford GT tomorrow...and I'm busting walls like a madman in the RSI....
Ell oh ell!Lucky you. Still disappointed the new GT is powered by a taurus engine even tho its on steroids.
Ascari is a great track. The layout is very technical, and requires the driver to on point with breaking an turn points for it to flow correctly.
Yes it is too bad all tracks are not created equally in the eyes of the powers that be.
Yep. Oh well. Ascari will return.
I do believe Ascari will return as well, and if people want to take so much time policing the races, then so be it.
We already have the rule of two wheels on track at all times. Treating the chicane sides as ruble strips just seems more as the way they were designed to be run. Has anyone done any research on the real track to see how they are handled in real racing?
I did read the post right above mine, which was the reason for my post. What was the "for good reason"?See the post just before yours.
We already have the rule of two wheels on track at all times. Treating the chicane sides as ruble strips just seems more as the way they were designed to be run. Has anyone done any research on the real track to see how they are handled in real racing?
Ok, and has anyone taken the time to find out how they handle the chicanes on the real track?Ascari is not "raced " on , its a resort/club for hotlapping
I did read the post right above mine, which was the reason for my post. What was the "for good reason"?
Ascari is not "raced " on , its a resort/club for hotlapping
Really, who can truthfully say they never cut one corner on that track during the race?
GTP_very post: 10379739Wrong. There are several clubs that use ascari for actual club racing. Just like willow springs. it is not only for hot lapping.
Its not an impossible feat, like some would have you believeI'm pretty sure I made all Laps clean, and I was competitive in my division. Meaning... I wasn't poosyfuttin around in last just trying to stay within track limits. We were given the heads up on this. No surprises here. Actually, from what I've seen (and I'm not a steward), I'd say ALL of D4 did a fantastic job at Ascari and the chicanes. Super strong effort to do it right!
Clubs use it for track days and practices ,. Everything I've read or see says no passing is done. I could be wrong....happens lots
I love the white line rule at Ascari, with one exception, the chicanes. Adhering to the white line rule through them seriously interrupts the flow of the track. It appears to me they were shaved down specifically for this purpose.
I think a special case for the chicanes at Ascari could be made and that the rule should be that while the concrete triangle thingies (technical term) are considered part of the track, two wheels in the grass through them would be considered out of bounds.
This video illustrates the areas well:
Notice the cones indicating out of bounds.
Never let it be said that I am not flexible or that I am unwilling to change. After reading fizzers post about the chicanes at Ascari and watching the video he posted and many other lap videos of the track. There will be an exception to the white line rule for Ascari.
Both chicanes will have the concrete triangles considered part of the track but you must have all four wheels on the paved area. Any contact with the grass to the inside will result in a penalty from the stewards. After watching the videos it is quite clear that the original rumble strips were ground down for safety due to the fact that this track is driven by amateur drivers in very expensive cars a lot of the time. The track places cones on the edge of the grass to keep drivers off the grass area.
D3 can guarantee that someone will be watching every driver go through the chicanes on every lap.
As for the guys that are cheating in qualifying. It's not something new that is going to happen at Ascari that hasn't been happening anywhere else. Even with the lines showing up, there is still no replay so we still have no video evidence. People are cheating in qualifying and it's pretty obvious.
Watch for the full details of track boundaries in this weeks upcoming edition of "Points of Interest"
Points of Interest
This week S.N.A.I.L. will be running at Ascari Race Resort, Cape Ring, and Spa Francorchamps. Ascari is making it's second straight appearance in S.N.A.I.L., Cape Ring is making it's GT6 S.N.A.I.L. debut, and Spa Francorchamps is making it's fourth straight appearance. Without further ado, here are your points of interest for this week.
Ascari Race Resort
The Ascari Race Resort offers an impressive closed circuit where you can enjoy the speed in its purest form, without limits but always with a maximum safety. With 26 corners (13 left hand and 13 right hand corners) and incredible cambers and slopes, the Ascari circuit proud to be the longest track in Spain thanks to its length of 5,425 meters ,with the possibility to divide into three different sections or combinations.
The circuit is built with the highest quality, with a width of 12,2 meters throughout the whole length, the asphalt pavement gives a perfect balance between grip and tire wear as well as being an excellent drainage.
The above was taken from the Ascari Race Resort web page. Being that the track is a private resort and specializes in renting cars to customers or allowing them to drive their own cars on the track, they don't host actual races so the things we are used to seeing in a race track are not always present. The most glaring example would be that there are no proper rumble strips at Ascari. With this in mind, the track boundaries are a little different here. The white line serves as the boundary with the only exceptions coming at the chicanes on the track that have the wide areas of painted concrete. They will be shown in the photos below. The painted mounds at the edge of the track are NOT rumble strips and are NOT part of the track at any place on the track.
Two shots from the first chicane. You may use the painted areas as track but you must not put any part of any tire on the grass.
Two shots from the second chicane. It's the same as the first. You may use the painted area as track but you must not put a tire on the grass.
If it looks like this then the white line is the boundary. You must have two tires on or inside the white line.