ACS-Australasian Championship Series(Aus/Nz)| Season 2| 4 Spots Left!

[vhmik]

Medium please mij

 

[nochance09]

Med please Mr mij

 

[wayne jacobs]

Hey u'll
Softs for me..

CHEERS redness-63 (

 

[jtv90069]

I'll start on Soft tyres, see you all tonight.

 

[Lost-on-drugz]

ill start on softs
see you tonight

 

[jasr73]

Hey guys,
I won't be able to make tonight'race unfortunately. Good luck at the forest and see you all for the next one.

 

[mij2003]

Room open...

 

[mij2003]

Sorry guys, i can't make it tonight, some important family stuff has come up. If cac, jasr or jtv could run the room that would be great.

Sorry again guys,
mij2003

 

[jtv90069]

Mij2003's Lounge is open

 

[wayne jacobs]

Sorry guys
My electricity was off between 7pm and 10pm.

CHEERS redness-63 (

 

[Cactass]

 

[mij2003]

Im so sorry guys, my ps3 wont start so i cant make it. I was pumped for the enduro tonight but my ps3 seems to have other ideas.

Good luck all, ill try to get my ps3 fixed asap and be back for thr next round.

 

[Cactass]

Fellow racers.

RACE POSTPONED

The Enduro Race planned for this evening has been postponed due to the very low turn out of drivers(3). Hopefully Mij's PS3 will be back running next week, and more of the regular drivers show up to make the race worthwhile.

 

[jasr73]

Apologies I couldn't make it either gents. I am always keen for an enduro at GVS. Assuming we don't have an extinction level event before Sat, I will be there. Who else is down?

 

[VENDALISM]

I'm very keen jasr...👍

Showed up last week only to find 2 people in the room.

Any updates on the endurance race ?


Cheers Ven

 

[jasr73]

Haven't that anything yet to suggest its not going ahead Vend, let's hope Mij has sorted out his ps3 woes as Cac mentioned

 

[vhmik]

I'll be there, but can someone post up if room is open if mij can't make it. I waited last week for a message but nothing came so assumed there was no race on.

 

[mij2003]

Good news: ps3 got fixed(faulty power cord)
Bad news: busted my hand playing cricket today so im out for the rest of the season

Good luck with the rest of the season guys, I'll make season 3 when my hand's back to norm.

 

[VENDALISM]

I'll be there, but can someone post up if room is open if mij can't make it. I waited last week for a message but nothing came so assumed there was no race on.

CACS room mik !

 

[nochance09]

If you guys would like more people to join then the fast guys need to start helping the back markers with setup tips no mAtter what we tried we couldn't keep up and left series in frustration just a tip 4hx

 

[wayne jacobs]

Blah

 

[wayne jacobs]

Hey gearheads
To whom it may concern this is my base set-up for the RX7 TC

Body/ chassis
Rigidity improvement, Aero 35 56, weight 975, balance 50 /50
Transmission standard
Drivetrain 6 18 18
Suspension
0 0
13.2 14.2
8 8
5 6
3 4
Alignment
1.8 cam 0.8
0.04 toe 0.14
Brakes
5 5

 

[jasr73]

Hey guys,
This is the RX7 tune I've been running...hasn't really changed at all since the start.
RH 3/7
SR 14.2/10.5
DE 7/7
DC 5/5
AR 5/3
CA 1.4/.4
TA -0.06/-0.02
DIFF 15/25/8
BRKS 5/3
DF 35/55

In my very humble opinion a big factor in being 'quick' is in the gear box. If I spend time tuning the gears for the individual track, I always feel like I 'click' with the track/car combo come race night. If I just jump in at the last minute with no preparation, the car always feels sketchy, no matter what comp I'm running in. Probably a psychological thing more than anything, but works for me.

Ps, I always surf the tunning forums on GTP as well to check out what the established tuners are doing. Always a good starting point for me as some of those cats spend alot of time perfecting the art. There's some really good tunning guides around as well, the ones now published many moons ago by Scaff and Motor City Hami, are must reads as is the tune data base complied by Adrenaline.

 

[wayne jacobs]

Hey gearheads

Are we racing at SPA tomorrow night ?

CHEERS redness-63 (

Go red bull racing at CLIPSAL 500 on the W/END.

 

[Cactass]

Hey gearheads

Are we racing at SPA tomorrow night ?

CHEERS redness-63 (

Go red bull racing at CLIPSAL 500 on the W/END.

1. Q. "Are we racing at SPA tomorrow night ?"
A. The ACS schedule has 25 laps of Spa Francorchamps planned for this Saturday Night.
2. Q. "Are we racing at SPA tomorrow night ?"
A. Speed is a relative term, and participants are encouraged to drive their cars up to what ever speed they feel most confortable with.
3. Q. "Are we racing at SPA tomorrow night ?"
A. If Mij wishes to still run the event (without competing), then the location will be his room at the standard time as per post #1, page #1.
Should he not wish to host tomorrow, than I would like to recommend we host the race from within MY room, at the standard time, as per last week. (Anyone who does not have me on their friends list is encouraged to send me a friends request before the race.) (mic's are enabled)

 

[jasr73]

Amen to that sir! See u tonight

 

[nochance09]

Thanks for the tips jasr. Sorry if I came across the wrong way. I fully realise that I am not as quick as some of you but with my job I have limited Time to try setups. I did enjoy the challenge you guys presented just it reach the stage I was just in the way and felt I was going to ruin someone's race.

 

[jasr73]

Thanks for the tips jasr. Sorry if I came across the wrong way...

Mate not a trouble at all. We should be all be more open about what's working and what's not...I'm no great tuner myself...sometimes I try to work it out methodically yet nothing seems to work. It's a funny thing - this being quick thing. I don't fully understand it myself. For me, some cars I feel I can hussle ok, then in others like in the current ORS Series, I'm struggling to keep up with the other guys.

Breaking the corner thing down into brake, turn-in, apex, exit seems to help a bit. One trick I like to use is (if you get a chance) to practice only on a lesser grade compound tire like a sports hard - if the series you're in is using Racing tires and use a bunch less downforce (if the car has it). Just practice in this configuration getting your lines and braking points sorted...once i'm clocking a consistent lap times like this... I go up one just grade of tire and feel the extra bit of grip but keep the down force low and see how fast i can go while being consistent...Then come race night - I crank the down force back up to normal and all of a sudden i perceive there to be a heap more grip...it doesn't always work cause you've got to adjust your braking, turn-in, apex and exit etc. but after a couple of laps I'm usually feeling pretty confident, like I can more accurately place the car where i want it and use more of the track to get a higher corner speeds etc.

Be mindful of your inputs. Braking, steering, throttle application, could I hold that corner one gear higher than I would normally using the peak torque rather than peak power? If you ever watch the real quick guys in replay of if you have a real cracker of a lap, it is often because you've been a little more subtle with your inputs, a little less lock or wound it off a fraction earlier, a little less brake, constant and controlled throttle application, grabbed a slightly early turn-in, picked-up the throttle just a moment sooner than you normally would but rolled back into 100% gradually rather than just snapping it wide open and you've letting the car run a couple of tire widths wider on exit helping to accelerate fraction quicker.

The other thing I've noticed from the data that Cac does for the ORS series we are in is ... the guys that can crank a couple of quick laps aren't always at the front at the end. The key in these long races I reckon is holding a consistent pace and maintaining that pace as grip starts to drop off. (obviously staying out of trouble helps too). That's where guys like Toiv & Oni are really brilliant - they seem able to pull almost the same sort of time on a 15 lap old set of RM's that they did on Lap 3...

Much of this seems obvious to write, we all know this, nothing new here in what I'm saying and plenty of punters know heck of a lot more about it and can do it a heap better than i can...always harder to do when lights go green and the pressures on.

 

[Cactass]

... the guys that can crank a couple of quick laps aren't always at the front at the end. The key in these long races I reckon is holding a consistent pace and maintaining that pace as grip starts to drop off. (obviously staying out of trouble helps too). That's where guys like Toiv & Oni are really brilliant - they seem able to pull almost the same sort of time on a 15 lap old set of RM's that they did on Lap 3....

"AMEN!" Brother Jas! That ^-^, was a moving message from the pulpit, and something I too seek redemption from every race night, but alas, I continue to find myself unworthy of the challenge.

Friar Cac.

 

[Cactass]

Great racing last night guys. Rome can be a challenging track with walls waiting to deal out punishment at every corner (as I experienced, several times! Doh!), and congratulations to JTV, jas, mik for their 1st, 2nd, & 3rd respectively finishes.

It's been a great series, and I would like to personally thank everyone for their good sportmanship in all the races, as well as taking time out of their busy home lives to participate each week and make this compitition the enjoyment that it was.

As last night was Round #10, and the Grand Final for the season, we now have finalised the Winners for the ACS Season 2 Championship.

1st Place - jasr73 - with 155 points.

2nd Place - redness-63 - with 151 points.

3rd Place - vh_mik - with 147 points.

Congratulations Drivers!
Supurb displays of great driving, great tuning, and great consistancy. Well Done!

Cheers Cactass.

P.S. All Charts & Graphs are now complete, and all replays have been uploaded.