YeaQuestion, does LoTS have a community page within the game?
Question, does LoTS have a community page within the game?
Had some fun runs with snake.
I like it.How do you feel about the proposed regulations for C Class, after having a couple runs?
Hey guys guess who's kind of back?! Also, I was not invited into the club.
Hmm, while testing a car I made previously for the now gone 350PP/CS QuickRace event [A Mazda Demio Sport '10] now tuned to Class C regulations, I came across a bit of a dilemma. I was using my home track [and currently my Class C test-track] 'Jasmine Jaunt' as usual, and, at the time, my record was a 5:16.9 with another car. [Which i'll reveal soon, dont worry ]
However, I did two runs with the Demio, one with its stock, 'single gear auto' and one run with a close ratio 5MT Transmission, and the results kinda scared me. The 5MT Car got a 5:17.195 despite more optimal lines and corner exits, but the Single Gear auto managed a dead-on 5:16.000, eclipsing both the 5MT Demio and my previous record holder by nearly an entire second. and prior to this i found very similar results with this car when it was for the aforementioned event [the 350PP/CS Quick Match @ Autumn Ring Forward]
I'm not suggesting we ban the car outright, nor am I suggesting we ban AT users on cars with multiple gears, but for the very few cars that have a non-hybrid, single gear auto, it potentially gives you an advantage while needing less reaction time and skill compared to using MT-Style gearing, and i could be overreacting or not tuning well enough, but maybe just to disallow those kind of 'engine-only single gear auto' transmissions that are on a tiny amount of cars before they can be exploited further
As of now, I only know that these kind of transmissions are found on the car I mentioned, along with the Mitsubushi Colt, the i Concept, and the Toyota Vitz F '12.
Have you tried changing your driving style with the MT? If I'm understanding it correctly, the AT is probably outpacing since it doesn't need to shift, meaning it won't lose power where the MT will. It also doesn't seem to be an overpowering advantage anyway, since autumn ring is a long course for 350CS. 1-2 seconds there equates to about 1/10th of 1mph faster overall speed, if my math is right. Considering skill, drafting, and tyre wear, that's even enough.
That is a good point, and I can imagine the difference between MT and single-gear AT is less of a problem at 400pp compared to 350pp, as there are more cars and more tuning options that can make other cars compete and even outpace the single gear AT's*. Even then, this single-gear thing affects so few cars I was initially unsure of even bringing it up, but I just get concerned when things can potentially be exploited.
*And I say its less of a concern in 400pp than 350pp, because this morning I thrown together a hastily tuned NA MX-5, which got oh so close to the 5MT Demio on its first run [0.1xx seconds off] and straight away afterwards, I brought my CR-Z back again, and I slightly changed its suspension and its first two gears of its 6MT, and drove a little more aggressively than usual, and managed a staggering 5:15.196 time, although having to drive that recklessly just to stay ahead was difficult.
Oooor it could just me and my incompetence that im still learning my own touge course.