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tarkus1
Next main event info for 8-11-16:

Touring car battle
Practice/Qualifier/Race

5 cars to choose from:

Audi
A4 Touring Car 04
559pp 453hp 1080kg

Audi
Abt TT-R 02
560pp 453hp 1100kg

BMW
M3 GTR Race Car 01
553pp 443hp 1120kg

Opel Team Phoenix
Astra V8 Coupe 00
562pp 453hp 1030kg (+30kg)

Mercedes Benz
CLK Touring Car 00
564pp 442hp 108o kg (+80kg)


5 Differences Tracks (All 12 laps each)

Grand Valley Speedway
Nurburgring GP/F
Circuito di Roma
Apricot Hill Raceway
Red Bull Ring

Settings:

Grid start
Grid Order: Fastest First
Boost: Off
Penalty: Weak
Tire wear: Fast
Pit Stops: Required
Require Tire Compound change: Yes
Visible Damage: On
Mechanical Damage: Light
Slipstream Strength: Real

Tires: Racing Medium or lower
Skid Recovery Force: No
Active Steering: No
Active Stability Management: No
Driving Line: Yes
Traction Control: Yes
Abs: Yes
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jr4737
4 more days for our Touring Cars Battle,
Are you guys ready
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almost, been sick since Friday but getting better now, able to finally test on Apricot Hill last night, laptime is "ok", not very happy yet.


S_Bridge
No. I'll start testing the A4 today.
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so.... that means we are going to see you on this thursday night, right?? :cheers:


PaulGrey
Which cars are available for this Thursday? You know that my first choice would be the BMW but, choice 2 would be the Merc. Is there a list of which cars have been chosen already?
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I think we are not restricted on choosing the car thus we can have 2 drivers driving the same car, which means you are free to choose whatever the car you like 👍

So far... this is what I've known:

BMW M3:
Alex

Audi A4:
Mallet

Audi TT:
Gordon

Opel:
Manny

Mercedes CLK:
Mazda

Spaceship with Time-shift turbo:
tarkus1 (exclusive)




Finally I got a chance to run on Apricot Hill, which mean I've run tests on all 5 tracks. :dopey:

Some I found it's quite easy to adapt and get the rhythm but some I have a huge amount of understeer to deal with :irked:

Tires wear is quite simple overall with most of the track except Apricot Hill does wear out the front right pretty badly, and it's quite difficult to find the right balance on the chassis.


Laptime so far:

G.V. : 1:49.low
R.B.R. : 1:30.mid
N. GP/F : 1:58.mid
Roma: 1:07.mid
A.Hill : 1:18.1xx

 
Hey guys, it's been a while for me here, I shall be coming back for this event and will be driving a Vauxhall/Opel. My regular TV died recently and Thursdays just weren't nights that worked out for me to use a different one, but now, I have one again. I post pictures of the new setup later so you can have a look see, but I'm pretty stoked about having everything all back together again and working.
 
alcheng
almost, been sick since Friday but getting better now, able to finally test on Apricot Hill last night, laptime is "ok", not very happy yet.




so.... that means we are going to see you on this thursday night, right?? :cheers:




I think we are not restricted on choosing the car thus we can have 2 drivers driving the same car, which means you are free to choose whatever the car you like 👍

So far... this is what I've known:

BMW M3:
Alex

Audi A4:
Mallet

Audi TT:
Gordon

Opel:
Manny

Mercedes CLK:
Mazda

Spaceship with Time-shift turbo:
tarkus1 (exclusive)




Finally I got a chance to run on Apricot Hill, which mean I've run tests on all 5 tracks. :dopey:

Some I found it's quite easy to adapt and get the rhythm but some I have a huge amount of understeer to deal with :irked:

Tires wear is quite simple overall with most of the track except Apricot Hill does wear out the front right pretty badly, and it's quite difficult to find the right balance on the chassis.


Laptime so far:

G.V. : 1:49.low
R.B.R. : 1:30.mid
N. GP/F : 1:58.mid
Roma: 1:07.mid
A.Hill : 1:18.1xx
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Thanks for the reply. One question though, the rules state Race Mediums but, it also says Compound change required. So, how does that work?
 
PaulGrey
Thanks for the reply. One question though, the rules state Race Mediums but, it also says Compound change required. So, how does that work?
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For the "tires compound change", that means you have to switch to a different tire compound during a pit stop.

example:
if you start the race with RM, then you will have to switch to RH during the pit stop, or vice versa if you start with RH, then you can switch to RM.
 
alcheng
For the "tires compound change", that means you have to switch to a different tire compound during a pit stop.

example:
if you start the race with RM, then you will have to switch to RH during the pit stop, or vice versa if you start with RH, then you can switch to RM.
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So, We all have to start on RM? And we have to change to RH? Can we not start on RH and switch to RM at pit stop?
 
alcheng
For the "tires compound change", that means you have to switch to a different tire compound during a pit stop.

example:
if you start the race with RM, then you will have to switch to RH during the pit stop, or vice versa if you start with RH, then you can switch to RM.
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PaulGrey
So, We all have to start on RM? And we have to change to RH? Can we not start on RH and switch to RM at pit stop?
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I have a feeling you didn't read the whole sentence.... :lol:
 
alcheng
I have a feeling you didn't read the whole sentence.... :lol:
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Yes. That. :lol:
Stock, you've probably got the idea by now but to phrase it another way:

A tyre change is mandatory, so more than one different compound must be used within the race.
The lobby will be set so that all tyres must be Racing Medium or "worse". Which means that Racing Soft are the only grade prohibited.
As a result, the most obvious choice is to run part of the race on Racing Hards & the rest of the race on Racing Mediums. This can be done in either order, as you prefer.

That was a long-winded way of saying something which you'd probably already worked out but just in case it helps. 👍
 
S_Bridge
Yes. That. :lol:
Stock, you've probably got the idea by now but to phrase it another way:

A tyre change is mandatory, so more than one different compound must be used within the race.
The lobby will be set so that all tyres must be Racing Medium or "worse". Which means that Racing Soft are the only grade prohibited.
As a result, the most obvious choice is to run part of the race on Racing Hards & the rest of the race on Racing Mediums. This can be done in either order, as you prefer.

That was a long-winded way of saying something which you'd probably already worked out but just in case it helps. 👍
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it's always a good/better idea to leave the English part to the Englishman... :lol::lol:
 
did another test on Apricot Hill and Grand Valley last night....

finally found a decent setup for A.Hill, smooth and patient is the key...

Hopefully can have some more testing done tonight and tomorrow.... :cheers:
 
alcheng
did another test on Apricot Hill and Grand Valley last night....

finally found a decent setup for A.Hill, smooth and patient is the key...

Hopefully can have some more testing done tonight and tomorrow.... :cheers:
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I should at least check the top speed on each track. That will count as a bit of practice too.
 
alcheng
someone told me the best tool to test the top speed is the "X" button on the controller. 👍
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The tricky part is remembering to look at what's happening when you get to the end of the straight. Not so easy when you use the straight as your drink break.
 
S_Bridge
The tricky part is remembering to look at what's happening when you get to the end of the straight. Not so easy when you use the straight as your drink break.
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You mean like this?
 
S_Bridge
The tricky part is remembering to look at what's happening when you get to the end of the straight. Not so easy when you use the straight as your drink break.
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oh.... you can try my method then..... instead of "look at what's happening at the end of the straight ", I usually try to "look at what is at the end of the straight."

When I see what is at the end of the straight, usually my car is pretty much heavily damaged..... and that's when my drink break comes. :cheers::cheers::cheers:
 
Guys, Just a bit heads up!
That will be 6 Mins qualifer.
Final corner start
Race alone


Race tracks order will be:
Apricot
Nurburgring
Red Bull
Grand Velley
Roma


Between races will be 8 Mins

Enjoy your drive



Update

Audi-A4
Mallet




Audi-TT-R
Gordonation



BMW-M3
Alex
Stockerace



Opel-Astra
Manny



Merecedes-CLK
Mazda
 
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alcheng
Hopefully can have some more testing done tonight and tomorrow....
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I've just loaded the game up. Obviously with the time difference, you might correctly guess that it's the middle of the night here. I'm just waiting for a (not bbq pork) delivery (gyros).
Anyway, if you get online soon, let me know. I could run a few laps to check how the top speed looks at whichever track you're on. 👍

Edit: I won't be on tonight, I'm off for a sleep. You guys were all too late.
:cheers:
 
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