THE CHALLENGE HUB, CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[smoothbore12]

Easter Sunday today and before the preparation of the charcoals,lamp etc i find some time for a spin at no tune.
I try 3 different fields with FXX and my conclusion is that all depends on AI drafting and in luck if you're able to follow them at the right spot each lap.
What surprise me after all these attempts is how the FXX fall so behind in Saint's run .
Only an accident can justify such a difference .
Don't know if i try more on this looking for " luck " against AI's drafting battles which not forget to mention is different the outcome each time and thats why you bet on luck .
RH front
SS rear

Perhaps is the end of my session today cause after eat and drink i will be moving like a well feed anaconda.
Greetings to all.

 

[CBH]

Easter Sunday today and before the preparation of the charcoals,lamp etc i find some time for a spin at no tune.
I try 3 different fields with FXX and my conclusion is that all depends on AI drafting and in luck if you're able to follow them at the right spot each lap.
What surprise me after all these attempts is how the FXX fall so behind in Saint's run .
Only an accident can justify such a difference .
Don't know if i try more on this looking for " luck " against AI's drafting battles which not forget to mention is different the outcome each time and thats why you bet on luck .
RH front
SS rear
View attachment 912382
Perhaps is the end of my session today cause after eat and drink i will be moving like a well feed anaconda.
Greetings to all.

It is 7 days to go and now I can do some challenges now .

 

[smoothbore12]

It is 7 days to go and now I can do some challenges now .

One quick mister Sniper ( since you design it)
At Sniper's rifle we take the NSX we add 200 kilos and move the power limiter till show 485 pp ?
Just waist half a million today buying the road version cause i Though that adding 200 kg will go to 485 pp but wasn't so i check again and realize is the race version.

PS
I try one and only time end up 5th and if you had a hiccup.......... am the one to blame
Perhaps you eat a lot of Easter eggs before designing this one.

 

[bjl23]

At Sniper's rifle we take the NSX we add 200 kilos and move the power limiter till show 485 pp ?

Yes

 

[CBH]

One quick mister Sniper ( since you design it)
At Sniper's rifle we take the NSX we add 200 kilos and move the power limiter till show 485 pp ?
Just waist half a million today buying the road version cause i Though that adding 200 kg will go to 485 pp but wasn't so i check again and realize is the race version.

PS
I try one and only time end up 5th and if you had a hiccup.......... am the one to blame
Perhaps you eat a lot of Easter eggs before designing this one.

I give you a tip on this event don't try to slipstream the AIs on the main straight, you can get a push by them on the straight. I tried this last night and I got 4th, and my friend I did not have any Eggs designing this one.

 

[bjl23]

NO-TUNE CHALLENGE
ROUND 57

DIV 1


DIV 2
@Thematic 5:35.197
@smoothbore12 5:36.761
@CozmicDragon 5:43.077
@bjl23 5:45.637

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SNIPER'S RIFLE



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CHIC
RACE 1

@Thematic 8:11.957
@smoothbore12 8:12.222
@CozmicDragon 8:14.949
@bjl23 8:16.864

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SKEAG'S RACING SCHOOL
CLASS#28

please send your replays to @skeagracing

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THE KNOCKOUTS
COURSE 1, HOLE 1

@RMan72 48.314
@fordlaser 48.391
@CozmicDragon 0:48.749
CUT _____________________ LINE
@smoothbore12 48.936
@nostradavor2


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[CBH]

SNIPER'S RIFLE:
Without mistakes you can get a higher placing, but I had a few mistakes.

Edit: I will not be doing this event anymore, because the weight of the car really gets to me after a while. The next time when I get a chance to design a race it will not be a weighty car, it will be a lot less weight on the car.

 

[CozmicDragon]

Sniper's Rifle:

Position: 2nd
Gap to Next Car: 2.608s

Settings:

315HP/1320kg/485PP

Thanks to the ballast, we can use a bit more power, and it really does help. Thought I might have been able to get the ARTA NSX for the win, but I just fell short after the final corner. A close finish with the Xanavi Nismo Z and the Weider HSV-010 had me holding my breath at the end, but we held on for P2.

 

[CBH]

NO-TUNE CHALLENGE:

 

[Thematic]

What surprise me after all these attempts is how the FXX fall so behind in Saint's run .
Only an accident can justify such a difference .

*Italian cussing competing against the engine*

If you were serious, the lap times for FXX that time: lap two 1:07.930, three 1:08.796, four 1:09.362, five 1:08.804

No collisions and no "black swans".

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Sniper's Rifle

Finish at position 14.
Gap to next car 0.082 s.

 

[smoothbore12]

View attachment 912740
*Italian cussing competing against the engine*

If you were serious, the lap times for FXX that time: lap two 1:07.930, three 1:08.796, four 1:09.362, five 1:08.804

No collisions and no "black swans".

Just wrote that cause never De Luca was so far behind or any other car that was on second place ,also it happens once on a similar race - apricot hill - that De Luca runs wild and had an off in the gravel and fall behind while usually was on your tail at last lap.
By the way also that means you did perfect lap without any sleepstreming -at least the last one - for sure .
Even at Sniper's run above the second AI was less than a sec. and wasn't the FXX.
Great run mate

Goodwood useless update since isn't improve my place

I wasn't at the momentum yesterday but i seek for 20 minutes that only one run that i wont touch anything ,but never succeeded .
Still there is time to seek more .

As for NSX loaded with smugglers stuff i made a mistake changing oil so i have less power and must run it too much to solve the problem .
I don't think that anyone can win on this since you can never take sleepstreming advantage from the car in front of you especially at main straight , unless someone is lucky enough and have an advantage from AI mistakes in front in a lazy field.


PS
Don't know if is gas or the lamp screening inside me but definitely i eat too much from it.

 

[Thematic]

^ Well sure, it doesn't look like De Luca increased the pace after being overtaken. Maybe it's an exception due to some reason, like (though not likely) being in a "regulation breach" car that doesn't belong in any race...

 

[smoothbore12]

^ Well sure, it doesn't look like De Luca increased the pace after being overtaken. Maybe it's an exception due to some reason, like (though not likely) being in a "regulation breach" car that doesn't belong in any race...

I don't know but i have observe that at some kind of races the AI have an unpredictable behaviour while in others there no surprises at all.
Mostly i observe this at high speed tracks were they are battling each other on pairs .
The common thing is they usually go fast if you're going fast , also they use to cut their pace on last lap giving you the opportunity to fight for the first place or at least to catch them ,thats very noticeable at Sniper's rifle race that we are running now.
That's why we see lower times in higher places sometimes when you don't have the ability to win overall
and sometimes even if you run way faster from others you can't climb higher cause the AI is step on it .
Anyway you did a hell of a job considering that De Luca lost his appetite to chase you and let you running alone without any sleepstreming help.

Edit
I miss @nostradavor2 ,hope to be ok and busy........ trying to run away from girls that chase him to spend time in quarantine together

Edit 2
Sniper's rifle 1,2,3 and am done

Lower time

Faster time lower place

Again fast time higher place
313 hp ,485 pp ,1320 kg. Gap to next car an eternity and well done Snow white you are in the way to win this

 

[smoothbore12]

Sniper's rifle fully loaded


After a doomed small session at Goodwood i said hat the hell lets lry again my luck trying to find a field thats not full of weiders and raybrigs.
Try to make them " sleep" i wasn't that fast at first two laps and when i saw delay time before the end of 3rd lap i start charging and get lucky enough to cut the way of the front runner at last lap , a fraction late and he will be able to get away easy .
Sorry Snow white if i put you in more " work" ,i was thinking that could be first anyway.
Note that the front-runners wasn't in pair ,was 3 the one behind another.
Now am definitely done except .......if i want to avoid Goodwood stress in the future days.
The lower pp is due oil change that need about 300 khm to fade.

 

[CozmicDragon]

I think you just won this one. The window of opportunity to even get to first place is very narrow, since it's only really possible to overtake for the win on the very last corner of the last lap, and even if you can get to first place, the car behind will be on your tail all the way to the finish line.
It's not a matter of if I can win or not - I can definitely get first, I just don't think getting a bigger gap to the car behind is actually possible.

 

[nostradavor2]

Hi guys, sorry for not checking in. I'll be honest as usual. I have a lot of work to do, I'm alao working out all the time, I was also out all the time because it was sunny and hot. Also I have some new girl (she's 20 lol) and I'm beyond exhausted, if I didn't get tan I'd look like zombie. My only chance to maybe play this round is saturday or sunday.
Hope you all are doing well guys

Also if I'll manage to do some races, Ill only do GW and Noel's school becaue don't think I will have time for rest of it.

 

[bjl23]

SNIPER'S RIFLE
This challenge in 1 word, block

Just finished filming my run for SKEAG'S RACING SCHOOL

 

[smoothbore12]

SNIPER'S RIFLE
This challenge in 1 word, block
View attachment 913083

Just finished filming my run for SKEAG'S RACING SCHOOL

This challenge is about luck and how the field are about to run ,fast ,slow or medium.
He reminds me a lot the NSX we race on locked tune there.
Normally a clean race should be close to what @Thematic brought as a result.
There is no way to pass them free of contact almost everywhere and if you do definitely in most cases they will pass you again.
The very first time i race this was at 8th place if i remember well and after a while i try to copy these old NSX challenge runs where i was ...... Everywhere , in, out, up ,down and the car frame needed desperately restoration
I like running underpowered cars with good grip that helps to prevail over the competition but not only if you pass over their frame .
Noel's school is also an underpower car but is totally different.

 

[skeagracing]

iA International A: GT World Championship: Spa-Francorchamps. Total time 11:41.640. Fast lap 2:18..404. Pass for the win on lap 5 at the Kemmel Straight over the Pescarolo Courage C60. Wining margin 00.664.

 

[smoothbore12]

iA International A: GT World Championship: Spa-Francorchamps. Total time 11:41.640. Fast lap 2:18..404. Pass for the win on lap 5 at the Kemmel Straight over the Pescarolo Courage C60. Wining margin 00.664.

Looks very interesting since a well tuned GT Ford has the potential to surpass the gt monsters even on SS like you use.
Also has excellent top speed .
We will wait to see if GT5 is the one or if you pick something else, Spa anyway is a good track that favours the brave ones.

 

[skeagracing]

Looks very interesting since a well tuned GT Ford has the potential to surpass the gt monsters even on SS like you use.
Also has excellent top speed .
We will wait to see if GT5 is the one or if you pick something else, Spa anyway is a good track that favours the brave ones.

This will be the car for the Spa race. You will need to put a wing on the back of the GT 5 to keep the rear tires on the track. It will also help with the understeering. Set the wing to top setting. I will post my settings on the HUB. Right now.

 

[skeagracing]

Ford GT 5 Settings
Tires Sport Soft.
BB
7/9
90/90
13.81/14.60
7/7
8/8
2/3
0.0/0.0
-0.04/-0.02
Differential
8
12
10
Downforce
220
Custom Rear Wing
Downforce
220
+ 1 on wheels

 

[skeagracing]

To get more HP Overhaul Engine and Change Oil

 

[smoothbore12]

This will be the car for the Spa race. You will need to put a wing on the back of the GT 5 to keep the rear tires on the track. It will also help with the understeering. Set the wing to top setting. I will post my settings on the HUB. Right now.

Actually when i try it today, the small amount of oversteering that occurs to GT 5 proved more helpful than a steady rear end .
The car doesn't suffer from " snap oversteering " which becames deadly as it happens suddenly and without warning .
Am fan of planted front end and a " loose " rear end with a small amount of oversteering which helps the car to have a " faster" turn input .
Of course that means quite short tyre life but a sweet sliding without the fear of losing control during acceleration ,is always welcome from me and i can't hide it.
I feel quite confident when i can trust my rear end that he won't kick me out even under pressure and a sweet 4 tyre sliding is always welcome from me .
One older school ( not so old anyway) with the Cadillac again at Spa proved a headache due to snap oversteering under acceleration even on straight line.
The settings i try was almost stock suspension .
From memory was 100 -90 ride height , 6.00 at front springs , i leave rear springs stock and stock dampers all the way.
Anti roll 3-2 ,camber zero and toe -10 and 0.
Also i put few kilos in front ( 25 i think ) at -50 .
Anyway i just made some laps ,but am quite pleased from GT5 behaviour so far over the demanding Spa .
Looking forward for the new lesson ,might not be a winner but definitely i will enjoy it .

 

[bjl23]

LEADERBOARD
Update

NO-TUNE CHALLENGE
ROUND 57

DIV 1
@fordlaser 5:34.806

DIV 2
@Thematic 5:35.197
@smoothbore12 5:36.761
@CozmicDragon 5:43.077
@bjl23 5:45.637

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SNIPER'S RIFLE

@smoothbore12 P1 - .081
@CozmicDragon P2
@fordlaser P3
@bjl23 P3
@Thematic P14

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CHIC
RACE 1

@Thematic 8:11.957
@smoothbore12 8:12.222
@CozmicDragon 8:14.949
@bjl23 8:16.864

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SKEAG'S RACING SCHOOL
CLASS#29

please send your replays to @skeagracing

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THE KNOCKOUTS
COURSE 1, HOLE 1

@RMan72 48.314
@fordlaser 48.391
@CozmicDragon 0:48.749
CUT _____________________ LINE
@smoothbore12 48.874
@nostradavor2

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[skeagracing]

The next race will be with the Mustang Boss at Laguna Seca. Mustang Boss 302. iA International A: GT World Championship: Mazda Raceways Laguna Seca: Race 2:

 

[2_FAST_4_U]

So I might do Laguna with the Boss, but as a new guy what are the rules on oil changes, mods, car wash, tunes, mods, circuit illegal shortcuts, AI collisions, etc etc etc...?

 

[bjl23]

So I might do Laguna with the Boss, but as a new guy what are the rules on oil changes, mods, car wash, tunes, mods, circuit illegal shortcuts, AI collisions, etc etc etc...?

That particular challenge isn't open until next week, but there are no restrictions on oil change, mods, tunes and driving aids. No illegal shortcuts or AI and wall contact, treat it as you are racing in real life.

Check at post #2, all the details are there. Even try this rounds challenge.

Once you have done the race you need to film it and send it to @skeagracing .

 

[2_FAST_4_U]

Thanks... got it...

 

[CBH]

That particular challenge isn't open until next week, but there are no restrictions on oil change, mods, tunes and driving aids. No illegal shortcuts or AI and wall contact, treat it as you are racing in real life.

Check at post #2, all the details are there. Even try this rounds challenge.

Once you have done the race you need to film it and send it to @skeagracing .

If and when I send video of the race, do mean send it on here or via PM ?.