rF2 2024mula 1 Australian Grand Prix - Monday 18th March 2024

[Jimlaad43]

Race 3 of the 2024mula 1 championship brings us to the classic Australian circuit that has never hosted an F1 World Championship race, and is high on every racing fan's bucket list for "We'd never see F1 there, but it would be awesome". To prove how awesome it is, Bathurst is the host of our Australian Grand Prix.

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Car(s):

• Formula Hybrid-22 - [STEAM]
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Track: BATHURST2016 - [Steam]
Layout: Bathurst 1000km

Spoiler: Settings

Fixed Setups: No
Start Type: Standing
Driving Assists: Auto Clutch, Auto Shifting
Time: Day
Weather: Forecast
ABS/TC: Low
DRS: Track does not have DRS zones

Event Times
Schedule: (EU) Monday 18th March 2024
Practice: 19:00 UK Local Time (75 minutes)
Qualifying: 20:15 UK Local Time (15 minutes)
Warm-Up: 20:30 UK Local Time (5 minutes)
Race: 20:35 UK Local Time (33 Laps) Two tyre compounds must be used

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Sign-ups
(Racers in bold have signed up for this race)
Red Bull
#1: @Lesley Buurlage
#11: @ThreeLionz

Mercedes
#44: @Jimlaad43
#63:

Ferrari
#16: @David Steinacher
#55: @RockRacing77

McLaren
#4: @Steve Le Gallez
#81:

Aston Martin
#14: @Kamran Khan
#18: @Craig Dunkley

Alpine
#10: @Michel vL
#31:

Williams
#2: @jubes1971
#23: @Kresh

AlphaTauri/RB
#3:
#22:

Alfa Romeo/Stake
#24:
#77:

Haas
#20: @Ingemar Petersson
#27:

SERVER IS UP

 

[Jimlaad43]

Server is up, but if you haven't got the 2016 version of the track already downloaded, you'll not be able to download it currently. We are working on a solution.

Please may everyone who wants to race confirm below that you are free, so I can indicate this on the first post.

 

[RockRacing77]

Back from holiday ,and in please

 

[David Steinacher]

In

 

[jubes1971]

I've messaged the registration thread too...... I'm in provisionally.
Williams #2 if that's OK...
Thanks.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Fingers crossed this download works. I'll have to check this evening.

Steam Workshop::Bathurst 2016 by Niburu

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[jubes1971]

Yes, it works for me!
Is the speed of this car realistic?
Maybe I'm used to driving slower cars...!

 

[jubes1971]

Are practice times recorded anywhere??

 

[Jimlaad43]

Are practice times recorded anywhere??

Sadly we haven't got that aspect working yet. When we did this race before I recorded a video of my fastest lap, I'll see if I can dig that out.

 

[jubes1971]

I've no idea how to setup this car...
Is the default setup decent?
That's all I've used so far, can the diff be tweaked to avoid the low speed wheelspin?

 

[Jimlaad43]

My setup from the last time we raced here

 

[Kresh]

I will give this a go, sign me up with the second Williams please.

 

[Steve Le Gallez]

Yes

 

[Lesley Buurlage]

i'll be driving round the hill

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Sadly we haven't got that aspect working yet. When we did this race before I recorded a video of my fastest lap, I'll see if I can dig that out.

Ah. Yes. That.

@David Steinacher do you mind pinging me on Discord with a message? It's probably easier for you to find me in the "staff list" on top of the list, than for me to find you

 

[Michel vL]

In please

 

[jubes1971]

Does anyone find that entering the esses sometimes the car will just refuse to turn, and goes straight into the wall?
Maybe I'm taking too much speed into it, taking too much kerb, or running the car too low? It is tricky, blind and downhill.
And I'm almost afraid to ask, but what do we think a reference lap time is?

 

[Jimlaad43]

Does anyone find that entering the esses sometimes the car will just refuse to turn, and goes straight into the wall?
Maybe I'm taking too much speed into it, taking too much kerb, or running the car too low? It is tricky, blind and downhill.
And I'm almost afraid to ask, but what do we think a reference lap time is?

Here is a video of my fastest lap with the setup I have sent. Laptimes in qualifying are approaching the 1:35 mark. Get below 1:40 to begin with and it'll all improve from there.

VID-20230510-WA0008.mp4

drive.google.com

 

[Craig Dunkley]

Aston #18 please.

 

[jubes1971]

Here is a video of my fastest lap with the setup I have sent. Laptimes in qualifying are approaching the 1:35 mark. Get below 1:40 to begin with and it'll all improve from there.

VID-20230510-WA0008.mp4

drive.google.com

Nice lap!
I'm into the 39's, but haven't tried your set up yet. Default actually feels quite balanced. But I get a big kick of oversteer going into griffin's Lodge. Can that be sorted out with changing the diff?

Here is a video of my fastest lap with the setup I have sent. Laptimes in qualifying are approaching the 1:35 mark. Get below 1:40 to begin with and it'll all improve from there.

VID-20230510-WA0008.mp4

drive.google.com