ACC 50 minute race with pitstop @ Nürburgring 24h - Mon 6 May

[mklengel]

This is the place to be for relaxed, friendly racing and our events are open to everybody from rookies to the seasoned pros. You will always find people around your level to battle with, so jump on in! If you need any help then don't hesitate to PM me or post on this thread.

Description

• 50 minute GT3 race
• 1 pm in-game race start
• Short formation lap - stay in the green marker

Drivers

1. Jay Clarke
2. Oliver Zierach
3. Johann Schröder
4. Chris Swan
5. Rich Green
6. Michael Rudolf
7. Alexis Marty
8. Laurent Londes
9. Ricardo Jorge
10. Jordan Verhofstadt

Results

TBD​

Pitstop

• Mandatory pitstops: 1
• Pit window disabled
• Refuelling allowed
• Type change required

Weather

• Overall: guaranteed sunny, minor cloud changes, same as practice server
• Ambient temp: 18
• Cloud level: 0.6
• Rain: 0
• Randomness: 2

Practice Server

• Servername: search for "OVERTAKE"
• Password: see below "How can I join this event"

Sessions

Servername	OVERTAKE.GG | Racing Club | Race | Nurburgring 24h
19:00 UTC / 20:00 BST	30 minute practice
19:30 UTC / 20:30 BST	20 minute qualifying
19:50 UTC / 20:50 BST	50 minute race

BoP (LFM V4)

Class	Car	Year	Ballast	Change
GT3	Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II	2022	5 kg	-1 kg
GT3	Bentley Continental	2018	-19 kg	-1 kg
GT3	AMR V8 Vantage	2019	4 kg	-1 kg
GT3	BMW M4 GT3	2021	10 kg	-2 kg
GT3	Ferrari 296 GT3	2023	13 kg	-1 kg
GT3	Honda NSX GT3 Evo	2019	-23 kg	-1 kg
GT3	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2	2023	12 kg	12 kg
GT3	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	2023	14 kg	-1 kg
GT3	Mercedes-AMG GT3	2020	-10 kg	-1 kg
GT3	Porsche 992 GT3 R	2023	-6 kg	-1 kg

How can I join this event?

• Premium members: Reply in this thread stating you want to join, I'll then add you to the list. Server password can be found here
• Servername: search for "OVERTAKE"

All skill levels welcome but we ask that you can control the car and know the racing line around the track. Anyone driving in a dangerous manner may be removed from the server.

What do I need to know?

• Club rules are enforced. Check them out here
• We highly recommend using the in-built ACC radar when racing so you can keep it close and fair
• Voice chat is available on the RD Discord if you want to chat. Please use push to talk and limit chat during the race to apologies / lapped traffic info.
• Please ensure your real name is set on you RD profile and matches your in-game

 

[Michael Rudolf]

That all looks fine, yeh it was a shame as you were flying!

Thanks. I love this track, hope we'll come back here soon. Until then I'll practice pit stops and try to figure out what went wrong

 

[cerebralvortex]

Haha, you are not alone with the pit stop woes I only do pit stops on the occasional race in ACC and also screw it up. I need to practice it too.. I do like the fact that it is more realistic than in other sims but you need to learn to do it properly. Much to improve on there.

As for other screw-ups, I managed to under fuel for both my last qualifying lap and for the race. I calculated for 5 race laps right before the race start and ran out of fuel halfway through the last lap

I had fun driving and I also had a bit more pace. The more I drive ACC the more I get a feel for the sim. I have been tweaking my steering settings since last race. I had waaay too much dampening, it does feel better now. But still working on it. Are there Simucube owners here ? I have a Simucube 1 but would be interested to hear what settings to use for it.

I'll try to make some more races in the future.

 

[SwannyUK]

Are there Simucube owners here ? I had a Simucube 1 but would be interested to hear what settings to use for it.

I'll try to make some more races in the future.

@Andrew Sebastian

 

[JohannS]

Haha, you are not alone with the pit stop woes I only do pit stops on the occasional race in ACC and also screw it up. I need to practice it too.. I do like the fact that it is more realistic than in other sims but you need to learn to do it properly. Much to improve on there.

As for other screw-ups, I managed to under fuel for both my last qualifying lap and for the race. I calculated for 5 race laps right before the race start and ran out of fuel halfway through the last lap

I had fun driving and I also had a bit more pace. The more I drive ACC the more I get a feel for the sim. I have been tweaking my steering settings since last race. I had waaay too much dampening, it does feel better now. But still working on it. Are there Simucube owners here ? I have a Simucube 1 but would be interested to hear what settings to use for it.

I'll try to make some more races in the future.

I'm using the Asetek LaPrima Base and I had the same issues with damping. I have turned damping ingame and in the wheel base settings all the way down (except dynamic damping, which I left at 25%). The feel in the wheel is much better, more detailed, not LMU levels of detail, but still an improvement

 

[SwannyUK]

It's funny you mention that, I did the same thing when I came back to ACC after driving in LMU for a few weeks. The steering felt heavy and difficult, lowered the dampers down in game and in the fanatec software and feels way better now.

 

[cerebralvortex]

Thanks, I have dynamic damping at 100% and some damping in the simucube profile too still..

 

[Michael Rudolf]

Haha, you are not alone with the pit stop woes I only do pit stops on the occasional race in ACC and also screw it up. I need to practice it too.. I do like the fact that it is more realistic than in other sims but you need to learn to do it properly. Much to improve on there.

Ah man, no idea how that can happen. Did you have a pit stop strategy set in game? If you can take a screenshot of your setup with the strategy maybe we can spot something?

Well after some experimenting I found out that it was most likely indeed turning on the engine again. There is small window between turning the engine off and the pit crew starting to change tyres (when the car is moved into place when not hitting the spot perfectly). I started the engine in that moment which prevents the pit crew from starting. Turning the engine of again would solve that but I drove out of the pits which is possible in that state. Now I know what not to do.

 

[SwannyUK]

Well after some experimenting I found out that it was most likely indeed turning on the engine again. There is small window between turning the engine off and the pit crew starting to change tyres (when the car is moved into place when not hitting the spot perfectly). I started the engine in that moment which prevents the pit crew from starting. Turning the engine of again would solve that but I drove out of the pits which is possible in that state. Now I know what not to do.

ah ok, if it helps here is what I usually do.

If I nail the pit box I flick the ignition off which kills everything, jacks go up and they start work. As soon as the jacks are up I flick the ignition back on then when the countdown reaches 1 I hold the starter.