Cars Caterham 420R / R300 racecars 1.5

Leonardo Ratafiá · Jan 25, 2019

Ben O'Bro said:
online requires the data.acd
the data folder with all the ini files open is only for solo purposes
the servers online check if the data.acd of the client is the same as the server in order to be accepted

solution would be to compile a new data.acd with the supports_shifter=1 and that all your client have that same file on their drive

Since a lot of people have been asking about the shifter, even though it's official regulation, i will make a s1 version with manual, and data.acd all that all good

and physics?

it's called 420R Race for a reason, it's like the RSS GT1 cars, they are sequential gearbox, but yeah, I agree to a point that using the paddles feels nothing but fair, that's why you gotta buy those sequential shifters, in case you download these kind of cars

Ben O'Bro · Jan 25, 2019

Leonardo Ratafiá said:
and physics?

it's called 420R Race for a reason, it's like the RSS GT1 cars, they are sequential gearbox, but yeah, I agree to a point that using the paddles feels nothing but fair, that's why you gotta buy those sequential shifters, in case you download these kind of cars

My go-to guy for physic doesn't have much free time anymore
so we're going over it with a friend, learning from scratch some things and how it all words XD needless to say it's taking a bit of time.
The aim is to match the lap times as much as we can, and trying to get a believable behavior for the car. Which is tricky given the power to weight of this thing, and that i can't drive mine on open roads like that or i'll lose my license

but yeah hopefully we'll get there and i can finally release the 1.0 ...
Oh, and the LODs ... damn LODs...

Leonardo Ratafiá · Jan 25, 2019

Ben O'Bro said:
My go-to guy for physic doesn't have much free time anymore
so we're going over it with a friend, learning from scratch some things and how it all words XD needless to say it's taking a bit of time.
The aim is to match the lap times as much as we can, and trying to get a believable behavior for the car. Which is tricky given the power to weight of this thing, and that i can't drive mine on open roads like that or i'll lose my license
but yeah hopefully we'll get there and i can finally release the 1.0 ...
Oh, and the LODs ... damn LODs...

this guy knows, you can teach him 3d and viceversa @Kyuubeey

Kyuubeey · Jan 25, 2019

@Ben O'Bro

Sure, I could help. Don't have too much time for complete scratch made physics anymore, but I probably do have enough to help implement and correct some stuff. Just about only thing I can't do is tires with proper custom curves: you'll likely want papa for that. Everything else is go. Although I know jack about Caterhams.

PM me and stuff.

Leonardo Ratafiá · Jan 25, 2019

Kyuubeey said:
@Ben O'Bro

Sure, I could help. Don't have too much time for complete scratch made physics anymore, but I probably do have enough to help implement and correct some stuff. Just about only thing I can't do is tires with proper custom curves: you'll likely want papa for that. Everything else is go. Although I know jack about Caterhams.

PM me and stuff.

you'll fall in love with Caterhams, rear end is tricky afaik

Ben O'Bro · May 29, 2019

Wanna drive the 420 at night ?
It also has H support...
New folder, new car : http://benobro.org/sub/bo_420r_race_h_190528.7z
you'll just need to take skins from here
It will be included for future release of the 420r
you know, in 2023 somewhere when we finish it...

few screens: (the lights are actually the screws of the fan

Fat-Alfie · May 29, 2019

420R + H = awesome!

Thank you!

djtopa · May 29, 2019

Cant wait to try this!great mod and now with manual gearbox!Thanks!

Leonardo Ratafiá · May 29, 2019

Fat-Alfie said:
420R + H = awesome!

Thank you!

plus glowing screws!

ShinyAndy · May 29, 2019

Cheers Ben, you're a star!

ShinyAndy · May 29, 2019

We had a quick drive round Feldbergring (+Sol and CSP) with them, 48 hours in 1 hour.. quite, quite superb! Huge handful though, trying to not lock up and get down the gears while h&t'ing is a massive challenge

ShinyAndy · May 31, 2019

The only slight issue with the glowing screw solution is that you can't see anyone in your mirrors until they're almost on top of you. Still, who needs mirrors anyway

djtopa · May 31, 2019

Love the h shifter version!What a fun car to drive after some setup adjustment to my liking to me one of the best AC mods.Cant get tyres to get green colour in tyres app no metter what I do with them or suspension they are blue..same as non h shifter version.Bug?

ssc2211 · Dec 26, 2019

Andy-R said:
This makes no mention of a qualifying tyre so not sure what those comments were about on YT. Some useful part info and numbers so worth a read through if you haven't already.
http://www.brscc.co.uk/sites/default/files/files/2018_Regulations/2018 Caterham Seven 420R Championship Regulations (W).pdf

There is no qually tyre. But brand new avon zzr are about 1% lower lap times for the first 10-15 miles. The performance levels off and the tyres then last the rest of a race weekend very slowly deteriorating with wear.

zerobandwidth · Jan 29, 2020

Well you might consider this mod "unfinished" but it's great enough that we've selected it for our current season on SimRacingSystem. It's a challenge to drive but that only adds to the fun. Our first event had some fantastic, close battles. Thanks for a great contribution to the AC mod universe.

(Focus on the 3/4 of the race that was great fun vs. the final 1/4 after I got frustrated by punts.

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Ben O'Bro · Jan 29, 2020

zerobandwidth said:
Well you might consider this mod "unfinished" but it's great enough that we've selected it for our current season on SimRacingSystem. It's a challenge to drive but that only adds to the fun. Our first event had some fantastic, close battles. Thanks for a great contribution to the AC mod universe.

(Focus on the 3/4 of the race that was great fun vs. the final 1/4 after I got frustrated by punts. )

that's awesome

thanks a lot for sharing
awesome to see people made skins for it too

if any mistakes come up, or any feedback, i'll be sure to add it to the to do list

i've been away from the caterham scene for a while now, but i still plan on finishing 1.0 that 420r / r300 ...
then there's a 420r street, and then there's my social life back