AC Classic Races: Lotus 25@Donington 1938, Tue 4th July 2023

[JamKart22]

Maybe here next week

Prince George Circuit 1965

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[HF2000]

Maybe here next week

Prince George Circuit 1965

This 3D-track was made for rFactor by FDsign. It was converted by Rainmaker to Assetto Corsa. Features: -competitive AI -working track map -support for hot lap mode -replay cameras by DaBaeda -support for time attack mode -28 pit boxes with...

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Colin,

It's on my list but I didn't test it yet. Will you do that? Things like track limits, kerbs and pitstop. And off course if it's a nice track to race.

 

[dbx71]

Nice job on hosting your 1st race event Colin--and thank you. Although very challenging, that was an enjoyable track and car combo.. Other than running off the track to let Steve by (face-palm) I somehow survived an incredible +/- 30 laps without any major, suspension crushing incidents.

I'll take that as a good day on the track!

1980s era F1 car at Prince George (or Zolder '67) sounds good to me. But I would also like to make a request to bring back the 'porknose' at some point too.

Also, for anyone craving more classic car action, don't forget the Group C night time race at Daytona Road Course we have scheduled on Friday.

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

JamKart22,
Well done Colin on hosting your 1st race..Great car/track combo..Lets start promoting this guys,all who joined seemed to have enjoyed it,good battles had by many..Cant wait till the next 1

 

[Shed 17]

Thanks Colin for hosting and well done podium guys.

I was in 4th place for most of the race and going much better than at Bremgarten last week when with two laps to go, I dropped a wheel off the track at McLeans and spun around several times.

Thomas and Steve K went past but overall happy with performance. I didn’t use Allan’s set up but will give it a try if we use these again.

We are really spoilt for choice now with GT on Sunday’s, Classic cars on Tuesday, MX5/Abarth on Wednesday, Formula Agile on Thursday and now Dominic running various combinations on Fridays ( Group C at Daytona this week.
I got to thinking though, has the club ever run modern Touring cars? I know the current offerings are mostly FWD ( with the exception of the BMW) but running them offline, they do seem to provide some close and exciting racing. There was the TCR series on Sgp a while back and those cars were available on RD. I know they were mostly the same physics underneath different skins but they do go well imo.
Just a thought!

 

[Alfred Wayne]

I don't recall us ever racing those TCR cars, but despite being a little lower quality visually, drive nicely and allow for big grids Being BOPd against each other makes them nice to drive against too. Those BTCCs, brian ran a couple races last winter? and they're really great (that Nissan ). Much harder to handle than the TCR, but a much more raw drive. I'm up for either.
BTCC = lotus 49
TCR = lotus 25

As for the race, I got lucky today with some small accidents ahead of me which I was able to get past untouched. Had some good fights along the way. Gave steve a harder than usual move into T1 trying to keep up to Allan but in the end I couldn't hang on to his pace. Meanwhile Richard was flying up front today, well done. And to the rest of us for just surviving

Thanks for hosting Collin, great combo Hoping my schedule stays open on tuesdays. Enjoying the workout of the classic cars

 

[JamKart22]

Thanks for the positive feedback. I'm happy to put anything on for Tuesday and I'm sure Dominic will do the same on Friday.

There is one combo I really want to do with the Lotus 25 before we move on to others cars....

 

[gearwhine]

Well done Colin, a great time had by all.
I was really enjoying my race only losing out after many laps to Robert when he was able to avoid an accident that i could not. Never mind i thought, i am still in the front half. Thomas came past me at the end of the long straight later on and in my effort to get back to him i over cooked it on the downhill curves and found myself with a destroyed car in one of those lovely ditches. Teleport back to pit for a fix also added a lot of fuel and my race was now in effect all but over.
I did continue because i am stupid and was convincing myself i was still having fun.
Thanks Allan for the setup and also thanks for the slip of the tongue that you dont actually use it yourself and that toe needs to be the opposite for crossplys .

 

[gearwhine]

Thanks for the positive feedback. I'm happy to put anything on for Tuesday and I'm sure Dominic will do the same on Friday.

There is one combo I really want to do with the Lotus 25 before we move on to others cars....

Just drove the Prince George track with the 25 and it is a great match. Could we not just master this excellent but difficult car before we start darting here and there? There is plenty of period tracks we can use. Maybe turn it into a championship Colin?

 

[JamKart22]

I hope to host these for a while so we can do all sorts of things. Open to a championship but interest seems to drop off after a few rounds.

I love the Lotus 25 so happy to stick with it for a while. Depends on what others think really...

 

[JamKart22]

Thread 'Classic Cars: Lotus 25@Bremgarten, Tue 11th July 2023' https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/classic-cars-lotus-25-bremgarten-tue-11th-july-2023.261036/

 

[thegreatradish]

Sorry folks, I made a last minute call not to race this as I was a danger to myself and others. I was spending more time in the fences and trees than on track, even entering a parallel universe through a wormhole at one point...

I will need to practice with this car a lot more, specifically how to brake

 

[JamKart22]

Have another go next week. The best way to learn is to keep racing as it keeps you motivated to practice.

Next week's track is great fun in these cars so give it a go.

 

[Kek700]

I was losing a massive amount of time with the brakes too William, I do mean a lot, in the end after another off, I lost the will to live.
I probably killed lots of spectators in those lock up of death. For the sake of the world population decline, I had an early dinner.

 

[Alfred Wayne]

Im happy to stick with the lotus 25 for a bit. Finally starting to get the hang of it a little

Plus now we all have Allan's secrets, can't stop now

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

Im happy to stick with the lotus 25 for a bit. Finally starting to get the hang of it a little

Plus now we all have Allan's secrets, can't stop now

Well you hav,nt got all my secrets,no,no,no that would be foolish..@Gearwhine,that set-up is just a stable 1,you probably would,nt get around the 1st corner with my proper set up....

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

@JamKart22 ,im happy with these cars as long as they are the old tracks..

 

[cerebralvortex]

Well you hav,nt got all my secrets,no,no,no that would be foolish..@Gearwhine,that set-up is just a stable 1,you probably would,nt get around the 1st corner with my proper set up....

I did try your setup but it was waaaaay too stable indeed