AC FWD vs RWD: Abarth/Suzuki/Mazda@Nordschleife, Wed 31st January 2024

[HF2000]

Welcome to the RD Racing Club.

The notorious Nordschleife aka the Green Hell is the track of the month January and it doesn't need any introduction.

EDIT: with 20 minutes for qualify you will have probably one lap to do that! So better make it a good one!

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS is essential for clean and respectful driving in our community. You should therefore use tools like Helicorsa or CarRadar and CrewChief. The links for these apps are on the bottom of this post.

DISCORD. It's important that you also join us during the event on Discord for additional information and instructions. Link is below.

Sign up:
Go to https://acsm.racedepartment.com/championship/0deb4919-a4fc-4782-8e10-223e2c609f62?server=0 using the Emperor account you have been given and register with your steamID.

If you don't have an Emperor account yet, ask for one by posting in this thread (only for premium members).

Especially the new and inexperienced drivers are recommended to participate. There are a lot of learning opportunities but without the intensity and stress of the GT3/4 cars or the endurance multiclass cars. It's also good step up for those kind of events.

Server information:

• Server: Racedepartment Server 1 Password: standard password, if you don't know that, ask for it in this thread and it will be send in a PM.
• 20:00 CET, 19:00 GMT (19:00 UTC) | 60 minutes - Official Practice
• 21:05 CET, 20:05 GMT (20:05 UTC) | 20 minutes - Qualification
• 21:30 CET, 20:30 GMT (20:30 UTC) | 60 minutes - Race
• Practiceserver available during the week. Same password.

Event details:

• Cars: Abarth 500 Assetto Corse/Mazda MX5 Cup/Suzuki Swift R3 Sport
  • Country skins for Abarth: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/abarth_world_series_2k.10401/
  • RaceDepartment skin for Abarth: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/abarth-500-assetto-corse-race-department-skin-00.13916/
  • F1 skins for MX5: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/skinpack-mazda-mx5-cup-f1-2023-teams-drivers.56935/
  • Suzuki Swift mod: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Nvr375tWuFgo5mPE8mNNQz0KK4L0Vr-/view
• Track: Nordschleife, Germany (DLC)
• Pit stop: Mandatory (at least 1 liter of fuel)
• Tyre blankets: Yes
• Track Road temperature: 37 Celsius
• Track grip: 100%
• Track limits: No more than 2 wheels over the white/yellow line without a lift of the gas please. You will be penalized if you break this rule.
• Damage: 10%
• Fuel Consumption: 40%
• Tyre wear: 10%

Useful Links:

• RaceDepartment Discord: click here
• Sync Accounts: click here
• Recommended apps: Helicorsa + CarRadar+ Top/Centre Flags or AC_Flags + CrewChief
• Tracks, Cars, Apps Installation Guide: click here (Handy guide to install non AC content)
• Racing Club Rules: click here
• Incident Reporting: click here

Entry list:

• https://acsm.racedepartment.com/championship/0deb4919-a4fc-4782-8e10-223e2c609f62?server=0 Tab Entrants

 

[Alfred Wayne]

If I get stuck in the fazzi train around the ring ....

Been a while since I drove the Mx5 around here. Should be good

 

[stigs2cousin]

The problem with democracy is that you can´t (rightfully) complain afterwards as you had a say in creating that mess in the first place.

Han is sneaky that way

 

[HF2000]

The problem with democracy is that you can´t (rightfully) complain afterwards as you had a say in creating that mess in the first place.

Han is sneaky that way

You should be glad with my democracy. If I was a Putin, you would have gotten 4 years in prison for this post!

 

[stigs2cousin]

You´d have to catch me first cause i would not live in your "farmers and workers paradise"

(Though, if it was important enough to you the foreign department of KGB would probably take care of the problem all the same.)

 

[Boukâh]

(Though, if it was important enough to you the foreign department of KGB would probably take care of the problem all the same.)

You were calling us? How can we ‘help’ you, comrade?

Anyway, our suggestion would be a somewhat lethal “T1 cluster****s (TM)” in disguise.

Anything else our department can ‘help’ you with, sir?

 

[stigs2cousin]

In general I like the idea, but I´d hate to see the SABINE SCHMITZ CORNER littered with Suzuki wreckage.

I suggest "just a little nudge" on the crest of Schwedenkreuz, spinning there is a rather buttclinching experience

Also a lot of FWD cars spin there because of cold tyres, so the Stewarts will rule it a racing incident.

(and the wrecker can haul away the remains in wheelbarrow, there won´t be much left.
#weggelenzt)

 

[HF2000]

This is your lucky week, Carsten! First your own Nordschleife on Wednesday and on Thursday your GT86: https://www.racedepartment.com/thre...dragon-trail-seaside-thu-1st-february.268070/

 

[stigs2cousin]

Thanks.

Actually I never went for the supercharger as that made the cars unreliable

And is it a (remote) possibility that I´ve seen this track before (on GTSport?)



(Edith:

Dooh, Han even wrote in in his post )

 

[HF2000]

Dooh, Han even wrote in in his post )

Nooo way! Someone who actually reads my posts????!!!

 

[stigs2cousin]

Sorry,

didn´t pay atenttention and read it per accident.

I promise to do better next time.....

 

[abecede]

Oh, nice location! I'm just getting used to this long track in various sims. Might as well try it here in a new car. Looking forward to this one!

 

[H_Belane]

This year I'm joining the Mazda club again!

 

[stigs2cousin]

Han,

I think you may have overlooked an important fact:

The NOS is the venue of the 24h race. (hint, hint )

 

[maxilogan]

This isn't going to end well for me..

 

[stigs2cousin]

Damn,

this climate change thingy has me completely fooled once again.
When I stand on my balcony I freeze my ba fingers off and one hour to the south its 30° air and 45° track with gras and trees covered in frost.

Something´s foul in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz

 

[stigs2cousin]

In case that was to cryptic, the practice server seems to have slipped through a portal into Queensland/Australia

 

[abecede]

Am I right in thinking that the new car will have difficulty in keeping up with the Abarth and the mx5, since it has less top speed even when adjusting final gear ratio?

 

[HF2000]

Am I right in thinking that the new car will have difficulty in keeping up with the Abarth and the mx5, since it has less top speed even when adjusting final gear ratio?

I think so but it's the fastest in the corners so I don't really know yet about the laptime.

 

[abecede]

Aaaw, just saw that @eN1xes switched from the Swift to the Mazda I would have loved to see an alien overtake everyone in the corners, and then (probably not?) get overtaken on the long straights...
Maybe Fulvio reconsiders? prettyplease?