AC FWD vs RWD@Bugatti Le Mans, Wed 12th June 2024

[HF2000]

Welcome to the RD Racing Club.

In the weekend of 15/16th June the famous 24hours of Le Mans will take place.
Overtake/Racedepartment honours this with a special Le Mans week with lots of events on this track.
With our FWD vs RWD we're using the Bugatti LeMans circuit. The circuit named after the legendary car constructor Ettore Bugatti supplements the famous circuit used for the 24 Hour Le Mans classic. The shorter layout shares pitlane, paddock and the start/finish area with the main circuit, but heads into the infield after the pedestrian footbridge. These sectors, taken in conjunction with the long Dunlop arc, lend the circuit its unique character.

SPECIAL ATTENTION: in this race the BMW 325i E30 Rally is introduced in the RWD class as an alternative for the Mazda. You have to install it even if you drive another car otherwise you can't join the event. See the event details where to find the mod.

Sign up:
Go to the FWD vs RWD series Q2 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).

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 CEST, 19:00 BST (18:00 UTC) | 60 minutes - Official Practice
• 21:05 CEST, 20:05 BST (19:05 UTC) | 20 minutes - Qualification
• 21:30 CEST, 20:30 BST (19:30 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/BMW E30 325i Rally
  • Country skins for Abarth
  • RaceDepartment skin for Abarth
  • F1 skins for MX5
  • Suzuki Swift mod
  • To find at Assettoworld(dotcom) bmw-e30-325i-rally
• Track: Bugatti Le Mans
• Please sign up as soon as possible
• 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 (mandatory) + 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 (tab entrants)

 

[BaldPaul]

If its OK with you gentlemen I am going to give the Beemer a spin this week.

Paul

 

[HF2000]

If its OK with you gentlemen I am going to give the Beemer a spin this week.

Paul

Great!

 

[Dzul]

Holy smokes... that 325i is a ton of fun! Just like my old E30...
Now I'll be feeling nostalgic for the rest of the weekend I think.

 

[Kek700]

how do you down load these cars, meet with a mountain to climb with all the things i don't want to down load but never the mod???

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

how do you down load these cars

Dont bother Ernie not good at all imo..

 

[HF2000]

how do you down load these cars, meet with a mountain to climb with all the things i don't want to down load but never the mod???

Yes the first time it's quite confusing.

When you have found the car on assettoworld and have clicked on the modsfire button to download, you get the screen with the Generate Link button. Wait until the banners and other commercial stuff has loaded before you click that button. After that you get a Download Link button. Again wait until the stuff is loaded before clicking on it. After that you get a screen with a Download button. Again wait until the stuff is loaded before clicking on it. When you click on the Download button and a totally other screen appears, click on X in the right corner. You will see the Download button again. This time the download begins after your click.

Yes it's not very friendly but I haven't found a better car for the MX5 class yet.

 

[stigs2cousin]

So how much stuff you don´t want will load onto your computer?

 

[HF2000]

Guys,

I've uploaded another alternative for the MX5, The Renault 5 Turbo Europacup.
It's running already on server 2, replacing the other Renault 5 which was too fast.
You can download the car from assettoworld (dotcom).

 

[zn1zn2c]

When you have found the car on assettoworld and have clicked on the modsfire button to download, you get the screen with the Generate Link button. Wait until the banners and other commercial stuff has loaded before you click that button. After that you get a Download Link button. Again wait until the stuff is loaded before clicking on it. After that you get a screen with a Download button. Again wait until the stuff is loaded before clicking on it. When you click on the Download button and a totally other screen appears, click on X in the right corner. You will see the Download button again. This time the download begins after your click.

This reads like a modern day Monty Python sketch

If anyone can't figure out how to download the car, hit me up and I'll send you an easier link. I'm not posting it here because I don't know if I'm allowed.

 

[zn1zn2c]

Here's a setup for the bimmer: https://acstuff.ru/s/HwqyRz

It's a bit understeery and I'm not great at setups so there's lots to improve. It's quite stable though. I go about 8 tenths slower than the Mazda, but I partly blame that on not being used to this car yet.

Oh and to everyone: you really want to change the sound of this car as it's 100 times worse than the Suzuki. I use the BMW M3 E30 Gr.A 92.

 

[Dzul]

Guys,

I've uploaded another alternative for the MX5, The Renault 5 Turbo Europacup.
It's running already on server 2, replacing the other Renault 5 which was too fast.
You can download the car from assettoworld (dotcom). View attachment 760184

Oh I know who's going to be very happy with this choice... eh Andre @a_murel ?

 

[a_murel]

Oh I know who's going to be very happy with this choice... eh Andre @a_murel ?

Yessss, my favorite car!!! The Renault 5.

In the early 90's a friend of mine raced the R5 GT Turbo CUP, and was traveling with him and making lots of pictures.

I also owned one, was a very quick car!

 

[HF2000]

Yessss, my favorite car!!! The Renault 5.

In the early 90's a friend of mine raced the R5 GT Turbo CUP, and was traveling with him and making lots of pictures.
View attachment 760412

I also owned one, was a very quick car!

View attachment 760413

Let me know how you feel about this mod, please!

 

[HF2000]

And voting for Track of the Month is now open: https://www.overtake.gg/threads/vote-now-for-track-of-the-month-june-2024.273117/

 

[pcmoreno]

not sure if I'll make it tonight...it's been a couple of very long days so not sure if I can take a 1h race with slowly blinking eyes

 

[BaldPaul]

Is teh BMW available tonight or am I stuck with teh MX5?

 

[HF2000]

Is teh BMW available tonight or am I stuck with teh MX5?

Bimmer ready to drive!

 

[RFE3rd]

Are all MX5's taken for tonight?
Should I take suzuki then?

 

[RFE3rd]

Will give the sqift a go. Did a few practice laps off server now and I should be fine with it.