AC GT3 @ Portimão - Sunday 5th July 2020

[Marko77]

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by Pierre Yves Lacroix, link​

This week we're racing the GT3s at Algarve International Circuit in beautiful Portimão. Come join us and get your weekly racing fix!

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Welcome to the Assetto Corsa racing club! 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 the don't hesitate to ask on TeamSpeak... there's no such thing as a stupid question!

All premium members using their full Real Name in the forum, race servers and teamspeak can sign up for this event. We have limited slots so sign up below and make sure to tag fellow community members who you think are up for a challenge!

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Racing Club Rules: click here
Incident Reporting: click here

Server Name:

• Practice Server: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM EU GT3 PRACTICE #12
• Race Server: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM EU GT3 RACE #13

Cars: DLC is required for this event

GT3:

• Audi R8 LMS 2016 GT3 (Ready to Race Pack DLC)
• BMW Z4 GT3
• Ferrari 488 GT3 (Red Pack DLC)
• Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (Dream Pack #2 DLC)
• McLaren 650S GT3 (Dream Pack #3 DLC)
• Mercedes AMG GTR GT3 (Dream Pack #3 DLC)
• Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 (Dream Pack #1 DLC)
• Porsche 911 R 2016 GT3 (Porsche Pack #3 DLC)
• Glickenhaus SCG GT3 (Dream Pack #2 DLC)

Track: Algarve International Circuit (download here)
Pit stop: Mandatory
Track Temps: 20C air/26C track
Track Condition: Clear


Recommended App: Helicorsa (download here)

Free practice: server will be available throughout the week.
Official practice: 19:00 GMT/20:00 BST (20 minutes)
Qualifying: 19:20 GMT/20:20 BST (20 minutes)
Race: 19:40 GMT/20:40 BST (60 minutes)

Entry List - 30 Slots

1. Chris Down - 650s (event host)
2. LTNINGFan - 650s
3. uvraver - TBD
4. Enzo Fazzi - 488
5. nash112 - R8
6. Interslice - 488
7. GEO147 - 650s
8. FischBoB - 488
9. Sheashant L - 650s
10. Norkin - GT-R
11. jemmari - GT-R
12. Medilloni - 650s
13. HF2000 - 488
14. stribbeck - 488
15. marek2209 - 488
16. erazerr7 - 488
17. Raresch - R8
18. Spilskinanka - 911
19. JohannesK - R8
20. YobbaZ - 650s
21. Kek700 - GT-R
22. Evgeniy Neytman - 650s
23. hape - 650s
24. Des Pearce - TBD
25. SOLO59 - Z4
26. PorDallas - 911
27. 640er - 650s
28. Aksu - GT-R
29. Free slot
30. Free slot

UTP#42

Hi Chris. Pls put me in with Z4. Thx

 

[nash112]

Just looked at the price of sim gear, after reading the above.
Bit shocked at the prices, you really cannot do this sport on the cheap any more, and get reasonable gear.

I think Covid has also had a big effect, when I bought my wheel there was some crazy markups on gear, only got mine cheap with a limited time offer on the Thrustmaster website itself

 

[Raresch]

@Chris Down please sign me out.
I have installed the mod, the pedals worked brilliantly for 5 minutes and then the whole wheels shuts down and resets itself like it's just plugged in. Then I start to use it and it shuts down again like it has no power ...
I have disconnect the pedals from the wheels base and it doesn't shut down again, or at least not in the 3-4 minutes I've waited. So I might have connected the cables wrong ... I have to reopen the pedals again ...
P.S. this is the last time I will do it. Last time I had to cut into a head screw to make myself an opening because the original head was almost round. Barely got it out (of course I didn't use it again)
If this time I can't fix them I'll just upgrade and sell the G29 for scraps. I tried to find something similar, to buy only the pedals or something, but I couldn't.
I will go for a T300RS GT. (The TS PS si quite expensive and all I've found was without the oedals, so I have to buy them separately witch just adds up at almost double than a T300 -80% more-.)

@Chris Down ********* finallly I made them work ... I think my soldering skills were not so good the first time. This time I think I can hang the pedals from those solderings )
Just did a tour of the Transfagarasean and I have all the pedals working again
THe brake pedal feels a bit odd, as I installed a 3d printed mod, I will try to get used to, so please keep me on the grid. I will try to race tomorrow.

 

[640er]

Does anybody else have this annoying issue that all white lines are getting displayed sharply just before you get really close to them? The faster you go, the more blurry the lines become. It is the only track where I have this issue. Video settings are at maximum, no motion blur etc.

And sometimes when I start the game, the image is flipped 90° to the left . Happened also only on this track.

 

[Raresch]

Just looked at the price of sim gear, after reading the above.
Bit shocked at the prices, you really cannot do this sport on the cheap any more, and get reasonable gear.

How much is too much? I mean I took my G29 with H shifter in December 2018 and I paid around 260-280€ (but as far as I remember, the was a discount for the wheel). Now it's 330-340 with shifter (without the discount). I was looking For T300RS GT and I can find it around 350-390€.
All of the prices are for new gears at local stores.
As far as i remember, this was the price for the t300 in December 2018 as well.
Or I might be mislead by my memory?

 

[Spilskinanka]

Yeah, the bump isn't much of an issue now, I'm just hoping I don't hit it wrongly during some on track battle and send myself into the left hand wall while defending or some such...

 

[Des Pearce]

sorry I'm going to have to give this one a miss, my back problem keeps flaring up, no way I can drive for 30 minutes never mind 60 plus qualifying.....

 

[HF2000]

Sorry, Chris. I have to sign out due to a health problem. Have a great race all!

 

[Chris Down]

Hi Chris. Pls put me in with Z4. Thx

Welcome!

 

[Chris Down]

sorry I'm going to have to give this one a miss, my back problem keeps flaring up, no way I can drive for 30 minutes never mind 60 plus qualifying.....

Sorry, Chris. I have to sign out due to a health problem. Have a great race all!

Sorry to hear that folks, hope you both feel better soon

 

[JohannesK]

I had a crazy week and now the F1 Weekend, so I didnt quite get as much practice as i had hoped for. I got falsely diagnosed with pancytopenie, which is a symptom for leucemia and similiar stuff. How can they even f up that hard at doing blood Tests?! Some guy is now propablybrunning around with my perfectly fine values thinking he is perfectly healthy.

I'll take the Porsche please, don't often drive GT3 so no clue if I'll end up as a mobile chicane. Anyone got an idea what a mid pack time will be?

Im usually in the midpack and im dipping in the 1:44s rn

 

[uvraver]

hello Chris
650S please

 

[stribbeck]

@Chris Down can i please change the car to the 911

 

[LTNINGFan]

Sorry all, I have to back out for today. I hope to catch next week's one.

 

[marek2209]

Please sign me out, Chris, I had a terrible day and now a pretty bad headache.
Have fun guys, this is a great track

 

[Aksu]

I'm out

Didn't had time to train at all
Hopefully next week..

 

[Chris Down]

Race server is being prepared, no more changes will be permitted.

 

[Raresch]

I will start by saying sorry to @SOLO59, @hape and @stribbeck for hitting you guys in the first laps.

the whole afternoon something felt odd ... I felt like I can't push enough, like something is wrong with the car, but I didn't know what. I just felt that I can't find my limit ... something was off.

I've decided to retire because I've made 3 accident in 3 laps and I was just more of a danger for others.

P.S. I might have fixed the pedals, but now, once in a while, my paddles are shifter one more than it should ) I have put debouncing at 100ms (which is double from default). Should I go even higher?

 

[nash112]

So my race was going well, was in a solid 13th, then about 15 mins to go my wheel just switched itself off and now won't turn back on I can only assume it's overheating but doesn't feel really hot, so frustrating

 

[nash112]

I will start by saying sorry to @SOLO59, @hape and @stribbeck for hitting you guys in the first laps.

the whole afternoon something felt odd ... I felt like I can't push enough, like something is wrong with the car, but I didn't know what. I just felt that I can't find my limit ... something was off.

I've decided to retire because I've made 3 accident in 3 laps and I was just more of a danger for others.

P.S. I might have fixed the pedals, but now, once in a while, my paddles are shifter one more than it should ) I have put debouncing at 10mms (which is double from default). Should I go even higher?

I would probably go higher, I thought the default was 50ms, think I have it on 25ms