AC Mazda MX5@Brands Hatch, Wednesday 6th April 2022

[Allan Ramsbottom]

Any chance of the links plzzzz,would,nt mind driving these again..

 

[pcmoreno]

On the BTCC cars: I tried all three of them on the Deutschlandring (my favorite testtrack). I'm about 3s slower with the Volvo but the others are within a second of eachother which is very close for a 10km circuit. But I did only three laps with each car.
But they are a delight on this track. Now thinking of a Fat-Alfie championship with these cars.
Will try them on the Battenbergring (looks like this one is coming soon) also.

I had the impression that the Volvo was the faster from the three. At least statistically seeing from the races with the 3 of them on from Simracing.gp. I only joined one and almost everyone went for the volvo and all the top places were volvos as well.

Or maybe we're talking about different mods?

 

[Shed 17]

All three are free mods.

• BMW 320 BTCC
• Nissan Primera BTCC
• Volvo S40 BTCC

And very good mods they are too!

 

[HF2000]

Are these BTCC cars a DLC

Or maybe we're talking about different mods?

No, I don't think so. They were used on S.GP.
Let me check this.

EDIT: they are the same.

 

[HF2000]

Anyone who has the time, please try these three cars and compare their performance. Carsten has done this already but it

Any chance of the links plzzzz,would,nt mind driving these again..

1998 BMW 320i STW-BTCC

Time has come! Initial release to get more feedback outside of our group, to help pushing these more forward. So we are bringing you are second car. Car is currently setup to be more safe, so it does understeer quite a bit, probably more then you...

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1999 Nissan Primera BTCC

Important !!! if you are using vanilla AC, I think you have to install this, otherwise car with crash and go back to AC menu If you have problem with installing, try dragging the archive content into your AC folder, do not use CM to install, CM...

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1999 Volvo S40 BTCC

With collaboration from Paul NLC, PM3DM is proud to present you with amazing Volvo S40 BTCC. This time with detailed cockpit ! Paul has done a really great job on this one, and I'm glad we can finally share it with the rest of you. Work in...

www.racedepartment.com

 

[stigs2cousin]

There are more BTCC cars from different eras in the Download section, but at least on paper BOP would be a nightmare

As for which car is fastest the experiences differ greatly and it may even be track dependent.
For example the Volvo is "out of the box" (get it ) a fast and very wellbehaved Lady but with a little suspension tinkering I got the Beemer within 1/10.

So most of you won´t have to wonder which car I`d choose .

MFG Carsten

 

[stigs2cousin]

Han,
how about putting up a thread/ trainingsserver where we can try out the cars and compile data?

MFG Carsten

 

[HF2000]

I will set up a practice server with those three cars on Bremgarten so anyone can try them there and maybe do a little racing with others. I will join when I can.

 

[HF2000]

Han,
how about putting up a thread/ trainingsserver where we can try out the cars and compile data?

MFG Carsten

Are you telepathic ?

 

[stigs2cousin]

Great minds, Han, great minds

 

[HF2000]

PRACTICE SERVER IS UP! Password as always dunlop

Please share your laptimes and impression here: https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/btcc-cars-performance-test.228376/

 

[Alfred Wayne]

Whoops realized this was the "mazda race" thread . Put my BTCC impressions in the correct spot.

 

[Dzul]

I guess it's going to be a MONOclass next wednesday?

 

[stigs2cousin]

Doesn't look that way.

But I bet a bottle of cheap Gin that Han will win the FWD class


MFG Carsten

 

[Fiberoptix]

@JamKart22 @Kek700 @Fiberoptix
Proposal: If we don't have at least 6 Audi's on Wednesday at an hour before the event starts, I will change our cars to a Mazda. Do you agree?
You maybe want to practice with the MX5 in case of.

Looks like only the two of us in the TT now. Guess I will be switching to the Mazda.

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

MAZDAS RULE..

 

[HF2000]

Looks like only the two of us in the TT now. Guess I will be switching to the Mazda.

Ok. Then I will remove the Audi so no one can sign up with it at a late moment.

EDIT: Done, had to switch you to the Mazda first but you can still choose your own livery.

 

[HF2000]

Did a few laps with the Mazda and I really, really, really hate this track. When you finally get T1 right for once and start hoping for a good lap only to see after T4 that you're already half a second behind you're sessionbest with all those difficult corners yet to come, you begin to overdrive the car and ending in the grass or more then 1,5s behind. It's impossible for me to be consistent here.
For the race I will turn off every app that shows me the laptimes and hope that these 45 minutes will pass quickly.

Whoever designed this track must either have been a sadist, a lunatic or a race hater!

 

[pcmoreno]

Did a few laps with the Mazda and I really, really, really hate this track. When you finally get T1 right for once and start hoping for a good lap only to see after T4 that you're already half a second behind you're sessionbest with all those difficult corners yet to come, you begin to overdrive the car and ending in the grass or more then 1,5s behind. It's impossible for me to be consistent here.
For the race I will turn off every app that shows me the laptimes and hope that these 45 minutes will pass quickly.

Whoever designed this track must either have been a sadist, a lunatic or a race hater!

someone finally understands me!

 

[stigs2cousin]

Maybe we should castigate the racehater, lunatic and sadist by letting him race the Mazda for the remainder of the year??

MFG Carsten