AC Multiclass Abarth 500/Mazda MX5@Watkins Glen Boot, Wed 27th September 2023

[HF2000]

Welcome to the RD Racing Club.

The last Wednesday of the Month is reserved for tracks chosen by you.
For September it's Watkins Glen Boot.

For this event we will be using the 12x time multiplier and a starttime of 08.00 AM so we will have dawn to dusk migration in the race. It's a test to see if we want to use this format also for the upcoming Fat-Alfie championship. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CSP WITH WEATHERFX activated.
Use SOL or Default as Weather Script in the WeatherFX settings

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/f1a4f789-f306-4bd7-9466-ce2334fa4106?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 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
  • 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/
• Track: Watkins Glen Boot, https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/watkins-glen-international.20204/
• 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/f1a4f789-f306-4bd7-9466-ce2334fa4106?server=0 Tab Entrants

 

[Alfred Wayne]

First pit stop reserved

 

[HF2000]

 

[stigs2cousin]

just made a quick ( rather slow) testdrive:

is working for me.

 

[HF2000]

And........ https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/fat-alfie-championship-2023-abarth-mazda.263807/

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

Just had a blast in the Abarth,but practice was in darkness??Is it going to be a night race??

 

[HF2000]

Just had a blast in the Abarth,but practice was in darkness??Is it going to be a night race??

From the 1st post!

For this event we will be using the 12x time multiplier and a starttime of 08.00 AM so we will have dawn to dusk migration in the race. It's a test to see if we want to use this format also for the upcoming Fat-Alfie championship. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CSP WITH WEATHERFX activated.
Use SOL or Default as Weather Script in the WeatherFX settings

The practice starts at the fictive time of 08.00 AM at 20th December 2023 and end at 08.00 PM. So it could be that it starts quite dark but it should become light afterwards.
If not then you have probably not the settings like above.

 

[Alfred Wayne]

It looks great, but one thing I'm noticing on my PC with the 12hr vs 24hr is the sunrise/sunset transition is longer which dropping very fps a lot (70-80fps vs 30).

I need to play with some settings not, but I'm leaning towards just leaving the fat Alfie championship during the day. We already have crashes at the start there, couldn't imagine darkness would make it better lol.

 

[HF2000]

12hr vs 24hr is the sunrise/sunset transition is longer

It should be twice as long.

 

[stigs2cousin]

From the 1st post!

For this event we will be using the 12x time multiplier and a starttime of 08.00 AM so we will have dawn to dusk migration in the race. It's a test to see if we want to use this format also for the upcoming Fat-Alfie championship. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CSP WITH WEATHERFX activated.
Use SOL or Default as Weather Script in the WeatherFX settings

The practice starts at the fictive time of 08.00 AM at 20th December 2023 and end at 08.00 PM. So it could be that it starts quite dark but it should become light afterwards.
If not then you have probably not the settings like above.

SCNR

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

No this was proper darkness that lasted roughly 40 mins..My Sol and weather FX are working fine

 

[HF2000]

No this was proper darkness that lasted roughly 40 mins..My Sol and weather FX are working fine

Strange! It worked for me. Anyone else having darkness all the way?

 

[stigs2cousin]

No, got realistic flow of time, but didn´t check for the whole cycle.
Will do tomorrow.

 

[Mikke73]

Strange! It worked for me. Anyone else having darkness all the way?

When I went into the server, time was 22:20. Now it was 4:00 in the morning. Practice session is 2 hrs, so maybe it starts at 8:00 in the morning and ends the next morning at 8:00?

EDIT: I waited to the end of the session, and time was 07.34 AM on December 21st when the session ended, and then the next session started correctly at 08.00 AM on December 20th.

 

[HF2000]

When I went into the server, time was 22:20. Now it was 4:00 in the morning. Practice session is 2 hrs, so maybe it starts at 8:00 in the morning and ends the next morning at 8:00?

EDIT: I waited to the end of the session, and time was 07.34 AM on December 21st when the session ended, and then the next session started correctly at 08.00 AM on December 20th.

It's an 12hour race simulation from 8.00 AM until 8.00 PM

 

[stigs2cousin]

Ah, frigging Watkins Glen.

"Bury my oilpump at the Inner Loop"

I really have no solution for that frigging chicane

 

[Mikke73]

It's an 12hour race simulation from 8.00 AM until 8.00 PM

That would be correct for race session which is 60 minutes.
But the looping practice sessions are 2 hours, and since they have the same 12x time multiplier they actually have a 24 hour simulation now (approximately).

 

[HF2000]

That would be correct for race session which is 60 minutes.
But the looping practice sessions are 2 hours, and since they have the same 12x time multiplier they actually have a 24 hour simulation now (approximately).

Ah you are right! I didn't think of that. That might be the reason @Allan Ramsbottom got to drive in the dark.

 

[JamKart22]

Can't you make the practice server a one hour loop?

 

[HF2000]

Can't you make the practice server a one hour loop?

Not the looping practice. It's default 2 hours and I couldn't find a setting to change that.
The official event practice is 1 hour.