AC Multiclass Abarth500/Mazda MX5#Silver City Raceway, Wed 19th April 2023

[HF2000]

Han i dont get how here you suffer from understeer when we have done track like the airport(weird name i dont remember) this track is alot wider

It's not a problem to stay on track but it's the speed I can carry with me in the turns. I have to lift or even brake a lot to have a good turn in. But I will hop into your car to see how you are doing that.

 

[Seitenkax]

im not sure if ill be joining tmrw but can i still have the emperor account so that i can join future races?

 

[HF2000]

im not sure if ill be joining tmrw but can i still have the emperor account so that i can join future races?

I'm sorry but joining our races and Emperor account is only for premium members (1 euro per month).
In the last week of May we're planning to do another Rookie event also for non premium members.

 

[Kek700]

The problem is that the Mazda and Abarth have, what I call specialist drivers that are not only talented but somewhat dedicated.
So I just do 20 min practice to get the car right for the circuit, then wait for the race to start to see how it goes, I am pretty sure you do the same Han.
No point in trying to match skilful drivers. So I just concentrate on the race.

 

[HF2000]

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im not sure if ill be joining tmrw but can i still have the emperor account so that i can join future races?

If you want to upgrade see the tab PREMIUM. Afterwards you can post again or send me a PM and I will create an Emperor account for you and send you the other necessary information.
As a premium member it's mandatory to fill in your real name in your RDaccount/account details in the field "Real Name". It's for internal use only so we know who you are.

We have now 22 participants so there are some spots left but usually it fills up fast close to the start.

 

[HF2000]

The problem is that the Mazda and Abarth have, what I call specialist drivers that are not only talented but somewhat dedicated.
So I just do 20 min practice to get the car right for the circuit, then wait for the race to start to see how it goes, I am pretty sure you do the same Han.
No point in trying to match skilful drivers. So I just concentrate on the race.

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You are absolutely right Ernie. When I started this format, I envisioned an audience of sim racers who don't want to spend a lot of time practicing and making setups, but just want to race with others on beautiful tracks. The idea was that the official one-hour practice would be enough to be competitive in the race, so that you only have to negotiate with the misses for one night.

That's why we have those fixed two cars with limited setup options, so participants only have to learn the track if it's new to them. The second goal for these series is to be accessible for newcomers in sim racing.

But in the last year there have been some studious drivers who practice a lot to be faster on Wednesday. And that's fine with me, although it reduces my chances of finishing in the top 10 because with my lack of talent I can't compensate for the missed training hours. And I also spend quite a lot of time finding and testing circuits for our events that I would otherwise use for practice.

It doesn't matter, as long as I enjoy racing in midfield or in the back (and I do). But most of all I really enjoy the success of this format with 20+ clean and respectful drivers and almost everyone having a good time. I love reading the posts in the threads and listening to you all on Discord.

I even like having Fulvio around, although it's a bit of a mystery to me why he likes it so much, as he's obviously in a different class than the rest of us.
For some, this format will eventually become too boring and they will look for other challenges such as Brian's events. But that doesn't matter because fortunately new people are still joining us.
The Rookie events of 2 weeks ago brought 8 new premium members of which 4 to 5 will join our Wednesdays. I'm very happy with that result.

 

[rippin.rex]

I know, I had to run on fumes just to sneak in below the 2:40s (just!). Never set eyes on the track before, however, and still adapting to my new wheel and pedals, I think there's another second in there which would help to make me just painfully slow instead of laughably so.

My first mistake was to try and follow Simon and see if I could work out learn something. It was going ok until I binned it spectacularly haha

I am slow compared to some of the aliens here. I am always up for discord....we can compare notes as I am a rookie too.

 

[eN1xes]

You are absolutely right Ernie. When I started this format, I envisioned an audience of sim racers who don't want to spend a lot of time practicing and making setups, but just want to race with others on beautiful tracks. The idea was that the official one-hour practice would be enough to be competitive in the race, so that you only have to negotiate with the woman for one night.

That's why we have those fixed two cars with limited setup options, so participants only have to learn the track if it's new to them. The second goal for these series is to be accessible for newcomers in sim racing.

But in the last year there have been some studious drivers who practice a lot to be faster on Wednesday. And that's fine with me, although it reduces my chances of finishing in the top 10 because with my lack of talent I can't compensate for the missed training hours. And I also spend quite a lot of time finding and testing circuits for our events that I would otherwise use for practice.

It doesn't matter, as long as I enjoy racing in midfield or in the back (and I do). But most of all I really enjoy the success of this format with 20+ clean and respectful drivers and almost everyone having a good time. I love reading the posts in the threads and listening to you all on Discord.

I even like having Fulvio around, although it's a bit of a mystery to me why he likes it so much, as he's obviously in a different class than the rest of us.
For some, this format will eventually become too boring and they will look for other challenges such as Brian's events. But that doesn't matter because fortunately new people are still joining us.
The Rookie events of 2 weeks ago brought 8 new premium members of which 4 to 5 will join our Wednesdays. I'm very happy with that result.

Han is simple i like online racing and here you can actually find compentent players . from 2020 with all the leagues , race's and community's this one of the 3 best community's in terms of how friendly the behaivor is , and is something that is rare to find online . that doenst mean i play only here like today and tomorrow before the RD race you can find me on the sgp 20cest race

 

[Shed 17]

You are absolutely right Ernie. When I started this format, I envisioned an audience of sim racers who don't want to spend a lot of time practicing and making setups, but just want to race with others on beautiful tracks. The idea was that the official one-hour practice would be enough to be competitive in the race, so that you only have to negotiate with the misses for one night.

That's why we have those fixed two cars with limited setup options, so participants only have to learn the track if it's new to them. The second goal for these series is to be accessible for newcomers in sim racing.

But in the last year there have been some studious drivers who practice a lot to be faster on Wednesday. And that's fine with me, although it reduces my chances of finishing in the top 10 because with my lack of talent I can't compensate for the missed training hours. And I also spend quite a lot of time finding and testing circuits for our events that I would otherwise use for practice.

It doesn't matter, as long as I enjoy racing in midfield or in the back (and I do). But most of all I really enjoy the success of this format with 20+ clean and respectful drivers and almost everyone having a good time. I love reading the posts in the threads and listening to you all on Discord.

I even like having Fulvio around, although it's a bit of a mystery to me why he likes it so much, as he's obviously in a different class than the rest of us.
For some, this format will eventually become too boring and they will look for other challenges such as Brian's events. But that doesn't matter because fortunately new people are still joining us.
The Rookie events of 2 weeks ago brought 8 new premium members of which 4 to 5 will join our Wednesdays. I'm very happy with that result.

Han, you only have to look at Fulvio's post above and the numbers who continue to turn out week after week to see why, what you have set up here, is a huge success and a credit to you.

When I first joined this group, I was one of those who was practicing every spare minute I had, and the results improved. Hell, I even won a few races!
But strangely, since I retired from work, I have taken a more relaxed approach to, what is after all a hobby and only practice enough to get the car where I am comfortable with it in race pace and stable, even though I have more time now.
Most people can do one or two fast laps (for them) that will put them up the order but can't maintain that pace for an hour, very few can, and over driving will usually end in tears.

Doing a super fast qualifier is no good for me as I know I wouldn't be able to keep it up and would make mistakes as the faster guys fill my mirrors and look for overtaking opportunities. I am impressed with those of you who can speak multiple languages and for me this is like qualifying out of position. I like to learn a few phrases of a foreign language when I travel but soon some unstuck when the person starts a conversation to which I have no idea what is being said !

So like Han, I enjoy having a good battle, wherever I am, and success to me is completing the race without going off or hitting anyone. I always have a look at the fastest lap times at the end of a race and more often or not I am one of the slowest, but can finish higher up through being consistent.

It is also encouraging to see some new names coming through from the rookie races and reading the comments, it's good to see drivers trying to find out how the fast guys get their times. But like Colin has mentioned, look at the guys who are normally just ahead of you and forget the super times from the 'Aliens'. You should not be looking at their pace, it is sorcery of an unexplained level, but concentrate your efforts on making small improvements and to race cleanly and consistently. Most of all have fun and try the other races in different cars too. It's fun and widens your skill levels.

 

[stigs2cousin]

Dearest Han,
we all love your commitment and how you cater to all our whims with this great series but
(wait for it )

You are absolutely right Ernie. When I started this format, I envisioned an audience of sim racers who don't want to spend a lot of time practicing and making setups, but just want to race with others on beautiful tracks. The idea was that the official one-hour practice would be enough to be competitive in the race, so that you only have to negotiate with the misses for one night.

this part i´m afraid you really cocked up.

Watching the traffic on the practice server ( someone using my rig right now or may not have done some additional stealthy training offline ) this didn´t pan out as you´ve planned.

What´s great is how you attracted Aliens and Newbies alike and motivated others to dig deeper into the Simdriving science.

And Fulvios remark about "one of the best behaved communities" is also high praise.

so please keep doing what your doing and we will keep on "screwing up T1"

Good Night Carsten

 

[JamKart22]

Just curious, does anyone know what the pit counter means on the live timing screen

 

[RS242]

Just curious, does anyone know what the pit counter means on the live timing screen
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As seen here: https://wiki.emperorservers.com/assetto-corsa-server-manager/live-timings

So if my interpretation is correct it lists how many laps you have done since your last proper pit stop (not the "back to pits" option).

EDIT:
In my case you can see my # Laps with the Mazda is 83 (43/pit) - that's because I practiced pitting some laps ago and ever since I have not done a pit stop and then continued anymore, I simply use the "back to pit" option to make adjustments to the car settings.
With the Abarth my # Laps lists 30 (0/pit) - I did practice pitting but it was one of the last things I've done before switching to the Mazda.
Other people do not list the pit counter at all probably because they have never pitted during their practice and always use the "back to pit" option.

 

[Giando Fraschini]

I'm gonna skip this race. A shame, since i was learning the track the right way.
But i have a UEFA Champions League match to attend live at the SanSiro Stadium in Milan tonight eheh...
Have a good race everyone!

 

[RS242]

I'm gonna skip this race. A shame, since i was learning the track the right way.
But i have a UEFA Champions League match to attend live at the SanSiro Stadium in Milan tonight eheh...
Have a good race everyone!

Enjoy your match Giando
Hope to see you in the next one.

 

[JamKart22]

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As seen here: https://wiki.emperorservers.com/assetto-corsa-server-manager/live-timings

So if my interpretation is correct it lists how many laps you have done since your last proper pit stop (not the "back to pits" option).

EDIT:
In my case you can see my # Laps with the Mazda is 83 (43/pit) - that's because I practiced pitting some laps ago and ever since I have not done a pit stop and then continued anymore, I simply use the "back to pit" option to make adjustments to the car settings.
With the Abarth my # Laps lists 30 (0/pit) - I did practice pitting but it was one of the last things I've done before switching to the Mazda.
Other people do not list the pit counter at all probably because they have never pitted during their practice and always use the "back to pit" option.

Cheers for the link to that page. I see on that page that the server supports drivers swaps. That might be a nice thing to try in one of our races if it could me mandatory for everyone. Obviously halves the number of entrants but would still be something different to experience.

 

[HF2000]

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Cheers for the link to that page. I see on that page that the server supports drivers swaps. That might be a nice thing to try in one of our races if it could me mandatory for everyone. Obviously halves the number of entrants but would still be something different to experience.

I think Brian is experimenting with this in his Endurance races.

 

[RS242]

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Cheers for the link to that page. I see on that page that the server supports drivers swaps. That might be a nice thing to try in one of our races if it could me mandatory for everyone. Obviously halves the number of entrants but would still be something different to experience.

That could lead to a different and interesting experience indeed.
I think we have enough and good people to form the teams, and good coordination through discord.

Perhaps an idea for an experiment in the near future? Something for a Tuesday night or something.
Suggestion: 1:30 min race, that gives 45 min for each driver in a 2 men team, or 30 min for a 3 men team.

Maybe we can make it on an iconic 24h circuit like Nurburgring or Le Mans.
3 laps and switch

 

[JamKart22]

I think Brian is experimenting with this in his Endurance races.

Brian did offer it as an option in one race but no one did it. You'll have to make mandatory to make it work - just like the pitstop

 

[HF2000]

Brian did offer it as an option in one race but no one did it. You'll have to make mandatory to make it work - just like the pitstop

@abecede is good in experimental events. Maybe he would like to organize this sometimes. I'm concentrating now on finding/testing suitable tracks and after that for day/night races with 24x time multiplier.

 

[RS242]

(...) and after that for day/night races with 24x time multiplier.

That sounds very interesting!