AC Multiclass Abarth500/MazdaMX5@Mexico Gran Premio, Wed 5th April 2023

[HF2000]

Welcome to the RD Racing Club.

After what turned out to be a typical Mazda circuit above the Arctic Circle, this week a more balanced circuit in Central America. With a long straight, a tight hairpin bend, three esses in a row and a very nice flow, this circuit is a guarantee for great battles in our community.

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/dfca355d-15d6-4adf-a6ad-80ebc5d4af66?server=1 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 2 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 CET, 19:00 BST (19:00 UTC) | 60 minutes - Official Practice
• 21:05 CET, 20:05 BST (20:05 UTC) | 20 minutes - Qualification
• 21:30 CET, 20:30 BST (20:30 UTC) | 60 minutes - Race
• Practiceserver available during the week. Same password.

Event details:

• Cars: Abarth 500 Assetto Corse/Mazda MX5 Cup
  • F1 skins for MX5 (optional) https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/skinpack-mazda-mx5-cup-f1-2023-teams-drivers.56935/
  • Country skins for Abarth (optional)https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/abarth_world_series_2k.10401/
  • RaceDepartment skin (optional) https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/abarth-500-assetto-corse-race-department-skin-00.13916/
• Track: Mexico Gran Premio 1067, Mexico https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/mexico-gran-premio-1967.31101/
• Pit stop: Mandatory (at least 1 liter of fuel)
• Tyre blankets: Yes
• Track Road temperature: 30 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/dfca355d-15d6-4adf-a6ad-80ebc5d4af66?server=1 Tab Entrants

 

[RS242]

The track is fun, but oh boy those tires!
Dangerously close to the track limits and if you accidently hit one it will send you blasting into space!

I recon this is going to be an interesting race...
Forget about the T1Cluster****(TM), this will be CARNAGE the entire race!

Still need to get some practice in and prepare my set-up, but really looking forward to it
Great finding Han!

 

[davejevons]

After a bit of a hiatus to deal with work and life stuff I’m back for this one. Looking forward to it

 

[HF2000]

Guys, there are problems with our RD servers. It can happen that you can't join the practice servers or get kicked out. It is reported and we hope that it will soon be solved.

 

[H_Belane]

Great track!

I'll be there with an Abarth.

 

[Douglas Aird]

Loving the track.

 

[Mikke73]

Technical score: 10.0

 

[Shed 17]

Technical score: 10.0

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I think you need to take the front brake bias back a bit Mika!

 

[Mikke73]

I think you need to take the front brake bias back a bit Mika!

That is so good that I hate to say this: I was going the other way..

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[HF2000]

That is so good that I hate to say this: I was going the other way..

Assetto Corsa 2023.04.03 - 22.59.17.01

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Wow! Though car! If you had done that with the Mazda all four wheels had come off (and on again).

 

[Douglas Aird]

Less sign ups this week, must be due to holidays. Interesting that a lot of people have been on the practice server but not all have signed up so far.

Plenty of time left, though.

 

[Boukâh]

Tough track, took me lots of laps to get somewhat used to it and find a line, without too many salto mortales, initiated by the kerbtyres .

Will be a fun race, track limits are quite ehm… natural and spectacular with these tyres.

 

[gearwhine]

Raced here before. very hard to find the ideal line and zero margin for error. Should be fun. I hope my roll bar works!

 

[Dzul]

Sorry for the late message. Got home not an hour ago and have zero practice so I'm skipping this race, have a good one chaps... suerte!

 

[Boukâh]

Results:

https://simresults.net/230405-c5q

 

[H_Belane]

Great track, great race!

The misfortune of others was my good fortune with the Abarths today.
Turn 1 was a lot of fun. Felt like a test of courage. How late can I brake....

Great event!

 

[Kek700]

Well that was a struggle, thank heavens for the Mazdas, it made my race. The specialist are now in control of the Abarth field. So I now rely on the Mazdas for the race, or at least pacing.
Sorry about the hit, I just expected the Mazda to be braking after me, so I cocked up there. But for me, it made no difference and the Mazda did not seem that badly affected, Sorry.
Thankyou to Han for the great organisation, well done podiums.

 

[RS242]

Wow, what a great race from everyone.
Super clean and those timings... damn!
02:00 Fulvio? Really? When I heard it from Jim I couldn't believe but it's there in the race results. Out of this world!
And there I was struggling to keep it under 02:08

After Han managed to get past me on lap 6 I have to admit it was quite a lonely and uneventful race for me, except for the ocasional turn where I would slip up and get "tired".
I missed my "bottom of the table" buddies (yeah, you know who you are ) for a more lively race.
It was fun none the less.

Congrats not only to the winners but to everyone, excellent timings all-around, and thanks Han for organizing another great event.
Looking forward to the next one (although I might have to skip next week, we'll see)!
See you on track - passing by when I get a blue flag.

 

[Medilloni]

What happened on the first lap? Got home and turned on the live lap thingy on 2nd lap, seems a good few ppl out of place? WOuld love to watch a replay if anyone has one.

 

[Boukâh]

Q6, happy with that.

Race: First few corners I was very cautious, losing some places, but still alive, A few corners up the road, kinda survived a three wide, but just couldn't avoid rear ending Han after he passed me. Bummer, back in the last position, up for the chase. Again... Went quite well next eleven laps, pretty nice pace to catch a few, driving through the midfield, good focus, lots of fun. Up until lap twelve. Allan in the mirrors, closing in rapidly, with much better/later braking technique . Told myself to stay clear of all fck-ups, but I locked the brakes in the tight hairpin, just got a little touch from Allan (who waited, as I saw in the replay, but I guess he could see me in the mirrors, strugglin' to get on the road again). I was a bit disorientated, and I think I rounded the hairpin about three times Ernie and Steve could barely drive around me, while I was in the oposite direction.

After that I was completely off, focus gone, making some stupid mistakes in the same lap, hitting the wall at the straight, which was very stick/magnetic/evil. I should have followed Douglas when he pitted, a few laps earlier, but that's with the knowledge I have now.

In the end I put down some nice laps (so I thought) in 2.03+. Fulvio in the mirrors doing unreal alien like laps of 2.00 summink, so clean and fast, wow.

Bit lonely last few laps, but hey, that's life...

Well done to the podiums, thanks all and thanks Han for doing this week after week after week...