Technology Preview - Time Attack - Top 30 Leaderboard

Hampus Andersson · Feb 22, 2013

So... to kill some time i decided to make a Top 30 board for all RD members.
To get your time official you need to make a post and post a screenshot/video of the time.

Car - Lotus Elise SC
Track - Magione

edit: nevermind, people will never learn.

1.23.456 - Hampus Andersson
*picture or video*

Do not edit your own post telling me you have updated it with a new time, make a new post.

1.21.813 - William Levesque
1.21.942 - Martin Kroenke
1.22.203 - Luca Sodano
1.22.248 - Requiem84
1.22.272 - Luke Russell
1.22.320 - Tariq Gamil
1.22.434 - Aleksi Elomaa
1.22.482 - tHenOrthfACe
1.22.536 - Jan Coomans
1.22.536 - Arkadiusz Wawrzyniak
1.22.557 - 6e66o
1.22.563 - Hampus Andersson
1.22.602 - Graham Byford
1.22.647 - Maciej Dolinski
1.22.779 - Mitja Bonca
1.22.785 - TLiivo
1.22.824 - Pablo Lopez
1.22.872 - BaldApe
1.22.938 - nijeat
1.22.974 - Lee Ross
1.22.974 - Craig Booth
1.23.052 - Salajutsu
1.23.082 - Dino Paolini
1.23.145 - Marcel Pfister
1.23.199 - Tony Rickard
1.23.232 - JvMr
1.23.256 - Michael Hornbuckle
1.23.301 - Jack Sargent
1.23.304 - Maciej Dolinski (with aids)
1.23.310 - Manuel Darin

LazyBug · Feb 28, 2013

Another question here. Are you guys braking & throttle at the same time when cornering ?? The so call heel & toe ?? Or brake without throttle when enter corner and throttle only after apex ??
Many thanks.

Michael Hornbuckle · Feb 28, 2013

Heal and toe is a method of driving a clutch and stick shift...I'm assuming you have the pedals that came with your DFGT in which case heal and toe doesn't apply. (no clutch pedal)
Check out the thread labeled "tricks to driving a RWD" here in the assetto corsa forums for tips about straight line braking, trail braking, etc.

Simon Friis · Feb 28, 2013

Hi guys.
I want to post a laptime, but don't know how to take a screenshot.
Could anybody help me ?

Thanks in advance,
Simon

Michael Hornbuckle · Feb 28, 2013

I use the free version of fraps

Hampus Andersson · Feb 28, 2013

Simon3000 said:
Hi guys.
I want to post a laptime, but don't know how to take a screenshot.
Could anybody help me ?

Thanks in advance,
Simon

Look for the print screen button, should be in that area on your keyboard.
Then open Paint if you don´t have Photoshop or Gimp and select new, then hit CTRL+V
Save image, upload to http://postimage.org/
Copy the "direct-link"
then go here to message window and click on the small picture symbol, paste link and you are good to go.

Simon Friis · Feb 28, 2013

Hampus Andersson said:
Look for the print screen button, should be in that area on your keyboard.
Then open Paint if you don´t have Photoshop or Gimp and select new, then hit CTRL+V
Save image, upload to http://postimage.org/
Copy the "direct-link"
then go here to message window and click on the small picture symbol, paste link and you are good to go.

Ok, will try. Thanks a lot

Graham Byford · Feb 28, 2013

Marcel Pfister said:
Aristotelis from AC answerd my question why we get our best times in the first three laps and why we can not hold the pace after that.:

" In the first 3 laps you tear off the "new" surface of the tyres and do the first heat cycle. It's the perfect situation. Depending on how you drive in the out laps the perfect moment will be at the 1st, 2nd or 3rd timed lap... but it is around there.

After that, the wear make laptimes slightly slower, without though affecting drivability."

I've also noticed how much more resistance the FFB has in the opening few laps which improves the feel, after say 5-6 laps the wheel has a limper feel to it making it harder to feel the tyres.

Simon Friis · Feb 28, 2013

I finally got the screenshot!

1.24.936 for me

...and that's not good enough for the list, i've just realised. Damnit!

Craig Booth · Feb 28, 2013

I should get a prize for worst image..

Cedric Germain · Feb 28, 2013

ah ok. Nice to hear that, it's a setup
Thank you for your answer JvMr

Hampus Andersson · Feb 28, 2013

And now my loadcell broke lol.

I have no braking at all unless i give maximum then it goes from 0-100% in a split second

I just can´t catch a break here..

I was in for a .2 or .3 but i messed up the last bit so i got gobbled up by myself.

Graham Byford · Feb 28, 2013

Improved my time slightly to a 1.22.779, not a good first sector though but still a pb.

Hannes-Joshua Thor Barthel · Feb 28, 2013

LazyBug said:
Another question here. Are you guys braking & throttle at the same time when cornering ?? The so call heel & toe ?? Or brake without throttle when enter corner and throttle only after apex ??
Many thanks.

heel toe is used to blip the throttle while (down)shifting...

I think what you mean is leftfoot braking...

it depends much on the corner and alot on the car (and ofcourse like everytime how you drive/ like to drive)... with the elise at magione I didn't find a proper corner to leftfoot brake..

even trail braking (turning the car while / with braking) ... doesn't work for me with the elise... braking into a turn yes.. but turning through braking doesn't work for me good in the elise.. getting often more understeer then just rolling...

heel toe is a must when using h-shifter without autoclutch

btw. to watch a rally video with pedal/foot cam is very interesting and impressive... because they are realy dancing on the pedals.. they are constantly changing all the methods very fast...

Stefan Mizzi · Feb 28, 2013

1.23.430 ...not a great lap, but getting there...

PS: At least I beat Craig

Requiem84 · Feb 28, 2013

Craig Booth · Feb 28, 2013

Stefan Mizzi said:
1.23.430 ...not a great lap, but getting there...

PS: At least I beat Craig

Looks like I have work to do. Thought I had already done the hard part when you couldn't get into the 1:23 club

JvMr · Feb 28, 2013

1'23.232 - Whew, made the board still.

Pro mode.

William Levesque · Feb 28, 2013

Bekim.D · Mar 1, 2013

Guys I know this leaderboard is a bit of fun and lighthearted, not a serious competition. So may I ask why all the flat shifting? flat shifting gives a better time, but when I drive the car, I drive it like I would the real thing, 900 degrees, pro mode with ABS on, lifting off throttle to press clutch in to change gear, heel and toe technique on downshifts etc...

I still haven't put down a perfect lap yet with my limited amount of time I get with AC, but even if I do eventually put down a perfect lap, a realistic time using realistic driving will be (my guess) around the 1:23.5 give or take. I do see videos of some fantastic driving and really fast laps, but using flat shifting to get a better time.

Again please don't think I am "moaning or complaining" or anything, just that it seems people really want to get a very good time but use some rather eyebrow raising techniques? Surely we're not taking this leaderboard as like a serious competition?