AC Winter Whisky Drive@Highlands Short, Thu 21st December 2023

[HF2000]

Welcome to the RD Racing Club.

Near the end of the year as a tradition we're doing some special events with a bit more focus on fun.

The Winter Whisky Drive is a three-car event that may not have exactly comparable performance, but with inverse simplicity of control.

The format is 2x25min with reverse grid.

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/d751e5b8-9438-48d9-a484-6b01ea5a9fcc?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.
• 20:30 CEST, 19:30 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) | 2 x 25 minutes - Race
• Practiceserver available during the week. Same password.

Event details:

• Cars:
  • Abarth 595 Step 2 (kunos)
  • Fiat Panda 900 https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/fiat-panda-900-i-e-1992.36847/
  • Citroen 2CV https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/citroen-2cv-uk-club-class.63818/
• Track: Highlands Short (kunos)
• Pit stop: Not Mandatory
• 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: 100%
• Tyre wear: 100%

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/d751e5b8-9438-48d9-a484-6b01ea5a9fcc?server=1

 

[stigs2cousin]

 

[eN1xes]

good choice of cars but wrong track should be Macau

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

The Citroen 2CV seems to be having trouble loading in game..Other 2 are fine??

 

[stigs2cousin]

"Install missing content" doesn´t work, but it can be installed manually from Han´s link.

Also be persistent, after several tries I could load onto the server.
Some cars are more willing than others, but got them all running in the end.

 

[HF2000]

"Install missing content" doesn´t work, but it can be installed manually from Han´s link.

Also be persistent, after several tries I could load onto the server.
Some cars are more willing than others, but got them all running in the end.

I always install manually (grew up using DOS).
Installed the 2CV again to be sure and it works fine for me.

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

Still no good i get
Game Crashed..Analog instruments of Citroen 2cv uk club class might be broken..Any
body??

 

[The Almighty Snark]

Fiat Panda?! Oh my... I will be having a dinner that evening but if I make it back in time count me in!

 

[HF2000]

Fiat Panda?! Oh my... I will be having a dinner that evening but if I make it back in time count me in!

You can sign up via Emperor

 

[stigs2cousin]

I always install manually (grew up using DOS).

So you where one of the nerdy kids when people like me where and about on rocker rallys??

 

[Elmar3rd]

I enjoy the 2CV, but I chose the Panda because it has that nice gasoline smell inside the car.
I've been very busy the last few weeks and will try to join again on thursday.

 

[HF2000]

So you where one of the nerdy kids when people like me where and about on rocker rallys??

Yes, I'm a first generation computergames addict. Spend an awful lot of nights playing on my Commodore 64. And started with DOS on the first IBM PC's models 8086XT, 386 and Pentium.

 

[zn1zn2c]

@HF2000, will the stewards be on holiday for this event, considering it's a more casual one? In other words: will it be allowed to "rub shoulders" or use other drivers as a form of deceleration? Does the golden rule still stand?

Asking for a friend.

 

[Douglas Aird]

Yes, I'm a first generation computergames addict. Spend an awful lot of nights playing on my Commodore 64. And started with DOS on the first IBM PC's models 8086XT, 386 and Pentium.

Oooh, fancy, I started with a Commodore Vic 20. Later I got an Amiga before moving on to PCs.

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

Me and my best m8 started out on ZX81 then Spectrum,Commodore 64,well over 40 yrs ago...

 

[Elmar3rd]

Amstrad CPC 464 and I still have it.

 

[stigs2cousin]

Dammit,

I´m surrounded by the Geek Squad

On another note,

Han, I have to pay a nice ccompliment.
you really succeeded to put a up a field of cars that range from
"doesn´t want to turn in" to "completely refuses to turn in" , one especially nice example counters most tries to steer with a nasty backflip oversteer.
(Who would have thought that would be an Abarth??)

That nagged I had to try the cars offline as my CM once again refuses to let me in on the server. Offline with the "Drive" button works fine, last night I could start all cars on the server, so something is fishy once again.

@HF2000, will the stewards be on holiday for this event, considering it's a more casual one? In other words: will it be allowed to "rub shoulders" or use other drivers as a form of deceleration? Does the golden rule still stand?

Asking for a friend.

Interesting idea, a friend of mine also would like to know

 

[HF2000]

Dammit,

I´m surrounded by the Geek Squad

On another note,

Han, I have to pay a nice ccompliment.
you really succeeded to put a up a field of cars that range from
"doesn´t want to turn in" to "completely refuses to turn in" , one especially nice example counters most tries to steer with a nasty backflip oversteer.
(Who would have thought that would be an Abarth??)

That nagged I had to try the cars offline as my CM once again refuses to let me in on the server. Offline with the "Drive" button works fine, last night I could start all cars on the server, so something is fishy once again.


Interesting idea, a friend of mine also would like to know

Yes, the stewards will allow 'shoulder hugging' but if the contact causes the other car to spin, the Golden Rule stands. It's not a demolition race.

 

[Douglas Aird]

I'll probably miss this one but hoping to drive some more of the events over the festive period.

 

[Shed 17]

Oooh, fancy, I started with a Commodore Vic 20. Later I got an Amiga before moving on to PCs.

Either you were lucky or I am very old as this is what I had.......................................................

(This is beginning to sound like Monty Python Four Yorkshiremen skecth!