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RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 02-10-2021
Crikey - this week was tough for me at Rouen - I was too exhausted after returning from travel to concentrate (actually nearly pulled out in front of two separate vehicles IRL on an emergency food shopping trip earlier that evening….:eek:
Anyway - this week (Wed 6th October) we’ll give the recently-updated S397 Zandvoort National layout a go. It’ll be a 7 lap race as the laps are quite short (c. 1 min 10 secs).
A quick test suggests it should be interesting - plenty of chances to out-brake people and the viable double-raceline options around Alonso‘s corner….
As an aside, I’m starting to think about retiring the Merc in the next couple of weeks and moving on to something different if anyone has suggestions for free-content mods….?
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Edvvc - 02-10-2021
Mr Fox (Myles7), post: 30178, member: 579 Wrote:Crikey - this week was tough for me at Rouen - I was too exhausted after returning from travel to concentrate (actually nearly pulled out in front of two separate vehicles IRL on an emergency food shopping trip earlier that evening….:eek:Japan super touring (celica, Datsun b110 etc) or 70s f1? I like the idea of trying a different 70s f1 car each week
Anyway - this week (Wed 6th October) we’ll give the recently-updated S397 Zandvoort National layout a go. It’ll be a 7 lap race as the laps are quite short (c. 1 min 10 secs).
A quick test suggests it should be interesting - plenty of chances to out-brake people and the viable double-raceline options around Alonso‘s corner….
As an aside, I’m starting to think about retiring the Merc in the next couple of weeks and moving on to something different if anyone has suggestions for free-content mods….?
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - deecee52 - 02-10-2021
Datsun b110 coupe (not saloon) is a hoot , very nimble and quite fast , for some reason the saloon handles terribly in comparison
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 02-10-2021
Ok, thanks both….
….so I’ve added the Datsun to the server…
If they’re that much fun (haven’t tried it yet) we’ll switch this week after a checkpoint on Monday).
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 02-10-2021
Have I loaded the correct Datsun? Just had a quick shot and struggling…:confused:
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Petrolhead - 02-10-2021
How about these for one night
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=685802767
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 02-10-2021
Petrolhead, post: 30185, member: 804 Wrote:How about these for one nightWe tried them. They were about as much fun as the official-content UPS truck, from what I can recall…
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=685802767
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Petrolhead - 02-10-2021
Mr Fox (Myles7), post: 30186, member: 579 Wrote:We tried them. They were about as much fun as the official-content UPS truck, from what I can recall…So the same as the Houstons
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - deecee52 - 02-10-2021
Mr Fox (Myles7), post: 30184, member: 579 Wrote:Have I loaded the correct Datsun? Just had a quick shot and struggling…:confused:Yes it the right car , you have to lift to change gear or clutch slips , traction is at a premium needs to be low , full camber/caster on all wheels , tyre pressures to suit your style
Either the track is green or its not giving much grip like most Studio tracks , at Oulton it was mega quick
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 02-10-2021
deecee52, post: 30188, member: 19 Wrote:Yes it the right car , you have to lift to change gear or clutch slips , traction is at a premium needs to be low , full camber/caster on all wheels , tyre pressures to suit your styleThanks. Yes - I set the server up to use the last saved realroad (starting from medium, usually) - so as no one else has been around, it will be pretty green.
Either the track is green or its not giving much grip like most Studio tracks , at Oulton it was mega quick
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 03-10-2021
Tried it again with more rubber - still not exactly getting it. Also tried (offline) the Skyline and Celica 2000GT - both of which I somewhat prefer (the Toyota is extremely fragile on the engine side though)…
Decisions, decisions!o_O
<edit> Decision made. We'll give the Mercs one final outing at Zandvoort as they seem (to me) to suit it a bit better. Plan is to try the Jap cars from next week (possibly at the likes of Oulton etc. where the rubbering-in might work better).
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Edvvc - 05-10-2021
I loved the Datsun at Zandvoort. Disappointed we won't be running it on Wednesday.
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 05-10-2021
Edvvc, post: 30205, member: 582 Wrote:I loved the Datsun at Zandvoort. Disappointed we won't be running it on Wednesday.We’ll go back there with them, Ed.
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 07-10-2021
Ok - that was a brilliant night of racing at Zandvoort with the Mercs
Even though we had small grids (typically four cars), the car/track combo seemed really good and we had some really close, clean racing.
It’s time to move on from the Mercs (for now at least) so as I’m promised that the Datsun B110 Coupes are a great drive (:oops
we’ll move on to them.For continuity we’ll stick at Zandvoort National layout for October 13th.
Server is up. Anyone prepared to share a setup to help out those that have not raced the B110 before, feel free to zip one and attach it here (and I’ll add it to the Details post…)
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Edvvc - 07-10-2021
Here's what I am currently using
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 08-10-2021
Thanks Ed.
I’ve no idea how you’ve posted your current time on a green (it’s not green - I start the server with a fair bit of rubber) track! Took me quite a bit of effort (and Dave C’s setup) and quite a bit more rubber to get within - what? four tenths???
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Edvvc - 08-10-2021
I found quite a bit of time in the right-left flick towards the end of the lap. If you can shift the weight well you can get on the power early and it doesn't under steer. Similar story at turn 3 (Alonso corner).
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 08-10-2021
The Alonso corner definitely can work - but it seems a bit random! It was a cracker in the Mercs though - I could bury it early and really buy some time…
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Ricknau - 12-10-2021
Mr Fox (Myles7), post: 30212, member: 579 Wrote:I’ve no idea how you’ve posted your current time on a green... what kind of time are we talking about? I'd like a target to shoot for.
RE: Wed night Fun Races (2021) - Myles (Mr Fox) - 13-10-2021
Ricknau, post: 30222, member: 230 Wrote:... what kind of time are we talking about? I'd like a target to shoot for.Rick - you *are* aware of the Liveracers livetiming system, yes?
Either click the Live button at the top of the forum or follow this link…. http://Linky
ed managed a 1:19 (almost dead)