AC Multiclass Abarth500/Mazda MX5@Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn, Wed 15th February 2023

[HF2000]

Welcome to the RD Racing Club.

No description of the track this week. You have to look for yourself.
It's challenging and staying on track is most important.

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/281a922f-3df1-43c5-8ef3-3dee1be80d05?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

Event details:

• In game penalties (new). Replace the surfaces.ini file in this track map (yourdriveletter):\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\assettocorsa\content\tracks\ffhahn-096\6long\data with the file with the same name in the attachment.
• 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-audi.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: Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn (6long), Germany https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/frankfurt-hahn-flughafen.54704/
• 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/281a922f-3df1-43c5-8ef3-3dee1be80d05?server=1

 

[Alfred Wayne]

Signed up

 

[Reefabus]

Could I get an Emperor login please Han. Thanks

 

[Programmer_Rich]

Han can you PM me an Emperor account please (seems better than posting them all here despite the fact that it's a temp password)

 

[stigs2cousin]

Usually Han does just that.
Probably a not-enough-coffee-yet slip up

 

[HF2000]

Han can you PM me an Emperor account please (seems better than posting them all here despite the fact that it's a temp password)

Sorry that should have been a PM! I've deleted it.
Your PM is coming up in a minute!

 

[stigs2cousin]

Han,

you need a hobby that keeps you from scouring the obscure edges of the Internet and find gems like this

This track is work of art, beautyfully modelled, looks really, really good, almost photorealistic, and the driving (FFB and such) is amazing.
It is very "FatAlfie" which is high praise for both creators

BUT:

I find it blatantly unfair to people who have a life outside simracing, to learn this track to stay on track will take quite some time, to learn it to drive it safely at the limit I´d need several dozen hours of practice.
Even though I´d have the necessary time right now I´ll probably not commit to spend so much time on a (probably) one time use.
So undecided leaning on not.

OH,and track limits don´t work either:

The game thinks I´m still on track


MFG Carsten

(BTW, you could start to put the used track version into the registration form, I had to check on the practice server)

 

[HF2000]

(BTW, you could start to put the used track version into the registration form, I had to check on the practice server

Good one!

As for the time needed to learn the track, I guess that's up to everyone individual to decide..
Personally I haven't got much time to practice throughout the week at the moment so I have to do most of it in the hour practice before qually. Not ideal but because I have a base setup for the car I can concentrate on the track. I don't intend to spend a lot of time scraping the last second of my PB in a race that can well go wrong in the first laps or even more likely by own fault due to lack of concentration. I know I will also have fun when I apply the Pareto rule (20% of the effort, gives you 80% of the result).
I know Allan and some other guys spend a lot of time on the practice server every week and they like doing that. I don't force them to. Other maybe practice off line with or without AI but I can't see that.

And for one time use: well that's also individual taste. If I like a track very much, I also enjoy setting up a race with AI and start at the back.

So with organizing these events in a variaty of tracks apart from having fun I also aim to give the participants the chance to discover new tracks that they want to visit again sometime.

I also take note of the respons of you all after the event which I write down in a spreadsheet with all the used tracks so I can look back for future use how succesful the event was.

BTW: did you ever go there irl and if so, do you recognize anything?

 

[stigs2cousin]

No have not been at this spot specifically but it looks like that in this part of the country

 

[stigs2cousin]

And about track choice, in the moment its working out for the group.

I just add my personal reasoning why I participate or not.

Please keep on 'feeding us' interesting tracks.

 

[JamKart22]

And you can get into the airport...

Great track Han

 

[HF2000]

And you can get into the airport...

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Great track Han

Yep and on an other layout you have a lot of aeral traffic!

 

[Kek700]

@HF2000
As I went to sign up and got totally confused, I assume I need a password or something Han.

 

[Allan Ramsbottom]

Wow i like this track and the Mazda is quick around it...Still need to go faster thou..

 

[Kek700]

Yes, Allan, the straight just does not make up the difference, I was amazed how much you caught up on the twisty bits, there are corners where I should be flat, but the front just washes out and even loading the front cannot get it back.
The trouble is, the Abarth is a fish out of water here, I think most Abarths will make a mistake here when pressurised, me definitely.
I have about another second but can do little about the twisty bits, but I know a man who can, time to call Fulvio.
Great circuit Han, easy to learn, amazing scenery just adds to the whole atmosphere,
but don't hit an aircraft's wings.

 

[HF2000]

but don't hit an aircraft's wings

Ah you already hit the F102 Delta Dagger I presume?
As I said, it's very important to stay on track!

 

[Kek700]

Cannot get on to the server, tried your password and Brians too, but no go.
looks too simple for even me to make a mistake, will have another try tomorrow.

 

[Kek700]

Thank you Han

 

[Medilloni]

@HF2000 Hi Han, pls could I have the Emperor server info and passwords etc ?
Looking forward to trying this track. looks awesome

 

[kivela_BE]

@HF2000 could I receive the server info through PM please? Thanks!