AC Race #2 Championship Abarth/Mazda@Bremgarten, Wed 19th October 2022

[HF2000]

My suggestion is really really very good and fair.
If you produce your old age pension book you can drive.
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Or else you can drive

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But if you are named Fulvio?
Out of the kindness of my heart
You can drive


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As you are very aware, I am doing my best to create a very fair race series, even though we are as old age pensioners are greatly handicapped, I am still willing to go ahead with my humble suuggestion.

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I'm afraid I can't take compensating measures for old age pensioners as long as they are faster than me.
Well, in fact, I can, but I will not.

 

[Kek700]

That is the last time, after much thought and hard work, suggest a very fair race series.

 

[nepal roade]

I'm afraid I can't take compensating measures for old age pensioners as long as they are faster than me.
Well, in fact, I can, but I will not.

what about those slower than you?

 

[HF2000]

@Interslice introduced a new track for us yesterday which I liked very much although I wasn't competitive on it with my Nissan.
But it will be a great track for the multiclass. I tried both cars and my times are quite similar. It's hard work for the coconut guys where the hairdresser is more like a walk in the park, great for peanuts and shopping enthusiasts in general.

 

[HF2000]

what about those slower than you?

I'm afraid not, Neal. I can't risk being outclassed by any more old age pensioners.
I could loose my motivation for simracing including organizing events!

It are the guys behind me who keep me going.

 

[stigs2cousin]

My dear Sir,

I find you a itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny biased in your choice of cars.

How about we drive the cars one can benchpress 27 times??

MFG Carsten

(Yes, I do identify as bear)

ok, maybe a bit harsch.....

how about we drive the racing version of the car we momentarily own on the track we can reach in a maximum of 63 driving minutes from the place we live

MFG Carsten

 

[gearwhine]

There is a non race version of the car by the same modder. Maybe us frail pensioners can have the race version and you young super sharp studs can have the road version?

 

[gearwhine]

Toyota AE86 street version, down on power to weight but probably an easier car to lap fast than the Honda

 

[gearwhine]

Forget last comment. Toyota would be toast

 

[stigs2cousin]

Toyota AE86 street version, down on power to weight but probably an easier car to lap fast than the Honda

Quite hard to get my hands on an AE86 in working condition.

The GT86 on the other hand I´d only have to step down two flights of stairs......

( and I could get someone to mod the GT86 Cup car as seen in VLN for about five years.
Not a big deal as it was spec engine and gearbox.
Even the main suspension bushings had to be OEM, quite a spectacal with 240 slicks.
There´s also a Ralley version with more power and sequential gear box.)

They surely sound good


MFG Carsten

 

[Alfred Wayne]

The alfa Romeo GTA is a blast to run at these tracks. I could spend hours (and have ) bouncing that thing around these tracks.

 

[HF2000]

The alfa Romeo GTA is a blast to run at these tracks. I could spend hours (and have ) bouncing that thing around these tracks.

GTA sounds like a good idea. It has a lot of lovers but not everybody likes it. They can choose the Honda.
Don't know how they perform compared to eachother yet.

 

[Douglas Aird]

There is a non race version of the car by the same modder. Maybe us frail pensioners can have the race version and you young super sharp studs can have the road version?

Based on this thread there's no-one claiming to be young.

Myself included, by the way, although I am not quite ready for my pension...yet.

 

[stigs2cousin]

Han,

remember the purpose of Multiclass:

It's to see the annoying buggers disappear on the horizon and than meet them at the Bar afterwards.

If the cars performance is to similar they annoy you for the complete race which would be the end of this series for me.

I don't have the patience anymore to see another class's car **** up my lap and then power away on the Autobahn.

If I should look for frustration there's plenty to go around irl.

(This stopped to be a humourous comment after line 6)

MFG Carsten

 

[Kek700]

I do not see Abarth and Mazda as multiclass, as with the Audi TT, it is more of a lot of humorous banter bringing together strong fields of drivers with more than just rattling off laps. We, as a side effect get a lot of jib's, mainly at Allan, and a forum full of chit-chat and wind-ups.
I really look forward to Wednesday, you never know what you get, which in my view is a good thing.
It gives us all a chance, sometimes Mazda dominates, and sometimes Abarth.
you can drive an Abarth and consequentially do better than if you were in a Mazda and vice versa.
I have had a load of fun chasing a Mazda, with a chance of catching it, even though the Mada driver is better, usually, there would be that inevitable grind of losing 1 second a lap, lap after lap with virtually no hope. that also applies to Mazda too.
At Goodwood I had a load of battles with Mazda's, great fun too, none were easy to catch let alone overtake, and even though I mostly had the advantage, I did start from the back too.

 

[Douglas Aird]

Looks like the Abarth has the edge but the faster Mazda drivers have a chance.

First few laps are going to be very dangerous with so many cars on track.

Looking forward to the challenge.

I'm 3.5-4 seconds quicker than I was in the equivalent race last year!

 

[Kek700]

Looks like the Abarth has the edge but the faster Mazda drivers have a chance.

First few laps are going to be very dangerous with so many cars on track.

Looking forward to the challenge.

I'm 3.5-4 seconds quicker than I was in the equivalent race last year!

Bugger, my high hopes have just been flushed down the bog.

 

[stigs2cousin]

@Interslice introduced a new track for us yesterday which I liked very much although I wasn't competitive on it with my Nissan.

No problem Han,

you'll just "Pipi Langstrumpf" the conditions untill you can win it.

Got to run Carsten

 

[JamKart22]

Bugger, my high hopes have just been flushed down the bog.

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You'll be OK Ernie. Feels like the Abarth has a 1 sec advantage after the last corner down to the first corner. So the best place to get past the Mazda. You probably have the same time advantage on the back of the circuit but no place to pass. Going to be fun

 

[Douglas Aird]

Bugger, my high hopes have just been flushed down the bog.

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You will be fine, Ernie. Laughing as you defend in the first two sectors then drive away on the "straights ".