AC Rookies: Abarth 500 Assetto Corse @ Silverstone - Monday, March 20, 2017

Brandon Wright · Mar 14, 2017

Slow cars on a short track? You know it's going to be fun!

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Server Name: RaceDepartment.com #1 (US)
Cars: Abarth 500 Assetto Corse
Track: Silverstone National

Monday, March 20th
Practice: 20:00 EDT (45 min)
Qualifying: 20:45 EDT (15 min)
Race: 21:00 EDT (25 laps)

Other timezones:
Practice: Tuesday 21st | 00:00 GMT | 10:00 AEDT
Qualifying: Tuesday 21st | 00:45 GMT | 10:45 AEDT
Race: Tuesday 21st | 01:00 GMT | 11:00 AEDT

Entry List

Brandon Wright
f1wheelnut
Matt Edwards-Davies
Bence Bader
Larry Downing
Wiz
Jriv012
kcheeb
Allan Ramsbottom
#SPMedia
Calbisu
fuPz
Gregg Kersting
Raptor1958
John Greene
lhcaetano
rikirk
Bence Bader
Celestiale
Idylhours
Jake Adams
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Bobby Pennington · Mar 14, 2017

I'm in.

Matt Edwards-Davies · Mar 14, 2017

Sorry I missed it tonight... I'm in for next Monday though!

Brandon Wright · Mar 14, 2017

You guys are in!

Brandon Wright · Mar 14, 2017

One slight change, I've switched the track to Silverstone National so we can mirror the rookie race combo.

Lorenzo Bonder · Mar 14, 2017

Well I can miss some track training on Spa for this one

I'm in.

Larry Downing · Mar 14, 2017

Work last night.

I am in

Wiz · Mar 14, 2017

Brandon Wright · Mar 14, 2017

I think we're about to break a record for Monday night sign-ups! Keep 'em coming!

Paul Jeffrey · Mar 14, 2017

Hey guys, nice to see the grid filling itself up

I've posted a link to the event in the front page rookies race post, feel free to tag some of your US time zone friends into this comments section and let's see if we can get this event up and running with 24 cars..

Play on national pride people, don't let the EU guys run away with the most signups! Let's do this thing!

Jriv012 · Mar 15, 2017

In, please : )

Brandon Wright · Mar 15, 2017

Jriv012 said:
In, please : )

Got you added mate.

Jriv012 · Mar 16, 2017

Okay, so this will be my first ever AC online race... is there a leaderboard somewhere where I can see how brutally bad I am? I have to confess I struggle with seeing Assetto as a complete experience but I hope and expect there is some space somewhere to turn laps and compare?

oh yeah, @Gerbuho come play a Monday evening with us, amigo!

Thanks in advance for the help...

PietervE8 · Mar 16, 2017

You requested slow drivers - please sign me up !

Brandon Wright · Mar 16, 2017

Jriv012 said:
Okay, so this will be my first ever AC online race... is there a leaderboard somewhere where I can see how brutally bad I am? I have to confess I struggle with seeing Assetto as a complete experience but I hope and expect there is some space somewhere to turn laps and compare?

oh yeah, @Gerbuho come play a Monday evening with us, amigo!

Thanks in advance for the help...

We discourage discussing lap times before the race for just that reason, we don't want slower or new guys to be discouraged by the aliens at the front because there's usually a wide range of talent and you'll still find someone to battle with even if you aren't the fastest. In last night's rookie race with this same combo there was about a 3-4 second spread in qualifying and there was a group from about P5 to P12 that were all within about one second of each other and that's where the best battles were.

So don't worry about not being on pole, just come have fun in the mid-pack battles!

PietervE8 said:
You requested slow drivers - please sign me up !

Always happy to have a fellow slow driver on the grid! You're added mate.

Here's the replay of last night's race so everyone can get a taste of what's in store for Monday!

Paul Jeffrey · Mar 16, 2017

Also to add to the above video from @Brandon Wright, here is some on board footage from @Mr Chip in server 2:

http://www.racedepartment.com/media/videos/rd-abarth-500-rookie-race-silverstone-national.24767/

It was a brilliant race and if I could trust myself to stay awake long enough I'd come join in with you guys for this one too!

Brilliant combination of car and track, right good fun

Brandon Wright · Mar 16, 2017

Paul Jeffrey said:
Also to add to the above video from @Brandon Wright, here is some on board footage from @Mr Chip in server 2:

http://www.racedepartment.com/media/videos/rd-abarth-500-rookie-race-silverstone-national.24767/

It was a brilliant race and if I could trust myself to stay awake long enough I'd come join in with you guys for this one too!

Brilliant combination of car and track, right good fun

Yes, it certainly looked like a lot of fun and the racing was very close throughout the field it seemed. Hope we get similar success Monday!

Paul Jeffrey · Mar 16, 2017

Yeah mate I hope so, the car is a blast to drive. I think in server 2 I missed the pole by 0.013 seconds! Had a race with Wm for the full 30 minutes practically nose to tail or side by side all through the race! Not a single touch or dicey moment, it was immense fun. Hopefully you guys have a similar experience too.. .

I'll nail some Redbull (other brands are available) and see what my head is like at the time, I'm often up past 1am anyway doing news stuff so it's not a great leap away from my usual routine to be around for the race... I'll not put my name down yet but I'll see what I can do

Brandon Wright · Mar 16, 2017

Paul Jeffrey said:
I'll nail some Redbull (other brands are available) and see what my head is like at the time, I'm often up past 1am anyway doing news stuff so it's not a great leap away from my usual routine to be around for the race... I'll not put my name down yet but I'll see what I can do

Forget the news, it's time to race!!!