AC Volvo S40 @ Bathurst - Tuesday 25th May 2021

Interslice · May 19, 2021

Welcome to the RD Assetto Corsa Racing Club. On Tuesday 25th May we're at Bathurst, Mount Panorama Circuit, racing the Volvo S40!

This is a place to be for relaxed, friendly racing and our events are open to everybody from rookies to the seasoned pros. You will always find people around your level to battle with, so jump on in! If you need any help the don't hesitate to ask right here on the forum or on race comms... there's no such thing as a stupid question!

Come join us and make the event one to remember!

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Event Details

Cars: Volvo S40 BTCC
18:00 UTC (19:00 DST) | Practice (75 minutes)
19:15 UTC (20:15 DST) | Qualification (15 minutes)
19:30 UTC (20:30 DST) | Race 1 (20 minutes)
Tea break 5 minutes
19:55 UTC (20:55 DST) Race 2 (20 minutes) - Reverse grid top 5

Track: Bathurst
Driving Assists: Factory ABS, Factory TC, Tire blankets, Auto Clutch
Jump Start: = Drive Through
Track Temps: 28c
Track Condition: Clear

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Entry List

See you on track!

Interslice · May 19, 2021

A message to all Drivers

If you run off track, you have to check to see that its clear before you re enter the track. Do not just keep the gas pinned and pull back on track.

When entering the track from the pits, stay off the racing line until you are up to speed. Do not race on your out lap, let other drivers by. On re-entering the track stay off the racing line until you are up to race speed and do not block any fast approaching car.

Golden Rule

If you hit somebody off the track and carry on like nothing happened, you take the risk of being banned for 30 days.
Instead, you should always wait for the affected drivers, and that way you can be 100% sure you will not get a ban.

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 our rules

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Shed 17 · May 20, 2021

I'm in Brian. Great choice of car. Hope we can see this with the 320 and Primera together soon!

Interslice · May 20, 2021

Shed 17 said:
I'm in Brian. Great choice of car. Hope we can see this with the 320 and Primera together soon!

You're in Paul!

Yep will have to be done! We'll get a full btcc event going on a uk track in the near future. There is possible issue with the s40 being a bit too quick at the moment, so what better time to try it out on in it's own!

Erik Axelsson · May 20, 2021

I'm in

Love Bathurst but never tried it in AC. Looking forward to it!

Taj Johal · May 20, 2021

me too please !!

Interslice · May 20, 2021

Erik Axelsson said:
I'm in Love Bathurst but never tried it in AC. Looking forward to it!

Taj Johal said:
me too please !!

Welcome gents!

stribbeck · May 21, 2021

Damn cant make this after all :

Interslice · May 21, 2021

stribbeck said:
Damn cant make this after all :

That's a pity Simon

See you again!

Interslice · May 21, 2021

Practice server #02 is up

Reik Major · May 21, 2021

Wow, this is crazy stuff to drive.

Here's my so far qualy setup....

Interslice · May 21, 2021

Reik Major said:
Wow, this is crazy stuff to drive.

Here's my so far qualy setup....

Cheers reik. Started a windows reinstall on wednesday. That was just me getting back on track for a systems check. Nice laps you were doing! Looking forward to getting some proper laps in here.

Reik Major · May 21, 2021

good luck with your windows experiment

Interslice · May 21, 2021

Reik Major said:
good luck with your windows experiment

Windows update has been completely banjaxed since i took the computer out of storage in november. Early days but it seems a better machine now

640er · May 22, 2021

Sounds fun, Im in

Interslice · May 22, 2021

640er said:
Sounds fun, Im in

Welcome! You're in!!

640er · May 22, 2021

This car is a b*tch

Tap the brake, spin. Turn in a bit too aggressive, spin. Hopefully I’ll get some more practice.

Reik Major · May 22, 2021

640er said:
This car is a b*tch

Tap the brake, spin. Turn in a bit too aggressive, spin. Hopefully I’ll get some more practice.

Yeah, it's a complete relearning after trail braking with RWD cars all the time. With this car, most of the braking has to be done before doing anything else. But I like to make use of a little dose of oversteer by just lifting the throttle a bit through the fast left handers on the mountain.

Btw, please sign me up Brian (@Interslice).

Reik Major · May 22, 2021

I had a blast practicing last night so after a while I decided to record a random lap live, only showing my inputs, just in case it helps somebody.

In a few places I can hold the car under control only by applying a bit of throttle and brake at the same time. It's very tough in those places, so the race will be interesting. Pretty sure everyone will have a few moments.