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Booking: From 19:15 (BST) (60 mins)
Practice: 20:15 (15 mins)
Qual: 20:30 (15 mins)
Race: 20:45 12 Laps (approx 30 mins)

Cars allowed:  McLaren F1-GTR
Optional skinpack here:-  https://www.dropbox.com/s/bwuje1c172ompaj/Mclaren%20F1-GTR%20skins.rar?dl=0

Track: Spa Francochamps GP
Time of Day Setting: 16:00
Weather: Mid Clear
Start: Standing
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit-stops: None required

Server track settings:
SESSION_START=100
RANDOMNESS=0
LAP_GAIN=25
SESSION_TRANSFER=60

Damage: 80%

Server: simracing.org.uk
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

All drivers must be booked in to race before booking closes at 20:15 UK time.

IMPORTANT:
-The PLP app VERSION 1.8 - not used for this series
Notes:
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(3) Please use the Driver Details page to ensure that the league management software has your correct Assetto Corsa 'Driving Name' (not necessarily the same as your lobby name).[/quote]

In case you missed it, Chris R's nice setup for the McLaren is here:-

http://www.mediafire.com/download/0xru0tr0b1c48d6/%28AC1.5.9%29_Barcelona_Moto_-_1%2746.700.ini

Just tweak gear ratios and tyre pressures to suit Spa and its quite quick out of the box. May need to lose some rear wing too but see how it feels to you. Felt nice and stable to me.  :)

Got two weeks until this remember. I'm off on my hols now, adios!  8)

Tnx for the heads up MJ. And have a nice holiday.

Been away for 8 great days in sunny Canada  8), now come back to this hotbed of forum activity  :P

Anybody got a laptime to chase/aim for?

Only 3 days until race day, got racing withdrawal symptoms  :)

Still configuring new pc becase old died (not just pc) due to thunderstorm last week so no times, no setups, no hints ...

Fingers crossed you get it sorted for Wedsnesday Ed  :)

Right some times for the mortal drivers like me to aim for:- I did 2:27's on meds & 30L and 2:29's on hards & 30L. Cars definitely quicker/grippier on meds but not sure if they will last the race  :-\ if you get lairy in a corner it's easy to light up a tyre and overheat it. Hards are safer option.
Car handles well using Chris' setup but I lowered rear wing to 9, tweaked the pressures and also found 1 more click front bump allowed me to get on the loud pedal sooner at corner exits.

I'm a good few secs off the fastest AI pace though, so def more time to find with more laps (and no jet-lag!)

If you out brake yourself at the end of the kemmel there's a handy escape lane to use that re emerges at Les Combes further round so no turning immediately back onto the track if you get it wrong in the race.

Haven't ran this combo yet. Planning on doing some practice tonight. Will see if there is a server running this combo, as it is more fun online.

getting a checksum error online. Weird as it is vanilla content..

Has there been a game update I've missed? I re-upload everything sometime today anyway.

ok, i will see if i can get online then. tnx

There were a couple of updates just before I went away.

Will be on the server this eve for some praccy if anyone wants to join me  :)

I have refreshed the server's contents and AC did do and update before hand. Hopefully all is good now.

cheers Pete, am jumping on there soon 7-8pm ish  :)

I'm going to go for meds in the race I think  :-\ I can't make any headway on hards albeit sneaking into the 28's on them, but with meds I'm 27's every lap. Problem is they go to pale yellow wear by mid race distance so may be in poor shape by lap 12. You need to be smooth on meds.

I edited race distance to 12 laps and moved time clock forward by half hour otherwise you get some duff shadow flicker in qually.

Could not get below the 2.30s mark on the hards, so i guess i am condemned to running meds anyway hahaha. Probably should try Chris's setup instead of my own pityfull setup attempt.
Still my practice run was very enjoyable with this car. Fits the track nicely!

I managed 2'22'8 with softs and low fuel, not sure what that would drop to with meds/hards with full race fuel.

Im hoping to get away from work at lunch and get some practice in before tonight.. Ive done nothing! Lol

Blinking heck Chris  :o expect that to be 24/25's with meds.  What gear ratio are you running? I can't decide if shorter gears or longer is better here, letting the torque do the work. Problem is the longer the ratio the more understeer and it already has plenty of u/s.

Erm, i couldnt tell you to be honest.

I will check it out tonight. Looks like i aint going tk be able to get home early :/

2:29 here - probably got another 2 secs at most to find. That's with Meds and they were pretty shot after 5 laps :(

New pb's in every session and a race win  :) was quite happy with that last night. I only had one scrappy lap and that's when Chris caught me as I started mirror watching! Otherwise kept it smooth and steady.

Luckily for me but sadly for him, Chris binned it just after he took the lead. I then had a comfortable lead again to manage my tyres and even nurse them on last two laps when severely worn.

Thanks to those that attended, really don't get why more don't want to drive such a great combination but guess it's just symbolic of how few racers attend here anymore.  :-\

My biggest problem with these cars is how unforgiving they are. One small mistake, which is easy when you are talent restricted, results in tyres that have over heated and don't cool down particularly quickly. I can't push ever with these because at some point my talent runs out and the penalty far far out does any gain I got for pushing. To me this is not racing, it's just survival. Even the alien like Chris seemed to fall off repeatedly once he'd cooked the tyres to start with last night.

I forgot to put my rear wing back on for the race and at the start it was fine, but as soon as the tyres started to wear it slipped, and then they got hot reducing the grip further.. Until eventually a slide through the long left and i decided to pit.. Was testing softs earlier on and after 3 laps they were still at 100% so i thought they had to last the 6 remaining laps,. Got to lap 3 and then all of a sudden.. 99%, 98%, 98.5% sliding all over until eventually... Slid around again.. It was at that moment expletives were shouted and i rage quit..

I love this car so mich but the tyres need lots of work, both on the drop off rate and the grip level when not at optimum levels.. I spoke to aris and we are going to go online together so i can show him whats going on.

I shall return for the f40.

Do understand Pete, must admit driving them gives me a similar feel to the Gt40's in P&g as I've said before. You don't feel like you can 'race' with it, more like focus on keeping it steady and last the distance at fastest but safest way. Yet when you watch these cars in any BPR footage they are far more nimble and aggressively attacking kerbs etc. As Chris alluded to, I think there is something amiss with them in AC. They feel heavy and clumsy to me in their handling rather than a pointy race car.

The fezza f40's were a revelation after the setup tweaks offered at Brands so hopefully they will be good fun at Donington  :)

Darnit. Have to go away for work next week. Any chance of postponing the F40 race with one week??....