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Round 7 - Hungaroring (Budapest) - Sprint Round

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Booking: 18.15 (for drivers not in the entry list)
Practice: 19:15 (60 mins)
Qual: 20:15 (15 mins)
Race: 20:30 20tbc Laps (approx 35 mins)

Cars allowed:
All GT3 class cars
Bentley add-on car:- link from my dropbox:-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mya0htvomf12umf/bentley_continental_gt3.zip?dl=0
Install to :- C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonassettocorsacontentcars
(Only if not already installed from Round 1)

Track: Hungaroring (acu version)
Track link:- http://www.mediafire.com/download/18v3ip1w5xnddcr/acu_hungaroring_v.1.1.rar (http://www.mediafire.com/download/18v3ip1w5xnddcr/acu_hungaroring_v.1.1.rar)

Optional skins:-
nsfw Nissan GTR:- https://www.dropbox.com/s/c77ewqkl6gdkb8n/Schulze_Motorsport_Blancpain.rar?dl=0
Mark Ekins Lambo Huracan Konrad Motorsports car  https://www.dropbox.com/s/btf51n59rdu95nh/Konrad_Motorsport-BES2016_29.rar?dl=0
Lukas LDG Bmw Z4:-  https://www.dropbox.com/s/a2xk88qp5z791jp/LDG_Z4GT3Livery.rar?dl=0
Linus' Nissan GTR:-  https://www.dropbox.com/s/v2blhbzbxeqk00q/gt3_09-nr3.rar?dl=0
Georg Sieberts McLaren 650S skin - livery: Gulf Racing Mclaren #36
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/ks-mclaren-650s-gt3-gulf-racing.8986/
(only if not already installed from previous rounds)

Time of Day Setting: 13:00
Weather: Clear
Start: Standing
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit-stops: Not required

Server track settings:
SESSION_START=100
RANDOMNESS=0
LAP_GAIN=0
SESSION_TRANSFER=N/a

All drivers not in the Entry list must be booked in to race before booking closes at 19.15 U.K.

PLP App - Not used in this series. Cutting will be monitored on replay and penalties issued for excessive cutting.

Notes:
(1) Please make sure you are fully aware of the UKGTR Rules
(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page
(3) Please use the Driver Details page to ensure that the league management software has your correct name

Gents, apologies, I have made a change to the race calendar to swap the Spa Endurance round with the Hungaroring Sprint round, as mentioned In the series thread. So this race is now up next.

I'm away for this event so just wishing you all a great race and see you at Spa.

Some onboard gt3 action (non Blancpain)

https://youtu.be/YPuBOVisVio

My Bentleys going to struggle here  :'(

And don't start the race if you're still behind the safety car ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67cDjOCLt7A

(action begins at 5:10)

How did they manage that?  :laugh:

Top 1o in the drivers championship after 6 rounds:-

1 Jeffrey     118.0 McLaren 650 GT3
2 nfsw55    101.0 Nissan GT-R   
3 Maikel K. 98.0 Mercedes AMG 
4 Mark J    55.0 Bentley Contin… 
5 Shark     44.0 Mercedes AMG 
6 kaifos     38.0 BMW Z4M 
7 FMG       30.0 BMW Z4M   
8 picnic      27.0 Lamborghini Hu… 
9 Linus27   23.0 Nissan GT-R     
10 keikojoe 12.0 McLaren 650 GT3   

Jeff has stretched out a small lead at the front after nsfw dropped some points at the last two rounds, with Maikel homing in close. My surprising 2nd place at Paul Ricard pulls me ahead of the normally Mr Consistent Shark for 4th.  There are 4 drivers on 12pts fighting for 10th place to round out the top 10.

hahaha posted the wrong video  ;D
Here you can see it from different angles beginning at 5:10 ;D ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhGG9TEUHQ4

Live timing from the practise server:-

stracker.simracing.org.uk:50041/lapstat (http://stracker.simracing.org.uk:50041/lapstat)

oh, I am only 4 secs off the lead pace so far  :o  :-X  the Bentley Bruiser doesn't like all these switchback corner complexes  :'( ideal McLaren/Z4 territory

I was just gonna say, how you like your Bentley now, Mark? ;)
I'm faintly hearing The Heavy - How You Like Me Now playing in the background.

On another note, I appreciate the inclusion of mod cars and tracks here in the AC races. They not only add to the variety but also to the authenticity for this particular series. I hope this policy will continue, when applicable.

Exactly Georg, without the Bentley it would not feel like the Blancpain series. We also have the 488 now but it was deemed a little too far into the series to introduce it just in case not all racers have bought the new dlc.
Just need the Aston and Porsche for the full suite now.
We have never shied from using mod tracks when suitable  :)

And yes, how you like me now is very appropriate for the Bentley here  ;D

Just realised I am on track all day at Snetterton Wedsnesday so will feel pretty beat by the evening race time   :o

And looking like the hottest day so far, depending on which forecast you see. Going to be warm for sure.

Hi lads. I am back from my holidays, so i will join in the fun with the big Bentley!

@MJ, i am not going to feel sorry for you now mate... :P 
(have fun tommorrow)

I need to practice, as I will miss next week due to work  :P

Ill be on the server this evening aswell for some practise. Even after 50 laps of finetuning my setup and my racing line I'm still a second of Georg his pace.

Stupid McLaren's  ;D

I took another second off my time this eve but still no where near the top few guys  :'( will be damage limitation in the points for me this round.
Hopefully see you all tomorrow night if I hevent exhausted myself at Snetterton  :)

Just tried the link, didnt work the first time but trying 'click here to try again' and it worked on the second try.

Apologies to Richard Thompson.

I believe this was a violation of 'Rejoining after an incident' on my part.

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Hotlapping does not translate to racecraft.

See you at Spa.

Again 3rd  ;D

Start was ok, got by Georg who had a bit too much wheelspin. Had to go abit wide at T1 because of the terrible first lap grip off the Merc and there were 2 other cars all of a sudden on the inside. Not too bad, since I knew I had better race pace then the 2 in front of me except Jeffrey at front and Georg on my heels. At T1 on the second lap somebody left the door wide open just to slam it shut in my face, resulting in another loss of my just feshly renewed side mirror ( seriously guys, these things ain't cheap  8) ).

Wasn't too bad until I spun out at the fast uphill left hander, rejoined at the back. But still in the points luckily !  ;D

Had a few battles after that relying on the sheer power of the merc on the long straights and managed to get back to P3 ( forever 3rd  :'( )

Still enjoyed the race   8)

Replay ( in case anyone missed it ) : https://www.dropbox.com/s/feyxg0vn9tftc92/ks_mercedes_amg_gt3%40acu_hungaroring_20160817221631?dl=0

Pfweeww, that was a hell of a job to keep the Bentley tank on the track. Just to many bends and not enough straight!
In the final minute of qualifying i went from 6th to 8th, so i knew it would be a hard race as it is not easy to pass around the Hungaroring. At least points where a possibility as we had 11 drivers turning up.

Made a decent start and managed to keep my nose clean as in the first laps there where some guys spinning off. Found myself in 4th, but i knew that wasn't going to last around here. Halfway i got a nudge into T1 and spun. Luckely the group was not too spread out, so we could continue our battles. In the last couple of laps the tire temps where dropping dramatically and now Mark was really on my case in his Lambo. I could appreciate his speed and the pressure he put on, altough it must have been a bit frustrating being stuck behind me. Now i had a spin of my own when i entered T11 too hot on coldish tires, with Mark having to take evesion action. (sorry about that) Now Pete could escape for 6th place, which should have been mine  :P, and was off in the distance for the last laps. Well as it was his birthday i can forgive him.

No lag spikes or game freezes this time, so i could concentrate on driving and made it a enjoyable evening. Bring on Spa.

(I altered the affinity of the .exe file to "higher than normal" to stop W10 from doing other stupid things in the background. Had no stutter what so ever. Could be helpfull for others with a tiny CPU too)

My apologies for missing the race, real life conspired against me.  :'(
Had a great day on track myself and left with plenty of time to get home, sort the guest out and join the race server. However the infamous (shockingly bad) m25 and dartford crossing decided it was better for me and several thousand other hot drivers to sit in a 7mile traffic queue in 27 degree heat  >:( so I didn't get home until 7.30pm hot and exhausted. Then had a wife and guest waiting for a delayed evening meal.  ::)

Quite sad to see only 11 turned up but I'm one of the absentees so can hardly complain.  :(

Am sure the Spa Jewel in the crown will attract a better turn out  :)

That was real hard work, especially when the temperature in my flat was 24deg. Came away pretty frustrated in qually as the car wasn't as planted as in practise the week before, rear where sliding and the fronts had no confidence but still got into the 47's so was reasonably happy.

I do seem to make decent starts but got out wide and think I ended up back where I was and tried to settle down but quickly got stuck behind Simon who was stuck behind Stefan in the Bentley. Despite much persuasion the Bentley couldn't be moved! Rather jammily Simon got past but then found myself behind having to react to the sudden slowing for the corners as I had no brake lights showing. For some reason addon cars rely on the PP effects to light them up! Made things tricky when he had to deploy the parachutes earlier than I braked to stop it.
But at no stage could I gain an advantage :( Sorry about the hit at the first corner, you actually made the apex that time as well ;)

Yes and when you got sideways out the back, for a split second I saw freedom! then realised you hadn't caught it and was heading to the inside. It was pretty intense and enjoyed it but seeing Simon in 4th and Picnic in 6th did hurt!  

Yeah, can't wait for Spa...oh wait...can't make that one as it got swapped  ;). Just kidding, already done Spa million times, actually prefered fresh blood in the shape of Hungaroring :).

Uneventful race for me this time but after the last two races I finally got a reasonable result again.
Started from P4 but was able to gain two positions before turn 1 as I got a really good start this time. First two laps I was more or less able to follow Jeffrey but as soon as his tires got enough heat he was consistently one second per lap faster.
I expected some pressure from behind but obviously Georg and Maikel had some problems, so I'm quite happy with P2 at the end, 20 seconds gap to P1 and also to P3 ;D

I believe my beloved Nissan is getting old slowly, all those new GT3 machineries are really fast, maybe I need to switch to something else for next year :(


btw: the lap chart link doesn't work here, getting error 404 when trying to enter the side.

Sorry - typo. Should now be working for you thanks for the report.

Off Topic.

Mark, what do you do your track days in and who were you with?

This is my track toy :)

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Hi all,

Sorry if this is in the wrong post but I use to race with UKGTR (back in 2005-2006, brings back memories) and ran across your forum recently and seen your racing AC and wondering if it's possible to get in on some of the races your having using Assetto Corsa? I'm not the fastest but definitely pride myself on clean fun racing.

Hope to hear back

Thanks,
Glen

Hi Glen, your very welcome to join in and don't worry about your pace, there is usually somebody to race against irrespective of your pace, and you can always build that up with more laps  :)   all I would need is your steam guid and choice of car (and skin if a specific colour scheme you wish for).

To Linus, my track toys  :) :-

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have used the old 911 for 7 years on most UK tracks and Spa and Nurburgring. Only done Bedford GT and Snetterton in the Cayman R ... so far ;)

Welcome back Glen :) As Mark said you'd be very welcome come race with us, if need help finding your Steam GUID ask away. PM it to MJ, along with car choice, and he'll ensure your in the entry list. Hope to see you on track again next Wednesday  :fencing:

It aappears the server isnt up! cant see it in list

Mark, very nice track toys. Not sure which one I prefer, they are both so different and I imagine drive completely differently. I do most of my track days with Lotus on Track (have an S1 Elise also) and Honda's on Track. Did Spa with Circuit Days back in April and they seemed very good. Only have two track days booked for the rest of the year :( Combe in September and Donington in October.

Cheers Michael, they are both a lot of fun in different ways. The 911 is more visceral and old school mechanical, the CR is a gt3 chaser  ;D. I tend to do a lot of msv run days and a few other tdo's on other events. Only managed Oulton Park, Brands GP and Snetterton so far this year but all 3 were great days out. Hopefully sneak some more in later this year  ;)
Elise is great on track, been in them. I've been tempted into looking at caterhams lately...must resist   :P

Doh - rubbish server administrator we have  :-[ It should be there now.

Err sorry hadnt realised it was the wrong thread