UKAC V8 SUPERCARS - Adelaide - Jul 15

[SRW]

Password: see above
(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page

Practise: 20:00 (30 mins)
Qual: 20:30 (15 mins)
Race: 20:45   (40 minutes)

Cars allowed:
Holden Commodore
Ford Falcon
Nissan Altima

You will require the following Mod's installed on your PC:

V8SCORSA
http://v8scorsa.weebly.com/downloads.html (The 4K 2018 version with the 1.1 patch)


Track:
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/adelaide-clipsal-500-2011-by-tewie-and-rainmaker.4922/

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Weather: Clear
Start: Rolling
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: normal
Pit-stops: 1 pitstop for fuel or tyres to be taken after the first 10 mins and before the last 10 mins

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

Damage: 70%

Password: see above

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

Notes:
(1)PLP App - Not used in this event. Cutting will be monitored on replay and penalties issued for excessive cutting.
(2)Please make sure you are fully aware of the SimRacing.org.uk Rules especially the
rules about in-game chat messages.
(3) Please exercise caution when pitting as some tracks have a speed limit.
(4) Please follow the SROUK guidelines for using kerbs etc. Please keep 2 wheels on the track surface (kerbs do not count as track surface)
Excessive cutting of corners will seen as cheating and the results may be altered to reflect this.

(5) Start procedure
*It will be the pole sitter's responsibility to complete the first lap at a pace that allows the rest of the grid to follow comfortably
*There should be no overtaking or hard accelerating/braking
*Drivers should avoid getting too far behind or too close to the driver in front
*Approximately 20 seconds before crossing the start line the pole sitter should slow down to a speed of no more than 50mph (80km/h)
*Each following driver shall close up directly behind the driver in front also maintaining a speed of no more than 50mph (80km/h)
*The pole sitter should maintain that speed until they cross the start line and then accelerate away to start the race (lap2)
*Each following driver should only accelerate when the driver directly ahead does (they do not have to wait until crossing the start line)
*No overtaking is allowed before crossing the start line at the completion of the formation lap
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[spanner]

Not really sure i'm enjoying this. Were the cars that bad? has there been a physics update? I think i must have blocked them out!

[FullMetalGasket]

You need the 1.1 physics update as per the race thread - I think this is new since last time we used the V8's.
Once you have that you should bin all old setups, they seem to load geometry that the 'new' physics can't cope with.
My old setup from Adelaide felt like I had about 40 degrees of caster when I ran it after updating
Absolutely no feel in a straight line and then very heavy steering in the tight turns...

Binned it and loaded default and the car was an absolute joy (For a 1.5ton, 600odd Bhp monster with a welded diff)
For tonight I was on default setup with 40 mins of fuel onboard and tweaked tire pressures, didn't need anything else.

[spanner]

I thought the newer generation cars didnt have a locked diff...

[FullMetalGasket]

Nope, newer cars don't have a live axle 
They still run a spool diff though

[phspok]

Can I have Holden 99 if it's not taken?

[SRW]

Can I have Holden 99 if it's not taken?

Done 

[SRW]

The practice server is up for tomorrow nights FIRST ROUND of the V8 Supercars Series

[APEXTECHUSA]

@ Spanner I thought it was just me,but the physics are a bit strange.

[FullMetalGasket]

As per my first post.
Make sure you have the 1.1 update installed and then only start from scratch with default setups. Loading old setups from previous races simply won't work out.

Having owned and driven a few cars with locked diffs I would say the physics aren't unreasonable, especially having watched these things religiously for years.
Just gutted I'll be missing these until the '55 mod championship @ UKGPL packs up (or my Gordini starts to be utterly outclassed).

[spanner]

Maybe its just the nature of the street track, but i have no confidence in the car. Any changes i do to the setup i cant really tell if its helped or not, car doesnt feel consistent, mainly braking but cant gauge brake temps and dont think there is an app.

[SRW]

Maybe its just the nature of the street track, but i have no confidence in the car. Any changes i do to the setup i cant really tell if its helped or not, car doesnt feel consistent, mainly braking but cant gauge brake temps and dont think there is an app.

You definitely have to keep it neat in this first round and stay off the barriers, then push it a bit more when we get to the permanent tracks

[phspok]

The phys feels similar to the previous version to me, with the 1.1 patch, and a fresh setup.
I have no idea how I managed a 1:23 last time  the 1:26 I got is doable, but I am a couple
of seconds of that pace even at the moment. Perhaps this version is slower? I will believe that
until later when  start doing sub 1:20 times 

No Stracker?

[FullMetalGasket]

They seem slower in a straight line.
My P-tracker still has my old fastest lap as a reference - I can equal and even beat the stored time until reaching the big straight, I'm almost a second down even on a good lap by the time I reach the kink.
I guess I may have run a lot less rear wing last time, but I'd need to build a shed on the boot to slow that much I'd have thought!

[Alfrance]

Hi guys
I'd like to join this one, even if not a big fan of V8s...
I will take a Nissan, casual livery is ok

Cheers
Alberto