Welcome to Round 2 of the Hot Lap Challenge
Sim: Assetto Corsa
Track: Spa Francorchamps
Car: Ferrari 312T
Weather: Clear
Track: Optimum
Temperature: 20.0C
Wind: 0k/m
If you do not have Assetto Corsa, please submit your times with the sim you are using, replicating the track conditions as closely as possible.
Please use the car’s default setup. You may only adjust fuel levels, tyres, TC, ABS, and Brake Bias.
You have until 30/07/2023 23:59 to submit your best lap. Please only submit times in a top level comment. If you have already submitted a lap and you improve, please edit your top level comment.
Please include a screenshot of your lap time for verification.
Please reply to this comment with your suggestions for the next Hot Lap Challenge. Most votes wins!
Last time out
So, I think we all hated the Audi, yes?
| Driver | Time |
|---|---|
| itsmikeyd | 2:22.995 |
| fingerthief@lemmy.world | 2:25.285 |
| lhx@lemmy.world | 2:29.033 |
| mranderson17@infosec.pub | 2:33.084 |
| akanes | 3:12.000 |
Hopefully an old school F1 car on a modern classic track is a little more popular haha!
2.26.910 on softs but I just can’t string one together. First time in this car and it’s better than I thought it would be.
Once again… an attempt was made, lol . Good to know I’m still nearly 15 seconds behind the average here.
Keep pushing, you’ll find your pace :)
What are you struggling with most?
2:26.067
02:22.301
This time it’s a replay as I wasn’t recording live. The timer is probably not exactly where it should be! I’m very much learning Davini Resolve as I’m going along.
Really fun challenge. This car can brake a lot later than I initially thought it could. Blipping the throttle on the downshifts really seemed to help with this. I’ve never driven this era of Formula 1 car in a sim before, and that’s a damn shame. I must admit though, I’m hoping for something a little more pointy next time round!
Nice lap! I’d say our laps are fairly similar and the time difference is likely down to eau rouge.
I think I blend out to about half throttle go into it and manage get back to full throttle a decent bit earlier to carry a bit more speed.
For reference I blend out throttle at about 21 seconds and am full throttle at or just before 23 seconds on your timer if that’s any help!
Gonna have to try to improve my time more tomorrow hah
Cheers, thanks for the tip!
Seen you’ve improved to a 19, nice work!
I suspect that there’s a 2:16 in this car for the aliens out there. Whether I get time to try and improve I don’t know. Hopefully!
As before, please respond to this comment to nominate car and track combinations for the next round.
Most votes wins!
I’ll throw out my suggestion of AMS2 at Brands Hatch in the Formula Classic G4 M3(90’s F1).
The Formula Classics have the new tyre model overhaul.
I really should run a poll to see how many people run the different sims. I’ve never tried AMS1/2, but I always hear good things about it.
I just find it the easiest sim to just get in and drive haha, the tyre update fixed things massively as well. Unfortunately only a handful of cars have that update for now
It would be interesting to see what sims most people drive. I seemingly switch around between AC, ACC, AMS2. I just refuse to pay for iRacing things.
I just find it the easiest sim to just get in and drive
I actually mentioned this as the main reason I like AMS2 in my steam review of the game. Like, seriously why does it seem like it’s so hard to make a game where you can start it, pick a car and track, and drive. I don’t wanna click through 100 menus and watch flybys of all the badly animated spectators, I just want to drive… (Looking at you… Dirt Rally 2.0)
So true, I think my worst experience has been rFactor 2. It seemingly took ages to get all the tracks and cars I wanted as well as VR setup.
A huge shame too because i really liked the feel of driving in rFactor 2. I might give it another go this weekend now that I have a decent GPU.
If I raced 3 or 4 times a week, then I’d pay for iracing for sure. It has all. The content I’d want to keep me entertained.
As a dad with a full time job and a family who apparently want to see me regularly, I’m lucky to hit the track once or twice a week.
Haha gotta spend time with the family!
I’ve only been averaging maybe an hour a week myself lately, a far cry from the 20hr+ sim racing weeks I put in during my younger days.
Just enjoy it when you can I guess!
Let’s do the Hungaroring in the Lotus Exos 125, so we can all see how slow we are compared to Max Verstappen haha!
Alfa Romeo 155 on brands hatch gp :)
Oooh. This will be a fun one.
Edit 1: I see the trend; cars that’s don’t turn in :)
Edit 2: First session 2:25.281 on softs but without changing fuel.
Are we allowed to change brake bias?
Nice work. Yes, feel free to change brake bias. Will update the OP.
Thanks!
Can we change brake bias either at beginning of lap or mid lap?
Yes, will update the OP.
Thanks!
My vote would be mid lap personally. I don’t use it often but sometimes it’s nice.
I feel like this car needs to go up or down a percentage here and there. Like down a bit before the bus stop and La source and then back up for the twisty bits after kemmel.
Yeah it could use a bit of adjustment here and there, I’ll have to mess around a bit with it next session!
My main issue with the car is I prefer very pointy cars especially on initial turn in and this car is not that by default. But it’s manageable and fun at least.
Put in a car and track suggestion, or vote for one that suits your style.
I’m hoping for something more pointy. I’d be happy if we end up with the Lotus Exos as Hungary as already suggested.
This is a pretty good combo imo, I think most car default setups won’t suit most peoples styles but that’s okay. Makes the adaptability aspect of it more fun.
I’ll see if I can think of a game/car/track combo to suggest for the next round. I’m just happy to be hot lapping!
Yeah, that’s what I was aiming for with the fixed setups. I’m all for seeing who is best at “run what you’ve brung” vs who can optomize a setup best over the course of a couple of weeks.
