Assetto Corsa on PC

I should have a couple new tracks for you guys to play with in the next couple days. I found a guy in Spain to help me with converting rFactor tracks to Assetto Corsa. I've got one done, and one that needs a bit of tweaking. I think that gets me all of the One Lap tracks to start practicing on for real (assuming I can find time away from work).

Cool!!!  I think we only have two more events in this series and we are on to your mini!!!  
 

Have you got your computer sorted?  

Got some laps in tonight. 1:53s seem to be the pace that I don't crash at.

I miss racing with y'all.  I need to look into a rig to get back into it.  Work schedule would probably kill it though. 

dean1484 said:

Cool!!!  I think we only have two more events in this series and we are on to your mini!!!  
 

Have you got your computer sorted?  

Yep, its up and going.  Need to figure out how to join the server, I'm sure it's not hard... I just haven't had the time to look at it yet.

Nick Comstock said:

I miss racing with y'all.  I need to look into a rig to get back into it.  Work schedule would probably kill it though. 

Yes, I remember you in the GT days, NickF40 right?  I always remember the small bore cup.  I think you drove the Isuzu, or was it the Celica?z (or where you even in that).   Where you the one that was always going sideways? (on purpose that is).

I took a quick look at some of the results I still have and found a couple with you:

I totally don't remember that second race, but that was one thing I loved about GT, the crazy selection of cars!

I have come to the conclusion that if I am to be fast at this weeks track I basically will be a controlled crash in the first sector down to the hairpin.  

In reply to aircooled :

Man those names are a blast from the past!!!!

In reply to Nick Comstock :

It would be great if you could join us!!!  

A little late on this one, but there was some pretty close racing last time, especially in the second race.

The video comes out really good at that track!!  Lighting maybe?  

Yeah, it's a good looking track and there is clearly something with some tracks that just look better (exposure wise if nothing else).  The pic above was with an adjusted time of day for the shadows.  Apparently there is a SOL update coming that will help a lot with the shade / sun lighting dynamic.

Tonight could get interesting.  The track certainly had areas that favor handling and a stupid long straight for top end.  I will see if I can get the 911 up to speed there.  There should be some areas there where it should be rather fast.  The HC are in full effect, so there could be some very close racing.  If nothing else, it's going to be a big setup for the final race.

I think Darwin will be out tonight.  Since we don't have drops in this series, it seems reasonable to give him a 1 HC reduction for the final race.

aircooled said:

I think Darwin will be out tonight.  Since we don't have drops in this series, it seems reasonable to give him a 1 HC reduction for the final race.

Ya that makes sence.  

I don't think my chances of winning tonight are that good.  I can get good lap times but consistency is the problem.  Trying to string together 6-8 laps without going off track is tough.

Riverside is so cool.  Looking forward to racing tonight.

Tonight should be fun!!!!   I have visions of effectively things being like ten-pin bowling going into the first hairpin.  Everyone else is out in front of me and I have a controls crash taking the whole field out.  I then immerge from the hairpin in first place.    

So hypothetically if I did take the mulligan what are the cars that are available? 

Hmmm, Dean might know, but I am pretty sure both the Daytona and the Vette are gone.  There is at least one 911, Pantera, Skyline and BMW I believe.  There is another Capri.....  not sure we should allow mulliganing' to the same car.  That would be cruel.

With a little luck I manager to pull it out last night.  This coming race with the 150 kg I think I will need to focus on not crashing more than all out speed.  
 

There were some great battles last night. Brick and I in the first race was lots of fun.  If brick had not missed the first turn in the first race he probably would have had me.  The second race was less dramatic but still came down to me having to hold off brick.  I managed to make my car really wide when needed making sure not to give up the inside under braking.  

I think the light nimble cars are going to be king next week.  

Air. Looking forward to the video this week as I think you are going to have some great racing footage as well as some spectacular crashes. 

So, here we go.  Going into the final race, it's getting even more interesting.  There are a number of dynamics going on:

Dean: Dean is on top of the points, but.... he also has 3 dead hookers in the trunk and a dead pimp in the back seat!!  Bridgehampton is his favorite track, but he is driving a car that might have the stopping ability of a stock VW Bug using only the handbrake being pulled by a 12 year old girl!  It seem highly improbable he can win next week!  Where he finishes will be the key!

Sauce: He sits 4 points back from Dean.  He pretty much NEEDS to win next week (he IS driving a BMW!), even with the 3 dead hookers in the trunk, it's certainly a possibility!  If he wins, he will have 45 points, which means Dean will need to finish 4th to tie, any higher and Dean wins.  If Sauce does not win next week, Dean will pretty much have to finish last to loose!

Slowbird: Since Dean needs to at least finish 4th, slowbird is likely to take one of spots above him.  Depending which Slowbird shows up, this is a real possiblity.  He of course could potentially win, which would effectively knock out Sauce.

ProDarwin: He would have certainly been in the run for the championship if he did not have to skip this week.  Because of this (and the fact that his car is perfect for this course) he is certain to have a high finish.  How high?  First, as above, will likely spoil Sauces chances.

Trevor: The mystery factor here!  Showed very good speed this week, seems to be coming into his own, and has no HC!  Will he slide into the top 4 spots and push Dean down?  Who knows!?

Air and Gameboy are potential spoilers also, but we have shown a pretty consistent ability to find the outside of the track at some point in the race!

We will want to be very careful about taking people out next week, and may want to institute some yellow flags and of course the potential restarts.

So, what happens if Dean and Sauce tie (very possible)?  I am currently consulting with the F1 competition committee to see what the best options are (which apprently has something to do with how much money they send you) 

I am proposing we skip a week I may be out of town next Wednesday  I am pulling the Xmass excuse and the holidays and any other excuse I can think of to have the "committee"  approve this request.

aircooled said:

So, what happens if Dean and Sauce tie (very possible)?  I am currently consulting with the F1 competition committee to see what the best options are (which apparently has something to do with how much money they send you) 

Since I don't drive a sports energy drink sponsor I am screwed. . . .   

Yes, I am wondering about availability for next week.  It would be nice to have a full field.