Generic Weekly Hotlap Challenge 184 - Drifters Duel

@Pretend racer nice improvement. I went for camber to be around -2 front/back in real time, which should be good for max grip overall. Besides, I reduced front damper settings to give more grip. For the rest I left it stock and just used my right foot to control the slip of the wheels to help me through the turn.

@Totall Wrytoff E30 - what a car. Really great sharing your personal story. They are really good handling cars and there is a reason why they are so expensive now - classic! Always wanted to take a ride in it myself.
For ACC, well 30 is unplayable for me. It should be 50 min. And the bouncing looks really bad, they really need to fix it and I assume they will.

 

Without wanting to hijack Pretend racer's excellent WHC, you do get more used to ACC as you play.
Having done quite a bit on ACC, I did a few laps around Silverstone in the 2015 Macca 650 in ACC, then switched to the same car in AC.
AC is so much crisper and clearer. No contest in the graphics. But I had to ratchet back the 29 deg FOV after using ACC. I settled at 42deg in AC.
ACC for console requires perseverance. It will be tricky to switch between the two games too.

@GoodGame.eXistenZ - Sorry, I had the E90, 4 door version of the E92.... Still good, but not quite that good....
Gutted!

But as I said earlier, in fact LadyTW has the best story of that car. I will share it.

 

Exactly my thoughts. Sure, the more you play the better you will get. The camera settings in ACC are fine, you need to spend some time to tune it to your liking but it does the job. But yeah, the GT3 cars just feel so different in AC you must start from the beginning with everything in ACC. I have spent only 10h in ACC and you really need to decide for one title to focus and improve on.

 

@Totall Wrytoff I've heard that the ACC tire physics basically allow only 1 driving style. Have you noticed that yet?

 

Not sure what you mean. What you say sounds way too sophisticated for the game.
It does allow a complete lack of driving style, I can tell you that.

There is nothing like the "feel" we have in AC, it is much more like GT6 was.

I did two 16 lap races last night (there is only a dry compound or wet compound) and by lap 12 it felt like the tyres were going off. But I haven't got the tyre HUD up so I'm not sure.

Either way, I'm being disqualified at the end of every race, just as the race engineer is congratulating me.
I've absolutely no idea why....

 

Do you pit at least once during the race? I thought in GT3 a pitstop was mandatory.

 

Yup, I pitted each race.

 

A true mystery then......

 

No mystery... it's a bug!

 

That happened to me a couple of times. From memory I think you need to add some fuel during your stop (I think it only needs to be 1 litre) and that should fix the problem.

 

Improvement
HandyAndy1962
2:11:995
E92
PC

The E92 feels more stable but it still took me a few laps to actually post an improvement.

 

Good grief guys,I was hoping ACDC,ooops ACC might have been something of a relevation but from what i've read so far it doesn't sound too clever.I'm hoping to be back soon but i fear i'll be starting from the back again.Anyway, a big like to all the posts,see you guys and MrsTW soon

 

Midweek Standings

BMW e30
1. GoodGame.eXistenz 2:05:797 PC
2. pretend racer 2.06.371 PC
3. Bastian Boillot 2:09:468 PS4
4. Alexis_RS_MKII 2.09.741 PC
5. Totall Wrytoff 2.11.912 PS4
6. HandyAndy1962 2:13:563 PC



BMW e92
1. GoodGame.eXistenz 2:06:988 PC
2. pretend racer 2.07.489 PC
3. Bastian Boillot 2:10:069 PS4
4. HandyAndy1962 2:11:995 PC
5. Totall Wrytoff 2.12.236 PS4





Goodgame claims the top spot with minimal setup changes in both cars. I wonder how much faster he would be if he spent time on his setup?
Pretend racer sneaks into second place with his customized setup that provided a 2 second improvement in the e30 and a 1 second improvement in the e92
Bastion has been steadily coming to grips with the lack of grip on track and the improvements have been dramatic
Handyandy seems to prefer the e92 over the e30, plenty of time left in this WHC to change his mind though!
Total Wrytoff may have been distracted with the disappointing launch of ACC
Alexis dropped in with a solid time in the e30, what will he be able to do in the e92? Inquiring minds want to know!

 

On the ACC pit-stop thing: I haven't been using it much on my PC, but if the bug is the same on the consoles, it's apparently super-easy to have your pit stop "not count" if you don't try very hard to be in the "fast" pit lane well before the exit... The recipe to address this (clear bug) appears to be to exit your pit box and immediately pull into the fast lane (i.e. nearest the track) and then stay there until you reach the pit exit.

 

That’s a new one on me. If you’re correct then it makes things very difficult for whoever has the last pit box before the pit exit as they might not even get into the fast lane.
I’ve not raced online & only done some of the career mode. I’ve not had a problem when the race requires just one pit stop, instead I got disqualified at the end of a race that required 2 pit stops for all 3 teammates to drive. I redid the race & the same thing happened so I gave up & moved on to the next race. When I googled the problem people were saying add fuel in the pit stop which I did at the next race and the one after that & I got to the end without any problems. It’s a few weeks since I did a race requiring 2 pit stops. My next race is something stupid like 8 hours (last was 2 hours) so it’s not easy to find that much time to complete the race or for that matter find the stamina or will power.

 

Generous as ever @Neilski
Sneaky feeling it might have been a "0 Litres" on the pit strategy.
I set the car up in practice, but they didn't carry across...

I do apologise Pr! It's been an emotional one.
Back on topic from now on.

 

Yes, people have said that about this issue, indeed. I try hard to avoid the need for pit stops so it hasn't actually bitten me

 

Ok, I tried the e92 and I am a little bit slower. Definitely not the same racing experience for me on this car... but I reach the temporary 3rd position and this is the first time so I am happy.

No doubt that @P308R reaction is not going to be delayed... Even more after the next post

Alexis_RS_MKII
BMW M3 e92 drift
2.09.745
PC

 

Alexis_RS_MKII
BMW M3 e92 drift
Improvement
2.09.034
PC

I was SOOO close to be in the 2.08.xxx . I'll keep trying
Another 3rd position, so the second first time

Could we close this weekly challenge now plz?

 

This request has come before in WHC history.
It is now named after the first player to request such leniency early in the week.
It is called a "Neilski."

Historically, (and I have also applied unsuccessfully for a Neilski,) one has never, ever been granted.