Generic Christmas Hotlap Challenge #108 – The twelve minutes of Christmas or “We have all the time in the wo

Welcome to the thread for the Weekly Hotlaps #108 – The twelve minutes of Christmas or “We have all the time in the world…”

The Challenges:

Main Course:
Hotlap
Car: Abarth 595 esse esse
Track: Nordschleife “Grune Holle”

Pudding:
5 lap race
Car: McLaren F1 GTR
Track: Laguna Seca

Please enter either or both!


Hotlap

Oh no I hear you groan! Not the Nordshleife for Christmas again!
But this is different. I think you’ll find it quite absorbing… For those that know the circuit, it will mean using full throttle in unusual places and for those that don’t, I hope it’s a big boost to the learning curve.

It’s also seasonally appropriate… An English journalist who visited the Nordschleife during the opening race on 18 June 1927 concluded “that it seemed as if a reeling, drunken giant had been sent out to determine the route….”

This challenge is in tribute to my father, who I miss very much.

Having attended the Jim Russell School and done a fair bit of racing, in the early 1960s he and my uncle took part in a 24hr race at the Nordschleife, racing their Morris Minor 1000. The only modifications were aftermarket rear suspension to prevent the rampant axle tramp caused by the power of the 37hp engine.

He said it was absolutely terrifying! The huge speed difference between his class and the top class Ferraris and Porsches on the straights, meant constant headlights closing very fast in the mirrors, often two abreast. He spent most of the time either half on the thin grass verge or fully on it. When it got dark they could only occasionally use the lights, to save the battery! It then rained, so it became a toss-up between a good spark, or some vague illumination or perhaps a quick smear of the windscreen. For 24hrs! They finished the race and did well in his class, but he only ever competed once…
I would like to give you the details, but the records and photos have been mislaid, I will post them when my mother has found them! Pics below are to give you an idea…

We have recently marvelled at the nut size of those who raced cars such as the Porsche 917, but this challenge is in respect of those who raced the little cars! We haven’t got a Morris Minor so we are using the Abarth 595 SS instead.

The Motor magazine tested a Morris Minor four-door saloon in 1952. It reported a top speed of 62 mph (100 km/h) and acceleration from 0–50 mph (80 km/h) in 28.6 seconds. A fuel consumption of 39.3 miles per imperial gallon (7.19 L/100 km; 32.7 mpg US) was recorded. The test car cost £631.


Unsurprisingly, car tuner Abarth “believed that the Fiat 500 could be improved”… The Abarth 595 SS was released in 1964, with power increased “even further” from its 595 predecessor to 32bhp by using a bigger carburettor. The 595 SS could now reach speeds of nearly 70mph, or over 130 km/h. The 595 SS had some aesthetic differences, including an aerodynamic spoiler! The last model of the Abarth 595 came in 1970 with the Abarth 595 SS Assetto Corsa “which was more aesthetically pleasing than its predecessors and often painted bright red.”

Don’t use the brakes and definitely DO NOT LIFT OFF once into a corner!!

5 Lap Race
A fast car on a short track, as a sweet alternative, I hope

Recommended tyre pressures are…

Abarth: Street tyres 42 psi all round. Ideal temp range is between 40 and 70

McLaren: Soft/ Medium/ Hard slicks are 30psi all round. Ideal temp range soft slicks 65 – 80, medium slicks 70-90, hard slicks is 75-95


How to take part - Hot lap:
To enter, select Drive > Hotlap, choose the Abarth 595 SS and the Nordshleife circuit. Please setup the session using the settings below:
Mode: Hotlap Nordschleife
Time of day: Free
Ambient Temp: 26 Degrees
Setup: Free
Controller: Free
Assists: Factory
Stability: Free

How to take part – 5 lap time:
To enter, go to championship, set up a new championship, choose the McLaren F1 GTR for yourself and any other car for your single opponent, delete the other drivers. Then choose the Laguna Seca circuit for 5 lap race. Practice and quali are up to you. To get your 5 lap time, complete the race in 1st place (!) and once back in the pits, select “Session.” Your best lap time will be shown, until the 2nd placed car crosses the line, after which the full race time / the time for your 5 laps will be displayed. Screenshot and share!
For fairness please ensure penalties are set to “on.”
Mode: Championship – 5 lap race
Time of day: Free
Ambient Temp: 26 Degrees
Setup: Free
Controller: Free
Assists: Factory
Stability: Free

Penalties: On


To qualify you must have the ambient temp set to 26 DegC.

Deadline: Sunday 30th December 2018 - 21:00 GMT.

You can run as many laps as you like and update your times as often as you like, it’s simple All Platforms are welcome, it is all about having fun and enjoying Assetto Corsa.
To submit a time, pause the game and select 'session' from the menu and screenshot this page or take a photo of your screen and post it in this thread - Note all the information from the screen is required including temperature, mode heading and of course the car being used!
Please post video clips and share information in here as well, but without the session screen your time will not be included (placing the session screen in a video clip is acceptable).

Please use the following format to post your times:
Event: Main Course or Pudding
Your time, to be shown as x.xx.xxx.
Your platform (PC Xb1 PS4)
The image or screen shot showing your time.
Your thoughts and comment

Please mark updated times with Improvement.

A leader board is collated regularly. Unfortunately editing of posts gets locked on this forum so this post cannot be updated.


Weekly Hotlap History
1. Mugello - Praga R1
2. Imola - Mercedes SLS GT3
3. Brands Hatch GP - RUF RT12
4. Magione - Lotus 2 Eleven
5. Silverstone International - Abarth 500 Assetto Corse
6. Zandvoort - Pagani Huayra
7. Nurburgring GP (GT) - Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI
8. Spa - BMW M3 GT2
9. Vallelunga Club - KTM X-Bow R
10. Barcelona - Moto - Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
11. Silverstone 1967 - Lotus 72D
12. Nordschleife - Porsche 911 Carrera S
13. Black Cat County - Ferrari LaFerrari
14. Monza Junior 1966 - Alfa Romeo GTA
15. Redbull Ring GP - Lamborghini Gallardo Sl
16. Zandvoort - Ford Escort RS1600
17. Imola - Mazda Rx-7 Spirit R
18. Brands Hatch GP - Lotus Exige V6 Cup
19. Monza - Ferrari FXX K
20. Barcelona - Moto - Ferrari 488 GT3
21. Mugello - Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV
22. Silverstone GP - Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2017
23. Nurburgring Sprint GT - Toyota AE86 Tuned
24. Magione - Maserati Levante S
25. Spa - Lotus 98T
26. Vallelunga - Classic - Porsche 935/78 "Moby Dick"
27. Nordschleife Endurance Cup - M235i Racing
28. Silverstone 1967 - Maserati 250F T2 12C
29. Red Bull Ring National - BMW 1M
30. Zandvoort - Lotus Evora GX
31. Barcelona GP - Lotus Exos 125 Stage 1
32. Brands Hatch Indy - Toyota Supra MKIV Time Attack
33. Black Cat County Long - Lamborghini Countach
34. Imola - Mercedes Benz 190E Evo II
35. Monza - Chevrolet Corvette C7R
36. Nurburgring Sprint GT - BMW M3 E30
37. Magione - Mercedes SLS AMG
38. Spa - Porsche 917/30 Spyder
39. Silverstone GP - Nissan GT-R Nismo
40. RedBull Ring GP - Alfa Romeo 4c
41. Brands Hatch GP - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
42. Highlands Long - Ford GT40
43. Vallelunga - Lotus GTE Carbon
44. Zandvoort - Porsche 911 Turbo S
45. Nordschleife - Ferrari 312T
46. Mugello - BMW M3 E92
47. Black Cat County - Short - Ford Mustang 2015
48. Imola - Maserati MC12 GT1
49. Silverstone 1967 - Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
50. Barcelona Moto - McLaren 570S
51. Magione - Mazda Miata NA
52. Spa - Ferrari F40
53. Vallelunga - Corvette C7 Stingray
54. Brands Hatch GP - Tatuus FA01
55. Highlands - Lotus 3 eleven
56. Nurburgring GP (GT) - Toyota Celica ST185 4WD Turbo
57. Monza 1966 Full Course - Ferrari 312/67
58. Nordschleife - Porsche 962 C Short Tail
59. Zandvoort- Nissan 370Z Nismo
60. Silverstone GP - McLaren F1
61. Vallelunga Classic - Ferrari 250GTO
62. Imola - Lotus 98T
63. Highlands Drift - P4/5 Competizione
64. Mugello - Lamborghini Aventador SV
65. Spa - Porsche 911R
66. Black Cat County - Lotus 2-Eleven GT4
67. Barcelona GP - Ferrari SF70H
68. Nordschleife Endurance & Highlands - Porsche 917k
69. Zandvoort - Lotus Exige Scura
70. RedBull Ring National - Maserati Alfieri
71. Laguna Seca - Audi Sport quattro S1 E2
72. Brands Hatch - Mclaren P1
73. Imola - Porsche 911 RSR
74. Nurburgring GP - Ferrari F2004
75. Barcelona Moto - Lamborghini Huracan Performante
76. Silverstone 1967 - Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
77. Magione - BMW 1M Stage 3
78. Highlands Long - Mazda 787b
79. Black Cat County - Toyota GT86
80. Spa - Toyota TS040 Hybrid
81. Vallelunga Classic - Nissan Skyline R34 V-Spec
82. Mugello - Ferrari 458 GT2
83. Silverstone International - RUF R12 R AWD
84. Highlands Long - Audi R18 e-tron quattro 2014
85. Monza - Pagani Zonda R
86. Nordschleife - Lotus 3-eleven
87. Zandvoort - Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4
88. Redbull Ring GP - Mercedes Sauber C9
89. Brands Hatch - Lotus 25
90. Highlands Short - Abarth 595 SS
91. Nurburgring GP (GT) - Audi TT Cup
92. Monza 1966 - Road Course - Porsche 908 LH
93. Vallelunga - BMW M3 E30 Gr.A 92
94. Laguna Seca - Alfa Romeo Mito QV
95. Nordschleife - RUF Yellowbird & Ferrari F40
96. Barcelona GP - BMW Z4 GT3
97. Highlands Drift - Ferrari 458 Italia
98. Spa - Lotus Type 49
99. Zandvoort - Porsche 911 GT1-98
100. Silverstone - Nissan GT-R GT3; Brands Hatch - Lotus Exige V6; Vallelunga - free car
101. Mugello - Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
102. Silverstone National - Mazda MX5 Cup or Abarth 500 Assetto Corse
103. Highlands Short – Ford Escort RS1600
104. Black Cat Short – Porsche 917/30
105. Monza 66 Junior Course – Ferrari F40 S3
106. Magione – Toyota Supra MkIV
107. Nurburgring Sprint - Hotlap - Porsche 911GT3RS
107. Brands Hatch Indy - 5 lap - Porsche 911GT3RS

 

Sounds like an interesting challenge. And a brilliant story. I hoped there was a Morris Minor mod floating around, sadly not.

 

Phew! I hope so and I hope everyone enjoys it

 

...and apologies for just realising that there is a character limit in the title box!

 

Oh, yes. I hadn't noticed. Not hard to guess the missing letters though.

 

Ok, a noob question about managing the insane amounts of power the Abarth has! It really doesn't like going uphill. Watching the speed drop and drop on the gentlest of slopes is painful. Going up the hill to flugplatz in fourth the speed dropped to around 111 kph (the max speed in 3rd), so I shifted down to third. My speed dropped further (approx. 98 kph) with the downshift but because of better acceleration I gained seconds on my previous best where I had stayed in fourth. My question is, is there a way of determining the best time to downshift?

Also, for the PC gamers, is there an app that shows time delta during replays?

 

I've managed to lose the wheels! Two, completely.

A touch on the kerb...


..a bit crossed-up, the steering feels sort of weird...as if "toe heavy" on the front left...

..and the right rear wheel has just folded underneath...

 

Hotlap main course
12.48.466
PS4

That sounds pretty good! Presumably, there's the skill. Having, erm, had several goes, I took third gear as my speed dropped to about 65mph, which meant I held 60mph over the top though Flugplatz. That felt like a result.
Very chuffed to say I hit 90mph through the Foxhole. I reckon I'm at least minute off the winning time, at the moment.

 

12.58.805 / PS4



What in the heck is this? Love the story behind all this @Totall Wrytoff , but you've really gone mad here! I couldn't resist the urge to let off and use the brakes in some areas, especially having gone drifting (unintentionally) through quite a few of the turns early on in the lap. And having to downshift in the middle of straights goes against everything I thought I knew about lapping the Nordschleife...

 

Hoping that's a good thing... wish I was there to discuss in person!
My wife and I had our honeymoon in Hawaii, mostly at Manele Bay on Lanai and at Volcano House. Having come from London, it was like a dream, words cannot describe how utterly lovely your islands are.

 

(Improvement) Hotlap / 12.45.215 / PS4



It's a good thing for sure, but you know what they say about having too much of a good thing. As for your honeymoon and visit, that's really awesome! How did you like the scenery? Any thoughts on our Hawaiian food? Or what about the beaches? One of these days I'd like to visit Europe (in general) and see what you folks are all about. And maybe see a 595 in person while at it!

Watching the replay of this lap is surprisingly entertaining with the car puttering around as it does. I went around the outside of the Karussell this time around, so no idea if that really affected my time. Seriously though. It feels like an eternity passing on by as the car climbs through the uphill section following Bergwerk.

I'm also having bad thoughts now about making a PS4 lobby on the Tourist layout with the 595 SS and the Ferrari F2004 as cars to choose from.

 

5 Lap / 7.38.713 / PS4



Never used the Championship mode before. Couldn't miss this one though, seeing as this is my favorite car and having recalled the Mika Hakkinen onboard from earlier this year.

 

Tried the mclaren combo out after I’d done 2 laps on nords in the abarth and it definitely woke me up, it’s so fast.
I’m not too familiar with Laguna sec but that car on that track is fantastic, what a combo.

Think I’ll pass on the abarth, took me nearly 13 mins to get around and I didn’t use the brake once so I doubt I could be any faster .


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12.29.722 the3ws PC

 

@Totall Wrytoff - wonderful story. i love those little gems in life (story and car )
And i did the track/car combination in the past (cant remeber why?) - 13.07
Lets see whats the immersion with triple monitors and this little rocket

 

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12.33.112 pc




*brrrrr*brrrrr*brrrrr* - when i was young, i played with boats in the bathtube - nearly same sound - *brrrr*brrr*brrrrr*

 

7.47.245 pc





nr1



nr2

dont know if the car doesnt like the ferrari like colour...



this game simulation is epic!

 

7.33.311 improvement



no big mistakes, but this car is really a challenge - fun to drive! really good choice for christmas!



this color is better

 

Aww, c'mon Lewis!! Think of those that drove this for 12hrs of 24... without making a single mistake. I reckon you're good for a twelve thirty!
In fact, "tactical dabs" on the brakes allows you to get onto the throttle earlier, which is totally critical! Sorry if I was misleading in the post. "No brakes" was in the spirit of the thing rather than practical advice