Car and setup discussion

Hey guys,

I couldn't find a thread where we can discuss cars, car behaviour and also setups, so this thread is for this exact purpose.



I'd already like to start with something that I don't get my head around. I drove a lot at Zolder (Kunos official server) so I have some practise on this track. I can get 1:27:xxx with the Lambo but with the 488 the best I seem to be able to do is a 1:29:xxx. The weird thing is that the 488 feels so much faster and more agile. Since there aren't long straights the Lambo shouldn't have a big advantage concerning its top speed. So where is that coming from? Anyone else experiencing anything like that?

 

What’s the current setup for each?

 

Standard aggressive

 

Have you loaded the MoTeC telemetry for each? Can you see at what speed you enter the corner before the longest straight?

 

Nah, I haven't done exact analysis yet. The problem with MoTec is, that you can't overlay laps from different cars afaik :/

 

But you can take note of the entry and exit speed: if the speed of entry with the lambo is lower but the max speed is higher, you can tell there’s a performance difference there. So use the MoTeC to take notes. Then compare the notes. Then go out there and see if a different line gives you a higher speed.

In iRacing the ‘lap comparison’ widget gives you ‘splits’. In MoTeC you can create your own splits: start with the split where the longest straight is: that will give you the biggest gain

 

You can overlap in motec

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How?

 

Good point. Think people don't realise that ACC is a lot less about hotlapping than it is about consistency and sustained pace over a period of time. I personally found the 488 being the most 'in my spirit' car. Think my best lap on Zolder is high 27s or low 28s but as I said, I never focused on pure lap time with how I set the car up. I instead focused on consistent pace because who needs a real fast lap followed by a 'binned it in the sand trap' on a 30 mins race? Yeah, nobody.
Here's what I've got, give it a try if you want:

https://ufile.io/vp1bs

Just make sure you drop it in the right folder in Documents\Assetto Corsa Competizione\Setups\ferrari_488_gt3\Zolder

 

What do you mean how. You open two data files, go to the data tab on the side and pick on as your reference and choose the other as #2 in black.

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Actually I also rather focus on consistency which I find much harder than getting ONE really good lap. But still you don't want to be consistently slow and at least for the quali session and taking into account the starting procedure it's not that worst thing if you can hit a very good lap

I'm gonna give that setup a try, thanks. I'm not that much into setups because I get frustrated pretty fast since often I don't really feel a change :/

I might have a look at what you mean later but afaik you can only open the data of one car at a time

 

Yup, sure

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It's not slow by any stretch of the imagination. Can still get pole with it 8 times out of 10 on a decent server. What's funny is when I get beat to the pole, the guy usually runs lambo with very aggressive setup. Spins after a laps or two on the high curbs. Fun to watch. You can definitely tell when someone is running very aggressive. Did an hour race in Monza last night and my tyre pressure were within .3 of each other and tyre degradation was within 1mm of IMO. Was doing 49s with 100l of fuel and down to 47- low 48 with less fuel and worn tyres. Tyres had at least another 30 mins left on them.

 

Generally there seems to be people that favour out-and-out speed over consistency. They are rarely making through any length race without wiping out. Consistency is king (to a point).

 

Tried your setup and I'm 4 tenths faster. But I can't tell if this is really thanks to the setup or me getting used to the track more and more x). I managed a 1:29:1 so pretty close to 1:28:xxx. I noticed that I struggle at the exits of corners, especially the last chicane and the turn before (not only with your setup rather with the 488 altogether). It's like my rear has absolutly no weight and either I have a very slow and stable exit or if I hit the gas a little harder, TC kicks in and makes me having a bad exit or I even have to countersteer which ofc results in a bad exit.
It's very likely if not sure that I'm doing something wrong but especially the BMW feels so much easier to get good times with than the 488 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

It's the nature of the mid engined car. Moment of inertia is very different to a front engine car. But if you keep going you may find another few tenths on that track. Once you're under 29s you are quite quick I would say. There's not much to be found under 28.5 on zolder. There is but not much.

 

Forgot to say you can ride the curbs pretty comfortably through the last chicane with my setup. Putting a wheel up on each curb give up to 2-3 tenths.

 

Yea that is pretty much my initial approach. Maybe im not sensitive enough with the gas pedal
I'll keep trying anyway

Also thx to @Aristotelis for the tips