Generic Weekly Hotlap Challenge #139 - Super lap, superfast, super Spa!

Welcome to the thread for the Weekly Hotlap Challenge #139 – “Super lap, superfast, super Spa!”

Please note, from this week, the closing time for WHC entries is changing to 18:00GMT on Sundays, that’s three hours earlier, so I don’t miss supper and for easier admin. The following week’s challenge will now be posted shortly after 6pm.

The Challenge: Hotlap
Car: Ferrari 812 Superfast
Track: Spa Francochamps


This week the challenge is to enjoy THE BEST combustion engine ever built, probably, whilst driving around a sort of triangle in the South East of Belgium.
Spa Francochamps… arguably THE best circuit in Assetto Corsa, along with Brands, Nords, Zandvoort, Silverstone, Mugello, Imola. But Spa is just fabulous. The reason we are at Spa is to properly enjoy THE BEST combustion engine ever built. The Tipo F140GA. Spa has just about enough room to fully stretch it out.
A perfect starting point for the best combustion engine ever, is to be the flagship V12 from Ferrari. And, my God, this V12 is absolutely magnificent. It is sensational. It will take down a long straight faster than an angry chainsaw goes through a sapling and is similar on the the ear in aural ferocity! It is a mechanical orchestra of power and sound.

I’m not the only one to pick up on the sound…this is brilliant! (but don’t share with the wife…won’t understand at all!) Click on, scroll down till to the image as below and click to listen. Genius.
https://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/sports-cars-models/car-range/812-superfast/

Also, have a listen to one of your replays from the "chase 1" camera. Induction, compression, explosion in a rising frenzy. The sound of you deploying the throttle around Spa has breadth and depth similar to that offered by a bottle of Chateau Canon 1982 with a Montecristo No.4. Hat's off to Assetto Corsa!

Back to earth! The engine is called the F140. (I like to say “Eff-wan-hundreeed-anfowteeeee!” in the way the darts score is announced, but I’m sure “eff centoquaranta” is better.)

The F140 is a 65° DOHC, water cooled, aluminium block, V12. It has been used in a number of different cars, in a number of different configurations. In fact the Ferrari LaFerrari uses the F140 but it’s only 6.3 litres. It was increased to 6.5l for the 812.
The F140 made its debut in 2002 in the Enzo Ferrari as a 5998 cc unit, where it set the record for the most powerful naturally aspirated engine in a road car. It grew to a 6.3l, then in 2017, Ferrari increased the stroke, to create the Tipo F140GA at 6496 cc. It is the most powerful naturally aspirated production engine ever made. Let’s have a quick gawp at the figures this thunder-god summons-up:
Firstly. Eight Hundred Brake Horsepower! At a frenzied 8,500rpm!
Two thoughts occur to me right away:
1. In a 6.5l V12... that’s quite big bits of metal moving very, very quickly!
2. 800bhp is 789 horses. Imagine there’s no combustion engine, but three hundred and ninety-four pairs of actual, rampaging horses, (a horse is about 2.5m in length btw.) The train of horses for the 812 would be OVER 1.3km long! The lead pair would be rounding Les Bruxelles as you were coming up through Eau Rouge! Oversteer! And the smell!

Another good figure is 530lb/ft torque, (718NM) at 7,000 rpm. That’s more than an 8.3l Dodge Ram SRT, which has lots, and about the same as the Ferrari SF15-T F1 car say no more. 7000rpm sounds peaky but 80% of that figure, for instant tyre shredding, is available from 3,500rpm.

Of course, with all of this focus on the engine, one would imagine we’re running a track-only supercar. But the 812 Superfast is positioned as a Gran Turismo. It’s an effortless Grand Tourer. No it isn’t!!! It is a full on, superfast, Supercar! Here’s a quick quote from the brilliant Evo Magazine, about the 812’s approach to being a GT. Usefully, they’re running a feature this month, the Ferrari 812 v the Aston DBS Superleggera:

“a long-legged gait is replaced by a frenzy of action so extreme it feels almost chaotic, the engine is so savagely sharp… measured dynamics makes way for extreme agility and a manic, hyper alert personality. Forget tidal. At times it can feel like you’ve been caught in the thrashing, disorientating, furious break of a 100ft wave as it hits the rocky coastline.”
Interestingly, the journalist admitted he got nowhere close to full throttle during the drive to the location!

So we’re at Spa, it is super fun, this time a decade ago I was there, here are just some of pics, (nb: Nicole was pinching my... hence shaky and I’ve lost a lot of weight and let my hair grow back, ) might post more pics throughout the week.

Enjoy the combustion this week, use precise inputs and a calm mind to best exploit this razor sharp engine, it is almost certainly one of the last of its kind.

The 812 runs on Hypercar Road tyres, Pirelli P Zeros in fact, the rears are about £350 each, before fitting and balancing! Recommended pressures are 33psi at the front, 34psi at the rear.

How to take part - Hot lap:
To enter, select Hotlap, choose the Ferrari 812 Superfast and the Spa Francochamps circuit. Please setup the session as shown below:
Mode: Hotlap
Time of day: Free
Ambient Temp: 26 Degrees
Setup: Free
Controller: Free
Assists: Free
Stability: Free
To qualify for WHC you must have the ambient temp set to 26 DegC.
Deadline: Sunday 4th August 2019 - 18:00 GMT.

You can run as many laps as you like and update your times as often as you like. It is all about taking part, pushing yourself and enjoying Assetto Corsa. All Platforms are welcome.
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:
A min. of four things in the right order please.
1. Your name! Please type it out for me
2. Your time, to be shown as x.xx.xxx.
3. Platform (PC Xb1 PS4)
4. The image or screen shot showing your time.
5. Your thoughts and comment

Please mark updated times with Improvement.

A leader board is collated regularly. Specialist Challenges will feature from time to time. These run as monthly mini-series. These events will be announced in the WHC Thread.

Weekly Hotlap Challenge History
1. Mugello - Praga R1 Posted by John Gordon 3rd Oct, 2016 (Console Lounge P55)
2. Imola - Mercedes SLS GT3
3. Brands Hatch GP - RUF RT12 Posted by GravelTrap 19th Oct 2016 (Console Lounge P54)
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 Posted by HavanaB0B, 1st May 2017 (Console Lounge p28)
30. Zandvoort - Lotus Evora GX
31. Barcelona GP - Lotus Exos 125 Stage 1
32. Brands Hatch Indy - Toyota Supra MKIV Time Attack Posted by by Graveltrap 21st May 2017 (Console Lounge p25)
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 Posted by Hugo Catarino,9th July 2017 (Console Lounge p21)
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 Posted by Graveltrap 13th Aug 2017 (Console Lounge p19)
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 Posted by Moodyryder 23rd Oct 2017 (Console Lounge p14)
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 Posted by Hugo Catarino 25th Feb 2o18 (Console Lounge p7)
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 Posted by Totall Wrytoff 11th Nov 2018 (Console Lounge p2)
104. Black Cat Short – Porsche 917/30
105. Monza 66 Junior Course – Ferrari F40 S3
106. Magione – Toyota Supra MkIV
107. Brands Hatch Indy 5 lap - Porsche 911 GT3 RS
107. Nurburgring Sprint - Porsche 911 GT3 RS
108. Nordschleife - Abarth 595SS
108 Laguna Seca 5 lap - McLaren F1 GTR
109. Brands Hatch - Ferrari FXX K
110. Highlands – Lamborghini Muira P400 SV
111. Imola - Scuderia Glickenhaus SCG 003C
112. Vallelunga Club – Lotus Exos T125
113. Highlands Drift - Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport
114. Barcelona Moto - Maserati 250F 6 cylinder
115. Silverstone GP – Ferrari F138
116. Laguna Seca – Lotus 72D
117. Red Bull Ring GP - Ferrari SF15-T
118. Spa Francochamps – Maserati Quattroporte GTS
119. Zandvoort – Toyota AE86
120. Silverstone National – BMW M3 E92 Step 1
121. Silverstone 1967 – Ford GT40
122. Nurburgring GP - Porsche 919 Hybrid 2016
123. Highlands Drift Circuit – Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder
124. Nordshleife Endurance – Porsche 962C Long Tail
125. Red Bull Ring National - Audi R8 V10 Plus
126. Imola – Ferrari 330 P4
127. Monza 1966 Road Course - Pagani Huayra BC
128. Mugello – Ferrari GTO
129. Vallelunga – Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
130. Black Cat County – Shelby Cobra 427S/C
131. Laguna Seca – Lotus Evora GTC
132. Brands Hatch GP – McLaren MP4 12C
133. Highlands Long – Chevrolet Corvette C7R
134. Monza GP – Lamborghinis Gallardo SL S3/ Countach S1
135. Magione – Mazda MX-5 ND
136. Nordschleife Endurance Cup – Ferrari F2004
137. Barcelona Moto – Lotus Exige S Roadster
138. Monza 1966 Full Course – Porsche 918 Spyder
139. Spa Francochamps – Ferrari 812 Superfast

 

Real ChaosChris xb1 2.37.350 as a first effort. Really pleased with last weeks results as not as far off the pace as I was previously. Trouble with this car is after 4 laps i overdrive and run off the corners..




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Its heavy, but fun. LOTS OF POWER!

PC
2.32.256

 

Small improvement

2.31.958

 

Emmanuel Tubbiolo
2.33.759
Xbox one

First, thank you. It was a long time I wanted to try it but was waiting it comes up on WHC. It's better than I imagined. Top 3 car I tried in my young career in AC.

 

Totall Wrytoff
2.34.081
PS4

A quick go, just to dent my early confidence!

 

pretend racer
2.29.164 pc







I used schnipps tune for mugello downloaded from the setup market. Adjusted psi, and fuel.

This is a fun car, lots of power and it handles pretty good. Only had time for a quick go today. Summertime fun will be had this week and next, so glad to be able to go for a rip in this beast.

 

Presuming that's for the pic with the shades on!

 

No that needs a much longer post.. absolutely brilliant pics. We want more!

 

Great lap time. Great video. Thanks

 

Improvement
Totall Wytoff
2.32.950
PS4

@Pretend racer's tips equal a relatively effortless whole second for me. Joy and thanks!
Now only 6 days finding a further 4 secs.
I'm TCS off, seems quicker, what's the groupthink?

 

OK then!
Fun one - Here's the door to Jenson Button's private loo, deep within the Brawn hospitality unit.
It's very, very far from a normal loo. Inside, we're talking a refreshing 15 degrees cooler, mood lighting, fragrant sandalwood, wide teak seat, broadsheet loo paper, a range of luxury soaps and other stuff I didn't recognise. I was in there for hours, it was joyous and profound relief.


This is from behind the pitlane, hospitality area down on the right and in the distance, the grandstand opposite the run down to Eau Rouge.

Below, the start! I know, they were lovely... we went down to chat to them. Nothing happened.

 

Nice pictures.

A mate of mine took his Mrs. for a Spa weekend once. Poor unsuspecting woman that she is.

They're still together, surprisingly.

 

2.31.663 - X1X



Nice combo TW.
I’m so glad when I bought all the dlc for AC & WHC I never tried the cars.
Each week is a nice new experience.



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Improvement

2.30.565 - X1X



So gutted!! I braked too late on the long straight and totally missed the apex on the last chicane


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~Wow this thing is a monster!

Turned off TC, slightly lowered psi as suspected it would be too high; went out and did 2 very hairy laps, now I will even out the pressures and try again...


2.32.228 Leif PC




OK, just did 3 more laps, improved on first two then was another 0.5 up on the third but messed up a little and dropped the time again.





Improvement

2.30.564



Lol just noticed 0.001 quicker than Lewis

 

OK last one for tonight!

2.29.887

 

2.32.809 PS4

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Current rankings:

1. Pretend racer 2.29.164 PC
2. LeiF 2.29.887 PC
3. Lewisxbone 2.30.565 X1X
4. DriverModFTW 2.31.958 PC
5. Laughing Gravy 2.32.809 PS4
6. Totall Wrytoff 2.32.950 PS4
7. Emmanuel Tubbiolo 2.33.759 Xb 1
8. Chaos_Chris 2.37.350 xb1



I’d be very grateful if everyone could please use the prescribed format for posting times (as per the instructions in the thread post above.) It makes the admin less prone to errors!
Many thanks for your help.

 

Rod100
2.36.204
Xbox1

Nice car! 1st time I'm on a circuit I'm comfortable with. Despite that, not even near the fastest guys. Honestly, I don't know if I can get below 2.35, at least with current setting.

I felt the car understeering in the beginning and increased a bit the camber on front wheels to -1. Any feelings on that?

PS: attached picture shows me trying to return to box with fuel exhausted.

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