Generic Weekly Hotlap Challenge 208 – Arise… and rise further still

Happy New Year and welcome to the Weekly Hotlap Challenge 208 - Arise… and rise further still.
A gentle Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione challenge to kick off 2021, with hearty congratulations to Sir Lewis Hamilton.

Assetto Corsa Hotlap:
Car: Lotus Exige S
Track: Silverstone International


The pit straight at Silverstone has been renamed the Hamilton Straight.
This is the first time any part of this most historic circuit has been named after a driver.
Having spent a Saturday afternoon, post quali, with Lewis in 2009, personally, I’m absolutely delighted. The rumours about him are completely wrong. He is relaxed, generous and good fun. He didn’t mind me trying pull Nicole either.
We have never used the Lotus Exige S in a Weekly Hotlap Challenge. The car is a favourite of the WHC 2020 Driver of the Year and guess what? He does not hold the lap record for this car and track combination either. (It took some searching!)

So keep it neat and precise for 2021 and that goes for this hotlap too!

Tyres and Fastest Lap
Street – Front: 34 psi Rears: 36 psi
Semislicks – Front: 30 psi Rears: 32 psi
Fastest Lap:
1:13.823 set by Jakub Krcma

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Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotlap:
Car: Honda NSX GT3 (2018 GT3/ not the EVO version)
Track: Barcelona

“One of the slowest GT3 cars I think but pretty good fun to drive still.”

The NSX GT3 is an off the shelf race car, designed for endurance racing, Super GT300, GT3 and many others. It is designed to be easy to drive, but at a starting price of €465,000, it is certainly not easy on the wallet. That’s over twice the price of the road car and of very questionable value, considering what else is available in that price bracket…
How about a 600bhp Aston GT12, (£330k) an historic Lola T70 MkIII, or a pair of 1986 Toyota Group C Le Mans GTM Cars, with spares, at €169,000 each?


Tyres and steering lock:
Ideal GT3 operating pressures are around 27.5 psi
Steering Lock - Honda NSX GT3 - 620°


☆☆PLEASE NOTE: THE CHRISTMAS WHC 207 IS STILL OPEN UNTIL 18:00 (GMT+1) TOMORROW. ☆☆
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How to take part in the WHC:

*Assetto Corsa Hotlaps Challenge*

To enter the Assetto Corsa Hotlap Challenge, select Hotlap, choose the Lotus Exige S and the Silverstone International Circuit. Please setup the session as follows:
Mode: Hotlap
Setup: Ambient Temp: 10 DegC
Time of day: Free / Controller: Free / Assists: Free / Stability: Free.


*Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotlap*

Car: Honda NSX GT3 (not the EVO version)
2. Challenge type: Hotlap
3. Time of day: 20:00
4. Track: Barcelona
5. Weather type eg: Clear
6. Dynamic Weather: Disabled
7. Cloud: n/a
8. Ave Temp: n/a
9. Grip level: Optimum
10. Wetness: n/a
11. Standing water: n/a
The screen shot required to enter your time is in Timetables at the end of the session.
Realism and Assist Settings are up to you. Ideally, please use PRO


POSTING FORMAT:

For ease of admin, please use the following format to post your times to be included on the leader boards:
* Improvement (Only required if you have already posted a time)
* Challenge – AC or ACC
* Your name (as you would like it to appear on the leaderboard)
* Your time - shown as x.xx.xxx.
* ACC Race and ACC Hotstint: the Number of Laps
* ACC Hotlap: the car chosen
* Your platform (PC Xb1 PS4)
* Screen shot showing your time.
(Optional but in the spirit) Your thoughts or any comment
Please post video clips and share information here as well.

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 (Hotlap) and of course the car being used!
You can run as many laps as you can manage and update your times as often as you like. It is all about taking part, pushing yourself and enjoying Assetto Corsa and Competizione. All Platforms are welcome.


Deadline: Sunday 10th January 2021
Chequered Flag will drop shortly before 6pm.


Weekly Hotlap Challenge History

1. Mugello - Praga R1 (Posted by John Gordon 3 Oct, 2016)
2. Imola - Mercedes SLS GT3
3. Brands Hatch GP - RUF RT12 (GravelTrap 19 Oct 16)
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 (HavanaB0B, 1 May 17)
30. Zandvoort - Lotus Evora GX
31. Barcelona GP - Lotus Exos 125 Stage 1
32. Brands Hatch Indy - Toyota Supra MKIV Time Attack (Graveltrap 21 May 17)
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 (Hugo Catarino, 9 July 17)
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 (Graveltrap 13 Aug 17)
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 (Moodyryder 23 Oct 17)
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 (Hugo Catarino 25 Feb 18)
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 Type 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;
100. 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 (Totall Wrytoff 11 Nov 18)
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 Miura 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 Francorchamps – 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. Nordschleife 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 – Lamborghini 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 Francorchamps – Ferrari 812 Superfast
140. Zandvoort – Mercedes Benz AMG GT3
141. Silverstone GP – Porsche Cayman GT4
142. Vallelunga Classic – Tatuus FA10
143. Brands Hatch GP - Audi Quattro Sport Step 1
144. Red Bull Ring GP - Ferrari 488 GTB
145. Nurburgring GP (GT ) – BMW M3 E30 Group A
146. Imola – Ferrari 458 Italia Step 3
147. Laguna Seca – KTM X-Bow R
148. Mugello – Ford GT40
149. Vallelunga Club – Maserati Levante S (Posted by Graveltrap!)
150. Nordschleife - Lotus 98T (October 2019 - Posted by Totall Wrytoff)
150. Nordschleife - Nissan Nismo GT-R
150. Highlands - Mercedes-Benz C9 1989 LM
150. Brands Hatch Indy - McLaren P1 GTR (Race event)
151. Barcelona Moto – Lamborghini Huracan ST
152. Spa Francorchamps – Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
153. Brands Hatch GP – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
153. Silverstone ’67 – Mercedes SLS AMG (Race event)
154. Monza GP - Audi R8 LMS 2016
155. Nurburgring Sprint - Porsche Panamera Turbo (First thread by F1415182235)
156. Silverstone International - Mazda RX-7 Tuned
157. Highlands Short - Ferrari 599XX EVO
158. Barcelona GP - Porsche 962C Short Tail
159. Monza 1966 Road Course – McLaren 570S (Posted by Totall Wrytoff)
159. Imola – BMW M4 Akrapovic
159. Black Cat County Short – Lotus Type 49
160. Mugello – BMW M3 E30 Step 1
161. Spa Francochamps – McLaren 650s GT3
162. Magione - Ruf CTR Yellowbird
163. Highlands Drift – Lotus Elise SC Step 1
164. Silverstone GP - Tatuus FA01
165. Nurburgring Sprint - Guilietta QVLE (First thread by Pretend racer)
166. Highlands Long – Ferrari 330P4 and Ford GT40 (Posted by moodyryder)
167. Zandvoort – Porsche Cayenne Turbo S (Totall Wrytoff)
168. Black Cat County Long - Porsche 919 Hybrid 2015
169. Vallelunga Club – Porsche 718 Boxster S (Pr)
170. Imola – Ferrari F2004 (TW)
171. Brands Hatch Indy - Abarth 595 SS Step 2 (TW)
171. Nordschleife Endurance - BMW Z4 E89
172. Laguna Seca – Audi Sport Quattro (Pr)
173. Red Bull Ring GP - Toyota Supra MKIV (Mdyrdr)
174. Brands Hatch GP - Audi TT RS VLN (TW)
174. Mugello - Mazda 787B
175. Highlands Short - Maserati 250F 6 cylinder (DrvMd)
175. Black Cat County - Maserati 250F 12 cylinder
176. Nurburgring GP - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (Pr)
177. Spa Francochamps – Porsche 911 GT3 RS (Mdyrdr)
178. Silverstone GP – Lotus Type 25 or Elise SC (TW)
179. Laguna Seca – Praga R1
180. Monza 1966 Junior Course - Audi S1 (Pr)
180. Monza 1966 Junior Course - BMW M3 E30 Step 1
181. Nurburgring GP (GT) – Lotus Evora S (Mdy)
182. Nordschleife – Mazda MX5 ND (GG.e/TW)
183. Black Cat County Long – Ferrari F40
184. Barcelona GP - BMW M3 E30 Drift (Pr)
184. Barcelona GP - BMW M3 E92 Drift
185. Zandvoort - Porsche 911 GT3 R 2016 (TW)
ACC debut: a. Zandvoort - 2017 Porsche 991II GT3 Cup
186. Brands Hatch GP - Ford Escort RS 1600
a. Paul Ricard - McLaren 720 S GT3
187. Mugello - Ferrari 312/67
a. Mount Panorama - Honda NSX GT3 Evo
188. Nurburgring Sprint GT - Ferrari 812 Superfast (Pr)
a. Kyalami - Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3
189. Highlands Drift - BMW M235i Racing (TW)
a. Brands Hatch - Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
190. Red Bull Ring National - Abarth 595 EsseEsse St 1
a. Laguna Seca - Lexus RC-F GT3
191. Silverstone GP - Ferrari SF70H
a. Suzuka - Bentley Continental GT3
192. Imola - Porsche 718 Cayman S (Pr)
192. Imola - Porsche 718 Boxster S PDK
a. Spa Francochamps - Mercedes AMG GT3
193. Vallelunga - Lotus Exige 240R Stage 3 (TW)
a. Hungaroring - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO
194. Monza - McLaren MP4 12C
194. Monza - McLaren MP4 12C GT3
a. Monza - BMW M6 GT3
195. Mugello - Ferrari F138
a. Zolder - Audi R8 LMS
196. Black Cat County Short - Porsche Macan Turbo (Pr)
a. Misano - Porsche 991II GT3 R
197. Magione - BMW M4 (Mdyrdr)
a. Barcelona - Emil Frey Jaguar GT3
198. Highlands Long – Lotus Evora GTE (TW)
198. Brands Hatch Indy - Abarth 500 EsseEsse Step 1
a. Bathurst – Ferrari 488 GT3
199. Nurburgring GP – BMW Z4 Step 1
199. Nurburgring GP – Lotus 98T
a. Nurburgring - Reiter Engineering R-EX GT3
200. Nordschleife – Ferrari Fxx
200. Nordschleife – Ferrari 250 GTO
200. Silverstone Intl (Race) - Shelby Cobra 427 S/C
200. Silverstone Intl (Race) - RUF CTR Yellowbird
200. Monza 1966 Full Course - Porsche 962C Long tail
200. Silverstone – McLaren 650s GT3
a. Silverstone – McLaren 650s GT3 Hotlap
a. Silverstone – McLaren 650s GT3 Hotstint
201. Silverstone 1967 - Alfa Romeo GTA
a. Zandvoort - Audi R8 LMS EVO GT3
202. Red Bull Ring GP - Lamborghini Gallardo SL
a. Kyalami - AMR V8 Vantage GT3
203. Spa Francochamps - McLaren P1
a. Zolder - Ginetta G55 GT4 (Mike Reynolds takes over ACC)
204. Laguna Seca – Ford Mustang 2015
a. Mount Panorama - Maserati Granturismo MC GT4
205. Nordschleife Endurance Cup - Nissan GT-R Skyline R34 V Spec
a. Zandvoort - Lamborghini Huracan ST
206. Brands Hatch - Chevrolet Corvette C7R
a. Brands Hatch - Chevrolet Camaro GT4R
207. Highlands (Race) – Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifog
a. Silverstone - Porsche 911 GT3
207. Barcelona Moto - Ruf RT12 R
207. Zandvoort – Maserati 250F 12C
a. Misano - Audi R8 LMS GT4
207. Imola – Sauber Mercedes C9 LM
a. Spa Francochamps – Free Car
208. Silverstone International – Lotus Exige S
a. Barcelona - Honda NSX GT3

 

@Totall Wrytoff - Your Saturday afternoon with Lewis sounds great.When Lewis joined the F1 scene I found him to be cocky and full of himself and very annoying. Through the years he has changed and I now see him in a totally different light.He has grown up and has turned into a humble down to earth guy.When I heard the pit straight was going to be called The Hamilton Straight I thought it was about time he was recognised for his achievements.

 

for me this says all. all the respect to lewis. he deserves it.

 

AC
Peggy11
1:16:080
PC



A nice comfortable, sedate lap from me to start things off

 

I'm not sure about naming parts of circuits after racers whilst they're still active.

Once they've given up then great by all means.

I think he could have had a better bit of track as well.

A straight? Anyone can drive a straight.

Best example is the Casey Stoner corner at Phillip Island. Nobody else has ever been able to do what he could there.

Wayne Gardner only got the pit straight, and that hardly ever gets mentioned.

Silverstone could have waited until Lewis retired and then renamed Copse Corner after him.

A classic corner for an historic driver.

---

Pussycat Dolls featuring Fred Rutter as backing dancer.

Don't cha wish your Wrytoff was hot like me?

Dark horse.

 

LOL

 

@moodyryder - I'm fairly sure the lyric is "don't you wish your boyfriend is like Wrytoff?"

I only evidence I have regarding the "loosen up your buttons" afternoon is a very blurred pic taken by friend who had made far too much of lunch.
Suffice to say this is the door of Nicole's bedroom in the McLaren motorhome!

 

Can't beat that Mr Wrytoff.

Seems like that blurry filter doesn't just apply to ACC.

 

ACC
Mike Reynolds
10:51:852
6 Laps
PC

Gentle loosener to KO this weeks effort

#EDIT IGNORE THIS - SHOULD BE A HOTLAP!!#

 

ACC
moodyryder
1.47.817
ps4



I thought the blurb said it's a Hotlap challenge not a hotstint.

No bother.Ol' Bertie Baggins can comes out for another go.

 

It did...my mistake, it is a hotlap not hotstint this week

 

"KO," in this instance, stands for Knock Out!

 

AC
GoodGame.eXistenZ
1:13:154
PC


Video:


Tbh, I never really liked Hamilton with his "Instagram image", but I can see he has matured over the years just like @365gt mentioned. He is a lot more relaxed now and I get the feeling he is all for improving the state of current F1 cars & racing. I can see why the want to name a part of the circuit after him, even if just a straight. His consistency is certainly amazing, even though I do believe the car earned him a bit too much success, although this cannot be considered his fault at all. Often I simply do not feel he really earned it, but that is just my five cents

 

That is the big question!

That question is comprehensively addressed and answered by Sebastian Vettel, as kindly posted above by @sissydriver .
Seb knows better than anyone.
For me, his absolute respect says it all. Hamilton is in a completely different league to his peers.

I'm looking forward to the return of Fernando though! I hope his still "has it."

PS: Congrats on the new WR @GoodGame.eXistenZ !

 

ACC
Mike Reynolds
1:46:440
PC

Right event this time!

 

AC
Totall Wrytoff
1.15.806
PS4

Tried out the Racing Green one to start. What a great range of paint options!
There are a couple of moody purples, a fluorescent Lime and Solar Yellow is always cool.

Clearly, Laser Blue is the fastest, so will save that for the end of the week.

 

Improvement
AC
Totall Wrytoff
1.15.547
PS4

This week, I'll be chipping away the tenths.

 

Excited about these

 

Of course he deserves all the respect, to finish first you have to finsh first--- - but I simply cannot ignore the ultra dominant car that the Mercedes was this decade. Russell has shown that even a "newbie" can win in this car and it has shown that Bottas is just a medicore driver (like we didn't know already ). My point is, the Mercedes makes the discussion about his personal performance a bit blurred and personally I find it difficult to really praise him as the best - I am just way too rational for that. This dominance goes on for such a long time now, that I personally stopped watching F1 entirely, only 2016 and maybe 2018 was somewhat interesting. Still, not Hamilton's fault.

 

Hmm, I see it slightly differently - I agree that the Merc is the class of the field, but Bottas is much better than mediocre despite not being a match for Lewis.
Russell is genuinely exceptional (potentially better than Lewis or Max) and of course Toto wouldn't be putting him in the car if that wasn't the case. He has been wasted in the Williams, obviously, and I don't think that all that many drivers in the pack could have done what George did a few weeks ago. In ten years time I reckon he might have a few championships to his name
I totally agree that F1 is as boring as sh1t though and I'm really glad that C4 only show the "highlights" now!