ALOOG 1 - Public Server - MR[A] - Planning & Chat

I think it is easy to become jaded when you have driven a car a lot. I have only tried 1 track so far but got it feeling better with some setup changes. Im sure I can match my best time on the server with the new restrictor setting.

 

What do you mean by "restrictor"? I managed to beat my previous PB @ Silverstone National with the updated AE86 Tuned, but the AE86 Drift seems to have serious problems (and others have highlighted this).

 

Restrictor reduces the engine power.

afaik, the suspension problems only affect the drift version of the AE86.
But I didn't drive either of them since the update, so can't be sure.

 

Yes as Berniyh said.

Id set a time in the new version but with higher restrictor % than pre update... I adjusted it back down but havent tried again since. It is a shame stracker doesnt show restrictor % like it does ballast.

 

I am just a bit puzzled why you would want to reduce the power

 

To make the cars balanced and closer in pace.

 

Its great for many cars but for those 2 in particular. One of the best balanced grids I know of. Plus its a tuner car so call it a map or tune rather than air restriction and it makes perfect sense.

I cant see any 2 cars IRL being identical and can easily imagine a particular event or series with different regs where a car has a little more weight or a bit less power (if I needed to ground it IRL rather than for enjoyment/racing benefit) if you dont want to use any of the tools available to balance cars thats fine but dont be surprised if other people do.

 

I think we have crossed wires here. I was assuming that Andy was testing the AE86 Tuned to see how it matches up to the car prior to the 1.14.4 update. That being the case, I assumed that he would have been testing at 100% power.

 

I was testing vs stracker times from a previous build with the 2 tuned cars at NJMP (and necessary restriction on 86.) I got the restriction wrong initially though.

 

It's finally released!



Will be racing this beast tonight alongside the 917K for anyone that is interested.

 

Really interested, I'll do my best to join.

 

Damn, Andy that is a seriously cool video!

 

great they started the login-to-download crap again ...

 

Thanks Leif, glad you liked it

Fun racing this evening, these cars arent easy not a huge amount of close racing as a result but still very good fun. Maybe a bit less restriction on the 917K next time... which will probably be tomorrow with a new track

 

By looking at my laptimes, I think that the cars were well matched.

Though, in very first race I have easily almost done 1'28 with Lola, with default setup. And later I just couldn't get faster with various setup changes.

I had setup for 917K already.

 

I always forget to ask this.

Why no one ever makes races on extreme low grip ? The lowest grip used in online racing is usually 96, I don't watch temps too much, but I guess it is rarelly getting bellow 20.

Some cars are really good in low grip conditions. For example Maclaren F1 GTR, actually many are. Why not to use Dusty grip and 10C combo ?

It is getting a bit philosophical there lol But is it because people are usually always going after PB laptime under given conditions, which in ALOOG usually are 96-98percents ? But stracker lapstats shows grip percentage, so I don't think that problem is there.

The fact that people never really race on lowest grip, makes it even clearier that rain isn't so necessary to simulate. For wide audience, obviously.

Also mandatory pitstops... never used anymore.

 

If you request an oily track one day... it shall be so! We have used low grip occasionaly, 70 or 75% starting grip for icy Poznan IIRC.

 

I'll request it when you guys will need requests

I've seen T70 at Thomson Road, seems like a nice combo. I wonder if 917K would need restrictions for that track.

70-75 is like mid wet track grip IMO, of course also depends on waht are default friction parameters in surfaces.ini

 

That time I was adjusting the Spa/ GT2 server and "accidentally" put starting grip at 10% instead of 100%.

 

Server changed to Lola T70 Spyder & Porsche 917K at Fuji 1968