Generic Weekly hotlap #89 - The sound of silence

Welcome to the thread for the Weekly Hotlap #89 - The sound of silence

The Challenge.

Car: Lotus 25
Track: Brands Hatch



I just love how pretty much everyone here on the forum despises F1 cars in sim racing, yet they love the vintage single seater stuff. You would think that,being F1 the most popular series of motorsport racing, everyone would go nuts over the Ferrari's and Lotus Exos, but the reality is different from what one would expect. But when it comes to old F1, suddenly people start asking for more cars to be added,and comment on how fun they are are the most standard thing. This just proves that,back in the day,F1 was a completly different breed from what we got today (and by today,i mean from the last 10/15 years).
The Lotus 25 is one of those cars. A spoiled Need for Speed 13-year-old-brat player would never touch this car in any game its featured.If he sees one in real life, he's gonna ask "what the hell is that?".When told this is the F1 world champion of 1963, he's gonna say "Pfff,big deal!". If,out of boredom, he decides to give this car a go in a game, he's gonna quit it very easily. After spinning when exiting the boxes, after locking the brakes and going off track because he braked too hard and too late,after spinning again many times trying to get out of the dirt and after loosing the car in mid-turn, he's gonna rage quit and say something"ooh this car is lame,it won't even brake,this is stupid!"
I know it,because i used to be this kid back in the days of F1 06, while trying to tamesome of the classic cars that game had.Yet,when growing up and knowing more about the history of F1, i started to respect much more the drivers and cars of the old days, and i think that happened to all of us who love the small yet powerfull old single seaters. They feel so pure and natural and serious and scary,all at the same time.They have charisma,which is something F1 lost in the last decade.
The Lotus 25 is one of the poud members of this list.Driven by the legendary Jim Clark (and Chris Amon,Mike Haillwood,among others), raced from 1962 to 1965 and took home 14 victories,the 1963 and 1965 (this one shared with the Lotus 33) World Championship.
195bhp may not seem much, but don't forget, this gentleman only weights 451 kg, so it's speed may surprise you. It's fast and quite challengig to drive. Using well the throttle during turns and being able to do some poweslides will be the key to be fast.If only i know how to do that




It's impossible to see anything related to Jim Clark without seeing the famous onboard footage of him in the Lotus 33 in Oulton Park and i would love to replicate that footage.But well, this isn't the 33, and we don't have Oulton Park in AC. Old F1 cars need to be driven in old tracks,to get that extra feel and Brands Hatch is the closest historic-non-historic track we have, because it didn't change that much in terms of layout. Also, it's a british track like Oulton, but most importantly, it was the home of the European Grand Prix in 1964.The winners?Jim Clark in the Lotus 25.Pretty fitting,right?

PS: 2 years ago,i was in a really bad place, so i used to spend quite some time listening to music and watching videos on youtube (mainly gameplay videos from racing games) to get away from the sad reality. In the middle of the bad thoughts and sadness, i saw a gameplay video of the Lotus 25 while listening to Simon & Garfunkel's Sound of Silence. Maybe because they are exactly from the same time period, the "combo" got stuck in my head,hence the title

The Rules.
Mode: Hotlap
Time of day: Free
Ambient Temp: 26 Degrees
Setup: Free
Controller: Free
Assists: Factory
Stability: Free

If it isn't mentioned here then assume the setting is free.

Please make sure you have the ambient temperature set correctly, and that you are in hotlap mode, I really don't like disallowing times!

The Deadline.
Sunday July 29th 2018 - 21:00 GMT.

How to take part!
To enter simply head into the game select Drive > Hotlap and choose the Lotus 25and head to Brands Hatch. Make sure you setup the session using the settings detailed in this thread and hit the track!

You can run as many laps as you like and update your times as often as you like, its 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!

Feel free to 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).

You also need to state the time and your platform in the body of your post, this should be the first thing you do, the image should then be placed below the text. It would also be helpful to mark updated times with Improvement. This makes collating the results much easier.Also,to avoid mistakes on laptimes,please enter them with the format x.xx.xxx. This format makes it easier to work with Excell.
A leader board will be collated from time to time, this will keep everyone up to date on where they currently stand...Unfortunately editing of posts gets locked on this forum so this post will not be updated.

Feel free to use the unofficial leaderboard but remember you still need to include the session screen in this thread to be included in the results.

Good luck and have fun

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

 

Guys, one detail: I've changed the limit time to 21h GMT. 22h GMT is already 23h in Portugal, and that starts to be a bit too late in the night for me.So,if you guys dont mind,i've change the deadlock.I'll upload the challenges earlier aswell,dont worry. In fact,this week you will have an extra hour,since it's 20h GMT and it will finish only at 21h GMT

 

the special event chapman revolution was my very first gold event.
so its a bit back to the roots.
after the stressfull last week no time to relax.... and its getting hot here (>35°C.....)

 

Does anyone know what causes a car to quickly pull to the right when gearing down?
And how to fix it?

Eg, 1st turn on here and when I gear down from 4th to 2nd gear the car instantly pulls to the right.

Very tricky combo but lots of fun again Hugo

I’d need Andy-R skills to get a decent lap time though

 

heel toe?

 

Paul Weatherley 1.50.910
First go in a while


Ts-pc racer, t3pa with Bodin load cell brake conversion, t8ha, pc, htc vive, gt omega rig, etc.

 

143.386 - X1X



Not used to these old slow bathtub F1 cars, more of a fan of the modern ones so that’s my excuse
Lots of fun tho

 

1:46,177 pc



sliding and drifting and screaming and having fun

 

1:44,911 improvement



time for some sun in the garden

 

It's a good first attempt, mate. 1.5 seconds faster than my best effort so far. You've come back from the break strong.

I drove this car last week for the Chapman Revolution special event. I did about 5 laps, got bored watching the shopping trolley wheels locking up all the time so gave up. I wasn't looking forward to the challenge when I saw it, but I've changed my mind. I'm really enjoying it. The car is fun to drive and it's quite easy to correct mistakes. Now I just need to get faster.

 

Thanks mate.
Yeah i was the same but after after a few laps I changed my mind.
It’s definitely a fun thing to drive once you’ve got used to it a bit and does feel good correcting it.
Just hope I can get some more laps in this week.
I’m just far too heavy footed with the accelerator, if it’s not fully down immediately after an apex I feel like I’m loosing time, which is obviously loosing me time
But can I stop doing it.......NO!!

I’m usually around 4-5 seconds off pace on a Monday so I’m sure the aliens will be in the 1:30’s in the very near future.

 

@Lewisxbone - sorry mate - stop talking nonsense!

many weeks ago you are only a little bit faster.

but now you are so fast, you left me shattered in pieces!

you have the smell of an alien - so dont tell me your lap times are bad!

hope you understand me (sometimes english is a nightmare for me...) - i love your lap times, i love your improvement - dont tell me you are slow!

cheers and enjoy this incredible simulation and the community (but DONT tell me that you are slow.... *grrrrr*.......)

 

I'm at a 46.3. Guess I'm skipping this one

 

I appreciate what your saying mate
but I’m just so eager to get to that next level which is why I get frustrated so much.

Eg, yesterday my first attempts at this combo was around 1:48-1:50.**

Why after after over a year and a half can I not just do a quick lap straight away
Like the true aliens on here can.
It’s probably my own fault because I don’t try other tracks and cars out in between the WHL’s so whenever there’s a new track/combo I need to relearn it first.
Also over the past 2 month I’ve hardly used my wheel due to our daughter arriving which I feel as set me back a bit (she’s worth it though)
And in that time a lot of you have improved so much which is brilliant to see.
So it’s more frustration than anything.

 

hi lewis,

yeah, i can understand you. since last february i invested a lot of time in ac. and everytime when i think i am good, i am fast, i am a hero, i am unbeatable *cough*cough* - then comes some guy/girl and is seconds faster. half its frustrating, half its inspiring. now i can imagine how the other cart drivers have been thinking when schumi puts the old tyres from the litterbox(?) on his cart and was faster

 

1.42.278, PC

 

Engine braking, it will overwhelm the rear if you change down at too high rpm without rev matching. Either change down at lower rpm or rev match to fix that.

 

1.43.769

 

1.46.925 PS4

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I love that livery!