Generic Weekly Hotlap Challenge 209 – The Class of 67 and a hungry Macca

AC Ferrari
Neilski
1.12.670
PC
Having more than a little trouble taming this thing! Scary to think that I'm 2 full seconds off GG's pace
I do need to look back through the thread and hunt for setup tips; that'll no doubt help me find a couple of seconds

Am having even more issues with the Lotus and have just lost patience with it - will have another go soon

 

The Lotus feels a bit less planted and is a bit more tricky to drive. You could add negative camber to the back to make it less slidy in corners.

 

AC
Ferrari 312/67
Improvement
Sissydriver
1.13.745
PC



so different, so different....

 

Improvement
AC Ferrari
Totally Wrytoff
1.12.468
PS4

Had some huge wobbles, but surprisingly this is half a sec quicker and delightfully, faster than @Neilski
Would love to nail an '11!

 

AC Lotus 49
Laughing Gravy
1.12.944
PS4

This car makes me feel like James Garner in a John Frankenheimer film.

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AC Ferrari 312
Laughing Gravy
1.14.105
PS4

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I think we've exhausted ourselves, here's the flag and the results:


Weekly Hotlap Challenge 209
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Assetto Corsa Hotlap
Ferrari 312/76 and Lotus 49 at Magione

1. 1:10:441 - GoodGame.eXistenZ, Lotus 49 – PC
2. 1:10:579 - GoodGame.eXistenZ, Ferrari 312/67 – PC
3. 1:11.495 - F1415182235, Lotus 49 - X1
4. 1:11:673 - BenBB, Ferrari 312/67 – PC
5. 1:11:949 - BenBB, Lotus 49 - PC
6. 1.12.023 - Totall Wrytoff, Lotus 49 – PS4
7. 1.12.468 - Totall Wrytoff, Ferrari 312/67 – PS4
8. 1.12.670 - Neilski, Ferrari 312/67 – PC
9. 1.12.944 - Laughing Gravy, Lotus 49
10. 1.13.745 - Sissydriver, Ferrari 312/67 - PC
11. 1.13.754 - Rod100, Ferrari 312/67 – Xb1
12. 1:13.926 - HandyAndy1962, Ferrari 312/67 - PC
13. 1.14.105 - Laughing Gravy, Ferrari 312/67 - PS4
14. 1.14.620 - Sissydriver, Lotus 49 - PC
15. 1:15.007 - HandyAndy1962, Lotus 49 PC

Due to the two-car choice this week, the podium is for the top six places.

@GoodGame.eXistenZ monstered it and at the same time, made it look easy. Trying to nail a hotlap in either of these cars is like trying to juggle live eels, and this was his first time in the Lotus! He takes a pair of new world records, very well deserved!
Despite showing a touch of self-doubt with the Vintage racers, @F1415182235 takes the most difficult, gets closest to GoodGame and gets second place! No time set in the Ferrari means he shares the notional P2 spot with our superfast newcomer @Benoit Boyadjis. BenBB grafted away this week and ends with a pair of great 1.11s. That’s what I wanted! And tried hard to get!
When I started playing AC, I couldn’t keep these cars in a straight line, let alone get around a lap. It has taken nearly four years to get the hang of them, but I now think they provide some of the best driving.

To conclude this week’s experiment with ambient temperature…. 10C is faster and easier to get the tyre pressures balanced.
I’ll get my coat.


Assetto Corsa Competizione 10mins Hotstint:
McLaren 570S GT4 at the Hungaroring

6 Laps
1. Sissydriver - 11.32.679 PC
2. Mike Reynolds - 11:33:249 PC
3. SlowGrayAudi - 11:36.978 PS4
4. Moodyryder - 11.37.005 PS4
5. Peggy11 - 11:39:852 PC
6. TinPeach - 11:43.059 XSX
7. HandyAndy1962 - 11:54.354 PC


First of all, to the moral victor this week: Hats off to @TinPeach for driving through the pain. Most impressive and here’s hoping that month for recovery will be just three weeks!
In the end, no one could catch @sissydriver , who streaked away early in the week. @mike reynolds staged a big comeback to jump up to P2, even though, at the moment, he’s extremely busy elsewhere. It’s quite a big gap to @SlowGrayAudi (LargeBlueAudi?) on the third step of the podium, which he claims by a few hundredths off master snowman creator @moodyryder .


Thanks to everyone for your contributions!
There is no such thing as “off topic” in WHC and this week has been most amusing. Good to see a “daily driver,” horrified for Mike’s family (unless it's the RS ) and I do think a certain Audi driver should be tracked down and “spoken to.” Snow in Kansas????


We’ve got all the way to WHC 210, it’s up, well underway and guaranteed, completely different to this week.

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***Admin Notice*****
It’s well past the time for me to hand over WHCs to the next man, I’m looking for someone who would like to take over, please let me know if you are interested.

 

I must congratulate all contenders. It was my intention to post my efforts but unfortunately there was a power outage for around 6hrs today. I got some initial laps in with the 60s classic F1 using firstly the Ferrari with psi adjusted but otherwise stock. I next used the Lotus and even though my left hand is injured and I'm using a wrist support i must say these machines have stolen my day. I only purchased AC in October 2020 and haven't had much playtime. I was both comfortable and faster running the Lotus without TC and again stock. It's painful to grip the wheel and make right turns so I'll be practising for 210 and posting once I've got my upcoming AOR PS4 season 2 race at Suzuka over and done.

 

I can understand the undertaking of organizing this challenge. I'd love to step up and take a shot at it but with my work schedule its just so difficult. I work nights, and they're long. Average 12-14 work days (i drive a semi and unload the whole trailer).

In 2019 i somehow became president of the Kansas City Audi Club and ran that for the whole year. That was a huge undertaking as well but in the end my work schedule just intervened too much and i handed the reigns over to one of my admins. I didn't have time to do board meeting anymore with the CEO of the Audi Club of North America, as well as other meetings and events. It was a big responsibly, we had finances to manage, events to coordinate, sponsors to manage and promote, etc. its fun for sure but my job just doesnt lend the time to do anything like that.

Maybe if i get a regular 9-5 office job some day i can partake in such frivolities

I hope someone else can step up! Those shoes are BIG!

I know i haven't been here that long but you've done an outstanding job!

 

Just to reassure everyone, the WHC takes me around 1-1.5hrs a week all in.

It could be much less, but I enjoy doing a write up and end of week summary.