06-28-2018, 02:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-28-2018, 02:36 PM by Jaroslav Černý.)
Thanks, that's quite hidden even for me to find under "- New AC Series coming June 18 !!".
Added some info to it. May not be correct.
With a single 10+20min... is it even worth bothering setting up your wheel, pedals and car setup? With DTMs 20mins is fine as I said the tyres are made that way in AC and don't last much longer though as I see on DTM '92 they used to run two around 40min races, that's hard tyres in AC for sure but those are quite bad to heat up.
With AE86 Tuned a 60min race is a mandatory pitstop unless you want to crawl around at low rpms to save fuel. On Okayama GP it could do 25 laps on full tank but race was 33 laps. Pitstops don't need to be made mandatory by rules but they become a necessity based on fuel/tyre usage for the race.
15+30 or 15+40-45min would have been nice but it sure depends on how the competition is. There are a whole another elements when it comes to longer races where you drive a bit more alone, concentration, consistency, average pace, tyre usage, fuel usage, overtake planning (who to or not to pass and let you pass, when and where), ...
You have to watch your back and adjust pace, I sure did on Okayama to keep a safe distance for pitstop. Pitstop can shuffle positions around a lot depending on how much you mess up and I sure did mess up since in AC it's a rarity to do pitstops.
It's not an 1 hour long sprint really, you gotta watch what's happening behind you, who's catching up or not but also in front of you as you do not want to lose any time being stuck behind blue flagged cars. Watching tyres to not use them up too soon, watching fuel usage, deciding what lap to pit and where the pitstop may put you in the field will you be stuck in a middle of a pack of blue flagged cars or not? etc. On top of that in leagues you would have track wide yellow flags, safety cars for bigger collisions where the whole field may often get compacted behind the safety car and "close racing starts" again. May think safety cars are no big deal... oh they can be, I once had 15 freakin' safety cars in a single last 1h stint of a race because others kept flipping over in high speed chicane. That's watching tyres, trying to keep them heated up at all, starting attacking and defending 15 times all the while trying to keep sane as you race 2 laps and here goes another safety car LOL.
Some long races may be predictable and boring true but the opposite can also happen.
Quote:Youtuber series
Some youtuber series will feature one or more rounds with 20 min qualy + 1 hour race.
Euro youtubers
Tuesday - Random Callsign - Toyota AE86 (1 hour race 2018-06-26 Okayama GP)
Great but what lengths are the other races and qualifications? Again doesn't say either.
2018-06-19 Q10min R20min Nurburgring GP
2018-06-26 Q20min R60min Okayama GP
2018-07-03 Q10min R20min Vallelunga Classic
2018-07-10 Q10min R20min Magione
2018-07-17 Q10min R20min Imola
2018-07-24 Q10min R20min Laguna Seca
Session schedule*: 19:00 UTC
Starting Mode: (Fast what the heck does that even mean, fast) Standing // Fuel Usage: 100%
Tire Usage: 100% // Mech Failures: 1? 1 = enabled but I think it's only 60%
Race Start Time: 13:00:00 with light clouds weather - I have a hard time replicating it offline though, online it was both times so far very dark yet offline it's not even at early/late times and more cloudy weather, it's odd. // Race Time Scale: 1 (100%)
Mandatory pitstop: no // nº Races: 1
Driving aids: TC: 1 = factory // AB: 1 = factory // SC: 0 = disabled
Added some info to it. May not be correct.
Quote:20mins are high traffic, glorified qualifying sessions and if you get caught in a wreckfest then you don't have enough time to fight back.Yes. The problem also is why bother driving a 10+20min race when you can go online on KMR enabled servers that have more strict and automatic rules with admin often online that runs 10+15-20min races and you can do 6 of those in a row no problem.
With a single 10+20min... is it even worth bothering setting up your wheel, pedals and car setup? With DTMs 20mins is fine as I said the tyres are made that way in AC and don't last much longer though as I see on DTM '92 they used to run two around 40min races, that's hard tyres in AC for sure but those are quite bad to heat up.
With AE86 Tuned a 60min race is a mandatory pitstop unless you want to crawl around at low rpms to save fuel. On Okayama GP it could do 25 laps on full tank but race was 33 laps. Pitstops don't need to be made mandatory by rules but they become a necessity based on fuel/tyre usage for the race.
15+30 or 15+40-45min would have been nice but it sure depends on how the competition is. There are a whole another elements when it comes to longer races where you drive a bit more alone, concentration, consistency, average pace, tyre usage, fuel usage, overtake planning (who to or not to pass and let you pass, when and where), ...
You have to watch your back and adjust pace, I sure did on Okayama to keep a safe distance for pitstop. Pitstop can shuffle positions around a lot depending on how much you mess up and I sure did mess up since in AC it's a rarity to do pitstops.
It's not an 1 hour long sprint really, you gotta watch what's happening behind you, who's catching up or not but also in front of you as you do not want to lose any time being stuck behind blue flagged cars. Watching tyres to not use them up too soon, watching fuel usage, deciding what lap to pit and where the pitstop may put you in the field will you be stuck in a middle of a pack of blue flagged cars or not? etc. On top of that in leagues you would have track wide yellow flags, safety cars for bigger collisions where the whole field may often get compacted behind the safety car and "close racing starts" again. May think safety cars are no big deal... oh they can be, I once had 15 freakin' safety cars in a single last 1h stint of a race because others kept flipping over in high speed chicane. That's watching tyres, trying to keep them heated up at all, starting attacking and defending 15 times all the while trying to keep sane as you race 2 laps and here goes another safety car LOL.
Some long races may be predictable and boring true but the opposite can also happen.