Dessau Autobahn Speed record 1994 - [RESULTS POSTED]

[squidhead]

Yes, they count.

[cpufreak101]

and sorry to ask again, but what year are we allowed to do the tuning in? i'm assuming 1994

[BurningBridges]

Also, from your experience would you want a shorter or longer acceleration for the "long" version? Right now it's exactly 5000m.

With any acceleration longer than 5km the flying 5km can get stupidly close to the cars Vmax, and once they become equal we would no longer need a track for the competion So I think I'll make it a bit shorter still, but how much exactly? Something in the range of 4000 - 5000m? Or 3 miles = 4828m?

Here is a preview of what I'm doing, but it's not nearly finished. I hope to have the final version ready when the competition is over.

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[squidhead]

and sorry to ask again, but what year are we allowed to do the tuning in? i'm assuming 1994

yep, 1994

[RaduST]

(I haven't been here since ages ago)

Question:

By "Total expense per car (tiny) - 70,000" do you mean Total Cost? As in Overview tab>Total Cost? I'm asking because in Automation economy that isn't exactly a tiny amount of $.

[squidhead]

No, I mean actual total expense per car on a tiny factory setting. It's in the overview section, 4th tab. Cost only calculates the material price, not the engineering and manufacturing prices

[RaduST]

OK. Spotted it. 10k so far. Long way to go.

[Coolghost]

Here's jousa slugs souped eco hatch, may the best team win.

[RaduST]

So, I have another question...

When you say engine reliability, you are referring to this, right?:



I'm asking because about a year ago, when I used to participate in these events, there were 2 different engine reliability indications. One in the engine creator; and another in the model creator which took into account additional factors like amount of cooling airflow provided for the engine.
In the new layout of the GUI I am unable to find the second type of "engine reliability", but I've been dumb blind before so please tell me if I should look somewhere else.

Thanks

[Coolghost]

snips

Overall aka. secondary reliability required is the one found in the car overview section as show in link and isnt the deciding factor over engine reliability but important nontheless.

http://i.imgur.com/vop8790.png

but to answer shortly, yes, engine reliability is the reliability shown in the engine creation screen.

[DeusExMackia]

Erin's racing division ErinSport are entering with the ErinSport CRP-4C "Duke's Terror". With Group C now a folded race series, the team had a number of chassis left over. Given that the CRP programme (Group C Racing Prototype) had been so successful, it was deemed a good basis for a speed run. After all, these cars were meant to maintain high speeds for very long distances.

With the car stripped of interior parts, the disc brakes swapped out for drums and the pushrod suspension replaced with a very simple spring system, the car was significantly lightened and meant that more could be spent on improving the 6.0 V12 sitting at the rear of the car. The angle of the rear wing was reduced so's that it now only provides stability, and aside from that the car was kept the same.

[BurningBridges]

@squidhead
1. is there a particular reason for engine reliability 40? I just noticed that otherwise our requirements (AVUS vs Dessau) are totally compatible, and cars and engine could be directly retrimmed for the other track.

I just want to know, and I have no problem with adjusting my reliability requirements to 40 in future competitions, if its "better". 40 definitely gives room for a little extra power, which is crucial on these fast tracks.

2. I fully concur with your safety requirement, especially because this elegantly rules out the older bodies like the Porsche356, without excluding them entirely.

[squidhead]

I chose engine reliability of 40 because 30 is quite a bit low and frankly on the verge of catastrophic engine failure, and we don't want engines exploding and leaving oil on the runway. At the same time average reliability remains quite high so you can choke the engine via aero enough to get you a top speed boost.

Mind you other classes have other requirements (Although mostly the same pattern), I can send you a doc file with all classes I have come up with if you wish.


Also I see your PM's people, I will get to them soon as possible... XCOM2 got me hooked.

Edit : Xcom, Y U NO HAVE MEC TROOPERS?! Also, all entries caught up with, all is well.

[squidhead]

As of now the entries are closed. Calculating results and doing... stuff.

[squidhead]

Results are posted in 3rd post of this thread. Thank you for participating and we will do this again in 1995 in more powerful classes