BRC QuER - Hockenheim 1000 km 1976 [FIX]

[thecarlover]

I'm getting the same error since moving the folders to a path without an é in it.

Edit: there are no other cars/trims in the folders

[AirJordan]

I just tried new RR pickup and I must say if I could get 3 cars in the race this would be it. Maybe it will even replace my pantera NA car. Light, cheap and really aerodynamic. I do not know how does automation calculate aero but sometimes it just doesn't seem right. How can a pickup be this efficient when its clear that it should be a total mess?

[FrankNSTein]

Remove old/unfinished car trim files from the folder and try again please.

worked, thx.

Will there be 3 races for which i can individually select strategies, or just do race 1?

[thecarlover]

I just tried new RR pickup and I must say if I could get 3 cars in the race this would be it. Maybe it will even replace my pantera NA car. Light, cheap and really aerodynamic. I do not know how does automation calculate aero but sometimes it just doesn't seem right. How can a pickup be this efficient when its clear that it should be a total mess?

Aero values are manually entered in the .lua files.

[Der Bayer]

I'm getting the same error since moving the folders to a path without an é in it.

Edit: there are no other cars/trims in the folders

Then send me the normal Automation export and I will take a look.

[thecarlover]

Nevermind, I fixed it. There were 2 empty trims attached to the model for some reason, when I only made 1 trim.

[Packbat]

@packbat: but what's the weight of your car? it's also taking that into the calculation right?

Ah, good point. Okay, so weight, F/R weight distribution, F/R tyre size, camber (I always do equal F/R camber), and laps completed for both cars I tested, assuming I'm reading the .lua files correctly:

Ectophylla: 958.4 kg, 68.5/31.5, 195/265, -2.3°, 11 laps completed
HHR Special: 1095.4 kg, 67.6/32.4, 205/265, -2.0°, 12 laps completed

If I recall, both cars also have some first-gear wheelspin, some understeer at low speeds, much understeer at high speeds, and excess braking across almost the entire range.

Sad to see Strop backing out of this season before its even on its feet, but I understand. I really put off everything I needed to do as soon as I saw the rules for this challenge go up, and then I only had to till Wednesday to make it into the first practice session. Der Bayer, I realize those of us with actual free-time probably nag you about hurrying up and doing the races more often and starting the next season real early and what-not, but I think it would be in everyone's best interest and schedule if you could hold off on releasing the next season rules until about the last 2 races of the current season. Then give a full week, maybe two, until the first practice session to give people time to move things mentally or physically in their schedules to have time to build. Then if you are able to have 1 or 2 more pre-season practices over the next 2-3 weeks to give people time to tune. I think that is a more relaxed pace without feeling like too long has gone on between things happening in the event. Just my thoughts.

Agreed. Even as one of those people with free time, I felt very rushed getting a car done in time for first testing.

[Riso]

Some of you take this way too seriously.
It's a single race only, not the start of a whole season.

[Der Bayer]

That is exactly how I see it. I made this to get the basic balance right and some of you spend way too much time on this. And then there's always the risk of not finishing the race. I would be frustrated then, too.

[Packbat]

Hmm, I see.

Well, on the one hand, you succeeded - I didn't spend a lot of time on this relative to how radical the rules changes were.

On the other hand, this isn't just one race, this is our first BROBOT endurance race. That's actually really awesome, and I think that makes it feel more significant to me than it might otherwise. (Plus, it's our first chance to try out this kind of ruleset, and every opportunity to test is golden. If we can do well here, that tells us a lot about what it might take to do well in the full '76 season.)

[SkylineFTW97]

Of course. Pedanticity is a virtue as far as I'm concerned. I just wish that it would've told me that my car isn't made for high speed tracks.

[Zabhawkin]

Well I submitted mine, slow, reliable, with a high drivability/sportiness. It should at least cross the finish line somewhere in the back half of the track.

I am not sure about how well I did the strategy setup however.

Edit: It looks like I should be able to go 200-300km between pits. Or 30-44 laps.

[DeusExMackia]

@Der Bayer, how will the aesthetics contest be judged? Is this something you're doing personally or will it be done via trump cards, a poll, pictures etc..?

[rcracer11m]

Presenting the 1976 Mott Works Rage in BRC trim




Developing 447hp and 329lb-ft of torque this racing machine can do 0-60 in 5.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 190mph. Cornering is dealt with using 265 sport compound tires front and back developing 1.11g at low speed and 1.09g at high speed. Only 3 pit stops are planned for the opening endurance race at hockenheim and the car is still able to manage times of 2:22.63 from a standing start.

[TheBobWiley]

Presenting the 1976 Mott Works Rage in BRC trim

Developing 447hp and 329lb-ft of torque this racing machine can do 0-60 in 5.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 190mph. Cornering is dealt with using 265 sport compound tires front and back developing 1.11g at low speed and 1.09g at high speed. Only 3 pit stops are planned for the opening endurance race at hockenheim and the car is still able to manage times of 2:22.63 from a standing start.

I am jealous of the sirius sattelite radio it looks like your car has (the shark fin on top).