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[Shaun Clarke]

Well Shaun, if do as good a job on this one as you did with the Ginetta, you've got a fan for life ;-)

HE HE no pressure then

Cheers

Shaun

 

[Shaun Clarke]

Hay Chaps

Look what dropped in my inbox this morning

 

[Shaun Clarke]

Carl - the driver that is helping me, has just collected the car, loaded her in the trailer and starting the 900 mile journey home. Exciting times....

 

[Hotdogxx60]

The front reminds me of a Storm Trooper from Star Wars.

 

[NWRAP]

Sorry for the bump

there is an issue with the exported KN5 of 3DsimED (RPM_SERIE_0).

Did you ever get this issue fixed as I'm having the same issue and cant seem to work out the fix for it

 

[After_Midnight]

Sorry for the bump



Did you ever get this issue fixed as I'm having the same issue and cant seem to work out the fix for it

There is no reason for sorry for asking a question mate
But I was never able to get it working

 

[NWRAP]

There is no reason for sorry for asking a question mate
But I was never able to get it working

Cheers for the reply.

 

[Bozian]

Carl - the driver that is helping me, has just collected the car, loaded her in the trailer and starting the 900 mile journey home. Exciting times....

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Ah the nice support from Seat Spain that you have to pick up everything (even spare parts) in Barcelona

 

[Shaun Clarke]

Ah the nice support from Seat Spain that you have to pick up everything (even spare parts) in Barcelona

I think the car appeared for sale on the TCR website (where most of them are) but I understand its a "collection" only LOL

 

[Shaun Clarke]

Just wanted to share this. When I was at Brands Hatch, I met up with a Dave Bell (you might have seen videos of his 8yr old sim driving) and he gave me this. Its a full sticker of Dan Kirby's car. I was well chuffed.

As it's a sticker, it's pretty dam permanent so I wanted to frame it.

I have finally done it LOL

 

[ltcars]

Just wanted to share this. When I was at Brands Hatch, I met up with a Dave Bell (you might have seen videos of his 8yr old sim driving) and he gave me this. Its a full sticker of Dan Kirby's car. I was well chuffed.

As it's a sticker, it's pretty dam permanent so I wanted to frame it.

I have finally done it LOL
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Were you in Ginettas before starting this mod? I would be after starting this mod

 

[Shaun Clarke]

Were you in Ginettas before starting this mod? I would be after starting this mod

Physically no...I wish, but I have followed them for years, since there inclusion in to the TOCA package as you spot a lot of talent and the racing is always fantastic, and especially the AM class, where they are mostly hobbyists, like us, but a hell of a lot more expensive as you can imagine.

Maybe, maybe one day, Dan Kirby will get a passenger seat fitted

I suppose I could start a crowd funding, but I would need.....

90K+ for the car
??K for mechanics
??K for tyres
15K just to enter the season
??K for testing.........

I think would stretch the donations page a little

 

[ltcars]

Physically no...I wish, but I have followed them for years, since there inclusion in to the TOCA package as you spot a lot of talent and the racing is always fantastic, and especially the AM class, where they are mostly hobbyists, like us, but a hell of a lot more expensive as you can imagine.

Maybe, maybe one day, Dan Kirby will get a passenger seat fitted

I suppose I could start a crowd funding, but I would need.....

90K+ for the car
??K for mechanics
??K for tyres
15K just to enter the season
??K for testing.........

I think would stretch the donations page a little

Give it a couple of decades and you are in that sort of region

 

[Shaun Clarke]

Give it a couple of decades and you are in that sort of region

Couple of decades, I will be collecting my pension

 

[Shaun Clarke]

I have always said all along, my aim (dream) would be for my mods to be used as driver aids / training tools for others and up and coming drivers to learn...

Looks like my dream is about to come true..........

 

[Shaun Clarke]

In relation to the above, I can now say. iZone Driver performance based @ Silverstone and is Europe's leading simulator and driver training facility have been using the old, very old version of my Ginetta.

I just mentioned to them, that there will be new improved version, where I have worked directly with teams and drivers and would they be interested in this. I also mentioned that I am working on the Seat Leon TCR, again working with a team and driver, which might be worth while, due to the TCR Series coming to the UK next year.

I have been invited along to iZone to test out my mods on their simulator as these might be used for future driver training / aid's and also for existing drivers just wanting some track / testing time without the expense of real testing, as this costs £1,000+ per day (real track time)

They have the Pro Assetto Corsa License.

So like I said, what started as a dream, might come true.......but without the truly amazing team behind me, and also you lot (the community) non of this would of been possible, so although very small, and worth a lot more...

Shaun

 

[Epistolarius]

As some of you know, there is two versions of the Seat Leon, DSG and TCR. Now AC does not support a dual clutch gear box, so I have to go TCR

What do you mean by that? There's plenty of cars with dual clutch transmissions in AC. What specifically does AC not support that would make a difference for this mod?

He advised me, that the Seat Leon Eurocup, doesn't actually exist, here is what he said.

There is no such car as a seq Eurocup. All seq are TCR. Dsg are in both but are exactly same car since 2016

The SEAT Leon Cup Racer (which the original 2014 mod is) which is driven in the SEAT Eurocup is older than the TCR. The car had a sequential transmission available as option.

In relation to the above, I can now say. iZone Driver performance based @ Silverstone and is Europe's leading simulator and driver training facility have been using the old, very old version of my Ginetta.

I just mentioned to them, that there will be new improved version, where I have worked directly with teams and drivers and would they be interested in this. I also mentioned that I am working on the Seat Leon TCR, again working with a team and driver, which might be worth while, due to the TCR Series coming to the UK next year.

I have been invited along to iZone to test out my mods on their simulator as these might be used for future driver training / aid's and also for existing drivers just wanting some track / testing time without the expense of real testing, as this costs £1,000+ per day (real track time)

They have the Pro Assetto Corsa License.

So like I said, what started as a dream, might come true.......but without the truly amazing team behind me, and also you lot (the community) non of this would of been possible, so although very small, and worth a lot more...

Shaun

Congratulations

 

[Shaun Clarke]

@Epistolarius, sorry yes you are correct, I got confused over Drop Gear. The TCR version I am doing, and working with the driver / team is Seq gearbox so this is what it will be based on.

We have already done the modelling changes (larger rear bumper, twin exhausts, more flared wheel arches) and I have already added the power/torque levels, increased the RPM, in putted the correct gearing ratios, change the cars Inertia, and also the weight distribution, COG.

 

[Epistolarius]

@Epistolarius, sorry yes you are correct, I got confused over Drop Gear. The TCR version I am doing, and working with the driver / team is Seq gearbox so this is what it will be based on.

We have already done the modelling changes (larger rear bumper, twin exhausts, more flared wheel arches) and I have already added the power/torque levels, increased the RPM, in putted the correct gearing ratios, change the cars Inertia, and also the weight distribution, COG.

No worries.

Very much liking that you do the TCR car, I'd love to see these cars in Assetto Corsa. Perhaps just leave the Cup version up on RD? It works, and the more good mod cars the better.

 

[Shaun Clarke]

Oh don't get me wrong I will not remove the cup version the TCR will be an addition