Hotlap Challenge?

[Kevin Ascher]

What do you guys think about a hotlap challenge until we can race each other in multiplayer?
Standard procedure: A car/track combo is picked and everybody posts a screenshot of their quickest lap and a leaderboard is created.
Interested?

My suggestions: X-Bow at Imola / M3 E92 at Silverstone / 458 at Vallelunga

 

[Kristóf Kerekes]

A bit "offtopic", thinking you're all at Mugello with the Zonda, but I am curious about one thing. The guys on the early pages on this topic doing low 28s on Monza with the Lotus 49 are using default setup? Or did you change it all up? If so, do you mind sharing a setup? Thank you.

 

[Chris]

That's crazy man, you guys are getting into the low 1:42's and even the high 1:41's.

Lol The best I can managing to get is in the mid 1:44's.

 

[Joco Gorenc]

A bit "offtopic", thinking you're all at Mugello with the Zonda, but I am curious about one thing. The guys on the early pages on this topic doing low 28s on Monza with the Lotus 49 are using default setup? Or did you change it all up? If so, do you mind sharing a setup? Thank you.

Did many laps now and my best is 1:28.700(before update latimes were half a sec faster).

Very hard car, you have to be really precise and keeping 275kp/h when exiting Ascari.

PM For setup

PS: Think high 27s only possible now in 0.2 version. Someone on low 28s pls share setup

 

[Kristóf Kerekes]

Oh.... Being 0.5 sec faster before update explains why those laptimes look so unreal on youtube.... So I was getting a bit frustrated on nothing particular. I'll just have to keep on trying then.

 

[Hannes-Joshua Thor Barthel]

omg you all are so fast... just did a 1.44.928 ...

and yes I can imagine to get a few tenths... maybe even a second if all works out very well.... but how the hell can you be THAT fast

 

[Arkadiusz Wawrzyniak]

I managed to put 1,42,988 so far but there is 1sec to drop. I have not put much laps with zonda cause I am jumping through cars and making achievements. I did beat the driver who shall not be named and almost did you are way faster then him, you were flying over curbs (1,42,4) and the first one with formula abarth. Both lotus 49 achievs are illusive for me. I have no idea how to make a setup for this and don't know how to drive it.. Best I could manage is 1,30,5.

 

[Joco Gorenc]

Im posting a setup to setups thread

 

[Raig Strehlow]

what did you managed on mugello with the 458 italia meanwhile?
I archieved 2:05:5.. on semislicks and can lower it, when i drive cleaner next time.

 

[Kreshnik]

you guys have to change the road temperature. with road temperature of 20°C and Joco Gorenc setup (a bit modified) i managed a 1.41.9 too. so get his setup, change your temperature settings and try again. you will be alltogether 1-2 sec faster definitely.

 

[Marian Zelenka]

It's incredible how much a good setup and a bit of practice can do. I started on 1:36.0 with FA at Valleluga. Then with a bit of tweaking I managed 1:34.5. When I downloaded a setup from AC forum, bang - 1:32.536 within three laps. I'm faster and faster with each session and driving AC is so much fun. Every lap feels so different. But I somehow lost the feel for FFB and don't feel grip after 0.2 update and new fanatec drivers.

 

[Mark Greenall]

Thanks Rupe - I tried Fraps and it seemed to suck a lot of juice out of my frame rate so I will give shadow play a look.

I find with fraps, you need 2 hard drives, and send the video to the other hardrive. I have barely any loss doing it this way

 

[Andrew Ford]

Not the quickest 1st sector but elsewhere pretty good. Should find couple more tenths aswell

how do you get this camera angle for replay please?

 

[Joco Gorenc]

Using the onboard settings app.

 

[Kristóf Kerekes]

It's incredible how much a good setup and a bit of practice can do. I started on 1:46.0 with FA at Valleluga. Then with a bit of tweaking I managed 1:44.5. When I downloaded a setup from AC forum, bang - 1:32.536 within three laps. I'm faster and faster with each session and driving AC is so much fun. Every lap feels so different. But I somehow lost the feel for FFB and don't feel grip after 0.2 update and new fanatec drivers.

I agree. I started with 1.34 though and was stuck in between 1.33.0 and 1.32.6 for a long while with my own setup. Then I got (probably the same) a setup from the official forum and got an 1.31.396 on my first try.

 

[Marian Zelenka]

Oh, and I meant 1:36.0, ... Just a typo. Will be practicing more if work allow me.

 

[Alexander Boroday]

Don't know if it was discussed before - but I've just mentioned that track is pretty much different in practice and hotlap modes. Even with same time/temp setup.
In practice - track surface is clean as baby's tear:

But in hotlap mode it covered with tire marks:

I've just tried hard to set some good Zonda/Mugello time and can't get even to my previous best 1.43 (which is veeeeery bad time I set on def setup). I mentioned some difficulties on braking after long straight and fast outs was also very slippery.
After some more and more attempts I've come to such conclusion:
In hotlap mode, even after you press restart - track leaves all tyre marks you did before (on braking, burnout, slide, etc). And with every new lap braking after main straight become more and more stable and efficient + safe speed in fast outs becomes higher. So to do some good lap - it has to be done some DOZEN of laps to rubber the track.
Correct me if I'am wrong...

 

[Joco Gorenc]

Ive been kinda noticing this but didnt really notice it Great, now should be able to make a 1:40.xxx in Mugello Zonda

 

[Alexander Boroday]

Ive been kinda noticing this but didnt really notice it Great, now should be able to make a 1:40.xxx in Mugello Zonda

So you want to say that you can start hotlap session from main menu and make 1.41.9 lap from first 1-3 laps ?

 

[Joco Gorenc]

Hmm not sure, but low or mid 42 for sure. The 41.9 I did was abit later in the session.

Morgan Morand did a 40.6 and I was baffled how its possible, I could make a perfect lap and it would be 41 mid only. Watched his replay and it didnt look crazy fast... So I think the later you are into session, the more grippy the track gets.

 

[Tomas Torasen]

I think there's a second more I could shave off with some more hot lapping but should present a challenge to some at least =)

Very nice combination to drive!