ACC ACC Endurance Series - Monday Nights

[Reefabus]

Mine used to get stolen by my co driver during breaks. #seatofchampions

 

[Kischte]

Question just for good measure: I already replied to this post that I´d like to participate. Is it enough to get me signed up or do I have to tell someone something more about wich car and stuff?

 

[SwannyUK]

Question just for good measure: I already replied to this post that I´d like to participate. Is it enough to get me signed up or do I have to tell someone something more about wich car and stuff?

Sign up on the event page, that's all that is needed

 

[Andrew Sebastian]

Question just for good measure: I already replied to this post that I´d like to participate. Is it enough to get me signed up or do I have to tell someone something more about wich car and stuff?

Each event will have it's own thread mate.

 

[SwannyUK]

Question just for good measure: I already replied to this post that I´d like to participate. Is it enough to get me signed up or do I have to tell someone something more about wich car and stuff?

Thread 'Endurance Series Test Event @ Barcelona - Mon 23rd January 2023' https://www.racedepartment.com/thre...event-barcelona-mon-23rd-january-2023.254274/

 

[Kischte]

Thank you lads!

 

[SwannyUK]

Thank you lads!

See you on track

 

[SwannyUK]

Point Scoring

Points System

1st: 28 points

2nd: 25 points

3rd: 22 points

4th: 19 points

5th: 17 points

6th: 15 points

7th: 13 points

8th: 11 points

9th: 9 points

10th: 8 points

11th: 7 points

12th: 6 points

13th: 5 points

14th: 4 points

15th: 3 points

16th: 2 points

17th: 1 point

Best 6 scores count which means you can miss 2 races and still do well

 

[SwannyUK]

Tips for this series

Please ensure your in game name matches your real name that's used on these forums.

Generally speaking your main focus is keeping the tyres in the right pressure range, this is usually anywhere between 27.5 - 28PSI for slicks and 29.5 - 31PSI for wets. Although it's not a perfect science you should expect your tyre pressures to rise and fall by 0.1PSI with every 1 to 2 degrees of track temp change.

Example
Track 32c - Current pressures 27.7psi
Track changes over time to 29c - Expect pressures to drop to around 27.4psi

This comes in to play more with accelerated time as it will be hotter at 3pm than towards the end of a race at say 7pm.

MFD

You'll want a button assigned to scroll through the MFD so you can get to the page above. You can set your base pit stop strategy in the setup page before the race but you can tweak your pit stop strategy on the fly if needed. Pressures shown are your starting pressures. You can use these to calculate what changes are needed. For example my front left cold starting pressure was 25.2PSI. If towards the end of my 1st stint my pressures are a little low for that tyre I'd bump it up from 25.2 to something like 25.6.

Experience and practice helps with all of this.

Try to set aside some time for pit stop practice. Ensure you slow down enough, SELECT FIRST GEAR then engaging the pit limiter before the pit entry line. The pit limiter won't engage unless you are in 1st.Hitting the pit stop marker can be tricky, make life easier and change to bonnet camera and get used to where you need to stop.

Use a fuel calculator to make sure you don't run out, I use this
As it's a mandatory tyre change there is no time penalty for adding fuel so it's worth splitting your 1 hour of fuel in to 2 x 30 minute tanks.

If you can get some base PSI values for a couple of different track temperatures to give you an idea

If anyone else has any tips and tricks feel free to share them

 

[mklengel]

Hi Swanny, do I have to use the same car for every race? I would like to use different cars because its more fun.

 

[SwannyUK]

Hi Swanny, do I have to use the same car for every race? I would like to use different cars because its more fun.

Hey, free to use any car for any event

 

[mklengel]

Tips for this series

Please ensure your in game name matches your real name that's used on these forums.

Generally speaking your main focus is keeping the tyres in the right pressure range, this is usually anywhere between 27.5 - 28PSI for slicks and 29.5 - 31PSI for wets. Although it's not a perfect science you should expect your tyre pressures to rise and fall by 0.1PSI with every 1 to 2 degrees of track temp change.

Example
Track 32c - Current pressures 27.7psi
Track changes over time to 29c - Expect pressures to drop to around 27.4psi

This comes in to play more with accelerated time as it will be hotter at 3pm than towards the end of a race at say 7pm.

MFD
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You'll want a button assigned to scroll through the MFD so you can get to the page above. You can set your base pit stop strategy in the setup page before the race but you can tweak your pit stop strategy on the fly if needed. Pressures shown are your starting pressures. You can use these to calculate what changes are needed. For example my front left cold starting pressure was 25.2PSI. If towards the end of my 1st stint my pressures are a little low for that tyre I'd bump it up from 25.2 to something like 25.6.

Experience and practice helps with all of this.

Try to set aside some time for pit stop practice. Ensure you slow down enough, SELECT FIRST GEAR then engaging the pit limiter before the pit entry line. The pit limiter won't engage unless you are in 1st.Hitting the pit stop marker can be tricky, make life easier and change to bonnet camera and get used to where you need to stop.

Use a fuel calculator to make sure you don't run out, I use this
As it's a mandatory tyre change there is no time penalty for adding fuel so it's worth splitting your 1 hour of fuel in to 2 x 30 minute tanks.

If you can get some base PSI values for a couple of different track temperatures to give you an idea

If anyone else has any tips and tricks feel free to share them

Hi Swanny, do you really mean track 32c? I think the ambient temp is more relevant for the tire pressures. The track temp of course too but much less.

 

[SwannyUK]

Hi Swanny, do you really mean track 32c? I think the ambient temp is more relevant for the tire pressures. The track temp of course too but much less.

I've always worked off the track temp as it's in direct contact with the tyres. If you work with ambient and it works for you then that's cool

 

[huggybendy]

Hello, I'll join you for the rest of the season, seems a lot of fun thanks for hosting it

 

[SwannyUK]

Hello, I'll join you for the rest of the season, seems a lot of fun thanks for hosting it

Awesome, just keep an eye out for the individual race threads and sign up there

 

[SwannyUK]

Round 2 is open for sign ups - practice server is live

https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/endurance-series-round-2-night-race-silverstone-mon-6th-february-2023.254808/

 

[SwannyUK]

Setups
The correct setup can unlock that extra bit of speed that you won't find with just banging in practice laps. Generally you won't go wrong starting with the aggressive setup then change the tyre pressures, wing and brake bias to your liking.

If you want to find that extra bit of speed there is a great resource over at Driver61 that can help you

Assetto Corsa Competizione Ultimate Setup Guide - Driver61

Assetto Corsa Competizione Ultimate Setup Guide - read, learn and get in the race with driver61.com - your favourite Motorsports resource.

driver61.com

If you haven't got the time and have a bit of spare cash you can always check out the Coach Dave setups, I've used these previously for tracks that I couldn't get the setup right for and they are usually really good.

Don't be afraid to ask other drivers on the grid if you can try their setup too! We're all here to help each other so if you see someone in the same car as you why not watch them for a few laps during practice to see if they do anything differently? If not drop them a PM on the forum and ask for their setup

 

[Trox]

I’ve seen me use the safe setup and tweaking it for tracks like Bathurst, better to be safe than walled

That Driver61 looks excellent, I’ll probably check through it rather than my normal adjust and hope routine

 

[SwannyUK]

To long range weather forecast is showing questionable conditions for Imola

 

[Trox]

To long range weather forecast is showing questionable conditions for Imola

Quality, that’s one of the tracks I’ve never driven on lol