AC Mazda MX5/Abarth500/Suzuki Swift@London Redux, Wed 1st May 2024

HF2000 · Apr 25, 2024

Welcome to the RD Racing Club.

View the Houses of Parliament and listen to the Big Ben. You can do that by participating in this week's event in the city of London. The track is quite short, but wide enough for overtaking. And of course there is a great atmosphere, you can even smell the fish and chips as you drive along the banks of the Thames.

Sign up:
Go to the FWD vs RWD series Q2 using the Emperor account you have been given and register with your steamID.

If you don't have an Emperor account yet, ask for one by posting in this thread (only for premium members).

Server information:

Server: Racedepartment Server 1 Password: standard password, if you don't know that, ask for it in this thread and it will be send in a PM.
20:00 CEST, 19:00 BST (18:00 UTC) | 60 minutes - Official Practice
21:05 CEST, 20:05 BST (19:05 UTC) | 20 minutes - Qualification
21:30 CEST, 20:30 BST (19:30 UTC) | 60 minutes - Race
Practiceserver available during the week. Same password.

Event details:

Cars: Abarth 500 Assetto Corse/Mazda MX5 Cup/Suzuki Swift R3 Sport
Track: London Redux Reverse, Great Britain
Please sign up as soon as possible
Pit stop: Mandatory (at least 1 liter of fuel)
Tyre blankets: Yes
Track Road temperature: 37 Celsius
Track grip: 100%
Track limits: No more than 2 wheels over the white/yellow line without a lift of the gas please. You will be penalized if you break this rule.
Damage: 10%
Fuel Consumption: 40%
Tyre wear: 10%

Useful Links:

RaceDepartment Discord: click here
Sync Accounts: click here
Recommended apps: Helicorsa (mandatory) + CarRadar+ Top/Centre Flags or AC_Flags + CrewChief
Tracks, Cars, Apps Installation Guide: click here (Handy guide to install non AC content)
Racing Club Rules: click here
Incident Reporting: click here

Entry list (tab entrants)

KDiesel · Monday at 18:55

Obviously this track is designed by Hermann Tilke´s brittish cousin, what an alley cat´s puke if you ask me...

HF2000 · Monday at 19:03

KDiesel said:
Obviously this track is designed by Hermann Tilke´s brittish cousin, what an alley cat´s puke if you ask me...

Yes but the sound of the Big Ben is special, isn't it?

KDiesel · Monday at 19:05

HF2000 said:
Yes but the sound of the Big Ben is special, isn't it?

Didn´t hear it from my puking...

Boukâh · Tuesday at 21:14

Haha, @HF2000 Han, I saw you’ve put up an additional luring practice server as a bait for this race . Nice idea! Just… no one new has found it yet

Boukâh · Wednesday at 21:34

Results are in :

Result 240501-O1U - london_redux-001 - Unknown or offline - Assetto Corsa - Simresults

Result 240501-O1U - london_redux-001 - Unknown or offline - Assetto Corsa - Simresults - The results viewer for your favorite race sims.

simresults.net

Boukâh · Wednesday at 21:41

Intense! Not my kinda track, but found some pace along the way. PB in qualy, P5 starting grid, that's nice. Lost a few positions during the first lap, had close encounters with both Jari and Kimi, not sure if I was cause of their crashes, I will check the replay if: my bad > then : goto > Sorry! Else : goto > I made it alive

Some steady parts in the race, a PB and a few big moments that cost me good positions. With in the end the most spectacular blue flag fly by of Fulvio: me doing a salto, Fulvio going underneath (glad you made it through mate!), luckily unharmed.

Too many moments tonight. Focus, focus, focus...

Congrats podiums, thanks Han!

Next!

HF2000 · Wednesday at 21:42

Ok. About the two unexpected participants. I don't know who they are but somehow the server password was blanked out so anyone could join. I've no clue how that was possible.
But I've reconfigured the password on the server again.

eN1xes · Wednesday at 21:45

Boukâh said:
Intense! Not my kinda track, but found some pace along the way. PB in qualy, P5 starting grid, that's nice. Lost a few positions during the first lap, had close encounters with both Jari and Kimi, not sure if I was cause of their crashes, I will check the replay if: my bad > then : goto > Sorry! Else : goto > I made it alive

Some steady parts in the race, a PB and a few big moments that cost me good positions. With in the end the most spectacular blue flag fly by of Fulvio: me doing a salto, Fulvio going underneath (glad you made it through mate!), luckily unharmed.

Too many moments tonight. Focus, focus, focus...

Congrats podiums, thanks Han!

Next!

dont worry Bouke i was ready to breach ur car like a cake in the abarth

zn1zn2c · Wednesday at 21:47

Not my kind of track, but it was fun nonetheless. Was hoping I could match my practice time so I could give Allan a run for his money, but it wasn't meant to be.

Had a nice fight with Paul to make up for it though! We were very close for a long time. Had to push every lap to stay in front. It must've been a frustrating first half of the race for him as he was clearly faster, but it's just too hard to overtake in the Suzuki on this track.

Thanks Han for organizing and see you all next week

RS242 · Wednesday at 21:51

That was more fun than I expected.
And I have to say I enjoyed the track: tricky to master but very rewarding when you get it right.

Race started as one would expect with the Suzuki, at the end of the grid, but what followed was 30 minutes of "fighting" with Kimi and Jari. Well... fighting is not the right term here, it was more "using their tow and capitalizing on mistakes to keep the contact". @KDiesel it was a pity to see you abandon man, I was having fun. But I can understand how this track can get on your nerves.
The second half of the race was mostly me trying to unsuccessfully avoid being blue flagged, but the guys at the front of the grid are absolutely incredible, out of this world!

Congrats to the podiums and thanks Han for hosting!
See you next week!
- Ricardo

Shed 17 · Wednesday at 21:56

Nice racing Rico, I just need to get rid of that co- driver for a bit more speed

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I hit the wall in the left hand uphill turn after the long straight and the car felt weird but good race while it lasted.

Tomorrow is the final round of the F3 Q1 championship, still time to join for two races around Hockenheim if anyone fancies some open wheeler racing.

Gav600r · Wednesday at 22:16

Thanks everyone for a good fun race, found the track really difficult but fun no the less. Hopefully a nice flowing track next week.

Have a good week all.

HF2000 · Wednesday at 23:15

Gav600r said:
Hopefully a nice flowing track next week.

It looks like it's going to be Jarama so I would say: yes!

toosox · Thursday at 01:44

Sorry for npt shpwing up , buut I have been ill for a few months now. I have a Dr appointment in the morning (2nd) to test for things like cancar and maybe low T problems.

I also suffer with PTSD and deep depression whitch makes it also hard to get things done.

Hopfully I will find out what is making me so tired all the time. Like sleeping for anyware from 16 to 24+ hours.

Anyways hope to see you on the track

Andy

Boukâh · Thursday at 09:15

toosox said:
Sorry for npt shpwing up , buut I have been ill for a few months now. I have a Dr appointment in the morning (2nd) to test for things like cancar and maybe low T problems.

I also suffer with PTSD and deep depression whitch makes it also hard to get things done.

Hopfully I will find out what is making me so tired all the time. Like sleeping for anyware from 16 to 24+ hours.

Anyways hope to see you on the track

Andy

I hope you get well soon, Andy!

HF2000 · Thursday at 09:47

toosox said:
Sorry for npt shpwing up , buut I have been ill for a few months now. I have a Dr appointment in the morning (2nd) to test for things like cancar and maybe low T problems.

I also suffer with PTSD and deep depression whitch makes it also hard to get things done.

Hopfully I will find out what is making me so tired all the time. Like sleeping for anyware from 16 to 24+ hours.

Anyways hope to see you on the track

Andy

That sounds bad, Andrew. Take care and take all the time you need.
Not showing up is no problem. You can join whenever you want and are able to.

I hope you get well soon!

Kek700 · Thursday at 12:58

toosox said:
Sorry for npt shpwing up , buut I have been ill for a few months now. I have a Dr appointment in the morning (2nd) to test for things like cancar and maybe low T problems.

I also suffer with PTSD and deep depression whitch makes it also hard to get things done.

Hopfully I will find out what is making me so tired all the time. Like sleeping for anyware from 16 to 24+ hours.

Anyways hope to see you on the track

Andy

yes, get well soon.

HF2000 · Thursday at 13:32

Ok, @Kek700 Longford is now an option: https://www.overtake.gg/downloads/cruisecontrol-speed-limiter.68905/

Kek700 · Thursday at 14:09

interesting race, my choice was the Abarth, but face the chicane of death, remember i was under the impression it was a Clock wise track, in the end made little difference. swings and roundabouts.
Went for the Suzuki , just for the security of not coming off, but obviously i realise it was going to be difficult for me starting 8th or 9th on the grid.
like previously stated, not my track, but proved to be a great and enjoyable race, if not a bit frustrating.
Getting behind Steve, who I must thank for rejoining in a very gentlemanly way and allowed me the privilege of an overtake, probably did not need to.
Then I got behind my driving buddy Han. This was going to be next to impossible to get by until Bouke kindly went for a spin in which I got through relatively unscathed.
Whilst they were both spinning away it allowed me to get enough of a gap.
My next meeting was with Andrea, it may not seem like it but I really try and not get mixed up in a serious battle with Mazda men, because I don’t, rightly or wrongly see them as competitors. So punting them of is not an outcome I like, or they.

So I was in a dilemma when Andrea took a hit, I don’t think I did any thing wrong, so I carried on. But I suppose in our class, I gained now’t and Andrea lost now’t.
And that was that, well done, well deserved podiums. And to all those who finished this difficult track.