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Project CARS Esports
23-09-2016, 08:59
Round 9 of the NVIDIA Challenger Series is now open.

Please visit the eSports website (http://www.projectcarsesports.com/news/nvidia-challenger-series-round-9-driver-briefing) to read the full Driver Briefing.

In particular, please note the following about track limits at Turn 2.

Turn 2 at Snetterton 300

At the exit of the right-hand hairpin at Turn 2 there is a gap in the white line. Do not place 3 or more wheels in the area marked red in the image below, or your lap will not be counted.

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Konan
23-09-2016, 10:17
As always...mods will be watching so please keep any comments civilised and on topic...:cool:

cluck
23-09-2016, 11:03
Good luck everybody :yes:

Can't believe there's just one more round to go after this one :o.

SDLyoohan
25-09-2016, 13:13
i want to kill myself everytime i drive this car

plays.tv/video/57e7c704284e295f3c/when-ur-trying-push-for-fast-lap-game-doesnt-want-u-have-good-laptime-every-single-time- <--- i cannot post links in here, buth this is the link see this crappy bug for ur self before considering posting a good lap

mangator
25-09-2016, 13:20
The suspensions can't cope with the cornering speed and the bumps :p

Teee
25-09-2016, 20:16
What kind of wonky transmission this car has? Upshifts need clutch but downshifts work like semi-auto. It has paddles on the wheel and my "driver" uses them so why need clutch for upshifting?

cluck
25-09-2016, 20:19
What kind of wonky transmission this car has? Upshifts need clutch but downshifts work like semi-auto. It has paddles on the wheel and my "driver" uses them so why need clutch for upshifting?It's the same type of transmission that some other cars use - IIRC, the Caterham R500 and Ginetta G40 Junior are the same.

claytonssv
26-09-2016, 09:14
i want to kill myself everytime i drive this car

plays.tv/video/57e7c704284e295f3c/when-ur-trying-push-for-fast-lap-game-doesnt-want-u-have-good-laptime-every-single-time- <--- i cannot post links in here, buth this is the link see this crappy bug for ur self before considering posting a good lap

Default setup has square tyres?

cluck
26-09-2016, 09:25
The car will get punctures very easily if you attack the kerbs. Stay away from the kerbs and keep the rear-end under control and you'll be OK. I'm quite (OK, 'very'!) heavy on tyres and I find that 2 fairly quick laps are the limit before the rears (especially the rear-left) need cooling down.

Just stay away from the kerbs and you'll be fine - especially the one on the inside of T1 :yes:

mangator
26-09-2016, 19:45
Tyre wear should really be turned off for these events, worn tyres are way faster than new ones (1.5s/lap).

Cruising around for like 20 laps (about 35min) isn't the funniest thing in the world, especially when you have work to do ;)

It was also the case with the Ford Fusion and I seriously hope this is the last time we suffer from this issue.

I don't want to bring any negative things but it's really annoying ! :)

cluck
26-09-2016, 19:59
Tyre wear should really be turned off for these events, worn tyres are way faster than new ones (1.5s/lap).

Cruising around for like 20 laps (about 35min) isn't the funniest thing in the world, especially when you have work to do ;)

It was also the case with the Ford Fusion and I seriously hope this is the last time we suffer from this issue.

I don't want to bring any negative things but it's really annoying ! :)I just got told about this aswell and, well, I can't be bothered either. I did start to wonder, when I saw a sudden drop in times and some quite unrealistic grip coming out of some corners. Hey ho.

t0daY
26-09-2016, 20:03
Tyre wear should really be turned off for these events, worn tyres are way faster than new ones (1.5s/lap).

Cruising around for like 20 laps (about 35min) isn't the funniest thing in the world, especially when you have work to do ;)

It was also the case with the Ford Fusion and I seriously hope this is the last time we suffer from this issue.

I don't want to bring any negative things but it's really annoying ! :)

pCars at its finest^^

RacingTopsy
26-09-2016, 20:07
Tyre wear should really be turned off for these events, worn tyres are way faster than new ones (1.5s/lap).

Cruising around for like 20 laps (about 35min) isn't the funniest thing in the world, especially when you have work to do ;)

It was also the case with the Ford Fusion and I seriously hope this is the last time we suffer from this issue.

I don't want to bring any negative things but it's really annoying ! :)


AFAIK it's was known beforehand and I believe it was also realistic behaviour of the Fusions tyres. But I didn't expect this BMW to show the same behaviour.
Bit gutted that'd it'd happen on a combo that I somehow managed to deal with quite well. :(

cluck
27-09-2016, 11:47
For what it's worth, this was my 1m53.7 lap, set on the opening lap (as evidenced in the video). Screwed up the first sector, or it would have been a 1m53.6. Hey ho.


http://youtu.be/diK8_MfE_zA

Sankyo
27-09-2016, 12:03
Why would worn tyres equal worse grip? Unless all rubber has been completely removed, rubber=rubber and hence there's still grip. The only real difference is that tyres with less rubber heat up and cool down quicker, which may affect lap times positively or negatively, not just negatively per-se.

t0daY
27-09-2016, 12:15
Why would worn tyres equal worse grip? Unless all rubber has been completely removed, rubber=rubber and hence there's still grip. The only real difference is that tyres with less rubber heat up and cool down quicker, which may affect lap times positively or negatively, not just negatively per-se.

You do realise that the case was: worn tires = better grip and not equal grip. Give me one example were worn tires are 1sec faster than a brand new tire set.

cluck
27-09-2016, 12:25
Before this descends into a bit of a mess, the situation here is slightly unusual. The Ford Fusion - as with the Caper Stockcar - has tyres that improved one they were worn quite low on the display (which I believe doesn't represent the entirety of a tyre's life). This was, as far as I recall from WMD days, expected behaviour - that facet of the tyres was discovered long ago (I was one of those to post about it). What is different here is that this was not, to my knowledge, a previously known behaviour of the tyres on this car. Going by the leaderboard and timetrial times (which I keep a VERY close eye on), I suspect it may only have been discovered on Sunday.

It doesn't really need any more discussion in here. It is what it is.

Konan
27-09-2016, 12:29
It doesn't really need any more discussion in here. It is what it is.

I second that...

t0daY
27-09-2016, 12:35
Yeah I mean if I explain this exploit with rubber=rubber and that there is still grip. Pretty sad...

ZokyCRO
27-09-2016, 14:59
I really enjoyed driving 20 warm-up laps and trying too figure out why my kers isn't working right,thank you for this lovely combo!

No wonder we have a top team dropping out of ncs,this was painful...

Konan
27-09-2016, 15:02
Ok...this is not a complaint thread so...closed