[Sven]

A test event this Wednesday to further test the cars and possibly slight changes to setups, ballast and restrictors!

Sign up for this race by posting IN. 

Maybe's and Out's are appreciated when you're less certain or can't make it. It's appreciated when you provide a reason if you can't make a race; this gives more insight than a simple OUT post. Please make a new post when your status changes.

Confirmed cars for the series:
Audi Quattro
Toyota AE86 Tuned (Japanese Pack)
BMW M3 E30 S1

Latest setup, ballast & restrictor update:
6th June: added 15kg of ballast to Toyota, hopefully improved Audi and Toyota to more stable cars, reduced aero on the BMW.

Required tracks for this event:
Laguna Seca
Nürburgring Sprint

Race Format:
10 minute practice per track
10 minute qualifying per track
Heat 1: 10 minute race
Heat 2: 10 minute race (top 3 reverse)


In:
Sven
Mr Chip
Yellowthingy
OldEarl
Stephen_hill (late)

Maybe:
Kuffy
iivan004

Out:
NRTH (work)

[stephen_hill]

Maybe

[Mr Chip]

Very Possible In!

[Yellowthingy]

In

[iivan004]

Maybe

[NRTH]

Out. due to work

[stephen_hill]

Maybe

I should be there, but may join a little late.

[OldEarl]

In

[Kuffy]

Maybe, I've booked something else that day. It may not happen so I may come at the last minute

[Mr Chip]

Confirming IN tonight

Tried the BMW for ~10 mins yesterday and felt a little quicker - be interesting to see how it fairs against the Toyota tonight!

[Kuffy]

BMW and Audi felt very close, very different to drive but times on Laguna were within a tenth or 2. Audi is still very boat like, but when you really start to expect the movement it's certainly not undrivable. That launch ability will be interesting at race starts. BMW is very easy to predict, like others have said it should adapt to whatever tracks we visit. I'd run any of these so it might come down to what one looks better in the livery !

Didn't manage to get any time in the Toyota.

[offcorsa]

IN.

[Sven]

That launch ability will be interesting at race starts.

Yeah, that will have a solution to be revealed soon!

[Mr Chip]

Well they are certainly getting closer

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[Yellowthingy]

Well they are certainly getting closer

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This race, I started in second gear, but I go wide on the first corner!

I'll provide my update a bit later.

[stephen_hill]

Feedback.

The BMW is still a great all-rounder. I have no feedback for it. Keep it as it is.

The Toyato is still quicker than the others. My fastest lap was a 1:44.4 (I think) and that was at the end of the race. Either I was getting more comfortable with the car, or the tyres were getting into a sweet spot. Either way, I suggest we add more ballast. I would probably refrain from reducing the power because that might make it easier to apply the throttle.

I didn't drive the Audi, but it looks like Sven has sorted it

Cheers

[Yellowthingy]

I started the testing in the Audi, this behaves as you would expect it to being a heavy car with AWD. On the plus side the brake feel good but it felt hard to pull the car back into the corner when you do push wide.
This car feels slow but it isn't and I noticed in a straight line the power available to this car.
1st to 2nd gear change is the most notable for the suspension bounce.

If you pick this car the start is where your going to see a big boost, just be careful into the first corner!
(hint starting in 2nd off the line is just as good, if not better than starting in 1st in this car. Though I have only tested this with clutch and shifter)

Next I moved over to the BMW, It feels safe until you 'push' it round the corner giving understeer. The back can step out round the corners but is not uncontrollable and you can pretty much just sling it round the track.

After the race testing I tried the Toyota again and the Audi briefly too to trial after the setup adjustments.

The changes to the Toyota appear to have improved the car under braking but the rear is now looser coming back on acceleration out of the corner this was not apparent in the first testing round. If it stays this way then expect throttle control to be your friend.

I felt no appreciative difference in the setup changes on the Audi from the start of testing to the test at the end. Though I'm sure the fine tuning would help others scrape a few tenths off their times

I'm seconds behind in lap times for the races in all cars but they are all a close match on lap times. It will be a difficult choice between all three and will all be down to person preference I think.

[Sven]

The changes to the Toyota appear to have improved the car under braking but the rear is now looser coming back on acceleration out of the corner this was not apparent in the first testing round. If it stays this way then expect throttle control to be your friend.

I already slightly changed that after you left

First test-muled the Audi for quite a few laps, then the Toyota for some.