I know I've only been here, um, a day now? But you guys seem like a fun crew with a lot of talent, so I'd like to open the invitation to join a race that Wolfpack & I are hosting: The Battle of the Race Modified Mid-Rear's at night!
(Similar but different than the event Pursuit Tailgunner is running, so I hope I'm not stepping on any toes, er tires!)
Date of the race: Monday June 20th 9:30pm EST / 8:30 CST / etc / etc
I had been wanting to race with RM's in our little group for a while now and this is where it starts, light & nimble vs big and speedy!
Course: Special Stage Route 5 (night race)
Laps: 30
Eligible Cars: Acura NSX '91 RM & Lotus Elise '96 RM ONLY
Performance Limitation: 500PP
Allowable Parts: Any and all, RACING HARD tires
Engine Reduction: Not allowed! Must use parts combinations to achieve
500PP or less. Remember, AERODYNAMICS affect PPs greatly, so you can
buy or dial down quite a few numbers there!
Ballast to decrease PP (or at all) is NOT allowed!
And the usual course settings:
Damage Light
Edge Grip Real
Fuel & tire wear On
Penalty Strong
Boost None
UPDATE: I forgot a few other settings that can be questioned so I'm adding those as well.
Driving Line: Allowed
ABS: Allowed
Traction Control: Disabled
ASM: Disabled
Active Steering: Disabled
SRF: Disabled
Oh and in case you missed it, RACING HARD TIRES
And there's no way to enforce this and you don't have to if you really don't want to, but since these are both Premium cars, I've requested everyone use cockpit view during the race. It makes it a bit more interesting in my eyes, and it's pretty fair if everyone does it. I've been doing all my practice in the cockpit, but again I can't enforce this and it's simply a request to keep it fairer by having everyone do it, but I'm sure not everyone will.
And I think that covers the basics. Fastest laps so far have been in the 1:30.XXX to 1:32.XXX range in online lounge between myself and a couple others.
And one other note to mention: Wolfpack and I ran 2 practice races, switching cars for both. We came into practice thinking the Elise would be the tougher choice to win with and that the power of the NSX would be able to walk away with it, especially since it can walk the Elise in the final straight even without a draft! BUT all that power also made the NSX MUCH more prone
to wheel spin and oversteer as a result through the curves. The elise you can pretty much throw around the course and take a lot of turns at full throttle, and even if you got a little loose it generally wouldn't get out of control. We felt the NSX required a lot more throttle control & finesse to keep clean laps and avoid spins.
Don't get me wrong, the NSX definitely *could* have won both races, but the fact that it didn't due more to driver error than anything else makes me think it will be the harder choice overall as it will require a little bit extra control and mental sharpness. It's real easy to start blowing turns when that little elise is way ahead of you, and you're trying to catch up, and you forget to be patient and mindful of the power you're controlling.
Hope to see some of you there!
