Welcome to Round 4 of the Hot Lap Challenge

Sim: Assetto Corsa
Track: Suzuka
Car: Formula Hybrid 2018
Weather: Clear
Track: Optimum
Temperature: 20.0C
Wind: 0k/m

If you do not have Assetto Corsa, please submit your times with the sim you are using, replicating the track conditions as closely as possible.

Please use the car’s default setup. You may only adjust fuel levels, tyres, TC, ABS, Brake Bias, and ERS deployment level.

You have until 27/08/2023 23:59 to submit your best lap. Please only submit times in a top level comment. If you have already submitted a lap and you improve, please edit your top level comment.

Please include a screenshot of your lap time for verification.

Notes

You may change ERS deployment mode to Hotlap.
You will need to map a button to DRS if you don’t have that.

Last time out

I managed to just edge SimpleDev and F4celess for the win.

Driver Time
itsmikeyd 1:31.207
SimpleDev 1:31.662
F4celess 1:31.907
Tester J 1:33.755
c2c2 1:34.935
    • SimpleDev@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Very nice lap! It definitely looks like you tend to be a driver with really smooth and clean inputs, I tend to wrestle things a bit as least in qualifying I’ve noticed in comparison. I’m always fascinated by driving style differences between drivers while also being relatively equal in speed.

      I just happened to have a set a new lap myself, just to give you a bit of a headache 😆

      • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Yeah, I’m definitely from the school of Jenson Button. You seem more Alonsp-esque, throwing the car in with more rotation on the wheel then letting the car grip mid corner.

        Things I’m taking from your video:
        -Degna 1 is flat holy crap.
        -Spoon cost me dearly.

        If I sort just those two things out, I’m easily on the 1.29.x range.

        • SimpleDev@infosec.pubEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          Hah, funnily enough Alonso is my all time favorite driver and I have admired his driving style for many years.

          • Yeah Degna 1 is flat if you just close your eyes and huck it in!

          • I don’t think I’ve ever taken Spoon curve in any game or car and thought I did it right, it always feels so wrong to me. I think that attempt was the closest I’ve been to feeling I got it right.

          The 1:29’s are clearly within grasp for both of us, I feel I left a few tenths on the table at the hairpin alone with the lockup and horrible line.

  • SimpleDev@infosec.pubEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    It’s not much but I’ll kick us off!

    Laptime Video Comments
    1:30.515 N/A N/A
    1:30.072 Video So close to the 29’s! A couple of obvious mistakes sadly.
    1:29.866 Video A bit more on the edge now! Still a few clear mistakes made, leaning jussttt a tad too hard on the brakes at a few points causing some minor lockups.

    Track and Car both feel really good!

    Edit - Bonus full send lap (MGU-H in motor mode) for fun!

    • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      That’s a great lap! I’m in the 1:31.2s at the moment. Getting a clean lap in whilst really pushing here is hard!

      • SimpleDev@infosec.pubEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Thanks! I honestly had no idea what a decent lap was with this car/track hah.

        It’s definitely a track you have to be really precise at (in this car especially) otherwise you go slightly off line and run just wide enough in places to dip a wheel in the grass and around you go.

        Really really fun though, especially when you get it just right!

        Looking forward to seeing if I can improve a bit more this coming weekend. I’m sure you’ll catch up to me soon enough lmao.

        • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          I’m down to a 1:30.7, but I’ve realised I was running with Hotlap energy deployment. I’m pretty sure that’s not the default though :/

          • SimpleDev@infosec.pubEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            You know…I may have ran in hotlap mode as well just out of quali habit.

            I’ll have to run again in the default mode this weekend and post that time just to be sure. I don’t want any advantage haha

            Good thing you pointed that out lol

            Edit - Though I would argue for hotlaps it would make sense to be able to use whatever default onboard controls the vehicle has imo.

            • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
              2·
              11 months ago

              It makes sense that the ERS system can be changed. It’s one of those things that people can easily understand. Maybe I just change the rules there.

      • SimpleDev@infosec.pubEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Yessir, there’s a bit more left on the table but I’m pretty happy with a ~29.8!

        At least until someone beats me hah

        • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Just watched the video. Your line through turn 1 is lovely. I’ll have to use that on my next attempt. I was amazed by how later you brake in to the hairpin, but then you locked up and I felt better about myself haha!

          Edit: I’m sad we’re the only people attempting this one :(

          • SimpleDev@infosec.pubEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            Well you’ll probably really enjoy This Video haha!

            The MGU-H mode was on the “motor” so it doesn’t count for this challenge but still that’s the absolute most I can get out of the car!

            I’m right on the edge of my ability through a lot of this lap, proper sweaty attempt.

            I’ll run in the correct mode for an official lap if I end up needing to, no worries there. At most the advantage was a few tenths as ERS deployment per lap is limited.

            Moar people need to join up and give it a go!

            • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              That’s a stonking lap mate. Hopefully I can find some time to attempt it later this week, but idk if that happens. I’d like to see what I can do with a better T1, Degna 1, and Spoon.

  • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Please reply to this comment with your suggestions for the next Hot Lap Challenge. Most votes wins!

    • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Hey, it’s technically ended, but I’ve not been well of late and haven’t caught up with life enough to be sorting out the next one, so I’d be happy for you to submit an attempt over the course of this week :)

    • BURN@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Today should be the last day to set a time and a new challenge will come up tomorrow.

      • SmoothIsFast@citizensgaming.comEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Bet thanks for the info, not sure if I’ll get a chance to post a time today but regardless looking forward to the next challenge. Are they generally all in AC?

        • BURN@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          So far we’ve kept them to AC, but there was a poll a few weeks ago about what games the community had and it looks like AMS2 and Dirt Rally 2.0 may be options as well.