Weekly Challenge Discussion Thread

[MMX]

Wound up going a direction, that I had not planned on.

The Prius was making a charge. .156 difference at the line.

Really didn't have enough for this one, but a block, helped hold them off.

At this point, I'm thinking I need to run vans all the way, just to see if I can.

Had to run the Nurb race twice. The green Merc spun me out, just before the long straight. 2nd race was better, even managed to get the CRB. The VW was a little spicy, with the 911 swap, and SS tires.

The Espace was a killer at Sardegna.

Too bad we don't have a FTO van. lol

 

[Sir Crashalot]

First of all, my cars were all on some sort of TE37's to honor tomorrow, Happy 3-7 Day!

Just curious: What is 3-7 day?

 

[2cam16]

Just curious: What is 3-7 day?

Tomorrow is March 7th, so 3/7, which equates to the Volk TE37 wheel day. 30th Anniversary this year. lol

 

[Sir Crashalot]

Tomorrow is March 7th, so 3/7, which equates to the Volk TE37 wheel day. 30th Anniversary this year. lol

😄
Thx for explaining and have a happy 3-7!

 

[CTRL Garage]

I would guess either their pace is very variable or there's just a slow field that would enable it. I only ran with my tuned FTO which has 100 hp more than stock and the AI still pulled away on the straights so most of the time was made up in the last sector.

I feel like it’s got extreme rubber banding at play.
My first try I think AI fastest la was 2:20 after lap1, redoing it now and it’s 2:17 so I think it also depends of who has spawned in what position for the start that affects the pace

 

[05XR8]

Well, I can say the Sardegna race is adjusted for the Weekly casuals. Three races I’m using the F3500B grinding machine and I’m passing the Viper end of Lap2 and 16-20 seconds ahead by the time it pits for Lap 5. Regular grinding, I’m passing it on Lap 3 and usually 10 seconds ahead when it pits.
I’m lapping the whole field by Lap 9 and 10 when I’m usually lapping the field by Lap 12.

I haven’t taken note if the AI programming is changed for similar races.

 

[jad_morffier]

So the Special Race in the FTO is an interesting one when using a stock FTO. It has the lap time speed but getting through the traffic to keep the pace needed to get to the front requires more luck than skill I think.

After numerous attempts the last two days I tried upgrading the tires tires to Sports Hard. That alone gained me 2-3s per lap and enough to get over the line in 1st with a CRB.

It still wasn't easy. But I loved every minute of it.

 

[ROCKET JOE]

As @km666 already pointed out above, a very fun set of races this time. And an easy one as well, ok, due to my car choice of course. I've been competitive almost everywhere right from the start, at HSR and Autopolis my cars needed upgrades to match the very fast Silvia, 300ZX and the two frontrunner FTOs. Not a big thing though.
Now what happens when each and every car of your selection is yellow ? You get a clean sweep of wins accompanied by five photos with a yellowish greenish tint.

1 - Hurry up, Joe, hurry up ! A lot to deliver today ...

Spoiler: Race Result 1

Suzuki Carry KC '12 / CM / 354,95 PP

2 - Eat my spray, guys !

Spoiler: Race Result 2

Toyota S-FR '15 / SH / 473,00 PP
I once wanted to buy the car IRL but all my dreams got torn when they told me it isn't available on the German market.

3 - Motorsports from A to Z. From Affalterbach to Zuffenhausen. Today's winner is the beast from Zuffenhausen.

Spoiler: Race Result 3

Porsche 911 Turbo S '20 / SS / 688,70 PP

4 - Saw a sparkle in your eye when that FTO passed by.

Spoiler: Race Result 4

Mitsubishi FTO GP R '97 / SH / 519,30 PP

5 - Read the signs ... and be a winner !

Spoiler: Race Result 5

Chaparral 2J '70 / RH / 799,70 PP / FM 6 / 1 stop for fuel



Ah btw my prize car :

No need for it this week so I sold it immediately.

 

[RCKakashi14]

Well, I can say the Sardegna race is adjusted for the Weekly casuals. Three races I’m using the F3500B grinding machine and I’m passing the Viper end of Lap2 and 16-20 seconds ahead by the time it pits for Lap 5. Regular grinding, I’m passing it on Lap 3 and usually 10 seconds ahead when it pits.
I’m lapping the whole field by Lap 9 and 10 when I’m usually lapping the field by Lap 12.

I haven’t taken note if the AI programming is changed for similar races.

The Fraga AI is programmed to rubberband. Portilla's Viper is a mere distraction as it can only go fast on the straight. Fraga's Supra can do 1:38s on Hard difficulty as it runs on Soft tires. It has been like that since a major physics patch in 2024. Try running an actual Gr.3 car on that race on Hard, and you will notice how difficult the race is. Sometimes, Fraga rockets away if it gets behind Portilla until the Viper pits on Lap 4.

Even if it's not a featured Weekly Challenge race, it's the same programming.