New model. Bigger engine, faster track time.
IDX Automotive 599TT
Well I spent all day trying to build a car for this but after 6+ hours of tuning, saving, and losing work, I give up. It saved the initial build, but won’t save tunings. Good luck to all those who could successfully save a fucking car. haha
The save file for my car was also deleted, but only after I managed to export it 
It isn’t deleting them. It just isn’t saving them. I make changes to make the car better, but then when I close and reopen the car, it is back to the original save, including fixtures.
Might have somethign to do with the fact that there’s now two fixture tabs. If you click between them, your car may change appearance.
While that could explain the fixture problems, it doesn’t explain the gearbox/tires/brakes/aero/interior/suspension problems which lead to the cost going back to $24k. I’m hardly the only person experiencing a bug with saving a car. Just sayin…
Oh, I hate that saving issue. My only rather crude fix so far has been to take my Cars folder, back it up, and start from scratch (the backup is so you don’t lose any cars you have already created. Could do the same by exporting everything, then cleaning the folder out) which, admittedly, is probably not the right solution, but it seems to work. I’ve also been following that one saving procedure that was posted in the Support area, the whole “build it to the end without using the save button, name the engine, save, then go to the last tab, name the car and trim, then save again” trick. It seems to work for me, but I get nervous after a while of designing.
I backed out of trying to do a couple other challenges because I was fighting the whole “Not gonna save properly, you’ll load it up and get lua errors” glitch, which is the reason I started save-spamming, which seems to cause other problems. The problem being the bloody autosave feels like you have to schedule an appointment with a 50% chance of cancellation in order to save the car.
Something you could do, perhaps, is to make the car as you were intending, then let it sit a few minutes at the end tab, hit save, run it through the test track, and see if it saved. I tend to look in the folders for “date modified” and file size changes, personally.
I’m having the same problem here. In my case it saves everything, except the changes on the fixtures and the chassis 
Oh yeah - the 599 TT goes around Green Hell several seconds faster than the TTX. Should be pretty good, I hope.
Ok, so I did say I wouldn’t show any photos until after entrants are closed, but I’m about to go back on that seeing as everyone else has posted photos.
Here’s a promotional photo for the Erin Tauga XR:
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Sorry for not updating the thread or checking entries in the past few days – I’ve been doing other stuff and needed a break from this. I will check everything by the deadline, though.
Boss Motorsports has been tweaking the blue collar, hard working, American’s car since 1969. Known for increasing horsepower production in stock vehicles, Boss is the place to tune your engine for more tire-shredding performance. However, it’s about time that Boss Motorsports begins to compete in the racing world. Looking to showcase their special tuning prowess with stock engines, Boss Motorsports built a car to enter into the MRCSR Time Trial series. This car was so secretive, it was actually built in Boss Motorsports’ original workshop back on the farm in Blue Anchor, New Jersey.
The first photos of the Boss 499 are being released to the public:
Boss Motorsports is hoping for a productive outing that will draw attention to the small tuning shop currently based out of Richmond, Virginia by showcasing the car at the various tracks throughout the world. In order to do so, the 2016 Boss 499 is powered by a 2015 Ford Coyote 5.0 (302.0 CI) V8. Boss Motorsports planted that motor into a prototype coupe with a FR drive-train and then upped the ante by squeezing over 500 HP out of the originally 435 HP 5.0 before dialing into the allowed 499HP without breaking the bank or by using turbos.
Boss Motorsports is also advancing their overall car development and tuning skills and is pleased to see the Boss 499 have almost identical sportiness and driveability ratings while not sacrificing safety, utility, or reliability. Depending on the results of the MRCSR Time Trial, Boss Motorsports looks to develop the Boss 499 into its flagship model and ambassador to gearheads everywhere.
Well KLinardo, I look forward to seeing how our two blue collar american machines do versus each other. 
@KLindaro, that’s one hell of a good description. And nice to see a wonderfully simply car entering the competition.
I am seriously hyped for this now. Bit anxious that I might do terribly, but hey, it’s only my first competition 
You know, I wonder why we never see American tuner cars with mustang engines, sure, we see corvettes engines nearly as much as we see corvettes, what with the Falcon F7 and the Hennessy Venom. We never see mustang motors put to work. I look forward to the results of the Boss 499.
(On a side note, Blue Anchor is like a 5 hour drive from Utica, where the Shromet HQ is… Just found that kinda interesting.)
Well due to the fact that your engine is about 50% bigger than mine, you have me beat on torque. Other than that, we are very close in the engine department. I’m not expert when it comes to suspension and tuning for tracks, but I’m pleased with the balance this car has. It’s probably the most balanced car I’ve ever produced. I’m interested to see how these engines compare to each other because it’s similar to the difference between Ford and GM or Chrysler. Ford builds high compression DOHC motors of smaller displacements while the others build larger MOHV monsters. We have the same dichotomy.
[quote=“DeusExMackia”]@KLindaro, that’s one hell of a good description. And nice to see a wonderfully simply car entering the competition.
I am seriously hyped for this now. Bit anxious that I might do terribly, but hey, it’s only my first competition [/quote]
Thanks!
This is only my third competiton, but the second one I entered is the Super Go-Karts so I really only have one completed challenge under my belt so I’m not sure of how the car will perform, but I’m excited to be in the field. I’m worried about all of the MR coupes I’m seeing.
Well until 2011 the Mustang engine was an embarrassment (recent history). There wasn’t enough motor to tune to be competitive with many models having a 4.6L SOHC motor that ran on regular fuel. When there are 7.0L, 6.2L, 6.0L, and 5.7L alternatives that have been around much longer, people work with what they know. Plenty of Fox Body Mustangs have 350 Chevy motors because they were just better and easier to work on than the 5.0s of the 1980s. The Coyote platform really upset that status quo though so we’re only just now seeing these engines come into their own. However, with EcoBoost craze Ford is on, I don’t know if these motors will be around long enough to compete with more known competitors like the Chevy 350 and 427.
That’s not terribly far. It’s a good distance considering both of our states border each other. Maybe we’ll have to do a publicity stunt in NYC together 
C-C-C-C-C-C-COMBOPOST!!!