Great! So I’m the challenge host for this round. Goal achieved!
Welcome to the ABL: Automation Beginners League!
#Round 1 of the ABL in 1970/1971!
####Rules
As stated in the OP:
- The body cannot be more than 10 years older than the year in which this race takes place. In this case that would be bodies unlocked between 1960 to 1970.
- Maximum tyre width is 245mm/~9.6 inches
- Maximum cost is 18000 at 0% markup
- Minimum safety of 35
- Minimum average reliability of 50
- Minimum cooling for engine required
- No aero components (to clarify: for this round this means no undertrays, lips or wings whatsoever. Sorry.)
- No semi-slick tyres
- Remember to keep cars road legal: use head- and tail lights and door handles. Engine clipping should not be visible.
- Fuel consumption should less than 25L per 100km/11.3mpg(UK)/9.4mpg(US)
Concerning the use of quality sliders:
- The use of negative quality sliders is not allowed anywhere
- Maximum +10 total in engine, with +5 being the limit on any one part
- Maximum +10 total in chassis and trim, with +5 being the limit on any one part
Specific rules addressing engine construction:
- No race parts allowed
- Pushrod based engines are capped at 8200cc/500ci
- DOHC engines are capped at 2500cc/152ci and only Inline cylinder configurations are permitted
- All engines regardless of cylinder configuration that use OHC should be less than 4500cc/275ci
- and all engines that use OHV are capped at 8200cc/500ci
- and all engines that use DAOHC should be less than 5000cc/305ci
- The car needs to run on 91 octane Regular Unleaded in RON/87 octane in AKI
####Tracks
- Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
- Green Hell (Nurburgring Nordschleife)
- Circuit de Monaco
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
- Fuji Speedway
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Interlagos
####Deadline: Sunday, the 4th of December at 23:59 CET (UTC/GMT +1)
####Send your entries to the racemaster @Nomade0013
####Good luck Automationeers!