Quick reference post for people looking for information in the thread:
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]The fuel-economy formula I came up with./:m]
]Instructions for using the in-game graphs for said fuel-economy formula./:m]
]Der Bayer’s tyre compound vs track humidity grip charts for rain tyres./:m]
]Automation BRC YouTube Channel:
[list]]Pre-Season Test 1 Training/:m]
]Pre-Season Test 1 Qualifying/:m]
]Pre-Season Test 1 Race/:m][/ul]
(Note that there were some oddities with the export tool and the BRC equations that may make the results these tests inaccurate in some ways.)/:m][/list:u]
^ thank you packbat. that is extremely helpful.
no more searching through the pages 
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I guess you’re thinking you’re being cute, but no problem koolchik. 
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well thank you. you actually just gave me an inspiration for a profile picture
I got an engine I am probably not going to use, maybe one of you wants it.
Power trims 205, 232, 242, 245.
I haven’t had time to process any of the data, but it seems that at least the car I sent in was correct. I don’t know if the settings were preserved in simulation. That it went from 13th to 4th in the race is encouraging, and I also note that those who did well in qualifying may not keep that position in the race.
The weather is sure to mix things up. Maybe I should shed some excess weight in the form of my safety buffer 
and I could probably afford to cut the reliability and spend the money elsewhere…
I decided to half my safety to 10 so my car will lose about 29 kg. And when I retuned my engine to fit the new ratio I also made it more reliable. Still under 30 though.
The weather sure did a number with that uncalled for stop at lap 11 but it happened for pretty much everyone and because of that I am not sure it affected much because it was so timely.
So I have built a car for this challenge, it does break one design rule by using a body older than 10 years. But I am sure Der Bayer will let that slide.
Behold the Bread Van - Tuna. Powered by the 1.5lt V6 Crumbs - Ripems. The fastest and lightest Breadvan in the western world:
Awesome! haha
yess… we need to make an exception of the rules for that one 
Well, my car making skills are still awesome, except not at all. I made a new car from scratch with new body…and I run 2:26 @ Automation track…[size=50]gets depressed[/size]
I made a 1300kg V8 powered van on the VW Bulli body with FWD and got it below 2:25, so you can do better than that with a proper car body! ;-D
i think im seeing a pattern here.
there’s gonna be 2 classes in the race won’t there?
the silly devs with their silly cars Vs everyone else.
Watch out everyone Vector Automotive decided to enter into this one. Last place is not safe for anyone at this point!
I’m building a car for this, please hold one spot for me (just got from vacation)
Here is my car.
car name: XR-1 Bullet
color: lime green(changed from red since there are many red car and I couldn’t find my car in test weekend)
number: 76
Test track time: 2:19:XX
The BRCTool again has been updated and should select the correct trim now after scrolling.
I did a first rule check and some of the entries have issues. Please check out the participant list in the first post to see if your car is in trouble. You still have the possibility to fix your car, of course.
Because this was what caught a lot of people in the past: 0.25 hp/kg = 0.1864 kW/kg.
(Or 0.1134 hp/lb, but I don’t know that anyone has been caught out by that one.)
My car is making 485HP with a weight of 1146.6. I calculated and it sums up to 0.19 Power/Weight Ratio. Am I doing this wrong?
Very.
1146.6 kg * 0.25 hp or 1156.6 kg / 4 hp = 286.65 hp