My thinking was along the same lines. I couldn’t reign in the tire wear without killing my lap times, so I said to myself. Blast it, I’ll do three! 
Any guesses on how semi slicks running F0.0, R-0.8 camber will last? I didn’t get the design finished before last pre-season test so I’m taking shots in the dark in terms of strategy!
I ran that set-up on my car, around 11% front wear and 20% rear for 20 laps of the Test Track in a 1300kg MR car, should be even less in a lighter car.
I’m surprised to see some cars with even less power then my car.
Because of holiday i only saw the announcement after the last test session, so it’s an untested car.
I did choose for the lightweight route, but it looks like i’m missing to much power. Maybe I can gain some time with pitstop strategy. But i’m almost sure that will not be enough.
I’m glad i finished my car in time and am prepared for a season as backmarker 
for the Trump Cards, it’s cool to see the choices you all made!
@Richard117 I reckon you’ll be good on the tighter and shorter tracks. I know my car may struggle there a little, as it weighs almost 1.3 tons.
But then again, 550 Nm of Torque 
Also, @BobLoblaw, I reckon at that rate you could host you’re own mini championship at that end of the placings. There was lot of focus on the top 20 last season, but there does need to be some on the lower half as well, especially considering half the field is competing here!
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Mm this is someone I would request if I could from the commentators. To create er, how to say, an almost, storyline? for the cars all through the field. Not just the top 10.
But that is easier said than done.
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Actually, I’m running that body too! Although I don’t think I’ll be much of threat to anyone at least my car looks good 
@Der_Bayer Love the Trump Cards they look amazing (one small issue I swore registered the number 38 but I seem to be listed as number 70. If you can’t change I don’t mind.)
The 1976 AAU Byujeo SR Mark II.
The appearance of this unknown challenger from an elusive eastern communist regime caused quite a stir. Not the least from the Soviet Bloc. Which condemned the entry as supporting a pointless bourgeoisie practice of the West. Undeterred the Democratic Socialist Republic of Anikatia. Now aligned with the People’s Republic of China saw the value in it…at least as far as propaganda value.
The DSRA directed its major state-controlled conglomerate the Anikatian Auto Union (AAU) to enter the 1976 BRC. Just to show those decadent Westerns just how far the nation had come from a once small war-torn state. Designers worked tirelessly to create a design that matched the racy image of Western vehicles. The pre-season testing revealed many issues including the far from impressive performance. Despite the best efforts of the engineers, their revised Mark II entry only proved a modest improvement over the original.
Nonetheless, the appearance of any Anikatian vehicles into the West was quite a spectacle. It allowed the DSRA to promote the virtues of its version of Socialism to the West. While also gaining valuable experience and…intelligence on the latest automotive technologies.
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@Absurdist One way we could try is to try and divide the cars up into sub-classes, like with the World Endurance Championship (LMP1, LMP2 etc…). But, they’re divided based on engine size, funding limits, car type etc, and that doesn’t exist in BRC. It also wouldn’t work with classifying based on times because - as previously discussed - some cars will do much better on some tracks and much worse on other tracks.
Maybe the commentators could do is to go over the best cars from each 20 car group - 1 to 20, 21 to 40, 41 to 59 - as each of those groups is about the size of an entire racing division in some cases. That way, cars lower down in the field would get exposure and it would be more fun for the competitors (and please don’t take offense from this 
) whose cars don’t reach point scoring territory. Could this work @Der_Bayer?
@Rk38 I really love the back story for the Byujeo! And that taillight design is 
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We need to talk about your exhausts. Does the engine just vent into the cabin or something?
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Superior socialist exhausting methods doubles as cabin heater 
I can’t believe I forgot to add that but at least you can see the pipe straight from the engine sticking out as it has no mufflers or anything.
@DeusExMackia Thanks, It’s a whole big backstory that’s meant to link all my brands together.
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When is the first race supposed to be posted?
not yet. i think it’s still the strategy test phase?
Intensity intensifies.
Did you expect? The Spanish Inquisition?
I am trying to RP it somewhat… my Team was sucessful with FF in 66, so they keep it in 76, thinking it may work out again.
My problem is the heavy tyre eating on the front… it bothers me a lot. But the car should work and not come dead last.
I also spotted we have a DIESEL
huh w-w-w-wha-WHAT?!?!
Yes - only men can drive my car.
I also have the most powerful car in the whole field which is very nice
No, I take a look at the engine reliability which takes a look at the revs already. So there’s no problem with running into the rev limiter if your reliability is good.
You can enter your race number in the BRCTool yourself. I won’t change it. The GoogleDocs number claiming was only there that everyone knows what the other players will have and you can have a unique number. So change it to “your” number when you edit your strategy.
Yeah we can do that, but it is really hard to keep track of 59 cars. I encourage everybody to write down his personal race reviews here and over time we will be able to remember a few bits here and there for each entrant.
There’s no strategy test phase. It just does not make sense because it depends on the track. Next thing to be posted is the practice session of the first race. Then you can tweak your strategy for the race.
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whatever i thinking about your car im always imagine your driver will have problem in first and second gear with this song played https://youtu.be/0Oo9R7THV3I?t=9m35s
and the song can be applied to whoever get the curse this season 
We will consider doing that and make it feel less Top-5/3 heavy on the commentaries. Of course you can always PM us some backstory to your car or your company, which can be helpful at times. “Yeah their car is like that because of x and y. And now comes even more rambling about it”
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Would it be possible to add a “only stop for tire compound changes during planned pit window” tick box?
It seems to me that the worst possible thing that could happen with pit stops is the weather going up and down a bit and causing several “damp threshold” stops. A single unplanned extra stop is 30+ seconds of time lost. Going around on tires slightly outside the thresholds you have set in your strategy is a couple of seconds per lap lost. So you could keep that up for a while and still be better off.
What I am thinking would go like this:
“Compound change only when Planned” tick box turned on
You start the race on wets, due to the track humidity.
1.) Track dampness drops below the Intermediate Compound threshold I have set in my strategy (I am showing this as a line for simplicity, even though it is a range). The car keeps going because it is outside the allowed pit window.
2.) The car reaches the “planned pit stop % minus replace next stop %” time and pits immediately because track humidity is below the level set in the strategy for a compound change. The planned stop is replaced and the car is loaded with enough fuel to reach the second planned stop.
3.) Track humidity falls below the Dry compound limit in the strategy. The car does not stop because this (first) pit window has already been “used up”. If the weather keeps getting drier, the car will lose lots of time and I will only have myself to blame for ticking the box.
4.) Lo and behold, it gets wetter again instead. The car doesn’t stop, partly because it is already on the right tires, but mostly because it is outside the allowable pit window.
5.) Second pit window opens. The car is on the right tires so it keeps going.
6.) Track humidity drops below the dry compound threshold in the strategy. The car stops immediately for the compound change and the pit stop is “used up”. Enough fuel is loaded to reach the end of the race.
The only pits outside those noted above would be the truly irregular ones which one could not have foreseen, like high damage or running out of fuel because a competitor dropped a fuel troll in your tank.
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