BRC 1976 - Under Pressure [E8-Q]

[Riso]

@DeusExMackia

…And here’s where BRC starts to become like F1 (in terms of designing cars). Working on next season’s vehicles before this season has even begun!

In F1 they only start working on next years car once the rules have been finalised. The fuel tanks are also twice as big.

Hint hint.

[Steel]

Question about race strategy: will we always get a full fuel tank when pitting for fuel?

[FrankNSTein]

You’ll get as much as you need to the next planned stop or end of the race (with some safety margin).

Edit: If a full tank isn’t enough to get there, you’ll just get a full tank and do an unplanned for fuel when it’s empty.

[Der_Bayer]

#[color=#ffee00]Event 1 - Qualifying[/color]

[Steel]

Also, will the wet weather mean that we use more fuel per lap?

[Der_Bayer]

Usually you will use a bit less.

[07CobaltGirl]

Process faster, YouTube!!! hahaha

[8bs]

HA! my #33 qualified 33rd… nailed it! all my work was not in vain…

[Riso]

It’s a really tight field. Look at how close everyone is.

[TheBobWiley]

4th ain’t a bad starting position, looking forward to Sunday!

[AirJordan]

10-33 in one second!

This is going to be good (unless some BANG happens…)

[DeusExMackia]

@Denta

because 1 month of planning and designing is not enough

So true

@CriticalSet9849

The designing for 76 is over but I still feel like designing cars, so it just made sense to see what was possible in 86,

Same here. It’s a lot of fun building cars for these competitions, even if it can be ferociously infuriating. And 1000hp, if realistically achievable, sounds like a hell of a lot of fun.

@Riso

In F1 they only start working on next years car once the rules have been finalised. The fuel tanks are also twice as big.

I forgot the rules do actually change in F1 for a moment there. I think I once read an article on the sport that was talking about Mercedes designing the car for something two seasons ahead, but I think I may have miss remembered that.

And while I’d love to analyse qualifying times, I’ve had a power cut where I live, and I don’t want to waste my precious 500mb of data streaming video, however agonising the wait is…

[koolkei]

11th… you know… it could’ve gone better… but i’ll take it

my car isn’t one of the highest powered ones.

[pyrlix]

Hey… I am still the fastest FWD around!
Its not the most helpful thing now, but it will boost sales for sure

[Absurdist]

Yes! Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!

ahem

I am quite pleased with that, didn’t expect it. Certainly it will help me plan for the stops, just need a solid start.

[HowlerAutomotive]

I have a point! I have a single little point.

And it is perfect in every way.

[DeusExMackia]

@HowlerAutomotive Cherish that point. Bless it. Show it your love. Never let it go.

Also, @EnryGT5, I hope you don’t mind me breathing down your neck in the opening few laps of the race. The ultimate test of my car will be whether a “professional” race team can beat a track-prepped off-roader!

[koolkei]

and i’m just gonna race my tires… who goes out first… my driver, my car, or my tires

[Puffster]

Man, I really screwed myself with having slightly too small fuel tank or slightly too high consumption on this track!! If I spend as much as during practise I will be 4,2kg short of finishing on 1 pit stop, so after 85 laps I will have to pit for the remaining 3 laps

But when it rains it consumes less so there is a chance I could make it on just one stop, which in theory might get me 6 positions … Should I risk it? Decisions, decisions

[rcracer11m]

I faced the same decision but decided to just risk it. Its not possible to actually run out of fuel so why not?