[size=200]BRC - Bavarian Racing Challenge - 1945[/size]
What once upon a time was the Bavarian Rallye Challenge has now become the Bavarian RACING Challenge. And with “RACING” I mean “RACING”. Direct Competition. Fighting for Position. Epic crashes. Tragic failures. Worn out tyres. Empty fuel tanks. Each race a unique story.
We start off in 1945. Next challenge will be in 1955 and so on.
HOW???
I ported the Automation acceleration, braking and cornering calculations to MATLAB, automated the aquiration of car parameters and reworked the test track calculations. Now the calculations are not static and done before the lap anymore - they are dynamically done on the way around the track. And when the driver reaches the end of the lap, he will do another one! Probably with a different lap time because he makes smaller and bigger errors. And if there’s another car in his vicinity, he will even react to it!
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[size=150]YouTube Previews[/size]
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[size=150]Features[/size]
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] lap after lap after lap, dynamically calculated acceleration, braking and cornering/:m]
] standing start/:m]
] real time calculated fuel consumption/:m]
] tyre wear based on tyre compound and car settings and stats/:m]
] automated pit stops (not in this round yet and not needed)/:m]
] engine failures based on engine reliability/:m]
] mechanical failures because of crashing based on chassis reliability/:m]
] B.R.O.B.O.T: Bavarian Randomly Organised Behaviour On Track: dynamic, random and rulebased artificial intelligence in the driver’s seat (overtaking, holding up others, crashing, errors based on car driveability, good and bad starts…)/:m]
] Youtube videos of training, qualifying and race sessions with 2D track view, timing and automated text comments/:m]
] theoretically unlimited number of participants (practically limited by screen size to fields of ~30 cars)/:m][/ul]
[size=150]Rules and technical specifications[/size]
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] 1 car per player only/:m]
] Chassis and engine year: 1945/:m]
] Power to Weight ratio: 0.15 hp/kg or lower/:m]
] max. tyre width: 155 mm/:m]
] Tyre quality: 0 or lower/:m]
] No wings and lips/:m]
] max. total cost: $7,000/:m]
] Steam version only/:m]
] Community Modpack from the Automation forums allowed /:m]
] Engine reliability (recommended): ~ 30/:m][/ul]
[size=150]Tracks (not necessarily in this order)[/size]
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] 1 or 2 Pre-Season Tests (during the Build-phase) for Benchmarking (revisions allowed before first race)/:m]
] Automation Track/:m]
] Brands Hatch Indy/:m]
] Airfield Track/:m]
] Norisring/:m]
] Green Hell/:m][/ul]
[size=150]Race Weekend Format[/size]
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] Training Session (10 laps) for fuel consumption estimation/:m]
] Single lap qualifying (the fastest 38 cars qualify for the race)/:m]
] Race 1: 30 minutes. Starting fuel estimated based on training results (heavier cars for gas guzzlers at the beginning)/:m]
] Race 2: 30 minutes. Reverse grid from Race 1 results. Same starting fuel rule./:m][/ul]
[size=150]Championship Points[/size]
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] Qualifying: 1st 5p, 2nd 3p, 3rd 1p/:m]
] Race points from 1st to 20th: 50, 40, 35, 30, 26, 22, 19, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1/:m]
] Lead at least one lap at the finish line: 3p/:m]
] only the best 8 out of 10 races of each player count to the championship (2 drop results)/:m][/ul]
[size=150]How to participate[/size]
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] Build a car according to the rules/:m]
] Send a PM to me with the* 4 .lua files **of the car (rename the files to “playername-Engines-Models.lua”, “playername-Engines-Platforms.lua”, “playername-Cars-Platforms.lua” and “playername-Cars-Trims.lua”, only edit “playername”, the rest should be exactly as I wrote (and case-sensitive)! Please please please do this correctly!)/*:m]
] Deadline: March 29, 8 p.m. UTC+1/:m]
] Check this thread during the building phase for results of pre-tests to get a feel of the performance of your car./:m]
] Tweak the car if neccessary and send me the new file (only before the first training session of the first race weekend)/:m]
] No revisions during the season!/:m]
] Questions, problems or suggestions? Feel free to ask!
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[size=150]Scrutineering[/size]
The officials have taken a look at all of the registered cars and decided to disqualify 4 out of the in total 53 cars. You can take a look around the pitlane here:
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Results[/size]
Race 1
Training: youtube.com/watch?v=HNpbc-0zXNg
Qualifying: youtube.com/watch?v=68CGp9iWQOI
Race: youtu.be/NREpmeByZpk
Standings: Championship Table
Race 2
Training: youtu.be/NX6DS-zcP-0
Qualifying: youtu.be/HHV1At04NeI
Race: youtube.com/watch?v=iofAy77cJic
Standings: Championship Table
Race 3
Training: youtu.be/TtctnIwD_vI
Qualifying: youtu.be/tE2kh6Cn5pE
Race: youtube.com/watch?v=gQmdqx5uI2U
Standings: Championship Table
Race 4
Training: youtu.be/1m9a9LQuCJE
Qualifying: youtu.be/tE2kh6Cn5pE
Race: youtube.com/watch?v=Bf0JRFM1fLk
Standings: Championship Table
Race 5
Training: youtube.com/watch?v=aiYWAnjjs-A
Qualifying: youtube.com/watch?v=V4qgyBL_Hoo
Race: youtu.be/cjm4h3VICIo
Standings: Championship Table
I still might toss in some safety features though, I would feel bad if my driver was injured in a crash and couldn’t finish. This is going to be gooooooooood.
