phew, that’s a relief for us.
I also suspect that this same problem affects our GT1 and GT2 engine 
Never experienced this before with Automation…
So basically, I pressed revise model, the game calculated the stats, I then pressed test track, chose the track from the custom tracks menu,
pressed start and then the error message pops up on my desktop. Anyone know why this happens?
My impression is: For some reason, the simulation doesn’t know how to run the car. This is unfortunately not a problem with the car, but the calculations, but requires the settings of the car to be changed.
I can’t tell exactly which calculation was stuffed up by that error message (they’re always the same), but for example, in b1362, if your car exceeds 2.04g @ 113.8km/h in the 50m circle test, it will break the calculations. It could be to do with gearing or suspension or whatever.
That’s most likely the gearing one. If you change the spacing slider one click, it should do the trick.
As a point of information, I am the one who mentioned the issue with the turbo settings to Hallowenman. I noticed this issue as I was finalizing my GT1 entry into the contest. I had managed to get the engine to the exact upper limit for the class (550 hp I believe). I adjusted and tweaked the engine settings to where I wanted them and saved the engine.
When I opened up the engine again, I noticed that the power had mysteriously dropped to 541 hp. I reviewed all the engine settings, and that’s where I found the turbo settings weren’t where I set them. Because I had originally designed the engine around the ‘economy’ turbo preset, I clicked that button - instantly, the engine power goes back to 550 hp. Save the engine and go back in - power drops again to 541 hp.
Strangely enough, putting the engine in the completed car does show the correct 550 hp figure. As I wasn’t sure how Hallowenman was going to evaluate each car entry, I wanted to point out this little quirk in the program to him so he could be aware of it. I upgraded to the latest version recently, but I have not touched the platform / model / engine for my entry. If necessary, I’ll install the older version if I still have it on my hard drive.
[quote=“SummonerJedi”]As a point of information, I am the one who mentioned the issue with the turbo settings to Hallowenman. I noticed this issue as I was finalizing my GT1 entry into the contest. I had managed to get the engine to the exact upper limit for the class (550 hp I believe). I adjusted and tweaked the engine settings to where I wanted them and saved the engine.
When I opened up the engine again, I noticed that the power had mysteriously dropped to 541 hp. I reviewed all the engine settings, and that’s where I found the turbo settings weren’t where I set them. Because I had originally designed the engine around the ‘economy’ turbo preset, I clicked that button - instantly, the engine power goes back to 550 hp. Save the engine and go back in - power drops again to 541 hp.
Strangely enough, putting the engine in the completed car does show the correct 550 hp figure. As I wasn’t sure how Hallowenman was going to evaluate each car entry, I wanted to point out this little quirk in the program to him so he could be aware of it. I upgraded to the latest version recently, but I have not touched the platform / model / engine for my entry. If necessary, I’ll install the older version if I still have it on my hard drive.[/quote]
When I checked all cars and engines I remembered what you said, so I pressed the economy setting for your engine. For those 2 Prototype engines it was a bit Different though. They had the power, but the MTBF was very low. But its all fixed now 
[size=150]The Results[/size]
The final results are now ready. They will be uploaded in some minutes (10 - 20 minutes). You can
find the final results on the first post of this thread where all the event information is. It will be
added on the bottom of that post.
Thanks for hosting this unique event, and also to oldgreg for helping you out with the setup.
I’m really intrigued, how was everything calculated in the end? If it’s not too much to ask, I’d love to know how close the finish was, too.
[quote=“strop”]Thanks for hosting this unique event, and also to oldgreg for helping you out with the setup.
I’m really intrigued, how was everything calculated in the end? If it’s not too much to ask, I’d love to know how close the finish was, too.[/quote]
Well, lap times were important. If you have a fast car you’ll pull away. But the economy (not of the engine, but the model with the engine) and the engines MTBF was important. If you had a slow car but really good MTBF and economy that would make you ‘‘fast’’ because you didn’t have to refuel or repair the engine as often (less time in pits). Baltazar or Leonardo9613 was extremely close to you in GT1, and close, but not as close, in GT2. If he had a car that was a bit faster around the track he would have taken the victory in GT1. And I am talking about less than 2 seconds…
Hmm…a 6th-place finish isn’t exactly something I can boast about on my company page. That’s a bit of a bummer. 
Time to sack the R&D staff!
Damn, I wish I had spent more time tweaking the car. I built them so quickly, surely there was something more to get out of. But, a second place finish, with cars that took a fraction of the time of the winners to develop is something I am proud of.
Edit: That last-minute effort was what disqualified my Prototype, because I simply forgot to put the mufflers on.
Also, I didn’t even run the GT1 and Prototype on the track, I simply used the same suspension set-up from the GT2 and that was it ;
Yeah, next time I’m not going to make a shitty 2. odd liter I6 xD
I’m pretty happy with where my team finished, but i must say i’m not surprised that Strop and Dragawn were even faster 
i’m content with 2nd place though
As our aim was always to set the benchmark, this event was Belua’s to lose. So we are pleased with the win, but I am hardly surprised that it was possible to be competitive with far less preparation, as it is that last little difference that crowns the champions that so often comes down to the hard yards.
Nonetheless, such a small margin certainly provided a thrilling finish! We can’t say for sure what would have been enough to change the result, but if one came that close this time, we can look forward to even stiffer competition in future events.