I really like the concept of this challenge. However, one thing I don’t really understand about many of these high-end race car challenges is why the engineering has to be artificially constrained in ways that don’t necessarily reflect the goal of the vehicle. If the objective is to design the best Formula car possible, I’d rather optimize purely for performance within the technical regulations than deliberately make engineering compromises to satisfy an arbitrary cost score.
I understand why the organizer included cost—it encourages diverse entries instead of everyone maxing every quality slider. I just don’t think it’s that interesting. Maybe for a road-car challenge or endurance racing, but for a top-tier single seater?
The challenge already has meaningful constraints: a fuel-flow limit, a minimum weight, safety requirements, aero restrictions, a tech pool, tyre limits, etc. Those already force interesting engineering trade-offs.
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Personally, I’d rather see either a hard cost cap or no cost scoring at all.
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It is one of the lesser important scoring statistics, mainly there to differentiate the top scorers. Even in a no cost cap era, a team would always prefer the much cheaper car if the difference in performance is minimal, depending on the funds of that team (a Ferrari wouldn’t care that much, but a Haas would be delighted). Therefore there will be no cost cap, but the scoring of it is on the lower end
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Fair enough. This is just my preference. I think 5 points won’t have that big of an impact compared to the other stats, so it’s fine I guess.
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Acht Sterne - Trakx Formula Racing presents the AS-01.T
We’re proud to introduce our first Formula Alternative challenger: the AS-01.T.
Designed around balance, consistency and aerodynamic efficiency, the AS-01.T is built to be fast over a single lap while remaining predictable and confidence-inspiring throughout a race stint.
Power comes from a 2.0L turbocharged V6, developed to deliver competitive performance within the championship regulations. As for the exact output… we’ll let the stopwatch do the talking.
Current simulations show a 1:37.60 flying lap around the Automation Test Track, giving us confidence that the car can provide solid performances in both qualifying sessions and race conditions.
This is just the beginning for Acht Sterne - Trakx Formula Racing, and we’re excited to see how the AS-01.T performs when the lights go out.
Good luck to all competitors—we’ll see you on track!
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What mods do you guys use for the F1 style wings and fixtures? I tried just using 3D fixtures but it looks wack and any decent shape is so tedious to sculpt.
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Simmer22 has made many open wheel mods so just look up Simmer22 and you’ll find already a lot
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