MR2 World Series BATracer Challenge

[kbrew8991]

BATracer Game Link
pw - race_car_only

instead of the F1-2008 carset, this one is the MR2 car set, decent variety of different races, similar setup parameters to the F1s, etc but also the ability to custom paint your team's car

right now I've disabled the road cars, but if we suddenly get enough interest to mostly fill each division then I'll open it up. The difference is only 1 tire type for the road cars, they're a bit slower, and have 2 less setup parameters

here is the site where I got my custom car skin from:
MR2 World Series Liveries

glad to have some MR2.com guys on there I'd like to get this started once we have 12-14 players

[kbrew8991]

bump...?

[David48]

This is too hard. I just signed up but first I have to Compete in a begginer race. I have no idea what to do.

[kbrew8991]

not sure how to get started or what? I see there is a David Barba that signed up that I'll assume is you... so you made it into the game at least

its a little overwhelming at first, but you'll get the hang of it

[kbrew8991]

here's my "starter guide"

always do your testing on the highest number tire set that is appropriate for the weather (ie set slicks 1.5 in dry if you have 5 sets, intermediates 1.3 in drizzle if you have 3 sets, etc). Start the race on set X.1 (X being whatever corresponds to the start weather). This is the way I do it, you can deviate from it, but I haven't ever had it select the worn set of tires this way in a changing conditions race so YMMV if you vary from my method here

the engineer's notes screen will give you a general idea of where to start the setup, so read them and get your initial setup done based off of what he says. I use 76 for "high/stiff", 50 for "medium", and 24 for "soft", but you can use what works best for you, I used to use 20 & 80 for the non-medium stuff that that worked ok too.

If your teammate has already tested, then base your setup off of his. If they give you a range of say 32-100, I recommend starting at the lower end of that range since he started that low based of the engineer's notes. Coming back after testing with a range of 32-80 isn't helpful, but coming back with a range of say 32-40 or narrower is helpful. At any rate, the end point(s) of the range are *not* correct settings, though they may be just 1 point off... so if he posts a range of 32-36 for a certain setting, the correct setting is either 33, 34, or 35. I'd test right in the middle at 34 since it will either be right, or rule the other stuff out to a 1 point range which is just as good as being "spot-on".

so now you've got the testing tire set selected and your initial setup based of the engineer's notes -or- your teammate's testing done. Hit the button to do a run and it usually will give you feedback for a few settings. I prefer to move in 8 point increments or half of the range, whichever makes sense. There is a whole article in the "help" section that explains why 8s get you "spot-on" faster than factor of 10 or other numbers. Wash-rinse repeat as you narrow down the ranges and get the settings dialed in.

I can break down qualifying & race settings further, but I'll leave you with the testing primer and this piece of advice - 50 is a low setting usually, and 90 or more is starting to push your luck depending on the exact setting, but that'll get you started. Some of the "pit stop" and "mechanical sympathy" settings will want to be much lower than 90 though

[David48]

Originally Posted by kbrew8991

not sure how to get started or what? I see there is a David Barba that signed up that I'll assume is you... so you made it into the game at least

its a little overwhelming at first, but you'll get the hang of it

Yay!! It worked. Yeah that's me.

[kbrew8991]

we may be recruiting people from Jeff and my clan to fill the game out, so you guys might end up with some really experienced teammates

will likely start doing that tomorrow, so if you want a slot sign up now if you don't have one

[David48]

I need a good team mate

[kbrew8991]

we could really use one more guy to join so we can start...

[kbrew8991]

alright, game is full

do your pre-qualifying testing and set your qualifying up MEOW, will hit "start game" about 9pm Eastern... and last time the "start game" button didn't start a 12hr countdown, it started the game immediately

[David48]

Sorry for the delays. I haven't benn able to focus much on this. Its incredibly hard to do when you have such a crappy and slow computer like mine.

[David48]

Now its just being stupid(batracer). I entered David48 as my username to log in and it says "username not recognized". So, thinking I just put in a diff. username (I rarely do), I requested my username to be sent to my email, and my username is David48. So for now I cant login.