AC SURPRISE Event Thu, 23rd March 2023

abecede · Mar 17, 2023

Welcome to the RD Racing Club. Newbies and Pros alike to a fantastic SURPRISE event!

Choose one of these four cars: The Ferrari 330 P4, the KTM X-Bow R, the Lotus 2-Eleven GT4 or the Alfa Romeo 155 TI V6.
The great thing about these cars: They have equal lap times on the track we're racing on! What a great opportunity to check out a car that you may have never driven yet!

I did some web scraping on the RSR LiveTiming web site, and crunched the numbers to find this unusual combo of cars. Here are the results:
The Ferrari and KTM being the harder vehicle to control have a minuscule but really negligible faster lap time than the Lotus and the Alfa! So all four cars having quite different characteristics are on pace with each other! The laptimes between any pair of cars are not more than 0.5 seconds on a track with a total laptime of about 1:30 according to hundreds of recorded hotlappers.

Choose whichever car you like, and be BOLD! Try something fresh and new for yourself! You may be pleasantly surprised!

SIGN UP NOW!
BY POSTING YOUR PREFERRED CAR IN THIS THREAD

Current participants:

@abecede - Ferrari 330 P4
@Twoddle - Ferrari 330 P4
@Kek700 - Lotus 2 Eleven GT4
@Shed 17 - KTM Xbow R
@garyb 76 - Alfa Romeo 155
@HF2000 - Lotus 2 Eleven GT4
@Alfred Wayne - Alfa Romeo 155
@Matt Edwards-Davies - KTM Xbow R
@L4de - Lotus 2 Eleven GT4
@KDiesel - Alfa Romeo 155
@thom462 - Alfa Romeo 155
...

Event details:

20:00 CET (19:00 UTC) | 60 minutes - Practice (optional, but recommended)
21:00 CET (20:00 UTC) | 20 minutes - Qualifying
21:25 CET (20:25 UTC) | Two races (30 minutes each) 2nd race with reversed grid
Cars: Ferrari 330 P4, KTM X-Bow R, Lotus 2-Eleven GT4, Alfa Romeo 155 TI V6
Track: Will be revealed on practice start, but it's a well known track.
Pit stop: optional
Tyre blankets: Yes
Track Temps: 20C air / 20C track
Weather: Mid Clear
Track grip: 100%
Damage / Fuel / Tyre wear rates: 10% / 0% / 0%

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abecede · Mar 17, 2023

I'm in with the FERRARI 330 P4!

Twoddle · Mar 17, 2023

I will try the Ferrari 330 P4

Kek700 · Mar 18, 2023

Lotus 2 eleven please Markus

Boukâh · Mar 18, 2023

Sounds like a lot of fun, but I can’t make it that night, unfortunately. Enjoy guys!

Shed 17 · Mar 18, 2023

As an ex off road racer it would be rude to go for anything other than the KTM. I'm in please Markus.

garyb 76 · Mar 18, 2023

i would like to play
count me in with the alfa
thanks Gary

HF2000 · Mar 18, 2023

Never done a race with the Lotus. So let's do it!

Alfred Wayne · Mar 18, 2023

I'll take the Alfa please

Matt Edwards-Davies · Mar 20, 2023

I’ve been out of the game for far too long but am dusting off my gear this week. Would love to join but may only be able to make the 1st race, is that ok?

The 2nd is a possibility for me if everything is running on time but I would be cutting it close. I will see if I can make other arrangements though as this is a rare opportunity for me to start on “pole” thanks to the reversed grid

abecede · Mar 20, 2023

Matt Edwards-Davies said:
I’ve been out of the game for far too long but am dusting off my gear this week. Would love to join but may only be able to make the 1st race, is that ok?

The 2nd is a possibility for me if everything is running on time but I would be cutting it close. I will see if I can make other arrangements though as this is a rare opportunity for me to start on “pole” thanks to the reversed grid

Hey, great if I have some other backmarker with me! What car would you like? Then I'll add you to the grid, even if it's only for the first race.

Matt Edwards-Davies · Mar 20, 2023

abecede said:
Hey, great if I have some other backmarker with me! What car would you like? Then I'll add you to the grid, even if it's only for the first race.

Awesome, thanks! I’ll join the KTM club for this one to round out the field a bit.

abecede · Mar 23, 2023

Only a couple of hours left to take RISKS by choosing a car you maybe never drove before! The track will be revealed only minutes before the practice session starts at 20:00 CET / 19:00 UTC.

So if you're in the mood to try out a fresh car and driving with awesome people around you, NOW is the time!

Edouard-11 · Mar 23, 2023

If it’s not to late, count me in with the KTM please.

abecede · Mar 23, 2023

Edouard-11 said:
If it’s not to late, count me in with the KTM please.

I'd love to add you to the grid! But for our races it is required that you have a premium membership which is about 12€ per year or so. Here's the link for you to upgrade!
After this please also change the "real name" field in your Account Details page, since we are a nice community and like to call each other by name. It's only visible to other premium players.

If you have any questions setting it all up, send me a message or post here, I'll be glad to help you out! After you have upgraded, post again here, and I'll add you to the race!

L4de · Mar 23, 2023

Hello. Count me in with Lotus.

KDiesel · Mar 23, 2023

155 for me please.

Matt Edwards-Davies · Mar 23, 2023

Sorry, I am having some equipment issues that I need to sort out. I will try to sort them out prior to the race but I may not be able to make it. Hopefully will see you soon!

thom462 · Mar 23, 2023

Hi Markus, sounds fun. Sign me in with the Alfa please.

Twoddle · Mar 23, 2023

I've just had something come up and not sure if i will be able to make the race but i will try. just letting you know in case I'm not there for the race.