Round 1 of the Oppo Fourza Classic Roadsters Series Starts in One Hour

"RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"" (robored61389)
07/18/2015 at 15:30 • Filed to: Forza, Fourza

The first leg of our trip around the world begins in sunny Monterey, California at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. First built in 1957, Laguna Seca is a track that has seen many forms of racing ranging from Trans-Am, US Motorcycle Grand Prix, ALMS, CART, and others. Its series of turns and straights have tested the skill of many a racer, and it is partucularly renown for its Turn8/8A areas, known as The Corkscrew.

Though it is different from the configuation it had when the raceway was first built, this track should nonetheless prove challenging for 50s-era roadsters.

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*REMINDER* The race begins at 3:30 PM CST, and the lobby opens up half an hour before that. Be sure to arrive early just in case of connection issues!

If you haven’t already set up your car or signed up, it’s too late for you to join in for this race, but you can join in on the next one when you’re ready.

If you haven’t been added to the club yet, contact SVTyler(XBL: mackleroy45) or Corey CC97 (XBL: Corey CC97) so you can get added and be ensured to get the race invite!

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The lap time to meet for this week’s race is 1:41.200. Please take plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the track and to tune your car.

If you’re new and need info on this racing series, please read the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . There’s plenty of time to join in, and if you’re new, message SVTyler on here on Oppo (mackleroy45 on XBL) to get added to the club.

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DISCUSSION (28)

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/12/2015 at 19:20

For the record, SVTyler, I have no clue how you go about picking out the lap time, so I just ran the hell out of the course with the slowest default car of the bunch and added about 5 seconds to my time.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/12/2015 at 19:46

Nice. I have my 250 TR painted and ready to go. Just gotta match the lap time now.

You might want to make the lap time faster. I’m on min width street tires and only race exhaust at B486 and I’m still faster than that time. It’s possible that I’m running quick, I mean Mack was at C370ish for the Two-Five, but both you and Mack are faster than me so you guys might end up somewhere like B450. I'm fine running my PI that low, but I just wanted you to know that I've had to downgrade a lot to match it.

SVTyler > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/12/2015 at 21:52

I test at A550 then subtract like three seconds and take off upgrades to meet that time. It’s not entirely scientific but seems to work.

SVTyler > Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
07/12/2015 at 23:13

Kinja'd!!!

I second this motion.

SVTyler > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/13/2015 at 00:15

What PI is your car at? I built an B480 Healey that turned a 1:40.6 so I’ve still got a ways to go.

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > SVTyler
07/13/2015 at 00:31

I haven’t adjusted the time on my car yet. I just ran a few laps with the test Cobra (with final drive tweaked for the course) and got a 1:37.401 as my best, and then picked the time from there. I had plans for the evening, so I haven’t done any tuning of my own yet.

Given yours and Corey’s responses, let’s try adjusting the time by about a second. The time is now 1:41.200. We’ll see if that’s more manageable, but I’m worried about others’ times and what PI adjustments they need to do.

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
07/13/2015 at 00:34

Time has been adjusted to 1:41.200

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > SVTyler
07/13/2015 at 13:22

My D Type with no tinkering at 551 just ran a 1:37.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
07/13/2015 at 15:54

Kinja'd!!!

It’s gonna be a field of good looking cars. Can you guess where this livery came from? It’s a very specific plane. (It’s still a WIP)

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
07/13/2015 at 16:14

Did a quick google search and the closest I could find to that livery was a Canadian Air Force F-104 Starfighter. Wherever the livery came from, it looks good on the Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggg.

It is not a Starfighter, it is in fact based on the Avro Arrow. Specifically the 1:1 model that used to be in the Toronto Air and Space museum.

One of the biggest mistakes the Canadian Government ever made was cancelling the Arrow project. Some people say that the Arrow’s design could have been relevant today if it was ever produced in numbers.

Rl-203

Kinja'd!!!

The museum is closed now, all the exhibits packed up in sea cans on the tarmac at Pearson Airport. And in one of those cans is the only surviving Iroquois engine from an Avro Arrow.

Can you tell I love this plane?

Why did they cancel it? Looks like a nice jet.

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
07/13/2015 at 17:21

Main rules have been changed.

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/13/2015 at 17:22

Please note that I realized I had a big derp moment and the series rules have been changed.

Main rules have been changed.

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > SVTyler
07/13/2015 at 17:22

Main rules have been changed.

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
07/13/2015 at 17:24

I’d really like to see a picture of it like this again once it’s finished. I have some friends who might be very interested.

It is a VERY long tale of poor government decisions under the pressure of a jealous USA. To be honest, no one really knows why it was cancelled. Funding, manufacturing complications, the USAF not wanting the Canadians to have a better toy. Take your pick. There is a lot of reading on it if you’re up for it.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/13/2015 at 18:17

Kinja'd!!!

This is by no means a faithful recreation. More of a tribute. Based on the Avro Arrow.

Kinja'd!!!

SVTyler > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/14/2015 at 07:33

So there are essentially no required upgrades now? I’ll be really interested to see the results of that come Saturday...

Mattbob > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/17/2015 at 10:20

I will try to get a car tuned for this tonight. Can I get an invite if I am on tomorrow?

Tareim - V8 powered > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/17/2015 at 10:23

gah, forgot about this, still need to choose a car, paint & test it :/ and I don’t have much spare time to do it, might be a miss this week (hopefully not)

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > Mattbob
07/17/2015 at 10:39

The invites get sent to all club members simultaneously, so you should get it if you’re on tomorrow.

Mattbob > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/17/2015 at 10:56

sounds good. thanks!

Rainbow > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/18/2015 at 14:40

I put in more practice for this race than any other so far, and this is the first time I’ve actually gotten within the correct second. My Maserati is A600, it was mostly running 1:42-1:44, but when I really get into it I run about 1:41.5-ish. My best time was 1:41.104, though, so I’m guessing I’ll average around 1:41.2 if I can stay out of the dirt.

EricisDaywalker > RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras"
07/18/2015 at 23:44

Was in a battle with Tariem, and all of a sudden, I got kicked out of race at lap 18, and found myself racing by myself.

WTF happened? Did that happen to evryone or just me?

Saw some lag starting to show up over the last couple of laps, then poof, everybody disappears....jeeze

RoboRed "The road to hell is paved with overturned Vanduras" > EricisDaywalker
07/18/2015 at 23:59

Yeah, something weird happened and you and Corey suddenly dropped out. Don’t know how it did, but I’m sorry it happened. :(

I blame MS/Turn10. I even wired in my Xbox for this race.