Con un nuovo messaggio su Facebook, la Kunos Simulazioni ha confermato ufficialmente l'arrivo per Assetto Corsa di un nuovo pacchetto di contenuti extra: il Red Pack, questo il nome del DLC, sarà disponibile a partire dal prossimo 14 luglio. Dalle immagini pubblicate finora, i primi contenuti "scoperti" dovrebbero essere il circuito del A1 Red Bull Ring e la splendida Maserati 250F della metà degli anni '50.

• Mid-engine open two seater
• Carbon composite monocoque
• Audi 2.0 TFSI. Turbo-charged 4-cylinder.
• 360hp @ 6800rpm
• 500Nm @ 3600 rpm
• 6 speed manual
• Redline @ 7500rpm
• Shiftpoint @ 6800-7000rpm
• 40 liter fuel cell
• 790kg (dry weight)
• 37/63 weight distribution
• 250 kg+ downforce at 200 kph
• 200/610-17 & 240/640-18 slicks
• Steering defaults are 792 degrees of rotation with a 25 degrees steerlock
  

We've had the pleasure to work on this car with an overwhelming amount of data provided by KTM that allowed @Karsten Borchers to create a highly accurate model of the car while also bringing more insight on suspension models and tyres that will benefit future productions.

Here are some notes shared by Karsten to the betatesters during development:

Karsten Borchers said:

Suspension: You have the option between 3 springs. 70, 80, 90 in the front, and 100, 120, 140 in the rear. Add to that 5 Anti-Roll bar settings, front and rear. The default damper settings are set to KTM specs. You have the usual camber and toe adjustments accessible.

Transmission: It is using actual gear-ratios, except we had to cheat a little for the 5th and 6th gears so they use a final ratio rather than a dynamic solution where both can use different finals.
The differential is not adjustable.

Aerodynamics: Regarding downforce, you have 3 options for that small wing in your back. The lowest setting will allow you to reach the top speed of 249kph while the highest setting will reduce your top speed to 241kph.

Shifting: The engine has very strong low end torque, and its shift point is around 6800-7000. The Shift light comes on at 6800. That means you will not be using the first two gears very often but instead make the high torque work for you.

Tires: The compound used by KTM in the X-Battle is a very hard one, and you will not be getting much wear from them. It is common to use a single set of tires for a full week-end.
Good to note that we're using a new heating / cooling model for this one.
It is slightly more friction based now, and if your tires run cold, you just aren't going quick enough.
If the front is going hot and the rear cold, you should look into adjusting your driving and stop ploughing into the corners and instead shift the weight around some more. You will notice that on some tracks it will be hard to get temperatures up while on others you will struggle to keep them low enough.

Brakes: A lot of work went into the brakes, changing the way we have been doing them in the past. They now bite a lot more, and dont cool/heat as fast as you're used to. Default pressure is now 90%, and you can go down to 75% if you wish. Now do not panic about that. You are free to run 100%, but you will have to modulate the brakes a lot more, and you cant just slam them, because they will lock instantly.
The brake bias can be adjusted in 0.5 increments, and you can go as far as 55% rear, if you so desire.

The brakefade range has been increased a lot. Optimal temperature is 450 celcius, and at 50c or 850c you will only have 89% braking power. You might find that on some tracks, like Norisring, you cannot just keep braking at the minimum brake distance lap after lap. They will run hot quite fast!
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More work went into the Suspension Model, as we have added additional support for the very specific chassis of the X-Bow.

30 liveries will be available for the KTM X-Bow RR, giving you a good taste of the X-Bow Battle, KTM's own one-make Series.

Stay tuned for a special competition in collaboration with KTM, that will give RaceRoom users worldwide the chance to drive the real car on the race track!

Hannes Tribelnig, Licensing Manager at KTM commented:
"We are excited to be a partner of RaceRoom and look forward to seeing players getting in touch with our KTM X-Bow RR. The fastest will get a chance to prove their skills not only in the virtual- but also in the real world. Have fun and we hope to meet you soon."

Il team di iRacing ci mostra oggi un nuovo video di anteprima dedicato al circuito Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola, che sarà disponibile nel simulatore americano dal prossimo 7 Giugno. Il trailer ci permette di apprezzare un intero giro, dall'abitacolo della McLaren-Honda MP4-30.

Il team di iRacing ci mostra finalmente il trailer di presentazione del nuovo circuito Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola, che sarà disponibile nel simulatore americano a partire dal mese di giugno.
This is Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari - most know it simply as Imola. It's a track rife with motor racing history, and has evolved significantly since it was founded in 1953. Learn about the track in our video below. Imola - coming to iRacing next month.

Dopo averci mostrato la versione stradale, oggi la Kunos Simulazioni ci presenta in immagini la divertente Mazda MX-5 Cup, ovvero la versione corsaiola, anche lei protagonista del nuovo Japanese Pack che sarà disponibile domani per Assetto Corsa. Arrivano in serata anche gli screens della Nissan 370Z Nismo !

La Kunos Simulazioni ci mostra oggi i primi screens di anteprima del nuovo Japanese Car Pack per Assetto Corsa, che sarà disponibile dal 18 Maggio. Protagonista di queste prime immagini è la Mazda MX-5.
They say "Good things come in small packages" right? Well, that's certainly the case with the Mazda MX-5, which won 2016's World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year awards. This small, compact and agile machine will be yours to own in the upcoming ‪Assetto Corsa‬ Japanese pack, available to download on May 18th. Excited? We certainly are...

Con il trailer di lancio che potete ammirare qui sotto, il team Sector3 rilascia come promesso per il suo RaceRoom Racing Experience la nuova monoposto Tatuus Formula 4 Abarth.
Costruita su un telaio monoscocca in composito di fibra di carbonio Tatuus ufficialmente omologato, la Tatuus F4 è l'auto con cui i giovani piloti di tutto il mondo dimostrano di avere la stoffa per proseguire negli sport automobilistici FIA. È il logico passo successivo alla Formula RR Junior. L'auto è dotata di profili alari modificabili ed è abbastanza aggressiva da poterti far perdere il controllo in un attimo. Mantieni una guida rilassata, fai le scelte giuste e la Tatuus F4 offrirà lo slancio necessario.

What’s changed? A good amount of cutting false positives have been addressed, as well as the pit entry glitch on the 2014 layout. Cam bugs have also been fixed, and the AI cars now use headlights on the road courses. In an attempt to slowly move away from the recent desaturated look, the grass should look a tad more alive. And yes, non-Steam people can still grab the full download and install manually if they wish.

Download: 447MB (Steam version should update automatically if subscribed to Image Space Inc in workshop).

Changelog:
– Fixed AI headlights on road courses
– Fixed several false positive cut detections
– Fixed pit entry glitch on 2014 layout
– Fixed cams on 400 and 500 layouts
– Increased grass saturation

Are you ready to get invaded by JDM? Assetto Corsa Japanese Pack - Available on Steam - 05.18.2016