09.09.2024 5 comments
There is probably very little understanding why tires are such hard things to get the feeling spot on. So, try to absorb the below mini 'lecture' on R/C car tires and a physics tire model.
HISTORY
Tires are the most complex part to understand, be it for real cars, and in a sim it is even more complex! A lot of research has been done by tire manufacturers and universities to understand how tires work and what affects the tire characteristics. Now consider trying to come up with a good 'tire model' for r/c cars using foam tires. Zero reference to go by as foam tires are not used in the real car world. So we had to do all the research ourselves. 'We' meaning our physics expert Todd Wasson who had not even seen an r/c car race when he took on the job of physics engine developer for VRC...
CREATING A STARTING POINT
The only thing we had available in 2000 when Todd started working on this, was data from the Serpent DRX-2000 datalogger, especially of our home track in Heemstede. With that data we could extra... read more
05.09.2024 8 comments
We will release the new C2 compound front and rear foam tires for 1:8 nitro sportscars. This compound has been developed to improve acceleration and braking performance, and to improve turn-in response and stability, bringing to behavior and 'feel' closer to modern 1:8 scale nitro on-road cars. We expect a serious improvement of lap times by 0.3 to 0.4 seconds and expect current standing time-trial and lap-records soon to be broken!
The C2 compound front and rear tires will be available in 32-35-37-40 shore hardness and will be released on Saturday September 7th 09:00 local time. It is unavoidable that the release will affect some events rounds for 1:8 nitro on-road which are running at that particular moment.
We have only tested combinations of C2 compound front and rear tires and we strongly recommend not to mix them up with the standard compounds, as this has not been tested. But of course feel free to do so!
Adjusting tire parameters is an extremely complex process and requires a l... read more
08.08.2024 7 comments
Due to delays in track development and testing caused by the holiday period, the release of the Xtreme track versions MT1, MT2, MT5 and MT6, some track allocations have changed.
Round 2 of 2024 SEASON 2 1:10 NITRO SEDANS ROUND and SPEC have been changed to Fiorano.
2024 Season 2 Mid Week Sprint Series for 1:8 nitro GT3 has been changed as follows:
Round 1 XTR LT5
Round 2 Kagegawa
Round 3 Halifax
Round 4 XTR MT3
Round 5 Keitune
Round 6 Cincinnatti
Round 7 Lostallo
Round 8 Essone
Round 9 XTR LT4
Round 10 Sao Paulo Jundiai
Round 11 XTR MT4
Round 12 Sydney
Round 13 Messina
Round 14 XTR LT2
Round 15 Brisbane
Round 16 XTR LT1
Round 17 Heemstede 1
Round 18 Lloret de Mar
22.07.2024 2 comments
A new addition to the family of the XTREME tracks: SHORT TRACK 1.
Short is a relative issue on the Xtreme Racing Complex. With 295m ST1 is one of the shortest lay-outs of all the XTR tracks, fast and flowing as you can expect of an XTR track.
https://www.vrcworld.com/tracks/track.aspx?track=175
Enjoy the ride!
