MX-5 Cup Car- series anyone?

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#1 Mon, 09/28/2015 - 15:50
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MX-5 Cup Car- series anyone?

Anyone interested in a series in FM6 with this car? I can do Monday night but I know that the guys already do Monday night madness. My guess is most people will want to run that as well. I don't want to create a conflict but Monday is my only night. Let me know guys. If there is enough interest we can run a shakedown next week.
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 03:54
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I will if we can be finished by 8:30est
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 04:10
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We do have an MX5 series running Sundays 8PM BST about to start if you would like to join that one the thread is in the forza sub forum :)

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 08:01 (Reply to #3)
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I may join that Snoop. Built the car and I liked it but I was going to use the previous gen full on Cup car. The one with the roll cage and all. So, if anyone is still interested I will go ahead and plan it out. It will probably conflict with Monday night madness though. Sorry. BTW, on a side note- I kind of hate Citcuit of the Americas. Fun track to watch races on but driving it is frustrating.
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 21:13
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Depends on what time. I don't partake in Monday night madness.
Thu, 10/01/2015 - 12:10
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What time are you wanting to run it?  I am waiting on the adapter to show up, so I can use my mic.

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 20:30
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I would be interested . What time would it be at , I can only do after 630 pm (eastern time)  on weekdays any time on weekends. i would need a tune if tuning is allowed.

Fri, 10/02/2015 - 00:16
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Well guys, I'm thinking 8:30 PM EST. Like I mentioned, I want to run the previous gen full MX5 Cup Car. The build is very basic. Race differential and sport transmition with a set gear ratio. Racing would come down to driver skill but the car is very friendly it drive so there would be some close racing throughout the field. I'd like it to be a friendly series for all skill levels. Race format is open right now but I usually lean toward races lasting about 20 to 30 minutes.
Fri, 10/02/2015 - 17:18
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Still working on this guys. This is the build so far:

Race Tires, Race Differential, Sport Trans. (I am pretty certain that this build is it, I want to keep it simple)

I am still deciding on a specific gear ratio. The only thing that will NOT be tunable is the final drive. Tracks will be a mix of medium and short layouts. More racers means more fun for everyone in the field. Juan Derecho and I ran a few laps at Lime Rock and Monza. It was good fun.

If you try the car please let me know what you think. I know it's not a rocket or anything like that but it will be lots of fun with 10 or more drivers.The more the merrier.

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Final Drive = 4.41   You can tune any other settings but you must have this value as the Final Drive gear ratio. As far as the Diff Settings go: you can use whatever setting suits your driving style and abilities. Same with suspension settings.

Try the following tracks: Lime Rock Full, Monza Full Alt. (minus the first chicane), Sebring Short, Road Atlanta

Any feedback is appreciated.

Sat, 10/03/2015 - 06:12
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what about tyre width snappy, stock of full ?? and you should think about making the aero a fixed value for your close racing

Sat, 10/03/2015 - 08:23 (Reply to #10)
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Everything else is stock, the car does not have aero. It's the 2013 Mazda MX-5 Cup car. With this build the car's PI is C403
Sun, 10/04/2015 - 08:31
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Mondays work great for me. Love running the mx5's.

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 11:59
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I will get the car built and hopefully join ya next Monday

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 14:15
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Short notice, I know, but: I will be starting a lobby tonight (10-5-2015) at 8:30 PM EST for a test session in this car. This will just be some test racing at a couple of different tracks. Feel free to join in if you have the car built and feel like you might be interested in the series.
Mon, 10/05/2015 - 19:42
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Built and painted.

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:42 (Reply to #15)
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Oldschool 2o4f wrote:

Built and painted.

Awesome! Have you driven it yet? What do you think? It's not a fast car, obviously but with enough racers involved there will be some good battles.

Tue, 10/06/2015 - 12:03 (Reply to #16)
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I did take it out at Lime Rock, a track I'm not real familiar with and it handled well despite me driving too deep into a few turns. It didn't snap, and you could turn the wheel and kick it in the ass and it would turn in a bit but not a lot. I haven't done anything to it but adjust the final drive to spec, so I'm sure there's some tuning room in her? As a short track car I think she'll be pretty fun.

As a pet peeve of note, the factory rear lip on the trunk is NOT paintable guys, so make sure whatever color you want that thing to be, you'll have to start with the car that color and work around, my car for example, is yellow base coat. EVERYTHING else IS paintable, mirrors, wheels, all of it. LOL, I did my mirrors n wheels in chrome just cause they were black.

Mon, 10/05/2015 - 20:49
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I will do some practice this week.
Thu, 10/08/2015 - 10:13
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I'll run,was already thinking about this series.

Tue, 10/13/2015 - 21:39
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Obviously I'm late for the test run, but I'd be interested in being part of this; I just ran the Mazda MX-5 Factory Spec event and was thinking it was a fun car. Early-ish Monday evenings is a good time for me, too. I have two questions, though: 1) I see a thread on getting a race number on the main forum. Is that necessary for this event, or can we just show up? 2) Forgive the newb question, but what defines a "Cup Car"? Is it a particular PI, set of upgrades, or does it mean racing stock (as in the Factory Spec Challenge)?

Wed, 10/14/2015 - 06:08 (Reply to #20)
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The "Cup" car is a specific Mazda in the game, a model if you will.

The getting a number post is a 2 old 4 forza wide listing of everyone in our little gang and what number is officially held within our organization for all of the races we run. For instance, my number officially here is 7. All cars I run in any 2o4f races will have 7 on it.

This doesn't apply to informal spur of the moment races or things like the weekly Wednesday afternoon track days.

It aids the coordinators and the painters so that you don't end up with a car with a different number on it and get misidentified OR have to change a paint down the road.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 21:06
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I see, thanks for clarifying. I'll be sure to check out the car and claim a race number.

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 17:58 (Reply to #22)
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Sat, 10/31/2015 - 13:19
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I would like to race MX-5.  Not sure I have the cup car yet? but I do have a MX-5 with a good livery from SweedishThunder.  Hope I  get # 10 assigned.  Any chance we can add Tuesday or Thursday night racing at or after 8:30 PM central?

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Sun, 11/01/2015 - 10:56 (Reply to #24)
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Cup car has roll bars...

Sat, 10/31/2015 - 19:17
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I'm down
Sun, 11/01/2015 - 06:44 (Reply to #26)
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I'll be online Tuesday night, after 8:30 PM.  

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