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BOSTON, MA - In a move that surprised no one in the Dorchester factory that hand-builds the competetion engines for New England Motorworks's race entries, CEO Sean O'Connor announced today that the company would tackle the upcoming prototype season, in addition to both Group B and Group C entries based on the Merrimack and Assabet platforms respectively. O'Connor said the Prototype will be named Neponset, after the river next to the Dorchester Motor Factory. Merrimack chassis used for the upcoming race season will be hand selected from the main production line in the Lowell Car Mill, and Assabet units will be purpose built in the Maynard Performance Center next to street-going models. [non-RP post below] I can't seem to find the allowed mod pack, any chance you can link it?
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Jan 18, 2017 04:22
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Yeah, my Prototype engine is sitting right where I wanted it, a good balance of fuel economy and raw power. thinking V8 or V12 for my Group C and I6, V6 or Turbo 4 for my Group B
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Jan 18, 2017 17:09
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So I also made a Group A car (in addition to the other 3 classes) Now I need to decide which program to cut 
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Jan 19, 2017 00:03
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my group A is 6kg over the minimum
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Jan 19, 2017 07:47
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Hrm, do i trash my group C or rebuild it from scratch?
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Jan 24, 2017 02:49
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MrChips posted:Well, you have a **TON** of production units left to use in both your engine and your chassis, so... yeah but isn't the maximum QPs per section on both 0?
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Jan 24, 2017 04:23
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MrChips posted:Nope, the minimum (apart from the excepted sections) is zero! The reason for this is that certain sections can get a little fucky with negative QPs. well, um Expect three revisions before 4am EST.
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Jan 24, 2017 06:03
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MrChips posted:I totally spaced out about car numbers - you guys get to choose them, so go to this sheet here and make your choices! aw, wanted to make mine be the area codes in MA that have overlays (617/857, 781/339, 508/774, 978/351)
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Jan 24, 2017 06:43
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Got bored and made street versions of my Group A, B and C cars  
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Jan 24, 2017 18:39
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I'm probably going to do complete rebuilds of my B and C cars, A's engine is a dumpster fire
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Feb 1, 2017 06:00
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Right, so I'm in the process of rebuilding the Assabet (my group C) probably going to end up dropping my group B, can't get the weight down, which seems to be the car's major weakness.
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Feb 13, 2017 00:09
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Updated all four of my cars, final cut decision will be made after the Daytona test. Safe to say the Prototype is the only one immune to the axe.
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Feb 13, 2017 01:48
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MrChips posted:Accidents are mostly bad luck, but it is influenced also the weather (a wet track will produce more accidents, and the wrong tire for the conditions will as well), but also a "difficulty" calculation, which is a ratio between sportiness and driveability (specifically, the TrackSportiness and TrackDriveability values in the LUA files). Most of the cars are currently running in the 1.2-1.4 range (lower is better), with a few outliers in either direction. Well I can tell from one of these numbers you haven't loaded in my revisions yet (in the dropbox, can email you as well)
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Feb 13, 2017 08:48
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- when I first opened up your car in Automation, my reaction to your engine was to let out an incredulous "WHAAAT!", then go about my business making sure it was all above board.
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Right, I'm doing two more rebuilds tonight after work. My group C is safe from getting cut (with the limited competition in that class, it will pick up an occasional class podium when the others have issues), however it is going to get some work to try to improve lap times Similarly, Group B is all but safe, And other than aero/suspension changes I don't see much else to tweak (maybe a new engine) Group A is a dumpster fire, right at the minimum weight but obviously underpowered, even with the new engine it got on my last rebuild. Gonna try another new engine, but if it doesn't pass muster on the company test track it's not going anywhere near competition.
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Feb 14, 2017 18:42
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MrChips posted:Torque curves are important, as well as gearing and a number of other factors. An engine that makes all of its power up high, and has has a narrow band between the torque peak and power peak might actually be slower than a car with a wider spread. Also, gearing is important; any time you change the engine you really do need to adjust your gear ratio spacing and top speed. Part of the reason I don't have turbos in my cars (also I could never get them to have a decent HP/fuel burn ratio) Also, if you have any advice for my Group C and B that would be great, I've already given up on A (so you can pull it unless you want to waiver it for whatever reason)
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Feb 15, 2017 04:04
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EDIT: Oh wow a rare double post
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Feb 15, 2017 04:03
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Just made some changes to my group B. Ran it on Daytona. The standing start time was faster than its fastest lap from the test day  Meanwhile, I've somehow turned the engine from my Group C entry into a flaming pile of dogshit. Have not yet touched Group A
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Feb 16, 2017 19:05
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And all four entries in. Will do a post with screengrabs and flavor text this weekend EDIT: MrChips posted:Here is another interesting stat - there are no V8s in the field whatsoever. well now there is one with the changes I made to my group C Kilonum fucked around with this message at 04:33 on Feb 18, 2017 |
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Feb 17, 2017 05:53
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I fixed the noncompliance issue with my group A, it also gave a small power boost just by changing the exhaust note
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Feb 18, 2017 20:05
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Woops, forgot to compensate for the higher engine temps that came with more power on my group A entry.
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Feb 22, 2017 22:21
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First race where only one of my prototypes was on the podium  Group A revision is in the dropbox
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Feb 24, 2017 03:48
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So I have a question: can I enter a chassis into a new class to replace an old chassis (ie, making a new trim of my group B to group C specs to replace my current C chassis)? in this way, as I interpret the rules, it isn't a "new" chassis family, but a new trim of an already homologated chassis family.
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Mar 4, 2017 05:08
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Sending in a revised Prototype and Group B with all-new engines. EDIT: WARSAW, POLAND - New England Motorworks today opened their first Polish dealership today, offering cars to the former communist country and hinting at a new factory for the European market in the southern city of Nowy Sacz. The first car sold was a Merrimack GT, the street going version of the company's somewhat successful Group B car. The new owner was fined for speeding an hour later. Kilonum fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Mar 17, 2017 |
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Mar 17, 2017 03:31
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How else will I defend my last place in every class 
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Mar 25, 2017 04:01
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For Group C, will you be doing both of my bodies?
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Mar 29, 2017 02:40
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From the official IRC channel for the gamequote:<mer-at> do you know when the UE4 beta is getting released?
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Apr 2, 2017 21:46
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