Thats good to here, plus with the 3 long straights ( i guess u could call them straights) do you think that drafting will play a part or does pc2 physics not include slip streaming? It looks like it will be a fun race with some areas for gaining positions.
there is a little draft, but you need a pretty good run relevant to the guy in front to make a big advantage....
R4. REDBULL RING - SPRINT ROUND - 1x 16 lap / 1x 17 lap race (includes formation lap) - 10/6/17 Qualifying @ 3pm - Light Cloud Race Start @ 4pm - Light cloud / clear - Time progression : REAL - Compulsory pit stop : NO - Fuel : OFF - TYRE WEAR : Accelerated - Weather progression : Sync to race - Time progression : Real time ok Guys....Some great racing again last week....very few issues which was good to see...... PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ UP ON THE REGS AND PROCEDURE FOR THIS WEEKS SPRINT ROUND..... REVERSE GRID PROCEDURE : Race 1 will run as normal.... SOMEONE NEEDS TO RECORD FINISHING POSITIONS... Drivers who DSC or DNF from race 1 can race in the second race .... FULL POINTS RACE 2 : 1 lap will be added as a 'FORMATION LAP" - The race will start on green (dont get a drive through !) and all drivers will STOP BEFORE TURN 1 and form up in the reverse order of race 1 - Once in the correct order, the lead driver will lead the field round the track at about 100kph until they reach TURN 7. - from TURN 7 the lead car will slow to 80KLMS and then the race will start when drivers PASS TURN 9 ONTO THE FRONT STRAIGHT - Please stay close to the car in front, about 1 car length. - NO PASSING UNTIL THE START FINISH LINE - HALF POINTS POINTS : Race 1 is full points, second race is half points....these points are added at the end to get overall points winners.... Fastest lap and pole are awarded at the end as normal....In the event of of drivers finishing on equal points fastest lap from both races will determine the winner. (from memory that's how we have done it in the past ) TURN 1 LAP 1 : Can be tricky here if you dont slow early enough....The brake marker for front half of field will be just before the 100 m board, and about the 200m board for the back half ... Unfortunately we didnt get through lap 1 clean last week so no beer for anyone ! DJ was happy !! TRACK LIMITS : As we are running with 'track limit penalties" OFF, we will run with our usual Raceonoz track limit regulations. This means you MUST have at least 2 wheels on the ripple strip OR white line that defines the track limit. There are a couple of spots here where running wide does give an advantage.... Making a mistake or 2 is expected, however doing it continually to gain advantage WILL RESULT in a post race penalty. - Turn 1, 3, 8 and 9 are ALL able to be run wide... More than a few times in a row is not a mistake ! Please dont run wide on purpose...... I did watch the div 2 room last week and driving standards were very good..... CONTACT : Is to be avoided at all times..... If you rear end someone and gain an advantage, YOU ARE EXPECTED to give the spot back. Side by side 'rubbing' is racing, within reason, but all drivers are expected to give racing room. - Turn 1, 2 and Turn 3 are all big stops. Its easy to make contact if you arent awake..... its also easy to get a run with a clean exit - Turns 8 and 9 can be tricky, but be aware of where people in front are braking in relation to you and set up a pass when you work it out These are all points i have noticed its easy to run up the backside of someone..be wary if you are in a train of 3 or 4 cars and brake little earlier.... COMPULSORY PIT STOP : N/A PIT ENTRY / EXIT : N/A BLUE FLAGS : There has been a few instances where lapped cars are not giving clear passage to the race leaders. Please observe blue flags, and move out of the way of faster cars if you are being lapped. You should be aware of the leaders coming up on you, and move out of the way as soon as possible. Best to get off the race line, and with a small lift let them go, so you can continue the fight with those you are running with. Failure to observe blue flags WILL result in a penalty. That said, race leaders cant barge their way past either. Please use your brains here, and give room when you can ! RACE RESTARTS : This has popped up a couple of times this season. Our goal is to 'try' to give everyone a fair chance of racing.....The room host "MAY" decide that if there is a crash due to a race start incident, mass DSC or an obvious issue. Its a balancing act for all involved, trying to get everyone a race, remembering that every restart is another 10 or 15 mins.....cann be frustrating, especially if youve gone from 10th to 2nd but please look at the bigger picture ! STEWARDS GROUP AND RACE PROTESTS : This season we will again be using the stewards group for racing infringements and protests. The specific Stewards group thread will have all the info in it, regarding rules and regs, and the protest procedure. Please read it and understand how it works...we are still to link in the collated rules and regs.........You have until MIDNIGHT MONDAY night following the race to submit a protest, and MIDNIGHT TUESDAY night for your evidence to be submitted (ie video). http://www.raceonoz.com/forums/index.php?threads/stewards-group-official-thread.2593/ SAVE YOUR REPLAY : If the room host can ask all drivers to save their replay would be good before exiting the room.....once they exit out and the option goes, it cant be retrieved ! I believe some people havent been able to save, this may mean you need to clear out some space from your replay library...
Your driver breifings stu are awsome, kind of makes me feel what the real racing drivers might go through for race preparation.
Thanks Stu Don't forget to not move from the grid on the second race until the light is green if you get a jump start you still have to do a drive through. Re blue flags the drivers that I lapped last week where very good if anything too nice they got right out of the way. If you are being lapped excellent to give room but if I am in that situation racing against the quick boys in practice rooms etc I will give just enough room to allow for a easy pass then try to lock onto the back of them and follow there lines and try to hit there breaking markers. Good way to find some more pace but be careful that the car lapping you isn't in a battle and its actually a couple of cars trying to pass you.
Hi all, Just a reminder, when filing a protest, you are to add only the following members to the inbox: @Ad2mny @JonoStan96 @garyw61 @Viperzed Please do not add other members to the inbox or the person you are filing a protest against. GTS and PCARS 2 drivers may add the room captain if you do not have access to a saved replay. Cheers, Stewards Group.
Great racing with you all.again. Hope that i was not glitching and lagging like i did last week, please let me know if i was or not. Cheers
I will post the following in all div threads, as am hearing the same thing from all rooms after races, which TBH is really disappointing.... EVERYONE should be trying to get through the race without any contact. In my mind the contact we're seeing is from drivers either being sloppy, desperate or a mix of both. There are drivers in all divs that have 0 contact with those around them after many many seasons....We all bang on about not having to deal with with the crap in public lobbies, but sometimes the mistakes made are not too far from what you get there.....The only difference is hours of work for the stewards group and couple of pissed off members that are here because of our 'moto' of providing clean racing. We have a lot of new members this season, and im not certain we are doing a great job of keeping them ! I know its not always black and white, and if we wanted congo line racing we could get into a super slow car that provides it. FINALLY .... We ALL know there can be issues with lag etc in this game and 2 drivers having 2 completely different replays. If you have been hit, or contact made, as frustrating as that contact might have been, please don't assume it was the same from the other driver's view....This is why we have the process in place if you wish for the stewards group to review any incident. Peace
My race Didn't qualify very well at all know I had good pace around here well done @t_b_williams on your flyer. So the start with loosing @Kman64891 at the end of qually and T_B not hitting ready I thought it would be a restart so my brain wasn't working properly for the first lap (no wait thats all the time) last corner first lap spin still second last. Then I realized that we where not going to restart better get my head down. Made 1 or 2 good passes and a lot of people made mistakes letting me past nice and easy. @Ant_427 was in the lead about 15 sec up the road with @benny11169 4 sec behind him I got to 3 sec off benny with about 3 laps to go and he was all over Ant but my tyres where shot so had to settle with 3rd great race gents congrats on the podium. Race 2 was epic for the first 4 laps or so. made my way through the pack with some great battles then Ant and I fort it out lap after lap with @rossi0nsx out in front made a mistake second last corner second last lap with a fast spin so 3rd again. Congrats Ant on the round win and I'm not sure if I take second or Rossi well done either way was great fun. I may not make next week will let you all know as early as possible and definitely wont make the second last round. Thanks for a great race had a ball. See you on track Ant