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Password: see above (#post_event_password)
Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R;group=680)

Server: Simracing.org.uk E6P964

Practice: 19:45 (30 mins)
Qual: 20:15 (15 mins)
Race: 20:30 (30mins)

Cars allowed: Porsche 964
Track: Monza GP
Time of Day Setting: 13:00
Weather: Dry

Start: Standing start
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal
Pit-stops: None required

Notes:
(1) It's best if all drivers can make sure they are connected before the Qualifying session as drivers on track during qualifying will not see
cars that join after they are on track until they go back to the garage.
(2) Please make sure you are fully aware of the SimRacing.org.uk Rules especially the
rules about in-game chat messages.
(3) You will need to install Race Room Racing Experience from Steam, and have the relevant Track Packs for this series
(4) Please exercise caution when pitting as some tracks have a speed limit.
(5) Start procedure
*It will be the pole sitter's responsibility to complete the first lap at a pace that allows the rest of the grid to follow comfortably
*There should be no overtaking or hard accelerating/braking
*Drivers should avoid getting too far behind or too close to the driver in front
*Approximately 20 seconds before crossing the start line the pole sitter should slow down to a speed of no more than 50mph (80km/h)
*Each following driver shall close up directly behind the driver in front also maintaining a speed of no more than 50mph (80km/h)
*The pole sitter should maintain that speed until they cross the start line and then accelerate away to start the race (lap2)
*Each following driver should only accelerate when the driver directly ahead does (they do not have to wait until crossing the start line)
*No overtaking is allowed before crossing the start line at the completion of the formation lap
(6) Please follow the SROUK guidelines for using kerbs etc. Please keep 2 wheels on the track surface (kerbs do not count as track surface)
Excessive cutting of corners will seen as cheating and the results may be altered to reflect this.

Practice server up.

I will be lurking in Northampton for this one  :( so will miss it.
Usual request.. please can someone join at 19:45 to start the clock. If I can I will restart the server at 19:45
but, as you can now see if anyone is on it from the server, it may not be needed, just join it.

Is this a one off or the start of a series?

Neither, it is the 2nd event in a series:
https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R;group=680

Just me, or does the 964 feel a little dull and safe at this track? (The 934 is way more fun here..!)    :angel:

Although having said that, safe cars often breed the best racing (eg NSU), so with a few more on track this should be good fun! Looking forward to it

I know what you mean, the 934 is just masochism! may be ok here, but a pig to drive at some tracks
this is more drivable, but yes, with a few people will be a good race.

I'm in with you tonight

Cool, thanks Riccardo. I can't unfortunately, as I am stuck in Northampton tonight.
I will restart the server just before 19:45 if someone can join at 19:45

Ohoh, looks like server is now in qually session, not practice. :oops:

whats the plan?

practice now up

I failed.... :hang:

 apologize to Geoffer for the touch but I saw wide then he came back and I could not slow down .... sorry

Anyone else play this in VR? I tried for 20 mins to get the Oculus to work but all I got was a black screen with a light blue circle. I could hear the menu background music but that was all. Ended up slumming it racing on a monitor.

Sorry but I can’t seem to get these cars to turn it just seems to go straight on so, feeling knackered, I decided to give this race a miss.

Ok Riccardo, my fault in the first place for running wide into the chicane, didn't leave you much room when I tried to get back on the racing line.

Crazy race,
as the race starts I was sure this was the formation lap as it was announced as a rolling start. After a while I realized, that I am the only one who was thinking that way. Of course I was the last of seven. Then I drove a little quicker and gained a few positions. After 4 laps I was on P3 but then I had a disco. This was my first serious race in RRE and in all those years with GT Legends I had only very few discos. I guessed a completely new game would run better than nearly 15 year old GT Legends. This seems not to be the case. But the 964 is a nice car and racing a lot of fun. Looking forward for the next races.

LOL - That'll teach you to read the race announcement :o The rest of us should all be disqualified and you given the win! It does indeed say Rolling Start!!!!

Don't think we've ever done rolling starts with RRE on a Thursday so no idea where that got captured from. Hope the disco was a one off, we don't seem to get many although Bill does have his issues. Look forward to you beating me again next time ;)

Maybe these are not so safe then after I spun at Ascari whilst trying to chase John! And also went off at the last corner when I messed up my braking point. Enjoyed it otherwise, although sorry to see Riccardo and Geoffers tangle early on, that was a shame. And I did wonder why Markus dropped back at the start..!

Congrats John. And Markus for the moral victory.

I didn't even notice the rolling start! and the race before was the same no rolling start.
good fun these cars I prefer them to the GT3 cup car.
no race results yet but i believe that Frex did get the fastest lap at 2.07.100 so he was faster than me by 1/2 a second do it would have been interesting if he hadn't of spun at the chicane.
looking forward to the next race well done podium.
JP

Results posted. (late because I was racing at Anglesey this weekend)

Sorry for the mess up, my excuse is that I was whizzing round the country last week with hotel lowfi that would drop
when I most wanted it  :taz: And, I forget things...

Pete is correct, I have never run an event in years of P&G and R3E that was a rolling start. When we start a new series
it copies the "last known at this track" which is this case was not one of my events, and I missed it.
Any future events should be standing starts, if not I will put it in HUGE red letters
Sorry to mess up your inaugral event in this series Markus, and welcome  :thumbup1:

Thank you for the warm welcome. I hope that next race my connection will stay. The disco was more annoying than the start ;-)

When you get a minute Markus, can you add your country to your profile so you will get a nice little flag next to your name in results  ;D

Done :D

been a long time since i tried RRE, am i able to try these cars before i buy? Does anyone know if there is a fanatec controller tweak guide for the best ffb? Reason i gave up on this was that i had no feel through my steering despite it being quite high end kit.
Wouldnt mind trying these cars out as i used to have a 964 so i'm well placed to know if they are any good in game  :)

I thought you could try before buy any cars, but although people say you can, I can't figure how ???
I own most of them, but if I go to a group I don't have, I still don't see the try option.
Apparently for 5 laps at a time.

EDIT: Ok you can test drive, but you need to go to the store from in game.

I don't have fanatec, so can't say, but there have been updates for fanatec, though I would have to dig to
see exactly what for. Be good to get you opinion whether you choose to run or not.  :thumbup1:

https://imgur.com/a/qH4ke

I'm using a Fanatec wheel and I never tweak tweak anything. Generally I feel I get more help in RRE than AC but then I'm a carp driver both in real life and the sims  :'(

okay thanks, will give it a whirl this evening  :)

Hi Mark, I don't have force feedback on my wheel, so can't comment from personal experience. However I have heard that it can be helpful to set up ffb on a per car basis in raceroom by setting the appropriate ffb multiplier on the car setup screen. I'm not sure that you'll have access to that if you are just trying the cars for free before purchase (no chance to play with setups until you purchase).

But anyway, here is a general overview of ffb settings from the official forums: https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/ffb-guide.55/ (https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/ffb-guide.55/)

And here is someone's Fanatec specific settings that seems to get positive comments: https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/fanatec-v2-5-ffb.10852/ (https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/fanatec-v2-5-ffb.10852/)

Maybe something there that helps you.

cheers Frex, much obliged, will see how it feels and if still iffey i'll check out those links. Setting ffb per car sounds a bit of a faff though!  :P

I guess the idea is to get your basic settings done right initially and then use the ffb multiplier to finetune those for each car. It's a set and forget setting - do it once and the game will remember the multiplier value for that car, even if you start a new setup from scratch.