SimRacing.org.uk

All members welcome.

Grid/server capacity: 28

Practice: ~19:20 (60 mins)
Qualifying: 20:20 (20 mins)
Race: 20:40 (6 laps)

Cars allowed: Aston Martin DBR1 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_aston_dbr1), Ferrari 250 Testarossa Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_ferrari_250tr), Jaguar D-Type Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_jag_dtype), Mercedes 300SL Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_merc_300sl_lm55), Maserati 450S Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_maserati_450s), Aston Martin DBR2 (includes GTC-65 class fix) Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_aston_dbr2)

ATTENTION: NEW CAR TO DOWNLOAD  Ferrari 375 Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg54518#post_ferrari_375plus)

Drivers are reminded that they are restricted to two drives per make. Check your status here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuS59xI7-YTLdGNxQzBYb3JDV3J4d0NLWTNzM1NDR2c)

Track: 1970's Nurburgring (Nordschleife) Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg128898#post_nordschleife70)

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Start: STANDING
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: Normal

Server: simracing.org.uk FIFT
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

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.
(3) Driver lists can be found on the Championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=374&theme=5)
(4) The AI control should be turned off so that you have control of the car at all times, including pitting. Your player file should therefore read
Autopit="0"
Force Autopit Off="1" // Forces autopit always off
No AI Control="1" // AI never has control over car
If you still finding pitting problematic, experience tells us that its less to do with positioning and more to do with approach speed. A slow approach to pit crew chief has proved most reliable.

Special Notes: None.

We will be running a hosting server test for this event.

The lobby will show two Simracing.org.uk races. One will be called RACE, the other will be called BACKUP.

Please join RACE

If we experience problems then we will switch to BACKUP which will run, once everyone has re-joined, with no qualy and straight to race (random grid). This is to make up for any lost time due to the switchover.

Note: RACE will only appear in the lobby on race night, so please use BACKUP for online practise purposes until race night.

To give this a good test it would be great if we can get ten drivers on the track.

Thanks

Tony

Small appetizer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H3e2URrMKsM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H3e2URrMKsM)

 ;D

Practice 24hours 2013

Wow, that is a bloody fast Toyota!

sorry guys i wont be about this monday.

I might have to miss this one too  :(

After some years I had the great pleasure to watch a Cobra again mastering the Nordschleife
last friday at the Historic Marathon during the Oldtimer GrandPrix.
On lap two or three the driver nearly lost the car just behind Wehrseifen but fortunately was able
to get back on track without touching any crash barriers.

Great stuff driving a Cobra in race speed around the Nordschleife!

Cannot join the RACE server - one guy online there.

No probs on BACKUP with 4 guys online.

Where do we race?

Just tried to join and cars were looping. Tried again and session is now in "Race"  ???

Edit: Back in practice session now, but when I try to join I get Roger, then Mike looping.

Another round missed I guess  :(

Replay and results now posted.

Groveling apologies to follow..................

An enjoyable event.

Having already driven the Maserati twice, I was in need of a car change for the Nordschleife meeting. So after a quick review of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDvybSyE4Sk , the decision was made. If the Aston did so well in the 50's, then it should serve me well too.

Close running with Ivan at the start and opening laps, though I was able to increase the gap slowly through the race. I think the Aston was maybe a bit more nimble around the twists and turns of the Nordschleife than the Maserati.

Thanks for the 'gratz' at the end there Ivan. You'd left the server by the time everyone had finished.  I try not to get into too much chat while the race is still 'live' for others, as I know for me, the 'chat' popping up on screen can be a distraction (I don't want to read it...but my eyes are drawn to it, and the next thing...I'm off-road  :o ).

Well done all finishers, and to Eifelblitz/SpecialKS (is that Kurt? I struggle to keep up with the names :-[) for the other podium spot. Great Stuff!

Gratz Mike on the finish too, in the 375+ (must have been a handfull). Team RaceConnect top the team points for 2nd race running. A bit late for a championship surge, but still time to climb the table a bit before the end of the season.

Monza next, and I've had a telegram from Enzo offering me a drive in a Ferrari for the next round (I wish  ;D).

OK so, the RACE dedicated server didn't happen. I'm still trying to work out why it wouldn't let you guys log on to it. Matt, any ideas?
So we used the BACKUP server (our usual one) to race with but I forgot that I still had that set to No Qualy. That's why you all had to exit to the lobby while I reset the server to give us a qualy session.
GT, sounds like you don't have the Ferrari 375+ installed.
Good enough race with the best thing being absolutely no disco's. Early on I passed Postal who had flipped and it looked like he wasn't being flipped back so I did a quick 180 and went back to see if I could nudge him over but by the time I got in place he had quit out. Nice to see Roger finish, that was a toughy mate so well done on finishing.
Monza next with those wicked banked turns and hopefully no disco's too.

Hi   really enjoyed this race, cars are hairy and found even more so with race fuel, super sounding cars and the graphics in GTL great.
Got a bit lost trying to find short cut, and a bit late to start, so took off from pits, also had a couple of offs trying to remember track. Thanks Tony for being patient to pass me then you took off into the sunset.
Grats to podium.

Drat, thought I'd done that but checked and I hadn't  :wheelchair:

Not sure Tony, what is the "RACE" server? is that yours? if so have you opened all the required ports?
some for race (that increment I think) and one for the broadcast to lobby.

I downloaded GTL from Steam last night (and I despise steam) will have go tonight to see if I can get
it to see the simbin lobby.

I did not realise that some of others were running when i wrote in the chat. Sorry if i distracted anyone. In Q session i was doing a good lap but at the end straight when i was doing  max speed my pc exited into desktop. Got back and saw that my car was grinding the wall but still running. Finished the lap and saw i'm first. Adjusted some of the suspencion options in my R setup and that was my biggest mistake. At the start i distracted and crashed on the first wall :D No one passed me so i continued driving but with lots of mistakes. Soon Ross catched me and after i got offroad he passed me. Drove after him but the gap was ibcreasing. Then i spinned and lost him. Finished second with terrible driving and lap times.

Totally unexpected result for me - only two test laps before quali and no setup which
are lost due to my computer crashes.

But I know my hometrack from hundreds of visits over 30 years as a spectator (only).

That helps a lot here.

Real fun for me.

Better late than never.  ::) I miss judged one of the fast curves and went off, over a precipice and ended up spinning into never never land.  ???