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Season 29 - Friday Sport Cars Trophy - Round 4 - Indianapolis Oval

The third race will be at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the worlds most famous oval race track.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway officially opened with balloon races June 5, 1909, followed by motorcycle races Aug. 14 and automobile races Aug. 19.
The inaugural Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was held May 30, 1911 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, cementing the importance auto racing would have in shaping Indianapolis' economy and image.

In S29 we will race F2 and Sport Car mods alternating.
This Trophy is intented as a fun series, so keep the fairness high and respect drivers with different skills.  ;)  

Handicapping:
Heavies - have allways free car choice.
Lights   -  each F2 car can be used only once! Only one GT can be used twice!
Any illegal use of a car will be a DQ! So make shure you have a plan ;)

Drivers must complete 50% of the race distance to score.
ONE reset is allowed but the Shift R must be followed by a Stop & Go in the pit lane within TWO laps.

Please check the Season 29 pages for details (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=508&theme=6) regarding rules and the Friday Trophy (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=515&theme=6) pages in particular.

Race List	=	IGOR
Server	=	UKGPL_8
IP Address	=	look at IGOR
Race date	=	30-10-2015
GPL mod	=	SC
60fps patch used	=	60fpsV1
Track dir	=	IMS (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Tracks/)
Qualification	=	20:45  UK time -> 45min
Race	=	race starts at ~21:30 UK time
Race length	=	~45 min -> 46 laps
Damage Model	=	INT
Replay	=	you will get here (ftp://ukgpl3.dyndns.org/Replays/Archive/Season29/Friday/)

Please restrict chat to emergency messages only, including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.
Using the "no letterbox" patch makes chat messages in car obsolete, so you better uncheck it in GPL options ;)

There will be moderation only for reported incidents. Please submit incident reports within a week after the race so that the moderators report may be out before the next race.

For this race we will have a rolling start like NASCAR, but in single file!
The leader will do the first lap with ~100mph/160kph and the followers will keep a distance of ~20m.
The race will be open in the apex of turn 4!

GLA and have FUN

Just a reminder

For this race we will have a rolling start like NASCAR, but in single file.
The leader will do the first lap with ~100mph/160kph and the followers will keep a distance of ~20m.
No passing before the exit of T4!
The race will be open in the apex of turn 4.

Sounds good, Axel!  :)

Could be interesting;  never tried that before.  Although from the back;  all I'd have to do is try to try to keep up as much as possible...

Training server is up

PW = 60fpsV1

For the less experienced:
- do not follow the groove line here as it is totaly wrong, switch it off in options graphics!
- the turn in points for the T1 and T3 are before the yellow #1 signs on the right side  ;)

LOL

switching off the groove brought a good "line" to show!
Just follow the tire marks...

Some setups:

http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/ims/TvO_ims_Chap2D.gb1 (Chaparral 2D - 55.14)

http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/ims/TvO_ims_Chap2F.gd1 (Chaparral 2F - 53.86)

http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/ims/TvO_ims_FordMkIV.gf1 (Ford GT40 Mk IV - 55.26)

http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/files/ims/TvO_ims_LolaT70GT.gc1 (Lola T70 Mk. III - 54.71)

Not an easy choice tonight, as the ChapF will break its engine 66%  ::)

EDIT

No! the Lola engine broke...

Nice fight with Dean til 14 laps to go  ;D

That was some good stuff, but all thanks to TvO for the fast and incredibly forgiving setup. :thumbup:

Some good fights going on behind us, too. Think we've got the hang of this place now. :D