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Password: see above (#post_event_password) (released 24hrs before the race)

Booking: From 19:15 (BST) (60 mins)
Practice: 20:15 (15 mins)
Qual: 20:30 (15 mins)
Race: 20:45 (50 mins)

Cars allowed:
Any car from the GT3 range (Note, the 'Ready 2 race' DLC is needed for this race)

Track: Donington GP http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/donington-park.3031/ (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/donington-park.3031/)
Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Weather: Mid Clear
Start: Rolling
Tyre wear: normal
Fuel consumption: x2
Pit-stops: 1 pitstop
Server track settings:
SESSION_START=97
RANDOMNESS=0
LAP_GAIN=25
SESSION_TRANSFER=60

Damage: 70%

Notes:
(1)PLP App - Not used in this event. Cutting will be monitored on replay and penalties issued for excessive cutting.
(2)Please make sure you are fully aware of the SimRacing.org.uk Rules especially the
rules about in-game chat messages.
(3) Please exercise caution when pitting as some tracks have a speed limit.
(4) 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.

(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

Hi Racers,

My Special GT3 Race at Donington on Sunday 3rd September is now rescheduled for 24th September. If interested racers could register in this thread (and indicate their car choice) I will have an idea of whether we need to create a prebooking list.

Audi R8 LMS (2016)
BMW Z4
Lamborghini Huracan
Ferrari 488
McLaren 650
Mercedes AMG
Nissan GTR
Porsche 911GT3-R

Provisional list so far:

SRW - Audi
Picnic - Nissan
nfsw55 - Audi
Jeffrey - BMW Z4
Mark j - Ferrari 488
Postal - Audi
Spanner - Maclaren
Bob - Nissan
Apex - Nissan
S Gymer - Porsche

The fuel multiplier for this race will be decided at a later date

only two weeks until the special GT3 race at Donington, any interested racers can sign up on this thread so I can get an idea of whether to do a pre booking list for the server

I'll be there, might try the Nissan.

Sign me up with the Audi please ;)

I might be there. It will either be the Audi, Merc, Z4, Nissan or Porsche  ;D

Put me in provisionally but should be okay. Think I'll try out a Fezza 488 for a change  :)

Yeah, put me in too please. I would like to try the new Audi.

Time for me to run the McLaren I think, done enough odd laps in it here and there.

Me too car to be as yet decided.

Nissan for me buddy!

Added to the list Apex.

Hey SRW, have you already decided which fuel multiplier will be used? ;)

decided on Nissan.

To add some variety, I'll go with the Z4 :).

oops, forgot about that, been a busy week at work. I will work it out tonight

The server is now set to practice for Sunday's GT3 race at Donington.

I have done a few laps practice in the Audi, I have calculated that if we use fuelx3 we will need roughly 200 litres of fuel for the race. the fuel tanks on these cars hold 120 litres of fuel so unless some of the other car types are a lot thirstier I think we should be able to manage a race with just one fuel stop. If anyone thinks otherwise pipe up otherwise I will amend the race announcement to Fuelx3 late on Friday night

If x3 is 200L, wouldn't x2 also mean a pitstop?

x3 Sounds a bit too much for me, then we'll be running full and fat for most of the race  ;D

I agree with Jeff  :o not as much fun in running overly bloated cars for 50mins plus the tyres would get shredded with all that weight moving about  :-\ so might need 2 stops

Can't join the server, it says it contains unavailable content. Redownloaded the track, but that didn't fix it and I have the ready to race DLC. Didn't buy the Ferrari DLC yet, but that's not required right?

Sign me up in the Porsche please.

Just joined the server without any issues. Ferrari DLC isn't required (I don't have it as well)

Nothing shows up red in the list. So I have the track and all the DLC required  ???

@SRW could it be possible that version 1.14 of Donington is installed on the server? I'm also using 1.14, while the newest version is 1.15 (I guess you are using 1.15, Jeffrey?)

Yes, I'm using 1.15, but that version is a year old, so it might be time to upgrade to that version if 1.14 is still used  :P

Hello All,

It seems like Fuel x2 is the more popular option, so I will update the race announcement to x2, I will also update the server to x2 when I get a chance later today.

with regards to the problems of getting on the server:

As I understand it we need the following DLC's
'red pack' DLC (for the Ferrarri 488 GT3)
ready to race' DLC (for the 2016 Audi R8)
Porsche pack 3 DLC (for the GT3 porka)

I will look into what version of Donington is on the server and report back

Server has 1.15 on it, I've just checked but it's occurred to me there was a game update midweek to coincide with the new DLC. I'm just about to update the server once Steam updates me.

I have all those DLC's, but the weird thing is, nothing shows up red in the lobby  :-\

I think it's the Bentley - SRW has this in the car list but not in the entry list. The one on the server is MJ's from a previous series

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mya0htvomf12umf/bentley_continental_gt3.zip?dl=0

However my game crashes during the load process so I can't see if this is the fix or not at the moment. Think I'll restart the server without the Bentley.

Right I've left the server running without the Bentley. No one has selected the Bentley for tomorrow night so for now that's not a problem.

Feel free to add the Bentley back SRW but please confirm the version I have is right and provide a new download link if it is not.

thanks for sorting that Picnic,

I will leave the Bentley out as time is running out to be fiddling with things.

I will add Simon Gymer to the car list and change the fuel to x2 later today

That fixed it for me :). Strange nfsw could join with the 1.14 verision of Donnington, guess it's only graphical upgrades.

I saw a scrollbar next to the car options in the lobby, but couldn't scroll due to the unavailable content message. Should have crosschecked the cars I was able to see with the selectable cars, but luckily we have Pete Holmes to solve the mystery ;).

Why did you have it selected when it wasn't optional in your 2nd post?

error on my part

The race announcement has been updated with x2 fuel.

I have also updated the server with x2 fuel

Looking forward to tonights race,

Don't forget to practice your pitstop procedures, easy to get caught out if you haven't done one for a while!

I have a cool day ahead of me today, off to Donington in real life to watch GT3's (final round of the British GT Championship), then our virtual race tonight!

Please can you add me in  ferrari Stephen?
Should be able to make this one.

Only just saw that there is a booking procedure. Why opt for that instead of an entry list?

As i beleive an entry list is being used i think its for anyone else wanting to join who isnt on it.

Oh okay. Also just noticed the formation lap  ;D. Good thing I decided to read the first post  :angel: .

do I need to do something else? I get "checksum failed, kicked out of race"

Do you have 1.15 version of Donnington?

Sorry Matt, missed this. Server is up for booking so register before 8:15

As we're using multiple cars it allows each non registered person their own choice. If we predefined the list and everyone wanted to use the Porka they wouldn't be able as there would be a limited number to allow for the Audi, Nissan etc.

That would be my guess now we're not using the Bentley. Have you managed to connect?

Caramba! Got my to be brother in law on visit with an " important" message..
I quess he won't be gone before race start...
Got the Pc up and Running, so hopefully I can still make it.

It feels like we are starting this race a bit later than the normal timings. Shame we have to wait til 8:15

I have the 1.15 version from the current link.
Let me try again now

Matt theres nothing to try, in booking mode you cant drive mearly just allocating that you want to drive when the sesson starts.


I'm right in that if your name is on the list, you dont need to go for booking? Its been so long since we did this!

If you're in the drivers list you don't need to book. You can check by looking at the server before end of booking. Book in if you can't see yourself ;)

Simon Gymer isn't on the entry list. If you're reading this, Simon, be sure to use the booking mode in the next 7 minutes if you want to race.

I can book, and it accepts me, I can join,password is good, but when I join it says checksum failure you were kicked.

Ah well no matter have fun guys

I can't get in, tried several times. I booked in earlier but the game hung at entry to the server saying it was unavailable and now The request booking button will not activate despite refreshing server info  >:(

nope still no joy, restarted pc, fired up AC 3 times but server still wont let me join. Bit annoying.

Well you're in the entry list file MJ so don't need to book in. Not sure why you and Matt are getting checksum errors, implies the content between you and server is different yet there are several of us on without issue. I assume you've all installed the latest update AC rolled out last week? Might be worth checking the game files in Steam to see if it spots anything.

Must say I hate vague error messages; missing content, checksum error and then no pointer as to what's missing or doesn't match up  ::)

And the people on the server are now waiting for 10 minutes between practice and qually  ;D

We're stuck at the end of the practice session, so you're not missing much action atm Mark :P

I got no error messages other than 'server unavailable' once it looked like it had joined me in but their was no car showing or pits etc just a near black screen. After that It just will not let me join , ie no join button! despite multi restarts

I am getting the same problem as MJ

The game on my PC says it is at release 1.15.1

I just pressed refresh in the lobby(for about the 20th time) and it sorted itself out and let me join

I reinstalled the track and tried one last time. Let me in this time then said 'checksum error' and kicked me back out  ::)
Track was installed from the link in post 1 and I have all AC updates on automatic.

I give up, have fun guys.

Thought I was on for challenging for the win there as I had the speed on the other 2 in the top 3 and after leading for a while it seemed I might just get a win! But after the pit stops I was miles behind! Sneaky Jeff must have managed to do almost just a stop and go with his pit stop and presumably did not change tyres and neither did NFS! I could almost have done that on a full tank, but wish I had started on a full tank now and just splashed at the end without new tyres.

Still it was nice to get the fastest lap for once!

Must apologise for first lap, omitted to read start procedure and it took a while to
realise what was going on. Sorry for the overtake Simon as soon twigged what was happening I dropped back. All in all enjoyed it in spite of all my silly mistakes. Well done podium.

You were unlucky near the end Bob, was admiring you're overtake around the outside but you never straightened up :( You were a lot quicker over a single lap than me in the same car!

I went for full tank at the start and mediums. That way I just needed to add 30 litres and not change tyres. I took the stop early as I didn't want cold and worn tyres after the pits. If I would have refueled, I would have picked soft tyres, which isn't possible in the Porsche, which makes it a big penalty for that car.

My pitstop went terrible tho, when the limiter turned on, the back end stepped out and the rear hit the wall. I then bounced off it and hot the other wall with the front, ending up with dark orange damage at the front and back  ::) .

You had great pace Simin, which made me worried before my stop. Last race at A1 Ring you were also flying. Did you sell your soul to the devil ;)?

Thanks for organizing this event SRW ;)  I had quite some fun on my favourite mod track.
I decided to start the race with a full tank of fuel and medium tires as well. Qualified on P2 but right after the start Simon was directly behind me, trying to find a way by. Due to our battle Jeffrey was able to open up a gap and after a mistake from my side Simon went by. I tried to follow him, but he was clearly faster and I really hoped that he had less fuel onboard.
I made my pitstop halfway through the race, but unfortunately I overshot my pitbox by a few centimeters and had to reverse ;D
After everybody finished their stops I was back in P2 and stayed there for the rest of the race. I was about ten seconds behind Jeffrey, but Simon came closer lap after lap , so the race was quite intense for the whole 50 minutes
I already wondered why I was able to slowly decrease the gap to you after the pitstop :D

 "was admiring you're overtake around the outside but you never straightened up"   I  touched  the curb and couldn't recover, just glad I didn't collect you, need more of these on a Sunday evening, tremendous fun, just need to get it right  once in a while.  ;D

don't worry Bob, starting in January I will be holding a bi-weekly Sunday evening Assetto Corsa GT3 Championship based on the British GT Calendar, I also plan on running other AC GT3 series based on the Australian Supercars calendar and an endurance series next year.

But before then put the following dates in your diary, I am organising another AC special event on Sunday 12/11/17 for prototypes at LeMans and on the 17/12/17 at Daytona Roadcourse.

Dates duly noted, cheers.

Sounds interesting. I'm suffering a bit from GT3 fatigue, so having something out of the ordinary sounds good :).

Still? That was months ago!

Glad I got to drive the McLaren but never again! Single lap its great but over a race, well I just had too many spins in it. Once the back starts to come round it comes.

Really enjoyed that race even though I was trailing round at the back! was in a position to beat spanner until I over cooked it at the old hairpin, losing 14 seconds getting back on the track (and over heating the rears in the process which meant I had to go very slowly for a lap to cool them down again and regain some grip).

Pity some racers couldn't get on the server, although even without them we had a good turnout.

and a big thankyou to Picnic for teaching me about setting up the server and sorting it out on raceday.

Back to R3E for the next few Sundays until my next AC special event "Prototypes @ Lemans", details to follow.

Car wasn't even that much slower, I think around 0.3s a lap, but it was so understeery that I made many mistakes after my stop  ;D. I think my bad turn in even surprised Bob in his Nissan as he went through the old hairpin faster than me  ;D

No worries Bob, I haven't done a rolling start in years either, but it all worked out in the end.

I normally start with a full tank in these types of races but as I needed to change tyres the fuel stop was no penalty at all. Wish I'd tried to do it without new tyres, would have been more interesting. My pace on full tank wasn't really any different to low fuel.

The Porsche is really suited to Donington because the types of corners need rapid change of direction and the slow hairpins which suit the characteristics of the car. Even so, I was surprised to be so competitive on just the practice I did during the event and a few secret setup tweaks from a previous setup I had.

We just need to do a lot more advertising for the next round so we get a bigger grid. Personally I would prefer 60 or 90 minutes to make it more like endurance and to force people to change tyres! ;-)

I'm curious how you want to do that? Posting on the AC forum hasn't helped with the Porsches and SCG and as long as it isn't GT3, hardly anyone is interested it seems.


Can it be 55 or 85 minutes please, 60 and 90 sounds too long  :angel: ;D . Mediums will last 60 minutes on most tracks, so to force tyre change it needs to be 90 minutes. Or you could use x2 tyres, but that's horrible.

Standing outside in the street wearing a SimRacing.org.uk logo and handing out leaflets?  :shifty: Advertising on more forums, PMs to all our AC members.

:2guns: :lol: :fencing:

I only received the SRou underwear and with the cold weather approaching, it will be hard to read the website  ::).

I did PM a few people for the SCG series, but I'm not sure people are that enthousiastic about the spam :P.

I can try other forums, but I have no idea which ones and if I am allowed to advertise there  :-\

It's not spam when they are a member here. ;)

Do first, ask later. They can always remove your post if they don't like it ;)