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RACE THREE (The Seventies)

Track: Road America (not the '60's version) Download this (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3358.msg187122#post_roadamerica)

Cars allowed: Jaguar XJS Trans Am. (417kw/559HP) Download this (http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=40176) and Download this (http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=42861)
                       UKGTL Drivers will use Car #12, NoGrip Drivers will use Car #44.
                       All drivers will need to download and install from both links. This is to avoid loading problems on race night.

Practice:5 mins
Qualifying:10 mins
Race:14 laps

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

Server: simracing.org.uk XMAS
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) 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

The overall results tables can be found here (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=607&theme=5)

Love this Jag  ;D Struggling to get the proper files though. I unzip the 44 car and that works fine
except my car has no skin, and is black. The 12 car unzips to teams and looks right, but it also unzips
itself to the top level GTL dir, and I don't get it in the car selection. AM I the only one
with an issue?

I don't recall any probs when I installed these Matt

you unzipped them to the game directory?

(http://)For the main car folder I extracted the folder GameData from the zip file to the GTL main folder (where the GameData folder sits) and it did the bizzo. For the skin I dragged the file from the zip file to the Jag XJS cars folder. Like I say all very standard.
(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3618/3g5m9ei07e0sv4j4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/3g5m9ei07e0sv4j/Capture.PNG)

Hi Tony same prob as Matt no XJS, have Jaguar XJS folder in GTC-TC-76 from brickyard rar,     goss racing rar get folder 12AU which i put in Jaguar XJS folder, your folder shows 2 more 10AU and 10BT any ideas.

reinstalled and now get XJS 44 only.

10AU and 10BT are just additional skins I was testing. You do not need them.

I'll see if I can make a download for those having troubles, give me a mo.

Here is a download that just contains the two cars needed for this event plus their sound files.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/z5nu2y54kcp5057/GameData.zip

Thanks Tony that works, now have the unlock car number 12.

My best so far is a 2:29.4

Thanks Tony, that unzipped correctly. I still have black cars, these and a few more like the RS1600
and some other (but not all) add on cars. ANy idea what causes this? Are there any skin packs
I should have downloaded but might have missed?

Its a problem I had many moons ago, can't remember the exact cure, but seem to think it was something to do with DirectX settings. Try messing with those.

Got my controller sorted so I should be good to join in.

Anyone got a good setup for XJS they'd be kind enough to share?

Thanks.

The default setup works well. I just reduced the coast diff a little.

Results and replays now posted.

Results (https://www.avonrise.co.uk/srou/kurts/XMAS_RoadAmerica_30122017)

8)

After the problems in the first two races what could possibly go wrong with this race??

I had played with this XJS monster offline and after starting with times around the 2:27 gradually chipped away until I did a PB under 2:20.

So, I was hoping to give a better account of myself in the final race, if only for my own satisfaction.

I noticed a lot of chat about cars and problems as we all joined the server. Something about a conflict between the #12 and #44 cars?

So I loaded up the #12 XJS and selected the uber alien setup that I had carefully built.  Blasted out onto the circuit and went up through the gears...only to discover that I had 2 x 3rd gears and no 4th!!! This was a problem I had about a week ago. Back then, I had time to totally rebuild the setup by painstakingly copying across all of my parameters to modify the default and regain 4 different ratios, but with only a few mins and a qualifying session to complete it was impossible.
I started the race with a car that was very unstable under braking and a long way from the comfortable smooth car that I thought I would have.

Apologies again for getting in the way of other drivers until I finally wrecked the car against the wall at the end of the back straight and putting us all out of my misery  :(

I never expected to win any silverware in these races against the aliens, but I had hoped to at least put up a reasonable fight  :-\ I did enjoy the challenge of these races and hope that we can do it all again soon ( ish ), just as soon as I seek and destroy my computer gremlins!!!


HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL  ;D

The XJS felt like a really strange car to drive to me.. It never really seemed to be going that fast until something went wrong at which point everything began to happen really quickly.

Thought I would be a long way off the pace in these after seeing Clive mentioning 2:22's while I was still in the 2:27's but slowly chipped away and crept into the 2:25's come race day and was somewhat relieved to find that I was mid pack when the flag dropped.

1st disaster was starting lap 3 when I put a wheel on the dirt braking for T1 and lost a load of positions extracting myself from the kitty litter had some great battles from then onwards though unfortunately caused both Dan and me off at the Carousel when we were both following Clive (I think) and I misjudged the gap allowing Clive to make a break.

At least 1 other off cost me a chunk of time and a few further small mistakes compounded my misfortune.

But I have to say I quite like these, they feel a bit like a more nimble Boss Mustang.

Thanks for organising Tony, I had a blast.

TTFN
John.

It has to be said that that was a disappointing evening for all at UKGTL. We were totally outclassed by the Nogrip guys but congrats to them and no hard feelings  ;)

I hope everyone who was able to attend had at least one or two good races. Sorry for the car problems in the third event. sorta beyond my control really.

We do have Season 18 to look forward to though and I hope that you find the events as much fun as I had setting them up.

It remains for me to wish you all a happy, healthy and wonderful 2018.

I look forward to seeing you all on the grid

best wishes

Tony  :-*

Hi results for us disappointing but i actually enjoyed these races even thou i dislike the d type 57 and the e type .

Thanks Tony for organizing.

Happy New Year to everyone. 

Big thanks to Tony for organising these races, I think all the NG guys enjoyed them!

Sorry the team event turned out a bit one-sided, all NG's fast guys turned up whereas SROUK were missing Ziu & Erling which would have made a difference.

Happy New Year to you all, see you next Monday for the start of the 2018 season.