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

NON Championship Special Event - LMP1's at Lemans
RACE FORMAT AND CIRCUIT DOWNLOAD CHANGED 16/6/18

Practice: 20:00 (30 mins)
Qual: 20:30 (15 mins)
Race: 20:45 (30 mins)

Cars allowed:
LMP1 Audi & Toyota
Track https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/circuit-24h-lemans-2017.2482/

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Weather: Mid Clear
Start: Rolling
Tyre wear: normal
Fuel consumption: 1x
Pit-stops: none required

Server track settings:
SESSION_START=100
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
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Might want to edit your race threads to ‘LMP Series’  ;)

Hi SimRacers,


I would like to get an idea of how many people are planning on racing this Sunday in my Lemans LMP1 race. The turnout has been quite low over the last few weeks, if there is only going to be 3 or 4 of us racing this week I will reduce the race distance. So could people please post here if they are planning on turning up

I am

Me too

im going to try get back in time :)

So i was going to post up asking if its the same version of the track we last used but.....

Just a warning that there is now a later version of the track posted up on racedepartment, version 2.0.

Thanks for pointing that out. I will ask Picnic to put the latest version on the server. I will update this post ASAP.


Looks like it may be a small grid size tomorrow so I will reduce the race length a bit. Would people prefer 30 mins or 40?

Just to save everyone sheds loads of time searching for what may or may not be the same thing please can you post links when pointing these things out. TIA.

I assume this is the right one

https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/circuit-24h-lemans-2017.2482/

It'll be on the server in 5 mins then it's up to SRW to decide if he wants to use it or not.

The link as per the first post! Recedepartment just lists the mod, so linking to the mod page will always display the latest version of it.

Didn't know that and I might argue a little unhelpful. Personally I wouldn't be swapping tracks 24 hours before a race event, however someone who hadn't downloaded the track before will download the wrong one. Not the best practice by RD IMHO

i have tried the new version online, seems to work ok.

Due to the low number of participants showing an interest in racing tomorrow night I will reduce the race distance to 30mins sprint with NO pitstop. I will get the practice server up tomorrow morning

The server is up and running in practice mode ready for tonights race. See you on track tonight racers!

And don't forget to make sure you have the latest version of the track installed

The track is now at v2.02. Is this what's on the server?...

shame you didn't make this a GT race you might have got more numbers  :-\  but watching LM all weekend did at least inspire me to try out the prototypes in AC for the first time  :) They are pretty nifty! But will take a few hours of seat time to get used to such a fast exotic beast. The braking and cornering speeds are unlike anything we normally race with.  :o
Also, is there a guide somewhere to how to use their energy recovery systems etc? I've now mapped some buttons on my wheel for the various modes but no idea how or when to use them  ??? Also I noticed in the speed bar, you get a pale blue, green and red line that go up and down, I presume that is the battery recharging/draining ? Is it automatic in the LMP cars or should you be over-riding it also?
Way too complicated!   :P

Will try and give these some seat time for next time you propose a race with them. Le Mans would have been fab but i've spent umpteen hours watching the race and the world cup this weekend so racing tonight wasn't really possible without domestic warfare  ;D

LM demands a proper race here with a good grid  :)

The best way is to set it to auto harvesting in the setup and manually boost to use it. you get a finite amount per lap so have to work out where to use it.



For gods sake! i guess we will find out what version we have! looking at when they posted those updates on the history listing i think we are still on two

i dont think so, it was downloaded yesterday morning. I have just checked and it has been updated twice today  ::).

Unfortunately there is no time to update it now before the race

Did you race in the end last night? The results files are practically empty.

4 of us made a start, 3 finished.

Silly me picked up the qual file for the other instance of AC on the server. Results now imported.

Just incase gents, the track has been updated yet again... now v2.03... I hope.

I think this is an isolated problem, if it happens again i would suggest we think about freezeing the track version to be used a day or so in advance of the race

Make sure you have the file on your pc then, as late downloaders will be in trouble otherwise.

Is there an easy way of storing the file locally on this site so that it can be downloaded?

Further updates, its now v2.05... what a complete pita.

No real hassle over other versions though, as long its on RD that is.

https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/circuit-24h-lemans-2017.2482/history

At least that History page allows you to download all the old versions. Thus if we're using 2.05 and 2.06 comes out people can still download the old one. Ideally the opening post should therefore show the version number we're using and the link should point to that download rather than the mods main page which only offers the most recent.

Well, one good thing with all these updates. It seems, at least to me, to look good with this latest iteration.