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Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Practise: 19:45 (45 mins)
Qual: 20:30 (15 mins)
Race: 20:45   (40 minutes)

Cars allowed:
2017 911 GT3 Cup Cars


Track: Spa

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

Server track settings:
SESSION_START=100
RANDOMNESS=0
LAP_GAIN=0
SESSION_TRANSFER=N/a

Damage: 70%

Password: see above (#post_event_password)

PLP App - Not used in this series. Cutting will be monitored on replay and penalties issued for excessive cutting.

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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After last nights RRE Porkers @ Spa we now switch over to the AC version of the same combo for this Sundays race!

It will be interesting to compare lap times etc from the two sims

I'm in,  I can't be sure I'll do all rounds but lets see how it goes  :)

RRE times are going to get destroyed though,  AC WR is a 2:18.8  :o

Had a couple of trial laps to compare. Both cars are modeled on the 2017 cup car but they do seem to vary. Lap times seem very close for me.

The gear ratios are slightly longer on the AC model which actually suits Spa more than the R3E version. The grip levels also feel very different.....the R3E car moved around a lot last night and was a real handful even through fast corners such as Blanchimont. The AC car generally feels much more planted, even on the "Green" grip level setting. Eua Rouge is easier as are the lower speed sections such as final chicane and La Source. I'll be interested to see how the car balance is affected by tyre wear and fuel usage in the later laps of the AC race.

ooh gt3 porkers at Spa on a sunday that i am actually free to race...whats stopping me?!  :)
See you there.

By the way, did anyone watching the new porsche series at Brands Hatch yesterday? they sounded absolute rubbish, like an electric slot car series, no more lovely gt3 howl and bark ...sad times  :'( >:(

Sorry, on holiday for this one otherwise I'd be in.

I watched a bit of it but didn't recognise any of the drivers, got bored and gave up. Sadly the racing gets worse year by year with less quality, compared to a few years back when Tim harvey was in it

The practice server is up for Sundays race, not had a chance to log on yet so if there are any problems please post in this thread

Hi Guys!

I'll try to join the AC Porsche champ... See you in Spa!

Alberto

hello guys. i ll be present sunday for the race.

It should be a standing start for Porsche cup, they never use rolling start anywhere in the world for it.  :detective:

Hi everyone,

New guy here, been a while since I've done organized racing. Nice to meet you all and my goal for the race is just to keep it together and finish clean so that I can step it up in the future :)

Hi, Welcome to the Sunday night series. Just remember to read the race post at the top of the thread as it gives you race info for tonights race (especially the rolling start procedure which usually catches someone out!)

Thanks,

Anyone else having issues with the password? Or is it the practice password while its the practice session?

Practice didn't seem to start at 19:45, and the race password doesn't work....
What was the last password that was used on Sundays?

same pw problem for me...

race server is now up with this weeks password

oops, think I have typed the password in wrong, I will just reset the server

got in adding a space to the pw

server should be ok now!

grrrr, b*stard BT and their shoddy disconnects  >:(

I was loving that, sitting in 5th with good pace at a great track/car combo and enjoying the brilliant fight ahead of me and I lost sodding connection. So annoyed.

Spent most of the race with my fingers stuck up the rift trying keep my specs clear, have fan pointed at my head but it packed up this afternoon, apart from that great racing and a terrific combo, thx.

Maikel Kurvers's setup from STracker was hahaha crazy for me ( 10 spins and 5 reattack of guys in the end ) I hope you guys will not have a war to me , i've tryed to be smooth and done thinds without contacts  :D
Cant sleep this time and joined this race in race session only. Car is still good but tyres feels like a plastic for me.
Good night !  :)

Well I hope that rolling start was ok  ???,  I've never done one of those before, let alone led one, so I did my best...

Thanks everyone, I had a lot of fun. I have years of rust and didn't manage to get any practice in, but I will be back and hoping to do better next time.

Please complete Country info under Driver details in your profile

First race in AC for awhile and a bit rusty - sitting on the grid at the start and not sure what to do, then got dumped into the pit lane as the lights went green, so I guess I should have pressed something. No problem though, being a rolling start I could just drive up to the back of the pack. Race was a lot of fun actually, but was anyone else braking and downshifting into Eau Rouge? No? Just me? Okay then.

Had some good fights though, specially with Bob and Larry, Stefan at the end. Annoying spin out of the last corner though. Hope to join some more of these when I can. Congrats podium.

Annoying spins? Yup, thats a 911 for ya.

I had 3 of them, yes very annoying, but nothing new for me!

Well that must have been our best turnout for a Sunday race in ages!

During last weeks RRE race I had problems with the ingame settings for my wheel (they got put back to default after a game update and unbeknown to me I had speed sensitive steering) so I was nowhere during the race. So I cannot do a proper comparison between the RRE & AC versions. But we are doing Silverstone in both versions over the next few weeks so I can compare them instead.

Was a good race for me, profited from a few people falling off the track in the last few mins!

We have an AC fun race next week for people who are around on Easter Sunday, race announcement tomorrow night.............Italian Track

Now thats a familar name, don't I remember you in the AC races at nogrip a few years back?

anyway, downshift yes, brake no  ;D

Great to see a healthy grid size yesterday :thumbup1:
Race was good, albeit very lonely for most of the race. I hadn't enough time to do any practice before and started with the default setup, so no chance to follow Max.
But once the Lotus series will be finished this week I can concentrate on this car >:D  :D
Wd to everyone who finished the race and sorry for your bad luck Mark :(

My usual woeful attempt to race AC  ::) Car felt totally different online to the few laps I had offline during the week. Kept spinning out in long corners such as Pouhon with little warning and even piling on lots of rear wing didn't help. Decided I was going to be a liability to anyone around me so quit during quali.

Funny thing is I went and drove a few laps in Raceroom and it also felt very strange, maybe some bad settings somewhere  ???

up until my damn connection dropped about 15mins into the race, i was loving it. With Fonseker porsche sounds and the Rift, it felt mighty immersive  8)  Really recommend installing those sounds for the cupcar, they are spot on.

Goldtop, have you tried installing and running the ffb clip app for AC? It gives suggested ffb gain settings and gives more feel to the wheel imo.
Maybe you have a mixture of old and new drivers on your system? Might be worth a purge and reinstall of your wheel driver software.

This cupcar is pretty sensitive to oversteer, so you do need a bit of stiffer front ARB, softer rear and about 6 wing to keep it from turning around on you too often.

Very nice to see many people on the grid,  .... I made a lonely race with some overtakes due to other mistakes or viceversa lost some position for a couple of turnings ... ended p5.

Hope to be available also for next ones

Ciao
Alberto

I enjoyed that - It was really interesting for me as it was the first car I've driven in a series before and after getting the rift.
During practice on the server I was able to directly compare my pace with my old (2D) best effort, even with my previous race setup I was running over 2 seconds a lap faster :o
Anyone contemplating either a triple screen setup or a rift/vive I can now heartily recommend the VR option if that works for any other software you run :yes:

Annoyingly though, the Rift doesn't encourage you to double check your fuel fill before the race, after re-passing Alberto I looked at my fuel only to discover I was already short by nearly 2 minutes of fuel (despite using the highest gear possible and coasting loads on the daft rolling lap).

As soon as I had a safe gap behind me I had to go straight back into conserving mode for the remaining 30 odd minutes. I finished with 30 seconds fuel to spare :sweatdrop:

Hopefully next time out I'll actually remember to put enough fuel in!

Just one other thing - As we have such a large grid (For now at least), and it looks a bit drab as a result. Are we going to look at people picking skins?
Most regulars should have the skin pack from last time which was pretty colourful, and I'd love an excuse to drink and drive this beauty:

(https://i.postimg.cc/QNBS53cD/custom-showroom-1555358198.jpg)

Not sure what's causing the problems MJ but it only seems to be when I'm online.....just tried a few laps with similar track settings and tyre blankets off etc and it felt fine  ??? I'll reinstall my wheel's drivers and see if that helps.

Yes that was me. Wasn't it you that started up the AC section and organised those early races? I was mainly racing GTL back then, now Raceroom (and still occasionally wrestling with AC!).

Guilty  :)

Until I joined here earlier this year I havn't raced properly since those nogrip races - lucky I saved a bookmark when I think it was Stefan mentioned this place all those years ago!

Mmmm, yeah. I wish I never told  you... Now I am back even further!  ;D

great skin FMG  8) and yes I thought that too when I noticed the whole grid of white Porsche corporate skins! Especially with a rift, its hard to pick out your favoured foes without them being in a stand out skin!  I was thoroughly enjoying watching you and Alex S duking it out just ahead of me, but I could never tell who had the upper hand as both cars looked the same and no name tags in VR.  :P

I have not looked into skinpacks before and don't really have the time at the moment, does it just involve modifying the driver file or is there more to it than that? if someone wants to volunteer to sort it out post in this thread or message me :)


FYI - This sundays race announcement will be up tomorrow now as i have run out of time today, it is going to be GT3's at Vallelunga

Just to underline your point, that was actually Alberto :P (s-tracker should tell you who is infront)

Yes, the driver file would need editing. It's exactly the same as you did for the V8's.
Only difference is you'd have to ask Picnic nicely if he'd chuck any new skins onto the server.

I'd offer to help, but haven't even seen a drivers file before...

No you don't, skins are purely a local thing. Everyone has to have them locally to see them but the server does not need them.