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(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R;group=722)

Practise: 19:45 (45 mins)
Qual: 20:30 (15 mins)
Race: 20:45   (50 minutes)

Cars allowed:

bmw_m3_gt2
corvette_c7r
ferrari_458_gt2
porsche_911_rsr_2017

Track:
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/donington-park.3031/

Lap times:

stracker.simracing.org.uk:50041/lapstat? (http://stracker.simracing.org.uk:50041/lapstat?)

Time of Day Setting: 14:00
Weather: Clear
Start: Rolling
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption: normal
Pit-stops: One pit-stop required for fuel/tyres or both within 10min mid-race pitstop window

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

Damage: 70%

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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Practice server is up for the new GT2 Endurance Series starting on Sunday!

I had a blast running the RSR yesterday evening, so i'll be running that for this series.
I noticed there are many nice skins for these GT2 cars around. Would it make sense to create a skinpack if people are running custom livery's anyway?

I would like to take the Gulf one, but there are many more nice ones, also for the other cars:
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/gulf-racing-911-rsr.14533/ (https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/gulf-racing-911-rsr.14533/)

https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/porsche-911-rsr-2017-classic-liveries.21792/ (https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/porsche-911-rsr-2017-classic-liveries.21792/)

https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/porsche-911-rsr-imsa-2018-2019-4k-2k.24070/update?update=45047 (https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/porsche-911-rsr-imsa-2018-2019-4k-2k.24070/update?update=45047)

If anyone has the knowledge and time to organise a skin pack then they are welcome to have a go

Its race day folks!

Start of the new GT2 Endurance series. I am torn between the BMW and the Vette at the moment as I tried the fezza last night and didn't really get on with it and I don't really like porka's much.

Just a heads up that the practice server has the OLD TRACK

2018 Doni setup tyre wise will not work there. If you setup your tyres for 2018 you will have to drop pressure.

this track version fails to load, is the linked version on server also password not accepted.

PC just freezes trying to load this track, I only have the version of track in the link in post. Why change it?

The site we download the track from may have updated it recently, unfortunately they dont inform us that it has been updated. I will have ago at putting the version we are using on drop box for you, so hold on a couple of minutes!

Downloaded again from link Donington 2018 still the same problem, a load of time practising on this version wasted. Have fun.

Sorry Bob, I am not an expert in using dropbox and have hit a brickwall. I keep getting an error when I try to upload the file. is anyone else able to get the track to Bob?

this is the version on the server now https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/donington-park.3031/download?version=20932

A bit of a mess with the track and all, but was glad to see a decent turn out.

Some valuable lessons learned with the car.

See you all next time.

Definitely some lessons to be learnt! With the low turnouts recently it is vital that we dont turn away racers that turn up to race. I will start checking that the track links are up to date when i set up the practice server in future. But at the same time it would be helpful if people logged onto the practice server a few days in advance to make sure everything is ok. Half way through the practice session on race night is too late to solve problems.

But i still enjoyed the race tonight. My computer was playing up, AC froze up and I had to reboot my PC (very frustrating as I had been on the practice server on Saturday night without any problems). Then I lost the rest of practice and qually trying to sort out a track download for Bob. Managed to get on track with 30 seconds of qually left so went into the race completely cold without even knowing how much fuel was needed. I kept it steady during the first stint, then pushed a bit on the second and was not that far off the pace and enjoyed some good fights. It was exciting to do a mini enduro again with pitstops and the GT2's keep you on your toes due to the absence of ABS. I am looking forward to the rest of the season, especially as we had a decent turnout and the prospect of some more turning up next time (Bob and Spanner)

Some good racing yesterday. Loved the challange of driving the slightly longer distance, it did these cars more justice. I had a good start picking off one of the Corvette's and finaly Alberto in his RSR after being along side each other for half a lap!
Only to be overtaken again by Alberto after my pitstop. Had a good chase again and finally muscled my way through into Goddards. (sorry for little bit of contact there Alberto)
Looking forward to the next one.

i made a token guest appearance. Had been out all weekend so hadnt done any laps. Turned up in qually using my old setups (1:29.3's) but car felt totally unbalanced with rubbish tyre temps. I soldiered on in the race but once Kimi disapeared i had nobody to race, with Jaari edging away further and further into a 15 sec gap and SRW likewise behind me. With a stone cold right rear tyre and hardly worn tyres, i had pre-selected a tyre change at the stops that would have left me even further behind so i parked up.

Mmm that is a shame MJ. These cars should be fun. Could it be that the track version was different? If the name is the same, it will still let you on the server i believe.
Hopefully you can make the next outing on Sebring. Always nice to have a bigger grid.

Oh i am bringing bananas to Sebring. Somebody should sabotage Max's car!

The version on Racedepartment was 2.02 and the version on server was 1.15, every time I tried to join it froze my PC. In future will test online before the night.   The link pointed to the latest version, did everyone download and install this version?

I didn't even make it to quali  ::) Ran a few laps offline and then joined practice session but had similar problems to MJ. Cold tyres locking up and flat spotting especially at the 2 hairpins. I presumed the track was the same one as we've raced before so didn't even think about checking.

calm down Axel


I did, and practised pitstops on it yesteday afternoon, then had to reinstall the old one to join the server  :wetfish:

Idea for the future, download the track and place it on your dropbox and use that link in the opening post. If there is an update, you can decide if it is worth upgrading or not, but at least you will have the original version.

Very good to see a grid more crowded than usual!
Nice race even if I Couldn't find really a decent pace with the quicker RSR … opted for Medium tyres and 20 litres refuel, but unfortunately lost some precious seconds missing the pit area and making a quick come back to get in the pit area … so my advantage on Stefan was not enough to contain his recovering.

Absolutely no problem Stefan, that was 100% tough and honest car racing!

Thank you MAx for the setups! ... hopefully I will learn something more on the RSR.

See you next!
Alberto

are the results getting posted by snail mail this week  :P

If Pete is doing them, then the mailman delivers with a small limp ;)

I did consider that, and was iffy about asking, but wanted to be sure they weren't forgotten...


I see they magically appeared now so thanks to whoever did that   :)

AC causes the import process grief when people join in 2 cars  ::) But even in my morphine assisted stupor I managed (I hope)

You're the best!  (sorry for nagging about it)

Actually a welcome distraction today.

I had these sitting on the HD. Thought i would share them anyway with you guys.

First laps TV cam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SueIomf0bGc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SueIomf0bGc)

Battle with Alfrance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR-DRoKyzJk&t=2s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR-DRoKyzJk&t=2s)

nice  :)


someone should explain brake balance to the corvette driver though  ;D
(http://www.maxveloce.com/stuff/srouk/wutbb.jpg)

Maybe that's the Renault F1's system.