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Password: see above (#post_event_password)

(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R;group=1182)

Practice: 19:45 BST (30 mins)
Qual 2: 20:15 (15 mins)
Race: 20:30 ~ 30 Mins

Cars allowed: Touring Classics + Porsche 964 (Carrera Cup Classic)
Track: Daytona (Road)
Time of Day Setting: 13:00
Weather: Dry

Start: Standing
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel consumption:  Normal
Pit-stops: None required

Server: Simracing.org.uk E7
Password: see above (#post_event_password)

Championship Standings (https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=1182&theme=4)

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 (https://www.simracing.org.uk/index.php?pid=7) especially the
rules about in-game chat messages.
(3) You will need to install Race Room Racing Experience from Steam, and have the Euro and American Track Packs for this series (And maybe another
non pack track occasionally)
(4) Please exercise caution when pitting as some tracks have a speed limit.

(5) 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.

Hi phspok,
How can I register for tomorrow's race? Is that still possible? Sorry if it is obvious... Thanks.

Jos Ogos

No need to register for these, just turn up. The password is automatically made available 24 hours or so before the race.

Look forward to seeing you on track :)

This race is actually on Thursday 5th. Don't want you turning up tomorrow to find no one there. ;D

Thought I'd messed up the dates for a minute..... Welcome Jos, please come along and join the (socially distanced) party  8)

Thank you all and sorry for the confusion. See you on Thursday.

Jos Ogos

Following a steam update, the red pit lane speed warning is on permanently and blocks out most of the virtual mirror!  ??? ::) I find it most distracting. Wasted most of my morning practice time trying to get rid of it. Is it a general problem or just me? >:(

Seems OK for me Bill. I presume you are fully exiting the pits & it is still on when you are out on track. Maybe something to do with HUD settings?

Thanks Geoff, as posted spent ages going through all the “Options” changing those that looked like they might be the culprit. Yes my pit speed limiter works OK but most disconcerting to have the warning screen there when you are flat out around the banking!

Any suggestions please on where to look?

Bill, if you cannot get rid of the pit speed display, you can move the virtual mirror so that it is not obscured.

On the main Raceroom screen in game, click on the cog wheels at top right, then on Control Settings, then Edit Assignments. Now scroll down to the Gameplay section & you will see an assignment called Move & Resize HUD Elements. If it does not have anything assigned to it, double click it & assign a keyboard key to it (mine is set to M). Now exit all the screens back to the main screen & now go and drive your car at Daytona. As you drive along the pit lane press the assigned key for moving the HUD elements (a little notice will come up at the left of the screen), now use your mouse, left click & hold on the virtual mirror & you can drag it to a different position where you can see it.

PS: I have posted at S3 forums to see if anyone has any idea what the problem is Bill.

Stay on the left side of the cones when exiting the pits. If you cross onto the track too early, the pit lane speed limit never turns off properly.

Thanks Geoff and azaris “Simples”! Will look at adjusting the virtual mirror later,  need to get more laps in - still having difficulties coming off banking on to road sections without wrecking car!  ??? ::)

 :thumbup2:

Like the glorious technicolour tachometer on the Porche!  8) Impatient AI drivers spoiled a number of flying laps offline. See you’ll tonight.

Had the same problem with the speed limiter, just follow the narrow pit exit, and do not enter directly on T1 (divided by cones), otherwise pit limiter stays on.


anybody tips for T1?

Hi guys,
Sorry if I'm being impolite on the server... I haven't done much online on RRE and I have no idea how (If it exists) use the chat!

Jos Ogos (JO Simracing).

I'm very sorry for the incident in T2. Really inexcusable >:(.

I did take a drive-through as a self-imposed penalisation but entered a bit too fast in the pitlane and got a proper penalisation set by RRE and another drive-through to serve. My race was a total disaster by then.

I hope this mess does not condition too much your first impression of my driving :-[  I really want to believe I'm much better than this.

I hope to make up for this in the future.

All the best,
Jos Ogos (JO Simracing)

On track chat is "C". there is no in game chat off track. Well done for finishing anyway  8)

Top marks to Toni for the win, and Geoff for hanging in there with a wounded car  :thumbup1:

Jos, we don't bother with self imposed drive through penalties but it is deemed polite to wait for whoever you've accidently punted off to get going before you continue.

As usual got a dog awful start in the Volvo and found myself in a group of cars battling through the first few corners. Until I wasn't facing the right way. That made for a fun race back through the back, battling with Glen all the way. I had no answer for Glen's top speed and he kept steaming passed in to T1 only to mess up the corner and let me back through  ::) The Volvo had really good mid-range acceleration so I was generally all over Glen out of the corners when I was behind, did that pressure tell  :fencing:

Glen and I were fighting over P3/P4 but I could see Toni and Dieter going for it lap after lap on the banking. Occasionally they'd hold each other up a bit and I'd gain a coupe of tenths but I was never going to catch them. Sadly, with a couple of laps to go, I came across a crunched Volvo of Dieter's in T1. That gifted me P2 which I'd didn't really deserve.

Well done all and great to have you on track Jos  :thumbup1:

Hi Jos and welcome, was great to have you race with us and hopefully you'll join us for the other Thursday and Sunday night races. Apologies for the big hit at T2 - us RWD cars were tightly packed through T1 and into T2, I was behind Pete and Frex who were side by side and chose to follow Pete on the inside. As Pete began to spin I went wide of the apex to follow Frex but he took avoiding action leaving me no time to react before hitting you.

Pete and I got going again together and had a great battle all race. I spent the early part of the race ahead and we had a good battle with Birger who had a strong race. About halfway through I had an oversteery moment out of one of the slower corners and had to get back on the brakes to avoid a spin allowing Pete past. I lost a bit more time on Pete when he was able to pass inside Frex's stranded car at T1 after he'd spun and I had to go outside onto the run off area - I'd been late on the brakes to take a late apex and get a good run to T2 so was unable to hook the BMW inside.

After that I threw everything at trying to catch Pete for 2nd as the pace in the BMW seems to drop off less over the race distance but in the end I didn't manage to get into the slipstream until the run out of the last bend to the finish line. Really great race though, I thoroughly enjoyed being in the mix - well done Toni on a great win, Pete on a good recovery drive and hard luck Geoff and Frex as you both had good pace.

It was really interesting to see the strengths and weaknesses of the Volvo and BMW relative to each other. You seemed to take late apexes through the infield corners to square the corner off, get the car straightened up and use the torque to get a great exit, I was having to take more sweeping lines to carry as much speed as possible as the BMW has nothing low down. I really needed the slipstream out of the infield onto the loop and back straight with corner exits you were getting. The BMW was stronger on the brakes particularly into T1 and the bus stop chicane and the ability to keep the BMW fast and tight through the bus stop chicane was giving me a great exit and allowing me to reach the BMW's top speed quicker, I was surprised the BMW had a bit more at the top end but I suppose that's where all the power is in the high revving M3 and aerodynamically the M3 is less worse than the Volvo (I don't think I can go as far as calling an E30 aerodynamic).

I struggled a lot in testing with getting the car slowed down in T1 without going sideways. Moving to a fully stiff rear suspension helped some, but T1 of every lap was still a hairy experience, so i didn't have high expectations.

After a good start we had a short battle with Geoff that ended abruptly as we came out of T1 side by side and to my surprise he veered hard left, almost taking both of us out, and slammed hard into the wall.

From there the rest of the race was a hard fight against Frex. I would outbrake him into T1 and gain some time in the infield section, while he would catch up on the oval section with Volvo power but not quite enough to make a move as long as I kept hugging the yellow line. It ended three turns from the end when he made a mistake in T1. That was enough to comfortably see me home as P1.

Well done Pete and Glenn.

Oh and GODZILLA POWER.

This race promised a lot but ended up disappointing.

Qually was not good, messed up a couple of laps & when I finally got what I thought was a good lap it was still only a mid 2.02. Had got in the 2.01s when testing. Race started well after avoiding Frex's slow starting Volvo & I settled into a good battle with Toni. Unfortunately it ended when two abreast through the little Esses after T1 didn't work & I got a wheel on the grass & spun the car hard into the barriers. Result was a severely damaged front end & engine & a car that was well down on power & 10s a lap slower. Soldiered on to the end & got lapped by Toni on the final lap.

Congrats to Toni on the win & to Pete & Glenn on the podium.  :clap: :clap: :clap:

Sorry about my start, this was a particularly bad one. The Volvo is hard enough to get moving, but I also have a problem in RRE with my wheel - the abrupt loss of control when qually finishes invariably leads to a spin and my wheel going haywire, and this does not reset itself until after race start. Which means I start the race with no idea which way my wheels are pointing.. Not good. I guess the answer is to make sure not to be on track as qually ends, but I keep forgetting that..

Anyway, after a poor start and avoiding Pete and Jos at T2 the race was then a lot of fun, eventually chasing Toni for the lead. Interesting how the Nissan pulls away like a train initially, then the Volvo starts gaining, but falls away again at the top end just when you think you're going to get past. This happened every lap on the banking, both into the chicane and across the finish line, until I missed a downshift at T1 and locked the rear end, hitting the end of the wall hard. Took a while to get going again, and in doing so I see I compromised Glenn badly as he came by, very sorry for that. Could barely see over the crumpled bonnet, but hobbled home over the last couple of laps. Fun though!

Congrats Toni and podium.

No worries Jos, I have raced you in AC and know how good (and fair) you are; nice to have you with us. Btw do you intend to do any of your (excellent) race videos in RRE?

Thank you all for the welcoming and encouraging messages. I'll definitively keep trying. RRE is great but it takes a bit of time for me to adapt after doing AC or rF2... The way it handles spinning and losing rear control of the car is quite different from the other sims, but this could just be my FFB settings on RRE. That should be sorted out with more practice but it's tricky when you over-commit a bit and the rear is gone for good no matter what you do (You must be quick with your hands and brakes...).

Thanks @frex for your kind words and testimony of my reasonable driving skills. I hope we will have also good videos of the RRE races.
If anyone is curious about my channel, have a look: https://youtube.com/c/josimracing (https://youtube.com/c/josimracing).

All the best.

Jos Ogos (JO Simracing).

Had also problems with T1, luckily not during race. Had a great start from P6 to P3, after the spin of JoS in T2 i lost a liitle bit the connection with Toni and Geoff. But during race Frex, Glenn and Pete catched up with me and was racing where i belonged. With -10min on the timer Frex crashed in T1 and overtook him and for the remaining 3 laps i could hold him of (1 or 2 laps more and i was again overtaken by Frex).

congrats Toni with the win.

And welcome to JoS, great to see a youtuber in the race. Positive for SROUK i think, can attract more racer's towards here.