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Title: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: phspok on November 13, 2020, 04:21:05 PM +0000
(https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/media/images/meldeliste/zoom1000/amg-mercedes-c-klasse-dtm-2005--paffett-7931.jpg)

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=1172)

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

Cars allowed: Mercedes DTM 2003
Track: Zandvoort (GP)
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=1172&theme=4)

Example Setups:

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.


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: spanner on November 13, 2020, 10:42:31 PM +0000
I've tried to re-organise my week so i CAN turn up to one event next week!


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: Geoffers on November 14, 2020, 12:01:36 AM +0000
I've tried to re-organise my week so i CAN turn up to one event next week!

I should think so too. Don't you realise that you must arrange the rest of your life around racing!!!! ::)


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: spanner on November 14, 2020, 07:30:17 PM +0000
Racing? yes, having just spent all day watching WEC and IMSA. My simracing at the moment is mainly against AI!


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: Gavino Pintus on November 18, 2020, 11:51:07 PM +0000
I'll join tomorrow  ;D


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: Riccardo Gengotti on November 19, 2020, 09:06:47 AM +0000
present tonight


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: Gavino Pintus on November 19, 2020, 11:36:56 AM +0000
Hello guys,
another team mate wants to join this evening but is not able to register its user.

How can we solve this problem?


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: phspok on November 19, 2020, 12:57:45 PM +0000
He can join anyway as a guest driver. (You will need to give him the Race password) But he will not be included in the Championship Points.
If he will run with us more in the future, then he should register when he can.


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: picnic on November 19, 2020, 02:17:01 PM +0000
I think if you send a Personal Message to Gizmo with your team mate's chosen account name he can authorise it.


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: BiriBiri on November 19, 2020, 03:22:08 PM +0000
Anyone also having problems with oversteer during back on the throttle at corner exit. Now not using first and second gear for that reason.

Rear ARB is already soft, and front ARB is already stiff (at max levels)




video to get in the mood for this evening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIwft6-rPJ8&t=480s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIwft6-rPJ8&t=480s)


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: Geoffers on November 19, 2020, 04:35:11 PM +0000
Rear ARB is already soft, and front ARB is already stiff (at max levels)


ARBs are better used for improving mid corner speed, try those the other way around to make the car turn better. Oversteer is better cured with damper & spring settings & also try adding a bit of rear toe-in. Thats probably all completely wrong, but it works for me! :laugh:


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: BillThomas on November 19, 2020, 05:36:19 PM +0000
Rear ARB is already soft, and front ARB is already stiff (at max levels)


ARBs are better used for improving mid corner speed, try those the other way around to make the car turn better. Oversteer is better cured with damper & spring settings & also try adding a bit of rear toe-in. Thats probably all completely wrong, but it works for me! :laugh:

Racing in another league, I was advised by an American driver, to counter poor turn in by “cranking up the rear sway bar”.  :D


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: BiriBiri on November 19, 2020, 07:43:03 PM +0000
Rear ARB is already soft, and front ARB is already stiff (at max levels)


ARBs are better used for improving mid corner speed, try those the other way around to make the car turn better. Oversteer is better cured with damper & spring settings & also try adding a bit of rear toe-in. Thats probably all completely wrong, but it works for me! :laugh:

Thx, really helped a lot!!!!


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: Glenn Richardson on November 20, 2020, 09:09:14 AM +0000
More than happy with 4th and had a great battle with Alessandro. Well done Gavino, Geoff and Alessandro - Gavino was in a class of his own and Geoff also had superior pace.

Practice was a struggle having jumped in with the default setup, I pushed hard but could still only manage 9th. I wasn't expecting to be at the front as neither the car nor track seem to suit me but some setup changes for qualifying gave me 1.5 seconds per lap which was a relief.

In the race I held onto the back of Alessandro but for a long time that was only due to the slipstream as he had better outright pace than I did. Over the course of the race I began to apply more pressure as I'd been avoiding putting too much load through the front left tyre which always wears fastest at Zandvoort. Even with a slight tyre advantage later on I never quite had the pace to make a move on Alessandro and with just over a lap left I came out of the second to last corner sideways and had to jump back on the brakes to avoid a spin.

Great race Alessandro! I enjoyed the good, clean battle  :fencing:


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: Geoffers on November 20, 2020, 09:25:28 AM +0000
It was obvious in practice & qualifying that without a mistake Gavino was untouchable, & that proved to be the case. I was expecting a battle for 2nd with Riccardo & Alessandro, but Riccardo had a spin on lap 1 & I was gradually able to pull away from Alessandro who was having Glenn to worry about. So it turned into quite a lonely race although still quite enjoyable in these cars.

Congrats to Gavino on an easy win & to Alessandro in 3rd.  :clap: :clap:


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: Riccardo Gengotti on November 20, 2020, 01:37:06 PM +0000
a disaster, to avoid hitting Geoff I go to the wall on the first lap, car damaged then disaster until the end ....


Title: Re: RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Zandvoort - Nov 19
Post by: BiriBiri on November 21, 2020, 12:36:43 PM +0000
Congrats to Gavino  :thumbup2: what a pace.



For me, again thx to geoffers for the last minute setup tip (because i thought my ARB was good to react to oversteer but apparently not at corner exit  :) ).

Race, very good start, so i was in a battle with drivers above my skill level. Therefore made a visit to the gravel strip between T9 and 10. after a slight slip again lost 2 places. So i was racing then at my place with SRW and Martin. And 1 time i thought again i was improving because i could hold off and afterwards follow Ricardo for some laps (but apparently his car was damaged  ;D).

Finished 9th, just before Martin who was approaching me. Last 2 laps having trouble with the left front tire (only 15% red blinking, rear both +75% and even right front +60%). Had a preset pitstop ready for only the fronts but didn't used it.