Season 23 is upon us and the first of the GT Team races is at Silverstone. There has been some shuffling of drivers between the teams as plain brown packages change hands in shadows behind the pits. There are some new teams and some old teams with new members, but the star drivers in GT's are all present and looking for podiums.
As we avoided many lap 1 incidents last year we will still have rolling starts and the details for this race are below.
This season we are trying to add some extra fun and tactics to the races with the introduction of pitstops which are calculated to bring the racing closer in the final laps. In every race there will be one car that does not need to stop, but all of the other cars will have to visit the pits.
Teams can choose to run any cars they like, but in any race each all team members must drive different cars, so only one driver can drive the car that does not need to stop.
Pit stop times are listed below with a choice of a single long stop or two shorter stops... the choice is yours.
THIS RACE WILL HAVE A ROLLING START AND CARS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THEIR GRID POSITIONS FOR THE FIRST LAP. THE POLE CAR WILL LEAD THE PACK AROUND AT A STEADY SPEED AND RACING WILL START AS CARS CROSS THE START/FINISH LINE AT THE END OF LAP 1.| Race list | iGOR |
| Server | T7_2 |
| IP address | 62.149.202.168 |
| Date | 24-06-2012 |
| Race time | Race starts at 22:00 UK time |
| Qualifying time | Between 30 and 60 minutes, starting no later than 21:00 UK time |
| Track | Silverstone |
| Mod | GT |
| Damage model | INT |
(Each driver is allowed a
single Shift-R)
| Race length | 34 laps |
| Replay | Available here |
Silverstone- GT | Single Stop Time | | Double Stop Time | | Post Race Time Penalty |
| Ford GT40 Mk1 | No Stop | | N/A | | 0 |
| Mirage M1 | 14 | | N/A | | 39 |
| Porsche 910 | 19 | | N/A | | 44 |
| Ford GT40 Mk2B | 38 | | 14 | | 63 |
| Ford GT40 Mk4 | 50 | | 20 | | 75 |
| Ferrari 330/P4 | 53 | | 21 | | 78 |
| Chaparral Mk2D | 56 | | 23 | | 81 |
| Lola T70 Mk3 | 60 | | 22 | | 85 |
| Chaparral Mk2F | 67 | | 29 | | 92 |
First Pit Window is: 27 (to go on your pit board) to 18 (to go on your pit board)
Second Pit Window is: 25 (to go on your pit board) to 9 (to go on your pit board)
Some useful information about pitstops. If you unsure about anything please post a question and we will give you the answers.
1) We recommend the use of the small programme "GPL WAIT" .....link here This will time your stop for you and is simple to set up and operate.
2) Pitstops must be taken by coming to a halt in YOUR pitbox. That means where there is a black board with your racing name on it in pit lane.
3) To be sure that you are correctly in your pitbox approach your name board carefully with your car close to the pit wall. Just when the board vanishes STOP and you are correctly positioned.
4) If your stop is LESS than 30 seconds you can be a little less precise with your position as GPL will not disco you automatically.
However, if your stop is MORE than 30 secs you need to be correctly parked in your pitbox otherwise at 30 seconds GPL will retire your car. THIS IS WORTH PRACTISING OFFLINE.
5) Stop n Go after a Shift-R must be taken as a seperate stop and cannot be combined with your mandatory pitstop.
6) Proirity in pitlane is given to cars that are moving. If you are about to leave the pits after your stop you MUST wait if another car is about to pass you in the pits.
7) Cars leaving the pits must stay OFF the racing line until they up to racing speed. Blocking cars that are still at racing speed will attract the attentions of the Moderators.
