UKGPL Season 29 (2015-16) Privateers Trophy (67) - Watkins Glen - Oct 4

[Robert Fleurke]

Season 29 Privateers Trophy - Round 01 - Watkins Glen

For the first round of the Season we go to Watkins Glen, New York. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Race List = iGOR
Server = UKGPL_8
IP = see iGOR
Race date = Sunday 04-10-2015
Time = 21:00 UK time (21:00 GMT)
Track = Papyrus Original
Race length = 45 Laps (50 minutes)
Variant = 1967
60fps patch used   = 60fpsV2newmod
Damage Model = Intermediate
Qualifying time = 30 minutes

Replays Available here

Driver lists and token rules can be found on the championship standings page

The full time drivers can start to practice as soon as the server is available.  Reserve drivers can also join as soon as the server becomes available but must leave the server with 35 minutes of qualifying left, for a total of 5 minutes; this will allow any remaining full timers to join.  If there is enough space on the grid, the reserve drivers will be able to rejoin when there are 30 mins of qualifying left.  

This Season we don't have a Red Zone. Moderating will be on reported incidents only. If you haven't received a PM about an incident before the link below the results table is removed, you can be sure that you will not appear in the moderator's report.

The chassis token system is explained on the Privateers standings page. Please ensure you choose a chassis that is within your budget, which can be seen by hovering the mouse over your points total in the standings.

Please restrict chat to pit messages including at the end of the race until ALL drivers still racing have crossed the line.

Password: see above

[Phil Thornton]

Gents

We might use my server (UKGPL4) for this race so that Axel doesn't have to start UKGPL8.  It all depends on reliability.  UKGPL4 has worked fine in pre-season testing but there is nothing like a genuine league race to stress the server and highlight any problems.  Please be ready to join either server tonight when you join IGOR chat.

I've set UKGPL4 up on a continuous loop today so if you get an opportunity please join the server to confirm you can connect OK with minimal latency.  Any problems please post a message on this thread.

Regards

Phil

[Michael Turner]

I upgraded to W10 a few weeks ago and am now having some problems with GPL:

-   when I launch GEM I get the message  -'Unknown message for fatal error'
 - GPL doesn't recognise my G25 wheel though I have installed the latest drivers and it works OK with other games

I've reinstalled GEM 3 times and tried various compatibility setting to no avail. Similarly with the Logitech software.

Hopefully I'll be able to sort it out before tonight's race.

[Cookie]

User Account Control (UAC) and Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
Starting with Vista you are required to run in standard user privileges mode instead of as administrator with full administrative rights which keeps you from doing some operations like adding GEM and other utilities.  So disable UAC and DEP to run GPL:
To adjust UAC Settings:
Turn off UAC
1) Login as a local administrator.
2) Go to the Windows Control Panel and select User Accounts > Change User Account Control Settings
3) Set UAC to the least restrictive setting (Never Notify or Off).
4) "OK" your way out of the window.

To adjust DEP Settings:
Set DEP to Windows Functions Only:
1) Login as a local administrator.
2) Right-click on My Computer and select "Properties".  On Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Server 2008, you will then need to click on the like for Advanced System Settings
3) In the Advanced Tab, click on the Settings Button below Performance
4) Go to the Data Execution Prevention tab
5) Select the top radio button "Turn on DEP for essential Windows services an programs only."
6) "OK" your way out of the window.

[Cookie]

I've set UKGPL4 up on a continuous loop today so if you get an opportunity please join the server to confirm you can connect OK with minimal latency.  Any problems please post a message on this thread.

No problem joining, good latency and quality!

But I can't see the ping in IGOR

[Michael Turner]

Thanks Axel
The GEM problem is now solved  - I had the settings as recommended but was opening the application with Run as Administrator which was causing the problem.
The G25 problem remains however. I have tried another wheel (an MS Sidewinder) but with the same result depite the fact that it is also recognised in Devices and works with other games.

This is really weird since I've been using the G25 for several years without any problems but now GPL simply doesn't recognise it. I've tried different USB slots as well as various compatibility settings and the Logitech profiler.
I can only assume that W10 is in some way responsible but I haven't heard of  other G25 users having these issues

[Phil Thornton]

I've set UKGPL4 up on a continuous loop today so if you get an opportunity please join the server to confirm you can connect OK with minimal latency.  Any problems please post a message on this thread.

No problem joining, good latency and quality!

But I can't see the ping in IGOR

Thanks Axel, good to know.  I was a bit worried as I had a clock mismatch which meant I set a ridiculously fast time in testing which I will have to delete from the server. 

Not sure about the ping.  I have got it enabled in IGOR and I think I've got the right port open, perhaps something to resolve later.

It would be helpful if you are around later and had UKGPL8 on standby, just in case I have problems.

[Robert Fleurke]

I seem to warp a lot on your server Phil, like a bandwidth mismatch!? Maybe it's just a bad router in between...

[Phil Thornton]

I seem to warp a lot on your server Phil, like a bandwidth mismatch!? Maybe it's just a bad router in between...

Yes something is not quite right.  I think it might have gone wrong when I joined via LAN.  So I've set the LAN BW settings in core.ini to be the same as "net_mdm" settings.  Hope that will help a bit but I did have "override core.ini" selected in IGOR so it shouldn't matter should it?

[Cookie]

Something is wrong with UKGPL_4 atm, I have bad fps ~43 in pits and ~50 on track and lots of warp!
On Jethros and mine I have rock solid 60fps!

I will set UKGPL_8 up for security!

[Cookie]

UKGPL_8 is set to WG 45 laps and ready

[Robert Fleurke]

UKGPL_8 is set to WG 45 laps and ready

Thanks Axel!

@ Phil: I'm sure it has to do with the bandwidth setting...but also had framedrops at the pit area...

[Ronnie Nilsson]

Just logged on to UKGPL 8 successfully.  Thanks Axel.

[Pierre D]

Well, my 1st experience with running two races in a row between F1Legends and UKGPL doesn't look too good. I had 15 minutes left to practice with the Brabham after racing with the Lotus at Zandvoort.
I had braking problems and couldn't fix them in time to get a decent lap time but being last on the grid when you have limited ambitions has its own charm, right ?  I still managed to be surprised when I got into the loop and hit the car that was before me.
Sorry for being such a nuisance. I'm willing to pay for my mistakes but nobody else should have to share the bill.
From now on, I'll stick to one race per day.

[francesco]

Ok the smoke at the 35th lap but also an explosion at 37th seem misfortune.
Good battle with Nilson,without his error was impossible to overtake a Ferrari with a Cooper.