As you all begin ( or even continue ) your preparations for the JSMT series, you will notice that the PRO drivers have been given a handicap that varies depending on which car they select for each race. AM drivers need not concern themselves with the pitstops, other than to know that the alien who vanished into the distance when the flag dropped, might re appear at various times throughout the race.
The table showing the cars and tracks and the respective number of stops is (
https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=LM2R&group=951&theme=6 )
1) A PRO driver can take his allocated pitstops at any time, except on lap 1 and on the last lap of each race.
2) The stops may be taken on following laps, or spread out. It is the driver's choice.
3) There is no speed limit in the pits, but you must still drive with regard for other drivers and reported incidents will be moderated.
4) Each stop is a StopnGO...i.e. your car must come to a full stop for at least 0.1 secs before you move off again.
5) There is no overtaking in the pitlane, so if a car has entered the pits ahead of you, you must stop behind that car and then follow it out of the pitlane. Because all cars are doing the same SnG's there is no reason to expect the car ahead to take a longer stop than you do. If the car ahead stops first, he will move away first too.
Please DO NOT enter the pits in order to retire from the race. If you need to quit, drive off the track somewhere safe and hit ESC.
5) If the pitlane is empty when you arrive, drive to the far end before stopping, DO NOT stop at your pitbox. If there is a car already in the pits, make your stop just behind him....he will probably be moving off before you have come to a full stop.
6) Drivers leaving the pits are responsible for rejoining the race safely, do not blast out of the pits without being sure there is a gap in the traffic!! It would still be wise for drivers passing the pits at full speed to be aware that cars might be joining the track and leave a little tarmac free. Neither car will gain much if they are involved in a crash at speed
7) In the heat of battle it might be difficult to remember how many stops you have completed? Maybe a pencil and paper might be difficult to work with when racing, but a 4 ( or however many stops you need ) coins or counters alongside you wheel, so that one can be pushed aside as each stop is completed? The number of stops WILL be checked by a moderator and failure to properly complete the required number of pitstops will result in a DQ...you have been warned
The intention is to keep the whole field engaged in the battle for the podium places throughout the race. It is quite possible that a few PRO drivers could find themselves in a last lap battle with AM drivers who do not wish to give up their position easily, so please drive with consideration.
