RRE Season 7 (2020) Race Room Merc DTM 2003 - Most - Oct 8

[phspok]

Password: see above

(2) Driver lists can be found on the championship standings page

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

Cars allowed: Mercedes DTM 2003
Track: Most (Large)
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

Championship Standings

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 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.

[spanner]

Well, I have the track but don't remember ever driving it.

[Geoffers]

Well, I have the track but don't remember ever driving it.

Ahem!

https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=15891#event6791

[spanner]

Lol! Expect me to remember it a year ago!

Oh... that one, now i remember driving it.

[picnic]

I don't remember it either but it was even longer ago I did my one and only race here. That was also the last race before my enforced 5 and half month sabbatical from this online racing lark

[azaris]

Heads up, RaceRoom is going to get some pointless update today because they decided to start fiddling with the URLs of the servers. I couldn't get in for hours last night so hopefully it's not more of the same.

[phspok]

Well, as it happens so little, I tend to remember when I get the class record in qual 

[BiriBiri]

Good evening,

2 questions: - how the hell do you start properly (with these cars very difficult) any tips?
- can you give tips how to reduce ONLY the left front tire from heat up (camber doesn't work)?

thx

[phspok]

Start properly, don't know. os there launch control for these cars? other wise get the revs up to 2/3 and let the clutch out so as minimise wheelspin
Balance the temps accross axles? Try softer front roll bar, then the inside wheel will take more load. Run the tyres harder so they heat up less

[Geoffers]

2 questions: - how the hell do you start properly (with these cars very difficult) any tips?
- can you give tips how to reduce ONLY the left front tire from heat up (camber doesn't work)?

You are aware, I hope, that you do not need to use the clutch to start. You cannot jump the start in Raceroom, so just put it in 1st gear, give it some revs & when the lights change away you go. Try a few starts against the AI to see how much throttle you need for a good start. I wish they would make the starts more realistic by making use of the clutch mandatory.

Tyres, no idea, just drive it & hope, that's what I do. Actually you could try softening the suspension, that should not stress the tyres so much.

[Geoffers]

Is there launch control for these cars?

No, not according to this:

https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?attachments/r3e-car-list-master-live-build-06-10-20-jpg.21560/

[Alessandro Tancioni]

i ll be glad to participate tonight. see you later

[BiriBiri]

2 questions: - how the hell do you start properly (with these cars very difficult) any tips?
- can you give tips how to reduce ONLY the left front tire from heat up (camber doesn't work)?

You are aware, I hope, that you do not need to use the clutch to start. You cannot jump the start in Raceroom, so just put it in 1st gear, give it some revs & when the lights change away you go. Try a few starts against the AI to see how much throttle you need for a good start. I wish they would make the starts more realistic by making use of the clutch mandatory.

Tyres, no idea, just drive it & hope, that's what I do. Actually you could try softening the suspension, that should not stress the tyres so much.

Thx for the tips, Martin was behind me in the start so he was aware 

Great race and for the first 15min had some good fights with Martin and Pete (hopefully all clean). After mid race my fuel calculator added another lap so i came 2l too short. So i need to lifted for the remainder of the race. I think Stephen had the same problem because he also slowed down between 1s and 2s a lap. So it was a fight with Stephen together with managing the fuel, in the final lap Stephen took me on the inside of the chicane, but i made the switch back and overtook him again in the exit of the chicane. Unfortunately i did my only spin at the last hairpin 

Came without fuel on the finish straight

Congrats to the winner, and good to see back two new persons for me, but apparently old persons for SROUK

FUN RACE

[picnic]

Must apologise to Matt for helping him around. Why do these things happen when you're not attempting a pass? After waiting we were at the back of the field but I enjoyed the race and gaining a couple of positions back, even if they were only due to me have enough fuel

[SRW]

what an awesome car/track combo!
normally I end up drifting back and hotlapping on my own, but seemed to be able to hold the pace of everyone else today, lots of close racing.

@BiriBiri , my fuel level was ok, it was the front left tyre that was giving me problems, it went orange from about half distance and I had to really slow down mid corner to stop understeering off the track