GTR2 Dawn Race at Estoril - 17 Oct

[Aagramn]

GTR2 Dawn Race at Estoril

All forum members welcome.

Date: Tuesday 17th October

Practice 1: 8:15pm (15 mins)
Qual 1: 8:30pm (10 mins)
Qual 2: 8:40pm (10 mins)
Warmup: 8:50pm (2 mins)
Race: 8:52pm (20 mins)

Cars allowed: Any 2003 or 2004 NGT
Weather: dry
Track: Estoril
Race Start Time 07:00

Server: Simracing.org.uk
Password: here

Notes:
(1) Please make sure you are fully aware of the UKGTR Rules - especially the speed limiter starting procedure.
(2) 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.
(3) We will be testing 2 qualifying sessions in this race. We would like some volunteers to do the following:

• Only set a time in Q1, and stay in the garage during Q2.
• Stay in the garage during Q1, and only set a time during Q2.
• Set a fast time inQ1 and a deliberately slow one during Q2.
• Set a deliberately slow time during Q1, and a fast one in Q2.

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[Aagramn]

We'd like to test having a Q1 and a Q2 session for this race, and check the game handles it properly.

[Iain]

if you give us a reminder in the chat on the server ill do one of those tests for you

[Rob Bywater "Kerb Crawlers"]

I should be able to do a slow time in Q1, and another slow time in Q2!   

Cheers

Rob

[Adam Parle]

I can make this one, not so keen on Estoril in the past, but I'll give it my best.

[Poddy]

I'll give it a shot, just be prepared for some mega pile ups on that evil chicane

[Paul Richards]

I am up for this too. See you all on Tuesday.

[Simon Gymer]

8am is daytime. 5am is dawn, even at 6am it's daytime already in Estoril.

[Aagramn]

8am is daytime. 5am is dawn, even at 6am it's daytime already in Estoril.

Thanks, I'll change it to be earlier. That's why I put in tbc, I needed to run a test offline first.

[Aagramn]

I tried it at 06:00 and was completely blinded at a couple corners, so I've set the race start time to 07:00.

[Simon Gymer]

I tried it at 06:00 and was completely blinded at a couple corners, so I've set the race start time to 07:00.

That's a waste of time. 7am is daytime, so you may as well have a day race.
I thought this was supposed to test fps in dawn with lights on etc? If we're going to have dawn, let's have dawn. These are test races to test things.

[Aagramn]

The sun is still very low in the sky at 07:00. I tried 05:00, but the sun isn't visible at all, and I'm not sure it would make an appearance in a 20 minute race. It's not just an fps test, it's to see how people get on with the light effects.

[Simon Gymer]

Why are we still doing 20 minute races? Come on let's put these up to something worth turning up for.

[Aagramn]

 

[Simon Gymer]

40 min practice followed by a 16 minute race (remember there is a slow pace lap first) doesn't seem worth the effort tbh.