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RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - gorgias1976 - 19-03-2018
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Sim Racers 4 Life welcomes you to our 2018 spring season.
In this league we will race the BT20. This classic car has a great balance between speed and car control. Great to race around the best classic tracks.
This second round will take place at Oulton Park. Bumpy, narrow and very dangerous. The slightless mistake will bring you against the walls and ruin all your chances in this race.
SR4L wishes you good luck for the season.
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Race day Information
2 x 19 laps Race 2 Reverse Grid (Top 10 finishers)
March 25th 2018
*** BEWARE OF EUROPE ENTERING DAYLIGHT SUMMER TIME ON SATURDAY NIGHT ***
16:40 GMT (17:40 BST - 18:40 CET - 12:40 EDT)
120 minute practice
18:40 GMT (19:40 BST - 20:40 CET - 14:40 EDT)
10 minute single lap qualifying (*)
18:55 GMT (19:55 BST - 20:55 CET - 14:55 EDT)
--8 minute warmup with pitbox sharing check at the beggining
race 1 - 19 laps
--8 minute warmup with pitbox sharing check at the beggining
race 2 - 19 laps - Reverse Grid (Top 10 finishers)
(*) Drivers will have 3 laps available for qualifying (outlap + timed lap + inlap) There will be only a single timed lap attemp for everyone in a 10 minute session. Once yo go out on track you must go for your lap, exiting to check something at the garage will result in not being able to do a timed lap.
1 mandatory pitstop must be done every race with all four tires changed.
Track, car and mod will be automatically downloaded the first time you get in the server (in case you don't have them installed).
Alternative download links:
BT20: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=926662201
Oulton Park: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=774417166
Server Settings
Server name: !SR4L Classic league
Fuel usage: X7
Tyre wear: Normal
Damage: 50%
Auto Clutch on
Race Day Password
BT20Oulton (*) Password will be case sensitive
Weather forecast at Oulton Park on March 25th at race time (will be periodically updated until race day)
-Skies: Partially cloudy
-Humidity: 75%
-Temperature: 9ºC
-Wind: 10km/h from West
Note:
BT20 League post including rules and Calendar http://www.simracers4life.com/index.php?topic=1972.0
Please read our "Sim Racing Etiquette" post http://www.simracers4life.com/index.php?topic=828.0
Please read our "Members Expectations" post http://www.simracers4life.com/index.php?topic=70.0
Don't hesitate in joining Sim Racers 4 Life http://www.simracers4life.com
Please check this post periodically for posible changes.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - gorgias1976 - 19-03-2018
I've adjusted the time-table trying to avoid the freezes we are sometimes having around 19:45 GMT that many times happen by the end of race 1.
We should be able to avoid it by finishing a few minutes earlier. Race1 should start by 19:05 GMT. If needed, practice session will be early finished by the admin so the qualifying session starts as scheduled.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - gorgias1976 - 19-03-2018
I don't know if other drivers using clutch+manual gears are having this same problem I'm having here.
I've done some practice online, with little rubber on track. When shifting up on the exit on some bumpy corners I'm having big issues with rear tires getting a sudden wheelspin and having big diffculties trying to have the car under control.
I'm not sure but I guess drivers using autoclutch will avoid this problem. The moment I shift up and fully release the clutch while pressing full throttle while in bumps make the rear tires to spin and the tail to wander out of control.
This has happend to me mainly on three places: The back straight (change from uphill to downhill while going from 4th gear to 5th), at the following left hander and also turning left heading for the finish line.
I think this has something to do with clutch delay. Doing a quick gear up change makes for the delay to end just as I lifted the clutch, as clutch is already lifted, the sim does a sudden clutch engaging causing to bring all engine power straight to the tires with no delay.
I don't I'm explaining myself properly, but it is as if I changed gear without lifting up throttle due to that delay, causing that sudden car reaction.
I hope having more rubber on track will slightly help.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - deecee52 - 19-03-2018
Its the same for autoclutch Georgias , these cars dont have a lot of traction , i got round it by a mix of softer springs , less power on diff , rear toe and camber . The bumps and the torque fight one another .
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - gorgias1976 - 19-03-2018
deecee52 Wrote:Its the same for autoclutch Georgias , these cars dont have a lot of traction , i got round it by a mix of softer springs , less power on diff , rear toe and camber . The bumps and the torque fight one another .
I will have to work on that. I hope there'll be a good rubbered track by friday night.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - Ricknau - 20-03-2018
I've put in a fair amount of practice offline. Not real fast but gaining and getting more consistent. Then I think to give online practice a go. Maybe help rubber-in the track. Suddenly I spin on every turn and rise and fall of the road! Ugh! Total crash fest! So whatever you guys are sensing about spins and clutch control I think is totally due to lack of rubber, which you mentioned.
So... as much as I think it is the plan to have the track rubber-in throughout the week by turning laps, I just can't waste what little mid week time I have to sliding and crashing. I'm back to offline with heavy preset rubber thinking that will be more representative of the track at Sunday pre-race.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - gorgias1976 - 20-03-2018
I can see I'm not the only one swearing corner after corner.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - JimmyC - 21-03-2018
Heavy fuel load is a factor as well. "Road hugging weight" doesn't help on the bumps.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - edwin - 21-03-2018
I know i am not around much anymore. But when i enter the server during the week to put in some practise laps and add some rubber the server is almost like gost town. Where we some years ago had great fun also during the week with lots off people on-line. So please try and do your practise on-line would be my advise.
About this track, last night i did for the first time some laps and i found it perfectly driveable....not easy but drivable for sure. Thing i don't like at all is fuel usage multiplier.....60ltr for 4 laps o_O
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - 1959nikos - 21-03-2018
edwin Wrote:Where we some years ago had great fun also during the week with lots off people on-line.
I miss those days a lot Edwin, we had lots of fun :-*
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - gorgias1976 - 21-03-2018
Just people tell when you usually join to practice.
I just practiced it with race fuel, so I will have to test how the car feels when lighter.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - thmxvr - 24-03-2018
gorgias1976 Wrote:I can see I'm not the only one swearing corner after corner.
Don't worry mate, after a couple hundreds practice laps I revised my objective to "finish the first lap of each race before totaling the car". Hopefully I won't ruin anybody's race but I am not too worried about that, I expect all the field to have distanced me by turn 1.
RE: Sim Racers 4 Life - BT20 League - Round 2 - Oulton Park - thmxvr - 25-03-2018
I rectify, after even more practice I revised my personal objective to 'finish the race'. It will be tough and finishing position is not important, but it might just be possible.