23-02-2019, 06:47 PM
Well, I think the idea you have is in the right direction, but maybe a bit too extreme. You are using both tyre and fuel variables in the right way. All this is like a matrix of possibilities, fuel usage, tyre wear, race lenght and speed. Maybe the lengh of the race is the key here.
The best short races I experienced, are those that allow a driver to finish the race with only one pit stop if using low boost, and two stop for those who use more boost. (low boost=7 or 8 on the Porsche, and high boost=10 or even up to 12). It depends on the track, but the soft tyres (R500/Sprint) can't complete two stints, just one and a bit, while the hard ones (R600/Enduro/Yokohama) can do at least two stints. Usually all this work well in races of 1:30 hs.
The Mazda can't save as much fuel as the Porsche and Sauber, so the fewest fuel usage should be calculated around this car using Mixture position "Enduro". It matches the Porsche consumption in position 8.
To shortener all this to an hour race, I think 2x for fuel and tyres should be enough. It would be a middle point that allow some drivers to push and stop twice and other drivers to save and avoid an extra pit stop. It's not so easy to push for an hour without mistakes, so I think the competition is fair enough.
About the MOD and the amount of drivers. There are 100 new subscribers every week, but it's dificult to find another driver in the four current public servers online. Most of the people use it offline. On the other hand, the other league in France (ODS) is running races on the week too (a race per month I think), while RaceDepartment host short club races, but you must have a premium account. All this means that it's very difficult for the people in the american continent to join, because races are too early for us. If one of the leagues host races on sunday or saturday I think it could capture all those whom can't race online on the week. I think this because you can see more than 40 drivers trying the ODS server, but only 15 or 20 had signed for the championship.
The best short races I experienced, are those that allow a driver to finish the race with only one pit stop if using low boost, and two stop for those who use more boost. (low boost=7 or 8 on the Porsche, and high boost=10 or even up to 12). It depends on the track, but the soft tyres (R500/Sprint) can't complete two stints, just one and a bit, while the hard ones (R600/Enduro/Yokohama) can do at least two stints. Usually all this work well in races of 1:30 hs.
The Mazda can't save as much fuel as the Porsche and Sauber, so the fewest fuel usage should be calculated around this car using Mixture position "Enduro". It matches the Porsche consumption in position 8.
To shortener all this to an hour race, I think 2x for fuel and tyres should be enough. It would be a middle point that allow some drivers to push and stop twice and other drivers to save and avoid an extra pit stop. It's not so easy to push for an hour without mistakes, so I think the competition is fair enough.
About the MOD and the amount of drivers. There are 100 new subscribers every week, but it's dificult to find another driver in the four current public servers online. Most of the people use it offline. On the other hand, the other league in France (ODS) is running races on the week too (a race per month I think), while RaceDepartment host short club races, but you must have a premium account. All this means that it's very difficult for the people in the american continent to join, because races are too early for us. If one of the leagues host races on sunday or saturday I think it could capture all those whom can't race online on the week. I think this because you can see more than 40 drivers trying the ODS server, but only 15 or 20 had signed for the championship.