SR4L Fun Race League Rnd 10 Putnam Park GP

[Fergy]

Image by Giorgio Minga

[SIZE=32px]Please read the News before racing this Event[/SIZE]


The battle continues as the season has just five crucial rounds remaining. Many questions to asked and answered over the next 10 weeks. Has Marcel got the Championship sewn up already? Can Gorka continue his push towards the top? Does DjC even care? Who win the tight battle for 4th? Jason Reid although missing a good part of the season is with in reach and flying. Did DC really organise his holiday the same time as I did because he's the last of the sporting gentleman?
Who will win the battle for 8th position? The inform Vittorio, Cook, Fisk, the flying German Tumbas or the cool Greek Theod... Theoodrdd... Theodro.... damn it.. Nikos.
How many will finish behind our only female racer Neela, it's a long list guys... get a move on!!!

These and many more questions to be answered over the next 10 weeks.


Rules&Regulations

Please read the SR4L rules and regulations before racing this league
http://simracers4life.com/index.php?board=16.0

Mod&Cars
You will need to log into the SR4L League site and go to Drivers/Edit Data/Seasons
Choose the season, SR4L F2 60's Fun Race League.
Choose your car and car number e.g. Spark F2 number 23.
Add your real name to Nick in Sim* Our league policy is race with your real name.

Car Choices:
EVE F2 MS7 is car number 22
EVE F2 MS7/1 is car number 23
EVE F2 MS7/2 is car number 3
Spark F2 is car number 23 or 48
Winged Spark is now available.

League Points System

25,18,15,12,10,8,6,4,2,1
Qualifying bonues for pole position = 1 point
Fastest lap of the race = 2 points
Most laps on lead bonus = 1 point
Finish race bonus=2 points
Minimum 1 pit stop
Finish 100%

Server Settings

3x18 Lap races, Reverse grid order last race.
Fuel usage TBH
Tyre wear Normal
Damage 50%
Auto Clutch on

[b]Drivers choosing not to change tyres will be disqualified[/b]

Race Times&Details

Sunday May 26th

Prac 17:25
Qual 19:25
Race 20:00

*All race times are British Summer Time. Please Google BST if your in doubt of the time.

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Weather Forecast



Overcast but staying dry.

Server name

! Server 1

Race Day Password

simracers4life

TeamSpeak

IP address 178.77.67.87
Password sr4l

Good luck at Putnam

Bryan Ferguson
Race Director

Paul Swire
Administrator
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[1959nikos]

btw def setup looks quite good to me, I wouldnt mind one from the rocket guys though

Greek Theod... Theoodrdd... Theodro.... damn it.. Nikos.

its Theodorikomaniatoharitopoulos actually...

[gorgias1976]

So little time to practice this week, Lucky if I get at least a single evening.
I hope to make it on time for the race as I will be the whole weekend away from town (sister's birthday)

Anyway, the winged sparks will be really far away in this track, so objective will be fighting for being the first non winged car.

Track is really demanding and you can't lose a single moment in concentration or you'll take a long walk through the grass.
Finding the rear of the car to be steady will be the key here.

Here are last season F3 highlights:
[YOUTUBE]rVnSpVyDrTs[/YOUTUBE]

[Hedlund]

Looking forward to this. I've been doing quite many laps and spent some hours alone on the server : Now I've been sick over the weekend and can't perform the same laptimes as before! But I'll be working this weekend too, night shift, so I'll be sleeping through the day and probably be very tired when it's time to race :-\ So I'll try to take it easy and have fun, although it's harder when one have to watch the winged devil sparks fly away 8) Race will be very tight, I think. Hard to overtake, very nice flow around the track... small pitlane and frightening pit exit too, I hope people use mirrors here and drivers on track hold to the right and leave some space.


Live timing > hotlaps looks like it's not been updated in a while?
Would be interesting to see what laptimes to aim for
Personal best so far is 1.12.3 something, but best noticed is 1.12.576 EVE for the win!

[Fergy]

We're testing some new Live Timing software.

Checkout Live Timing by Stefan Mizzi
http://www.simracers4life.com/index.php?topic=544.0

Or go direct and add the Server number, Mod and Track for a full list of hotlaps
http://broadcast.simracers4life.com/Sess...rBest.aspx

Leave some feedback if you have any thoughts on the top link

[giorgetto giaguaro]

It will be my first race with H shifter and clutch.
I'm learning a new way to drive and I hope to have a clean round.

I'm finding it a bit harder but definitelly more immersive way to drive those cars.

[Hedlund]

It will be my first race with H shifter and clutch.
I'm learning a new way to drive and I hope to have a clean round.

I'm finding it a bit harder but definitelly more immersive way to drive those cars.

Oh yes, it is. So much more fun and immersive with H-shifter and heel-and-toe technique. I've been using it for over a year now and I'll never buy a wheel without it ;D
I've recently re-mapped the gears so that I have 1st gear downwards (2nd gear position) and reverse upwards in 1st gear position, and so on... I know the lotus 49 had it so, but I don't know how realistic it is for these F2 cars... however it was more fun. And I've ordered trackIR today so I hope it arrives soon, so I have some time to get used to it before sunday's race! I hope to have a clean round too :o

[1959nikos]

I've recently re-mapped the gears so that I have 1st gear downwards (2nd gear position) and reverse upwards in 1st gear position, and so on... I know the lotus 49 had it so, but I don't know how realistic it is for these F2 cars...

You mean this?

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I think all 60s 5-speed racers used it but I think you cannot map this for a G25 shift.

It could be done though by mounting the lever back to front so reverse is at right place and remap everything else, mounting it though is a big problem.

[Hedlund]

You mean this?

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I think all 60s 5-speed racers used it but I think you cannot map this for a G25 shift.

It could be done though by mounting the lever back to front so reverse is at right place and remap everything else, mounting it though is a big problem.

Yes, that's what I meant, thanks nikos Why can't it be done with G25 shifter? I've done it with G27 shifter, but of course there's no reverse-lock when I have the reverse gear in 1st gear position, but I can live with that... My reverse gear is broken anyway But if you really need the reverse-lock, then it's a bit harder lol... maybe you could take it apart and fix it somehow, I don't know.

No need to mount it back to front if you don't care about the reverse-lock.

[gorgias1976]

Great to see the H shifter drivers here are increasing. More demanding, easier to make a mistake, not the fastest way, but the most satisfactory without a doubt.

Be very careful at race3 here, things like this happened last year
[YOUTUBE]Vpk8_LwaE_4[/YOUTUBE]

[Paul Swire]

Don't even know this track and not sure if I will be able to drive yet. Got sore feet at the moment

[Neela]

Don't even know this track and not sure if I will be able to drive yet. Got sore feet at the moment

Get better soon Paul! I just heard what happened ..

[Fergy]

Great to see the H shifter drivers here are increasing. More demanding, easier to make a mistake, not the fastest way, but the most satisfactory without a doubt.

Be very careful at race3 here, things like this happened last year
[YOUTUBE]Vpk8_LwaE_4[/YOUTUBE]

SR4L has come a long way since last season, now we just a guy who starts with wheels fully locked to the right. Not mentioning any names but starts with N second name T, lives in Athens, dark hair, owns a red car... drinks ouzo and doesn't have a smart phone.

[Paul Swire]

SR4L has come a long way since last season, now we just a guy who starts with wheels fully locked to the right. Not mentioning any names but starts with N second name T, lives in Athens, dark hair, owns a red car... drinks ouzo and doesn't have a smart phone.

Hmm could you be a bit more specific please, I still can't figure out who you are talking about

[1959nikos]

its not me, I don't ALWAYS drink ouzo..

[giorgetto giaguaro]

LOL!

[vittorio]

SR4L has come a long way since last season, now we just a guy who starts with wheels fully locked to the right. Not mentioning any names but starts with N second name T, lives in Athens, dark hair, owns a red car... drinks ouzo and doesn't have a smart phone.

There were two blue F3 last season. There is only one blue F3 at the start, and since the other blue F3 driver whose name doesn't starts with N, second name not with T and hates ouzo, told me that he (or she) remembers driving at Putnam, I think you are wrong here. Not mentioning any names either :

[gorgias1976]

Any feelings on the new update? does it bring any difference when on track?

[giorgetto giaguaro]

I've not noticed any big changes on this build Gorka.

Back on H shifting

I never thought that gears rapport can be so important in H shifting.

I also would like to know if anyone of "H shifters" use to double shift with these cars, I'm finding it very usefull on some curves.

[1959nikos]

I also would like to know if anyone of "H shifters" use to double shift with these cars, I'm finding it very usefull on some curves.

You mean doubleclutch Giorgio?

And what does gear rapport mean?