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Driver 101
Guys...been thinking about the first race, two situations jump out at me.

Formation lap for pole sitter:

The pace on the formation lap will be controlled by the pole sitter and he must please try and drive around half to 75% of race speed. Before each race a certain point on the track will be announced as the point where the pole sitter can accelerate up to race speed at any point he wishes.

This is on the OP, and just to be fair, it wasn't followed and caught a few guys out at the back resulting in them having a very poor start. The first race pole sitter went for it after turn two at full race speed. I think for the rest of the series this has to be followed or its gonna get ugly.

Regarding DC: During race

I think we all agreed online that if a driver gets disconnected during race 1 he may take up pole position for race 2. However if a driver arrives late and misses the first race he will start at the back for race 2.

Regarding DC. During Quali

I think if someone gets disconnected during qualifying he should start at the back of the grid. I think in both situations the DC should be regarded as a mechanical breakdown.

Sorry Homes for butting in, but I feel this needs to be clarified before it gets a little confusing.
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I couldnt agree more i was behind sass and we quite close then by half way round we were having to go full pace as the front lot went too fast all of a sudden
So prehaps max 200kmh till the last corner on the first lap
 
I agree too. In fact, how about we say that it is the responsibility of the pole sitter to make sure that the entire field are visibly together on the map or even bunched up before the main straight?
 
I reckon we should limit the formation lap to 120kph(75mph) for the entire lap, only once passed the start can the pole sitter accelerate. Then its up to the field to stay bunched behind, also everyone will know that we only go for it after the line.
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
If you need the Stewards to review an incident, then please provide us with the lap number the incident took place on, or with in 1-2laps of it. No reviews will take place without a lap number!!!!!!!
The Stewards have real jobs and don't have 30 min at a time to watch the entire race looking for a problem lol. Thank you for your understanding ;)
 
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75mph?? thats a bit to slow lol, and i dont we should accelerate from the start/finish line either, mabye 1, 2 or 3 corners (depending on track) b4 the start/finish line. because its fun to try and get a small jump on people.
 
I think you guys should just let me lead you out every race, I did a phenomenal job during the rising sun cup and I don't mind doing it again haha ha ;)
 
There's no passing until after turn one anyway. So getting athe jump wouldnt really matter. Accelerating at the start/finish is to make sure the field is caught up and we're all ready to go.
 
It's cool dropping the hammer in the last sector of the lap somewhere. It's up to the pole guy, that's his advantage. It also helps cause the field is also not completely bunched up by turn 2 and reduces the chances of incidents. It's an art leading out a field properly and getting the drop right. My services have been offered lol ;)
 
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Now that was worth the wait!! Congrats Petrol and Homes on your wins, absolutely untouchable ;)
We had some great close clean racing in the midfield with everyone in the mix. Us TT boys tried being patient and working together a bit which helped, but everyone was so damn quick we ended up chewing tires.
I spun out a few times in the second race and spun coming into the pits in the first race which kinda put an end to great finishing results, but hey that's racing.
Rikkos you drove like a star dude...... I enjoyed the racing with you, Driver and Scale...... really realistic stuff. Well done guys!
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One word.....AWSOME !....realy enjoyed the race , especially the second . It was 15 laps of close and fair racing and at the it felt like I just raced in real life ( exclude the life-flashbacks when closing in to a wall just to fast ) .
Looking forward to next Sunday. Curious about my merc cause I think the first races where the ones to gain some points. I thing as from know the mercs will have less advantages.
Can I ask everyone to please pay attention to the race positions at the forming lap...we offen get to the right position just a few corners before the start. With race position I mean 1 2 3 4 ...etc. maybe its best to get to position first at the start at the straight and then begin warmup lap....just a thought ;)
Gonna be testing tonight so feel free to join ,guys .

Grtz
 
Ok let's be honest here..... the first race was a complete balls up and we probably should have restarted. The guys weren't even in position yet and the front guys were going hell for leather. I think we should deduct 71 points from Petrol for being solely responsible and 60 points from Homes for allowing it to continue haha ha.
No but seriously, in the future...... we should all head down to the first corner on the formation lap and STOP in our correct order in a long line. Once everyone is in the corrected order and STOPPED, then the pole man can lead us out at 70% pace, nice and easy without swerving all over and jumping on the brakes. When we enter the last sector of the lap he can drop the hammer when he likes and start the race. It's up to the pole man when he chooses to do so as long as its in the last sector. Simple :)
 
Driver 101
I reckon we should limit the formation lap to 120kph(75mph) for the entire lap, only once passed the start can the pole sitter accelerate. Then its up to the field to stay bunched behind, also everyone will know that we only go for it after the line.
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...... and I think we should deduct 61 points from Driver for making such a predictable and boring suggestion lol.
 
Why don't we do it just like F1? Just bunch up in the last sector and accelerate coming out of the final corner. So at Nurburg GP the final sector starts on the back straight before the final chicane. We get bunched up headed toward the chicane and P1 accelerates coming out of the final hairpin. I'm not sure we need to stop on track to get the order correct. Cars that need to go back a few positions move to the outside and cars that need to move up come through the middle. Anyone moving back, pull all the way over to the wall or the grass to get completely out of the way. And obviously if your on the right side of the track, move to the right. If your on the left move to the left.
 
I suppose we are really making a big hoo ha out of nothing....... if the pole man leads us out properly it shouldnt be a problem. It's his responsibility and he should just do it properly. It's really not that hard lol.
If he doesn't do it properly from now on, we should just penalize him and then I'm sure it will be done properly the next time.
Homes will have to make a ruling ;)
 
Guys... seriously.....just limit the speed of the formation lap. We cant overtake till after turn two anyway. I dont see a problem with it. I just suggested a speed, you could increase it, but the idea is to have it fair.

Also we can check the replay and see if the pole man keep to the correct speed.
 
Some pics I managed take...not the best, but its my first try

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Nice pic's dude! I like the Audi sliding and the rear end of the merc about an inch off the ground. But who doesn't like the rear end of a merc!

I suggest we do just a couple practice formation laps on Saturday. I heard that groan! C'mon guys, we want to have a formation lap but we're not capable of correctly doing one together? Then new people join and we looks like bigger idiots. We're always driving in a straight line, everyone at different speeds. Plus, when we're in a straight line of cars, last place is so far back it's ridiculous. Seriously, we'll pick a track that's not on the schedule, and do some short practice races. They could be 2 laps for all I care.

Most of the lap is getting everyone in their correct position. There always seems to be a rush to get to your spot. There is absolutely no rush. We've got the slowest lap in history to get it organized. The pole position gets the preferred line (inside line) and we all line up from there. 2x2 coming out of the last corner, P1 accelerates and we're off. During the lap there is no reason to be so close together. Half way through the lap we will be in our correct positions. Start of third sector is where pole position really needs to control their speed. That way we can all line up in 2x2 formation.

Lag spikes can really screw with this whole process but I guess that is just part of playing online.
 
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I suggest we do just a couple practice formation laps on Saturday. I heard that groan!
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The pole position gets the preferred line (inside line) and we all line up from there. 2x2 coming out of the last corner, P1 accelerates and we're off. During the lap there is no reason to be so close together. Half way through the lap we will be in our correct positions. Start of third sector is where pole position really needs to control their speed. That way we can all line up in 2x2 formation.
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I agree, but I think 1 X 1 is better than 2 X 2 as it is less bunched up and should lead to less incidents at the exit of turn 2. Also a speed limit of say 160kph or 100mph up until the end of the 3rd sector would solve the problem from race 1 on sunday.

It completely baffles me how we can stuff up the formation lap. It is so frikkin simple. Its so not funny that it is funny!
 
I agree 1x1 is the way to go. I don't even know why we are debating this, the rules are on the OP for everyone to read, along with the formation lap procedure.
It's time to start dishing out penalties to the guys who don't comply..... because what happened in race one ruined a lot of people's races and gave others a massive advantage!
Sorry I know it's harsh, but that's the truth boys ;)
The only way to stop all the nonsense is to penalise! That's why we have 3 Stewards...... to make things fair :)
 
Single file is fine with me. In the third sector the leader needs to maintain a speed so the field can bunch up with out incident.
 
Hey wordup :D
I have my Sundays free now.
=> I have free Time for a nice GT-Series.

For the Cars:
Any Test-races the days before the Race ??
Or
do I just have to pick a car ??
 
Hey Sakery. Welcome to the series. Can you start with the Astra (610pp) or the A4 (615pp) but if you start to dominate, then we will ask you to change to the TT (595pp) after a few races.

I will try and make or join a practice session on saturday at about 21h00 gmt. So if you are online then, please feel free to join up and practice. :)
 
Yeah will be there and will prepare those 3 Cars (well maybe only two, because dominating and me ?? *giggles*).
21 your time is also german time ?? not that I´m too late or too early :D
 
Yer why are we making a fuss bout formation lap?? All the front driver has to do is keep a sensible speed(75%ish) then accelerate in a place near end of lap, Easy. If he doesnt, he gets a penelty, simple
 
It didn't seem that easy on Sunday, did it? That's what the fuss is about. Explanation on the op is fine but it has to be executed properly.

Welcome Sakery!
 
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