Sorry guys, I guess I did too much racing yesterday (and had 1 too many beers) and I crashed out in my la-z-boy chair. lol Sounds like I missed out on a flurry of activity! Looked like things were very exciting, a true Bump Day! Congratulations to the top 16 on qualifying for what should be an incredible and grueling race! And thanks to Owens for staying up late and making sure everything was updated.
@aceboy, we will wait for you. We won't start the race until everyone is there, hopefully a little after 1pm.
We ask that after a pitstop everyone uses the full pit exit lane and re-enters the track in the backstretch. It's easier to merge with traffic in the backstretch then in the short chute. You will enter the pits on the front stretch, not in the short chute between turns 3 and 4.
For the start we are going to use a short 2 lap race as our formation laps. When the "Go" signal is given everyone will pull away slowly and get 3 wide, staying around 120mph. This is mainly a "photo op" and it doesn't matter what order we are in, we will stay 3 wide for one lap.
On the second lap everyone will stop on the backstretch and we will type out the starting order. When your name appears in the chat box you will pull away and cross the start/finish line. Once everyone has crossed the line and the "race" is finished everyone will return to the pits (stay off the track) and we will start the full race. It will line us up in the order we crossed the finish line from the 2 lap race.
The actual race will be set to "rolling start", it will set us 2 wide and when the "Go" signal is given the race will be underway! We don't want to go into turn 1 with a 3 wide group for the real race, it would be a disaster for sure, so we will stay in the 2 wide formation that it puts us in. The 3 wide stuff is just for photos.
We will practice the start once or twice before the race to make sure everyone knows what to do.
The official starting line up is as follows:
1. LVracerGT:
Lap 1: 0.38.696
Lap 2: 0.38.721
Official Time: 0.38.7085
2. CheezeBurger57:
Lap 1: 0.38.717
Lap 2: 0.38.725
Official Time: 0.38.721
3. cc570:
Lap 1: 0.38.808
Lap 2: 0.38.727
Official Time: 0.38.7675
4. Aceboy127:
Lap 1: 0.38.805
Lap 2: 0.38.753
Official Time: 0.38.778
5. Droptop2001GT:
Lap 1: 0.38.779
Lap 2: 0.38.795
Official Time: 0.38.787
6. OwensRacing:
Lap 1: 0.38.790
Lap 2: 0.38.812
Official Time: 0.38.801
7. JAMO_CB33: BQ
Lap 1: 0.38.685
Lap 2: 0.38.651
Official Time: 0.38.668 (fastest of the week)
8. GTP_ Potatoechip: BQ
Lap 1: 0.38.809
Lap 2: 0.38.764
Official Time: 0.38.7865
9. Gogatrs: BQ
Lap 1: 0.38.800
Lap 2: 0.38.778
Official Time: 0.38.779
10. Crazy_Bassist: BQ
Lap 1: 0.38.870
Lap 2: 0.38.789
Official Time: 0.38.8295
11. Wardez: BQ
Lap 1: 0.38.858
Lap 2: 0.38.838
Official Time: 0.38.848
12. StigsHero: XQ
Lap 1: 0.38.889
Lap 2: 0.38.864
Official Time: 0.38.8765
13. Jav122678: BQ
Lap 1: 0.38.905
Lap 2: 0.38.909
Official Time: 0.38.907
14. MtBeR4LiFe889: XQ
Lap 1: 0.38.960
Lap 2: 0.38.879
Official Time: 0.38.9195
15. ChrisL2000: XQ
Lap 1: 0.39.041
Lap 2: 0.38.900
Official Time: 0.38.9705
16. jml1010: XQ
Lap 1: 0.39.556
Lap 2: 0.39.624
Official Time: 0.39.59
We also ask that everybody turn their mics off during the race to prevent any connection issues. We'll need all the bandwidth we need for a 200 lap race with 16 drivers. 👍
Let us know if there are an questions or if we need to clarify anything. We'll have a room open by 12:00pm EDT for a last bit of practice. I might have a short (corny) pre-race ceremony for us too, just to add to the "authenticity".
See you guys in a few hours!!
Brandon
I'm kind of restless right now I want to sleep but I just want to know that I have a car.
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