Unsafe Release???

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Hi guys

Bit of a wierd one, but I hope someone can help me with a solution to this.

I'm currently racing in a championship and round 3 is a week away. The track is La Sarthe and I'm a little worried about the pitstops.
Round 1 and 2 took place at short tracks and I managed to gain places by undercutting other drivers in the pits, empty pits also meant a smooth stop. A couple drivers weren't so lucky though and were held back by the pit crew for some reason while other drivers were entering/exiting the pits. Lots of drivers were on different strategys though so not everyone was in the pits at the same time.

La Sarthe is another story though and I expect everyone to pile into the pits on the same lap as another 4+ min lap might cost too much on worn tyres.

Does anyone know if theres a way of avoiding an unsafe release in this instance? What causes it exactly and is there any actual way of avoiding it? I realise this may just be up to the game, but its worth a shot to try find out
 
There is no way to prevent this issue the last time I checked... Try talking to the person organising the event, they could probably sort something out.
 
Pull an early pit stop to get off the cycle everyone else is running. Figure out how many good laps you can make then figure out how many pits you'll need for the race. Odds are that if you pushed max laps between pits the last set of tires should have one or two more laps left in them past the end of the race, so pitting a lap earlier than needed the first time will move you off the cycle most will be on and leave you with good tires to the end.
 
To answer the question by the OP:

You get held back by the pit crew only on certain tracks if you go into the pits at absolute full speed. Many of the tracks you will just have to brake at the last moment and you will be fine. If you don't brake, you will sit in the pits for an extra 5 seconds.

HOWEVER,
at Circuit de la Sarthe this is not the case. For some reason PD did not put a pit penalty onto this track which I don't understand. So if your league doesn't have a problem with it, feel free to fly into the pitstop at full speed cutting through the sand and all.
However on most of the other tracks throughout the game, you would need to brake.

You should test out certain tracks to see if they give you a pitstop penalty or not.
 
Like red party hat said there is no speeding penalty at Sarthe. I race this track online regularly with and without penalties and you can't get a speed violation.
 
XDesperado67
Pull an early pit stop to get off the cycle everyone else is running. Figure out how many good laps you can make then figure out how many pits you'll need for the race. Odds are that if you pushed max laps between pits the last set of tires should have one or two more laps left in them past the end of the race, so pitting a lap earlier than needed the first time will move you off the cycle most will be on and leave you with good tires to the end.
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I was going to say the same. I'd add try using a softer tyre for the first stint, if that's allowed in the reg's. I made some of the B spec endurance races easier by doing this. You get in clear air after your first stop and the others pull in just as your new tyres are really working.
 
RedPartyhat
To answer the question by the OP:

You get held back by the pit crew only on certain tracks if you go into the pits at absolute full speed. Many of the tracks you will just have to brake at the last moment and you will be fine. If you don't brake, you will sit in the pits for an extra 5 seconds.

HOWEVER,
at Circuit de la Sarthe this is not the case. For some reason PD did not put a pit penalty onto this track which I don't understand. So if your league doesn't have a problem with it, feel free to fly into the pitstop at full speed cutting through the sand and all.
However on most of the other tracks throughout the game, you would need to brake.

You should test out certain tracks to see if they give you a pitstop penalty or not.
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Thats the thing. Penaltys are on strong, but at Tsukuba (Race 1) the entrance to the pit lane has to be approached at the right speed, if not, you either fly right back onto the track or get a straight drive through. Cars were held back for no other reason other than that there were other cars in the pits.

What your saying about the La Sarthe pits sounds a little better though. Hopefully theres no dumb penalty moments
 
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