AMS2 1979F1 @ Silverstone Historic, Tuesday 6th June 2023

[Redvaliant]

This Tuesday we go all the way back to the 70s and the ground-effect F1 bruisers of the lotus 79 and Brabham BT49. The Something-For-Nothing downforce of the ground effect cars meant dollops of downforce at high speed and grip for the ages. These cars got better with speed and would hold onto the earth until physics and science cried "Enough!". If you'd like to explore the limits of 1970s F1 tech then this is the place to be.

Whether you are a rookie racer or a seasoned veteran our casual club races are for everyone and every skill level. We combine fun events with discord chatter and a warm welcome to all our premium members.

Server Name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM #3 Tuesday Club Races
Server Password: PM will be sent on signup.
Server Settings: X2 fuel, X2 tyre wear, light cloud
Setups: Open
Assists: Auto Clutch, Factory Defaults
Track: Silvertone 1975 (No Chicane)
Cars: Formula Retro G2: Lotus 79; Brabham BT49, Default Gen 2 ( do not choose the BT46B Fan Car)

1978 F1 liveries​

Discord: Join us on the #Automobilista-2 voice chat during the event. Join our Discord here and check out the #read-this-first how to setup and syncronize your premium account.

Time Table
Race 1.
Practice: 19:00 UTC (30 minutes)
Qualifying: 19:30 UTC (15 minutes)
Race: 19:40 UTC (25 minutes)
Lobby
Race 2.
Qualifying: 20:05 UTC (10 minutes)
Race: 20:15 UTC (25 minutes)


Rules: Read or watch our racing club rules

Entry List

1. Redvaliant
2. GeekyDeaks
3. Munkyboo
4. * CK1249
5. PurgerUK
6. Sanbone
7. The Almighty Snark
8. max1966i
9. Reefabus
10. Free Spot
11. Free Spot
12. Free Spot
13. Free Spot
14. Free Spot
15. Free Spot
16. Free Spot
17. Free Spot
18. Free Spot
19. Free Spot
20. Free Spot

 

[GeekyDeaks]

looks like fun! Sign me up please

 

[Redvaliant]

looks like fun! Sign me up please

Of course, Scott. Added.

 

[Munkyboo]

Sign me up! I think these cars will receive tire update By next week, so looking forward to trying it out.

 

[Redvaliant]

Hey Adrian. Yeah the tyre update would be cool, here's hoping.

 

[CK1249]

Hi Daniel, thanks for organizing. Please mark me as maybe. I have a field trip with the kids and cannot say if I make it in time. Nice car choice.

 

[Redvaliant]

Hi Daniel, thanks for organizing. Please mark me as maybe. I have a field trip with the kids and cannot say if I make it in time. Nice car choice.

Sure thing Christian.

 

[Redvaliant]

So, these cars have been updated in the new Release Candidate, not sure if they'll be available before Tuesday in the actual update. Hopefully.

 

[GeekyDeaks]

I'm seeing some posts saying that anyone with the RC are unable to join a lobby hosted by someone who doesn't have the RC. If the public release isn't available by Tuesday, do we want to ask everyone to use the RC?

 

[Redvaliant]

If the RC isn'tupdated to full release we'll be using the last build. I'm on the RC and can't see the regular servers so I'll change back on Tuesday if it's still not released.

 

[CK1249]

@Redvaliant , @GeekyDeaks : What do you think? Is it time to spam already?

 

[PurgerUK]

Sign me up please

 

[Redvaliant]

Hey Steve, added. I tend not to spam users as the races are always held on Tuesdays and everyone knows or should know about them from the forum posts. However, it is summer and #s are low at this time.

 

[Redvaliant]

Spamalot for Tuesdy's excellent races.

@ABOE UK, @aredM, @Bhutch88, @Bjorn de Haas, @Brett Horton, @Daniel R., @Des Bain, @Eric S, @Ernebro, @Fiberoptix, @Frobs, @grooc, @groy1980, @G-Slev, @Guido Trampe, @Jan Larsen, @Jimlaad43, @jimortality, @joeymac, @Jochen Lenaerts, @Kees Veenstra, @Lizard77, @Lloyd Johnston, @Lracer, @max1966i, @Raf Nix, @Reefabus, @Reiche, @some_race_driver, @Stefan Hiller, @T1MKO, @The Almighty Snark, @Bas Kriesels, @thegreatradish, @Sanbone

 

[Sanbone]

I am there

 

[GeekyDeaks]

Am I correct in thinking the fan car means the Brabham BT49?

 

[Jimlaad43]

I wish, but sadly I'm not free tomorrow

 

[Redvaliant]

I am there

Nice one Mark, added.

 

[Redvaliant]

Am I correct in thinking the fan car means the Brabham BT49?

The fancar is the earlier 1978 BT46B not the BT49, which ingame, is actually a 1980 model. So confusing all these model #s. Anyway, the Fancar was too fast over a race distance for the other two original 1978 cars in the Retro G2 class. But through some short tests the gap has swung back to the ground effect cars - the BT49 and the Lotus 79 - which in my short runs were 1-2 seconds quicker, mainly due to how much easier they were to drive. Just to keep things simple, I only want to run the two GE cars and the generic 78F1 car (which is slower but now a bit closer to the two GE cars).

 

[CK1249]

Hey Steve, added. I tend not to spam users as the races are always held on Tuesdays and everyone knows or should know about them from the forum posts. However, it is summer and #s are low at this time.

Blame it on me!