2008 RD Touring Car Championship (RACE 07)

[Attila Domján]

If you look at the Estoril track guide i am also not a slow down shifter type, but it is need to be done in rythm with the engine rev.

 

[Warren Dawes]

Estoril Pre-Qualy Incident Investigation

Reported incident of cutting at Estoril by Samuel Libeert, during Per-Qualy.

After carefully looking at the replay, we have concluded that Samuel's fastest lap does not comply with the rules as spelled out in the League Forum. He cut the exit of the final chicane, beyond what was stated as legal.
However, we do not consider that he did it intentionally, and we appreciate that he advised us. We accept that it was accidental, but we still can't allow it.

Therefore, as a penalty, all of Samuel's Pre-Qualy lap times so far will be removed.
He may then enter the server, and commence pre-qualifying again. Any further evidence of cutting by Samuel will result in a time penalty.

(On behalf of the Race Direction).

 

[Warren Dawes]

The RD's have finalised our judgement re this incident, please read the outcome here:

http://forum.racedepartment.com/wtcc-news/4883-estoril-pre-qualy-incident-investigation.html

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Time to lock this topic and continue racing :f1:

 

[Nils Wijk]

Draft during prequal?

Yesterday I was doing some laps and when I clicked race I ended up being behind Mathieu Prevot. On the main straight I noticed I reached my topspeed a lot sooner then normal. This must have been because of the draft, but I was always thinking there was none during prequal???

 

[Attila Domján]

I can hardly imagine that there is draft effect with ghost cars.

 

[Nils Wijk]

Yes indeed that is what I thought but normally i max out at my braking point now it was at least 50m earlier it caught me completely of guard :S

I will try and find the replay later today...

 

[Danny Pattiwael]

PeakP,

Funny you mentioned this, cause I was also behind a car on a straight, and then I heard my revs reached their top, and not looking at my speedometer, I instinctively geared up, and then saw I was allready was in 6th gear. So to me, it also looked like I got a drag.

 

[Luc Frachon]

Very good question, I was wondering myself. Are the cars considered as "ghosts" in pre-qual, or do they just appear transparent due to collisions being de-activated?
If it's the later then draft may occur.

 

[Simon Trendell]

I've never noticed any draft, but I don't think I've been close enough to someone to get any nor has anyone been close enough behind.

 

[Maik Peters]

Yesterday i had a Draft thing to... I was only once and I tried to reproduce it but I could not find anyone in front of me..

my top speed was 340 and normally 330.. so and i missed my braking point.

 

[Danny Engels]

I can hardly imagine that there is draft effect with ghost cars.

Yes there is, I wondered why I was already running in the limiter on start finish line yesterday, till i reckon that i had slipstream of a ghost car.

 

[Attila Domján]

ok, i believe you guys.

but hey Maik, 340....? km/h? or m/s?

 

[Wido Rossen]

ok, i believe you guys.

but hey Maik, 340....? km/h? or m/s?

Whe know Maik is fast but this is.....SUPERFAST... :alla:

 

[Maik Peters]

ok, i believe you guys.

but hey Maik, 340....? km/h? or m/s?

Sorry typing mistake 240 whahah:adhd:

 

[Gary Lennon]

Awww,i thought Maik had found a beta WTCC Extreme car to test,but only a typo ..........

 

[James Yates]

Ive had this a few times aswell... mainly earlier this season at Valencia.

 

[Samuel Libeert]

I was making my prequalif again and I did 1.45.3 and not cut

 

[Samuel Libeert]

[Movie] New Hot Lap Samuel

my New Hot lap and no cut i think

Video 1.45.380 - SamuelLibeert, Race - Dailymotion Share Your Videos

 

[Ross Balfour]

Wow nice lap No cutting there at all IMO.