2018 RD Touring Car Championship (R3E)

Bram Hengeveld · Jan 25, 2018

Yeah we did pick a few very technical circuits didn't we

Patrick Fournier · Jan 25, 2018

That's an understatement

That turn one though

UMC 22 · Jan 25, 2018

Here's a tip... Portimao is being run all next week in the R3E club. Plenty of opportunities for practice!

Deleted member 387850 · Jan 26, 2018

I did a couple of laps last night as the only time I've driven this track is when I first downloaded R3E and put a few laps in with the free offerings before committing to buying. It's every bit as tricky as I remembered! Lots of elevation and camber changes which make it hard to get back on the throttle in places, and a couple of corners with challenging braking zones. It's a shorter lap than Slovakiaring, but it feels like there is a lot more going on!

Andrew Harper · Jan 26, 2018

suspectmonkey said:
I did a couple of laps last night as the only time I've driven this track is when I first downloaded R3E and put a few laps in with the free offerings before committing to buying. It's every bit as tricky as I remembered! Lots of elevation and camber changes which make it hard to get back on the throttle in places, and a couple of corners with challenging braking zones. It's a shorter lap than Slovakiaring, but it feels like there is a lot more going on!

Yeah it's easily my favourite track on Raceroom and unique in the world of modern circuits as it's a real roller coaster ride. There was talk of the Portuguese GP going back there and I would have loved to have seen that happen. Admittedly passing would have been tough but they would have looked great being driven round there.

I probably did 100's of open server races on there when I first got Raceroom (and probably the reason why I was pretty competitive when we used it on RD) so I knew the circuit very well.

However I haven't races on there in ages so I'll probably be back to square one again! lol

That first turn though is really tricky, very easy to flip the car on the kerbs if you are not careful.

Deleted member 387850 · Jan 26, 2018

Andrew Harper said:
That first turn though is really tricky, very easy to flip the car on the kerbs if you are not careful.

Yes, things start going wrong for me once I try to build up speed. Quite a few corners suck you in at high speed, only to spit you right off the circuit! I find the section actually called Portimao the trickiest as there is a very fast right hander into a tight right hander. You can get through the first part flat, but if you do you'll not get stopped in time for the second part. And of course you don't want to be braking mid-way through the first turn. I just haven't worked out how to get through that section yet! I'll have to watch some on-board footage from the track to get a better idea I think.

Davy Vandevenne · Jan 27, 2018

Lorenzo Bonder · Jan 27, 2018

Put me on reserve list please, if possible I want to partake next weekend's race since I'll be already back from my Japan and Europe trip. I can't send the list, but I'll leave my original sign up list there as proof.
Car choice would be the BMW, but I don't care what I get, I'll just race for the fun of it.

UMC 22 · Jan 27, 2018

@Lorenzo Bonder, reserves need to be able to commit to all remaining rounds of the league before signing up. Is that the case or are you only available for one race?

quicksilver384 · Jan 28, 2018

My wheel is still not working right still disconnecting so I am sorry but im going to have to pull out from the championship.

Lorenzo Bonder · Jan 28, 2018

Ross Garland said:
@Lorenzo Bonder, reserves need to be able to commit to all remaining rounds of the league before signing up. Is that the case or are you only available for one race?

All league long, I just signed out on the beginning because my commitment came down to 50%. All other races, barred any family emergencies, I can make it no problem.

UMC 22 · Jan 28, 2018

quicksilver384 said:
My wheel is still not working right still disconnecting so I am sorry but im going to have to pull out from the championship.

Are you definitely gone completely, or do you want to go onto the reserves in case you get it fixed after the next round?

Anders Myhre · Jan 28, 2018

It is the gp configuration right? So im not learning the wrong track

quicksilver384 · Jan 28, 2018

Ross Garland said:
Are you definitely gone completely, or do you want to go onto the reserves in case you get it fixed after the next round?

I wont get it fixed in time its a case of replacement needed i think. So might aswel remove me.
Thanks.

Robert Severikangas · Jan 31, 2018

Anyone up for practice on friday night? I'll be on from around 19.00 (CET) and onward

Bram Hengeveld · Jan 31, 2018

Robert Severikangas said:
Anyone up for practice on friday night? I'll be on from around 19.00 (CET) and onward

It's in my planning to run some laps around that time as well. Hope i can make it.

Patrick Fournier · Jan 31, 2018

I could do a few laps!

Kenny Paton · Feb 1, 2018

Watched this round last night (playing catch up) usual high standard of both racing and broadcast. Looks like being another good series, looking forward to watching round 2 tonight.

kamackeris · Feb 1, 2018

Kenny Paton said:
Watched this round last night (playing catch up) usual high standard of both racing and broadcast. Looks like being another good series, looking forward to watching round 2 tonight.

Don't want to spoil it Kenny, but man that victory tasted good.. By a whole lap too!