rF2 Classic F2 @ Mid Ohio - Sunday 10 June 2012

[Marco Bijl]

Event Details
Server: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM F2
Car: Classic Formula Series
Track: Mid Ohio
Club Racing MOD: Download here
Weather: Rain

Time Schedule
19:00 GMT Practice
19:30 GMT Qualification
19:40 GMT Warm-up
19:45 GMT Race (15 laps)

Server password: click here
Racing rules: click here

MOD Installation.
To join this event, you need to download the custom mod above. Both track (install first) and mod (install second) must be installed to join the server.

Notes:

• Chatting of any kind during Qualifying and the Race is strictly prohibited in the chat. There is no need to say sorry/thanks/pitting/leaving pits/etc. Anything that needs to be said can wait until after the session.
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Sign-up list:

1. Peter Nickells
2. Bram Hengeveld
3. Dave Coin
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[Super Koala]

count me in please

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

I am in too. Interesting to see what happens in the rain

 

[Dave Coyne]

F2 in the wet OUCH , i will be there if i can .

 

[Super Koala]

Sloth Racing skin here

http://www.mediafire.com/?su5rug80pfedrfv

 

[Marco Bijl]

I am going to try. Not sure if I can make it in time, and I have OnCall duties this week, so am really unreliable.

 

[Craig Booth]

I'll give it a try

 

[Marco Bijl]

Totally forgot I have to drive RDTCC tongiht, so cant make it....

 

[Super Koala]

Is there a server? or are we all watching F1

 

[Marco Bijl]

Will look into that Peter. Thought it was up already.

 

[Marco Bijl]

Server is up, so it should be ok now. Must have missed this.
In case server mod download does not work, link here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?wqthycoou5ypue4

 

[Guy Moulton]

You should have moved this race up a few hours for the F1 race.

 

[Super Koala]

It was worth it. You're right though, I was glued to F1 when Lewis started leading from the undercut. What a great race 3 world champions in the first 3 positions when I left.

We had a good race. If you want to know anything about the pits at mid ohio, ask me, I was almost resident and had a good look around. The two fast boys did well coping with the rain and it was fun

 

[Dave Coyne]

This was an intresting experience , the physics have been cleverly worked out .
In heavy rain you have very poor visibility the track and the edges just blend together making it hard to distinguish track from grass , all my braking points had to be something high and off to the side of the track so i could see them , late and hard braking was definately out .
Grip levels varied as the storm moved around the track or a dry line appeared and disappeard , you had to be very aware that braking and turn in points would keep changing or you would be off and visiting the scenery, my eyes were out on stalks the whole race through , you could not afford to relax.

OK the big question would this make for good racing ?
For me the answer is no , in heavy rain i had to concentrate that hard on seeing the track and keeping the car on it i didnt have the time or the mental capacity to watch what other racers were doing , for me it was an exercise in survival not a race , it was just sooo easy to go off ,

if we had a full grid i would be very surprised if 50% made lap 2 .Once you lost the car you were a passenger , if you lost it in a pack of cars you would probably take them with you , i think a wet race with that level of rain/grip would just turn into a prosession of cars trying not to hit the guy in front .

Well driven Peter and Craig we all did well not to wreck or knock each other off .

 

[Marco Bijl]

Now THATS constructive feedback! Thanks so much Dave, for this interesting read of your experience. We will defintely take this in consideration!

Thanks a lot.

 

[Craig Booth]

I wondered why you were in the pits so much Peter!

Totally agreed with Dave, it was a question of surviving on track than racing and my brain did become numb towards the end of the race. Once someone is in front as Dave was with me behind, I did try and push to keep/catch up with him, but was never going to end well in the rain

Nice driving though Dave!