AC GT3 Championship Round 4 - Sunday 23rd October 2022

Interslice · Oct 17, 2022

ROUND 4 - SPA

Welcome to the RD Assetto Corsa Racing Club. This Sunday we're heading to Spa for Round 4, the final round of the GT3 Championship.

Join us!

This is the place to be for relaxed, friendly racing and our events are open to everybody from rookies to the seasoned pros. You will always find people around your level to battle with, so jump on in!
If you need any help don't hesitate to ask on discord before the race, or right here on the forum! We are always happy to help.

All premium members using their full real name in the forum, in game and discord can sign up for this event.

Link to the RD community on S.GP is here. You need to sign-up and join to access our race servers.

Spa-Francorchamps

Spa-Francorchamps is one of the classic race circuits beloved by drivers and spectators alike, where today the true essence of speed can be explored in spectacular style on a relatively safe and modern facility.

www.racingcircuits.info

Practice Server: #12 (Available throughout the race week)
20:00 CEST, 19:00 DST, 18:00 UTC | 1 hour 20 minutes - Official Practice
21:20 CEST, 20:20 DST, 19:20 UTC) | 20 minutes - Qualification
21:40 CEST, 20:40 DST, 19:40 UTC) | 60 minutes - Race

Cars:

DLC is required for this event

Audi R8 LMS 2016 GT3 - Ready to Race Pack
BMW Z4 GT3
Ferrari 488 GT3 - Red Pack
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Dream Pack #2
McLaren 650S GT3 - Dream Pack #3
Mercedes AMG GTR GT3 - Dream Pack #3
Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 - Dream Pack #1
Porsche 911 R 2016 GT3 - Porsche Pack #3
Glickenhaus SCG GT3 - Dream Pack #2

Event details:

Track: Spa Francorchamps, Belguim
Pit stop: Mandatory (Between 10 and 50 minutes)
Track Temps: 20C air/26C track
Track Condition: Clear, Improving grip, Light wind
Damage: 10%
Assists: Factory
Standing Start: Jump Start = Drive through penalty

Useful Links:

RaceDepartment Discord: click here
Recommended apps: Helicorsa + Top/Centre Flags or AC_Flags
Practice Server Password: dunlop
Tracks, Cars, Apps Installation Guide: click here (Handy guide to install non AC content)
Racing Club Rules: click here
Incident Reporting: click here

Sign up/Entry list:

https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/rd-gt3-world-championship-registration.247254/

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Interslice · Oct 17, 2022

A message to all Drivers

RaceDepartment Club Racing Rules - Video Link

If you run off track, you must check to see that its clear before you re enter the track. Do not just keep the throttle pinned and pull back on track.
On re-entering the track stay off the racing line until you are up to race speed and do not block any fast approaching car.

Always try to re-enter the track parallel to the racing line.

When joining the track from the pits, remain inside the white line and stay off the racing line until you are up to speed.

During qualification, do not race on your out lap, let other drivers by.

Golden Rule

If you hit somebody, sending them off the track and carry on like nothing happened, you take the risk of being banned for 30 days.
Instead, you should always wait for the affected drivers, and that way you can be 100% sure you will not get a ban.

Track limits

No more than 2 wheels over the white/yellow line without a lift of the gas please.
You will be penalized if you break our rules

Note: Please use your full real name in Discord. Not doing so may result in you being kicked from the server if an admin cannot identify you as a premium member.

Penalties

A championship gives us the opportunity to deduct points or add time as a penalty. Below are the penalties for this championship. Please report incidents to the host. That will help to maintain the high standards of driving we are accustomed to in these events. For multiple unsafe actions within a single reported incident, the time penalties and point deductions are cumulative.

Golden Rule: if you break the Golden Rule, all points will be deducted from that event. Normal procedure via formal report and internal discussion within RD staff if there's an disagreement.
Unsafe overtake/defending or dive bomb: 5/10/30 second penalties for each case.
Track Limits: 5/10/30 second penalties for gaining an advantage outside of tracks limits.
Ignoring blue flag: 2 points taken off for each case.
Dangerous Driving: 2+ points may be also deducted for any unsafe actions causing an incident (e.g. unsafe rejoin/unsafe pit exit/swerving on the straight etc.)
All reported incidents and penalties to be judged by host (Brian) and co-host (Han) via the usual PM system. Gentlemanly actions, or otherwise, after an incident may effect the final penalty awarded.

Interslice · Oct 17, 2022

Practice server is up!!

Interslice · Oct 19, 2022

Gents,

So @HF2000 has just informed me that the F1 USgp kicks off 20 minutes before our qualification. I guess most people here will want to watch it.

Any objections to moving this to next week?

Interslice · Oct 19, 2022

@demetri - R8
@H_Belane - Lambo
@Shed 17 - GTR
@Kek700 - Z4
@Alfred Wayne - Z4
@JoelK - 650s
@thom462 - 650s
@Aksu - 650s
@Programmer_Rich - 650s
@GEO147 - 650sa
@Partick Eaton - 650s
@pattikins - SCG
@Medilloni - 488
@Franco Becagli - 488
@Fiberoptix (R3,R4)
@SimApprentice21 - Gt-R

Hi Guys,

See above.

JamKart22 · Oct 19, 2022

Interslice said:
Gents,

So @HF2000 has just informed me that the F1 USgp kicks off 20 minutes before our qualification. I guess most people here will want to watch it.

Any objections to moving this to next week?

The following week is the Mexican GP - which starts at the same time

HF2000 · Oct 19, 2022

JamKart22 said:
The following week is the Mexican GP - which starts at the same time

True! Thanks Colin!

Interslice · Oct 19, 2022

JamKart22 said:
The following week is the Mexican GP - which starts at the same time

Thanks Colin. We'll just stick with this weekend so. They're all a dead rubber anyway.

HF2000 · Oct 19, 2022

Interslice said:
Thanks Colin. We'll just stick with this weekend so. They're all a dead rubber anyway.

Yes, sadly but the right decision, I think.
Fortunately the world championship is already decided.
oh well, it's going to be a short night for me then

.

johnny85ac · Oct 19, 2022

hey, yeah please stick with this sunday as I am on vacation next week. please add me to the grid with my tyre-eating 911

Interslice · Oct 19, 2022

johnny85ac said:
hey, yeah please stick with this sunday as I am on vacation next week. please add me to the grid with my tyre-eating 911

One tyre eater on the way

johnny85ac · Oct 19, 2022

Interslice said:
One tyre eater on the way

no idea how I should make it the whole way

but I still love my porsche

Interslice · Oct 20, 2022

johnny85ac said:
no idea how I should make it the whole way but I still love my porsche

You going with one set of mediums? Spa is generally pretty balanced between softs and mediums stategies over a 1 hour race.

Softs are faster in the ferrari but one mistake or just pushing too hard between Bruxelles and Stavelot makes the tires melt and you will wish you choose the mediums!

demetri · Oct 20, 2022

Interslice said:
You going with one set of mediums? Spa is generally pretty balanced between softs and mediums stategies over a 1 hour race.

Softs are faster in the ferrari but one mistake or just pushing too hard between Bruxelles and Stavelot makes the tires melt and you will wish you choose the mediums!

Absent mistakes like that and with RD's typical weather setup, softs are faster by far if you have an empty track ahead of you, but you may get stuck in traffic after your mid-race stop

Interslice · Oct 21, 2022

demetri said:
Absent mistakes like that and with RD's typical weather setup, softs are faster by far if you have an empty track ahead of you, but you may get stuck in traffic after your mid-race stop

True yes, 'generally' is a bad comment! I was thinking more of my experience in the 911 and Ferrari. There is risk versus reward. For me the softs are a second a lap faster so you gain 25ish seconds less the time for the pitstop. So it's only a 10 second difference over an hour... In theory. I just can't push as hard as I want on the softs. The heat builds up over 2-3 laps, and rear starts to feel like jelly.

HF2000 · Oct 21, 2022

For practicing:

johnny85ac · Oct 21, 2022

yeah I agree. Had a hard time finding a setup that works with the mediums on the 911 and I still cant get enough temp in the front tyres while the rears are getting quite hot when I push hard. I cant go with a aggressive toe setup and low pressure as I would prefer. Loosing the rear end once and the rear gets instable for the next five corners. After one hour I end up with 55/45 (front/rear) percent wear, I think thats ok. What woud you say?
Softs are one sec faster each lap but add 10sec at the pit stop, so I wont take the high risk of killing them to early with one spin or drift.

johnny85ac · Oct 21, 2022

johnny85ac said:
no idea how I should make it the whole way but I still love my porsche

Its like loving a girl even you know she isn‘t good for you

pattikins · Oct 21, 2022

@Interslice , do I need a new password for the ~~practice &~~ race server?

demetri · Oct 21, 2022

Interslice said:
True yes, 'generally' is a bad comment! I was thinking more of my experience in the 911 and Ferrari. There is risk versus reward. For me the softs are a second a lap faster so you gain 25ish seconds less the time for the pitstop. So it's only a 10 second difference over an hour... In theory. I just can't push as hard as I want on the softs. The heat builds up over 2-3 laps, and rear starts to feel like jelly.

This probably means a setup issue or you're simply overdriving it which results in rear tires sliding too much and collecting the heat. The 488 should have no problems running softs if the R8 (the next worst after the 911) can