AC GT3 @ Kyalami, Sunday 7th March 2021

[Chris Down]

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Kyalami makes for great battles, racing, and is generally a lot of fun. Come join us for 60 minutes of GT3 action!

SGP link: https://beta.simracing.gp/events/L5-zjbYpEYeS-rkGmuieb

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On Wednesdays, there is a great opportunity to prepare yourself for this race by joining a MX5 Cup event on the same track. You can learn the racing lines, overtaking spots, and even the braking points in a car that's less demanding than the GT3s -- and you can still have a lot of fun at the same time! Search for the MX5 event in the Calendar or on the RaceDepartment community on simracing.gp.

Join us
Not a premium member yet but interested to race with our group of friendly drivers? Click here for more information and learn how you can participate as well.

Server Password: click here
Tracks, Cars, Apps Installation Guide: click here (Handy guide to install non AC content)
Racing Club Rules: click here
Incident Reporting: click here

Server Name:

• Practice Server: #12
• Race Server: SGP

Cars: DLC is required for this event

GT3:

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

Track: Kyalami (download here)
Pit stop: Mandatory
Track Temps: 20C air/26C track
Track Condition: Clear

Recommended App: Helicorsa (download here)

Free practice: server will be available throughout the week.
Official practice: 20:00 UTC (20 minutes)
Qualifying: 20:20 UTC (20 minutes)
Race: 20:40 UTC (60 minutes)

 

[Chris Down]

A message to all Drivers

If you run off track, you have to check to see that its clear before you re enter the track. Do not just keep the gas pinned and pull back on track.

When entering the track from the pits, stay off the racing line until you are up to speed. Do not race on your out lap, let other drivers by. 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.

Golden Rule

1. If you hit somebody off the track and carry on like nothing happened, you take the risk of being banned for 30 days.
2. 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

1. 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.

 

[Interslice]

In before han and rasmus?

Lambo please chris

... Ooooo spoke too soon! I'll choose my own car

 

[Chris Down]

Practice server #12 is now up.

 

[640er]

Noice. Oh SGP premiere, but still Teamspeak?

650s

 

[Chris Down]

Noice. Oh SGP premiere, but still Teamspeak?

650s

Just forgot to remove it from the original post -- as other events have moved to Discord, so will this. TS will be shut down at some point in the future.

As for the sign up, you can sign up in the SGP link yourself

 

[neesve]

Thanks for organizing chris, signed up over at SGP!

 

[HF2000]

Signed up with the MX5Cup 488.

 

[adie_the_badie]

Looks like a fun, technical track. T-13 and 16 look particularly nasty and areas one could consider a time vortex.

 

[Interslice]

Looks like a fun, technical track. T-13 and 16 look particularly nasty and areas one could consider a time vortex.

T13 is a mad corner alright. It always a slower corner than you think.

 

[neesve]

T13 is a mad corner alright. It always a slower corner than you think.

It's so hard to get a good run round this track, you can loose so much time for a little mistake.

 

[beginer]

Im signed up on sgp but i have a few random questions.

1. are we starting at 20:00 like it says here or 19:00 like it says on the sgp page?

2. what does the little rpm meter next to our names mean? (Mine says 10rpm)

3. has anyone spotted anything obvious in my driving that i could work on?
Thanks again to chris for hosting and everyone else for being awesome!!

 

[Chris Down]

Im signed up on sgp but i have a few random questions.

1. are we starting at 20:00 like it says here or 19:00 like it says on the sgp page?

If you go to "event configuration":

So the race server is up from 7pm, qualifying starts at 8:20pm, and the race is at 8:40pm.

2. what does the little rpm meter next to our names mean? (Mine says 10rpm)

It's just a cutesy way to show how many contributions you've made on RD.

 

[Goblin616]

We have to use SPG for this race?

 

[adie_the_badie]

T13 is a mad corner alright. It always a slower corner than you think.

I'll try to keep this in mind as I bin it on the first lap I'm sure I'll shake my head and say "...tighter than I expected..."

 

[HF2000]

We have to use SPG for this race?

Yes. In the first post of Wednesday's event (MX5) you can read how to get access to s.gp. It's very simple and it's free.

 

[RasmusP]

Sign me up! Eh... I'll sign myself up! Or something.. I guess...

 

[random2k4]

I know SGP is like still in Beta and stuff, but I am just asking myself, is there a system to prevent non premium members from joining the RD Sunday races? Or is it just like Premium does not have any value anymore other then supporting the community?

 

[RasmusP]

I know SGP is like still in Beta and stuff, but I am just asking myself, is there a system to prevent non premium members from joining the RD Sunday races? Or is it just like Premium does not have any value anymore other then supporting the community?

You need to be premium to be invited into the S.GP RD community.
Without premium, you won't have access.
And you won't see the passwords.

So nothing really changes, apart from the sign up message in the forums so you always know who you're racing against, if you're interested and look at the threads..

 

[random2k4]

You need to be premium to be invited into the S.GP RD community.
Without premium, you won't have access.
And you won't see the passwords.

So nothing really changes, apart from the sign up message in the forums so you always know who you're racing against, if you're interested and look at the threads..

Really? I mean there are also other Communities holding events other then RD and SGP. I though the idea was to make it public to join after the beta phase. Would be much of a hassle and administrative extra work when you have to first make an account here, pay premium, write an email to the admins to get a "join" link and then connect via steam. But maybe I am missing something once the plattform is launched.