AC Help Ukraine, Estonia 3 @ Nemuno Ziedas, Tuesday 15th March 2022

HF2000 · Mar 9, 2022

Welcome to the RD Racing Club.

In light of the terrible things that are happening in Ukraine right now, I feel powerless to do anything to stop it. There is a great resemblance to what happened in Europe in the late 1930s and what led up to the Second World War and that terrifies me.
In addition to donating money to help the victims of this criminal action, we can make a statement by racing as close to Ukraine as possible with as many participants as possible. With a car from Estonia and a circuit in Lithuania.

We can be very happy that we now live in a free country and that we can practice our hobby. Our thoughts are with our fellow Ukrainian sim racers who won't be able to for a while.

I will donate three euros per lap that I complete this race to the Dutch account that has been opened to help the Ukrainians. I'm not asking you to do the same, also because I don't know your situation. It's all up to you.
But you can help by not driving me off the track and giving me a slipstream when you can so I will do as many laps as possible .

So if you also want to make a statement sign up here (password: same as the Wednesday multiclass or on request by posting in this thread.):

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WARNING: Markus WInter informed me that this track has very strict disqualification limits in the chicane near start/finish. Stay on the raceline and don't try to overtake there! Keep two wheels on track!

All premium members can sign up for this event and slots are limited so make sure to tag a friend! This event will take place on the newly developed platform Simracing.GP and it's extremely easy to join!
Not a premium member yet but interested to race with our group of friendly drivers? Click here and here to learn how you can participate as well.

Server information:

Practice Server: #02 (Available throughout the race week, password: 'dunlop')
Race server: S.GP password: 'dunlop'
20:00 CEST, 19:00 BST (19:00 UTC) | 1 hour 15 minutes - Official Practice
21:20 CEST, 20:20 BST (20:20 UTC) | 20 minutes - Qualification
21:40 CEST, 20:40 BST (20:40 UTC) | 45 minutes - Race

Event details:

Cars:
- Estonia 3 (mod available on MODS tab on S.GP)
Track: Nemuno Ziedas, Lithuania
Pit stop: optional
Track Temps: 25C air/37C track
Track grip: 96% improving to 100%
Damage: 10%
Further info on simracing.gp

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HF2000 · Mar 9, 2022

PRACTICE SERVER IS UP!

Interslice · Mar 9, 2022

In please Han! Can you PM me the password!?

New car and track for me and I have the week of work for paddy's day.

I will donate 1 pint of guinness, to ukraine, for everyone that finishes the race behind Han

Taj Johal · Mar 9, 2022

Great Idea !!
Will do something similar here in Munich

Peppelino · Mar 9, 2022

Taj Johal said:
Great Idea !!
Will do something similar here in Munich

Nice guys you are, being so inventive.
Thank you, and HF200. /p

Shed 17 · Mar 9, 2022

I'm in Han, very nice gesture, terrible and scary situation. I will be donating here in the UK.

JamKart22 · Mar 10, 2022

Great idea Han. I'll make a donation here in the UK via https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

HF2000 · Mar 10, 2022

If @Enzo Fazzi decides to join too and I finish in front of him, I'll add 10 euros extra to the donation.

And I have a hunch that the stewards this race will be gentle for those who are involved in an incident with Enzo

.

Shed 17 · Mar 10, 2022

Wow! I had never heard of this track before, what a little gem! Like a roller coaster ride with some very nice corners and elevation. I can see this being really good fun.

stigs2cousin · Mar 10, 2022

Shed 17 said:
Wow! I had never heard of this track before, what a little gem! Like a roller coaster ride with some very nice corners and elevation. I can see this being really good fun.

Yes, it will be.

Had a Mazda Cup here in my first week on S.GP

( This is already 15 month in the past, times are flying)

And it will be a hell of a workout, already cut my FFb down to halve my usual settings and I´m using my biggest steering wheel.
Still this "Little Bastard" ( c by James Dean) kicks like a mule everytime I come close to a curb, let alone "taste some gravel"

MFG Carsten

The Almighty Snark · Mar 10, 2022

I'm in! Please PM me the password too!

abecede · Mar 10, 2022

One of my absolute favourite tracks in a car that is ok for my pace! I'm so in!

Shed 17 · Mar 10, 2022

stigs2cousin said:
Yes, it will be.

Had a Mazda Cup here in my first week on S.GP

( This is already 15 month in the past, times are flying)

And it will be a hell of a workout, already cut my FFb down to halve my usual settings and I´m using my biggest steering wheel.
Still this "Little Bastard" ( c by James Dean) kicks like a mule everytime I come close to a curb, let alone "taste some gravel"

MFG Carsten

Yes Carsten, these little cars do have a bite when you hit a kerb too hard, the wagon leaf spring suspension is very agricultural. Reminds me of my early motoring in Ford Anglia and Cortina MK 1’s.

HF2000 · Mar 10, 2022

Alert: Our friend Markus Winter told me that this track has very strict disqualification limits:
Also, please remind people that they will be immediately disqualified if they take the chicane too tight (two tires on the curbs) or are too wide to the right at the end of the chicane,

Sp please take care during the race! Don't try to overtake in the chicane because almost certain one of you will get disqualified.

abecede · Mar 10, 2022

HF2000 said:
Alert: Our friend Markus Winter told me that this track has very strict disqualification limits:
Also, please remind people that they will be immediately disqualified if they take the chicane too tight (two tires on the curbs) or are too wide to the right at the end of the chicane,

Sp please take care during the race! Don't try to overtake in the chicane because almost certain one of you will get disqualified.

Maybe you could introduce a new rule for the start of the race? no overtakes until after you have passed the start/finish line? (right after the chicane)
would be a shame if someone gets DQ'd at the beginning...

HF2000 · Mar 10, 2022

abecede said:
Maybe you could introduce a new rule for the start of the race? no overtakes until after you have passed the start/finish line? (right after the chicane)
would be a shame if someone gets DQ'd at the beginning...

Good idea!

stigs2cousin · Mar 10, 2022

Let´s hope that Han can coax/pressure Enzo into this race.

I´d love to see this "brake less and steer faster" technique with the Estonia.

This thing is perfect for "the chicken game"

Lift once and kiss your laptime goodby

And i will fore sure not drink coffee in the race.
There are no coffee straights and you can´t ( or at least I cannot ) take a hand from the wheel without going landscaping.

MFG Carsten

JamKart22 · Mar 11, 2022

This is a great car/track combo. Mess up the chicane and your lap is ruined!

Taj Johal · Mar 11, 2022

If you're unsure how to support the people in Ukraine, this may help, it's from an Email from RSS which I received. (I highly recommend the RSS mods)

Dear All,

Today is Race Sim Studio’s 5th Anniversary and we wanted to mark the occasion with very important information regarding our company, our next project, sales, and war aid.

Over the last few years, we went from a small group of collective vehicle enthusiasts to trusted development partners to awesome brands and teams within motorsport. There’s so much we actively engage in behind the scenes in esports, sim racing and motorsport. It still gives us great pride to continue producing our public work in our little shop where it all began, more of which you will see throughout 2022.

Sale
Please visit our website to find various discounts across our product catalogue over the next 5 days!

News
Many of you know our team is scattered around the world with primary development in Ukraine which is engaged in a war. We have seen the true horrors of the war first-hand. Hence, our Formula Hybrid 2022, which is secondary to the well-being of our team’s safety, was impacted. We are aware everyone under the sun will be creating a 2022 themed vehicle. However, we hope you can trust in our product and know in confidence that throughout this downtime, we have already planned how we will make this car more incredible than ever imagined, with further features and customizations and details, once again surpassing the quality of our existing portfolio – so we do hope you stay tuned over the coming month or two to see what we have in store.

Charity and Support to Hospitals in Ukraine
An initiative was set up by the Formula Trout League with our full support to raise money for health organizations in Ukraine with Direct Relief who are directly involved with the Ministry of Health to supply critical medical supplies to hospitals there.

If you would like to donate, please visit the campaign here:
https://streamlabscharity.com/@formulatroutleague/simracing-for-ukraine

Please only donate if you have the means to. For any information, please visit our Discord News section to read about some of the rewards we would like to provide you for your generosity.
https://discord.com/invite/racesimstudio

We wish you all good health and prosperity and we look forward to showing you what we have in development soon.

Thanks,
Race Sim Studio

Shed 17 · Mar 11, 2022

Taj Johal said:
If you're unsure how to support the people in Ukraine, this may help, it's from an Email from RSS which I received. (I highly recommend the RSS mods)

Dear All,

Today is Race Sim Studio’s 5th Anniversary and we wanted to mark the occasion with very important information regarding our company, our next project, sales, and war aid.

Over the last few years, we went from a small group of collective vehicle enthusiasts to trusted development partners to awesome brands and teams within motorsport. There’s so much we actively engage in behind the scenes in esports, sim racing and motorsport. It still gives us great pride to continue producing our public work in our little shop where it all began, more of which you will see throughout 2022.

Sale
Please visit our website to find various discounts across our product catalogue over the next 5 days!

News
Many of you know our team is scattered around the world with primary development in Ukraine which is engaged in a war. We have seen the true horrors of the war first-hand. Hence, our Formula Hybrid 2022, which is secondary to the well-being of our team’s safety, was impacted. We are aware everyone under the sun will be creating a 2022 themed vehicle. However, we hope you can trust in our product and know in confidence that throughout this downtime, we have already planned how we will make this car more incredible than ever imagined, with further features and customizations and details, once again surpassing the quality of our existing portfolio – so we do hope you stay tuned over the coming month or two to see what we have in store.

Charity and Support to Hospitals in Ukraine
An initiative was set up by the Formula Trout League with our full support to raise money for health organizations in Ukraine with Direct Relief who are directly involved with the Ministry of Health to supply critical medical supplies to hospitals there.

If you would like to donate, please visit the campaign here:
https://streamlabscharity.com/@formulatroutleague/simracing-for-ukraine

Please only donate if you have the means to. For any information, please visit our Discord News section to read about some of the rewards we would like to provide you for your generosity.
https://discord.com/invite/racesimstudio

We wish you all good health and prosperity and we look forward to showing you what we have in development soon.

Thanks,
Race Sim Studio

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