Old Racing Club Threads (merged)

Will Marquez · Dec 7, 2010

Servername: Racedepartment.com MX-5
Password: Same as RD Club Events
Track: Brands Hatch GP
Class: MX-5 Cup / Roadster

Official Practice: 30 minutes (21:00 GMT / 4pm EST / 1pm PST)
Qualification - Lone qualifier (2 hotlaps)
Race - 18 laps (Standing Start)
Entries - 36
Fast tows - 1

Notes: Must be a RD Licensed member
http://www.racedepartment.com/misc.php?do=form&fid=1/

Read the password and golden rules.
http://www.racedepartment.com/rules-passwords/

Kimmo Kokkonen · Jun 12, 2011

Finally a real F1 competion...I did 1.25.7xx yesterday with basic setup ( fuel 30 lbs ) so 1.22 or 1.21 qualy laps possible for me hopelly it's good enough, see you

Joe Hubbard · Jun 12, 2011

Howdy Kimmo, glad to have you onboard. This should be great fun!

Kimmo Kokkonen · Jun 13, 2011

Joe Hubbard said:
Howdy Kimmo, glad to have you onboard. This should be great fun!

Thanks! Sure it is always so fun to drive F1 car

Joe Hubbard · Jun 13, 2011

The last "full" race we did was alot of fun. I think having to pace yourself, run the full distance, and pit twice or more makes a HUGE difference compared to running the 1/2 or 1/4 races in iRacing at the moment. Besides it's F1, there is nothing better... lol...

Kimmo Kokkonen · Jun 13, 2011

Joe Hubbard said:
The last "full" race we did was alot of fun. I think having to pace yourself, run the full distance, and pit twice or more makes a HUGE difference compared to running the 1/2 or 1/4 races in iRacing at the moment. Besides it's F1, there is nothing better... lol...

I have some RD league experience last year so full 60 lap race it's not a big deal also I'm a big endurance fan so np.

Steve O'Malley · Jun 14, 2011

I might have a go at his if I’m up to speed and there is room. However, can someone answer a couple of noob questions please.
What does Unlimited Fast Tows mean?
Is qualy a turn based thing or does everyone do it at the same time?
Will 60 laps require a pit stop?
What sort of lap times should be competitive?
I don’t have this car yet so have no idea what to expect.
Thanks in advance

David Rolleston · Jun 14, 2011

1) Fast tows means you can get your car repaired as often as you like, although I am not sure if a big 'off' can be repaired.
2) We all qualify at the same time but the track is clear and you won't see any other cars out there
3) Yes probably 2 pit stops will be needed
4) I expect the fastest to be running 1.20's/1.21's in race trim with the mortals running closer to 1.24's
5) Its a great car to drive, very easy to drive to 95% of its capability but getting that final 5% of speed is the killer.

Joe Hubbard · Jun 14, 2011

Yes we have it set to if you crash hard you can reset "fast tow" to keep the fun factor there and not be done with the race. 60 laps at Silverstone is a long long race for most people. I know that I could not pull a time of 1.20 the last time I ran here. I expect the times to be around 1.24 to 1.30 for the main pack.

David is correct 110% about the car. Up to 95% it's a pretty easy car to drive, but getting that last 5% can be a nightmare. When this car starts to go if you don't catch it within that very split second you most likely are not going to... hehe

Joe Hubbard · Jun 14, 2011

Here is a little video I threw together to try to help out a bit for newer people. My lap time here was 1.24.537 with 145lbs of fuel. This also was taken after 1 out lap.

George Pilkington · Jun 15, 2011

Nice lap Joe. Not takin much kerb hu...!
Stay off the kerbs O B 1!

George
who is going to start some practise...

Dazmaniac · Jun 16, 2011

Joe Hubbard said:
60 laps at Silverstone is a long long race for most people.

Too right there Joe. Some folks barely get past Turn 1, lol.

That has been the only downside of the Star Mazda series, in that just about all the races I have attended this season (just missed Spa so far) there has been some almighty comings together on the 1st lap in either Turns 1, 2 or 3. I guess at times some folks are just a little too over keen to make up a few places, even though there are a whole bunch of laps still to run.

The old adage.... "You can't win a race at Turn 1 but you can lose a race at Turn 1" certainly rings true.

Steve O'Malley · Jun 17, 2011

Will this race feature a fixed car setup? Also, Joe, did you do your lap with the fixed setup?

Kevin Watts · Jun 17, 2011

The event will be an open setup, you'll usually find members share their setups as has been the case for 99% of our races.

Joe Hubbard · Jun 17, 2011

No I didn't use a fixed setup but here is the setup that I use for Silverstone.

View attachment Silve.sto

**EDIT** Why is the uploader renaming my files and then I can't change it? Anyone know? I have two or three setups for silverstone using different cars but they all have the same name and I don't know which one is which... lol...

Steve O'Malley · Jun 17, 2011

Thanks. I will of course be happy to share mine but i don't suppose anyone is interested in lapping in the 1.32's.

Kimmo Kokkonen · Jun 19, 2011

Just did a little bit more practising...1.24.198...so it looks very promising...can't share my setup as it comes from a regular iRac racer named Mirka Lindström (Mirka's current best lap is something like 1.21 and it's offical so about 2-3 seconds still possible to cut with this setup).

Jesse Nieminen please share your setup, thanks