Old Racing Club Threads (merged)

[Will Marquez]

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/

 

[Abdul Al-Amry]

Talk about an Oval n00b.

Pitting with 2 mins to go for fresh boots only to hand the lead to Alan. Race finished under caution. HAHA. Never again this mistake. Great fun. Thanks Ramon for the host and RD for letting us sim addicts have a platform.

 

[Phil Hopkins]

Yes, that was a blast. Thanks for letting join you, unprepared as I was. I think only Ramon had more incidents than I did. I'm going to blame it on the setup! Hope I didn't slow things down too much. Twice I hit the tow button quickly so no yellow came out.

Nice racing door to door with you there for a bit, Onno. And what a blast to draft! Never have done that before. Tucked myself up under David for a while, and I can't even remember who else.

Luckily, I think a rookie oval season doesn't cost any extra tracks!

 

[Oscar Sahlin]

Talk about an Oval n00b.

Pitting with 2 mins to go for fresh boots only to hand the lead to Alan. Race finished under caution. HAHA. Never again this mistake. Great fun. Thanks Ramon for the host and RD for letting us sim addicts have a platform.

heheh I did same mistake I watched F1-tab as I went out from pits, and hit myself in the head *smack*

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and nobody posted it yet, so here is results
http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=3714989&custid=64946

 

[Onno Naber]

Thanks Ramon for hosting this Race, cheers guys great fun.....:bang:



[video=youtube_share;5GN95aCiYc8]http://youtu.be/5GN95aCiYc8[/video]

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

I had great fun also with my crashes, incidents and other stuff

Uh, n00b question, what is the tow button? Is it Shift+R? Can that be pressed before the car is stopped?

The setup in this track was a bit too difficult for me... At some point a tiny bit too early on the throttle and I spun.
For me it is all the learning experience Sorry if I caused trouble on track.

 

[Oscar Sahlin]

I had great fun also with my crashes, incidents and other stuff

Uh, n00b question, what is the tow button? Is it Shift+R? Can that be pressed before the car is stopped?

The setup in this track was a bit too difficult for me... At some point a tiny bit too early on the throttle and I spun.
For me it is all the learning experience Sorry if I caused trouble on track.

I think when your car is so damaged you can't drive to pitlane, simply holding esc will put you in pits and you have to wait until car is towed. there will be a timer on "race" button I think.

 

[Dario Jagar]

as Oscar said, also shift+R makes a tow while you stay in car,
wise thing to do is to check/uncheck fuel and/or tires while you wait

 

[Bob Luneski]

OMG the thrill of victory is just soooooo sweet!! I registered my first pole position and coasted to my first RD iRacing victory tonight in the Nationwide @ Charlotte. The feeling is just incredible. While others may disagree, I believe the fact that no one else showed up for the US event should in no way diminish the significance of this landmark accomplishment.

 

[Phil Hopkins]

I raced this afternoon there, and it was great fun. I had another race at another league or I would have raced this one again.

Congrats on the win!!! That's the only way I'll ever get a win!!

 

[Yoeri Gijsen]

I am not allowed to miss this one.

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

Tonight this event will take place. We can certainly use more drivers Sign up guys!

 

[Joachim Politzer]

I will host a 4 hour practice session
Tuesday June 28 from 17.00 GMT to 21.00 GMT
and a 2 hour practice session
Wednesday June 29 from 17.00 GMT to 19.00 GMT
Same Password as tomorrow´s race

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

I signed up myself, although not 100% sure if i be there in time... But do my best.

 

[Theo de Bruin]

Signed in. Although I only got iRacing yesterday (the pay one, get three deal) and I haven't driven yet... so go easy on me guys! What car is best for a beginner in iRacing like me? The Roadster or the Cup?

Oh, and what is "Fast Tows: Unlimited"?

I also tried it last year for one month with the Radical Promotion, but didn't have time for it so didn't drive much then as well. But at least I got the Radical and Silverstone so that was nice lol!

 

[Joachim Politzer]

Fast tows are like a "car reset". By taking a tow iRacing simulates that your car will be towed to your box by a truck and then get there fully repaired. Costs, depending on the track, about one lap of time. Unlimited meens, that you can take as many tows as you want ( or need ) during the race.

There some little diefferences between the two MX-5, like the gearbox and the suspension. Depending on the track they are nearly at the same speed. Biggest difference is the position of the steering wheel ( one car is it on the left side, the other car has it on the right side ).

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

I think I read also something about different tires on both Mazda's...
Just test both for say 3-5 laps and get the one you like most

 

[Erik Tveit]

Roadster is best on clock wise circuits.
Cup is best on anti clock wise. Or something like that.

 

[Ramon van Rijn]

LOOOL,

Btw, is it then normal after esc or shift-r that it will take 4,5 mins waiting time before you can continue? And indeed if you forget to uncheck fuel/tires, it will make a pitstop before you can drive.
The other night every tow was about 3 laps behind while the rest was coasting behind the safety car.

 

[Tom Van Put]

I 'm gonna try to make it!

 

[Erik Tveit]

If its stops thundering and lightning I'll be there.