PC2 Project Cars 2 Leagues (merged)

[Rob]

I know we are all excited for this release. What I don't know is how many people intend to a) play it on the xbox one and b) would like to join some sort of a formal league here at Race Department.

There are so many possibilities, I've had to calm myself down from getting lost in them. However, my main passion, IndyCar, will probably not be able to be run until the DLC with the ovals comes to the Xbox One.

That said, what sort of series would you like to see? Personally, ones that come to mind are Tudor United Sports Car Series, WEC, British Touring Car, and DTM. One of these could fill the gap for me until IndyCar is possible, but others may have better ideas.

Please indicate below if you are interested and what sort of times you are available and which series' you prefer. We could follow the actual schedule of many a series, due to the timing of the release. Personally, if they get the ovals out before IndyCar starts, I'll probably turn my focus there, but nothing would prevent running another alongside.

The anticipation is killing me!

 

[Lucas Gortman]

In... I should be able to run in the practice session tomorrow also if my work closes for the snow.

 

[ozwheels]

Is there going to be a race thread this week?

 

[Peter Hooper]

That’s where I got my button box

I was thinking of picking one of those up after the holidays but still not sure yet whether the game justifies the additional outlay. May just go for a much cheaper keypad alternative or stick with my wireless mini keyboard.

 

[Michael Watts]

In... I should be able to run in the practice session tomorrow also if my work closes for the snow.

looks like you’re due about 3” while we get nothing in the midlands.

 

[Frank Finch]

CAR CHOICES

So far I have the following:
Gaz - Ferrari
Liam - Ferrari

Adam - M6
Benji - M6

Oz - Audi #64
Matt - Audi #63

Ben - Porsche #912
Nathan - Porsche #911

Jeremy - Ferrari
Paul - Ferrari

Jamie - Cadillac #121

Seeks - Renault #39

 

[LIAMATTHURSO]

Is there going to be a race thread this week?

Yes, im doing it just now, trust me, i've had everyone and their mum complain to me. But im afraid i cant do anything when im not at home. Adam agrees with me, if anyone really needs to know times dates etc, just ask him. He doesn't bite lol

 

[LIAMATTHURSO]

So you can leave the track at that point then?

Edit, I am only playing Devils Advocate, but that lap shouldn't have counted anyway Liam.

Merry Christmas all

Well if you ask Adam, and watched everyone, that extend was allowed. So yes, it would have counted. I know you're trying to defend your mate, but you're wrong. From personal experience, its best not to get involved in others incidents.

 

[Ben McCluskey]

Yes, im doing it just now, trust me, i've had everyone and their mum complain to me. But im afraid i cant do anything when im not at home. Adam agrees with me, if anyone really needs to know times dates etc, just ask him. He doesn't bite lol

He's a Snek, of course he bites

 

[LIAMATTHURSO]

Race Details

• Laps: 26 & 13
• Race Times: 12 & 1
• Weather: Light Cloud
• Hotspots: Turn 1 & 7
• In Game Date Will Be Default

The Track

The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport circuit in Spielberg, Styria, Austria. The race circuit was founded as Österreichring and hosted the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from 1970 to 1987. It was later shortened, rebuilt and renamed the A1-Ring, and it hosted the Austrian Grand Prix again from 1997 to 2003. When Formula One outgrew the circuit, a plan was drawn up to extend the layout. Parts of the circuit, including the pits and main grandstand, were demolished, but construction work was stopped and the circuit remained unusable for several years before it was purchased by Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz and rebuilt. Renamed the Red Bull Ring the track was reopened on 15 May 2011 and subsequently hosted a round of the 2011 DTM season and a round of the 2011 F2 championship. Formula One returned to the circuit in the 2014 season. Originally built in 1969 to replace the bland and bumpy Zeltweg Airfield circuit, the Österreichring track was situated in the Styrian mountains and it was a spectacular, scenic and unique circuit. The track was very fast, every corner was a fast sweeper and was taken in no lower than 3rd gear in a 5-speed gearbox and 4th in a 6-speed gearbox and the track had noticeable changes in elevation during the course of a lap, 65 metres from lowest to highest point. Like most fast circuits it was a hard circuit on engines but more difficult on tires, because of the speeds being so consistently high. Many considered the Österreichring to be dangerous, especially the Bosch Kurve, a 180-degree downhill right-hand corner with almost no run-off area which, by 1986 when turbos pushed Formula One engine power to upwards of 1,400 bhp (1,044 kW; 1,419 PS) in qualifying, saw Derek Warwick speed trapped at 344 km/h (214 mph) in his BMW powered Brabham BT55 on the run to the Bosch Kurve. There were other testing corners such as Voest-Hugel, which was a flat-out 180 mph right hander that eventually led to the 150 mph Sebring-Auspuff Kurve (this corner had many names over the years, Dr. Tiroch and Glatz Kurve were others) which was an essential corner to get right because of the long straight afterwards that led to the Bosch Kurve. Increasing speeds were also a concern at the Österreichring; during the final Grand Prix there in 1987 pole-sitter Nelson Piquet's time for the 5.942 km (3.692 mi) of 1:23.357 set an average speed record for the circuit of 159.457 mph (255.756 km/h). At the time it was second only in F1 average speed to Keke Rosberg's 160.9 mph (258.9 km/h) pole lap of the Silverstone Circuit set during the 1985 British Grand Prix. Interestingly, both times were set using a turbocharged Williams-Honda. The Österreichring's safety concerns had reached a head in the mid 1990s, and in 1995 and 1996 it was totally rebuilt, at the same site, by Hermann Tilke. Its length was shortened from 5.942 km (3.692 mi) to 4.326 km (2.688 mi), and the fast sweeping corners were replaced by three tight right-handers, in order to create overtaking opportunities. Its three long straights, as well as a twisty infield section, asked for a setup compromise. As much of the construction work was paid for by the mobile phone provider A1, the track was renamed the A1-Ring.[7] It proceeded to host seven Formula One Austrian Grands Prix between 1997 and 2003, as well as several DTM races and Austrian motorcycle races in 1996 and 1997. In late 2004 and early 2005, there were intense discussions concerning whether the owner of the circuit, Red Bull, would find another use for the site, or return motor sports to the venue. There was a circuit extension proposal using part of the old Österreichring. In January 2005, return of motor sports seemed more unlikely than ever, as Dietrich Mateschitz publicly announced that he had no intention of wasting money on a deficient circuit. Throughout 2005 however, there was speculation of the newly founded Red Bull Racing renovating the track to use it as a test venue. Late in 2008, Red Bull began their €70m reconstruction of the track and DTM chiefs considered a return to the circuit in 2009,[9][10] and in September 2010, it was confirmed that the circuit would host a round of the 2011 DTM season, now known as the Red Bull Ring.
In November 2010, F2 announced that Round 6 of the 2011 F2 championship would take place at the Red Bull Ring. The circuit was reopened at a special event over the weekend of 15–16 May 2011, which included displays of various Red Bull sponsored teams including Red Bull Racing. The FIA Historic Formula One Championship was invited to provide the headline race attraction with a race on each day for Formula One cars from the 3-litre period.
In December 2012, Red Bull contacted the FIA to say the track would be available to host a round of the Formula One World Championship in 2013, after a slot became available following the postponement of the proposed New York metropolitan area Grand Prix of America, and by July 2013, Red Bull announced that the Austrian Grand Prix would return as a round of the Formula One World Championship in 2014. The Austrian Grand Prix was held on 22 June 2014.



Hotlap

Last Time Out


The 2 hour procession, i mean Race saw Oz take a predictable win, with Gaz P2, Adam P3, Liam P4 & One of the Lambos 5th, i forgot. The main action took place when Benji spun and had a T-Bone accident. After that it was a case of how many drivers would finish & how many cars Oz could lap.


Questions


What was everyones favourite christmas present?


How did you spend new year celebrations?


Are you looking forward to this weeks race?


What was your personal highlight of 2017?

 

[Ben McCluskey]

What was everyones favourite christmas present?
A pair of socks with sneks on them!

How did you spend new year celebrations?
Wearing them pair of socks

Are you looking forward to this weeks race?
Yes, looks to be a very interesting race. 6 manufactors and 7+ drivers within a tenth during practice.

What was your personal highlight of 2017?
Getting more socks

 

[Jonathan Seekings]

What was everyones favourite christmas present?
A new squash racket, after i broke my other one in anger a few weeks ago.

How did you spend new year celebrations?
In Northampton with Dan (my ex team mate who never raced).

Are you looking forward to this weeks race?
Yes. Feel rested and ready to get back into it. Especially as so many people are within a few tenths in practice. Hopefully will be an interesting race.

What was your personal highlight of 2017?
Went to 3 grand prix's.

 

[Frank Finch]

The option for a custom date got 6 out of 10 votes, so we will be using that system from Sugo on. The in-game date for Sugo will be May 10th, 2018. I will make a complete calendar with dates for all remaining races this season.

As for the weather, I am in favor of using the actual weather (but when there is snow or hail it will be raining in-game). The weather conditions will be announced on the Monday before the race.

Does everybody agree, or do you want to use the set dry-dry-wet system?

 

[SkaankyPuppy]

its not all about time gained at end of the day its about respecting the rules and track limits if u gain time that just makes it worse

This is my last post, as I am not even involved, but we now NEED exact clarification of which corners can be extended, by how much and how many times. This sets precedent that's all Liam. I am not saying I am right or wrong, as I didn't state that Liam, it SHOULDN'T have counted is what I said. Fair is Fair.

 

[ozwheels]

CAR CHOICES

So far I have the following:
Gaz - Ferrari
Liam - Ferrari

Adam - M6
Benji - M6

Oz - Audi #64
Matt - Audi #63

Ben - Porsche #912
Nathan - Porsche #911

Jeremy - Ferrari
Paul - Ferrari

Jamie - Cadillac #121

Seeks - Renault #39

LOL...

 

[Lucas Gortman]

looks like you’re due about 3” while we get nothing in the midlands.

It looks like it was only ice so far. busted my a$$ on it too lol.. but if we run the practice tonight I'll be there

 

[LIAMATTHURSO]

The option for a custom date got 6 out of 10 votes, so we will be using that system from Sugo on. The in-game date for Sugo will be May 10th, 2018. I will make a complete calendar with dates for all remaining races this season.

As for the weather, I am in favor of using the actual weather (but when there is snow or hail it will be raining in-game). The weather conditions will be announced on the Monday before the race.

Does everybody agree, or do you want to use the set dry-dry-wet system?

So why did we make a poll, have majority vote saying we want dry-dry-random for it to just be live weather?

 

[wwkasen]

Hey I’m out my dog got hit by a truck and we are at the vet now so I’ll see you guys next week

 

[Scooter fales]

Hey I’m out my dog got hit by a truck and we are at the vet now so I’ll see you guys next week

Sorry to hear it

 

[EpilepticToast]

high speed crash after high speed crash, got fed up with trying to practice tonight

 

[Ben Milden]

What was everyones favourite christmas present?
My Fanatec wheel and pedals to me from me lol

How did you spend new year celebrations?
With family and friends

Are you looking forward to this weeks race?
I was but cars become strange over the last 2 nights. Will be a great race to watch if everyone drives as they should

What was your personal highlight of 2017?
Good wood festival of speed for my dads 60th