rF2 RD500 2009 (rFactor)

[Theo Loonstra]

Well when I started today I never had driven on an oval before so I wanted to get as many laps in as possible and when I got to the better times I just wanted to beat that time over and over again.

At some point I was at 38.312 so I set myself the goal to get under the 38.3 marker and I managed just that in the very last quali session.

 

[James Johnson]

Well when I started today I never had driven on an oval before so I wanted to get as many laps in as possible and when I got to the better times I just wanted to beat that time over and over again.

At some point I was at 38.312 so I set myself the goal to get under the 38.3 marker and I managed just that in the very last quali session.

you did 2 whole race distances.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

26th should be Toni Talvitie since I will be unable to participate in the league. I hope Toni's paying attention.

When he is not drinking beer he is

 

[Gareth Hickling]

Crap, Gareth beat me 0.020

Muhahahaha. Finally on my last run of the night

 

[Toni Talvitie]

hehheh

 

[Sebastien Bortoli]

yes!!! i'm finally in,pfiouuu,it was hard.

 

[Sebastien Bortoli]

final list :

01.Toni Talvitie

02.Ben Tusting

03.Robert McColl

04.Christopher Aponte

05.Michael Herrmann

06.Ingemar Petersson

07.James Johnson

08.Mitja Bonca

09.Ric Kay

10.Theo Loonstra

11.Jai Spencer

12.Steve Parker

13.Ken Hunter

14.Gareth Hickiling

15.Bram Hengeveld

16.Roy Stevens

17.Neil Gault

18.Sylvain Mirlaud

19.Allen Cotton

20.sebastien bortoli

21.Alun Melson

22.Patrick Duivelaar

23.David Thompson

24.Rich Tranter

25.James Yates

reserves:



1.-----

2.----

3.Bob Luneski

4.Chris Vick

5.Fernando de Almeida

5 drivers are in reserve,if one of the qualified drivers cannot commit the race,the first of the list will be contacted.

 

[Theo Loonstra]

you did 2 whole race distances.

Yeah I noticed that and I still feel dizzy :silly::laugh2:

But it was good practice and good fun tho

 

[James Yates]

Heh, lucky that i ended up 25th

 

[Robert McColl]

damn thought i had pole then the 2 alien come and stuff up my hour of glory ......LOL

 

[Richard Kay]

It wasn't for pole though, was it?

That'll come next and you'll have your chance to get even.

 

[Rich Tranter]

Things just got complicated for me as I am moving very soon, maybe even the weekend before the race, which means I may not have the internet or my PC up and running. Will have to wait and see how it goes though. Be a shame I am looking forward to this race.

 

[Mitja Bonca]

When is the start of the testing race on Monday?

 

[Jai Spencer]

the thingy says:

19:00 GMT - Practice.

Rock on! :beer:

 

[Gareth Hickling]

http://www.rfactorcentral.com/detail.cfm?ID=rFactorMonitor

It would be real cool for spectators if you could hook this up to the server for all the viewers of RDTV. Lap times,positions and more all in real time.

 

[Richard Kay]

Could someone please tell me or list what the server settings will be for the actual event?

A few of us have a server up for a practice session to find a race setup and I would like it to mirror the actual conditions of the RD500 server settings. I noticed during pre-quali that damage wasn't 100% and aids were naturally off but that's about all. I assume tyre and fuel usage will be x1 as it's a full length event but what will the damage level be for the event?

I've tried searching the threads but I can't find this info anywhere, any help would be appreciated.

 

[Gareth Hickling]

Any chance of getting a practice server up?
It would be nice to work on a setup with other cars around as the gearing will have to be totally different with all that drafting, its pretty hard to make a set without other cars to draft with.

Pretty please! Its the test event tommorow.

 

[Gareth Hickling]

I guess thats a no then

 

[Richard Kay]

We have one up. Rackage.com RD500 Test! Although I can't guarantee the settings are the same as the RD500 server will be, having had no response to my request. There will be several of us on after 19:00 BST with a view to practice drafting and finding a race set-up

Currently it is set up like this:-

90 minutes practice
15 minutes 4 lap max. qualy
15 minutes warm up
15 lap race
No aids except auto-clutch
Damage = 40%
All flag rules
Rolling start with formation lap

 

[Richard Kay]

We ran a good test session last night and learned a few new things about the setup that we're hoping proves useful for the race.

On another note we did not get the safety car to come out when it perhaps should have. In fact the whole evening was safety car free which makes me wonder whether we have it working properly. Has the RD server seen the safety car come out at Jacksonville? Does it need to be brought out manually? I know these questions will probably be answered tonight but I thought I'd just let you know about our experiences.

I'd also like to know what is to be done about cars smoking in the race? It's quite possible, in the setup, to have the car smoke for about 1/3 of a lap without blowing the engine or any real problems over multiple stints. I personally wouldn't like to be behind a car doing a Bond-esque smoke screen into turn 2. If it were for real I'm sure they'd be black flagged but I see no provisions for this within the rules.