rF2 RD500 2009 (rFactor)

[Robert McColl]

Do we have to register on GPCOS for this test event or only for the main race ?

 

[Sebastien Bortoli]

no ,it's like a club event.

 

[Gareth Hickling]

I expect to get beat tonight,

No testing with other cars apart from AI was a killer. I still dont have a half decent race set.... I hope we get more seat time for the big one.

 

[Richard Kay]

Our test server was up last night with up to five others on track Gareth, I know Ingemar popped on for a bit. I'm beginning to think my posts are invisible, lol.

As for the AI, tell me about it. We ran a 50 lap race with 5 AI (all in more powerful cars) and they don't mess about. They expect you to be magnetised to the car ahead and any hint of a lift from you turns you into a pinball plaything for the AI. Despite a spin which dropped me off the lead group I still won though. I pitted early and fuelled to the end, got into a battle with Mo Guegelmin and Bobby Rahal for third after the AI pitted. Then I caught a lucky break as all the AI cars pitted for a second time with 3 to go. Mad race though.

 

[Peter Duivelaar]

What about the test event for tonight?
Are only the qualified drivers allowed to join?

 

[Gareth Hickling]

Yea I saw you guys were going to run around 7pm but I had to do something in the evening so I couldnt make it unfortunatly. Ran quite a bit in the afternoon with the AI but as you know they dont really help ya.

Anyway, Looking forward to the test event tonight!

I also think we will be making history, The fastest event since RD was born

 

[James Johnson]

I dont think i can make the event tonight.

 

[Richard Kay]

I'm looking forward to it with a certain amount of trepidation. 25 cars on track is going to be very busy, very busy indeed. As pretty much all of my racing here has been restricted to GTL it's the first time I will be racing against a lot of the field. I don't want to be the guy that causes a 17 car pile up from the start, lol.

 

[Gareth Hickling]

We all know how easy the big one will be at the start,

Patience, patience, patience thats all I can say. Once we get into some sort of single file we will be fine I think.
The problem with these cars is the huge amount of speed you gain in the draft, People get so much more speed and instantly go for the overtake.

If you go into the wall once hard your race is over, Suspension does not get fixed in pitlane and your car will drive like a dog for rest of the race. If you can drive it at all!

 

[Michael Herrmann]

blam that Handson wing or how its called for it Gareth that thing opens up a huge hole in the air

 

[Jai Spencer]

I agree with you both, drafting is not a ticket past, it can be but last night going around and around, it made so much more sense to sit behind and take the draft, i saved alot of fuel and simpy waited it out.

But the start will be tense! ooooooh i cant wait!

 

[Gareth Hickling]

Yep, Sit behind a car and save gas with the engine boost turned down

Not really a great tactic for this sprint race but good for the 200 lapper to get a few more laps out of the tank.

Anyway, You only need to be infront out of the last corner, Anybody wanting to lead going into the last lap must be crazy!

 

[Michael Herrmann]

cool would be to have a live spotter so that the ingame one wont start shouting while i am only close under your wing

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Guys do you have any objections in starting with an open qualy tonight instead of a private one?

 

[Michael Herrmann]

open qualy is like others cars are on track and privat one is like superpole in race ??
normaly it should then be privat but maybe to have more time to learn the other ppls line and speed
we should use open qualy in the test race

so +1 for open qualy

 

[Ben Tusting]

Open Qualy

 

[Gareth Hickling]

Im good for open :rotfl:

 

[Richard Kay]

Isn't drafting in qualy going to distort the grid?

 

[Craig Hume]

Dont worry, forgot your race was tongiht, Enjoy :fwd:

 

[Gareth Hickling]

cool would be to have a live spotter so that the ingame one wont start shouting while i am only close under your wing

I agree the standard spotter isnt too great! Carlomakers spotter is alot better but it still triggers at the same time if I remember correctly.