rF2 *Special Event* V8 Supercars Season Opener - Sydney Motorsport Park Sun 06 Mar 2022

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

To mark the end of my time as furloughed, and the start of the 2022 Repco Supercars Championship - no connection between the two. The 2022 Repco Supercars Championship starts off with a double header the first weekend of March, with one 300km night race on Saturday and one 300km night race on Sunday. We will not emulate that. However, we will do a 150km night race on Sunday.
Header picture and race-idea is from @Yves Larose

Eligibility: You must be a PREMIUM member. You must also use your REAL NAME on all RD servers and Discord, and include this in your forum profile. It is the only way of identifying who you are during an event.

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Server Name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM V8S

Car(s):

• Supercars 2021 (Australian Series) [STEAM]

Track: Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek) [STEAM]
Layout:
Track Temperature: 23
Fixed Setups: No (setups can be shared)
Start Type: Formation Lap & Rolling Start
Driving Assists: Auto Clutch, Auto Shifting
Time: Night - In-Game start time: 19:30.
Weather: Forecast
ABS/TC: Factory Defaults

Schedule: (EU) Sunday 06 March 2022
Practice: 20:00 UTC (20 minutes)
Qualifying: 20:20 UTC (15 minutes)
Warm Up: 20:35 UTC (5 minutes)
Race: 20:40 UTC (38 Laps) *Formation Lap & Standing Start!*

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INFORMATION & BASIC RULES

• All of the standard Racing Club Rules still apply to this event.
• While our race is only half distance from the real one. It will last 55-60 minutes. Depending on tyre usage and strategy, you will need to stop one or two times.

 

[Yves Larose]

Could I have the pink Holden please?

@Ole Marius Myrvold and @Denis Betty make that a custom livery with the #24 instead

Spoiler: work in progress

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Race-Server is UP! This is the server with RealWeather! (Same name etc. Just a different internal server)
Note that track temp (surface) has been reduced slightly due to weather. See weather forecast in OP!

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Important regarding weather forecast!
Note that Sydney is GMT+11, so this means our race will start 09:40 Monday Sydney Time. So when you look at the forecast, that is what you should look for in regards to the race

 

[Michael Rudolf]

Important regarding weather forecast!
Note that Sydney is GMT+11, so this means our race will start 09:40 Monday Sydney Time. So when you look at the forecast, that is what you should look for in regards to the race

Oh boy, can't even keep that car on track in dry conditions

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Oh boy, can't even keep that car on track in dry conditions

Sydney SuperNight in 2021!

 

[Yves Larose]

@Denis Betty this is what i came up with in the short amount of time that i had, hope you like it

Download link

To use liveries in game:
Choose a car in game(remember the number on the car). Click tuning/customize, and "create dir".
Find the created folder in: Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\UserData\player\Settings\FVR_V8Supercars_2021_ZB\(number on car) Unpack zip-file. Paste all the files there, and choose it on tuning/customize in game. Voila!

 

[Yves Larose]

i'll be on the server in about 2 hours if anyone wanna join me

 

[AlB_3010]

can't find the server

 

[Yves Larose]

can't find the server

it's there i'm currently on it with a few guy's, you might want to try hit refresh on the server list

 

[AlB_3010]

it's there i'm currently on it with a few guy's, you might want to try hit refresh on the server list

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

@AlB_3010 Hmmm

It's up and working.

 

[AlB_3010]

@AlB_3010 Hmmm
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It's up and working.

isn't it supposed to be at sydney?

 

[AlB_3010]

ok apparently rebooting the game was enough

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

The rain is moving towards the track I see. Weather Radar:

The red blob is where the track is located, and where the RealWeather app for rFactor 2 grabs the weather data. The rain-cell that is mostly over the ocean, but somewhat over Sydney is moving straight to the track.
In the forecast in the OP, there is an option to see the radar. That radar will not mark out the track, but ou can see where it is on the picture above, and have a small idea about the weather when the race is coming closer tomorrow!

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

isn't it supposed to be at sydney?

It is. The layout is the Gardner layout, and the ones that made the track has made that the name that shows. Instead of e.g "Sydney Motorsport Park Grand Prix Layout".

 

[Daniel R.]

HEY guys,
as feared but not hoped I'm out for tonight.
This damn virus keeps me busy,
Really hoped I could make it but no chance...
Have a nice evening all!!

 

[Michael Rudolf]

HEY guys,
as feared but not hoped I'm out for tonight.
This damn virus keeps me busy,
Really hoped I could make it but no chance...
Have a nice evening all!!

Hope you'll feel better soon! Take care

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

HEY guys,
as feared but not hoped I'm out for tonight.
This damn virus keeps me busy,
Really hoped I could make it but no chance...
Have a nice evening all!!

Hope you'll feel better soon!

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

For us that will race tonight. The real life championship have finished their races. There was a bit of different weather...
So to set the mood for us, here are some highlights!

 

[SimApprentice21]

The rain is moving towards the track I see. Weather Radar:

View attachment 547162
The red blob is where the track is located, and where the RealWeather app for rFactor 2 grabs the weather data. The rain-cell that is mostly over the ocean, but somewhat over Sydney is moving straight to the track.
In the forecast in the OP, there is an option to see the radar. That radar will not mark out the track, but ou can see where it is on the picture above, and have a small idea about the weather when the race is coming closer tomorrow!

Maybe rain would be pretty fine cause my tires will be cooking there. never raced with such fast wearing tires yet....