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Added an additional paragraph to the Starting Procedure page. The "Lobby Rules and Etiquette" paragraph covers our pre-race procedure which ensures that our events run smoothly and stable without any issues and/or delay.
Standing Start
When we need a standing start our races will simply start on the ingame lights that Project CARS offers.
Rolling Start
Our rolling start system utilises a completely manual procedure, featuring a parade lap:
Lobby Rules and Etiquette
The RSR Admin Team have been involved in Project CARS since before its release, during which time we have gained knowledge and experience in running events for our members that, on the most part, run smoothly and stable. To ensure this, we ask you to follow some basic lobby rules and etiquette:
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Standing Start
When we need a standing start our races will simply start on the ingame lights that Project CARS offers.
Rolling Start
Our rolling start system utilises a completely manual procedure, featuring a parade lap:
- When the race starts, cars are to remain on the grid. Once the lead car is instructed to move off, the rest of the field follows in single file formation.
- At a pre-determined point on the track (usually on approach to the final corner) the race directors will instruct all drivers to make note of their position and to form up in double file formation. The speed of the formation will be also instructed by the race directors.
- The side of the track that pole position will form up on will depend on the track. The rest of the field has to form up accordingly. This will always be worked so that the pole sitter has the racing line into the first turn.
- Once the leader crosses the start/finish line (or other pre-agreed landmark at a limited number of tracks) he must announce “Green Green Green” clearly over teamspeak.
- When “Green Green Green” is called by the leader all drivers may accelerate and also are allowed to overtake as the race officially begins.
- The pace of the lead car will be dictated by the race directors before the start of the race. All the other cars must follow and maintain a sensible gap between each other.
- During the formation lap you are allowed to steer left/right to warm up your tires and perform brake checks or overall warm up your brakes.
- If a car stalls on the grid in the beginning of the parade lap the car behind must give them a chance to get started. Leaving the grid is a slow process and a small delay is easily caught up in the first few corners.
- If you spin during the warm up procedure you must wait off the track until the whole field has come through and rejoin at the back. You must not re-take your position in the pack.
- It is very important that you take note of your position when instructed to by the race directors and not assume that it hasn’t changed from the start of the race or qualifying. If a car has spun, disconnected or had to retire the positions will change and the double file formation must be based on the correct and up-to-date positions.
Lobby Rules and Etiquette
The RSR Admin Team have been involved in Project CARS since before its release, during which time we have gained knowledge and experience in running events for our members that, on the most part, run smoothly and stable. To ensure this, we ask you to follow some basic lobby rules and etiquette:
- At the event start time you will be told the Dedicated Server you will be using for your race. Please do not join the server until you are told to do so. Joining early, whilst the server is being set up, can crash the server and delay the start of the race for everybody.
- When you join the server you will be in a practice session. This is not a real practice session, this session is to give everybody the time to join the lobby and check things are ok with their controls and game settings. This is your opportunity to fix any issues you might be having and, if necessary, rejoin the session - please notify us in TeamSpeak if you do need to leave the session and re-join. You may leave the pits to check that your controls are working correctly but, please DO NOT:
- Pass the First Sector
- Knock any brake/circuit markers over
- Damage the circuit in any way
- After you have checked your controls please return to the pits as quickly as possible. Once everyone has returned to the garage the driver briefing will start, where we will run through the event format, laps, weather, pit requirements and gentlemen's agreements (if applicable). Please listen to this briefing as, although it might seem boring if you have been to many events before, most of the time there are useful bits of information relevant to everyone.
- Please keep your microphone muted during the briefing and wait until the briefing has finished before asking any questions you may have.
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