Split 1 - R4: Watkins Glen - 2nd April 2018 (1 Viewer)

[m4nu]

Class: GTE
Track: Watkins Glen
League Agreement: Mandatory Pitstop

Date: Monday, 2nd April 2018
17:30 UTC - Optional Practice
18:30 UTC - Driver Briefing (Mandatory)
18:40 UTC - Qualifying
19:00 UTC - Race

Race
Date: 2nd April 2018
Time Progression: 2x
Weather Progression: Sync to Race

Qualifying Duration: 20 minutes
Qualifying Start Time: 15:00
Qualifying Weather Forecast: Heavy Cloud

Race Time: 5 + 60 minutes
Race Start Time: 16:00
Race Weather Forecast: Heavy Cloud > Hazy

Realism Settings
Force Realistic Driving Aids: Yes
Force Manual Pitstops: Yes
Tire Wear: Authentic
Fuel Depletion: Yes

Starting Procedure: Rolling Start, the pole driver will lead the field through the formation lap. The speed limit for the lead car will be 50mph / 80kph. We are going to form up in a 2×2 formation at the beginning of sector 3, maintaining our speed. Odd numbers on the right side and even numbers on the left side.

Special Track Limits
The exit of Turn 1 will have the track limits extended to the left-edge of the red/yellow curbing, that runs almost all the way down to Turn 2. As per our standard white lines rule, you MUST keep at least 2 wheels within the curbing.

This extension ONLY applies to the curbing at Turn 1. No other areas of the circuit are having their track limits extended and, as such, for every other part of the track, the usual "2 wheels within the white lines" rule applies. The following pictures act as a guide for what is Safe and what is Illegal:

Penalties
@Nada: 5-place grid penalty

Confirmed No-Shows
@Cluck
@Cornworld
@Col_McCoy
@Eugene Gajkin
@SBart_uk

 

[Cluck]

As per my post elsewhere, I'm a no-show for this race aswell . And, as with Sakitto, it's a circuit I would have really enjoyed racing on but ho hum, perhaps I should rename our team "The Two Jonnies (although it's really only One Johnnie, since the other one (me) hasn't shown up for 3 races now)"

 

[Hujkis]

Never saw this one before. I presume it's american?
@stolnikas I'm gonna try to get some practice but not sure how much I'll be able to. Sorry!

 

[Cornworld]

I have to skip this one. My wheel had to be send back to Fanatec for repairs, looks like most of the issues I had lately where due to a failure. Hope that I'll have it back in 1 to 1.5 weeks.

 

[Col_McCoy]

Bad round for the BMW.... unfortunately during race start I'll be hanging south over Burma on my way back home

 

[m4nu]

Special Track Limits can be found in post #1

@Alex Salmon @Battenberg @Cluck @Col_McCoy @Elodyr @EVR Morvic @fab. ICEMAN @Feanor @Hujkis @Jamesl91 @JetPistol @miagi @Nighttiger @ProjectPD @Puffpirat @SBart_uk

@CatchAGlimpse @Cornworld @CrisBCros @Dutchtastic @Eugene Flerko @Eugene Gajkin @FlyingKman @grobi0815 @Jonno @Nada @Nakor @SillySausage @steveg200 @stolnikas @Taorminator @TheDoctor46

 

[Puffpirat]

Much appreciated, really hard to keep the car inside the white lines at T1.

 

[Eugene Gajkin]

Sorry, but due to illness, I must skip this race

 

[Dama_The_Crow]

Much appreciated, really hard to keep the car inside the white lines at T1.

I drive slowly and don't have that kind of problems

 

[Michael]

I drive slowly and don't have that kind of problems

I thought the same...if you cannot keep it between the lines, you are doing it wrong

 

[1185323118]

Is guest driver allowed? If so I'm in

 

[Diluvian]

Count me in, too (as a reserve dr)

 

[Laiders]

Interested in a reserve drive if there’s one available for this round. Not been able to make a ranked race for far too long now!

 

[miagi]

I would like to ask for a small change in the parade lap. I tested the hard tires again and they should be option1 for this race. The hards are really nasty when they are a little to cold. In Sakitto I spun out on a too cold tire in Spoon and hat to continue from last place. I braked into the corner rather early, turned in and the car spun around. On Watkins a spin -> into the wall can cause blocking the entire track.

Please increase the parade lap speed to 120 kph so we can keep some heat in the tires. Please Increase 2x2 speed to 100 kph.
And please form up after 2nd to last corner.
In Monza, Silverstone and Sakitto the formation was established very quickly, in Sakitto before 130R.

 

[m4nu]

4 no-shows so far. Feel free to show up on Monday, there should be more than enough space

@1185323118 @Raigore @Fatih Kursat @Diluvian @AndrexUK @Laiders

 

[Stitch]

@today Space for one more?

 

[m4nu]

@today Space for one more?

totally missed you, apologies. How many spaces are available I cant say for sure.

 

[Stitch]

totally missed you, apologies. How many spaces are available I cant say for sure.

Well I'll setup a car just incase, let me know if there's a spot

 

[Dutchtastic]

High chance that I won't make it back on time for the start of the race.

 

[Fatih Kursat]

4 no-shows so far. Feel free to show up on Monday, there should be more than enough space

@1185323118 @Raigore @Fatih Kursat @Diluvian @AndrexUK @Laiders

i wish to be there but not this time. i will be at work :\