What would people like to race this Tuesday? I'll be away again. A practice run for the Formula Renault, or something a little more unusual?

How did last Tuesday night at Zandvoort go?

I'm off to Pt. Douglas till next weekend (25th wedding anniversary), but I'll be peeking at the forums from time to time.

Car
Formula Renault 3.5 Mod DOWNLOAD
All races will use the high downforce package.

Format
15 min sprint followed by 30 min race with 1 pit stop. Fuel multiplier in race 2 is 3x. Tyres are 1x.

Schedule
R1, Oct 13: Imola, 10 laps and 19 laps.
R2, Oct 20: Silverstone, 9 laps and 17 laps
R3, Oct 27: Zandvoort [track download, 30 pit boxes]. 10 laps and 20 laps
R4, Nov 3: Spa, 7 laps and 14 laps
R5, Nov 10: Mugello, 10 laps and 19 laps
R6, Nov 17: Monza, 9 laps and 18 laps
R7, Nov 24: Barcelona Moto (subject to DLC2 takeup), 10 laps and 20 laps

Start Times
All times are EASTERN Daylight Savings time.

Practice: 7:30pm, 60 mins
Qualifying 1: 8:30pm, 20 mins
Race 1: 8:50pm
-- server restart --
Qualifying 2: 15 mins
Race 2: 9:20pm

Ballast
Ballast will be assigned after each race. The faster you are compared to others, the more ballast you get, in a nutshell. Your ballast may go up and down. You will get bonus points for carrying more ballast.

Points
15 min race, 24,23,22… points down.
30 min race, 48,46,44… points down.

Bonus points and penalties are 2x in the longer races.

• Ballast bonus: 0.5 pts for every whole 30 kg carried.
• Team points are the accumulation of the individual team member's points. If a reserve stands in for an absent team member, they score points for the team.
• Each driver's worst round is dropped, and the worst team round is also dropped.
• Fastest lap bonus: 1 points awarded at the end of each race for the driver who sets the fastest lap time.

Weather
Air/track temps and cloud cover will be as per the real world location on the day, but there won’t be any rain. Grip will always start from about 95% and rise.

Penalties

• If a driver hits someone carelessly in turns 1 or 2 at the start of a race and it pushes them off the track or spins them, they get a 4 point penalty, and the driver hit will get a 4 point bonus. Because of the point penalty, you don’t have to redress any gained positions in turns 1 or 2 only.
• If a driver gets two turn 1 or 2 penalties in a season, they will have to skip the first qualifying session of the next round and start the race from the back of the grid.
• No other penalties will apply. The usual respect for other drivers and redressing unfairly gained positions will be expected as always.

Rules

• Track Limits. The Pit Lane Penalty app 1.5 or greater is mandatory. More than 3 cuts will result in a 10 second post-race penalty. Details of the app are here: http://www.xgn.com.au/index.php?topic=758.0
• Speeding in pit lane. Speeding in pit lane during a race session will result in a 10 second post-race penalty. Speeds above 90 kph will be penalised.
• Redress. If you gain position advantage over another driver by colliding with them such that their car leaves the track, or by cutting the track yourself, you are expected to redress your position as soon as safely possible. Gaining position by "reasonable" side-by-side contact is allowed, but rear collisions must be avoided. This won't be enforced. It is an honour system.
• Track Re-entry. You must always re-enter the track with extreme caution. Any collision on re-entry must be redressed.
• Assists. Driving assists like ABS and TC can be used only if available on the car. There is no forced driving view.
• Map and Mirrors. To assist in knowing where other cars are around you and on track (especially for leaving pits and re-entering the track after a spin), it is recommended to use the virtual mirror (F11) and turn on the track map which shows the nearby cars.
• Tyres. There are no restrictions on tyre choice.

Server Details
The AC server is called www xgn com au TUE RACE
TeamSpeak is encouraged. The server is ts.xgn.com.au.

Sign Ups
1. Wally, Pow R. Toc H. Racing
2. Bacchulum, Aleph Null Ltd
3. Phil.8, Pow R. Toc H. Racing
4. Joe, Golden Goat Gatherers
5. StanDaam, Golden Goat Gatherers
6. Guybrush, Achilles Heels
7. Freezer, Caterpillar Racing
8. Rolz, DA Racing
9. christopheraser
10. Grat, DA Racing
11. Bafs17, Italia Racing
12. Skaife, Caterpillar Racing
13. Chap, Aleph Null Ltd
14. Will, Double G Racing
15. Mael, Maelstrom Racing
16. Matthew111, Struggle Street Racing Crew
17. Jeremy, Struggle Street Racing Crew
18. Simone, Italia Racing
19. Grubbet, Maelstrom Racing
20. Skaife, Caterpillar Racing
21. Schmittez, Schmitwood Racing
22. EdWood, Schmitwood Racing
23. G0RGAK, Double G Racing
24.

Reserves
1. Marty, Achilles Heels
2. Gratulin
3.

I'll be away for this week, so I'll put up one of Marty's servers with the following combo:

Nissan GT-R NISMO vs BMW M235i Racing at Zandvoort, 20 mins qualifying, 10 lap race cycle
Admin password will be the XGN password if anyone wants to skip/restart sessions etc.

Server is called "XGN.COM.AU Tues league fun run" and is passworded with the XGN password

3 x 8 laps at Paul Ricard Tourism, GT, 24H (version 0.9.1)
TRACK DOWNLOAD
CAR DOWNLOAD

First qualifying is at 8:30pm eastern, as usual.

Like the real world series, the car is available in 3 downforce configurations: Low, Standard and High downforce.

First race will be with everyone in the high downforce package. Second race will use the standard package, and the third race will use the low downforce package. We'll be looking to get feedback on how the three downforce packages feel, so we can decide whether to use the high downforce package, or mix it up, or whatever. It will also be a chance for people to think about their vote in the Season 9 car poll.

Sep 15, last round of season 8.

Sep 22, Formula Renault 3.5 fun run. CAR LINK, 3 x 8 laps (HDF, STD & LDF) at Paul Ricard Tourism, GT, 24H TRACK LINK

Sep 29, I will be away. Some kind of fun run. Suggestions welcomed.

Oct 6, I will be reliving my adolescence at a KISS concert. Some kind of fun run.

Oct 13, start of season 9.

RACE RESULTS AND CHARTS

SEASON STANDINGS

SEASON STATS

No penalties - very clean race starts.

Round Points
Guybrush Threepwood   75
Matthew111   69
StanDaam   62
Grat   58
Wally   58
Jeremy   55
Freezer   51
Bafs17   51
Joe   50
Phil.8   46
Rob   45
Bacchulum   43
Chap111   37
Benana   36
Simone   31
Phil   10

Congratulations to Guybrush on the clean sweep: the round win, and both race wins.

Season Podium
1. Guybrush Threepwood, 283 pts
2. Matthew111, 276pts
3. Stan Daam, 252pts

Struggle Street Racing Crew maintain their lead over DA Racing.

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