Round 2-3 - Trenton (Apr 10th)

  






Event Schedule (all times given are CET):

Sunday April 10th

20:00 – Free practice  (shortened to 15 min due to the two-heat format)
20:15 – Qualifying Shoot-out (private session, 2 flying laps)
20:20 – Drivers' briefing and warm-up
20:30 – Heat 1 start, 100 laps
21:30 – 15 minute break
21:45 – Heat 2 start, 100 laps (grid determined by Heat 1 finishing order)

Server IP : 91.121.135.76:34600
Race server password : hso73


Pit Entry and Exit Procedures

During the race, cars entering the pits under a green flag must fade left briefly on the backstretch to signal their intent to pit.  This rule will only apply if a car or cars are running immediately behind the pitting car. Failure to follow this procedure could result in a post-race penalty.

During the race, cars exiting the pits must keep all four wheels under the white line until they exit turn two, then they can blend into race traffic. Failure to follow this procedure could result in a post-race penalty.


Race Start Procedure and Full Course Yellow (En français en dessous)

The start will be given flying behind the game-controlled pace-car.

This series will see the appearance of the Full Course Yellow procedure. When rFactor judges that a situation is risky (a car stopped on the track, a spin on a speedway etc..), he will throw a Yellow Flag. From the time this Yellow Flag is thrown, overtaking is forbidden, but if you have doubt about your position, rFactor will tell you where you have to be when you will cut the start/finish line. At the same time the pitlane will be close, it will be open again for the cars in the lead lap after one full lap behind the Safety Car. For the car which are a lap or more down, they will have to wait another lap. rFactor will anyway tell you in the chat all these informations (don't deactivate in-car chat).

When the Safety Car is out, you must keep a normal pace until you reach the the line of cars behind the SC. Otherwise you'll get a penalty. Same when you exit the pitlane under yellow, you have to be quick enough to rejoin the SC.

Full Course Yellow will last between 3 or 5 laps each time.

/!\ On oval track the leader will have to be careful to not overtake the Safety Car when the latter is exiting the pitlane. /!\

Drivers must be on a single file for the restart.

*** VF ***

Le départ sera un départ lancé qui aura lieu derrière une voiture de sécurité contrôlée par l'ordinateur. 

Ce championnat est marqué par l'apparition de la procédure de Full Course Yellow. Quand rFactor jugera qu'une situation est à risque (une voiture arretée au mauvais endroit, un tête à queue sur un ovale) il sortira la voiture de sécurité. Une fois cette procédure lancée, il est interdit de dépasser. Si vous avez des doutes rFactor vous dira de toute façon ou vous placer une fois que vous aurez franchi la ligne de départ/arrivée. Au moment la voie des stands sera fermée. Elle sera réouverte pour les pilotes dans le même tour que le leader après un tour complet derrière la voiture de sécurité. Pour les pilotes étant à un tour ou plus, il faudra patienter un autre tour. rFactor vous donnera lui même ses instructions dans le chat (ne pas désactiver le chat dans la voiture).

Lorsque la voiture de sécurité est sortie, vous devez conserver un rythme normal jusqu'à ce que vous rejoigniez la file des voitures derrière le SC, sinon vous risquez de vous voir infliger une pénalité. Même chose lorsque vous ressortez des stands, vous ne devez pas trainer pour rejoindre la voiture de sécurité.

/!\ Sur les ovales, le leader devra faire attention à ne pas dépasser la voiture de sécurité lorsque celui ci est en train de sortir des stands. /!\

Les pilotes devront être sur une seule file lors des restarts.

Training Server

A training server running on the next scheduled track will be online permanently. Password :hso73

Behaviour on track

A few behaviour rules :

- as for all HSO races, it is required you use your real name both in-game and on the forum. Thank you.

- Chatting is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN in race session. It is allowed in qualifying sessions for technical issues only.

- Drive Through : If a driver has to do a drive through, even if there is no pit lane speed limit, he has to drive through the pitlane at 100km/h max (60mph). If he doesn't respect this, he will get a 30s penalty at the end of the race.

- If you have a spin on the course, it is YOUR responsibility to make sure the track is sufficiently clear before you rejoin the race.

- Respect the red light at the end of the pitlane.

Application and Interpretation of the Regulations

The admins alone are qualified to solve any problems raised by the application and the interpretation of the present regulations.

One-off drives available


#51 Dee Jones |  Mongoose 71-Foyt FI

#63 Larry McCoy |  Atlanta 72-Offy FI

#77 Salt Walther |  McLaren M16A-Offy GY

Entry List:

 Jason White #1 Parnelli VPJ2-Offy FI
 Jukka Maattanen #2 Eagle 72-Offy GY
David Jaques #3 McLaren M16A-Offy GY
 Alberto Ibañez #4 Parnelli VPJ2-Offy FI
 Martin Lacina #6 Eagle 72-Offy GY
 Glenn Corliss #7 McLaren M16C-Offy GY
 Jason Fitch #8 Eagle 73-Offy GY
 Pascal Mikula #9 Eagle 72-Foyt GY
 Mike Becnel #11 Parnelli VPJ2-Offy FI
 Jacob Fredriksson #14 Coyote Mk4-Foyt GY
 Richard Coxon #16 Eagle 70-Offy GY
 Petr Hlavac #18 Eagle 72-Offy FI
 Michael Drechsler #19 Eagle 72-Foyt GY
 Raul Jereb #21 Eagle 72-Offy FI
 Ludovic Tiengou #23 Eagle 72-Chevy FI
 Jan Kowalski #24 Kingfish 73-Offy FI
David Sabre #25 Eagle 72-Offy GY
 Claudio Navonne #27 Vollstedt 73-Offy FI
 François Remmen #34 Eagle 72-Offy GY
 Pascal Le pihive #42 Eagle 72-Offy GY
 Arturo Pereira #51 Mongoose 71-Foyt FI
 Gérard Ryon #59 Eagle 70-Offy FI
 Tyler Greene #61 Coyote Mk3-Foyt GY
 Alan Forster #77 McLaren M16A-Offy GY
 Dana Schurer #86 McLaren M16B-Offy GY
 Trevor Greene #89 McLaren M16A-Offy GY

I'll take the #77 if possible please.

Alan Forster wrote:

I'll take the #77 if possible please.

ok

Those of you who have driven Trenton before, it has been updated, so you will need to re-download it 
...and don't forget the "B" patch 

And what an update! Well done to all involved.  

Anyone have an Eagle setup from the Open race last year?


Also, will these be scored as 2 separate Rounds? or will there be an overall winner based on the 2 heats? I know they did that with some of these races but not all of them.

Jason Fitch wrote:

Anyone have an Eagle setup from the Open race last year?


Also, will these be scored as 2 separate Rounds? or will there be an overall winner based on the 2 heats? I know they did that with some of these races but not all of them.

These will be scored as two separate rounds.
Any setups from last year may not be effective now since the physics have changed.

Present to fill the back end of the row (as I'm 2s behind the best here as I was in College Station)

Ok, Ill need a setup guidance, will come with more questions when start to practice..

"Count me in!"

Here we go
Pardon my ignorance, but this cars are so difficult to drive, I can barely focus my mind on performance, at least in this stage... so, please, few advises would make this much more comfort for me:

1. what chassis config to use? - I tryed (default?) superspeedway, and Im not able to enter T1 without killing everybody...

2. Front wings flap stagger? I know what flaps are on F-14 , so, the production year is around this one, but I doubt I have flaps on this chairot! - what is this and what you suggest I install??

3. Tyre softness???? 1.00 - 1.25 - 1.50 - 1.75... Are these water pipe radious or what?? Ok, i suppose its not pipes... so, just a little clarification would help me a lot, at least to be aware what Im dealing with..

After dealing with this details, Ill try to not bother you any more.. but please, if you feel comfortable with suggesting any other setup "a must have" (wings, suspension...), dont be shy...

grazzie a tutti!!!

Raul Jereb wrote:

.1. what chassis config to use? - I tryed (default?) superspeedway, and Im not able to enter T1 without killing everybody..

The mod will recognise the good configuration you need provided you've download the B patch. Just pick your car and don't bother about the chassis conf. For information Trenton isn't a superspeedway  

Raul Jereb wrote:

3. Tyre softness???? 1.00 - 1.25 - 1.50 - 1.75... Are these water pipe radious or what?? Ok, i suppose its not pipes... so, just a little clarification would help me a lot, at least to be aware what Im dealing with..

Nothing to do with softness. It's the difference of size between left and right tyres. On ovals the tyres are smaller on the inside to make the car turning easier (well so I've been said   )[/quote]

1. The game will automatically select the correct one for you when you practice online, but the 3rd one speedway is the correct one.

2. Choose whichever one you want, the description tells you what effect they have.

3. The numbers are the stagger on the wheels. The right hand wheels are bigger, which means the car turns left more, so the higher the number, the more the car will want to turn left. Again pick what you are comfortable with, but a higher number may be better here.

Looking forward to my debut with USAC

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3. Tyre softness???? 1.00 - 1.25 - 1.50 - 1.75... Are these water pipe radious or what?? Ok, i suppose its not pipes... so, just a little clarification would help me a lot, at least to be aware what Im dealing with..

More stagger helps corner entry (Less understeer) and getting around it better, but will cause more oversteer at corner exit when applying throttle.


Present

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Present to fill the back end of the row (as I'm 2s behind the best here as I was in College Station)

Like I said before, Texas was a power track, this is more of a handling track.  Provided you set up the car right, you could be more competitive here.

Jason White wrote:

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Present to fill the back end of the row (as I'm 2s behind the best here as I was in College Station)

Like I said before, Texas was a power track, this is more of a handling track.  Provided you set up the car right, you could be more competitive here.

Yes, you could be more competitive, or at least not last, since Im here too!!!! Or if nothing, well fight for the last!!

Jason White wrote:

Ludovic Tiengou wrote:

Present to fill the back end of the row (as I'm 2s behind the best here as I was in College Station)

Like I said before, Texas was a power track, this is more of a handling track.  Provided you set up the car right, you could be more competitive here.

Seems I'm not 32.721 in qualif boost...that's very very slow

But's not a problem. I'm not competitive all together. I'm not sure I could do better with another car