HSO 2020 SEASON PREVIEW

Hi all  

Real race, real rules, real field, real distance : these were the cardinal principles on which HSO was founded some 11 years ago. These principles remain the guiding line for 2020 and beyond, so today, a few months away from a new season, here is a preview of what's cooking for next year at HSO.

As previously hinted, we will switch to a different main platform for the year : rFactor 2. Thanks to an increase over time of valid mods to use as per HSO standards, we are now able to use rF2’s awesome immersion features such as dynamic weather for a full season of HSO racing. The original rFactor was HSO’s breakthrough simulator so to speak, with many great pages of the league’s history written in dark blue and orange ISI ink. The switch to its successor thus feels like a homecoming as much as a new start indeed.

The season will also feature a blast from the past in the form of a series run with the legendary Historic GT & Touring Cars mod for rFactor 1.

On the organisational side, Mike Becnel and I will be in charge of daily affairs regarding the forum and the events, while the irreplaceable Guillaume Siebert and the talented Ben Paulet will help in their respective fields of nerdy awesomeness .

The forum, site, youtube channel and facebook group will remain unchanged. However, some adjustments to how the events are conducted will be implemented in areas such as the policing of crashes, the booking of cars or the moderating of the forum for instance.

All our rFactor 2 races next year will use the real life weather predictions at the same track in real time. This way the drivers will be able to follow predictions in the days building up to the race, while the definitive weather settings used for the event will be posted on the morning of the race.

Next to the mods presented below, several others have our attention, like the ever expanding Group C mod by MAK-Corp, and could be added to the schedule later on. All in all, we remain committed to keeping you entertained and satisfied as historic simracers by making the 2020 version of the HSO experiment a proud continuation of this ongoing saga.

See you trackside   !

HSO Team  

yeeeehaaaaa

Jolie programme...

79 F1 at Monaco is a challenge. I have already hit just about every wall with the front and back of several cars.

I am greatly looking forward to the start of the F1 season. An old speed master is rumored to be returning and I expect to be lapped by him many times.

Is there anyone willing to consider coaching me into the dark art of Stockcar Racing?

Nice.

...was just plowing around in a few old cars from that '54 Endurance mod the other night thinking, "damn, really wish there were others that enjoyed these things"....low and behold, a full series

I've been spending an increasing amount of time in rF2, but outside of the endurance stuff I do, it's often hard to find many running some of the great mods such as the ones listed here for 2020 usage.

While I enjoy (and spend a lot of time in) the modern stuff, the historic content is where I fell in love with sim racing and it's where I cut my teeth learning the ropes.
Needless to say, I'll have eyes on hoping to score some decent cars for the upcoming series

54 endurance and 72 stock car …. MAK group C

F1 79

And the mod Gtpc that you use on AMS, made by MAK under rf2 ...??  Maybe one day. ..  
Because, 3 cars, even good, it's not enough.  ..

Greg Hunt wrote:

F1 79

it will be epic

The 1954 mod is really interesting. Some people will be put off by the fictionalised car and driver names (some cars DO look like the real deal, like the Cunninghams, Ferraris and the D-type), but driving wise it's top-notch. The best representation of 1950's racing along with the GPL55 mod. No other mod for any of the rFactor based games simulate the tyres and drum brakes this well. Pure joy to drive around old Spa.

hi guys
very happy that you start to use rf2

if you need historic track for f1 1979 championship i can send you some updated tracks like Kyalami, Osterreichring, Zolder used in provate leagues (you don't find them on steam workshop).

about F1 1954 mod, here you can find my cars spreadsheet and car roster with real names:
xxx

EDIT: i can't insert external link


p.s. i'm interested in 1954 endurance Wednesday nights open races

Hi Mak & welcome

Could you please edit your profile with your full name, it's the rule in here .

Yes I'd love to have a look at those updated tracks, thanks. You have to wait a week after your registration before you can post links, PM me yours in the meantime and I'll post it .

Nice to have you around

Glad to see some enthusiasm for rF2 Some epic stuff brewing in '79 indeed if the likes of Greg and Jan are back at it ! Great to see some '54 connoisseurs out there . The '72 stockers should be interesting, I'm curious to see how it'll go in long races with these cars. At least the oval cars won't have to worry about rain.

Jacob Fredriksson wrote:

The 1954 mod is really interesting. Some people will be put off by the fictionalised car and driver names (some cars DO look like the real deal, like the Cunninghams, Ferraris and the D-type), but driving wise it's top-notch. The best representation of 1950's racing along with the GPL55 mod. No other mod for any of the rFactor based games simulate the tyres and drum brakes this well. Pure joy to drive around old Spa.

Exactly

Looks like a good season 79 F1 Was always good fun,and glad to see Greg is back ,1954 should be good

great new world to explore and hope for a new experience for a fantasic and relaxed time to spend here
awesome Mike is back , great guy and awesome to see his fanatic old school choices of influence
forgive me im going to install rf2 for the first time:oops: and like to ask
if its just a straight install from steam or need i patches aswell

kind regards

high hopes for me

Great work on that OP Frank,

...now I have 3 leagues to follow... at a time when all of my spare time has disappeared... it wont be possible to run all events in all 3.

There will be dropouts.

I dunno! It does not feel like a good move.

I guess it was an AMS - rF2 thingy.

On another note, I looked around but I didn't see anything on what "HSO Gold Star Series" really is... just a name or an actual level of something?

François Remmen wrote:

great new world to explore and hope for a new experience for a fantasic and relaxed time to spend here
awesome Mike is back , great guy and awesome to see his fanatic old school choices of influence
forgive me im going to install rf2 for the first time:oops:  and like to ask
if its just a straight install from steam or need i patches aswell

kind regards

Its just a straight install from steam