Round 5 : Hockenheim 480km

For two-drivers teams:


It is advised that you run two different cars for this very short event (one each). However, if you choose to race as a duo anyway :

DO NOT log into the race server as an individual driver on race day. The only driver for each team who should be on the server before the race, is the driver who will qualify the car. We only have so many slots on the server and an individual driver may take up a team's slot or car number. We DO NOT want to keep resetting the server because people are not paying attention to what they're doing. Practice only with your team's name and number.

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Simulation: NASCAR Racing 2003 Season using the Redline GTP Mod
Race Server IP: check race mail
Password: check race mail
Race Date: Saturday, August 29rd, 2009
Race Length: 70 Laps
Mandatory Minimum Number of Disconnects: ONE
Yellows: Off
Starts: Single file, Staggered with 0.5 - 1 second interval
Weather: 70° Clear, FIXED
Practice Time: 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm (GMT)
Qualify Time: 3:45 pm (GMT)
Happy Hour: approximately 3:50 pm (GMT)
Qualifying Laps: 3
Race Time: 4:00 pm (GMT)
Pace Lap: Full
Pit Road Speed Limit: none (even if Nascar says you have to respect a 70MPH Pit Road speed limit, you can actually blast through the pit lane at 200MPH+ with no penalty)
Car Setup: Open
Hardcore Mode: Driving Aids Off & Open Cockpit View
Pitstop Frequency: 1x
Damage: Moderate


Safety

We will be starting the race Single File Staggered to assist in eliminating the first lap incidents. You MUST start with a minimum of a .5 - 1 second gap to the driver in front of you . If a driver is too close at the start, or causing problems, we may consider restarting the race. No pass in the first few corners is going to win the race for you.


Chatting

During, Qualifications and Race, no chatting whatsoever will be tolerated. Even to warn other drivers that you're exiting/entering pits, or to thank a lapper for letting you through. If you do chat, you will receive a warning.

Teamspeak server

A teamspeak server is available for two-driver teams. To be given acces to this server, ask in this thread.


-Please confirm you presence or absence to the race in this topic

Drivers/Teams having missed two races in a row without prior notification in the race's thread will be withdrawn from the Entry list.

You can as well post your pre/post race impressions here

Confirmed drivers :

Silk Cut Jaguar :

#2 : Rich Gast - Chuck Futrell (?)

Team Brun :

#16 : Guillaume Siebert

Team Joest :

#7 : Bill Yarbrough

Courage Compétition :

#13 : Milt Minter Jr

Aston Martin Racing :

#19 : Troy Null - Larry Krupp

Team Davey :

#20 : Jim Ray

Toyota Team Tom's :

#37 : Guy Pitra

Mazdaspeed :

#8 : Frank Verplanken

Team Sauber Mercedes

#61 : Jerry Foehrkolb
#62 : Emmannuel Soriano - Philippe Martinelli

#20 Jim Ray here. Good luck all.

We will look to rebroadcast the event or parts of it the following day on our homepage. We will post a link when it is done. Please email me the teamspeak info for post race talk. We will likely be on our own teamspeak for the event. Thanks to our gracious hosts.

The #2 Silk Cut Jaguar is confirmed as running in this event. It may be solo (Rich Gast) or with co-driver Chuck Futrell (still to be confirmed).

We will be on our own TeamSpeak server but would also like to join into the H.S.O. TeamSpeak for post-race conversation. So please provide the H.S.O. TeamSpeak info. Thanks.

[Edited on Aug 27th]
Looks like I will drive the #2 Silk Cut Jaguar solo as my co-driver has a "work vs. play" conflict on race day and will not be available.

Bill Yarbrough here (#7 Team Joest Blaupunkt Porsche)

I'll be there

Milt Minter Jr. in the #13 Cougar/Spice..
Thank You very much HSO!We will do our best to race clean and show good Sportmanship!

Im in #37 Minolta Toyota

Troy Null in the #19 Mobile One Aston Martin you can count on in the race. Thanks for the opportunity!!

sorry guys I will be absent this round, I have to pick up my mother at the airport on race day and I don't expect to be back until maybe two hours after the race start time, so good luck to all and welcome to the new drivers!

FSB will be here with a lot of strong guys

But my friend phillipe and myself will do all of our best to score some good points !
The Sauber is supposed to be quick on the straights
The problem is just how to brake and take the chicanes with this monster

See you on Saturday.

I am Larry Krupp and will be driving the #19 Aston Martin (chassis B) with Troy Null (T-Roy). Is this all I need to do to register for the race at Hockenheim?

I will be there in the 61

Sorry Antoine and Frank for the late add-on, hope all is well. Would like to add Larry Krupp ,current FSB member, on as a co-driver to the #19 Mobile One Aston Martin team. Hope this does not create any issues. Please confirm either way.

Thank You in advance!!

T-ROY

No problem Troy and Larry, please make sure you use the correct name convention for two drivers team and it will be allright

Antoine de Mautor wrote:

No problem Troy and Larry, please make sure you use the correct name convention for two drivers team and it will be allright

I cannot get the sim to allow me to use the keystroke _ between the two drivers' names. (Western keyboard, not European)

I can put a space between the 2 last names but it will not accept _ or - . Is a space OK?

If you can't do anything about it, then you can use a space it's ok

doug tevik here and the #3 jag is in

cant wait :d

Hi Guys,

Well, with a bit of Luck, I will be joining everyone with the #14 Car.

Not sure how this choice will be for Donnington and Mexico (I have Never had a car I'm happy with around there,..sigh), but am Happy with How it's going around Hockenheim, so am looking forward to having a run again.

Hello to all those I 'sort of know', as well..lol
See you at the Race if Not online before.
Cheers,
Stewart

Stewart, you wont be allowed to change car after Hockenheim, so choose it wisely

Yes, thanks Guillame,..that was partly the reason I was doing some Testing of the Two cars.

I Have run a number of races in the Past with the Mazda,...(Just Love the Mazda around Watkins Glen!!), but as I haven't run a Jag before, I Kinda figure, why Not Eh?
Fortunately, with all the recent practice, I seem to have gained a better handle on the Jag and got My Brain back into the GTP mod as such lol

So,..might as well gGo with the #14 car if there are No objections,..

Cheers, Stoo

Time check please. I don't want to be late for this race so I just want to confirm the time difference between GMT and Eastern Daylight Time (NY City, USA on daylight savings time). I believe that there is a four hour difference. EG: 3:45 pm (GMT) Qualifying time is 11:45 am (EDT)? Am I correct? Thank you.

Indeed Rich, qualifying will start at 11:45AM New York time .

I had to format my hard drive and reinstall NR & GTP. All went well, except that when I want to join the server I do not have the green button to go on the circuit. I can drive offline but not online. Anybody has an idea ? Thanks.

Antoine, we're sorry me and Tiago, but we are unable to attend this race.

He's going to a wedding party and I'm going to Oporto tomorrow afternoon.

Frank Verplanken wrote:

I had to format my hard drive and reinstall NR & GTP. All went well, except that when I want to join the server I do not have the green button to go on the circuit. I can drive offline but not online. Anybody has an idea ? Thanks.

Je n'ai jamais vu de bouton vert pour accéder au circuit dans gtp, seulement "drive" ou "continue"...

Je n'ai pas tourné sur le serveur hier mais mercredi et jeudi çà fonctionnait très bien (bien que j'étais seul en piste...).

Gui va trouver la solution à ton problème Franky