Race Information - Madrid, 28 Laps
Laps will be set to 29.
- 30 minute practice (containing one 2 lap practice race) followed by 15 minute qualifying, starting at 17:00 BST (GMT+1). Read the Qualifying section of the OP for further information.
- Everywhere is track. However, please avoid hitting the barriers. That applies to Qualifying and in the Race. Remember continuous use of making contact with the barriers is not allowed, regardless of whether you gained time from doing so. If you are caught, an appropriate penalty will be given out.
- Remember if you make contact with a barrier on hot lap during Qualifying, you must abandon the lap and make sure it does not end up being your fastest lap.
Formation lap: Maintain a pace of EXACTLY 50 mph/80 kmh Do not weave in order to try and warm up your tyres. This will only cause damage. A 5 second penalty will be handed out this week for anyone trying to do so.
Polesitter will start on the RIGHT hand side (the inside line to the first corner), 2nd place driver will start on the LEFT hand side. So we will do a formation lap in the positions the game places us from Qualifying. The front of your car should not pass the back end of the car in front!
Pits: The Pits will open on lap number 13 (as in the top left corner of your screen) and close on lap 19 (as in the top left corner of your screen). Therefore
you may pit on laps 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. Failing to do so will result in an appropriate penalty.
Pits continued: This track is very tight. When entering the pits, please move over to the left clearly making sure anyone behind you knows you are pitting. When exiting the pits, please stay left as you will be coming onto the racing line for turn 1. You should not cross the solid yellow line either entering or exiting the pits (as in the OLR rules). I'm only really being picky about this here at Rome because it is such a tight track and contact between drivers will be inevitable. We can at least combat this by behaving when entering and exiting the pits.
I want everyone to try out the pit lane during the 30 minute practice at least twice. You should slow down enough for the pit lane so that you do not make contact with any of the walls and so that the computer can take control of your car easily. The least we want is people crashing in the pit lane (and perhaps gaining time) or doing a Wardez.
Here are a few pictures to illustrate all of this (
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This should be a real good race! Just have patience when trying to overtake. 👍 And if things get nasty, I've hired lots of first aid.
That's all. Have fun everyone and keep it clean. 👍
Room will be opened just before 16:30 BST on Saturday, please add my PSN to find the room easier.
