Drivers Briefing - Round 3 - Laguna Seca
Track Map
Track: Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway
Races: 3
Laps: 14
Circuit Time: N/A
Starting Weather: N/A
Surface Water: N/A
Qualifying: 10 Minutes before Race 1
Grid Positions for Races 2 and 3 will set by the finishing order of the previous race.
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Important Notes:
We have a number of things to inform the drivers of so please have a good look at this and make sure you are aware of everything.
Race Times
For all the drivers outside of Australia please remember that races will now take place an hour later due to daylight savings ending in most Australian states. This also means that drivers competing from Queensland will be starting racing an hour later. A time table will be listed at the bottom of the briefing (with London times included as a reference point).
Car Specs
I have tested the cars since the last round and along with the results and performances of the cars in the opening 2 rounds, I have discovered that the BoP was not entirely correct. We are well on our way to finalizing the new BoP specs and they will be announced in the next 48 hours. The changes are not necessarily being made to level the level the playing field, but they are being made to give everyone and opportunity to be competitive if they put in the hard work to get their set up tuned right and their driving is up to speed.
Attendance Sheet
Starting from this round I would like all drivers to fill the attendance sheet if they plan on racing this week. This will allow reserve drivers the opportunity to take part as well. There will be at least 4/5 spots open for reserve drivers this week.
Pre- Race Spec Checks
In the first 2 rounds a number of drivers have been cancelling entry and making changes after I have called all cars to the track for spec checking. Once I have called all cars to the track, please do not exit to make any changes. From now on we will not be waiting for anyone to be ready and if you miss the qualifying session or race because you cancelled your entry, we will not be restarting. The only time we will stop to restart a race is if a driver disconnects just before or during qualifying, there is a mass disconnection during the race or any other circumstance which will require a race to be restarted.
Pit In/Pit Out
There is no white line at the pit out so penalties for crossing the white line on the pit exit will not be an issue. Hopefully there will be no need to use the pits. However, if you do enter pit lane please make sure enter properly and we will be using the dirt between the race track and the pit lane entry as a white line. Also, when exiting the pits, please stay on the left hand side of the track until the next corner.
Race Starts
Please take caution in the opening corners of race to not cause any incidents. Also be aware under brakes not to run into anyone. Other drivers may brake earlier than you usually expect the to in the bottle neck of the opening corners.
Final Word:
Besides those issues, everyone has been very well behaved so far (with the exception of the race organizer who is getting a penalty from the last round
) and hopefully we can keep that trend going for the remainder of the series.
Timetable - ACST (Adelaide) / BST (London)
6:30 - 7:00 PM / 10:30-11:00 AM: Room Opens
7:20 PM / 11:20 AM: All cars to enter track for Spec Checking
7:30 PM / 11:30 AM: Qualifying Begins
7:40 PM / 11:40 AM: Race 1 Begins (14 Laps)
8:00 PM / 12:00 PM: End Race 1
8:10 PM / 12:10 PM: Race 2 Begins (14 Laps)
8:30 PM / 12:30 PM: End Race 2
8:40 PM / 12:40 PM: Race 3 Begins (14 Laps)
9:00 PM / 1:00 PM: End Race 3
9:15 - 9:30 PM / 1:15 - 1:30 PM: Room Closes (Or Track Change for Round 4 Practice)
Good luck everyone and i'll see you on Sunday Night!