Well, how will the Qualification be done? On the GT6 Normal Qualification?
Qualifying will start at 18:15 uk Normal duration is 10 minutes - Qualy alone - pit start
All drivers start and qualy on their settings - yours is 320bhp and RM tyres
After Qualy when the race auto starts - we all quit the race.
We then have 10 minutes and can change the car setup for the race if you want, but you must keep
320bhp and RM tyres for the race start.
I will reset the room 5 minutes before the race starts.
From that point you can only stay in the pitbox - none can go onto the track.
I will then do the BHP tyre checks.
Then i will call drivers to go out and park on the track in the order they qualified in.
Then i will start the race.
The polesitter will take us on a pace lap - at around 80 mph - No overtaking - keeping around 2 car length gaps between cars - on exit of the final corner onto the banking the pole sitter will go to flat out and everyone will do the same.
No overtaking until after the start/finish line.
The race is then green and underway.
After the first green lap any driver can pit and change tyres to whatever they like.
If after half the pace lap, any driver is seen having lag - message SC and the polesitter will respond OK
this will mean we run a second pace lap with the same procedure.
The reason we do this is that will full rooms often there is a bit of lag if we have a normal race start from the grid, as 16 cars data all clog up the server.
This way it gives the server time to settle down.
Also restarting your router before starting the game, and then clearing the cashe in game before joininig the room helps a lot.
I am often asked why we dont go green at the end of the pace lap at the start line rather than when we exit the final corner.
The reason is that on the straight, many people GO before they get to the start line, this then means stewards have to watch replays to ensure everything is fair and noone gets any advantage.
As it is , we Go exiting the final bend, means that it is not really possible to go early, as you have to wait until you are exiting the corner before you go flat out.
This keeps the cars spaced out well and is the fairest way, we have used it for many series, so its a tried and tested way.
Hope that explains everything.
The most important thing to remember is that its a long 90 minute race, and cant be won in the first bend.
Also it is very important we all treat other drivers fairly and give others room when overtaking and being overtaken.
The reason we do the pace lap is to help get rid of any lag