ORS | SEASON 7 | Citroën GT RC

[Oniichan]

After a race filled with highs and lows it's now time to prepare for Race 3.

For those new to the ORS series, Rounds 3 & 6 are sprint races. The way these work are simple. I hold 3x12 lap races back to back (5minute break in between each race) with reverse grid based on previous race results. Therefore i still hold the usual qualifying session at 8:30 for race 1, once race 1 is finished (with 5 min break over) we begin race 2 with reversed grid based on race 1 results. Race 3 will follow this with reverse grid again on race 2 results.

Now here is the tricky part. Tyre regulations. Now with normal endurance rounds you must use all tyres in the race, however with sprint races you are not required to run all compounds during the 3 races. There is 1 rule to remember though and that is the tyre limits. You are still restricted to 2x Racing Softs, 3x Racing Mediums and 4x Racing Hards. With 3 races to run on the one night you will need to be mindful of when to use up your compounds. To give you an example of how it would work see below;

Example;

Driver A - Race 1 Qualifies & Starts on RS. Now has 0x RS, 3x RM, 4x RH.
Driver A - Race 2 Starts on RM tyres. Now has 0x RS, 2x RM, 4x RH.
Driver A - Race 3 Starts on RM tyres. Now has 0x RS, 1x RM, 4xRH.

Driver B - Race 1 Qualifies & Starts on RM. Now has 2x RS, 1x RM, 4x RH.
Driver B - Race 2 Starts on RS tyres. Now has 1x RS, 1x RM, 4x RH.
Driver B - Race 3 Starts on RM tyres. Now has 1x RS, 0x RM, 4xRH.​

IMPORTANT PART!!

Everyone will need to be mindful of compound limits the WHOLE 3 races as you only have 2x RS, 3x RM and 4x RH (Tier 1&2) total to use for all 3 races combined

If you get damage and need to pit after 3 laps on a set of tyres then that will count as 1 used set.

Example;

Driver A - Race 1 Qualifies & Starts on RS, Gets damage on lap 5 and puts on a set of RM. Now has 0x RS, 2x RM, 4x RH.
Driver A - Race 2 Starts on RM tyres. Now has 0x RS, 1x RM, 4x RH.
Driver A - Race 3 Starts on RM tyres. Now has 0x RS, 0x RM, 4xRH.​

Now all of you by now should have noticed a slight change in the tyre regulations which are now effective during Endurance and Sprint rounds. Qualifying and race start will use up 2 tyre compounds. Therefore if you choose to qualify on RS tyres you will also start on RS tyres and have 0x RS, 3x RM and 4x RH to use in the race.

Also Tier 3 drivers now get an extra set of racing softs and racing medium tyres to use during the races to keep them closer to the pack.

Hope you guys enjoy the new regulations and opens up the strategy even more.


BTW - Awesome videos there guys.

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[GTevan1080]

Yeah my knee's still swollen, ended up landing awkwardly and the bike finished the job. The pride copped a hiding from the laughter heard from the boys.

Hey buts that's the best part of riding, laughing at other's misfortune...

I've got to adjust the clutch a bit but can't wait for the next ride

 

[Rotamasta7]

LOL top video jas!! gets better every time. Spotto for the orange around 1min54! hahahaha

 

[spinner]

Jase , incredible job with the vid man , easily your best work yet. Loved the slow-mo of the offs , good choice of songs and mixed together seamlessly ! The opening titles look awesome.

What a finish from Cac and Rota !

Spotto for the orange around 1min54! hahahaha

Brilliant !

 

[asuka611]

Congratulations Rod mate on the inaugrual pole position and win! Go team Stealth!

Here is his hot lap in action!



I need to work harder to pick up those extra points at the back of the grid.

Got pipped in the end by Velly as I was forced to drive a couple laps with a busted rear wheels. It was my fault as I spun and was unavoidably hit just under the bridge. Really sorry about this as I almost ruined Toiv's race.

Love the video from Spinner and especially Jasr's top notch production. Really great video editing skills and effort put into it. I enjoy watching the highlights so really appreciate it. 👍

 

[spinner]

Comp entry....


Suzuka Circuit_a by spinnerpics1, on Flickr

 

[Cactass]

Graphs for Race 2 are now complete.

 

[Oniichan]

Cheers for the graphs Cac.

Round 3 Details.

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[Moon95g]

New PS3 delivered today ..... let the updates begin

 

[spinner]

New PS3 delivered today ..... let the updates begin

Good news mate !
I did the data transfer thing , connecting the 2 consoles with an ethernet cable. Still took 3 hours but saved downloading all the updates. Lost my replays and photos that were saved in game , apart from that was a seamless transition.

 

[Oniichan]

New PS3 delivered today ..... let the updates begin

That's great news mate. Hope to see you back up and racing with us ASAP.

 

[Mic_Col]

Spinner I got to say that this is such a well framed and set up shot.

The way that you have it framed with the edges of the track running sort of parallel with the sides of the picture frame.

Plus you've done well to have the car crystal clear in shot and the track blurred.

I normally wouldn't say that about a single entry, but at this moment you're the only entry this week, I'll wait to see if anyone posts one by tomorrow night. If no-one else then you've probably won.

 

[spinner]

Thanks mate , you have picked up those really important elements of the photo , glad someone notices the details I also made some effort to get the ferris wheel squared up in the top right corner , although it is small and blurry. The idea is that those track edges you mentioned lead the eye towards the top corner and another small feature of the photo.

Panning mode 3 keeps the car sharp and the track blurred. This gives the viewer the sense of direction that the car is moving. All crossed up.

Also the colour of the UYR machine really "pops" it out from the bland surroundings.

*strokes beard , puffs on pipe , pours another brandy*

 

[velly]

Tyres will make tonight interesting...did some testing. Tho I think my pace is slow, i am consistant
Lets see if I can finish higher than 7th tonight lol

 

[Oniichan]

Just a reminder to you all. As tonight's race is a 3x12 sprint race (usually a 2xXX race) you will not get points for all 3 races. Your worse scoring race will be dropped from the points. So keep that in mind tonight with your tyre strategy.

 

[velly]

What a night!!!!

Race 1
Had a good start and was closing down Arie, struggled to draft him on the start/finish straight but got along side him into the braking zone for T1. I had the inside line. I kept wide so we didnt come together..then suddenly...smash!!! sideways I flew...this wasnt good, Arie is to my side! Ended up in the outside of T1 looking for Arie, See the rest of the pace fly by but look on the position ladder to see Arie is still running, I set off, small wheel damage so not too bad...only to see Arie all over the place, must have bad damage! Felt gutted as I didnt know a bit of kerb is sticking out in the braking zone. I waited for Arie but his damaged was bad so set off to try to recover some of my race.
Closing laps had a great battle with Daphne, but on the last lap he lost it and spun infront of me, I had nowhere to go. This was a big one! ended my race and a few others!
Limped the last few turns. Wheel was going crazy! Looks like I was set for my 3rd 7th place finish in a row but lost out on the drive out of the final corner

Race 2
Bettler start, managed to keep it clean. Again suffered wheel damage that ate my tyres.
This time did not crash into anyone lol...pretty solid race tho not happy with my pace...finish 5th

Race 3
Dropped down the pack in the opening laps, ended up at the back of the bak withing 2 laps! Bounced off the walls, more wheel damage! I was tempted to pit but kept to my plan. still back of the pack after my pit but closing the gap...thanks Oni for the extra set of RS's The closing laps the race was coming back to me, over took a few car. Final lap, final corner, Just Evan in my way to get 5th (i think) Then Evan loses it...I see my chance and nail it...wait...I am sideways too! I lost it! Tried to recover but just ended up in a pile up...oh well, atleast it will make for a good video lol


cheers all for a great night

 

[Oniichan]

What another great round. Sprint races are always action packed and full of on the edge racing. For my team we had a very solid result that has pushed UYR racing into the number 1 spot in the team championships 11 points over Team Citrus. Hats off to Cactass for such a great drive scoring 2 podium finishes (1st & 2nd) out of the 3 races and picking up bonus points for being on pole and scoring a fastest lap. Also special mention to Jase who grabbed pole (only to be short changed by GT5 at the start) and had solid results in the race moving UYR up into the lead. Good job guys. Now with UYR sitting number 1 in the team championship we will have to keep an eye on our own rears.

Now for me. Race 1.
Plan was to try a new slightly tail happy setup on the hards to get a feel if i want to use it for race 2 & 3. Setup felt solid, smooth and predictable on the hards so was happy to start pushing for a mid pack position. Ended up getting put into the wall by Spinner down the main straight around lap 5-6 giving us both quite a bit of damage. What happened there was as he was overtaking me on the straight and clipped the wall on the kink, i tried to go down his left hand side but he clipped the outside wall and my front wheel got locked into his rear wheel forcing us straight left into the other wall. Got major front wheel damage on both sides and nursed it around. Pitted again for hards and made a charge as i knew i could catch the mediums tyre drivers as their tyres started giving out. Was slowly catching Vel and D.Dog only to come around the uphill left handers to find D.Dog sideways in the track. I couldn't slow down in time and collected him. In the end it didn't bother me as Race 1 was just a test race and wasnt after points.

Race 2
Fairly solid incident free race for me. Started on Softs and in 4th position, managed to get into 3rd place by T1 with Jon and Asuka in front of me. Was pushing hard to find a way around Asuka as i new Jon was going to make a break for it. Finally managed to get around and make a charge to Jon. Started catching him as he was struggling to find front end grip. We pitted together for softs again and only a second apart. When i came out of the pits i had Rod in front of me on a different compound and once again it felt like the opening laps. Jon had gotten around Rod and started pulling away. For me trying to get around Rod was difficult as he was holding his lines well and forced me to wait for an opening. In the end finally managed to get around him with Jon about 4 seconds in front. Started a charge burning all available tyres i could knowing that i would catch him as his tyres started struggling. In the end it wasn't enough and finished about a second behind. Solid Drive Jon and congrats on your first ORS podium.

Race 3
This race was a highlight for me. Having used all my available soft tyres in race 2 i now had 3 mediums and 2 hards available. The plan was to finish mid pack around 5-6 doing 2 stints on mediums. As i was starting from 2nd last on the grid i had a huge amount of cars to get past and also try hold of Jon who still had 1 set of softs up his sleeves. Managed to make up a few position on lap 1 with evan and Jon following me. The first medium stint was all about maintaining mid pack position while holding off Ev, Jon and Spin. This stint felt like i was pulling the pack behind me along for the ride as when it came to the first pit stop almost everyone behind me joined me making the pits a very busy place. As i was pulling out of the pits i ended up running over one of Vel's pit crews feet (hope i don't get a fine for that!). Now with a new set of mediums i was on a charge to hold mid pack and fend off everyone behind me. I was pushing everything i could out of my new rubber but just couldn't shake off Evan. He was maintaining pace with me and eventually i made a mistake on the main straight causing Evan to rocket by and now i was on a mission to catch him with only 2 laps left sitting in 5th. Evan started pulling a gap between us and reeling in Asuka, i thought i was going to be locked into 5th place but then Ev had a moment up the hill which i was close enough to capitalise on going 2 wide around the left handers. Got in front of him by the dip and noticed he was struggling with damage from tapping the wall. I made a break and spotted Asuka ahead. Decided to go for all or nothing to chase down Asuka for a possible 3rd place podium finish. Managed to catch him on the final lap and overtake him for 3rd place!.

Once again i'd like to thank my team and im sure there will be a highlight reel coming.

Cheers,
Oni.

 

[spinner]

Looks like I get to name the photo comp theme:

Your highlight of the night.
Pull off a perfect passing move ? Finally squeeze past someone you were stuck behind ? Podium finish ? Whatever stands out as a personal favorite moment. Go nuts !

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Oh yeah , UYR , you guys better watch your backs. Citrus are coming for you !

hee hee

 

[Cactass]

Gents,

All 3 replays from last night are now available from the usual link. (see Page#1, Post #2)

Cac.

 

[mrtaital]

Rip off much?

 

[velly]

I need to write to CAMs and complain!!!

 

[jasr73]

Here here Vel - i think Cams have got some explaining to do...

 

[velly]

Here here Vel - i think Cams have got some explaining to do...

they sure do, you can see how they worked some crazy photoshop skills to change it.👎

 

[Mic_Col]

To officially list the theme for this week:

Photocomp Theme for ORS Season 7- Round 3!

"Your highlight of the night."

Have fun with it.

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Thanks for putting that up Spin, I was a bit slow in officially naming you as the winner.

 

[jasr73]

I'll open the batting for this weeks photo comp.

So many great moments from Monday's race it was hard to choose an image. Near miss under brakes with Cac in Race One, battles with Ev in Race Two, Epic fails in Race Three, Pile Ups, Spilt Second Saves, Mad Drifts on Hards...this round had it all.

In the end, I liked this one. Race Two, Lap Seven, worn Hard Tires and pushing to get back to the pits. Turning into the second Left hander at the top of the hill and the rear breaks away at over 100MPH in the old money, kept the boot in and got away with it.

PHOTO COMP ENTRY

 

[Oniichan]

Ok boys there has been a few calls for the series to be extended by 2 more races. I'd like all of you to submit a vote for or against the addition of 2 more races.

No need to do via PM. Just post up a simple yes or no.

 

[Cactass]

Ok boys there has been a few calls for the series to be extended by 2 more races. I'd like all of you to submit a vote for or against the addition of 2 more races.

No need to do via PM. Just post up a simple yes or no.

I say "Yes".

 

[spinner]

I'd be happy to do an extra 2 rounds , which tracks though ? It's a great car I reckon and I'm really enjoying this season so far.

Onto other forms of enjoyment now. Some of you know that I have gotten into iRacing recently. Absolutely loving it and I would bet good money that most of you guys would be sold once you tried it. Worth every cent and the ORS would really step up to a whole new level if it was based on that sim. (hint hint )

Just think , no more stuffing around with network issues , no more manual grid ups only to have them STILL FAIL , stupid grip glitch rooms etc etc etc.... Instead , add a rock solid software foundation , manual controlled pitsops , flags , even a safety car if needed ! Car setup is important but not crucial , clean consistent driving pays off in iRacing. I could blab on and on about it (some of you have already copped a rambling earful of me this week haha !) but I will stop now and leave this quick video here.

I was "Ghost racing" at a practice session tonight , just to see how my pace was with these guys. They can't see me on track and I can't cause any interference. Great idea and a fantastic way to check out the potential competition



Vid quality is massively reduced btw , the original was 1.4 gig !

 

[jol_1]

Sounds good to me Oni

Looking good Spinner, if i can convince the wife to take my Mac and swap with the PC ill be there with you. I like how you tried not to hit the other car when overtaking

 

[jtv90069]

Couple of extra races is fine with me .

Race 1 was a disaster from start to finish, giving Rusty a bump braking into turn 1 and hitting the wall hard not long after forcing an early pit. Caught the field during their scheduled pit stops, and then hit the accelerator too hard through turn 1 losing control right in front of Spinner (Sorry Spin), causing damage to both of us. I changed to hard tires for the rest of the race and finished last over a lap down .

Pole Position for race 2 and on to softs, slight hiccup on lap 4 hitting the wall, which gave a little front left damage and lost a couple of seconds and the pitted at the end of 5 with a small lead over Oni who followed me in. I quickly found clean air again after my pit and lapped consistently(and Rusty) until lap 10 or so when my front tires started degrading rapidly. Oni was closing the gap and with one more lap probably would have been able to bump draft, but the wasn't and I now have a ORS race win .

On to the final race starting on mediums with a set of softs to finish but in last place. Didn't try to make a move on Spin for my first stint content with the pace he was running and pitted again on lap 5 to try and pass on fresh soft tires. When I entered the pit Jas was a short distance in front and a short pit penalty for him caused my most memorable moment

COMPETITION ENTRY

The AI had us driving at 80kph down the long pit lane so I briefly paused to let Jas in front and allow both cars to speed up. What was a really good fast out lap from Jas turned bad on the last corner clipping the wall and getting pulled around nose first into the wall, a solid collision with his rear on my was past caused a little damage for me and a lot for him.
It wasn't too bad to drive while the tires were still fresh but was a little down on pace. The extra tire wear was a problem over the last couple of laps and lost a position as I slowed.
Coming around the final corner I saw Evan and Velly stopped with a small gap next to the outer wall which just closed enough to stop me getting through clean. I lost out in the drag to the finish with Velly and Rota came through to pass us both