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- JoeOfTheFire
I think we decided on having penalties off.
And yes, I think that's right about the pace lap, other than at Indy, where the race start is three wide and 80mph, while restarts are at 100mph and double file. (I may have said these the wrong way round when we tested last night.)
And yes, I think that's right about the pace lap, other than at Indy, where the race start is three wide and 80mph, while restarts are at 100mph and double file. (I may have said these the wrong way round when we tested last night.)
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- MemorableC
- MemorableC
i just had a go in one speced for r246 and boy is this thing fun to drive, pending time slot im interested
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- 5,717
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Okay penalties off, and the 3 wide start at Indy sounds cool. Just drop a post when you're on tonight and I'll join you, if berty joins aswell we can test the 'easier caution' and road course cautions if we really need to
So you in for tonight I'm guessing? 👍
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- LVracerGT
There could be more than one car. I'm just saying that is what the wave around is used for. IndyCar keeps the lapped cars mixed with the leaders on the restarts. The leader needs to be the first car in line, so the wave around is for any cars between the leader and the safety car when the caution comes out.
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Yeah that's how we're doing it as far as I'm aware, the only different thing is that the lapped cars get waved around and rejoin the back of the field, then everybody pits at the same time. Theoretically the last place car could take on no fuel and come out in first but they'd obviously be at a disadvantage, having to pit again for fuel afterwards. This is what we're trying out tonight 👍
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- Cowboys965
Any testing later today?
- 5,717
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Yeah, me, Joe and Berty are doing some more caution testing around 10ish I think. Heard you had some problems joining last night, hope you can get in this time
EDIT: That's 10ish (PM) in the UK.
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- Cowboys965
TomMcDYeah, me, Joe and Berty are doing some more caution testing around 10ish I think. Heard you had some problems joining last night, hope you can get in this time
EDIT: That's 10ish (PM) in the UK.
So 5:00pm Eastern Time?
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- JoeOfTheFire
The problem is that me and cowboys have incompatible connections at the moment (717 error), so we can't join each other's rooms when one of us two is hosting, and if someone else hosted the room, we wouldn't be able to see or hear each other.
If everyone's on from roughly 10pm, I'll get on before that and get my car down to low fuel so I can test something when everyone gets in. (Though I could probably test it by myself by working things out from laptimes). Anyways, I'm free starting in about 15 mins time if people want ot get on earlier for any reason.
If everyone's on from roughly 10pm, I'll get on before that and get my car down to low fuel so I can test something when everyone gets in. (Though I could probably test it by myself by working things out from laptimes). Anyways, I'm free starting in about 15 mins time if people want ot get on earlier for any reason.
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- JoeOfTheFire
Yeah I guess so, though remember that me and cowboys won't be able to see or hear each other (and will glitch through each other on other people's screens if me and him are in the same place on track).
I might test out something in my lounge before joining yours. It'll take just over 30 mins from when I start. Or I guess I could just wait for you to get on and test it in yours.
I might test out something in my lounge before joining yours. It'll take just over 30 mins from when I start. Or I guess I could just wait for you to get on and test it in yours.
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Well if it's not gonna cause any problems fine. I'm on my way now, you can test it in mine if you want 👍
EDIT: Whenever anybody wants to join, my lounge is open. FR me if you're not on my friends list
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- JoeOfTheFire
I'll be about 15 mins since I'm halfway through that 30 minute test.
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- JoeOfTheFire
The result of my test was good. Nobody will be in danger of going a lap down if they take on a full tank of fuel during a caution, which could've happened if we were using the cautions with the long hard-to-understand explanation. >___>
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- JoeOfTheFire
Actually we probably will need 4 caution laps. This is how it'll currently happen otherwise: Caution comes out and everyone bunches up behind safety car, wavearound is given at the start of the second caution lap if anyone can take it, wavearound cars reach the back of the pack, everyone pits at the end of the second caution lap/start of the 3rd, a driver that takes on a full take of fuel will exit turn 2 after their stop while the safety car is just coming out of turn 3.
I think that's how it'll happen without a 4th caution lap. A caution lap is 1 minute 50 seconds at its fastest (pace car maintains exactly 80 mph the whole time while on the inside line). Once you come out of the pits having taken a full tank of fuel and hit the timing line which is right after turn 2, you'll be about 50 seconds behind the safety car, which is just under half a lap at safety car speeds.
I think that's how it'll happen without a 4th caution lap. A caution lap is 1 minute 50 seconds at its fastest (pace car maintains exactly 80 mph the whole time while on the inside line). Once you come out of the pits having taken a full tank of fuel and hit the timing line which is right after turn 2, you'll be about 50 seconds behind the safety car, which is just under half a lap at safety car speeds.
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Well 3 should definitely be enough then, right? Once everyone has pitted we're ready to restart, any other caution laps would be simply wasting time, correct me if I'm wrong.
EDIT: I think/hope there won't be too many accidents at Indy, but at Daytona....my bet is at least 4 cautions
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- JoeOfTheFire
I don't think there's enough time for everyone to catch up and go double file if they take a full tank, since they'll be exiting turn 2 from the pits while the safety car is coming out of turn 3 at the end of the 3rd caution lap.
We should be fine with 3 caution laps at Daytona though, since the pits are much shorter there.
Did we ever decide whether we'd have cautions on road courses in the UK series?
We should be fine with 3 caution laps at Daytona though, since the pits are much shorter there.
Did we ever decide whether we'd have cautions on road courses in the UK series?
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How about we go with 3 laps at Indy, but if the safety car sees that the field hasn't caught up he can extend the caution to 4 laps. Sound good?
And as for road courses, yeah I think we are, but they were only going to be 2 laps long If I remember rightly. If you've got a better idea, feel free.
And as for road courses, yeah I think we are, but they were only going to be 2 laps long If I remember rightly. If you've got a better idea, feel free.
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- JoeOfTheFire
It'll be 4 most of the time then, probably. My testing only applies to the first car in line that pits. If you're 15th you'll be a good 10-15 or so extra seconds behind if you take a full tank.
Chances are it'll be 3 caution laps if we're less than about 2/3 through a fuel run, and 4 if we're over that, or something close to that anyway. The tyre wear will probably mean a higher chance of a caution after we pass that 2/3 point through a fuel run.
As for road courses, 2 laps should be fine, since we won't be getting more than about 2/3 of a tank used in an entire race.
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Ok I get you, we'll tell Berty he has the option to extend to 4 caution laps at Indy in particular. So 2 laps after the safety car crosses the line? That way everybody pits at the end of the first, and then catches up for the restart, no wavearound.
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