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Hey guys, great turn out and race tonight!

A congratulations are in order to everyone. For making such a fun, clean race happen. Thank you guys all so much.

Points were shaken up badly after the California 125
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*Correction* iWinYouLooz is not 15 points out of first, but 21 out of first. That is all.

Congratulations to @JACKOLANTERN1 for bringing home his second win of the PHPC Season, also a congratulations are in order for @amdlll who brought home his 2nd podium of the season, as well as @FootballFan48 who also brought home his 2nd podium of the season.

Jackolantern31 received the Shell Pole Time Award, Fastest lap of the Race, as well as the Most laps Lead resulting in 6 additional points. For a total of 30 points.

As of now one warning has been assessed to FootballFan48

Beginning the race with a little bit of trouble, on lap 1 we had @FootballFan48 lose it coming out of turn 6, and come back onto the racing surface and collect two other drivers. No penalties were given as it was a racing incident as Football had no control of the car resurfacing on the track. Getting the field back under green, the field spread out evenly with pockets of racing spread through out the track. With a constant fight for first between @amdlll and @JACKOLANTERN1, then a constant fight for third with @FootballFan48, @TyGuy97, and @Yeshi, and 5th between @MikeGtp, @cnyautofreak, and @swiftsmith, though storms raging across the United States this evening cause two drivers to fall out of the race, things began to settle and drivers began to get into their grooves and separate from each other. On lap 28, the mid-point of the race, a competition caution was called to bring the field back together. In doing so, many drivers gained a wave around and got back on the lead lap. The rest of the race went green with section cautions not coming frequently. Congratulations again to Jack for becoming the second, consecutive winner in the PCS! Also, Congratulations again to AMD and FootballFan for making this their second podium.

Thank you guys again for coming and making such a great and fun race happen, it wouldn't be possible without all of you! Don't forget, this coming Tuesday is the second longest race of the season with 250 Miles at the Red Bull Ring Short Track. And this Friday is Silverstone for 160 Miles. Hope to see a great turn out!!!
 
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at the redbull ring 250 the pace speed will be 60mph and pit will be 50mph. under rainy conditions the pace speed will drop to 40mph, also there will be a good chance it will rain so make sure you bought both intermediates and heavy wet tires. more info will be posted before the race if needed.
 
After testing these are the times for each car at Redbull Ring:


NSX Type R 2002: 52.139


Subaru WRX STI Spec C 2009: 52.353


*Mazda RX-8 Type S 2007: 52.800 ( this time was set with the old weight 1,345kg. The Mazda will run with 1,205kg at Redbull Ring.)


BMW M3 Coupe 2007: 52.325


Audi R8 4.2 FSI R Tronic 2007: 52.041


Ferrari 430 Scuderia 2007: 52.077

We are planning on making a section on the op for these times and all the other times on each track, so people can go back to them at anytime and don't have to keep scrolling to find this post.
 
FootballFan48
After testing these are the times for each car at Redbull Ring:


NSX Type R 2002: 52.139


Subaru WRX STI Spec C 2009: 52.353


*Mazda RX-8 Type S 2007: 52.800 ( this time was set with the old weight 1,345kg. The Mazda will run with 1,205kg at Redbull Ring.)


BMW M3 Coupe 2007: 52.325


Audi R8 4.2 FSI R Tronic 2007: 52.041


Ferrari 430 Scuderia 2007: 52.077

We are planning on making a section on the op for these times and all the other times on each track, so people can go back to them at anytime and don't have to keep scrolling to find this post.
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Remember, these times are a just a baseline. In a race as long as this one pit strategy and consistency will get you a podium finish rather than just laying down a fast lap here and there 👍
 
Thank you guys so much for stepping up to the plate, @FootballFan48 You have been and amazing official and adviser. You're awesome man, @JACKOLANTERN1, thank you as well for all your help and being an adviser of mine and @Harry6784 thanks for the testing you have been doing, it is very much appreciated. If its ok with you. I'd like to make you an adviser as well. This, is what building a dedicated group of people looks like, a community. I'm excited to see where the future takes us guys!:D
 
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Hey guys, I was up working for what I thought would be 30 minutes tops. But I've been up for the past two hours working on some new things recommended to me by my top advisers, as well as some more refinements. Don't forget guys, practice lobby's will be up all day tomorrow, then, on Tuesday, we are at the Red Bull Ring Short Track for the Magna Steyr 250.
 
Cole Brown
Thank you guys so much for stepping up to the plate, @FootballFan48 You have been and amazing official and adviser. You're awesome man, @JACKOLANTERN1, thank you as well for all your help and being an adviser of mine and @Harry6784 thanks for the testing you have been doing, it is very much appreciated. If its ok with you. I'd like to make you an adviser as well. This, is what building a dedicated group of people looks like, a community. I'm excited to see where the future takes us guys!:D
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Always willing to help, just that my availability will be an issue with working 2 jobs, going to school and racing autocross :lol:

But I'm up to helping anyway I can 👍
 
Hey guys, Reminder that the Magna Steyr 250 at Red Bull Ring is today. One of the longest races of the year. Don't forget to have rain tires. Rain is certain here! The Race Lobby will open at 7:40EST, we will hope to begin the race around 7:55 EST or 8:00 EST. Hope to see you all there!!!
 
Hey guys, great turn out and race tonight!

A congratulations are in order to everyone. For making such a fun, mostly clean race happen. Had it not been for rain, it would have been better. Regardless, Thank you guys all so much.

The Points Standings after the Magna Steyr 250
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Congratulations to @JACKOLANTERN1 for bringing home his third win of the PHPC Season, also a congratulations are in order for @amdlll who brought home his 3rd podium of the season, narrowly coming in first but losing it only a car length away from Jack. A congratulations is in order for @FootballFan48 who also brought home his 3rd podium of the season

As for the race, it was very eventful.

With a caution coming early on Lap 5 which set the field up for a long green flag run, with pockets of racers running through out the Track, The top Three, Jack, AMD and Crystal were all battling for 1st for a while before being Joined by Football and Ty, which made it a 5 man group Battling for 1st and 2nd. With pockets scattered through the track. The field dispersed with time resulting in some single file racing. With the day becoming dreary and foggy it seemed as if it would rain, but @Crystalline_T disconnected on lap 31 which resulting and returned on lap 32 as we called our first red flag of the year, and held off the rain for a few minutes longer.

Getting the field back together for 142 more laps, the green flag flew and @JACKOLANTERN1 took the lead promptly. With AMD, Ty, Football and Killer close behind. Position swaps came frequently through out the entirety of the race as well as drivers bumping and grinding through the turns. Much of this came from AMD, Ty, Football, and Jack who utilized the Bump and run many times, also while leaning on each other. After hard racing with drivers losing control of their car on their own, or making pit stops, and racing next to each other through out the entirety of the day after the restart, there was caution on lap 53(Total Lap: 86) to signify the middle part of the race. This restart was prolonged due to new driver Killer3314 hitting a driver under caution and causing an accordion effect through out the field resulting in 5 damaged cars, (Penalties are being assessed.).

After the race restarted on Lap 55, close racing ensued which resulted in our second unscheduled caution flying on lap 63(Total Lap: 95). Under this caution, the fog and dreariness that comes with rain made its way back to Spielburg, Austria. As drivers began to panic about the impending weather, racing became even harder than previous green flag runs. Bumping and grinding cars against each other more frequent than before, then on lap 81(Total Lap: 113) Rain began to fall with 59 laps remaining in the race, to everyone's pleasure, the rain did not begin to take effect until lap 105.

When they rain took effect, it skyrocketed to 100% humidity on track almost immediately, luckily, many drivers had already switched it intermediate or heavy wet tires before the rain reached 100%. When the rain reached 100% as procedure goes, a 30 timer was started to signal when a yellow flag would fly. Through out the 30 minutes, all drivers struggled to control their cars, all spinning many times, drivers crawled through the track rarely getting above 110Mph. Coming to the closing minutes, driver @amdlll, even though he was down on horsepower through out the race, was catching @JACKOLANTERN1 due to his unprecedented skill in the wet with his AWD car, in the last seconds, AMD gained 3 seconds out of turn 4 and 5 closing in on Jack's bumper, but could not complete the pass before time and yellow was called on lap 133(Total Lap: 165) with only 7 laps left.
With no sign of rain letting up, the red flag was waved all drivers caught up to the leaders. We waited the procedural 10 minutes to see if there was any sign of the rain letting up, in the end it did not, the yellow and checker flag were displayed together as the field finished under caution.

It was a very exciting race to watch guys. We are at the midpoint of the season. With the top 3 drivers within 10 points of each other. These final six races will be interesting.
 
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Cole Brown
Sorry guys, lightning just sort of raped my power. Lol. Rooms back open
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Hey Brown, I had a few questions about 2 rules and also I had to say sorry for the hold up I had caused in the race, I should have been dead last if you didn't let some things slide because most of my mistakes would have caused about 3 black flags total, so, my bad. I know you said that, "Sorrys mean nothing" but I'm definitely going to clean up for the next race. Other than that the two questions I had about the rules was based on some of the phrases you used. In rule 04.A, I was confused on what you meant by "sandbagging". And also, in rule 04.1.A, I was confused by how you cheat by going slower... I believe I'm missing something in that statement but I've never heard of cheating by going slower in practice or during a race.

Thanks for your time Brown
 
Gavin Edde
Hey Brown, I had a few questions about 2 rules and also I had to say sorry for the hold up I had caused in the race, I should have been dead last if you didn't let some things slide because most of my mistakes would have caused about 3 black flags total, so, my bad. I know you said that, "Sorrys mean nothing" but I'm definitely going to clean up for the next race. Other than that the two questions I had about the rules was based on some of the phrases you used. In rule 04.A, I was confused on what you meant by "sandbagging". And also, in rule 04.1.A, I was confused by how you cheat by going slower... I believe I'm missing something in that statement but I've never heard of cheating by going slower in practice or during a race.

Thanks for your time Brown
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Something that people have been accused of, in other leagues, including myself is sandbagging, or going slower. This mostly will only ever happen in practice in qualifying. Let's play out a scenario.
I'm in the Ferrari 430, I drive slower in practice and so I can ask to have power added, or weight taken off of my car. So then in turn, you get added power for the race, then you take off during the race because you basically faked being slow to get power or weight taken off. In doing so, that's one of the easiest forms of cheating, but that is why it is specified in the OLR, also that is why we run times for the cars each week. That way if you're drastically slower, it is driver input. Not the car. Did I explain that well?
 
Cole Brown
Something that people have been accused of, in other leagues, including myself is sandbagging, or going slower. This mostly will only ever happen in practice in qualifying. Let's play out a scenario.
I'm in the Ferrari 430, I drive slower in practice and so I can ask to have power added, or weight taken off of my car. So then in turn, you get added power for the race, then you take off during the race because you basically faked being slow to get power or weight taken off. In doing so, that's one of the easiest forms of cheating, but that is why it is specified in the OLR, also that is why we run times for the cars each week. That way if you're drastically slower, it is driver input. Not the car. Did I explain that well?
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Thanks Brown, makes a lot of sense to me now.
 
Cars that have two times next to each other are cars that have been modified from original Spec in some way.

Times for the Northhaptonshire 160:

NSX Type R: First Run - 58.804 Second Run - 58.109(Moderately Modified, weight reduced to 1150 by Carbon Hood. Power was added up too 405, Power limiter set to 98.5,and sports computer added.)

2002 Subaru WRX STI Spec C 2009: First Run - 58.89 Second Run - 58.184 (Moderately Modified, weight reduced to 1260 by stage 2 weight reduction, Carbon Hood, and adding 4Kg.)

Mazda RX-8 Type S 2007: First Run - 57.889** (Already Modified from previous races)(Weight Remains at 1205)


BMW M3 Coupe 2007: First Run - 57.992


Audi R8 4.2 FSI R Tronic 2007: First Run - 59.202 Second Run - 58.099 (Heavily Modified, weight reduced to 1250 by Stage 3 weight reduction, Carbon hood, window weight, and adding 2Kg[Without the edition of Success Ballast] Power limiter set to 100%)


Ferrari 430 Scuderia 2007: 57.959
 
Good, hopefully this means I have a fast time for this race, I'm only 1 tenths of a second off of 57.959, as long as nobody else can hammer Brown's times...
 
Gavin Edde
Good, hopefully this means I have a fast time for this race, I'm only 1 tenths of a second off of 57.959, as long as nobody else can hammer Brown's times...
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There will be a few who can get to 57.5 or 4 maybe. I haven't been racing enough to have a really good time.
 
On account of yesterday's inactivity through out the league. The race has been postponed until further notice. How ever, those of us that were there did run a mock race, including myself which was a great time. All of those who showed up will be receiving 5 Bonus points that will add up to the championship winner in the coming weeks. Six drivers were all that was there.

Things will be tightening up, if you say you will make it, and then back out last minute, or don't make any notion to come, you will be held accountable and you will be put on a probation and then suspension. I know not everyone has the commitment or time to come every week for 10 weeks in a row. I MYSELF, HAVE DONE THIS. But if you don't have the time. Then please, just say so and resign for now, instead of being forced to come to practice, then not showing up for the race.

We did a poll a little less than a month ago asking what days were best for everyone. 90% of you chose Tuesday and Friday. So what is going on? Do I just need to find other drivers? Or what, you guys tell me.

I mean, every week, for the past month and a half, @FootballFan48, Myself and a couple of others have busted our asses for this league. Like what @FootballFan48 said yesterday, (More indirectly)if you guys aren't going to give us the time, then why are we wasting ours. This message will be going out on PSN as well.

To those who have come to every race so far. At least made an attempt, Thank you so much, I hope you continue to race in the PCS. You are the backbone of this series.

There are people this is directed at, and people it's not. Figure out what catagory you fall under.
 
Race today at 7:30 - 7:50Pm, hope to see you all there. If you are or are not racing, please inform me. Hope to see you guys!
 
Seeing as attendance has been less than poor the past three races have been less than poor. This series and the league itself will be closed until further notice as things are reworked with drivers and rules. I do want to thank those who came every week and were dedicated to racing in this series. I really appreciate everyone who came. Thank you guys. Most of all thank you @FootballFan48 for being by my side through out the duration of this series. This League will continue to operate, but will be halting all racing activities until further notice. Thank you to those who made an effort to come every race. Updates will come periodically, So be watching, hope to see you guys in future series.
 
What's up guys I just wanted to check in and see how the series is going with fixing. I have been racing SNAIL and have gained tons of driving knowledge. Hope to see this Indy Car series come to life guys! :cheers:
 

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