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It's Raceday!
The Nukeshot Endurance Series travels to the capital city of Japan, Tokyo, for Round 4 of the season, taking place on the Expressway's East Outer Loop.
There are a few things different about this round that you should take note of. The first is that we will be changing the formation lap procedure slightly. These changes are specific to this round. Details can be found in the tab below.
EDIT: The speed limit for the Safety Car procedure has also been increased to 80MPH (128km/h) for this race to hopefully keep tyres warmer for a restart. The rest of the safety car procedure details can be found on Post #2 -> "Race Day Procedures" -> "Incident/Safety Car Procedure".
Other notes. It's raining so be extra careful, especially when the LM's start lapping the GT's.
Intentional wallriding to gain time is prohibited.
On the inside of the Shiodome Hairpin there are some movable barrels. Please avoid hitting these as they can show up in different places on different people's screens.
We advise that cars coming at racing speed should avoid using the furthest left lane on the start/finish straight from the timing line, to the end of the tunnel, when cars are in the pits. This will leave that lane for cars coming out of the pits to get up to speed safely. We advise the cars coming out of the pits to stay in that left lane until back up to speed around the tunnel exit.
That should be everything. Pro Split today, Am Split in a weeks time. TSR_JoeToGuy to host the lobby.
Hope to see you later!
The Nukeshot Endurance Series travels to the capital city of Japan, Tokyo, for Round 4 of the season, taking place on the Expressway's East Outer Loop.
The Tokyo Expressway was constructed in 1959 as a means of transport around the Ginza district of Chūō-ku. Some of the routes have been condensed into original circuits by Polyphony Digital, with the East Outer Loop (EOL) being one of the most well known. The race will take place both at night, and in rainy conditions.
The start/finish line area is located in a tunnel, which will allow cars to get a bit of speed up before facing the wet tarmac. The surface is very smooth and the track tends to be very good for tyre life generally. Sector 1 comprises entirely of a slightly curving straight.
Crossing into sector 2, you are met by the first corner at the Oi Junction. The road has an upward gradient so you want to use that to help you slow down. Use the 150 marker as a reference point. On corner exit the road elevation levels, which encourages understeer. For this reason you want to aim for a late apex. The 2nd part of the junction goes downwards again so be careful on the throttle. It's followed by a short straight into a high-speed S bend.
Put yourself as far to the right as possible on exit of the S bend to set yourself up for the notorious Ginza Chicane. You want to take as smooth a line as possible, but also avoid turning in too early for the 2nd part and hitting the inside wall. In the middle of the chicane is a short tunnel that offers a smidge of dry surface, so don't be caught out. Go flat out through the following kink, and set yourself on the left for a high-speed right hander. This is followed by a slightly sharper left leading to the next junction.
The Shibaura Junction starts again with an upward gradient, but the left at the top is one of the easiest corners to misjudge your entry speed through. The following right goes downwards so once again be careful of understeer as the wall comes up quick
The final corner of the circuit is extremely crucial, as the Shiodome hairpin leads onto the very long start/finish straight. Careful not to brake too late, and be extremely cautious on the throttle through the corner. Also watch out for oversteer as you get on the power through the final exit kink. From there it's a straight run to the tunnel and the start/finish line.
The start/finish line area is located in a tunnel, which will allow cars to get a bit of speed up before facing the wet tarmac. The surface is very smooth and the track tends to be very good for tyre life generally. Sector 1 comprises entirely of a slightly curving straight.
Crossing into sector 2, you are met by the first corner at the Oi Junction. The road has an upward gradient so you want to use that to help you slow down. Use the 150 marker as a reference point. On corner exit the road elevation levels, which encourages understeer. For this reason you want to aim for a late apex. The 2nd part of the junction goes downwards again so be careful on the throttle. It's followed by a short straight into a high-speed S bend.
Put yourself as far to the right as possible on exit of the S bend to set yourself up for the notorious Ginza Chicane. You want to take as smooth a line as possible, but also avoid turning in too early for the 2nd part and hitting the inside wall. In the middle of the chicane is a short tunnel that offers a smidge of dry surface, so don't be caught out. Go flat out through the following kink, and set yourself on the left for a high-speed right hander. This is followed by a slightly sharper left leading to the next junction.
The Shibaura Junction starts again with an upward gradient, but the left at the top is one of the easiest corners to misjudge your entry speed through. The following right goes downwards so once again be careful of understeer as the wall comes up quick
The final corner of the circuit is extremely crucial, as the Shiodome hairpin leads onto the very long start/finish straight. Careful not to brake too late, and be extremely cautious on the throttle through the corner. Also watch out for oversteer as you get on the power through the final exit kink. From there it's a straight run to the tunnel and the start/finish line.
There are a few things different about this round that you should take note of. The first is that we will be changing the formation lap procedure slightly. These changes are specific to this round. Details can be found in the tab below.
Both categories from the grid drive at 80MPH (128km/h). Cars are to maintain a 2 car length gap. After the Shiodome Hairpin, the LM cars are to slow down to their usual 62MPH (100km/h).
The GT cars are to slow down to their usual 50MPH (80km/h). Both categories go double-file after the hairpin, with the odds on the right. From there, the leader in each category can start accelerating anywhere between the start of the pit wall and the timing line, as shown on our track map image.
The GT cars are to slow down to their usual 50MPH (80km/h). Both categories go double-file after the hairpin, with the odds on the right. From there, the leader in each category can start accelerating anywhere between the start of the pit wall and the timing line, as shown on our track map image.
Other notes. It's raining so be extra careful, especially when the LM's start lapping the GT's.
Intentional wallriding to gain time is prohibited.
On the inside of the Shiodome Hairpin there are some movable barrels. Please avoid hitting these as they can show up in different places on different people's screens.
We advise that cars coming at racing speed should avoid using the furthest left lane on the start/finish straight from the timing line, to the end of the tunnel, when cars are in the pits. This will leave that lane for cars coming out of the pits to get up to speed safely. We advise the cars coming out of the pits to stay in that left lane until back up to speed around the tunnel exit.
That should be everything. Pro Split today, Am Split in a weeks time. TSR_JoeToGuy to host the lobby.
Hope to see you later!
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