AC GT3 Championship Round 2 - Sunday 25th September 2022

[Interslice]

ROUND 2 - Okayama GP

Welcome to the RD Assetto Corsa Racing Club. This Sunday we're heading to Okayama, for Round 2 of the GT3 Championship.



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Okayama International Circuit

Okayama International Circuit began life under a different name as an interesting experiment in racing circuit management. In the late 1980s, golf course magnate Hajime Tanaka wondered if the country club model which was the backbone of the golfing industry could be applied to motorsport venues...

www.racingcircuits.info

• Practice Server: #12 (Available throughout the race week)
• 20:00 CEST, 19:00 DST, 18:00 UTC | 1 hour 20 minutes - Official Practice
• 21:20 CEST, 20:20 DST, 19:20 UTC) | 20 minutes - Qualification
• 21:40 CEST, 20:40 DST, 19:40 UTC) | 60 minutes - Race

Cars:

DLC is required for this event

• Audi R8 LMS 2016 GT3 - Ready to Race Pack
• BMW Z4 GT3
• Ferrari 488 GT3 - Red Pack
• Lamborghini Huracan GT3 - Dream Pack #2
• McLaren 650S GT3 - Dream Pack #3
• Mercedes AMG GTR GT3 - Dream Pack #3
• Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 - Dream Pack #1
• Porsche 911 R 2016 GT3 - Porsche Pack #3
• Glickenhaus SCG GT3 - Dream Pack #2

Event details:

• Track: Okayama GP, Japan
• Pit stop: Mandatory (Between 10 and 50 minutes)
• Track Temps: 20C air/26C track
• Track Condition: Clear, Improving grip, Light wind
• Damage: 10%
• Assists: Factory
• Standing Start: Jump Start = Drive through penalty

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• Racing Club Rules: click here
• Incident Reporting: click here

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[Interslice]

A message to all Drivers

RaceDepartment Club Racing Rules - Video Link

If you run off track, you must check to see that its clear before you re enter the track. Do not just keep the throttle pinned and pull back on track.
On re-entering the track stay off the racing line until you are up to race speed and do not block any fast approaching car.

Always try to re-enter the track parallel to the racing line.

When joining the track from the pits, remain inside the white line and stay off the racing line until you are up to speed.

During qualification, do not race on your out lap, let other drivers by.


Golden Rule

1. If you hit somebody, sending them off the track and carry on like nothing happened, you take the risk of being banned for 30 days.
2. Instead, you should always wait for the affected drivers, and that way you can be 100% sure you will not get a ban.

Track limits

1. No more than 2 wheels over the white/yellow line without a lift of the gas please.
   You will be penalized if you break our rules

Note: Please use your full real name in Discord. Not doing so may result in you being kicked from the server if an admin cannot identify you as a premium member.


Penalties

A championship gives us the opportunity to deduct points or add time as a penalty. Below are the penalties for this championship. Please report incidents to the host. That will help to maintain the high standards of driving we are accustomed to in these events. For multiple unsafe actions within a single reported incident, the time penalties and point deductions are cumulative.

• Golden Rule: if you break the Golden Rule, all points will be deducted from that event. Normal procedure via formal report and internal discussion within RD staff if there's an disagreement.
• Unsafe overtake/defending or dive bomb: 5/10/30 second penalties for each case.
• Track Limits: 5/10/30 second penalties for gaining an advantage outside of tracks limits.
• Ignoring blue flag: 2 points taken off for each case.
• Dangerous Driving: 2+ points may be also deducted for any unsafe actions causing an incident (e.g. unsafe rejoin/unsafe pit exit/swerving on the straight etc.)
• All reported incidents and penalties to be judged by host (Brian) and co-host (Han) via the usual PM system. Gentlemanly actions, or otherwise, after an incident may effect the final penalty awarded.

 

[demetri]

The track is not bad at all, but to me it feels kinda undersized for GT3 cars, which is probably why it has such a low average speed (~6 seconds per lap slower than Brands Hatch which is a slightly longer track). I wonder if anyone else has a similar opinion

 

[Kek700]

No, apart from the 6 seconds, seems fine to me. But i am in a Z4

 

[HF2000]

The track is not bad at all, but to me it feels kinda undersized for GT3 cars, which is probably why it has such a low average speed (~6 seconds per lap slower than Brands Hatch which is a slightly longer track). I wonder if anyone else has a similar opinion

No but I'm only human.

 

[Interslice]

The track is not bad at all, but to me it feels kinda undersized for GT3 cars, which is probably why it has such a low average speed (~6 seconds per lap slower than Brands Hatch which is a slightly longer track). I wonder if anyone else has a similar opinion

For me the track width, overtaking are all fine here for GT3. Gets a bit tight in revolver. It's no zandvoort

If there were any backmarkers showing up for gt3 i might have went with a bigger longer lap here alright, to avoid excessive blue flag action. There has only really been a midfield and aliens racing GT3 this year for whatever reasons.

 

[demetri]

For me the track width, overtaking are all fine here for GT3. Gets a bit tight in revolver. It's no zandvoort

If there were any backmarkers showing up for gt3 i might have went with a bigger longer lap here alright, to avoid excessive blue flag action. There has only really been a midfield and aliens racing GT3 this year for whatever reasons.

It's the section from Hairpin to Hobbs, lots of corners with very short straights between them that end in a blink of an eye when you're in a fast car, yet they don't form a typical sequence of corners with exit of one smoothly flowing into the entry of another. Not sure if this explanation makes any sense, but that's how it feels to me. The other half of the track I enjoy very much, especially T1 and T2 when I manage to take them just right

 

[Interslice]

It's the section from Hairpin to Hobbs, lots of corners with very short straights between them that end in a blink of an eye when you're in a fast car, yet they don't form a typical sequence of corners with exit of one smoothly flowing into the entry of another.

I like the flow through that section better in a front engined GT like the Z4 or C7r. It's a bit of a struggle in the ferrari.

 

[H_Belane]

I almost wanted to skip the track because I felt so uncomfortable here and I was really bad on the training server. Luckily I didn't do it.
It was a really good result for me, also because of Thomas' action in the pit lane. It probably won't be my favorite track anyway.

Great event as always

 

[Interslice]

Pretty uneventful race for me. The highlight was meeting Thomas coming out of the pits

Pretty much sat an average 5 sec behind Hank and 5 in front of john for the whole race. Could have drove a bit faster and had a better start as usual, but probably made no difference to the end result.

Sim results while i think of it..

https://simresults.net/220925-yu9

Thanks all for racing.
Congrats to Dmitry for the win and the podiums. See you next week

 

[thom462]

Pretty uneventful race for me. The highlight was meeting Thomas coming out of the pits

Pretty much sat an average 5 sec behind Hank and 5 in front of john for the whole race. Could have drove a bit faster and had a better start as usual, but probably made no difference to the end result.

Sim results while i think of it..

https://simresults.net/220925-yu9

Thanks all for racing.
Congrats to Dmitry for the win and the podiums. See you next week

Yes that was my highlight as well
It's so awkward to spin in the pitlane, guess never had that experience before, at least not in an online race. Was not too fast going in but accelerated too early, got two wheels on the little grass spot which was enough for a complete spin although the pit lane is so narrow. Glad I could move in a way so that the other 3 cars entering same lap were not blocked. Lost about twenty seconds.

Something's not right here

Not the first time pit entries can end in disaster

Before that I had a good and constant race, perfect start going from P6 to P4, was only 2.5 seconds behind Aki after 30 minutes, always under pressure from Hank who was super quick.
After that I was racing against John and further on could close the gap to Brian but it was not enough time to catch up.
Congrats to podium and thx for organizing.
cu next time

 

[Interslice]

Yes that was my highlight as well
It's so awkward to spin in the pitlane, guess never had that experience before, at least not in an online race. Was not too fast going in but accelerated too early, got two wheels on the little grass spot which was enough for a complete spin although the pit lane is so narrow. Glad I could move in a way so that the other 3 cars entering same lap were not blocked. Lost about twenty seconds.

Something's not right here
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Not the first time pit entries can end in disaster

Before that I had a good and constant race, perfect start going from P6 to P4, was only 2.5 seconds behind Aki after 30 minutes, always under pressure from Hank who was super quick.
After that I was racing against John and further on could close the gap to Brian but it was not enough time to catch up.
Congrats to podium and thx for organizing.
cu next time

My first reaction was netcode. This is a crazy netcode shark coming to get me

 

[Kek700]

Again. Not much to say, floated about the middle of the field, pretty much stayed there. Some great battles, but the Z4 is not exactly an overtakers dream car.

Pat, you need to do something about the setup on your McLaren??

It was as skittish as a group C car.

 

[Partick Eaton]

Again. Not much to say, floated about the middle of the field, pretty much stayed there. Some great battles, but the Z4 is not exactly an overtakers dream car.

Pat, you need to do something about the setup on your McLaren??

It was as skittish as a group C car.

Yes, I need to sort out the back end.......it was tad loose!

 

[Alfred Wayne]

Not much time to practice, was away for a wedding and didn't think I'd make it. But I did, and with the pace of this field, had to fight hard just to hold the last position or two

Congrats to the podiums. It's been a while since I've been lapped . Thanks for hosting Brian. Looking forward to next round. I "think" I like driving at kyalami