rFactor Racing Club (Merged)

Rupe Wilson · Feb 26, 2014

Please Note this is for rFactor 1

Server name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM HistorX
Ip 5.198.127.19:34297
Class /Cars: Lotus Elite '61 Vs Fiat Abarth 1000TC '65
Track: Watkins glen Nascar layout ( Download )

See Main Forum for Official Race Time Clock

Practice start time: GMT 20.00 (20 mins)
Qualification start time: GMT 20.20 (single lap)
Race start time: GMT 20.30 (13 laps)
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Practice start time: GMT 20.50 (20 mins)
Qualification start time: GMT 21.10 (single lap)
Race start time: GMT 21.20 (13 laps)

Note 1: Only default liveries or the liveries that come with the mod please
Note 2: Odd Number Sign ups Race1 = Lotus / Race2 = Abarth Even number vice versa.
Note 2: 10 minute Superpole 3 laps (1x out lap 1x fast lap & an inlap )
but please use escape on the 3rd lap do not drive it

Server password: Click here
Racing rules: Click here

Entry List:

Rupe wilson - lotus / Abarth
Yves Larose - Abarth/ lotus
Matej Lakota - Lotus / Abarth
Jarek Kostowski - Abarth/ lotus
Andrew Jarnell - Lotus / Abarth
Jack Smith - Abarth/ lotus
Tristan Clark - Lotus / Abarth
Hans Sneep - Abarth/ lotus
Steven Walker - Lotus / Abarth
Mike Bishop - Abarth/ lotus
Allan Ramsbottom - Lotus / Abarth
Mick Martin - Abarth/ lotus
Jacob Boonstra - Lotus / Abarth
Krzysztof Babi - Abarth/ lotus
Tim Ling - Lotus / Abarth
Stig Bidstrup - Abarth/ lotus
Roland Warmenhoven - Abarth/ lotus
Hiroshi Awazu - Abarth/ lotus
Driver
Driver
Driver
Driver

Rules:
If you have not entered the server and driven a few laps with fellow drivers before we go to qualifying you are to late for that session. Please think of your fellow drivers and get out on track with them, watch how they drive, you can't race with guys you have not seen drive.
We ALL brake a little differently and drive the corners differently, get used to how they drive and then we can all race more safely.
If you drop out of the server during qualifying you can return.

This is being held in our Club, using Club Rules, and should be driven in that spirit.

For info on HistorX 1.96 click me

Jack Smith · Jan 12, 2016

Another great combo in my opinion. My luck was a bit south race 1....flat tire 1/5 through lap one, continued on around but missed pit lane, so did another lap on three tires, and then the "Do not repair" switched back to "Repair all damage" ...147.8 sec later.... back on track. Noticed an old driving mate in the pit lane at same time as me.
Race 2... I fared much better but a couple offs at the same corner ( end of the first long straight ) caused me grief. Went from 5th to 1st... not third....you can fill in the rest. Second time required several donuts to get back on track.

Cheers to all drivers... hope to see more of Roland, grats to podiums, thanks for the event @Jarek Kostowski

Roy Magnes · Jan 12, 2016

Jarek Kostowski said:
Just 1 hour from work to home in Norway? You must live very close to your workplace, i heard distances between settlements are measured in lightyears there.

Allan Ramsbottom · Jan 12, 2016

sorry could,nt make it guys,my mum decided to have a heart attack so had to rush off to hospital.all seems ok for now,so i,ll be there friday because my phone will be turned OFF!!!

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Allan Ramsbottom · Jan 12, 2016

@Jarek Kostowski

JeffL · Jan 12, 2016

Man, ok your excused, hope she feels better

Quas · Jan 12, 2016

"How lucky can one guy be? I kissed her and she kissed me..."
That song played in my head when crossing the finish line in R1

.

Bloody good fun, thanks to everyone who joined tonight!

Roland said:
Hmm. rFactor crashed on server roll, so i had no time to say THX all and Bye.
so:

THX all and BYE!

This was awesome again, like the old days! And a really great crowd too.
I did feel a little rusty after a long break from simracing, so my sincere apologies to anyone who suffered from that
I hope to be able to come race more often from now on, but only time will tell if I can.
for now, again THX all, hope to CYA on track soon !

Good seeing You again, i read Your status report in the Croft thread, but was to lazy to log in and reply on my phone

. Show yourself more often!

Jack Smith said:
Another great combo in my opinion. My luck was a bit south race 1....flat tire 1/5 through lap one, continued on around but missed pit lane, so did another lap on three tires, and then the "Do not repair" switched back to "Repair all damage" ...147.8 sec later.... back on track. Noticed an old driving mate in the pit lane at same time as me.
Race 2... I fared much better but a couple offs at the same corner ( end of the first long straight ) caused me grief. Went from 5th to 1st... not third....you can fill in the rest. Second time required several donuts to get back on track.

Cheers to all drivers... hope to see more of Roland, grats to podiums, thanks for the event @Jarek Kostowski

Glad You liked it, until Sunday You can't go wrong by braking slightly in front of the "150" marker in both directions of the highway. Sunday's steel beasts will force us to move the braking point a bit back.

Roy Magnes said:

This mystery shall remain unresolved

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To all who struggled a bit tonight, after the races i had a go in the Alfas with Peter and the longer wheelbase makes it significantly less spinhappy on this track. Obviously easier to drive than the rear engined TCR but surprisingly even easier than the Mini.

@Allan Ramsbottom don't mind the missed race, if Your Mum is alright you've already won.

I'm expecting to see you all on Friday

. Yes, i'm becoming an optimist lately.

JeffL · Jan 12, 2016

@Jarek Kostowski

Yes please

Allan Ramsbottom · Jan 13, 2016

thanx guys, was looking forward to it aswell, got dwn to 2.10 in the mini..mum home now and resting so all good..

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Allan Ramsbottom · Jan 13, 2016

nice to see you back @Roland been a while mate..

Ole Marius Myrvold · Jan 13, 2016

Jarek Kostowski said:
You can't go wrong by braking slightly in front of the "150" marker in both directions of the highway. Sunday's steel beasts will force us to move the braking point a bit back.

Before ?? No wonder why I often went in to those corners with locked wheels and sideways... I guess I braked at 125-120

Sven-Arne Andersson · Jan 13, 2016

Jarek Kostowski said:
Nope, you signed up early this time and are already on the list .

Well, I know. I just wanted to be sure that you notised it. N O T.

Wecome back .

Sven-Arne Andersson · Jan 13, 2016

I was a disaster on this track with these cars. I am sorry that I messed up the race for others which I think I did. Double sorry.

Ok, I did not have any practice and the track was new to me and what Jarek wrote the next round with the Alfa and the Cortina will be better hopefully.

Roland · Jan 13, 2016

Thanks for the nice words, guys. I'm glad I got my wheel and the mod working fine again, even the replays work!
And @Allan Ramsbottom , sorry bout your mum, glad to hear she's doing better. Looking foward to meeting on track again!

In R1 I got stuck in a pileup, which got me a flat tyre so after limping to the pit I learned I forgot some of the important stuff: how to avoid getting full service at pitstop (You're not alone @Jack Smith

).

Having already learned I should configure a Horn button (which seems pretty useful at Race start?!

) it was probably for the better I drove alone all of the remaining laps, waving to Hans and Peter on the opposite long straight every time

, while learning the track better.

The other car, the TCR, I feared a little beforehand, but I did get to pick the nice #52 skin, the car which I learned IRL is owned by a man living less than 10 km from my house

And it turned out to be a pretty nice drive once I got the hang of it. (nope, not 1st corner...

) I like it!

Overall I immensely enjoyed driving HistorX again, the realfeel is absolutely amazing! Maybe it's because my wheel is about as old as this sim is (G25) but FFB feels ten times better than it does in AC, no matter what settings I try in AC. And.. that one still lacks sufficient old cars.
CYA soon!

Enzo Fazzi · Jan 13, 2016

I'm never qualifying ever again. Always when I get a good starting position, I mess up.

Also, @Jarek Kostowski, I found this track a few days ago. I think it's quite fitting to these classic cars.

http://www.drivingitalia.net/forum/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=915

Quas · Jan 13, 2016

Enzo Fazzi said:
I'm never qualifying ever again. Always when I get a good starting position, I mess up.
Also, @Jarek Kostowski, I found this track a few days ago. I think it's quite fitting to these classic cars.
http://www.drivingitalia.net/forum/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=915

Yep, we've been there already and will go there again

. Next weeks track is even older than our cars, Paramount Ranch it will be.

Allan Ramsbottom · Jan 14, 2016

any 1 on for a bit of praccy around 9.00 (g.m.t)??

Quas · Jan 14, 2016

Allan Ramsbottom said:
any 1 on for a bit of praccy around 9.00 (g.m.t)??

Yes, i was already checking if someone is on, will hop on the server soon.

Enzo Fazzi · Jan 14, 2016

Jack Smith · Jan 14, 2016

Sign me up please @Jarek Kostowski

Quas · Jan 14, 2016

Update: We will be racing the slightly quicker '65 Alfa instead of the '66 one, it became clear in training tonight that i chose the wrong year. Sorry for the inconvenience.