rF2 1.5h WEC (LMP & GT3) @ Sebring International Raceway - Saturday 18th April 2015

Daiman Patel · Apr 8, 2015

Event Details
Server: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM WEC
Track: Sebring International Raceway
Cars: Blancpain Endurance Series v1.0 (Sounds - REQUIRED), Lola LMP B12/60, SCES LMP 919, SCES LMP ARX
Mod: Download via Server

Everything should be downloadable via the server, upon login.

BES Skin Template: Download
SCES LMP 919 Skin Template: Download
SCES LMP ARX Skin Template: Download
Pre-made skins are available from the Downloads section.

Choose your poison on the day, and feel free to switch between cars during the practice session.

Weather: Mixed
Road condition: Rubber on track where possible
Tyre wear: Normal
Fuel use: 1x (pit-stops will NOT be mandatory)
Mechanical failure: Time scaled

Assists
Traction Control: Low
ABS: Low
Auto-clutch: Allowed

Race
Practice: 16:30 GMT
Qualifying: 17:00 GMT - 20 minutes [NO Parc Fermé]
Warm up: 17:20 GMT - 5 minutes
Race: 17:30 GMT - reconnaissance lap + formation lap + 90 minutes [double-file rolling start]

Starting Procedure
Reconnaissance time - 3 minutes:
You'll have 60 sec to exit the pit lane. If not: you'll start from the pit lane with cold tires.
After that: you still have 120 sec to drive to the starting grid at your own tempo. If you are not on your starting position in time, you'll be spawned on your spot in neutral.

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Server password: Click here
Racing rules: Click here
Clock GMT: Click here

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Sign-up list:

Daiman Patel *
Stefan Woudenberg
Rolf Just
Andreas Oehrlich
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Note: Please sign out well in time (at least 1 hour before the practise session begins) if you're unable to make the race. Thanks!

SERVER IS UP!

utp: 12

Stefan Woudenberg · Apr 8, 2015

I should be able to make this one, although cannot join before qualy starts.

Calum McLure · Apr 8, 2015

Working

Frederic Schornstein · Apr 8, 2015

Sounds interesting, but the Lola still has the old physics

@Stefan Woudenberg maybe I can make a 0.991 version ready for this event, so we have a proper Slick tire and the new physics, which feel a notch better

Stefan Woudenberg · Apr 8, 2015

Frederic Schornstein said:
Sounds interesting, but the Lola still has the old physics
@Stefan Woudenberg maybe I can make a 0.991 version ready for this event, so we have a proper Slick tire and the new physics, which feel a notch better

Give me a day or so to think about. I think the final release is close at hand.

Hmmm... so maybe release this "in between" physics, so we get a "test" period....

Magic43 · Apr 11, 2015

Sign me in pls

Stefan Woudenberg · Apr 11, 2015

@Frederic Schornstein , still want to release a 0.991 version?

Frederic Schornstein · Apr 11, 2015

Stefan Woudenberg said:
@Frederic Schornstein , still want to release a 0.991 version?

Yep, tomorrow I will make some time to get the enduro tires right and then it should be good

Stefan Woudenberg · Apr 13, 2015

Frederic Schornstein said:
Yep, tomorrow I will make some time to get the enduro tires right and then it should be good

Done!

Daiman Patel · Apr 13, 2015

SERVER IS UP! (incl. updated Lola, by @Stefan Woudenberg)

Daiman Patel · Apr 16, 2015

IMPORTANT!

The server has been updated to use the latest version of Sebring.

Andreas Oehrlich · Apr 16, 2015

I'm in

Edit:
If there will be just a few drivers it would be great if you just call your car so I can decide to choose another class when Im the only one in GT

I'll pick the Porsche 911 GT3

Frederic Schornstein · Apr 18, 2015

I am in.
Maybe @christan Michel, @Simon Christmann, @April Dillon want to join

Stefan Woudenberg · Apr 18, 2015

Andreas Oehrlich said:
I'm in

Edit:
If there will be just a few drivers it would be great if you just call your car so I can decide to choose another class when Im the only one in GT

I'll pick the Porsche 911 GT3

I will be driving my own LOLA.

Andreas Oehrlich · Apr 18, 2015

I just love this WEC races although the amount of cars was not that much.
The side by side driving into the night at Sebring with John was great fun during the whole race. Thx mate for this driving experience. Hope we will do this again.
Grats to @April Dillon for P1 and her power of endurance in the LMP class.

Stefan Woudenberg · Apr 18, 2015

Horrible run for me. The start was a mess the message was showing that I was ahead of the spot I was suppost to be. The cars were all reaaly close so I couldn't see the yellow dot where I should be after. On the back straight I saw the yellow dot and dropped back and he message dissapeared.

When It started being dark and I had to turn my lights on... I couldn't see if they were on or not... DQ.... I un-dq-ed myself.... Another DQ for the lights... I un-dq-ed myself.... Than my wife walked in to ask for some help....

I had to exit..

Sorry about that.

I hope you all had fun. I luv this track.

Frederic Schornstein · Apr 18, 2015

With just a few cars I used the race to test the tires and I still need to work on them. The track was pretty green, which wasn't ideal and my setup was just something thrown together, but on the normal slicks the wear rate is ok, but the tire gets very inconsistent and snappy pretty early (green track made that worse). Then on the endurance tire I had no where near the wear I had in my short run test. I had 0.5% wear per lap instaed of 2 to 3 on the slicks.
I have to retest it with a better aero setup.

April Dillon · Apr 18, 2015

Things were a bit weird at the start. It told me to get behind John on the formation lap (hence why I stopped at turn 1). Not sure why, but I got a 10 second stop & go penalty for it and it also took a lap away from me. It's probably supposed to undo any passes I might have done on the formation lap. I wonder if this happens when we skip qualifying with a recon lap + rolling?

Anyway, I didn't really know what I was getting into with the car. I picked it because I enjoyed it in Forza Motorsport a long time ago, and always liked how it looked back when ALMS existed. I'm not sure about the SCES physics work, though I managed to get more or less stable in it with quick setup work. Soft springs and a bit of pitch helped. One thing's for sure it's unfair against the Lola, it was like we had 3 classes out there instead of 2!

Medium tires on the ARX lasted the whole race distance and could do at least 1 more stint after. My fastest lap by the end was a 1:43.8.

Frederic Schornstein · Apr 19, 2015

April Dillon said:
Things were a bit weird at the start. It told me to get behind John on the formation lap (hence why I stopped at turn 1). Not sure why, but I got a 10 second stop & go penalty for it and it also took a lap away from me. It's probably supposed to undo any passes I might have done on the formation lap. I wonder if this happens when we skip qualifying with a recon lap + rolling?

Anyway, I didn't really know what I was getting into with the car. I picked it because I enjoyed it in Forza Motorsport a long time ago, and always liked how it looked back when ALMS existed. I'm not sure about the SCES physics work, though I managed to get more or less stable in it with quick setup work. Soft springs and a bit of pitch helped. One thing's for sure it's unfair against the Lola, it was like we had 3 classes out there instead of 2!

Medium tires on the ARX lasted the whole race distance and could do at least 1 more stint after. My fastest lap by the end was a 1:44.3.

Yep, the SCES cars are way faster than the real world cars. I tried to hold you up for a bit, but there was no chance. Even the mighty Audis needed 1.43 for a lap in qualy trim and the Rebellion around 1.46.

Simon Christmann · Apr 19, 2015

April Dillon said:
Things were a bit weird at the start. It told me to get behind John on the formation lap (hence why I stopped at turn 1). Not sure why, but I got a 10 second stop & go penalty for it and it also took a lap away from me. It's probably supposed to undo any passes I might have done on the formation lap. I wonder if this happens when we skip qualifying with a recon lap + rolling?

Anyway, I didn't really know what I was getting into with the car. I picked it because I enjoyed it in Forza Motorsport a long time ago, and always liked how it looked back when ALMS existed. I'm not sure about the SCES physics work, though I managed to get more or less stable in it with quick setup work. Soft springs and a bit of pitch helped. One thing's for sure it's unfair against the Lola, it was like we had 3 classes out there instead of 2!

Medium tires on the ARX lasted the whole race distance and could do at least 1 more stint after. My fastest lap by the end was a 1:43.8.

There are some problems at Sebring with rolling starts.