rF2 F1 1979 @ Watkins Glen - Monday 4th December 2023

Jimlaad43 · Nov 27, 2023

After a short break for Single-Seater Mondays, we return with a blast back to the glory days of Ground Effect. Absolute grip monsters that required precision and a heck of a lot of trust in the seals around the sidepods gluing you to the tarmac at speed. The racing was epic, and has proved to be here on Race Department too! We head to Watkins Glen, a crazy high-speed circuit with plenty of hills and bumps to deal with. How will you fare around this tarmac Roller-coaster?

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F1 1979 - [STEAM]

Track: Watkins Glen International - [STEAM]
Layout: Boot NC
Air Temperature: 22°C
Fixed Setups: No
Start Type: Standing
Driving Assists: Auto Clutch, Auto Shifting
Time: Day
Weather: Sunny
ABS/TC: Factory

Schedule: (EU) Monday 4th December 2023
Practice: 19:00 GMT (80 minutes)
Qualifying: 20:20 GMT (15 minutes)
Warm-Up: 20:35 GMT (5 minutes)
Race: 20:40 GMT (28 Laps)

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INFORMATION & BASIC RULES

All of the standard Racing Club Rules still apply to this event.
Custom liveries are both allowed and encouraged! Show off your Photoshop (or Google) skills and turn up with a unique car colour that we will all know is you on track!
Discord is not mandatory, but is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Please use Push to Talk where possible.

CAR LIST
As a bit of a different race, there are lots of different cars with different performances. As such, let's have an eclectic grid where you all choose your car. Please choose one of the cars which has not been chosen.
These cars have different physics and overall speeds. Feel free to test them beforehand before making your choice. I am listing the cars in the 1979 Constructors Championship finishing order to give you an idea of the pace they had. If you are a "faster" driver, please may you choose one of the "slower" cars, as a way of balancing the field a bit.

1979 • STATS F1

1979: World Championship Result, Report, The statistics, All the drivers, All the F1 models

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https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/f1-1979-dijon-prenois-29th-august-2022.246624/post-3583875

1: Scuderia Ferrari
- Jody Scheckter: Free Spot
- Gilles Villeneuve: Free Spot

2: Albilad-Saudia Williams
- Alan Jones: Steve Le Gallez
- Clay Regazzoni: RockRacing77

3: Ligier Gitanes
- Jacques Laffite: Jimlaad43
- Patrick Depailler: Free Spot

4: Martini Lotus
- Mario Andretti: Monkey T
- Carlos Reutemann: Free Spot
- Hector Rebaque (Rebaque): Free Spot

5: Candy Tyrrell
- Didier Pironi: Free Spot
- Jean-Pierre Jarier: Free Spot

6: Renault Elf
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille (RS11): Free Spot
- Rene Arnoux (RS12): Lesley Buurlage

7: Marlboro McLaren
John Watson: max1966i
- Patrick Tambay: Free Spot

8: Parmalat Brabham
- Niki Lauda: Michel vL
- Nelson Piquet: Redvaliant

9: Warsteiner Arrows
- Ricardo Patrese: Free Spot
- Jochen Mass: Free Spot

10: Shadow
- Elio de Angelis (Interscope): Free Spot
- Jan Lammers (Samson): Free Spot

11: ATS
- Hans Stuck: Free Spot

12: Fittipaldi Copersucar
- Emerson Fittipaldi: Free Spot

13: Olympus Wolf
- James Hunt: Free Spot
- Keke Rosberg: Free Spot

14: Autodelta Alfa Romeo
- Bruno Giacomelli: Free Spot
- Vittorio Brambilla: Free Spot

15: Ensign
- Derek Daly: Free Spot

16: Merzario
- Arturo Merzario: Free Spot

SERVER IS UP

Steve Le Gallez · Nov 27, 2023

I’m in please, Alan Jones Williams

Redvaliant · Nov 27, 2023

I'm in. Piquet Brabham, thanks.

Lesley Buurlage · Nov 27, 2023

Arnouxs yellow teapot please

RockRacing77 · Nov 28, 2023

Yes please , Clay's Williams

Monkey T · Nov 28, 2023

Sign me up please, Mario Andretti

Jimlaad43 · Nov 29, 2023

Single-Seater Mondays is back. Who wants to come along for this awesome combo?
@Kresh @Denis Betty @Daniel R. @Yves Larose @Roy Magnes @Michael Rudolf @JohannS @akephoe @SwannyUK @Hartmut2 @Andrew Sebastian @Colin Peach @ThreeLionz @Ingemar Petersson @Ole Marius Myrvold @David Steinacher @Jan Larsen @eN1xes @G-Slev @Cosimo @Bob Luneski @H_Belane @joecronk @The Almighty Snark @max1966i @Jasje @groy1980 @Stammeleer @Stefan Hiller @Aidan Keranen @Michel vL

max1966i · Nov 29, 2023

I'll give this a go. Watson McLaren please.

Michel vL · Nov 29, 2023

Awesome! Count me in, not sure with which car though.

Jimlaad43 · Nov 29, 2023

Michel vL said:
Awesome! Count me in, not sure with which car though.

Use this description I made to help you choose what you'd like.

rF2 - F1 1979 @ Dijon-Prenois - 29th August 2022

The 1979 French Grand Prix will forever go down in folklore for many reasons. For starters, it was the first victory for Jean-Pierre Jabouille, the first podium for himself and team mate Rene Arnoux and first win for Renault - all at their home race! This was especially notable as Renault scored...

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Michel vL · Nov 29, 2023

Jimlaad43 said:
Use this description I made to help you choose what you'd like.

rF2 - F1 1979 @ Dijon-Prenois - 29th August 2022

The 1979 French Grand Prix will forever go down in folklore for many reasons. For starters, it was the first victory for Jean-Pierre Jabouille, the first podium for himself and team mate Rene Arnoux and first win for Renault - all at their home race! This was especially notable as Renault scored...

www.racedepartment.com

I've used the Alfa during our races in Dijon and Mosport, I'm tempted to try one of the other cars this time.

Jimlaad43 · Nov 29, 2023

Michel vL said:
I've used the Alfa during our races in Dijon and Mosport, I'm tempted to try one of the other cars this time.

Give the Ligier, Renault and Wolf a go. They are really good to drive. The server is up so feel free to do some laps in each to choose.

Redvaliant · Dec 2, 2023

Hey, what's the weather set to? The server is overcast, 10 degrees and then rain.

Jimlaad43 · Dec 2, 2023

Redvaliant said:
Hey, what's the weather set to? The server is overcast, 10 degrees and then rain.

Live weather at Watkins Glen. The forecast is linked in the post.

Redvaliant · Dec 2, 2023

It's nearly winter....how about some sunshine and heat?

Jimlaad43 · Dec 2, 2023

Redvaliant said:
It's nearly winter....how about some sunshine and heat?

I'll adjust it tomorrow

Michel vL · Dec 3, 2023

Jimlaad43 said:
Give the Ligier, Renault and Wolf a go. They are really good to drive. The server is up so feel free to do some laps in each to choose.

I'll take Nikkis Brabham

Jimlaad43 · Dec 3, 2023

Michel vL said:
I'll take Nikkis Brabham

Weather is now set to sunny

RockRacing77 · Dec 4, 2023

@Jimlaad43 Unfortunately must sign out.

Michel vL · Dec 4, 2023

That was fun!

To prepare for the race I've made some minor setup changes. Shortening the final drive, added one click to 6th gear. Rear wing gained two clicks and rear anti rollbar softened a bit to help stability during corner entry. This gave me a healthy 279 down the straight. I reckoned this would be enough against everything with a Cosworth DFV.

Did not expect to have such a huge advantage in qualifying though. But it was a nice surprise nonetheless.

Race went well, had an off in the slow right handed down the hill early in the race. But I think Edward had an issue in the same lap. Effectively saving my a$$ and allowing me to keep a bit of a gap.
After 10 laps my tires went bad. And after 20 laps the wheel vibrated more violent than a certain Panasonic "household appliance" on the straight. So I took care and did not try to push the car too much in the quick corners to help the tires a bit.

As always, thanks for organizing @Jimlaad43 !
See you guys next time .