rF2 Indycar @ Michigan Oval - Monday 11th March 2024

[Jimlaad43]

We head back to an Oval for the first time in a few months, so buckle up because it's a quick one! We take the Indycars to a track we have raced NASCARs on before, and this one is a doozy! One of the fastest tracks in Indycar history, who can tame the tarmac?

Spoiler: Race Department Club information

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Car(s):

• Indycar Dallara IR18 - [DLC]
  • Oval Configuration, Oval Track Restriction

Track: Michigan International Speedway - [STEAM]
Layout: Michigan 500

Spoiler: Settings

Air Temperature: 22°C
Fixed Setups: No
Start Type: Formation/Rolling
Driving Assists: Auto Clutch, Auto Shifting
Time: Day
Weather: Sunny
ABS/TC: Low
Gimmicks: Full Course Cautions, Refuelling

Schedule: (EU) Monday 11th March 2024
Practice: 19:00 GMT (75 minutes)
Qualifying: 20:20 GMT (10 minutes)
Warm-Up: 20:25 GMT (5 minutes)
Race: 20:30 GMT (90 Laps)

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Spoiler: 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.

DRIVER LIST

1. Jimlaad43
2. Lesley Buurlage
3. Kresh
4. Michel vL
5. Craig Dunkley
6. Steve Le Gallez
7. Bob Luneski*
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SERVER IS UP

 

[Lesley Buurlage]

+1

 

[Jimlaad43]

Attached is a setup for this track. It is incredibly quick (360kph top speed, reaching up to 374kph in the slipstream!) and stable. The track is easy flat through both banked turns in all lanes and even when in slipstream or side-by-side. Go out there, try and get on the server with someone else and do plenty of practice laps and you'll be fine. If we all use this setup we will have an exceptionally good race.

 

[jubes1971]

I've got a gpvwc race next Monday I'm afraid. They are every other week, so I'll have to skip this one. But I'll be up for the following Monday.
I've never done any oval stuff anyway!

 

[Kresh]

Sign me up please.

 

[Michel vL]

Sign me up

 

[Craig Dunkley]

In please

 

[Jimlaad43]

Let's have a nice full grid. Please come along and enjoy an excellent evening of wheel-to-wheel action. If you have never raced on an Oval, this is the time to try it out.

@Michael Rudolf @Lesley Buurlage @Jan Larsen @eN1xes @G-Slev @H_Belane @Smidgey @ThreeLionz @David Steinacher @RockRacing77 @Steve Le Gallez @Kamran Khan @Michel vL @Ingemar Petersson @Jasje @Chucky61 @Redvaliant @Ross McGregor @Oliver Bunz



And to the Formula Racing League racers, if you wish to get a taste of what Club racing on race Department is like, come along and have some fun!

@asiebel @Michi Hoyer @Dennis Jordan @Jernej Simončič @Brillekas @D Mroczek @Jesper Pedersen @SideEffectMKD @Luca (OverTake) @Rouven Meschede @Lukeyy94 @soulfaster

 

[Lesley Buurlage]

+1

good morning to you too ed

 

[Steve Le Gallez]

I’m in please

 

[Bob Luneski]

+1 sort of. I have had several setbacks in my recovery. This will actually be the 1st time I've raced since October. Practice today, will join practice tomorrow. That's probably all I should 1st time out.

 

[Craig Dunkley]

I do not see the sever, is it down?

 

[Jimlaad43]

I do not see the sever, is it down?

I'll have to have a look in an hour. It was online previously. Try refreshing and search again.

 

[Kresh]

I do not see the sever, is it down?

I am in the server now.

 

[Jimlaad43]

@Michel vL @Bob Luneski you have 8 minutes before qualifying starts

 

[Michel vL]

@Michel vL @Bob Luneski you have 8 minutes before qualifying starts

Coming! Evening wasn't going as planned

 

[Craig Dunkley]

Yes major senior moments for me, I was CM!!

I totally fooked up my pitstops, basically they were a last minute thing. Loved the race though, congrads to the podiums.

 

[Craig Dunkley]

@Jimlaad43 I never realised it was you mate

 

[Jimlaad43]

Here is the video of the last 11 laps! Incredible racing from everyone involved, and a four-wide finish to top it all off!

Sadly Lesley's fantastic Red Bull livery doesn't show up in the replay, but his racing skill and antics are just as visible. Thank you again to everyone who raced tonight and well done for keeping it so clean all through! 90 Laps with only one yellow flag, that being a single car incident too, with such an intense battle for the lead was awesome and hopefully this video can galvanise a few more people to join us!

 

[Craig Dunkley]

Great video, I hope we can run these cars again in the near future