Rally - Fernando's Rally Challenge - Monday 2nd & Tuesday 3rd April 2012

Warren Dawes · Mar 29, 2012

" Fernando's Rally Challenge”

Mon 2nd & Tues 3rd April 2012

PLEASE NOTE THAT RSRBR 2012 (UPDATE 03) IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT

Selected Group N cars across a wide variety of Stages

Banner by Damien Jones

Sessions: RD Fernando's EUX / RD Fernando's EU / RD Fernando's USX / RD Fernando's US / RD Fernando's OC / RD Fernando's EUT

NOTE: We may include additional timezone Rallys if requested.

PLEASE NOTE: If you request an additional Session to be created, you must sign up and make the request at least 24 hours before the requested start time. Late requests will not be accepted.
Requests for additional Sessions which are one hour (or less) from other Sessions may not be granted, depending on the total number of Sessions set ( due to Server restrictions and Staff availability).

Car Pack: N4_1 & N4_2 (You must choose either the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 or the Subaru Impreza N14 Prodrive from these car packs. ) **

Damage: Realistic

SS01 - France - Puy du Lac -- Normal, Good conditions, Night
SS02 - World stages -- Rally Poland R -- Normal, Good conditions, Daylight
SS03 - Slovakia -- Peklo Snow -- Normal, Bad conditions, Daylight
SS04 - England -- Falstone II -- Tarmac mod, Good conditions, Daylight
SS05 - World stages -- PTD RallySprint -- Normal, Covered 'damp', Daylight *** Refer Drivers Briefing below.
SS06 - Finland -- Autiovaara II -- Mix mod, Good conditions, Daylight
SS07 - BTB USA -- Pikes Peak -- Normal, Good conditions, Daylight
SS08 - France -- Joux Plane II -- Monte-Carlo mod, Good conditions, Night

*** Please check the Drivers briefing in post #3 - This is important.

EUX Start: 16:00 GMT Monday * (DST in operation)
Europe Start: 19:00 GMT Monday * (DST in operation)
USX Start: 00:00 GMT Tuesday (8PM Eastern, Monday) * (DST in operation)
US Start: 02:00 GMT Tuesday (10:00PM Eastern, 8:00PM Mountain , Monday) * (DST in operation)
Oceania Start: 10:30 GMT Tuesday (8:30PM Tuesday EST) * (DST NOT in operation)
EUT Start: 17:30 GMT Tuesday * (DST in Operation)

Additional timezone Rallys may be created on request.

If the USA Session drivers prefer a different Start time, please let us know, we can be flexible to suit.

EUX, EU, USX, US and OC Sessions will only be created on request - so please mention which zone you're signing up for. If no one signs up for a listed Session, it will not be created on the Server.
All sessions will be combined together for an overall result for the event. You can only run on one session.

NOTES:

Click here to read the password!
You will require the RSRBR 2012 Mod & Update 03, in order to participate, please see the Installation and Usage thread.
You will also require the N4_1 and the N4_2 car packs.
You will also require the BTB USA Country Pack for Pikes Peak.
Teamspeak is highly recommended, and adds to the fun.

IMPORTANT:

Please sign up in the following format: RD Name (RSRBR2012 Name) - Session
Take a screenie of RSCenter, or save your times, showing your final results at the end of the rally (including the car you drove!). This is in case any of your stages are missed by the server. If there's a discrepancy, please post your times ASAP so we're not adjusting times over 24 hours later.
You must stick with the same car throughout the rally - if you change, your times for those stages will be defaulted.
If you are new to Richard Burns Rally, we have provided a set of guidelines and links to help you get up and running: Here

Warren Dawes · Mar 29, 2012

Drivers:

NOTE: Drivers must choose either the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 from the N4_1 Car Pack or the Subaru Impreza N14 Prodrive from the N4_2 Car pack.

Jack Hintz (StealthSCG) - OC
Andrew Koojo (Andyone) - EUX
Fernando Agapito (Fernando A.) - EUX
Senad Subasic (mfodor) - EUX
Warren Dawes (WAD53) - OC
Norbert Serban (NorbertTV) - EUX
Tero Leppanen (Cloudy) - EUX
Erik Tveit (Erik Tveit) - EUT
Joakim Skalstad (Joakim Skalstad) - EU
Roy Magnes (Roy Magnes) - EU
Daniel Monteiro (Daniel Monteiro) - EU
Teemu Toikka (tesnaukki) - EUX
Alasdair Beck (boybeck) - EUX
Thomas Grzmil (tgchan) - USX
Andrew Fearby (fearrari) - OC
Viesturs Priede (Viesturs) - OC
Graham Bridgett (Graham555) - EUX
Martin Matus (matuma) - EUX
Magnus Lindgren (magnuslindgren) - EU
Tapio Rinneaho (TTupsi) - EUX
Gundars Brigis (guncha) - EU
Aleksi Kivelä (Axux) - EUX
Sion Williams (RS Williams) - EU
Ole Marius Myrvold (Myrvold) - EU
Corey Twyman (theFlash) - US
Andris Laskins (laskins) - OC
Ashok Revanna (tantragna) - EUT
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Warren Dawes · Mar 29, 2012

Our next Rally is open for sign-up.

This week we are invited to join Fernando Agapito's Rally Challenge. He has designed a fiendish rally, using a very nice / stable Group N car choice, but combined with some quite difficult and varied Stages.

These cars are typical Group N, 4WD but lower powered and quite stable and friendly to drive. Drivers should be quite familiar with these two cars.

The Stages are quite a challenge. Surfaces, weather, and light settings are widely varied, so they will test drivers skill across the full range. They also include the great Pikes Peak hill climb from the BTB USA pack, we have used it before and it is always a big test of your gravel driving skills.

We will use REALISTIC damage which will add more to the Challenge.

DRIVER BRIEFING NOTES:

1. These cars are typical Group N 4WD, and have quite stable handling.

2. RBR Pacenotes are designed for default cars, Normal conditions and Good weather. Please remember to adjust your speeds to suit these cars.

3. Tyre selections are the drivers responsibility. If you use the automatic tyre selection option in RSRBR2011, please beware that sometimes it may give you the wrong tyre for the conditions. Always double check your tyres, it is critical, especially when changing to Snow Stages.

4. Special note re PTD RallyeSprint (SS05). This stage has a very blind turn-off to a side road at the end. If you miss this turn-off and go straight ahead, the stage will end and you incur a penalty time.
Please read this note at RallyeSim which explains it. It is recommended that drivers run a test run to familiarize themselves with it.
http://forum.rallyesim.fr/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6744

If requests are made for any additional timezones, or changes to Start times to better suit your local needs, we will try to include them ( but within the Monday/Tuesday periods).

Many thanks to Fernando for designing this Challenge and to Damien for the great Banner.

Good luck all, let's see who is up to Fernando's Challenge.

Here is a great promo video made by Fernando for this Rally:

Jack Hintz · Mar 29, 2012

Jack Hintz - StealthSCG - OC
epic choice Fernando! definitely taking the evo.
Also, best theme song ever, brings back awesome memories ^^

Andrew Koojo · Mar 29, 2012

Andrew Koojo - Andyone - EUX

PTD Rally sprint one of my favourite stages.

Fernando Agapito · Mar 29, 2012

Fernando Agapito - Fernando A. - EUX

Jack Hintz said:
epic choice Fernando! definitely taking the evo.
Also, best theme song ever, brings back awesome memories ^^

Thanks, I've always wanted to create a video with that music, can't believe it took a decade before I finally made one

.

Stages are tricky so Good Luck to everyone!

Senad Subasic · Mar 29, 2012

Senad Subasic - mfodor - EUX

Andrew Koojo · Mar 29, 2012

Fernando Agapito said:
I've always wanted to create a video with that music, can't believe it took a decade before I finally made one .

Stages are tricky so Good Luck to everyone!

fernando you are a Genius. the Video is soo Awesome. you good at what you do for sure.. good job. and thanks for a very Tricky race. im looking forward to it. thought i dont know what car ill use yet.

Graham Bridgett · Mar 29, 2012

EPIC

Norbert Serban · Mar 29, 2012

Norbert Serban - NorbertTV - EUX

Tero Leppanen · Mar 29, 2012

Tero Leppanen-Cloudy- - EUX
nice one

Erik Tveit · Mar 29, 2012

Aww, one number wrong in that N14 number..

My absolute favorite rally car is the N13, maybe win a rally to choose that for then

Erik Tveit - Erik Tveit - EU

Joakim Skalstad · Mar 29, 2012

Joakim Skalstad - Joakim Skalstad - EUX

Roy Magnes · Mar 29, 2012

Roy Magnes - Roy Magnes - EUX

Nice video, Fernando, I have to find the old CMR2 next week sometime

Daniel Monteiro · Mar 29, 2012

Daniel Monteiro - Daniel Monteiro - Europe Start

Warren Dawes · Mar 30, 2012

Erik Tveit said:
Aww, one number wrong in that N14 number.. My absolute favorite rally car is the N13, maybe win a rally to choose that for then

No need to win a Rally Erik, look here (especially post #2):
http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/threads/rally-club-new-event-proposals.47221/

Teemu Toikka · Mar 30, 2012

Teemu Toikka - tesnaukki - EUX
Yay

Viesturs Priede · Mar 30, 2012

BTB once again

Warren Dawes · Mar 30, 2012

Viesturs Priede said:
BTB once again

Are you sure you can't run Pikes Peak?
I know of people with quite low spec PC's who can run Pikes Peak ok.

Viesturs Priede · Mar 30, 2012

Warren Dawes said:
Are you sure you can't run Pikes Peak?
I know of people with quite low spec PC's who can run Pikes Peak ok.

Nope, Im not sure

But I think all BTB tracks have special pixel shader expectations from the graphic card. And mine doesnt fit those expectations. At least it does not for most of the BTB tracks, as far as I know.