Rally - Historic Aussie Shootout - Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th March 2012

Warren Dawes · Mar 8, 2012

" Historic Aussie Shootout”

Mon 12th & Tues 13th March 2012

PLEASE NOTE THAT RSRBR 2012 (UPDATE 02) IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT

Update 03 is scheduled for release this weekend, please check here for it's release and more info.

PLEASE NOTE: Update 03 has now been released, but please read my advice in this post:

http://www.racedepartment.com/forum...day-13th-march-2012.48259/page-2#post-1083792

Historic RWD cars (Group H) across Australian Stages

Includes an additional bonus for the winner ***

Banner by Damien Jones

Sessions: RD Historic Aussie EUX / RD Historic Aussie EU / RD Historic Aussie USX / RD Historic Aussie US / RD Historic Aussie OC / RD Historic Aussie EUZ / RD Historic Aussie 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: Group_H (You may choose any car from this car pack. )

Damage: Realistic

SS01 - Australia – Greenhills – Normal, Good conditions, Daylight
SS02 - Australia – East West – Normal, Good conditions, Daylight
SS03 - Australia – Mineshaft II – Normal, Good conditions, Daylight
SS04 - Australia – New Bobs – Mix Mod, Good conditions, Daylight
SS05 - Australia – New Bobs II – Normal, Cloudy 'dry', Daylight
SS06 - Australia – Mineshaft – Normal, Cloudy 'dry', Daylight
SS07 - Australia – East West II – Mix Mod, Cloudy 'dry', Daylight
SS08 - Australia – Greenhills II – Gravel mod, Covered 'damp', Daylight

EUX Start: 17:00 GMT Monday *
Europe Start: 20:00 GMT Monday *
USX Start: 00:00 GMT Tuesday (8PM Monday Eastern Time) * (DST in operation)
US Start: 02:30 GMT Tuesday (10:30PM Eastern (USA), 8:30PM Mountain Time, Monday) * (DST in operation)
Oceania Start: 09:30 GMT Tuesday (QLD 7:30 PM; NSW, VIC, Tas 8:30PM.) *
EUZ Start: 17:00 GMT Tuesday
EUT Start: 20:00 GMT Tuesday

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.

*** Additional bonus for the winner - The winner of this rally gets the privilege of designing a future Club Rally (2nd & 3rd April 2012) as per the proposal submitted by Fernando. ie. The winner gets the option to choose the car, stages, and weather for the nominated Club Rally.

NOTES:

Click here to read the password!
You will require the RSRBR 2012 Mod & Update 02, in order to participate, please see the Installation and Usage thread.
Please Note: Update 03 is scheduled for release prior to this rally, please check for further details before this Rally.

Latest Update: Update 03 has been released but not evaluated yet, so drivers are advised to delay installation until after this Rally. See further details in this Post:
http://www.racedepartment.com/forum...day-13th-march-2012.48259/page-2#post-1083792

You will also require the Group H car pack.
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 8, 2012

Drivers:

NOTE: Drivers may choose any car from the Group_H Car Pack.

Jack Hintz (StealthSCG) - OC
Oscar Hardwick (oscarhardwick) - EU
Senad Subasic (mfodor) - EUX
Fernando Agapito (Fernando A.) - EU
Tapio Rinneaho (TTupsi) - EUX
Roy Magnes (Roy Magnes) - EUX
Jeremy Loveland (Wol-Gran) - OC
Sion Williams (RS Williams) - EU
Nigel Atkins (Marmiteman) - EUT
Teemu Toikka (tesnaukki) - EUX
Aleksi Kivelä (Axux) - EUX
Martin Matus (matuma) - EUX
Ole Marius Myrvold (Myrvold) - EU
Rick Bamford (Lucifer) - OC
Thomas Grzmil (tgchan) - EU
Erik Tveit (Erik Tveit) - EUT
Ondřej Kapal (Ondrej Kapal) - EUX
Warren Dawes (WAD53) - OC
Andrew Fearby (fearrari) - OC
Magnar Haarstadsveen (magnar) - EUX
Corey Twyman (theFlash) - US
Magnus Lindgren (magnuslindgren) - EU
Viesturs Priede (Viesturs) - EUZ
Ryan Murray (theMurph) - USX
Gundars Brigis (guncha) - EUX
Manveer Singh (manny-singh) - EU
Karl Raudsepp (KarlRaudsepp) - EUX
Taj Johal (Taj Fangio) - EU
Christopher Drennan (drennanc) - EU
Mark Johnston (Mark J) - EU
Joakim Skalstad (Joakim Skalstad) - USX
Jeff Feaker (bigbobross) - USX
Michael Hammond (Mike 80) - OC
Andrew Koojo (andyone) - EUZ
Dubravko Sparovec (Dudo S.) - EUZ
John Cunningham (HH_BF1) - EUT
Javier de Diego (Javiddf) - EUZ
Driver
Driver

Warren Dawes · Mar 8, 2012

Our next Rally is open for sign-up.

We have an Aussie themed rally this time, featuring the Historic RWD cars which are still very popular in Australian Rallys.

Drivers are free to choose any of the Historic cars available in the Group_H car pack. Please note however, these cars do vary considerably in power and handling, some cars are more difficult to drive than others, with power vs handling being a tricky trade-off. It is recommended that drivers choose a car that they feel comfortable with, as this may prove to yield their best times.

These cars are all RWD, so the handling is unique and may require delicate control of the throttle. All can be a lot of fun with plenty of tail end sliding on offer.

Stages are mostly Gravel, but a couple of Mix Mod Stages are included.

We will use REALISTIC damage, but weather conditions are generally very good, typical Aussie weather. This should allow drivers to get the most fun from these cars.

DRIVER BRIEFING NOTES:

1. These cars are typical RWD Rally cars, but some are trickier to drive than others. Choose your car wisely as some are quite a handful. Patience, self control, and a light right foot will be rewarded. Also, the Handbrake will not work with these RWD cars.

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 RSRBR2012, 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.

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).

In addition, we have the added bonus for the Rally winner, choosing the details for the nominated Club Rally on 2nd & 3rd April 2012. (as per the proposal submitted by Fernando Agapito).

Good luck all, and hope you enjoy these Historic RWD Classics. Happy sliding .

Warren Dawes · Mar 8, 2012

PLEASE NOTE: I have adjusted the Start times for North America, based on DST commencing in the USA 11th March.

I've left the US Start time as 2:30 GMT (10:30 PM Eastern) which was the compromise used last rally, but taking into consideration that DST will have started.
Please let us know if that doesn't suit the US drivers.

ALL USA Drivers: Please check your RSCenter timezone offsets, to ensure synchronisation to the Server.

Jack Hintz · Mar 8, 2012

Jack Hintz - StealthSCG - OC
you sir, win. I can't wait for this event!!
Can't decide on which car to take though, the escort is a bit of a beast

sucks we can use the other old RWD ones like the celica though, that would be epic

Oscar Hardwick · Mar 8, 2012

Oscar Hardwick - oscarhardwick - EU

Escort would be patriotic of me but I am leaning towards the Starlet

Senad Subasic · Mar 8, 2012

Senad Subasic (mfodor) - EUX

This should be fun. No clue what car to choose, possibly the lovely Volvo, if it's in that pack.

Warren Dawes · Mar 8, 2012

Senad Subasic said:
No clue what car to choose, possibly the lovely Volvo, if it's in that pack.

It is.

The Volvo and the Starlet are the easiest to drive, but one is very heavy and the other is very light, so quite different.

Jack Hintz · Mar 8, 2012

escort and BMW can be quite a handful too, levin is great to drive ^^
next time we need to incorporate the VHC_1 and 2 packs, would love to drive the escort amongst others

Fernando Agapito · Mar 8, 2012

Fernando Agapito (Fernando A.) - EU

Oh yeah it's supposed to be just a bonus and not an obligation

. Thanks for considering it Warren

Warren Dawes · Mar 8, 2012

Jack Hintz said:
next time we need to incorporate the VHC_1 and 2 packs, would love to drive the escort amongst others

Jack, I hear you and I did consider it this time. However with RSRBR2012 Update 03 due this weekend, and not knowing what might be included or changed, I didn't want to widen the risks.
I also think we have plenty of choice available in Group_H, and I didn't want drivers to have to spend excessive time testing heaps of cars to make their choice.

TTupsi · Mar 8, 2012

COROLLAAAA

Tapio Rinneaho - TTupsi - EUX

Jack Hintz · Mar 8, 2012

good point. they promised it last weekend too, which sucks, but i know Humalamaki has just come in original format so maybe thats why its a little longer...