RD Mazda MX5 Cup 2016

RippedXFuel · Aug 9, 2016

Sunny Sky Speed said:
@Tobias Röhner
I won't be able to join at Vallelunga, my dear wife remembered me kindly we need to attend a wedding party Sunday of some friend couple I actually don't see that much .... Well at least I won't be getting in the way of those aliens up front
Last round shouldn't be an issue.

After giving Vallelunga Club a brief test I'm not quite sure what's worse: Attending a wedding party of an unknown couple or having to participate in the race ...

TobiasR · Aug 9, 2016

RippedXFuel said:
After giving Vallelunga Club a brief test I'm not quite sure what's worse: Attending a wedding party of an unknown couple or having to participate in the race ...

At least cutting won't be a problem

RippedXFuel · Aug 9, 2016

Choosing this combo reveals slightly masochistic tendencies ...

TobiasR · Aug 9, 2016

RippedXFuel said:
Choosing this combo reveals slightly masochistic tendencies ...

Hey, actually we've had some ridiculously fun races on this track with Abarth 500s. Side by side for multiple laps.

Might not be the funnest track to hotlap, but there will be lots of action at least. Hopefully the good kind of action.

RippedXFuel · Aug 9, 2016

No allowance for senior citizens .... however, I'll take whatever you throw at me

... sure it will be fun .. as (almost) always in this great league

TobiasR · Aug 10, 2016

TobiasR · Aug 10, 2016

Race Details:

Date - Sunday August 14th 2016
Circuit - Vallelunga Club
Server Name - RACEDEPARTMENT.COM MX5 Cup Ro5
Server Password - HERE
Skin Pack - HERE
Track pack - HERE
Live Broadcast - Twitch TV

Race Schedule:

15:00 GMT - Booking (180 minutes)
18:00 GMT - Free Practice (60 minutes)
19:00 GMT - Qualification (15 minutes)
19:20 GMT - Race (27 laps)

Server Settings:

Automatic Clutch: Yes
Traction Control: No
ABS: Yes
Stability Control: No
Damage Multiplier: 10%

Weather Forecast
https://weather.com/weather/weekend/l/UKOL0021:1:UK

Entry List

@Geof (Geoffrey Tassenoy)
@Tobias Röhner
@metaDp (Cyrille Saussey)
@SakL (Sakke Leponiemi)
@BioForce (Christian Schumann)
@Norman Bruce
@Andrew Harper
@speedyx56 (Pierre Cavillon)
@RippedXFuel (Henrik Heide)
@Queequeg (Gabriel Sterr)
@Alessandro Di Domenicantonio
@Marco Waechter
@Craig Patteson
@Paul Jeffrey
@Frank (Frank Van Oeveren)
@Paul Blythe
@Nave (Evan Marion)
@tylargh (Tyler Breland)
@Dinca Andrei
@saxoross (Ross Downing)
@Bazooka_Joe (Radek Milcarz)
@PaulH (Paul Hurlow)
@Artur Czarnecki
@Sunny Sky Speed (Jurgen Van Den Noortgate)
@Davy Vandevenne
Commentator
Commentator

Andrew Harper · Aug 10, 2016

RippedXFuel said:
No allowance for senior citizens .... however, I'll take whatever you throw at me ... sure it will be fun .. as (almost) always in this great league

The only thing that struck me on the club race we did was how narrow the track felt in places, you need to be really careful when you are side by side with someone.

TobiasR · Aug 10, 2016

Whatever's gonna happen here...

AndrewBo · Aug 10, 2016

Well Tobias...a spotterguide maybe...oh wait...there he is.

TobiasR · Aug 10, 2016

Andrew said:
Well Tobias...a spotterguide maybe...oh wait...there he is.
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I knew I missed sth

TobiasR · Aug 11, 2016

Get ready for MX5's in close quarters at Vallelunga's club circuit. Round Five of the RD MX5 Cup is coming fast!

Sakke is becoming the MVP of the series after winning three straight rounds and taking over the championship lead with only three races under his belt after missing round one. The Talking Door Racing drivers have not been able to make an impression on Sakke at Monza, where he brought home a 5 second lead ahead of Geoffrey Tassenoy.

After Monza's slipstream battles, the circus moves on to Vallelunga club, which is basically Monza in bizarro world: Nothing but super tight corners and almost no straights. A completely different skill set is required to succeed in this twisty, unforgiving set of hairpins and 180° corners. But don't be fooled by the seemingly boring layout, because the racing that this track generates is brilliant to watch. Traffic will play a significant role in the outcome of the race, as the room to overtake is far and few in between.

Who will win this time? Join us again on Sunday!

As always, the race will be brought to you on our twitch channel, accessible on our website's stream page HERE or directly through Twitch.tv HERE.

Spotter Guide:

Craig Patteson · Aug 12, 2016

I'll be there this time

Paul Jeffrey · Aug 12, 2016

Glad to hear you'll be back Craig

Looking forward to watching you disappear in front from afar

Bazooka_Joe · Aug 12, 2016

Managed to get some practice laps and get my PB in race with AI down to 0:56.716 and was consistently running ~0:57 (see screenshot). Not sure if I can keep such pace for the whole race on Sunday since I've run nearly a quarter of a whole duration (and I'm already knackered), but it sounds fairly promising initially.
It's so easy to make a mistake there (hello raised curbs!) so I doubt I can drive faultlessly for the entire duration but gonna try to stay out of the way of faster drivers.
I've not been able to practice blue flag procedures in this cup yet, and hopefully won't interrupt the fight at the front (or any other fight to be honest). Perhaps there will be an opportunity to practice this prior to the race as it will be definitely a huge factor for the front runners.

Andrew Harper · Aug 13, 2016

Bazooka_Joe said:
(hello raised curbs!)

Oh yes, I've lots of encounters with those so far. Thanks heavens this isn't real. I'd have run out of alloys by now...

RippedXFuel · Aug 13, 2016

Andrew Harper said:
Oh yes, I've lots of encounters with those so far. Thanks heavens this isn't real. I'd have run out of alloys by now...

... and spinal discs probably ....

10phillyphan · Aug 14, 2016

It's a shame that this will be the last race I'll be announcing for the series, as I will be at at an Indycar race next Sunday. Really looking forward to it tomorrow. I'm going to miss this so much

Really hoping that I can get help to get rFactor 2 to announce leagues with, as I am short on funds for the time being right now.

saxoross · Aug 14, 2016

Hi Tobias,

It's likely I'm not going to make tonights race. It's going to be close if I'm going to be back in time.

Gutted as it looks like it will be a fun race!

Ross

Paul Jeffrey · Aug 14, 2016

Guys, my internet is down atm, furiously working @ fixing it as we speak. I'll try not to be too late to the race. Ffs. Sorry folks. No idea what's up