rFactor Racing Club (Merged)

Rupe Wilson · Feb 26, 2014

Please Note this is for rFactor 1

Server name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM HistorX
Ip 5.198.127.19:34297
Class /Cars: Lotus Elite '61 Vs Fiat Abarth 1000TC '65
Track: Watkins glen Nascar layout ( Download )

See Main Forum for Official Race Time Clock

Practice start time: GMT 20.00 (20 mins)
Qualification start time: GMT 20.20 (single lap)
Race start time: GMT 20.30 (13 laps)
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Practice start time: GMT 20.50 (20 mins)
Qualification start time: GMT 21.10 (single lap)
Race start time: GMT 21.20 (13 laps)

Note 1: Only default liveries or the liveries that come with the mod please
Note 2: Odd Number Sign ups Race1 = Lotus / Race2 = Abarth Even number vice versa.
Note 2: 10 minute Superpole 3 laps (1x out lap 1x fast lap & an inlap )
but please use escape on the 3rd lap do not drive it

Server password: Click here
Racing rules: Click here

Entry List:

Rupe wilson - lotus / Abarth
Yves Larose - Abarth/ lotus
Matej Lakota - Lotus / Abarth
Jarek Kostowski - Abarth/ lotus
Andrew Jarnell - Lotus / Abarth
Jack Smith - Abarth/ lotus
Tristan Clark - Lotus / Abarth
Hans Sneep - Abarth/ lotus
Steven Walker - Lotus / Abarth
Mike Bishop - Abarth/ lotus
Allan Ramsbottom - Lotus / Abarth
Mick Martin - Abarth/ lotus
Jacob Boonstra - Lotus / Abarth
Krzysztof Babi - Abarth/ lotus
Tim Ling - Lotus / Abarth
Stig Bidstrup - Abarth/ lotus
Roland Warmenhoven - Abarth/ lotus
Hiroshi Awazu - Abarth/ lotus
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Rules:
If you have not entered the server and driven a few laps with fellow drivers before we go to qualifying you are to late for that session. Please think of your fellow drivers and get out on track with them, watch how they drive, you can't race with guys you have not seen drive.
We ALL brake a little differently and drive the corners differently, get used to how they drive and then we can all race more safely.
If you drop out of the server during qualifying you can return.

This is being held in our Club, using Club Rules, and should be driven in that spirit.

For info on HistorX 1.96 click me

Hiroshi Awazu · Mar 24, 2014

@Rupe Wilson, I'll join you guys for this. I can do two races.

Just wondering if the track with the more forgiving sandtraps is being used for this race?

Andrew Jarnell · Mar 24, 2014

@Rupe Wilson
Hi Rupe please add me to race .

PS is it the mod track

Andy

Andrew Jarnell · Mar 24, 2014

@Rupe Wilson

Hi Rupe
Please add me to race .

Andy
Should get the feel for the car by Sunday race!!!!

Rupe Wilson · Mar 24, 2014

New download with sand traps you can get out of 23/03/2014
Track: Hidden Valley ( Download )
Event name: Sky City Triple Crown

Please remember this track is no different to the stock track whilst on track the only difference is in the TDF file were i have reduced the 2 // Gravel [FEEDBACK] Resistance=50000.00 is the Default settings, i lowered the numbers to a Resistance =10000.00.

If going on another server you will get a missmatch in the tdf so you will need to revert it back to the default settings..

Tim Ling · Mar 24, 2014

@Rupe Wilson signing up sensei

Hans Sneep · Mar 24, 2014

@Rupe Wilson , Signing up

Philip Brown · Mar 25, 2014

Very drivable, real blast! @Rupe Wilson, sign me up please...

(note: pushing harder on the throttle does not make it any faster)

Matej Lakota · Mar 25, 2014

Tnx to tagged me Yves and @Rupe Wilson sign me up, please.

Quas · Mar 25, 2014

Another great event, i'm so exhausted after those races it's beyond me how some of you can do this at over 50 or 60 years, you must be retired athletes, respect

.

Thanks for organizing & taking part.

@Krzysztof Babij @Franklin Stegink
I found it unfortunate that you blew your engine once again and had a look at your replays to see what this is about.
You don't seem to be shifting later than the rest of us so the problem lies in the gearchanges and indeed i saw the rpm needle rev beyond the scale a few times on your upshifts. Could it be that you have autoclutch enabled and are driving like you would drive a car with a sequential gearbox (at least on some upshifts)?
This would explain everything perfectly. The cars have no rev limiters at all and at maximum revs the engine dies in about 3-4 seconds. So if you shift flatout about 6-8 times (maybe more, maybe less, i'm guessing here) you're pretty much done.

Try lifting the throttle at every upshift and i reckon your problems are history

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Or if you use a G25/27 and ain't doing that already go with H-shifting + clutch, it doesn't make you slower and is so much more fun!

Tim Ling · Mar 25, 2014

Just a note that the revs shouldn't go over 7000rpm before you change gear. Highest production of torques is about 5000rpm, so changing up just before 7000rpm drops you nicely into the high torques band

@Philip Brown are you sure?

Quas · Mar 25, 2014

No club races i'm interested in so i'll be doing a few laps later tonight, in case someone's bored come & join

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Krzysztof Babij · Mar 25, 2014

Bull's eye @Jarek Kostowski. It is like you wrote, thank you for the hints, i will try to use clutch and shifter

Regards

Denis Betty · Mar 25, 2014

Jack Smith said:
I was having a challenge keeping the Alpine at a respectable pace without losing it. I thought I was coping but the engine died after about 9 laps, so I escaped from the server and went offline to practice with the Lotus .... preparing some for race 2. The engine held up fine for me there so I rejoined the server for race 2 and completed 13. 99 laps before the engine blew. I coasted down the final straight, flames and smoke pouring out and acrossed the line thinking I had finished the race just nipping out Jacob but to my surprise ... the race continued ..... time was not up I assume, so I never got a finish.... grrrrrrrrr..

Hard lines Jack. Stick at it fella, you're almost there. We need to stick together on this and help each other along.