rF2 Studio 397 LMP2 & GTE @ Silverstone - Fri 05Oct18

[RainhamIron]

That was tough- spun while leading in a weird way that has never happened before, but Andy was way too quick tonight anyway. Had another couple of spins and a stop and go for cutting (caused by a half-spin annoyingly!) so to be 30 or so seconds off the lead by the end wasn't a bad effort.

This was my second race with these P2's and i think i'm learning a bit about setup now, but i'm still rusty as hell in traffic, misjudging GT cars on more than one occasion. We all faced forwards in the end luckily! Apologies for any inconvenience caused!

Cheers all, looking forward to more!

Cheers Ross, it was great racing with you there for the first few laps. As usual I was probably a bit too cautious at the start, but to quote a well worn platitude, I figured "it's a long race"

Gutted to see you spin in front of me, that was shaping up to be a fun, albeit intense battle. I remember thinking to myself at one point when we were turning left at Brooklands, that your rear end looked quite 'lively'. I just couldn't quite figure out where to go for the pass though as generally we were quite evenly matched. But crucially you were quicker than me where it mattered, like out of Chapel for example.

Real shame too about the penalty issues. I had a warning in the first few laps, and luckily managed to avoid any further ones so somehow escaped with no drive throughs etc.

Likewise I'm a complete newbie with these P2s so the whole thing was quite daunting. I'd raced with the P3s before but that was single class, so was relatively straightforward. This was the first time I'd ever been in a faster class car in a multiclass race, so hopefully I didn't cause any major issues getting through the GT field!

The first pitstop was a proper mess as I stopped at 4 or 5 boxes before i finally found my own, I'll put that down to inexperience. Thankfully the second one was fine as by then I knew where I was going

So anyway for the last few laps the fuel was looking marginal, so thought it best to drop the mix to safety car mode and make sure I actually made it to the end. Everything was looking cushty until the last lap iirc, when a GT car spun right in front of me in the middle of the Maggots / Becketts complex. One change of underwear later, and the race was finally over. Phew - absolutely knackered and in need of a beer or 3, but likewise - looking forward to more of this madness

 

[Luka Berk]

I would like to apologise for not showing up. I admit I forgot about it and was needed somewhere else at the time. I know it seems odd after pretty much flooding the post, won't happen again.

 

[RainhamIron]

I would be more than happy to include this information in the opening post, especially the rules and guidance for overtaking and lapping, but there are two reasons why I have not done this already.

Firstly, I would like to reiterate and stress that these events are for fun, and should be enjoyed by drivers of all abilities - rookies should be mindful of experienced drivers, and equally veterans should be patient with new drivers. There should be a mutual respect and understanding, we should be willing to help one another, and ultimately everyone should have a good time when participating in these races. By explicitly adding more rules I fear that we are losing this sense of fun, and the relaxed attitude that I expect to see in club races. There is already quite a bit to remember, which can be quite daunting in particular to new drivers who might be overwhelmed by all of this information, and this could potentially deter people from taking part in races. I speak from experience when I say that this has happened before - the first few events were popular, but this popularity diminished very quickly partly because of all the rules. It was almost like running a league, and people were put of from racing in this environment when all they really wanted to do was participate in a club event. It is for this reason that I have kept much of this information out of the opening post, but I do mention the relevant bits and bobs via TeamSpeak on a weekly basis - to me this seems like a better way of passing on the information because it allows me to convey tone, which is very important in my opinion (written rules could potentially sound harsh and strict, and therefore intimidating). Another advantage of making these announcements via TeamSpeak, at the time of the event, is that it ensures the information is fresh in people's minds.

This brings me on to my second reason for not including this information in the opening post. Almost every week I am asked the same questions by different drivers - how long is the race, is there are warm up session, will there be a formation lap, etc. - which makes me wonder how many people actually read the first post, where all of this information is already available. This is not a criticism, merely an observation; I will admit that I have also been guilty of not reading all of the details in opening posts of event threads on several occasions... And I know that I will only be repeating whatever information I include in the opening post via TeamSpeak, during the event.

However, as I have said, I am willing to including this additional information in the opening post, especially for these multi-class events, as it will be helpful and provide clarity for new and experienced drivers alike.

I think this wording is absolutely fine. If anything it's probably going to be more reassuring for inexperienced drivers, than it is off putting

 

[mancSLO]

Is there eny fanatec driver to shoving me ingame fbb setting. Or even a csl elite ps4 wheel setting.
Thx

 

[Ross McGregor]

Cheers Ross, it was great racing with you there for the first few laps. As usual I was probably a bit too cautious at the start, but to quote a well worn platitude, I figured "it's a long race"

Gutted to see you spin in front of me, that was shaping up to be a fun, albeit intense battle. I remember thinking to myself at one point when we were turning left at Brooklands, that your rear end looked quite 'lively'. I just couldn't quite figure out where to go for the pass though as generally we were quite evenly matched. But crucially you were quicker than me where it mattered, like out of Chapel for example.

Real shame too about the penalty issues. I had a warning in the first few laps, and luckily managed to avoid any further ones so somehow escaped with no drive throughs etc.

It looked like I was faster on the straights (I ran the wing at 4) but I felt like you were quicker in the sweeping bends, that might also explain why my rear end looked a bit lively! I found it really tough to stop the car sliding in all types of corners though so hopefully a bit more setup tweakage will help that...

But yeah, it would’ve been more interesting if I’d not spun early on!

 

[RainhamIron]

It looked like I was faster on the straights (I ran the wing at 4) but I felt like you were quicker in the sweeping bends, that might also explain why my rear end looked a bit lively! I found it really tough to stop the car sliding in all types of corners though so hopefully a bit more setup tweakage will help that...

But yeah, it would’ve been more interesting if I’d not spun early on!

I also ran the same wing level, so possibly you were just getting better exits (i.e. better driving?! ), so yeah maybe you were hampered slightly by other issues.

Either way that was some v useful experience for us both it seems. After a few laps I started getting slightly more used to lapping the GTs, but eyes were still on stalks for much of the event. Why do we do this to ourselves??

 

[BloodySalmonMan]

Forgetting about going to Suzuka??!!
I'm dead jealous, have a great time

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Cheers mate!

 

[Daiman Patel]

As the saying goes, it's better late than never...

So I would very quickly like to take this opportunity to very belatedly thank everyone who took part in this event, and remind you all that we shall be returning to the multi-class events starting this Friday night, with a 90 minute race at Road America! If you haven't already signed up for this race then you can find the event thread here! We look forward to seeing you on track again soon!

I would like to apologise for not showing up. I admit I forgot about it and was needed somewhere else at the time. I know it seems odd after pretty much flooding the post, won't happen again.

There's no need to apologise mate - I was half expecting you not to join us for this event anyway because I knew that you would be taking part in (and maybe preparing for) a league race on the following day. So don't worry about it! See you at Road America!

Well, crap. My time conversion was an hour off, was looking forward to this race, too. RF2 sure does look good with those new endurance cars, though! Hopefully we'll have some more enduro soon and I'll get better adjusted.

Oh dear, that's a shame! Maybe you will be able to join us for this week's race instead! And I can assure you that there will be plenty more of these events over the coming weeks and months! As you have said, these cars look amazing, and also they are great fun to drive! Just to confuse matters though, take note that the time in Europe shall be changing this weekend as "daylight savings" comes to an end - the time shall be going back an hour - so the times specified in event threads shall be adjusted accordingly. All rFactor 2 events shall commence at 20:00 GMT once the clocks have changed, so for most participants in Europe and North America the start time will not actually change. However, drivers from Australia - specifically in South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria - will be affected by their own time change in the opposite direction.

Despite a couple of spins I was enjoying that, but then I had the pit stop and no fuel went in. Just couldn't continue after that. I will be back.

It was great to have you with us mate! In spite of the numerous issues that you encountered both before and during the race, I'm glad that you enjoyed yourself! We look forward to seeing you for future multi-class as well as other rFactor 2 club events.