rFactor 2 Round 1 Kyalami 79

SERIES INFO: https://www.simracingonline.co.uk/threads/general-discussion.1868/

ROUND NR. 1
Welcome to the 1979 South African Grand Prix.

The 1979 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami. The race, contested over 78 laps, was the third race of the 1979 Formula One season and was won by Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. Team-mate and local driver Jody Scheckter finished second, while Jean-Pierre Jarier finished third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_South_African_Grand_Prix

 

Here's the real deal guys; F1 Kyalami 1979

 

17 drivers as of now. This series is doing pretty good. We are 2 above the 15 minimum signups.
Will do some more promoting on Studio 397 to see if we can get some more guys in.

I can see 2 possible strategies for Kyalami that could work:
1. Put all the fuel in and race hard tires without a pitstop to change.
2. Put all the fuel in and race soft tires and most likely change after 70% of the race.

Ad 1) You would have to be relatively close to the leaders, like 10 - 15 sec. to jump them if they pit for tires. But then they would have fresh soft rubber for 30% of the race. And they would be relatively close behind you after their stop.
Ad 2) If you manage to stay close to the leaders when they pit, the closer you are, the bigger the gap you pull without stopping. But you would have to maintain a good pace to the end. Because the stoppers will be doing qual times with soft tires for the last 30% of the race.

 

Yes, the event will have a formationlap / rollng start from the last corner to ensure everybody gets to corner 1 save. Standing starts are pretty dangerous braking for turn 1.
Now that everybody has invested in this series, I don't want anybody starting the first lap without a front or rear wing. Everybody should be able to start clean and then make his own race.

Weathersettings will be default, starting time 14.00 PM. Air temperature is default always 29 degrees. The track will rubber up during online server time / practise time. On raceday the race starts on a green track and gets rubbered in during the race.

 

Sorry guys, I mean rubber builds up in the raceweekend from practise to race not only race itself. Like normal. Typing error

 

I don't mind doning standing starts, if everybody can keep their cool in the first corner and brake in time. I would just be a shame if someone does a lot of practise and then gets taken out in turn 1 at the start by a guy with a lot of ambition or poor judgement .

I'm willing to do a standing start for the first race, but if shit hits the fan at turn 1, I think it's better to do rolling starts from then on. Of course if everyone is mindfull of other drivers, we will keep doing standing starts.

Agreed?

 

Server online

 

With a standing start we don't do a formationlap. It's go to the grid and race at the green light