Useful information can be found here from previous Indy Oval events https://simracingonline.co.uk/threads/test-events.14319/ https://simracingonline.co.uk/forums/indy-125-2020-closed.416/
Registration is open to all SRO Members, with a maximum grid size of 32 cars. Should the entry be oversubscribed, members who have been or are still financial contributors to SRO will be given preference for entries.
It is currently planned to Broadcast this race, with Rob Milliken doing the honours this time, but as always we need to have a decent entry for it to be worthwhile the time and effort. The first test/practice event (no registration required for tests) is this Saturday 14th June, but let's see some more entries for the actual race, for what has always been a competitive, challenging and different event to our usual racing fare.
A reminder of the rules for everyone who is going to race. Rolling start with pace car: The game will show on-screen instructions as we start the pace laps. The race start will have 2 pace laps behind the pace car, after lap one if we are all in the correct starting order, when the pace car crosses the line it's lights will go out. This signifies that we will go green at the line next time around. If the pace car lights stay on we need to do another lap. The main reason for a failed start is cars being out of order. Once the pace car pulls off after Turn 4 into the pit lane , stay at pace car speed until the green light comes on. No hanging back to take a run at the car ahead or increasing speed before the green light. Cautions will be on so the pace car will come out whenever the yellow comes on. Slow down and be ready to form up behind the pace car. The game will give on screen instructions as to where you need to be and who you should follow. The Pits will be open to lead lap cars ONLY the first time by, then open to all on the next pass. You will see the X for pits if they are closed to you. The penalty for entering closed pits is a drive through. The server will be set for Private qualifying with a total of 6 laps, which includes the outlap and inlap, so only 4 timed laps are allowed in total. Exceeding this will require you to start the race from the pit lane. If you crash during your qualifying and you want to run again, if time allows, then you must drive back to your pitbox. You can NOT USE ESC to return to the pits. If you do you must remain there as your qualifying session is OVER. PIT STOPS When making a pit stop under green lap running, you MUST use the pit entry lane which starts before T3. DO NOT slow down in T4 and enter the pits from there. However under a Yellow caution period you may enter the pits after T4. Rejoining the track when exiting the pits must be done by merging carefully after T2 onto the back straight, not between T1 and T2. Restarts after Yellow Do not pass the car ahead before the start/finish line otherwise you will receive a penalty.
To avoid issues with results processing, due to there being two Classes of Indycar including the skin pack, please make sure to select your car from the skin pack. I've run cars from both skinpack options back to back and any car in the Indycar 2014 v1.65 pack does not have adjustable fuel mixture, unlike in the default S397 Indycar. However my testing showed that the additional skinpack cars are a few tenth's quicker per lap compared to the defaults even without mixture adjustment. My recommendation then is to only use a car from the skinpack.
Remember when selecting your car to go into the Customise screen and select the Indycar configuration and 119" wheelbase options for the best performance.
