rFactor 2 Round 1 Kyalami 1976 - Sun Apr 7, 2024

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* WELCOME TO ROUND 1 KYALAMI 1976 *

YOU HAVE TO USE THE SAME CAR THROUGHOUT THE SERIES THAT YOU CHOOSE FOR YOUR FIRST EVENT.


Porsche 956 On Board! Derek Bell | Kyalami Circuit

History
The original, sweeping circuit was designed and cleared by Harry Pierce and Dick Bremner along with a few friends and workers in the mid-1950s. The two were also responsible for the hosting and housing of early race teams that ventured to Africa to try out the new track with Bremner being the chairman of the South African Automotive Racing Association. Its first major international event was in 1961 until political sanctions (due to apartheid policies) eliminated the Grand Prix after the 1985 race. When the circuit was rebuilt in the early 1990s as part of a commercial development, Leeukop Bend, the Kink, Pit lane, the start/finish straight, Crowthorne Corner and Barbeque Bend were all eliminated. Jukskei Sweep was heavily modified to create the entrance into the bend before the then newly built Pit lane and start/finish straight. The remaining part of the old fast circuit, modified to a lesser degree were Sunset Bend, Clubhouse Bend and the Esses still incorporated into the current configuration, with the result that the circuit became a narrow, twisty ribbon rather than one of the fastest circuits on the calendar. Formula One abandoned the rebuilt circuit in 1993 after just two races on the new layout, caused by a bankruptcy on the part of the promoter.

It hosted the South African motorcycle Grand Prix until 1992.

Kyalami was changed again with the building of the current pit lane and start/finish straight and later again changes were made, with the addition of a chicane which in turn was removed again for the 2009 World Superbike race. Kyalami came under new management and 2008 saw the 50th anniversary of the 9-hour revival being held at Kyalami with golden oldies like David Piper and others. On 6 June 2014, it was announced that Kyalami would be auctioned off on 24 July without reserve. On 24 July 2014, it was auctioned off for R205 million. The winning bidder was Toby Venter, owner of Porsche South Africa. R100 million was invested to upgrade the circuit, allowing it to successfully obtain an FIA Grade 2 status.

On 12 December 2019, the provisional calendar for the 2020–21 FIA World Endurance Championship was announced, containing a six-hour race at Kyalami scheduled for 6 February 2021. However, after the calendar was revised due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyalami was removed.

Layout history

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  The original layout in red built in 1961, 26 feet wide and measuring 4094m
  
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  The widened layout in red built in 1968, 36 feet wide and 40 feet from the Kink to Crowthorne and measuring 4104m
  
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  Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (1968–1988)
  
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  Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (1988–1991)
  
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  Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (1992–1993, 2009–2015)
  
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  Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (1994–2008)
  
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  Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (2015–present)

 

TRACK UPDATE

Kyalami 1976 has been updated to V1.3
Please uninstall the sm_Kyalami v1.01 and replace it with v1.3
https://simracingonline.co.uk/racing/eventinfo/2157

 

Mod update

The mod has been updated to v1.02.
The server is up again with the update.

 

First draft of my 60's Hippie car - Peace man!!
Credits to Gilles da'Silva

 

The server is down for some maintenance and will be back up tonight.

 

Drivers briefing

1. All 6 events of this series will be broadcasted
Broadcaster: Rob Milliken


2. Kyalami 1976 Conditions
1) The race will start at 02:00 PM (in-game time of course)
2) Time acceleration is normal. Fuel = 2x / This forces a pitstop. Tyres = 3x / The tyres give good grip, but are rock-hard on 1x and almost don't wear.
3) Cut Track points are set to 6
4) 100% damage
5) This event has a standing start without formation lap
6) This is a dry race
7) Qualification is set to "private". That means that you will be alone on track so you can put in your best time without traffic (point 3 qual rule still applies).
8) YOU HAVE TO USE THE SAME CAR THROUGHOUT THE SERIES THAT YOU CHOOSE FOR YOUR FIRST EVENT.

3. The use of the Esc. key in Qualification
Use of the Esc key during Qualifying is the equivalent of stopping your car and getting out. This may be done only in your pit stall. There are very few exceptions to this rule. Here are the only two we will currently consider. These exceptions are subject to change at any time:
- You run out of fuel in the pit lane before reaching your pit stall.

If you use the Esc key in any location other than your pit stall, your Qualifying session is over and you may not return to the track.

4. You can find the password for the race server on the Kyalami 76 event page.

5. Unregistering in time if you can't make it.

6. Please use the SAME NAME in the rFactor 2 game as on our SRO signup list or it won't match in our automated result processing.
You can change your name in the rFactor 2 "Profile" menu.

7. If you plan to PROTEST another driver, you have to wait 24 hours counting from the end of the race.
Any protest filed before that time will be viewed as not received. You can find the rules about submitting a protest here.

8. You can find the server by typing SRO or the track name. Add the server to your favorites so you can always find it.
If you can't find the server in the rFactor 2 server list, you can access this way:
1. click on this link: https://simracepackages.lima-city.de/rF2server/
2. scroll down to "SRO" (it's alphabetical)
3. choose the correct server and Join with the password (see point 4 above)
4. the server will start automatically and will take you to the event




Last but not least ... SIMRACINGONLINE wishes you a great race!
And always remember that your fellow SRO members have also put in a lot of time practising for this race,
so please be careful and respectful with your buddies.

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If you have questions, please ask them below.

 

Look at your "Local Race Time" on the sign up page for the start of the race at your own local time.
This is my local time: 21:20 is the start of the race. Qual is 21:00

 

@ to all those concerned:
I hope the skin gmotor problems are fixed for the nest race. I was a bit disappointed that I could not use my skin (as others were too). But if you don't know who's causiing the problems, everybody has to ditch it. And that seemingly worked. But please get it fixed for the next round