rFactor 2 Round 5 Road Atlanta – into the night

Discussion in 'G.E.A.R. Multiclass Endurance S2 - S397 Closed' started by John vd Geest, Jan 13, 2019.

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  1. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator



    Road Atlanta - We will start in daylight and go into the night.​

    Road Atlanta, also known as Petit Le Mans, always turns out great sim races. This track has great appeal to it in the community. And for good reason. This track brings out the best in any simracer. You don't only drive this track with your right foot, but also with your head. You have to plan your attacks. There's little chance of overtaking in sector 1, so you have to get as close as you can to your opponent coming up the long back straight to attempt an overtake before the chicane. A lot of smooth driving is required here.

    This race will not be the usual 90 minutes, but 144 minutes (2,4 hours). So, a true endurance race!
    To make it all a bit more exciting, we will start the race in daylight and go into the night.


     
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    John vd Geest, Jan 13, 2019
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  2. Andrew Williams

    Andrew Williams Pro Driver

    Hi John, What is the race settings for this event?
    eg,
    Virtual race start time?
    Time multiplier?
     
    Andrew Williams, Apr 26, 2019
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  3. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    The following race at Road Atlanta will go into the night.

    We will start the race at 14.00 pm in game in daylight.
    The race will be 2.4 hours long (144 minutes).

    The server will be set for 4 x time acceleration. Then the race will end 9.6 hours later around 23.40 pm in game.
     
    John vd Geest, Apr 28, 2019
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  4. Eric Moinet

    Eric Moinet Pro Driver

    I won't be able to make this one, sorry. I've unregistered but it makes no difference for GTEs red lights, which is a shame IMO because there will be less than 30 cars on track and should be enough room for all GTEs to come.
     
    Eric Moinet, Apr 28, 2019
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  5. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    Road Atlanta and Autopolis can now take GTE 21 green lights.
     
    John vd Geest, May 1, 2019
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  6. Andrew Williams

    Andrew Williams Pro Driver

    Still 4 days until the race, and already getting nervous about the LMPs passing between T2 and T6

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    Andrew Williams, May 1, 2019
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  7. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    LOL, maybe the Proto's should drive a "ghost" car :D
     
    John vd Geest, May 1, 2019
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  8. Mark Hightree

    Mark Hightree Administrator Staff Member Donator

    Nice job using the tools, John :)
     
    Mark Hightree, May 1, 2019
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  9. Toni Talvitie

    Toni Talvitie Pro Driver Donator

    3 lmp3's.....
     
    Toni Talvitie, May 2, 2019
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  10. Henri Miettinen

    Henri Miettinen Pro Driver

    I'm not sure I will take part in the race. I participate in Iracing's 24h Nurburing race and I can be too tired to drive after that.
     
    Henri Miettinen, May 2, 2019
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  11. Toni Talvitie

    Toni Talvitie Pro Driver Donator

    swapping to lmp2 since no drivers in lmp3 and to work now so praccy time is kinda limited because did my training in lmp3 :D
     
    Toni Talvitie, May 3, 2019
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  12. Toni Talvitie

    Toni Talvitie Pro Driver Donator

    What we do about the lefthander and driving line in exit?
     
    Toni Talvitie, May 3, 2019
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  13. Paulo Lima

    Paulo Lima Pro Driver

    Few drivers in lmp2 also, and 144m race is too long to end up driving against few drivers.
    I might change and drive a gt car this time
     
    Paulo Lima, May 3, 2019
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  14. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    You mean the lefthander after the esses in sector 1?
    There is a gravel trap next to it, so that takes care of itself. The whole curb is basically within limits.
     
    John vd Geest, May 3, 2019
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  15. Toni Talvitie

    Toni Talvitie Pro Driver Donator

    7 lmp2's now.
     
    Toni Talvitie, May 3, 2019
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  16. Andrew Harper

    Andrew Harper Pro Driver

    Should be there in the Oreca LMP2 for this one.

    I've cleaned the sensors on the pedals, everything all looks good and I ran some laps last night.

    I'm slightly worried the 70% throttle issue will gradually return but I do enjoy driving these cars so I want to try anyway.

    Will be interesting to see if the game uploads my livery this time, fingers crossed :)
     
    Andrew Harper, May 3, 2019
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  17. Andrew Williams

    Andrew Williams Pro Driver

    Unless you have edited it recently (since latest update), it won't (and won't even show in game for you to select).
     
    Andrew Williams, May 3, 2019
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  18. Andrew Harper

    Andrew Harper Pro Driver

    Oh I tested it last night. I see the folder structure has changed again after the update. So I just re-created the folder; moved the files and resaved, all looks ok in game so far :)

    I tried using the livery for round one, I could see it myself but no-one else could and it didn't appear on the stream. Just one of those things, it happened in the previous league before the material updates. Some liveries were uploaded, some weren't.
     
    Andrew Harper, May 3, 2019
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  19. Paulo Lima

    Paulo Lima Pro Driver

    Registered, yes
    Way better than 4 or 5 :)
    I just want to see the day/night transition... any class is just fine :D:cool:
     
    Paulo Lima, May 3, 2019
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  20. John vd Geest

    John vd Geest Administrator Staff Member Donator

    The skin you made for me isn't showing at all.
     
    John vd Geest, May 3, 2019
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