[MRc] is happy to present you the 1st edition of E-Challenge. To enter the MRc E-Challenge, make a post here giving your requested car number, LFS license name, your real name, your nationality, and your team name (optional).
Separate each field with a /, no space between the text of the field and the /. Example:
47/michal 1279/Michal Málek/Czech Republic/Master Race car
Numbers 2-99 are free for selection. Number 1 is reserved for the winner of the E-Challenge in eventual future runnings.
Signups are open NOW, and will close by the midnight UTC prior to the official event day. (00:00 UTC Saturday)
The Master Race car team is pleased to present you a brand new event, which will bring a unique racing experience into LFS. Strongly inspired by the FIA Formula E championship, we created an event, where the strategy and clever use of available resources will play a big factor on your way to victory.
While the letter E in "Formula E" stands for "Electric", here it stands for "Endurance" and "Efficiency" - you will need these a lot just to finish this race, let alone winning it! After all, the refuelling is forbidden and the 100% of fuel your car can carry definitely isn't enough to make it to the finish line. Or is it? Even worse, you're put on a tight and twisty street circuit with no room for error, where even the smallest mistake can end in disaster.
Can you prove you can perform well in these difficult conditions?
Schedule:
Prequalifying session (if necessary)
15:30 UTC / 16:30 CET Official free practice session (20 minutes)
16:00 UTC / 17:00 CET Official qualifying session (1 hotlap)
16:40 UTC / 17:40 CET Official Super-pole shoot-out session (top 6 from qualifying compete for the top 6 grid spots in another separate session (1 hotlap))
17:00 UTC / 18:00 CET Official race start (100 laps; standing start)
General rules:
SC and VSC active
1 mandatory pitstop, which cannot be performed under SC or VSC Refueling NOT ALLOWED (any attempt to refuel will result in immediate disqualification from the event)
Session: Race
Lap AND MPR timecode of incident: 18 (leader 19) / 20:50
Car(s) involved: PitlaneRacer
Location of incident: Pit lane entry
Brief description of incident: Entering the pit lane after the red flag is issued and taking service before exiting the pit lane, breaking NDR Sporting Code XIII.3.3.b
Session: Race
Lap AND MPR timecode of incident: 18 (leader 19) / 21:10
Car(s) involved: PitlaneRacer / [WCL] T.Soini / [LCS-R] MaTe
Location of incident: Pit lane
Brief description of incident: PitlaneRacer is gaining position on Soini and Mate under the red flag condition.
Well, racing games in general are probably the most repetetive gaming genre out there. Going in circles over and over again, for tens or even hundreds of the same laps. Then go in different circles maybe with different car, but the idea stays the same. But unlike some story-based RPG games, the replayability is huge.
There's pretty much no joy in playing some Assassin's Creed title for the third time, you already know the story and the environment is already explored, so there's not much meaningful to do. Meanwhile in the racing sim you can jump in and try to beat your old PB or other racers who are just driving around. Even 2 races at same combo will turn out completely differently.
Racing sims naturally don't have any specific goal or other natural limit and you are free to do what you want to do, that's where the long replayability comes from. Guys who you speak to at this forum have circled the world multiple times while still being entertained and motivated to keep driving.
Involved driver here - I take full responsibility for this collision, lost concentration after the mayhem in first two turns and became unaware of the car on the inside. Completely my fault.
Since we havent seen anything from Fern Bay, Id say there is at least extra 6 months before the update gets released.
Maybe a Christmas present? (just giving ideas)
Cannot wait!