Maybe the most important info for those sitting on the fence: Paypal will be accepted starting with the next season (28th of April)! I know it has been mentioned, now it's official with a date...
Safe the money (for now) and try to get the free month from Radical (if that's still available)... After that month, you'll know whether iRacing is worth it for you or not...
When the safety car is deployed, it's a full-course yellow already, so who wasn't picked up yet is obviously slowing down until they too are behind the SC-train... They a.) can only get a penalty, but no place in such a situation, and b.) SC means the track isn't raceable, so there's bound to be an obstacle of some sort on the track, permitting going fast anyway...
So, who cocked that up? Piquet again making a stylish exit?
I would have liked to be present, but I'm on holiday starting tomorrow...
Anyway, two points that should be clear really but I think are worth reiterating just to remind everyone:
1.) Remember you are one place lower than on qualifying, so there is no need to retake a place - that's the Safety Car! As soon as the SC pulls in, you'll be at your rightful starting position, so stay where you are... Overtaking under the Safety Car is a PUNISHABLE OFFENSE and it will be punished!
2.) What you are experiencing prior to the green flag is completely the same as driving on a motorway with heavy traffic... So act like it, the rules are exactly the same here! Don't stare at the rear bumper of the car directly in front of you, look ahead! What the third car in front of you is doing, you should be doing... You have a track map on your screen and know the non-winged safety car is coming up to a bend, so don't be surprised when it has to brake to make it through... In reality you should have 2 seconds distance between you and the car in front - I know you won't leave that space, so I'm not evenn gonna suggest to do that, only be reminded that if you rear-end someone, it's completely your fault for not being aware enough and not leaving enough space... It will most likely get you a penalty too...
As a sidenote, if you want to fight the "accordeon-effect" (the stretching out and bunching up of the field - drivers with a real driver's licence will know from aforementioned motorways) there is one simple trick: brake as soon as possible, but only as light as you have to...
Anyway, two points that should be clear really but I think are worth reiterating just to remind everyone:
1.) Remember you are one place lower than on qualifying, so there is no need to retake a place - that's the Safety Car! As soon as the SC pulls in, you'll be at your rightful starting position, so stay where you are... Overtaking under the Safety Car is a PUNISHABLE OFFENSE and it will be punished!
2.) What you are experiencing prior to the green flag is completely the same as driving on a motorway with heavy traffic... So act like it, the rules are exactly the same here! Don't stare at the rear bumper of the car directly in front of you, look ahead! What the third car in front of you is doing, you should be doing... You have a track map on your screen and know the non-winged safety car is coming up to a bend, so don't be surprised when it has to brake to make it through... In reality you should have 2 seconds distance between you and the car in front - I know you won't leave that space, so I'm not evenn gonna suggest to do that, only be reminded that if you rear-end someone, it's completely your fault for not being aware enough and not leaving enough space... It will most likely get you a penalty too...
As a sidenote, if you want to fight the "accordeon-effect" (the stretching out and bunching up of the field - drivers with a real driver's licence will know from aforementioned motorways) there is one simple trick: brake as soon as possible, but only as light as you have to...
Are you seriously posing that question in a thread about aerodynamics?
1.) take aforementioned set
2.) max out front ARB
3.) set rear ARB to minimum
4.) corner hard
5.) ???
6.) enjoy!
2.) max out front ARB
3.) set rear ARB to minimum
4.) corner hard
5.) ???
6.) enjoy!
Many of the new shopping trolleys (including the one in your avatar) got it across their whole engine range - which can also be less than 140 HP...
Hihi, please nobody tell him LfS' aero model is bare basic at best... oh, dammit... 
And so it becomes an ordinary race car... All the electronics and gizmos that make the GTR punch way above its weight won't be in the race car, so I can't see it stack up against in this competition... 
Ambulance crew calling it a day, don't know what's so special...
They would've been allowed to change the tyres, as was pointed out by McLaren over comm I think, but what do they know about rules...
I disagree, it actually would be a good idea - many if not all series use a warning signal when a car enters the pitlane, and since LfS recognizes when a car crosses the pit entry line, tying an acoustic (or written) signal to that wouldn't be that much of a hassle...
Red card in the right bottom corner of his post?
Position-wise, the race was quite a good start, but I'm quite disappointed with admins: first I had to send a reminder to get the server password (dunno what happened with the first message), then we get an uncalled for penalty that we are not allowed to appeal even though we can provide evidence to redeem ourselves and another from us gets denied although it was a two-fold blue flag situation (rejoining track and lapped)... That brings me to the next point: completely appalling lappee-behaviour... I had to throw the anchors out quite often due to a backmarker practically stopping in a corner on the racing line... Guys, if you get a blue flag and it's evident you'll be caught in the next 1-2 corners, go wide! Makes life that much more easier for all...
No way they're gonna restart the race... It's still raining heavily...
Or not...
Or not...
Utterly stupid move by Ferrari - 1-2 laps more and those heavy wets will be fried and bold...
I don't really mind those flaws, IF the turn is flat... As soon as it has any meaningful camber, even partial throttle won't help you, only flat-out through (turn 10 @ Laguna for example)...
Oh yeah, because it has been so different those past seasons, lots of overtaking and as many winners as GPs... oh, wait...
While I'm terribly sorry to hear that, it isn't something I can be considerate of... We have to prep our guys too, you know... Not from a driving perspective (that would be far too late now), but for getting everything sorted to only have to concentrate on driving... It's over one hour late now, and I still haven't received the password...
Edit: Got it now, thanks!
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I'm sorry, if PWs are sent out this late (what's the problem with sending it out as soon as the Tracker is set up?), I'd expect it to be sent within 15 minutes of the announced time... You see yourself that this only creates unnecessary problems...
So, from this text I take it you're a mindless soldier who's whoring his beliefs to the lowest(?) bidder?
If you'd have read the FIA text, you'd know that Hamilton was asked TWICE if he had let Trulli past, and INSISTED he didn't... He might not have killed someone, but may I remind you that fraud is also a punishable crime?
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