I fear, one has to live with it. It's a problematic topic and I remember threads like this from 8 years ago.

Round 1 :: September 13th, 2015

Track: Westhill National reversed [WE1r]

Qualifying 14:45 UTC: 60 minutes timed [no limitations]
Race 16:00 UTC: 4 hours timed

Qualifying
With the start of the qualifying session, all Car/Class choices must have been posted. Late changes to the team's car and/or class are penalised with a drive-through penalty at the start of the race.
During qualifying one driver of each team is allowed to drive as many laps as they desire. Jumping to the pits via Shift+P/S is permitted at any time they wish to do so.
Since all classes are on track simutaniously, all cars have the same right to drive a fast lap at any time. Please take into your strategy, that you might run up to a car from a slower category on a fast lap.

Race
The race starts with a standing start a rolling start. The GTR class will be started by the LFS lights, while the five other classes will recieve a chat notification, one at a time (NGT, LX6, RFC, LX4 and TBO), aproximately every 5 seconds, starting their respective races. The grid will be lined-up by classes: GTR, NGT, LX6, RFC, LX4 and TBO. When the pace car enters pitlane, the GTR leader controls the speed. Overtaking is allowed when the Green Flag massage appears. The start will be automatically reviewed. Jump starts will be penelised with a drive-through penalty, either by LFS or by admin.
For a driver change, the entering driver should only join the server on the current driver's in-lap and the outgoing driver should leave the server leave the server within one lap. The driver who did the qualifying laps must drive at least one lap in the race.

Additional Information
In all sessions it is the slower car's task to drive a foreseeable line and it is the faster car's task to pass the slower car safely. Do not force a pass at unappropriate places! Please read the information on how to deal with traffic: https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1893892#post1893892
When leaving the pit lane, you must pay attention to the yellow pit exit blendline!
Everyone is asked to respect the rules on chatting: During all sessions, chat is always automatically closed unless the race administrator opens it. There is no such thing as "perm".

Race results are now available as pdf in the OEC download section: http://oec.ronaldg.net/download.php

An intersting read I found in the iRacing forum.

Quote from http://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/1862299.page :

This little piece is meant to help people to get through races safely while driving the Ford GT. The forum is loaded with complaints and discussions about what how to pass, what attitude to take and what rules to apply on multi-class racing. iRacing does not offer a solution and neither do I. I do however offer some tools to help you get on your way.

To write this I drew from the discussions on the forum and my own experiences in all three classes of the iRacing Prototype and GT Challenge. I don't claim all of the points of view to be exclusively my own. I might actually have picked up yours while reading and merged it into this article.

Below you will find some quotes accompanied by tips - not rules - on how to deal with traffic. I found that these tips helped me to finish races and found that when I got taken out or took someone out I usually failed to follow them. Maybe they work for you as well.

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1: “You’re going to lose time”

The first thing you need to accept when entering a multi-class event is that you’re going to lose time interacting with the other classes. It’s just like that. At best you lose zero seconds, but generally getting passed means losing time. There are no fixes. Moreover, the loss of time is going to be random and completely unfair. Sometimes you lose a lot, sometimes you lose a little

So don’t get frustrated over it. You cannot control when faster cars appear in your vicinity. All you can do is make the best of it when they approach. The smoother you handle getting passed, the more time you gain on your direct class competitors. That’s where to money is: handling traffic better than they do.

2: “There is no blue flag”

Yes, it appears and yes, it has a meaning. However that meaning is not that you should get out of the way. iRacing’s blue flag with yellow diagonal stripe merely informs you of faster cars being within 1.5 seconds behind you. The FIRST Sporting Code used by iRacing states you – being the slower driver – ought to maintain a consistent line and advises you to cooperate with safe passes.

So the only obligation you have to other drivers is to help them by when they attempt to pass you safely. Nothing more, nothing less. You can ignore drivers that start yelling “Blue flag!” and focus on creating the best passing opportunity for both of you. Don’t sign yourself away unless you’re willing to accept the additional time lost.

3: “Don’t get out of the way”

You have probably met him: the guy that announces in the beginning of the race that he will be moving over for everyone, because he just wants to finish the race unharmed. Usually this guy gets himself in trouble and achieves exactly the opposite of what he intended. Why? Because getting out of the way is a paradox. By getting out of the way you tend to actually get in the way.

Getting out of the way usually involves changing lines and slowing down at surprising and awkward moments, which tends to confuse the other drivers. When confusion is created, it leads to frustration and often to accidents. So drive as you would in any other lap and avoid making confusing moves.

4: “Show your intentions”

One way to avoid confusion is to show your intentions up front. If you are going to get passed the next turn and you want the faster driver to pass you on the right, make sure you are on the left well before he can pick that side. Most drivers will take the open door for what it is and recognise it as the best opportunity to get by. No questions asked. No confusion caused.

Don’t be too late though. Switching lines when a faster driver is right at your tail is dangerous business.

5: “Brake early”

Sometimes you get into a situation where you are just inside ‘shooting range’ of the faster driver. You just feel that once you start braking the faster driver will get side by side with you and you’ll have to go two wide through a corner. Usually both drivers lose an unnecessary amount of time that way. Thus you are faced with the option of braking late and staying ahead or braking early and have him clear you before the turn-in point. The latter is usually the better because of the reduced risk of contact and because of the comfort of driving your preferred line. Braking early might lose you some time under braking, but generally that loss is negated by the time you get out of the corner. You both win.

Don’t exaggerate though. It’s usually about just a few yards that allow the faster driver to get ahead. It’s not about slowing down in the middle of an acceleration zone, because that would go in the “Don’t get out of the way” category. You don’t want to get there.

6: “Shapeshift”

To survive a race with minimum loss of time and minimum risk you will need to adapt to every new situation, knowing that no two situations are ever the same. Every single time you will need to change your approach to who is passing you and where he’s passing you. There is no approach that will help you out 100% of the time. In some situations you’re better off ‘hardlining’ it, confidently taking your preferred line and delaying the moment you get passed. A moment later you might need to shapeshift into a Mr. Generous sacrificing a little time early on to get paid back with interest later.

7: “Be selfish”

It sounds so arrogant, but it’s so true. Always consider what line of action is the best for you. Ask yourself what approach will lose you the least time in the situation you are facing and go for it. However, don’t forget to consider risk in that equation. Holding up a driver for an entire lap might work well for you, but the driver behind you is likely to lose his temper and take more risks than you are willing to accept. Being selfish invariably means considering other drivers as well.

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As my experience changes I might add, remove or alter parts of the above. Feel free to make suggestion or ask questions.

Quote from bobthebike :

Hi cant get in the password does not work

Yes, because you are late. Password is changed for the actual race.

Qualifying and Race replay can be downloaded:

http://oec.ronaldg.net/download.php

Correct, no points for this event.

Quote from Degats :

#52 [TC] Racing

Quote from TFalke55 :

It includes ... a psd with the boards alingned for every car in 4096x4096.

BTW, it only contains the PNGs, there's no .psd

Hmm... I've attached the wrong archive to the forums. Take the one from the OEC site, that's the correct one: http://oec.ronaldg.net/download.php

98-HoR isn't dead, yet

PM with passwords are sent. A few drivers either have disabled private messaging or have hidden their profiles and therefore could not recieve the pm. I have informed their teammates.

I would like you to sign up prior to racing the test race.

Only one driver can do qualifying and only one car can be in the race. Since it is a two hour long race for this test round, a distance one could drive alone or with two, a team (=entry) can enter mor then one car for this event only.

Quote from TFalke55 :

Further on, since the race is only two hours long, entries may have more then one car for this event only. If this is the case, please notify me via pm.

Briefing and Discussion: https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/88302-Open-Endurance-Cup-One---Test-Round-Briefing-%26-Discussion

Quote from Oliver Feistkorn :

Does the car choice thread represent the cars being used in the test race or the official round 1?

The thread will be continuous. The last post counts. If anyone wants to chance the car/class they shall simply post it their and it will be valid until the start of the qualifying session. Late changes result in a drive-through-penalty at the start of the race.

Test race :: August 30th, 2015

Track: Aston North reversed [AS7r]

Qualifying 16:45 UTC: 60 minutes timed [no limitations]
Race 18:00 UTC: 2 hours timed

Qualifying
With the start of the qualifying session, all Car/Class choices must have been posted. Late changes to the team's car and/or class are penalised with a drive-through penalty at the start of the race.
During qualifying one driver of each team is allowed to drive as many laps as they desire. Jumping to the pits via Shift+P/S is permitted at any time they wish to do so.
Since all classes are on track simutaniously, all cars have the same right to drive a fast lap at any time. Please take into your strategy, that you might run up to a car from a slower category on a fast lap.

Race
The race starts with a standing start. The GTR class will be started by the LFS lights, while the five other classes will recieve a chat notification, one at a time (NGT, LX6, RFC, LX4 and TBO), aproximately every 5 seconds, starting their respective races. The start will be automatically reviewed. Jump starts will be penelised with a drive-through penalty, either by LFS or by admin.
For a driver change, the entering driver should only join the server on the current driver's in-lap and the outgoing driver should leave the server leave the server within one lap. The driver who did the qualifying laps must drive at least one lap in the race.

Additional Information
In all sessions it is the slower car's task to drive a foreseeable line and it is the faster car's task to pass the slower car safely. Do not force a pass at unappropriate places!
When leaving the pit lane, you must pay attention to the yellow pit exit blendline!
Everyone is asked to respect the rules on chatting: During all sessions, chat is always automatically closed unless the race administrator opens it.
Further on, since the race is only two hours long, entries may have more then one car for this event only. If this is the case, please notify me via pm.

Hey!

I would love to have some tipps and tricks on how to ceate a livery in the likes of the Ferrari 488 GTE / GTLM test car:

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/08/29/new-ferrari-488-gte-spotted-testing.html

Quote from Timo1992 :

Team: Genuine Racing
Class: GTR
Car: FZR

Genuine Racing has not yet submitted a sign-up.

The test event will not score to the championship. Missing it will not affect you in any form.

I would love skins to be posted here, but it is not a requirement.

Quote from Flame CZE :

Time to revisit the topic of Steam?
LFS on Steam - Poll
Sell LFS on Steam!

OT: Would it be an option to merge all the threads?

steam would not change much, exept that lfs would be advertised there and a new way to buy the voucher. People would still need to create an account here to use lfs since you cannot implement a grown stucture into another. At the end, it would be like iRacing on steam. And that's what you can already do by "add a non-steam game"

Here is the place for you to post your skins. You'll find a pack for the numberboards linked below:

http://oec.ronaldg.net/download.php

It includes the individual boards, as well as a psd with the boards alingned for every car in 4096x4096.

Last edited by TFalke55, Sun 30 Aug 2015, 15:43.

as long as they are still readable yes

Quote from CB-1 :

Quote from TFalke55 :

Quote from CB-1 :

No download template for the skins?

It will be uploaded later today.

Ok, thanks!

Numberboards are now available, attached to the opening post: https://www.lfs.net/attachment/134258

Quote from CB-1 :

No download template for the skins?

It will be uploaded later today.

May I suggest you to change the sign-up script and remove the "Team name" from the "Team details (optional)" and rather put it to "Details of each racer"? That way each racer would be an Entry, rather then a pair of two drivers being one entry.