1. Weather. There will be no wind, as the forecast for Kyoto suggests 4-6mph winds tomorrow. As stated in the schedule, we will be using Cloudy Morning lighting.
2. Layout. There will be a layout. It is a simple one, with objects added only at pit exit and entry. Teams will enter the pits exiting the final non-oval turn, and will have to remain on the track apron throughout the oval turn. Pit speed limit is, of course, only enforced between the actual pit entry and exit lines. Exiting the pits, teams must stay on the apron throughout the first oval turn, as indicated by the pylons.
3. Start and restarts. As usual, look for the green "starting zone" pylons. The race marshals will start the race somewhere in this zone. Since the "straightaway" on Kyoto National is huge, there's no concern over getting the entire field on the straight before throwing the green. Form up nice and even and wait for the message.
4. Rules changes. We have made one significant change to the rules following round 1: instead of a 75% rule, we will now have an 80% rule. This is to avoid potential issues surrounding one driver running three stints and the second driver running one stint. It gives a little room for error on calculating the time each driver has spent in the car. We will be using the 80% limit as calculated by the tracker, with no stated time limit (as we had used 3 hours before, in place of 75%). 80% of 4 hours is 192 minutes, or 3 hours and 12 minutes, but teams should plan to be significantly under this limit in order to avoid any overage--remember that the percentage the tracker calculates doesn't always line up with the time a driver has driven, due to SC laps and other variables.
5. Safety car periods. The minimum number of SC laps per SC period for this race will be two.
6. Restarts. Please bear rule G2 in mind if you find yourself leading the field to the restart. In round 1 we saw the leaders routinely flooring the gas as soon as the SC was out of the way, leaving the field extremely strung out, especially at the back. The rule states that the leader should "begin to gradually accelerate" when the SC pulls off. You should not go wide-open throttle until the green flag is given.
Thanks, and have fun!
-IGTC Admin Team
2. Layout. There will be a layout. It is a simple one, with objects added only at pit exit and entry. Teams will enter the pits exiting the final non-oval turn, and will have to remain on the track apron throughout the oval turn. Pit speed limit is, of course, only enforced between the actual pit entry and exit lines. Exiting the pits, teams must stay on the apron throughout the first oval turn, as indicated by the pylons.
3. Start and restarts. As usual, look for the green "starting zone" pylons. The race marshals will start the race somewhere in this zone. Since the "straightaway" on Kyoto National is huge, there's no concern over getting the entire field on the straight before throwing the green. Form up nice and even and wait for the message.
4. Rules changes. We have made one significant change to the rules following round 1: instead of a 75% rule, we will now have an 80% rule. This is to avoid potential issues surrounding one driver running three stints and the second driver running one stint. It gives a little room for error on calculating the time each driver has spent in the car. We will be using the 80% limit as calculated by the tracker, with no stated time limit (as we had used 3 hours before, in place of 75%). 80% of 4 hours is 192 minutes, or 3 hours and 12 minutes, but teams should plan to be significantly under this limit in order to avoid any overage--remember that the percentage the tracker calculates doesn't always line up with the time a driver has driven, due to SC laps and other variables.
5. Safety car periods. The minimum number of SC laps per SC period for this race will be two.
6. Restarts. Please bear rule G2 in mind if you find yourself leading the field to the restart. In round 1 we saw the leaders routinely flooring the gas as soon as the SC was out of the way, leaving the field extremely strung out, especially at the back. The rule states that the leader should "begin to gradually accelerate" when the SC pulls off. You should not go wide-open throttle until the green flag is given.
Thanks, and have fun!
-IGTC Admin Team
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