Hello racers !
It's time for qualifying for the greatest spectacle in LFS. The system is different that what's normal for LFS, and will be highly stressful. Here's the thread to discuss it.
General Information:
Pole Day: 23 June 2012 (Saturday) 17:00 - 23:00 UTC.
Bump Day: 24 June 2012 (Sunday) 17:00 - 23:00 UTC.
General Rules:
Drivers have a maximum of three attempts per day. Attempts are charged after the completion of the first timed lap and first sector of Lap 2. Unused attempts do not carry over to the next day. Once you start the first timed lap of the new attempt, your previous standing time (if any) is deleted from the grid order permanently.
A qualifying attempt consists of two warmup laps, four flying timed laps, and one inlap. The four timed laps are averaged to get the qualifying time.
Tyre warming is prohibited as per the rules, but I do make small allotments. You are permitted a small burnout while exiting your garage, and may go full lock in turns on your first warmup lap. On Warmup 2, you MUST take the normal line, and do NO tyre warming on this lap (High lining is permitted). It has been suggested, however, that doing tyre warming is more detrimental than it is beneficial.
Pole Day:
Pole day is the only day that Pole Position may be taken. At the end of pole day, the fastest qualifier is locked in to P1 even if someone goes faster on Bump Day.
Bump Day:
Bump Day is the day where the rest of the grid is sorted. Bumping referrs to "bumping" the 30th place car out of the field with a faster time. The person in 30th will be referred to as "On the Bubble". Once 30 cars have taken times, Bumping will begin. Bumping may begin on Pole Day.
Procedures
You will be required to request an attempt run via a text chat message saying "Request a run" or similar. If you are in queue and wish to remove yourself, state "Cancel attempt request" While we are qualifying cars, only this will be permitted. The current qualifying car is permitted to block messaged while on his qualifying run ONLY.
You will enter the track immediately after pitwall ends. A layout will be in place to direct you there.
You must return to the pitlane without assistance after your qualifying attempt. As long as part or all of your car has crossed the speed limit start line, you have met this. Failure to do so will result in 0.01 seconds being added to your 4th lap time.
If the qualifying queue is empty, track will be opened for practice until such time another driver wishes to take an attempt.
You are permitted to be in TeamSpeak for chat during session, as well as the NDR IRC located as #ndr on irc.gamesurge.net.
I will be using a Google Spreadsheet to track times, linked below.
You must qualify during one of these two windows in order to be eligible to race in the 2012 Kyoto 500. You do not have to be in server during all 12 qualifying hours. You only need to be in long enough to request a run and do the run. You don't have to be in server while you're waiting in queue technically, but you need to be ready to go within 1 minute of your turn coming up.
You will be PMed the password for the server if you meet the entry requirements. This will be PMed to you Saturday morning.
Qualifying Tracking Document
It's time for qualifying for the greatest spectacle in LFS. The system is different that what's normal for LFS, and will be highly stressful. Here's the thread to discuss it.
General Information:
Pole Day: 23 June 2012 (Saturday) 17:00 - 23:00 UTC.
Bump Day: 24 June 2012 (Sunday) 17:00 - 23:00 UTC.
General Rules:
Drivers have a maximum of three attempts per day. Attempts are charged after the completion of the first timed lap and first sector of Lap 2. Unused attempts do not carry over to the next day. Once you start the first timed lap of the new attempt, your previous standing time (if any) is deleted from the grid order permanently.
A qualifying attempt consists of two warmup laps, four flying timed laps, and one inlap. The four timed laps are averaged to get the qualifying time.
Tyre warming is prohibited as per the rules, but I do make small allotments. You are permitted a small burnout while exiting your garage, and may go full lock in turns on your first warmup lap. On Warmup 2, you MUST take the normal line, and do NO tyre warming on this lap (High lining is permitted). It has been suggested, however, that doing tyre warming is more detrimental than it is beneficial.
Pole Day:
Pole day is the only day that Pole Position may be taken. At the end of pole day, the fastest qualifier is locked in to P1 even if someone goes faster on Bump Day.
Bump Day:
Bump Day is the day where the rest of the grid is sorted. Bumping referrs to "bumping" the 30th place car out of the field with a faster time. The person in 30th will be referred to as "On the Bubble". Once 30 cars have taken times, Bumping will begin. Bumping may begin on Pole Day.
Procedures
You will be required to request an attempt run via a text chat message saying "Request a run" or similar. If you are in queue and wish to remove yourself, state "Cancel attempt request" While we are qualifying cars, only this will be permitted. The current qualifying car is permitted to block messaged while on his qualifying run ONLY.
You will enter the track immediately after pitwall ends. A layout will be in place to direct you there.
You must return to the pitlane without assistance after your qualifying attempt. As long as part or all of your car has crossed the speed limit start line, you have met this. Failure to do so will result in 0.01 seconds being added to your 4th lap time.
If the qualifying queue is empty, track will be opened for practice until such time another driver wishes to take an attempt.
You are permitted to be in TeamSpeak for chat during session, as well as the NDR IRC located as #ndr on irc.gamesurge.net.
I will be using a Google Spreadsheet to track times, linked below.
You must qualify during one of these two windows in order to be eligible to race in the 2012 Kyoto 500. You do not have to be in server during all 12 qualifying hours. You only need to be in long enough to request a run and do the run. You don't have to be in server while you're waiting in queue technically, but you need to be ready to go within 1 minute of your turn coming up.
You will be PMed the password for the server if you meet the entry requirements. This will be PMed to you Saturday morning.
Qualifying Tracking Document
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Have fun!