Round 4, the 12 Hours of Aston Grand Touring
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 8.002 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: 25 metres before Pedestrian Bridge before the pitlane
2nd Safety Car Line: End of 1st kink in Main Straight
Safety Car Maximum Speed: 130 kph / 80 mph
Red Flag line: Back of grid area
Wind Conditions: Low Wind
Event Timetable
11:50 UTC: Server Arrival Deadline
11:51 UTC: Grid stacking begins
12:00 UTC: Race Start
Event Specifiics
Race:
1. Alerting the Administration: Use @sc to alert administration to look at your car or the section of track you were in when you use the @sc command.
2. Start and Safety Cars: Safety Car will lead the field through 1 formation lap (The Rescue Car will pace the GT2 field under the same conditions). It will lead the field all the way to the pit entry. After Turn 21, the field needs to form into double file, the leader maintaining pitlane speed (with a 10 kph / 6 mph variance allowed). This speed MUST be maintained from that point until the GREEN FLAG.
The FIRST GREEN FLAG message is for GT1; the SECOND GREEN FLAG message is for GT2. We will do our best to clarify "GT1 READY" and "GT2 READY".
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 17. It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
3. Points Awarding Marks: Half-Points will be awarded to all cars who have completed 75% of their class leader's laps at the lap completed after 6 hours have elapsed. A result will be taken for all cars completing laps, starting with the GT1 leader as he completes the first lap after 6 hours have elapsed. A reminder of this point approaching will be made if possible in IRC, then when that result is taken will be announced as the overall leader is approaching the completion of the lap ending after 6h.
Full Points will be awarded at race completion, as usual.
Should the race be suspended and not restarted for any reason at any point, half-points will be awarded at the halfway point of the part of the race that was completed. If the race-end points are pro-rated because of not completing enough of the race for full points, the half-time points will also be pro-rated the same amount.
4. Wind Conditions: There will be low wind for the race. Administration will broadcast the wind speed and approximate direction of the wind during the pace lap. Flags are visible at the following points of the course: Driver's left between Turns 1 and 2 after the bridge over the course; Driver's Right, behind the grandstands infront of the Cadet/North circuit paddock; Driver's Left between Turns 4 and 5 (behind the Cadet/North Circuit Paddock); Driver's Left outside of the exit of Turn 21 (the final Hairpin)
5. Blue Flag Behaviour: This circuit is wide and has several fast straights which should allow some easy overtaking with the class speed differential. GT2s must still be ready to yield on corner entry where safe and reasonable to do so, once the GT1s are close enough to be ahead by corner exit where they can use the speed advantage to pull away. GT1s still must not force the issue, and also must be clear when they are approaching a GT2 car.
6. Communications: Each team must have a team representative in our IRC channel, #ndr at irc.gamesurge.net for the duration of the race. Failure to have a representative in IRC when contact is needed will result in the penalty prescribed by the rules. We will also be available in the NDR TeamSpeak server: teamspeak.newdimensionracing.com - Race Control messages will be broadcast to anyone in a channel in the Pit Wall in TS.
7. Driver Naming: Be sure to be in your proper name format (Number Green for GT1; Red for GT2, space, then First initial last name [eg. 00 J. Palmer]. The name must be in WHITE.
8. Tracker: Tracker will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com. Please point out any errors you note to us during the race.
9. Miscellany: Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S during the race without authorization from Race Control.
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed around into pit lane. Select any open garage stall and pull in. The top 3 in each class shall report back to Start / Finish Line for podium pose.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 8.002 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: 25 metres before Pedestrian Bridge before the pitlane
2nd Safety Car Line: End of 1st kink in Main Straight
Safety Car Maximum Speed: 130 kph / 80 mph
Red Flag line: Back of grid area
Wind Conditions: Low Wind
Event Timetable
11:50 UTC: Server Arrival Deadline
11:51 UTC: Grid stacking begins
12:00 UTC: Race Start
Event Specifiics
Race:
1. Alerting the Administration: Use @sc to alert administration to look at your car or the section of track you were in when you use the @sc command.
2. Start and Safety Cars: Safety Car will lead the field through 1 formation lap (The Rescue Car will pace the GT2 field under the same conditions). It will lead the field all the way to the pit entry. After Turn 21, the field needs to form into double file, the leader maintaining pitlane speed (with a 10 kph / 6 mph variance allowed). This speed MUST be maintained from that point until the GREEN FLAG.
The FIRST GREEN FLAG message is for GT1; the SECOND GREEN FLAG message is for GT2. We will do our best to clarify "GT1 READY" and "GT2 READY".
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 17. It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
3. Points Awarding Marks: Half-Points will be awarded to all cars who have completed 75% of their class leader's laps at the lap completed after 6 hours have elapsed. A result will be taken for all cars completing laps, starting with the GT1 leader as he completes the first lap after 6 hours have elapsed. A reminder of this point approaching will be made if possible in IRC, then when that result is taken will be announced as the overall leader is approaching the completion of the lap ending after 6h.
Full Points will be awarded at race completion, as usual.
Should the race be suspended and not restarted for any reason at any point, half-points will be awarded at the halfway point of the part of the race that was completed. If the race-end points are pro-rated because of not completing enough of the race for full points, the half-time points will also be pro-rated the same amount.
4. Wind Conditions: There will be low wind for the race. Administration will broadcast the wind speed and approximate direction of the wind during the pace lap. Flags are visible at the following points of the course: Driver's left between Turns 1 and 2 after the bridge over the course; Driver's Right, behind the grandstands infront of the Cadet/North circuit paddock; Driver's Left between Turns 4 and 5 (behind the Cadet/North Circuit Paddock); Driver's Left outside of the exit of Turn 21 (the final Hairpin)
5. Blue Flag Behaviour: This circuit is wide and has several fast straights which should allow some easy overtaking with the class speed differential. GT2s must still be ready to yield on corner entry where safe and reasonable to do so, once the GT1s are close enough to be ahead by corner exit where they can use the speed advantage to pull away. GT1s still must not force the issue, and also must be clear when they are approaching a GT2 car.
6. Communications: Each team must have a team representative in our IRC channel, #ndr at irc.gamesurge.net for the duration of the race. Failure to have a representative in IRC when contact is needed will result in the penalty prescribed by the rules. We will also be available in the NDR TeamSpeak server: teamspeak.newdimensionracing.com - Race Control messages will be broadcast to anyone in a channel in the Pit Wall in TS.
7. Driver Naming: Be sure to be in your proper name format (Number Green for GT1; Red for GT2, space, then First initial last name [eg. 00 J. Palmer]. The name must be in WHITE.
8. Tracker: Tracker will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com. Please point out any errors you note to us during the race.
9. Miscellany: Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S during the race without authorization from Race Control.
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed around into pit lane. Select any open garage stall and pull in. The top 3 in each class shall report back to Start / Finish Line for podium pose.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!