Round 3, Blackwood Grand Prix Reverse
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 3.307 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: Entry to Turn 8
2nd Safety Car Line: 5.5 metres downstream of start of T1 entry kerbing
Safety Car Maximum Speed: 90 kph / 55 mph
Virtual Safety Car Maximum Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Red Flag line: Between Grid Positions 34 and 35, at Rallycross junction, indicated by red cones each side of track
Wind Conditions: Low Wind - All Sessions except Pre-Qualifying
Event Timetable
14:00 UTC: Pre-Qualifying (20 minutes, two concurrent sessions if necessary)
15:00 UTC: Free Practice - 20 minutes
15:30 UTC: Qualifying - 20 minutes, 2-shot Qualifying
16:00 UTC: Sprint Race - 16 laps (Or 25 mintues)
16:45 UTC: Feature Race - 26 laps (Or 45 minutes)
Event Specifics
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. The command will tell the administration what location you're at.
2. Communications:
All drivers are required to be 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. If you would like a subchannel for your team or friendly drivers, please let us know and we will create one.
Make sure you have your race number and/or your LFS username as your nickname on TeamSpeak
3. Broadcast
This race will be broadcasted by Sim Broadcasts: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts
They will be in the NDR TeamSpeak. You are invited to be interviewed on stream during the breaks between sessions. Please follow their terms listed at https://simbroadcasts.tv/voice - we will apply those to our Commentary Box area.
4. Driver Naming:
Be sure to be in your proper name format Number (grey or white), space, then First initial last name [eg. 00 J. Palmer]. The name must be in GREY or WHITE.
5. Tracker:
Timing will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com.
6. Wind Conditions:
Low wind for all sessions, except Pre-Qualifying.
7. Virtual Safety Car Test
There will be a test Virtual Safety Car deployment in the free practice session, starting about 5 minutes remaining in the session. All drivers are encouraged to participate in this test.
8. Pit Entry and Pit Exit
On pit entry, all four wheels must be right of the blend line from the intersection with the first Safety Car line.
On pit exit, all four wheels must be to the right of the blend line along its entire length.
9. Qualifying Procedure
We are doing a two-shot qualifying system this season. You have a maximum of two exits of the pitlane, and two timed laps. You may take the laps separately or back to back. You are not to exit the pit lane if you do not have a timed lap remaining.
The qualifying session is 20 minutes in duration. The actual session will be 22 minutes long. Pit exit will be closed for the first two minutes. The Race Director will announce when the fast lane is open for drivers to queue at pit exit. Drivers should only enter the fast lane if they intend to proceed to the track from the pitlane.
Two-Shot Qualifying is not used in Pre-Qualifying.
10. Practice Starts
Drivers are permitted to take practice starts at the end of the pitlane, driver's right, just prior to the speed limit end line, any time the pit exit is open. Drivers taking practice starts should pull up to the chalk line that marks the formal spot, and wait for a clear path to take their practice start. Cars in the fast lane have right of way over cars preparing for a practice start.
11. Start and Safety Cars:
Each race will have one formation lap, followed by a standing start.
When the default LFS lights turn green, pull away from your grid slot and do one lap, return to the grid area. Stop at the furthest available grid slot. Once all cars are in position, the Starter will initiate the start sequence. An insim head-up display will appear, with three lights. After 5 seconds, all three lights will illuminate red. After a pause of between 2 and 5 seconds, the lights will turn green and the race will be started.
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 5. It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
12. End of Race
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed around into pit lane. The top 3 shall report back to Start / Finish Line for podium pose.
Top three and anyone else wishing to be interviewed on the broadcast should join the Commentary Box Waiting Room, and one of the commentators will move you to the Commentary Box.
13. Miscellany:
Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S during the race without authorization from Race Control.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 3.307 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: Entry to Turn 8
2nd Safety Car Line: 5.5 metres downstream of start of T1 entry kerbing
Safety Car Maximum Speed: 90 kph / 55 mph
Virtual Safety Car Maximum Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Red Flag line: Between Grid Positions 34 and 35, at Rallycross junction, indicated by red cones each side of track
Wind Conditions: Low Wind - All Sessions except Pre-Qualifying
Event Timetable
14:00 UTC: Pre-Qualifying (20 minutes, two concurrent sessions if necessary)
15:00 UTC: Free Practice - 20 minutes
15:30 UTC: Qualifying - 20 minutes, 2-shot Qualifying
16:00 UTC: Sprint Race - 16 laps (Or 25 mintues)
16:45 UTC: Feature Race - 26 laps (Or 45 minutes)
Event Specifics
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. The command will tell the administration what location you're at.
2. Communications:
All drivers are required to be 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. If you would like a subchannel for your team or friendly drivers, please let us know and we will create one.
Make sure you have your race number and/or your LFS username as your nickname on TeamSpeak
3. Broadcast
This race will be broadcasted by Sim Broadcasts: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts
They will be in the NDR TeamSpeak. You are invited to be interviewed on stream during the breaks between sessions. Please follow their terms listed at https://simbroadcasts.tv/voice - we will apply those to our Commentary Box area.
4. Driver Naming:
Be sure to be in your proper name format Number (grey or white), space, then First initial last name [eg. 00 J. Palmer]. The name must be in GREY or WHITE.
5. Tracker:
Timing will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com.
6. Wind Conditions:
Low wind for all sessions, except Pre-Qualifying.
7. Virtual Safety Car Test
There will be a test Virtual Safety Car deployment in the free practice session, starting about 5 minutes remaining in the session. All drivers are encouraged to participate in this test.
8. Pit Entry and Pit Exit
On pit entry, all four wheels must be right of the blend line from the intersection with the first Safety Car line.
On pit exit, all four wheels must be to the right of the blend line along its entire length.
9. Qualifying Procedure
We are doing a two-shot qualifying system this season. You have a maximum of two exits of the pitlane, and two timed laps. You may take the laps separately or back to back. You are not to exit the pit lane if you do not have a timed lap remaining.
The qualifying session is 20 minutes in duration. The actual session will be 22 minutes long. Pit exit will be closed for the first two minutes. The Race Director will announce when the fast lane is open for drivers to queue at pit exit. Drivers should only enter the fast lane if they intend to proceed to the track from the pitlane.
Two-Shot Qualifying is not used in Pre-Qualifying.
10. Practice Starts
Drivers are permitted to take practice starts at the end of the pitlane, driver's right, just prior to the speed limit end line, any time the pit exit is open. Drivers taking practice starts should pull up to the chalk line that marks the formal spot, and wait for a clear path to take their practice start. Cars in the fast lane have right of way over cars preparing for a practice start.
11. Start and Safety Cars:
Each race will have one formation lap, followed by a standing start.
When the default LFS lights turn green, pull away from your grid slot and do one lap, return to the grid area. Stop at the furthest available grid slot. Once all cars are in position, the Starter will initiate the start sequence. An insim head-up display will appear, with three lights. After 5 seconds, all three lights will illuminate red. After a pause of between 2 and 5 seconds, the lights will turn green and the race will be started.
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 5. It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
12. End of Race
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed around into pit lane. The top 3 shall report back to Start / Finish Line for podium pose.
Top three and anyone else wishing to be interviewed on the broadcast should join the Commentary Box Waiting Room, and one of the commentators will move you to the Commentary Box.
13. Miscellany:
Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S during the race without authorization from Race Control.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!
