Round 2, Rockingham International
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 3.874 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: 63m before start of warmup lane
2nd Safety Car Line: 54m after end of warmup lane
Red Flag line: Exit of Oval Turn 4, 185m before start/finish line
Penalty Box Location: End of pit lane, drivers left
Virtual Safety Car Maximum Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Pit Lane Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Event Timetable - Times are approximate, each session will follow directly on from each other
15:00 UTC Free Practice - 20 minutes
15:30 UTC Qualifying - 20 minutes
16:00 UTC Race 1 - 60 laps (or 105 minutes)
Video Briefing
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
If you need to downloat the TeamSpeak 3 Client, please visit https://teamspeak.com/en/downloads/#ts3client and select the appropriate download for your client system.
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, [space], first initial, dot, last name [eg. 00 J.Provost].
The car number must be in white. Your name may be in colour.
5. Virtual Safety Car Test
Should time permit, there will be a test Virtual Safety Car deployment in the free practice session, starting approximately 5 minutes remaining in the session. All drivers are encouraged to participate in this test.
6. Pit Entry and Pit Exit
On pit entry, all parts of the car must be to the left of the blend line along its entire length, and must use the entry apron at all times.
On pit exit, all parts of the car must be to the left of the blend line along its entire length, and must use the exit apron at all times.
All drivers leaving a pit start position (garage bay) must join the pitlane at the break in the wall at the last paddock access gate. Do not go straight to the pit exit without doing the right-left switchback into the pitlane. Cars in the pitlane have right of way over cars coming out of the garages at all times.
7. Track Limits
On the oval section, drivers are permitted to drive below the white line - the grass edge is the track edge on the oval.
All other sectors, the standard track limits apply, the marked course and it's blue/white kerbing.
8. Qualifying Procedure
Qualifying will be set to 22 minutes, with the pit exit closed for the first two minutes. The fast lane will be closed until declared open by the race director, at which time drivers may queue at pit exit in single file. The course will open for laps with 20 minutes remaining, and remain open until the time has elapsed. The pit exit will close at the chequered flag. No driver should exit the pitlane without sufficient time to start a timed lap.
Qualifying is run in Semi-Hardcore mode. This means drivers are only permitted to Shift+S or Shift+P from within the pit lane itself. Any driver spectating outside of the pit lane will not be allowed to rejoin the session.
9. Race Start:
The race will have one unscored formation lap, followed by a double-file rolling start.
Note: the grid will be in the pit lane at 45 degrees, drivers are to leave this location in single file behind the safety car.
During griding, the pole sitter will be asked what side of of the grid they would like to start from. All other drivers should file in accordingly.
On the exit of Turn 8 (Tarzan), the safety car will reduce speed.All drivers should get into double file formation after Turn 10 (Gretton Hairpin). The safety car will pull off just before the start of the pit lane wall. The leader and all other drivers should maintain a steady speed up until the green flag signal is given, at which point overtaking is permitted.
In the event of an aborted start, drivers should maintain pace until Turn 1, and then return to single-file formation for another attempt. The race director will then instruct drivers if there are any changes to this.
For the avoidance of doubt, the race timer of 1 hour 45 mintues will start at the conclusion of the formation lap - terminated by either the green flag, or an aborted start.
The race clock will run during all flag conditions with the except of red flag.
9. Safety Car:
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 7 (where possible). It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
Overtaking is not permitted on SC restarts until YOU have crossed the start-finish line.
The race director has the discretion to operate a safety car wave around procedure as documented in the regulations.
10. End of Race
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed back to the pit lane. The top 3 shall report to the start/finish line.
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.
11. Miscellany:
Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S from on course during the race without authorization from Race Control.
You do NOT need permission to retire once you are in the pit lane.
If you suffer a lost connection or timeout from the server, you are permitted to rejoin the race, and we will add your completed laps to your car once you've rejoined.
Stop & Go penalties may ONLY be taken from the penalty box located at the location noted above.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 3.874 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: 63m before start of warmup lane
2nd Safety Car Line: 54m after end of warmup lane
Red Flag line: Exit of Oval Turn 4, 185m before start/finish line
Penalty Box Location: End of pit lane, drivers left
Virtual Safety Car Maximum Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Pit Lane Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Event Timetable - Times are approximate, each session will follow directly on from each other
15:00 UTC Free Practice - 20 minutes
15:30 UTC Qualifying - 20 minutes
16:00 UTC Race 1 - 60 laps (or 105 minutes)
Video Briefing
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
If you need to downloat the TeamSpeak 3 Client, please visit https://teamspeak.com/en/downloads/#ts3client and select the appropriate download for your client system.
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, [space], first initial, dot, last name [eg. 00 J.Provost].
The car number must be in white. Your name may be in colour.
5. Virtual Safety Car Test
Should time permit, there will be a test Virtual Safety Car deployment in the free practice session, starting approximately 5 minutes remaining in the session. All drivers are encouraged to participate in this test.
6. Pit Entry and Pit Exit
On pit entry, all parts of the car must be to the left of the blend line along its entire length, and must use the entry apron at all times.
On pit exit, all parts of the car must be to the left of the blend line along its entire length, and must use the exit apron at all times.
All drivers leaving a pit start position (garage bay) must join the pitlane at the break in the wall at the last paddock access gate. Do not go straight to the pit exit without doing the right-left switchback into the pitlane. Cars in the pitlane have right of way over cars coming out of the garages at all times.
7. Track Limits
On the oval section, drivers are permitted to drive below the white line - the grass edge is the track edge on the oval.
All other sectors, the standard track limits apply, the marked course and it's blue/white kerbing.
8. Qualifying Procedure
Qualifying will be set to 22 minutes, with the pit exit closed for the first two minutes. The fast lane will be closed until declared open by the race director, at which time drivers may queue at pit exit in single file. The course will open for laps with 20 minutes remaining, and remain open until the time has elapsed. The pit exit will close at the chequered flag. No driver should exit the pitlane without sufficient time to start a timed lap.
Qualifying is run in Semi-Hardcore mode. This means drivers are only permitted to Shift+S or Shift+P from within the pit lane itself. Any driver spectating outside of the pit lane will not be allowed to rejoin the session.
9. Race Start:
The race will have one unscored formation lap, followed by a double-file rolling start.
Note: the grid will be in the pit lane at 45 degrees, drivers are to leave this location in single file behind the safety car.
During griding, the pole sitter will be asked what side of of the grid they would like to start from. All other drivers should file in accordingly.
On the exit of Turn 8 (Tarzan), the safety car will reduce speed.All drivers should get into double file formation after Turn 10 (Gretton Hairpin). The safety car will pull off just before the start of the pit lane wall. The leader and all other drivers should maintain a steady speed up until the green flag signal is given, at which point overtaking is permitted.
In the event of an aborted start, drivers should maintain pace until Turn 1, and then return to single-file formation for another attempt. The race director will then instruct drivers if there are any changes to this.
For the avoidance of doubt, the race timer of 1 hour 45 mintues will start at the conclusion of the formation lap - terminated by either the green flag, or an aborted start.
The race clock will run during all flag conditions with the except of red flag.
9. Safety Car:
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 7 (where possible). It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
Overtaking is not permitted on SC restarts until YOU have crossed the start-finish line.
The race director has the discretion to operate a safety car wave around procedure as documented in the regulations.
10. End of Race
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed back to the pit lane. The top 3 shall report to the start/finish line.
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.
11. Miscellany:
Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S from on course during the race without authorization from Race Control.
You do NOT need permission to retire once you are in the pit lane.
If you suffer a lost connection or timeout from the server, you are permitted to rejoin the race, and we will add your completed laps to your car once you've rejoined.
Stop & Go penalties may ONLY be taken from the penalty box located at the location noted above.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!