A reminder - server will be password protected 1 hour before qualifying start to keep not knowing crowded server jumpers out of way,pass will be always the same: green
Pitting rules:
Race requires a minimum time spent in pitstall of 10 seconds. That can be done either with single pitstop or sum of multiple pitstops. Driver who has spent less time will receive penalty time added to his finish time,which will be calculated by tripling the missing time to complete neccesary minimum time and adding additional 5 seconds. Drivers failing to pit at all will receive 1 minute penalty added to finish time (10s*3 + additional 30s).
Some historic stats:
Last race won by: S1DUS*GáboR - 2 wins in row
Last SLX180 TYPEX race won by: 1st race with this car
Last Fern Bay race won by: S1DUS*R.Kardol (84th RTFR XL - XFR @ FE Black)
Most Fern Bay race wins: S1DUS*R.Kardol - 2 wins (Finland - 5 wins)
Current rating leader: S1DUS*uNite (+3 points)
* PENALTIES :
RGˆRony - receives 5.06 seconds penalty added to his finish time for minimum pit time violation.
Luc (LFSW: kjio) and Perret (LFSW: Stheal) - are disqualified from race results and receive 3 months ban from Race Green Events organized events for dangerous and careless behaviour during the race. If you're not interested into taking part in organized competition,simply don't join it,but if you're becoming a moving obstacle for people who are racing,we will help not to join! Ban length just 3 months because both are relativelly new users and we still have a hope they can learn the spirit of online racing.
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The season finale of RTFR XL came without big intrigues about fights for high season standings positions as top3 are well spread out in points count,but a car that is similar to LFS's own TBO class produced it's own intrigues for results in the specific race. With it's relativelly narrow tyres,the SLX180 TYPEX forced drivers to take care of tyre temperatures,causing a bit variable pace through the field - some where getting faster,some slower,while everyone had the challenge of tricky fast chicane 47 times during the race - however just 11 completed it all 47 times. With 29 drivers this was over average attendance of this season and 3rd highest number of the year.
Only a single driver has won 3 RTFR XL races in row twice - Botsi did such streaks in each 20ies and 30ies of the event. Now he's joined by his teammate Gábor in this achievement as the hungarian kept his latest winning streak alive this tuesday to score the 2nd 3-in-row. In qualifying he was the first to beat 1:37 laptime mark to score his 15th pole position,during the race he led all laps until his pitstop and last 5 laps after his closest rival's pitstop,to score his 13th RTFR XL race win - with this count he is also in the longer version the leader of most wins chart,breaking the tie with other teammate. The fastest lap of the race was his 14th and the top5 finish - his 23rd,while the 17th race win for Hungary puts the country above Lithuania in most successful countries ranking. 14 seconds apart in finish,R.Kardol scored the 2nd place finish as the only relativelly close competitor for race win after leading 13 laps,scoring also a record extending 52nd top5 finish. With early pitstop,RD2 found good strategy for this race - he started from 10th position and worked his way to 3rd in finish to score his best result in RTFR XL as his only other try resulted in 18th position,repeating also his country's best finishing result. Adam's 2nd place in qualifying was his and his country's best result,however he lost 2 positions during the race,finishing 4th,which is just repeated best result and 2nd top5 finish. Nosle qualified 5th and finished 5th to score his 2nd top5 finish out of 6 tries.
* FUN FACT OF THE MONTH :
Since the last race with RB4 in june 2021,only two TBO (PL200) class cars has been run in RTFR XL - XRT has been used twice and FXO once in these 3.5 years. This car is now the 3rd car of same cars class in this timeframe - obviously not a popular choice.
* CLOCK PITTER OF THE RACE :
Despite not being the fastest in pits,Unite still receives the honor of being Clock pitter - he had 10.06 seconds long work free pitstop,while there were another 3 drivers with faster or as fast pitstops,however all of them refuelled the car.
* FIELD RUSHER OF THE RACE :
Unite got himself also here with his name - with rather weak qualifying and good progress in race,the finn improved himself by 13 positions from 23rd position,one more than driver finishing directly ahead.
VOD at Youtube:
The combo of january race will be selected by R.Kardol for 3rd year in row - he'll have some time to select as next RTFR XL race is planned late january. With this the RTFR XL is done for this year,only one normal RTFR left (on coming tuesday),while other activities are still ahead from RGE - on sunday the 22nd december the 14th season of AWS will be launched in Blackwood,make sure you don't miss out the action by signing up - all information can be found in AWS forum section! But 4 days later on the usual date of 26th december we'll held another edition of crowd favourite crash party - full information about it will be posted this weekend,while regulars won't find out anything new (same time,same place,same rules).
