Before the first race topic of the season is published with the download link for Green Valley, a training server will be up permanently on the 1974 SCCA Winter Test Track : the Sebring International Raceway. SCCA cars will use the Panoz layout of the classic Florida circuit.
You can use this server to test the cars before booking, compare your lap times with those of other drivers, exchange setup, ...etc.
Server settings
Practice : 120 minutes Qualifying : 60 minutes Warm-up : 5 minutes Race : 5 laps
--> Hotlaps <-- Server password : hso74.
Jason White Racing Legend
Number of posts : 14725 Age : 47 Location : Ferndale, MI USA Registration date : 2011-12-25
And if anyone needs a partner for those enduro races, I would help
Austin Johnson Pro Driver
Number of posts : 814 Age : 34 Location : Northern California Registration date : 2013-01-14
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sat 21 Dec 2013 - 21:24
Hey guys i was wondering what degree of wheel rotation you run , 900 seems way to much, any help
Frank Verplanken League Owner
Number of posts : 13574 Age : 49 Location : Nice, France Registration date : 2008-09-08
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sat 21 Dec 2013 - 21:28
I'm always at 290° on rFactor, never use any plugins Realfeel or LeoFFB, always strongest FFB settings in car upgrades
Mike Becnel Racing Legend
Number of posts : 4741 Age : 56 Location : Sugar Land, TX, USA Registration date : 2012-06-24
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sat 21 Dec 2013 - 21:36
Leo Menegucci wrote:
I'm willing to do commit to this championship.
And if anyone needs a partner for those enduro races, I would help
Per my PM....YES
I am hoping some of the IMSA guys will also want to double up on cars here. I am doing so with Alberto Ibanez in my Escort. Will also do the same with my T/A here.
Frank Verplanken wrote:
I'm always at 290° on rFactor, never use any plugins Realfeel or LeoFFB, always strongest FFB settings in car upgrades
I use the Realfeel plugin and setting for this mod. Love it.
Austin the degrees really will not matter much. Just set your wheel travel in controls settings to your liking. I have left mine at stock. Will likely change it for the super speedways as any wheel movement on the highbanks has to be minimized.
Austin Johnson Pro Driver
Number of posts : 814 Age : 34 Location : Northern California Registration date : 2013-01-14
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sat 21 Dec 2013 - 22:42
Ok thanks guys, do i have to set it in the logitech profiler, or in my driver profile for rfactor.
Richard Coxon Racing Legend
Number of posts : 16590 Age : 37 Location : Sheffield, England Registration date : 2012-06-29
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sat 21 Dec 2013 - 22:50
You set the wheel degrees in the logitech profiler, well that's how I do it!
Austin Johnson Pro Driver
Number of posts : 814 Age : 34 Location : Northern California Registration date : 2013-01-14
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sat 21 Dec 2013 - 23:07
Yea thats usually how i do it, but i remember when installing the mod, it says in the pdf, go to userdata, click your_name and go to controller and set it to 900 , and steering speed ratio to 0.0000, just making shure before i mess things up lol.
Richard Coxon Racing Legend
Number of posts : 16590 Age : 37 Location : Sheffield, England Registration date : 2012-06-29
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sat 21 Dec 2013 - 23:33
Never done it that way so I can't comment on that sorry.
Austin Johnson Pro Driver
Number of posts : 814 Age : 34 Location : Northern California Registration date : 2013-01-14
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sat 21 Dec 2013 - 23:49
Its ok i got it now, thanks guys. I tried what frank said, what a huge difference. I just ran my best lap yet
Mike Becnel Racing Legend
Number of posts : 4741 Age : 56 Location : Sugar Land, TX, USA Registration date : 2012-06-24
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 2:14
Austin Johnson wrote:
Its ok i got it now, thanks guys. I tried what frank said, what a huge difference. I just ran my best lap yet
Yes that was an excellent lap. I am a good .75 seconds slower.
Austin Johnson Pro Driver
Number of posts : 814 Age : 34 Location : Northern California Registration date : 2013-01-14
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 3:02
Thanx, yea i was on the wheel that time. Is there like a setup guide i think i can go a little faster. Does everyone pit or can we make it all the way? I did like a 30 min run, whats the normal lap time fall off? Sorry for all the questions
Mike Becnel Racing Legend
Number of posts : 4741 Age : 56 Location : Sugar Land, TX, USA Registration date : 2012-06-24
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 4:24
Austin Johnson wrote:
Thanx, yea i was on the wheel that time. Is there like a setup guide i think i can go a little faster. Does everyone pit or can we make it all the way? I did like a 30 min run, whats the normal lap time fall off? Sorry for all the questions
There is a guide in the Paddock area someplace but I did a search on the net for rFactor setup guide and found several good ones.
You will not need to pit. Times improve throughout the race for me for the 30 min race. For one hour races times peak at about 50 min then tire wear and fuel burn negate each other and it seems to stay the same. I have no played with tire pressures much to control wear better so that may change. You should pretty much be able to run your qual setup in the 30 min race. Watch for engine temp though. At the super speedways it is a big issue. I overheat after 5 laps at Daytona RC unless I run a higher 4th gear. That works out though because in the draft that higher 4th gear is murderous.
Richard Coxon Racing Legend
Number of posts : 16590 Age : 37 Location : Sheffield, England Registration date : 2012-06-29
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 15:22
Wondered why my track wouldn't load and 1st, I had downloaded the virtua_lm Sebring for the IMSA, didn't realise this race was using a completely different download
Can I ask why we're using this version and not the virtua lm version of this layout?
Frank Verplanken League Owner
Number of posts : 13574 Age : 49 Location : Nice, France Registration date : 2008-09-08
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 15:36
Because we wanted to use the shorter Sebring layouts, and a different one for each of the two series, and the VLM version doesn't have them
Richard Coxon Racing Legend
Number of posts : 16590 Age : 37 Location : Sheffield, England Registration date : 2012-06-29
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 15:45
It does....Well my download has 3 Versions, The one for IMSA testing, The full version and the same as the SCCA version. This is virtua lm version of the shorter layout.
Frank Verplanken League Owner
Number of posts : 13574 Age : 49 Location : Nice, France Registration date : 2008-09-08
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 15:52
Ah yes right it does have them. Well we had a good reason for not taking the VLM one. Can't remember what it was though !
Mike Becnel Racing Legend
Number of posts : 4741 Age : 56 Location : Sugar Land, TX, USA Registration date : 2012-06-24
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 15:53
Nice video Richard. Track looks superb in that version. Which mod was that and which car were you in?
Richard Coxon Racing Legend
Number of posts : 16590 Age : 37 Location : Sheffield, England Registration date : 2012-06-29
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 15:54
only thing I've noticed it can be fps heavy the virtua lm version, and this version is much kinder to the older PC's
Richard Coxon Racing Legend
Number of posts : 16590 Age : 37 Location : Sheffield, England Registration date : 2012-06-29
Subject: Re: 1974 SCCA WINTER TESTING Sun 22 Dec 2013 - 15:56
It is much better than the version were running yes no offence , and the car (not me driving unfortunately) is a EMKA from the upcoming GTPC mod, By Virtua lm junior team.