Round 2 - Hockenheim (Feb 21st)

Event Schedule

Sunday February 21st (all times given are CET) :
20:00 - Qualifying
20:50 - Warm-up and Drivers’ briefing
21:00 - Race start (23 laps)

Server IP : 91.121.135.76:34700
Server Password : hso83
A training server will be running 24/7 (same password).

Reminder:
The qualifying and Grand Prix engines upgrades will not be allowed whether in qualifying or race session as all cars do not possess them.
Drivers breaking this rule will be disqualified from the event.

ALSO:
Drivers who have a WEC car CANNOT use the LM version of their car. 
Drivers breaking this rule will be disqualified from the event.


Start Procedure :

--> Reconnaissance Laps <--

Once the reconnaissance laps procedure is over and everybody is on the grid, the green lights giving the start will be shown. This will however be the signal for the beginning of our formation lap, which drivers will cover at low speed (around 150 kph / 90 mph). Do not overtake, stay packed, no more than 2 or 3 car lengths between each car. Zigzaging to warm up your tires is not allowed.

After the last turn, cars will keep rolling at reduced speed in the starting grid formation, so remember your side of the grid.
When the leading car will be in sight of the start/finish line, an admin will give the real start of the race by typing "GREEN FLAG" in the chat.

Overtake before crossing the start/finish line is allowed.

Before the green flag, drivers should remain in a grid formation, as shown below :




Behaviour on track

- as for all HSO races, it is required you use your real name both in-game and on the forum. Thank you.

- Chatting is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN in race session. It is allowed in qualifying sessions for technical issues only.

- Drive Through : If a driver has to do a drive through, even if there is no pit lane speed limit, he has to drive through the pitlane at 100km/h max (60mph). If he doesn't respect this, he will get a 30s penalty at the end of the race.

- Shortcuts : If a driver gains a position after shortcutting a turn, he is required to give it back as soon as possible. In the case where a driver would not do it rapidly, a 30-second penalty will be added to his total race time. In the event of abusive and intentional shortcutting, severe sanctions will be applied (up to definitive a ban from the league). To make sure you never shortcut a turn, try to always keep two wheels on the track.

- Respect the red light at the end of the pitlane.

Application and Interpretation of the Regulations

The admins alone are qualified to solve any problems raised by the application and the interpretation of the present regulations.

One-off drives available:


GC #8 Porsche 956 | Joest Racing


GC #11 Porsche 956 | John Fitzpatrick Racing


GCJ #55 De Cadenet-Cosworth | François Duret



Entry List:

GC   Marc Florkin #1 Porsche 956
GC   Philippe Martinelli #2 Porsche 956
GC   Raymond Riddall #2 Porsche 936C
GC   Yves Plaçais #4 Lancia LC2
GC   Jose Berenguer #5 Lancia LC2
GC   Petr Hlavac #6 Lancia LC2
GC   Jacob Fredriksson #6 Zakspeed C1/8
GC   Raul Jereb #12 Porsche 956
GC   James Knowles #11 Porsche 956
GC   Gérard Ryon #14 Porsche 956
GC   Mick Chapman #15 Porsche 936C
GC   Jean-Marie Plaçais #18 Porsche 956
GC   Mike Becnel #22 Porsche CK5
GC   Cláudio Augusto #35 Sauber SHS-C6
GC   Glenn Corliss #41 EMKA C83
GC   Dave Simmons #42 Porsche CK5
GC   François Remmen #115 Porsche CK5

GCJ  Pascal Le pihive #54 URD C81
GCJ  Jason Fitch #62 Harrier-Mazda RX83C
GCJ  Martin Audran #63 Alba-Giannini AR2
GCJ  Richard Coxon #63 Alba-Giannini AR2
GCJ  Matthias Weber #64 Sthemo STHM01
GCJ  Dylan Canton #67 Lola-Mazda T616

Hope to be there, but I will probably miss qualifying.

I'll be there

Fitz 956 please Jason!!!!

James Knowles wrote:

Fitz 956 please Jason!!!!  

, i'll bring the little Lola by

Absent. Have to attend a wedding and won't likely be back in time

Jan Kowalski wrote:

Alberto Ibañez wrote:

Absent. Have to attend a wedding and won't likely be back in time

If you are sure, i would want to drive.

Ok

Présent

Marcus

Florkin Marc wrote:

Présent

Marcus

Don't let us catch you using the wrong car this time!

i'll be there

present

Who stole my brakes??? Car does NOT want to stop!

They are there, but the CK5, goes quicker than the 956 and doesn't have the downforce of the 956. I struggled too at first with the Alba.

The skid marks on the track are slightly longer than those in my virtual fire suit pants.

These Cars are difficult to drive. Is it normal to have very slow acceleration out of the pits? With the Porsche 956 i nearly get no speed out of the pits. Need some advice

Jan Kowalski wrote:

These Cars are difficult to drive. Is it normal to have very slow acceleration out of the pits? With the Porsche 956 i nearly get no speed out of the pits. Need some advice

auto clutch causes the slow start. Just slip your clutch manually and keep the revs high. Beware when the turbo hits!

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auto clutch causes the slow start. Just slip your clutch manually and keep the revs high. Beware when the turbo hits!

That will be a good training for the USAC mod, those 1000 HP Offenhausers are quite temperamental

The problem is they shouldn't be hard to drive, I have read many articles about drivers saying the 956 was a lovely car to drive, I've also read that other drivers of other cars say they were easy to drive. These cars were designed to be drove for a minimum of 6 hours, so they needed to be easier to drive to make the finish for both the drivers and cars sake. I'm not sure though why the mod creators made some cars feel like deathtraps to be honest

Mike Becnel wrote:

Jan Kowalski wrote:

These Cars are difficult to drive. Is it normal to have very slow acceleration out of the pits? With the Porsche 956 i nearly get no speed out of the pits. Need some advice

auto clutch causes the slow start. Just slip your clutch manually and keep the revs high. Beware when the turbo hits!

thanks  ... i tried this already and thought that it cant be the solution. But now i will practise with this method. Not used to use clutch at rfactor