Castrol 1000 - Kyalami - Race Info [June 9th]

Richard Coxon wrote:

Just an update for you all, the Alba can be chosen by anyone since Group C Junior doesn't have its own points class.

Oh okay. Guess I was lucky points were still awarded to GCJ at Hockenheim

Don't forget to update this bit in the entry list thread

With this, I can also see drivers could now both from teams to race both GC aswell As GCJ in the same race if they chose to do so.

@Raul: Did you also delete the files in the series folder?

David Jundt wrote:

@Raul: Did you also delete the files in the series folder?

Nope, gonna do that, thanx!

Ok, dont know how, but now it seems only Joest #12 is having gray screen..
tryed some other random cars, all work fine...

thanks for help guys!

Maybe re-download and see about that Porsche file. Or just try to override that alone?

Juha Bos wrote:

Due to the fuel consumption relative to other cars, the Lancia LC2 is now open to anyone. The rules have been modified as below:

Richard Coxon wrote:

Fast drivers and newcomers cannot book a Porsche 956 or Lancia LC2 (PM an admin if you are unsure about your status; admins have final say on the interpretation of this rule). If a fast driver is paired up with lesser drivers, we may allow them to enter into a Privateer 956 or LC2.

Don't forget to update it in the Entry List thread too. Nobody wants to be confused.

Done

Gonna have to pray those DFL powered Rondeau's and C100's lap me a lot.
I think ill be employing all the fuel saving techniques... Short shifting, lift and coast, cut ignition over the brow of the main straight and roll the rest of the way, park it and have a cup of tea at Clubhouse Bend every 10 laps.

Sam Smith wrote:

Gonna have to pray those DFL powered Rondeau's and C100's lap me a lot.
I think ill be employing all the fuel saving techniques... Short shifting, lift and coast, cut ignition over the brow of the main straight and roll the rest of the way, park it and have a cup of tea at Clubhouse Bend every 10 laps.  

Lift and coast and short shifting was enough for me. I could get 1.22's using 1.49L. It's hard, but do able.

Yeah I was in that ball park.
1.18s using 1.9ltrs and 1.23s  just on the 1.5ltrs mark.
Just feels like it's going to be a struggle to pull that off for the whole 1000kms. But that's the challenge I guess  

That is the challenge, exactly the same as the real drivers faced back then.

Richard Coxon wrote:

Lift and coast and short shifting was enough for me.

I feel a little dumm, but what exactly lift and coast means.. in race car driving contecst...

Lift off the throttle before the braking zone and coast.

Richard Coxon wrote:

Lift off the throttle before the braking zone and coast.

Ok, thanks.

Does the realfeel still have the same bug on driver swaps? Like where you need to reset it every time? I'm pretty sure we all have realfeel enabled as it's part of AMS??

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Thanks.

Richard Coxon wrote:

A bit of info for you guys.
- Group C cars must get below 2.4L per lap to make the race on fuel mileage

Where do I find the fuel mileage ?

I'm using standard AMS displays.

It usually indicates the fuel usage of the previous lap when you cross the S/F line.

So instead of the remaining fuel and expected lap distance(e.g. 97/41), you get -2.6l shown.

Richard Coxon wrote:

A bit of info for you guys.

The fuel usage in this mod is vastly different to the last time we did this race, this time around you will really have to save fuel as they did in the Group C days.

Some rough numbers for you.

- Group C cars must get below 2.4L per lap to make the race on fuel mileage

- Group C Junior cars must get below 1.5L per to make the race on fuel mileage.

- Lower boost, short shifting and lift and coast techniques will have to be used to help get the fuel mileage down.

- Certain engines are better on fuel than others, but I'll let you guys work that out.  

Feel free to ask any questions.

I'll bump this since we've had a lot of new entrants.

BTW: The issue Raul posted in the first page with the Grey screen, I'm having as well with the Joest 956.

Raul Jereb wrote:

Ok, dont know how, but now it seems only Joest #12 is having gray screen..
tryed some other random cars, all work fine...

thanks for help guys!

#12 volk kyalami with the kyalami upgrade (also tried silverstone), both have solid grey "windscreens"

all other 956s tested seem fine

It's strange as I have no issue.

But anyone who has this issue try this.

Joest Fix

Hmm...

Let me check that right away before applying the fix. I want to know if that bug also happens to me.

EDIT: Yep, also happened here.

Which poses the question: Should we check all works aswell as private cars if that hasn't been done yet?

EDIT2: Nevermind, Jaques is right. #1, #3, #16 and #18 are all good.