Round 6 : Grand Prix of The Heartland

Simulation: NASCAR Racing 2003 Season using the Redline GTP Mod
Race Server IP: check race mail
Password: check race mail
Race Date: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
Race Length: 90 Laps
Yellows: Off
Starts: Single file, Staggered with 0.5 - 1 second interval
Weather: 70° Clear, FIXED
Practice Time: 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm (CET)
Qualify Time: 5:45 pm (GMT)
Happy Hour: approximately 5:50 pm (CET)
Qualifying Laps: 3
Race Time: 6:00 pm (CET)
Pace Lap: FULL
Pit Road Speed Limit: none (even if Nascar says you have to respect a 70MPH Pit Road speed limit, you can actually blast through the pit lane at 200MPH+ with no penalty)
Car Setup: Open
Hardcore Mode: Driving Aids Off & Open Cockpit View
Pitstop Frequency: 1x
Damage: Moderate


Safety

We will be starting the race Single File Staggered to assist in eliminating the first lap incidents. You MUST start with a minimum of a .5 - 1 second gap to the driver in front of you . If a driver is too close at the start, or causing problems, we may consider restarting the race. No pass in the first few corners is going to win the race for you.


Chatting

During, Qualifications and Race, no chatting whatsoever will be tolerated. Even to warn other drivers that you're exiting/entering pits, or to thank a lapper for letting you through. If you do chat, you will receive a warning


-Please confirm you presence or absence to the race in this topic

Drivers having missed two races in a row without prior notification in the race's thread will be withdrawn from the Entry list.

You can as well post your pre/post race impressions here


A bit of history : It was Nissan's turn to shine at Topeka, with Chip Robinson claiming a comprehensive victory over his rivals. A bit lucky as well, since he only took the lead with 2 laps to go, after having played a waiting game behind his rivals. Jaguar's poleman Davy Jones was still very much in contention, clinching the second spot, while the Intrepid of Wayne Taylor was in the top three for the second time, proving speed and reliability in what was still the early stages of its developement. The Lights winner was the ever-dominant Parker Johnstone in his Acura-powered Spice. The layout available for NR2003 being slightly shorter than the actual 1991 one, race distance has been set to 90 laps instead of 75. The race should last a bit less than 2 hours as usual.


Confirmed drivers ( in bold ) :

GTP CLASS

Dauer Racing

#0 : Milt Minter Jr
#00 : free / libre

Bud Light Jaguar Racing

#2 : free / libre
#3 : Guillaume Siebert

Milner Racing

#4 : Kevin Lewis
#5 : Sanjin Haler

Joest Racing

#6 : Larry Krupp
#7 : Thomas Cazorla

Hotchkis Racing

#10: free / libre

Dyson Racing

#16: Brendan Kaczmarek

MOMO

#30: Stewart Amos

Spice Engineering

#33: free / libre

MTI Racing

#64 : Bruno Goujon
#65 : Carlo Pozzi

Nissan Performance

#1 : Alex Shurikus
#83 : free / libre
#84 : free / libre

All American Racers

#98 : free / libre
#99 : Jerry Foehrkolb


LIGHTS CLASS

Essex Racing

#8 : free / libre
#9 : Frank Verplanken

David Tennyson Racing

#19 : free / libre

Carlos Bobeda Racing

#20 : free / libre

Ecurie Scientific

#36 : Andre Lagunzad

Comptech Racing

#48 : free / libre
#49 : free / libre

Bieri Racing

#80 : Troy Null

Présent.

Well I like the track, I might be there if the Jag is still free

Guillaume Siebert wrote:

Well I like the track, I might be there if the Jag is still free

consider it booked

#5 here. i hope so.

I don't like the track, but i'll be there nevertheless .

Race e-mail sent !!

Present

as of right now the #20 will not be able to race.
cant find a sitter for the kids.

Real shame Guy!

Hey, will have to miss another one

Prodigy concert Saturday night, I've always wanted to see them but never did, so this is that chance. I have to say it's hard to commit to Saturday nights, so I guess by missing this I'm giving up on the "championship" but I'll still be racing whenever I have a free Saturday in sight. I guess I'll be wild carding it like Gui.

Antoine's going to be very jealous, I think he loves Prodigy even more than GTP.

Yeah but I already saw them live in Glasgow

The whole point of having the race at 6 is not to spoil the evening actually, but yeah I guess it's still a bit too late when you have to attend a gig at, say, 8...

Oh Dear,..You 'Young-uns',..Prodigy eh !!,..

Now if it was Jeff Beck or someone,...lol

Have been extremely Busy and Not Practised a Great Deal,..but 'Getting there',..lol

Odd little Track,..I Kinda Like it,..I think!!?,..How's that Last corner though!?

I think I like Fast Tracks,..Like Monza, Spa, Watkins,..Hockenheim,..the "We are Not Worthy", Original Osterreichring etc,..etc,.... a lot of these tracks remind me of some of the More 'Dinky' Provincial Local Tracks we have here in Aus',..Good Tracks,..Yes,..But Not ones I would ever think Group C cars would Race at !!,..lol

As I Never followed the Early IMSA series as closely as the earlier WSC, I Am somewhat amazed at both the number and style of tracks they raced on in the Series.

Setup must have been Quite Unique for a Lot of those cars at some of the tracks, especially for cars like the Jag etc, Topeka and some of the tracks we have run on 'To Date', are a LOOOOONG way from say,..LeMans !!

Physically as well as in Style ,...Love LeMans !! As someone Famously put it Years ago,.."kinda like a FAST Drive in the Country side,..Not Like a Race track at all",..I guess That is the 'Style' of track I have always had a 'Hankering' for,..

Anyway,..I am Hoping to make it on time,..as Once again Have a Scale Slot car event on Earlier in the evening,..Running my 1/32 scale MC12 'Maser' and a Newly Painted up 'Porka' 917K in old "Peg-Leg' Piper Green (The 'Other' Sandeman Car!).

A 'Tough' night !!

See ya all there!,..Hopefully.

If Any of you are interested in the 'Slotties', then Please, Do Feel Free to head to ASCRA Forum and have a Look around.

You will find Me in the 'Retro' section (For 1/24th Scratch built cars) but there are some good pics etc in the Scale/Model car section as well.

Cheers

I will not be attending

Beyond the support, the championship suffers probably that the races take place the weekend (in competition with prodigy and drinking for "young-uns" sex and sun for me )..
Do we have more drivers on weekdays? We have to dig if we don't want to stored GTP at the season end.

My two cents.

I will not be attending this race. Life is very busy as of late...no time for much needed practice. Best of luck all.

I will be there for Heartland GP

Thomas Cazorla wrote:

Beyond the support, the championship suffers probably that the races take place the weekend (in competition with prodigy and drinking for "young-uns" sex and sun for me )..
Do we have more drivers on weekdays? We have to dig if we don't want to stored GTP at the season end.

My two cents.

Weekends are only good for me. I have Uni so can't make a weekday race.

Does anyone got a setup?

No sorry Thomas, but by tweaking a bit your Road Atlanta setup, you might get something decent

No FSBers ...

Yes Very Few Runners Really !!

Is there More than 7 of us?,..such a Shame,..this is a Good 'Mod' and from what I can see, has also been a Great League and provided some Good racing,..oh well,..Hope the numbers pick up a bit.

I have almost Just this Moment walked in after slotting and made a cup of coffee,..lol

Race server launched !!

My stupid cat unplugged the modem and the steering wheel ...