Round 2, Rockingham International
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 3.896 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: 63m before start of warmup lane
2nd Safety Car Line: 54m after end of warmup lane
Safety Car Maximum Speed: 90 kph / 56 mph
Virtual Safety Car Maximum Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Pit Lane Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Red Flag line: Exit of Oval Turn 4, 185m before start/finish line
Wind Conditions: Low Wind - All Sessions except Pre-Qualifying
Event Timetable
Thu 18:00 UTC - Sat 18:00 UTC: Pre-Qualifying
17:30 UTC: Free Practice - 20 minutes
18:00 UTC: Qualifying - 20 minutes (Open Qualifying)
18:40 UTC: Sprint Race - 60 laps
Event Specifics
1. Alerting the Administration:
Use @sc to alert administration to look at your car or the section of track you were in when you use the @sc command. The command will tell the administration what location you're at.
2. Communications:
All drivers are required to be in the NDR TeamSpeak server: teamspeak.newdimensionracing.com - Race Control messages will be broadcast to anyone in a channel in the Pit Wall in TS. If you would like a subchannel for your team or friendly drivers, please let us know and we will create one.
Make sure you have your race number and/or your LFS username as your nickname on TeamSpeak
3. Broadcast
This race will be broadcasted by Sim Broadcasts: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts
They will be in the NDR TeamSpeak. You are invited to be interviewed on stream during the breaks between sessions. Please follow their terms listed at https://simbroadcasts.tv/voice - we will apply those to our Commentary Box area.
4. Driver Naming:
Be sure to be in your proper name format Number (grey or white), space, then First initial last name [eg. 00 J. Palmer]. The name may be in colour, but we prefer all white - consistency looks better, and is easier to read.
5. Tracker:
Timing will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com.
6. Wind Conditions:
Low wind for all sessions, except Pre-Qualifying.
7. Virtual Safety Car Test
There will be a test Virtual Safety Car deployment in the free practice session, starting about 5 minutes remaining in the session. All drivers are encouraged to participate in this test.
8. Pit Entry and Pit Exit
On pit entry, all parts of the car must be to the left of the blend line along its entire length, and must use the entry apron at all times.
On pit exit, all parts of the car must be to the left of the blend line along its entire length, and must use the exit apron at all times.
All drivers leaving a pit start position (garage bay) must join the pitlane at the break in the wall at the last paddock access gate. Do not go straight to the pit exit without doing the right-left switchback into the pitlane. Cars in the pitlane have right of way over cars coming out of the garages at all times.
9. Track Limits:
On the oval section, drivers are permitted to drive below the white line - the grass edge is the track edge on the oval.
All other sectors, the standard track limits apply, the marked course and it's blue/white kerbing.
10. Qualifying Procedure
Qualifying will be set to 22 minutes, with the pit exit closed for the first two minutes. Drivers may queue at pit exit. The course will open for laps with 20 minutes remaining, and remain open until the time has elapsed. The pit exit will close at the chequered flag. No driver should exit the pitlane without sufficient time to start a timed lap.
11. Race Start:
Each race will have one unscored formation lap, followed by a double-file rolling start.
The grid for the race will spawn in the pitlane, at the exit. When the session timing starts, drivers are to pull away from their grid spots in grid order, and maintain pitlane speed until past the pit exit line.
The SC will slow to 60 kph after Turn 10, and stay at the head of the field. From this point, the field should begin forming into dual-file formation. Polesitter will be asked their chosen side during the gridding process. The Safety Car will pull into the pitlane from the exit of Turn 11 (Oval Turn 4). Drivers should hold pace until the green flag is given - overtaking is permitted on race start from the green flag.
In the event of an aborted start, there will be no message except a voice wave-off call in TeamSpeak. Drivers should maintain pace until Turn 1, and then return to single-file formation for another attempt. Two wave-offs are permitted before the race start will be a standard safety car restart. Race laps will start counting after the first start attempt, regardless of start or no start.
12. Safety Car:
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 8. It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
Overtaking is not permitted on all restarts until YOU have crossed the start-finish line.
13. Penalties This Round:
Due to the custom pitlane, the standard LFS penalty system will not be used. The insim control application has a custom penalty system. If you are given a Stop-Go Penalty, you will need to stop in the penalty box at the end of pitlane, just before the cones for cars exiting the paddock area.
14. End of Race
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed to pit lane. The top 3 shall report back to Start / Finish Line for podium pose.
Top three and anyone else wishing to be interviewed on the broadcast should join the Commentary Box Waiting Room, and one of the commentators will move you to the Commentary Box.
15. Miscellany:
Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S from on course during the race without authorization from Race Control.
You do NOT need permission to retire once you are in the pit lane.
If you suffer a lost connection or timeout from the server, you are permitted to rejoin the race, and we will add your completed laps to your car once you've rejoined.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 3.896 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: 63m before start of warmup lane
2nd Safety Car Line: 54m after end of warmup lane
Safety Car Maximum Speed: 90 kph / 56 mph
Virtual Safety Car Maximum Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Pit Lane Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Red Flag line: Exit of Oval Turn 4, 185m before start/finish line
Wind Conditions: Low Wind - All Sessions except Pre-Qualifying
Event Timetable
Thu 18:00 UTC - Sat 18:00 UTC: Pre-Qualifying
17:30 UTC: Free Practice - 20 minutes
18:00 UTC: Qualifying - 20 minutes (Open Qualifying)
18:40 UTC: Sprint Race - 60 laps
Event Specifics
1. Alerting the Administration:
Use @sc to alert administration to look at your car or the section of track you were in when you use the @sc command. The command will tell the administration what location you're at.
2. Communications:
All drivers are required to be in the NDR TeamSpeak server: teamspeak.newdimensionracing.com - Race Control messages will be broadcast to anyone in a channel in the Pit Wall in TS. If you would like a subchannel for your team or friendly drivers, please let us know and we will create one.
Make sure you have your race number and/or your LFS username as your nickname on TeamSpeak
3. Broadcast
This race will be broadcasted by Sim Broadcasts: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts
They will be in the NDR TeamSpeak. You are invited to be interviewed on stream during the breaks between sessions. Please follow their terms listed at https://simbroadcasts.tv/voice - we will apply those to our Commentary Box area.
4. Driver Naming:
Be sure to be in your proper name format Number (grey or white), space, then First initial last name [eg. 00 J. Palmer]. The name may be in colour, but we prefer all white - consistency looks better, and is easier to read.
5. Tracker:
Timing will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com.
6. Wind Conditions:
Low wind for all sessions, except Pre-Qualifying.
7. Virtual Safety Car Test
There will be a test Virtual Safety Car deployment in the free practice session, starting about 5 minutes remaining in the session. All drivers are encouraged to participate in this test.
8. Pit Entry and Pit Exit
On pit entry, all parts of the car must be to the left of the blend line along its entire length, and must use the entry apron at all times.
On pit exit, all parts of the car must be to the left of the blend line along its entire length, and must use the exit apron at all times.
All drivers leaving a pit start position (garage bay) must join the pitlane at the break in the wall at the last paddock access gate. Do not go straight to the pit exit without doing the right-left switchback into the pitlane. Cars in the pitlane have right of way over cars coming out of the garages at all times.
9. Track Limits:
On the oval section, drivers are permitted to drive below the white line - the grass edge is the track edge on the oval.
All other sectors, the standard track limits apply, the marked course and it's blue/white kerbing.
10. Qualifying Procedure
Qualifying will be set to 22 minutes, with the pit exit closed for the first two minutes. Drivers may queue at pit exit. The course will open for laps with 20 minutes remaining, and remain open until the time has elapsed. The pit exit will close at the chequered flag. No driver should exit the pitlane without sufficient time to start a timed lap.
11. Race Start:
Each race will have one unscored formation lap, followed by a double-file rolling start.
The grid for the race will spawn in the pitlane, at the exit. When the session timing starts, drivers are to pull away from their grid spots in grid order, and maintain pitlane speed until past the pit exit line.
The SC will slow to 60 kph after Turn 10, and stay at the head of the field. From this point, the field should begin forming into dual-file formation. Polesitter will be asked their chosen side during the gridding process. The Safety Car will pull into the pitlane from the exit of Turn 11 (Oval Turn 4). Drivers should hold pace until the green flag is given - overtaking is permitted on race start from the green flag.
In the event of an aborted start, there will be no message except a voice wave-off call in TeamSpeak. Drivers should maintain pace until Turn 1, and then return to single-file formation for another attempt. Two wave-offs are permitted before the race start will be a standard safety car restart. Race laps will start counting after the first start attempt, regardless of start or no start.
12. Safety Car:
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 8. It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
Overtaking is not permitted on all restarts until YOU have crossed the start-finish line.
13. Penalties This Round:
Due to the custom pitlane, the standard LFS penalty system will not be used. The insim control application has a custom penalty system. If you are given a Stop-Go Penalty, you will need to stop in the penalty box at the end of pitlane, just before the cones for cars exiting the paddock area.
14. End of Race
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed to pit lane. The top 3 shall report back to Start / Finish Line for podium pose.
Top three and anyone else wishing to be interviewed on the broadcast should join the Commentary Box Waiting Room, and one of the commentators will move you to the Commentary Box.
15. Miscellany:
Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S from on course during the race without authorization from Race Control.
You do NOT need permission to retire once you are in the pit lane.
If you suffer a lost connection or timeout from the server, you are permitted to rejoin the race, and we will add your completed laps to your car once you've rejoined.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!