After a spectacular and successful opening race of the season, ROUND 2 of the RETRO CUP 25 Season is ready to go green this MONDAY, September 29th, LIVE ON SIMBROADCASTS
After the dangers and traps of Westhill North RGE, a very different challenge awaits the Retro Drivers for the Round 2 of the Season!
Aston RETRO is ready to deliver another exciting race, being on the calendar since the series inception, and always providing fun and close races in all classes!
Compared to Westhill North RGE, this track is quite wider and more flowing, requiring a different kind of setup and driving skills.
The speeds are fast, the corners are quick, and the dangers are there, ready to catch out drivers!
This year Aston Retro also features a banked corner before the infamous Sector 3 chicane: this banked corner will allow the drivers the opportunity to go for multiple lines during the races.
Will you keep it tight around the kerb or will you go all the way up the banking, trying to carry out big speed out of the corner?
The banking will allow for multiple lines during the race
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EVENT TIMETABLE
Monday, September 29th
QP (60 min) || 17:00 UTC / 19:00 CET RACE (90 minutes-42 laps) || 18:10 UTC / 20:10 CET
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Pitting rules:
Pit-Stop is not specifically required, but the race is 90 minutes long, so you might need it anyway, either to change worn tyres or go for a specific fuel strategy.
Le Mans style Start procedure:
In proper Retro fashion, the cars will be aligned oblique on the start finish straight.
At the green light, the race is ON, so you'll have to steer right and accelerate!
(there are also arrows marks pointing the correct direction in front of you!)
SPECIFIC RULES:
- Re-joining is allowed after crashes or disconnections.
But you'll have to wait at least 1 MINUTE (60 seconds) from the time of disconnection/telepit/crash.
If this re-joining wait time is not respected, the driver will be penalized, with severity based on the time gained.
- Mid-race join without qualifying IS NOT ALLOWED, and the driver will be removed from the results and risk a server ban.
- Changing cars beteween quali and race is NOT ALLOWED, and will results in DQ from final results and possible bans.
- Changing driver at the pit-stop IS ALLOWED, but the final results will see the points splitted between the two drivers.
- Server will be PASSWORD PROTECTED15 minutes before the qualifying ends, to avoid late inexperienced entrants.
- The championship is open to join, no Sign-ups required
Dunlop Bridge, another iconic spot of the Retro Cup
GENERAL RACING RULES
RETRO TRACK SPONSORS
To make yourself feel even more immersed in this Retro World of Racing, the track sponsors and banners have been customized to reflect actualy 70's and 80's sponsorship logos.
You can find them attached below, just download the files and replace files in the "pic" folder of Live for Speed (remember to save a copy of your original files)
you'll feel immersed in the Retro Cup world with custom track sponsors
TONIGHT! Everything is set on Aston Retro for the second round of the Retro Cup 25 season, LIVE ON SBTV!
SCHEDULE
QP (60 min) || 17:00 UTC / 19:00 CET
RACE (90 minutes-42 laps) || 18:10 UTC / 20:10 CET
Server will be passworded 15 minutes before the end of qualifyng to avoid late, inexperienced entrants Password will be posted on RG Discord and here in the thread!
W/dod1slaw || Penalty + WarningStarting from the back next round - Lacking patience and awarness in traffic while overtaking a group of Road Cars, causing a catastrophic multi-car collision with race leader Sufor and P2 Stiefla.
(SQUID) Simox || Penalty + Warning - Starting from the back next round - Lacking patience and traffic awarness, causing multiple collisions on Lap 10, first with RG^LORENZO out of Turn 4, then crashing out Road leader Trespasser at the end of the same lap.
Hermanni || Penalty - 1 min penalty - invalid rejoin
46 Retro drivers presented themselves at the gates of Aston, for the second round of the Retro Cup 25 Season.
However, only top 40 drivers qualified for the race and lined up on the packed starting grid.
Under the Retro banners and sponsors spread all around the track, Round 2 was green for 90 minutes of intense racing and insane drama!
The race was a race of attrition: Aston Retro proved to be an even tougher challenge than Westhill North RGE, with lots of drivers having to retire due to big crashes and contacts with other slower classes.
Out of the 40 starting drivers, only 17 managed to reach the chequered flag safely, that was a tough day for the Retro Drivers out there!
If you missed this race, you can relive the entire event on SBTV!
Relive the Race on Simbroadcasts!
PROTOTYPE 1
The Zafiralis domination continues in Retro Cup 25, in the person of ZFRL Thehemuli.
The finnish ace proved once again a superior racecraft compared to his rivals, beating S1DUS Unite for Pole Position and leading the race from Lap 1 to Lap 42.
Thehemuli is smooth as silk in traffic, taking his time to overtake the slower cars, and pushing at an unmatched pace in the rest of the race.
He extended his lead lap after lap over the S1dus driver, Unite, who tried to hang on in the first half of the race, before crashing out of the race in the latter stages.
RG^Rony took advantage of the situation and managed to climb back up to P2 in class, despite a few mistakes during the race and a heated battle with the Prototype 2 of RG^Lorenzo.
CRAACH had all kind of troubles during the race, smashing into the wall after touching the grass in the fast, first corner, but managed to continue, repair the car and finish P3 in class.
Thehemuli's teammate, LG^Mies, had a smoother race compared to Westhill North RGE, despite a difficult start, finishing P4 in class and collecting precious points.
PROTOTYPE 2
Mazdarati is on a mission: he made things clear since the qualifying session, by taking Pole Position with a big margin over B2R Twincam and RG^Lorenzo.
In the race he was smooth, consistent, diligent in traffic, making a difference comparable to what Thehemuli is doing in LMP1's.
Despite that, in the first half of the race the gaps were quite close in LMP2, with Twicam, Lorenzo and Simox not far from the Martini driver, but they all encountered some kind of drama along the way that made the gap to extend bigger and bigger.
First drama happened on Lap 10, where RG^Lorenzo went wide while in traffic, after the "Eau Rouge" of Live For Speed: [SQUID] Simox didn't manage to slow down his LMP2 and hit the back of RG^Lorenzo, sending him into a spin and damaging his suspension to critical levels.
Simox had more troubles shortly after, hitting the Road Leader Trespasser in the chicane and sending him onto his roof.
Meanwhile, the two Born To Race cars of Twincam and Rayman took advantage of the situation, jumping into P2 and P3, despite some mistakes along the way.
But Mazdarati was untouchable in front, ending the race in solitary and dominant fashion, second win in a row!
GROUP 5
Who can stop S1DUS Gàbor?
The S1DUS driver came into Aston with a fresh, new livery on his Group 5 Musting. Overflowing with confidence, Gàbor proved once again he's the Group 5 alien this season, scoring another impressive Pole Position ahead of kyrl and Lagooga.
But it was in the race that Gàbor made all the difference, staying out of trouble and making close to zero mistakes all race long.
The S1dus driver pace was unmatched, so fast that he often found himself ahead of some of the LMP2 cars, involved in crashes.
Behind him, it was a race of attrition: most of the Fend Musting field crashed out at different points during the race: the ones who kept it cleaner were [Syn] Hiwatt and #977 T.Zlatanov, who spend most of the race close together.
ROAD CLASS
While B2R Stiefla got the pole on his Jaegermeister Porsche, it was [MRC] Suforr who took the lead after the opening laps, showing great pace from the get go.
But the pack was separated by just a few seconds, with B2R Stiefla and Trespasser close by, followed by the [email protected] Madjester trio.
First big drama came on Lap 3, where the LMP2 car of W/dod1slaw took way too much risks trying to overtake the bunch of GT cars, ending up with crashing into the Road leader Suforr in huge fashion.
Stiefla was also touched by the LMP2 car during the high speed crash, but managed to continue, following Trespasser who took the lead.
But further drama came at Lap 10, when it was Trespasser who was taken out by the other LMP2 car of [SQUID] Simox, at the chicane.
B2R Stiefla saw all this drama in front of his very eyes, and took the lead of the race, extending the gap lap by lap over the closest competitors.
Behind the leader it was a close three way battle between SGR Madjester, S.Martin and RG^M@ci3K, with the two Porsche drivers overtaking the Piran of Madjester in the second half of the race, before entering in a head to head battle, that lasted till the last few laps.
At the end, it was S.Martin who managed to take P2 behind Stiefla, with RG^M@ci3k, the porsche whisperer back on the podium!
Top 5 was completed by SGR Madjester and O.A, with Hermanni having his own race at the back of the field, with multiple incidents.
Frustration for the Westhill North RGE Winner, GUM||Donald, who timed out during the first part of the race and never rejoined, losing a lot of points in the process.
STANDINGS AFTER 2 ROUNDS
NEXT ROUND
Blackwood Outskirts await the drivers for the Round 3 of the Season, coming in Monday, October 13th, LIVE ON SBTV!
The track incorporates both the main Blackwood track and also some of its surroundings, with bridges and plenty of paved sections, going all the way up into the Blackwood's countryside, a track that's rarely have been seen in Live For Speed!
It's going to be a unique challenge, who will master the challenges of Blackwood Outskirts?
A TEST RACEis planned next Monday, October 6th, starting at 21.10 CET time (19.10 GMT).
Perfect chance for the drivers to practice the track, the traffic and all the things multiclass racing!
