A reminder - server will be password protected 1 hour before qualifying start to keep not knowing crowded server jumpers out of way,pass will be always the same: green
Pitting rules:
Race requires a minimum time spent in pitstall of 10 seconds. That can be done either with single pitstop or sum of multiple pitstops. Driver who has spent less time will receive penalty time added to his finish time,which will be calculated by tripling the missing time to complete neccesary minimum time and adding additional 5 seconds. Drivers failing to pit at all will receive 1 minute penalty added to finish time (10s*3 + additional 30s).
Some historic stats:
Last race won by: S1DUS*R.Kardol
Last BF1 race won by: S1DUS*GáboR - 2 wins in row (71st RTFR XL - SO City Long)
Most BF1 race wins: S1DUS*GáboR - 2 wins (Hungary - 2 wins)
Last Aston race won by: [WCL] True Alpha (83rd RTFR XL - FZR @ AS Historic Rev.)
Most Aston race wins: [WCL] True Alpha - 3 wins (Finland - 7 wins)
Current rating leader: S1DUS*R.Kardol (+72.5 points)
* PENALTIES :
[GD] Rex™ - receives 10 seconds penalty added to his finish time for pit exit line violation.
B2ﾏ TωϊnCΔm - receives 6.23 seconds penalty added to his finish time for minimum pit time violation.
B2ﾏ TωϊnCΔm - the unserved drive-through penalty is converted in 30 seconds penalty added to his finish time as per standard LFS rules.
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The new year of RTFR XL was started with the fastest original LFS car - the BMW Sauber F1. Despite high drag from it's wings,it still easilly passes the 300km/h mark. Also it's the quickest in terms of drying out it's fuel tank - that made differences in strategies for the race as some were able to complete race distance with single pitstop,some needed 2,but some decided to hit walls and go for more than 2 pitstops. The combination of all these factors made the race completelly unpredictible when watching from aside as few drivers early on top positions finished way below their expectations while some from behind rised up the field.
Exactly 5 weeks after his 1st RTFR win,Zesty scored his first also in the XL edition - the malaysian took over the race lead twice before taking it permanently on lap 29 to lead the latest 2/3 of the race distance. At one point he was right behind 2nd place driver,being close of lapping whole field,but the 2nd pitsop put him a bit back and he finished with 57 seconds advantage over closest follower,clocking 10th highest margin of victory. Zesty's 2nd place in qualifying was 4 positions better than previous best and the race win was the 3rd top5 finish,previous best - 3rd place,also adding 1st fastest lap of the race to his stats. He is the 30th different race winner in RTFR XL history,while his country is the 12th in winners list. Ayoub Maroc led a total of 19 laps during the race,however had one too many mistakes to get set back on low position,but his return to top positions succeded as his finished 2nd,repeating his best achievement. 4th position in qualifying was an improvement of a single position and the moroccan scored his 6th top5 finish. The best of europeans was the event host,who finished 3rd and last on lead lap,scoring his 30th top5 finish in RTFR XL. Arska finished right after the race winner,but being lap down does not score him 2nd position - it's 4th place finish instead,increasing his top5 count to 11. The polesitter M had plenty of adventures during the race and led just 4 laps in 2 runs,finishing just 5th - the day brought him his 4th RTFR XL pole position and 6th top5 finish.
* FUN FACT OF THE MONTH :
Selecting fast paced races has became a trend latelly in RTFR XL - only 1 of last 4 races had the average speed below 200km/h,the latest one just shy of 223km/h.
* CLOCK PITTER OF THE RACE :
T.Soini returns in this paragraph - he spent 10.28 seconds in his only pitstop,clocking the lowest legal time in this race. He refuelled the car as everyone else.
* FIELD RUSHER OF THE RACE :
The 3rd try to finish RTFR XL race succeeded for Rex - he finished 10th with 9 positions gain between start and finish. Also Michal gained 9 positions,but he finished a position lower.
VOD at Youtube:
Next week it's back to the shorter distance of normal RTFR - combo was mentioned during the previous RTFR broadcast,full information as always in the weekend before the race. Combo for next RTFR XL in 4 weeks is currently still unknown as the winner hasn't decided yet.
