Attention all:
Here is the driver's briefing for Round 7, the 12 Hours of Kyoto National.
Circuit: Kyoto National (KY2)
Server Name: NDR.GTAL 2010
Server Password: The password is the same as it was for Round 1. Team Managers should have PW in their inbox. Or whoever sent in the application. If you do not have it contact me and I'll get it to you.
Duration: 12 hours
Race Start Time and Date: 11:00 UTC Saturday 1 May 2010
1. Weather Conditions: According to forecasts for Kyoto, Japan for Saturday day, the following weather conditions will be run for Saturday's race: Cloudy Afternoon, Low Wind
2. Pit Lane: All drivers MUST enter pitlane before the poles start on the last turn (oval turn), and stay on the apron into pitlane. All drivers MUST stay on the apron until the exit of turn 1 (oval turn). When pitting, do NOT drive in the slow lane until the pitboxes start, and minimize your time in that lane. Serving a DT, if you go completely into the cross hatching between the fast and slow lanes, you will be considered to have shortcut the pitlane and the DT will be reissued. If you go into the slow lane before the keep left signs end, and stay in until after they start again you will be also considered to have shortcut the pit lane, and you will get two warnings to not shortcut before being issued a DT.
3. Race Start and Safety Car Procedure: The Safety Car will be stacked on top of the grid. It will pull away when the lights go green. DO NOT MOVE UNTIL THE CAR AHEAD HAS PULLED AWAY. Circulate the course in order, keeping 5-8 car lengths between you and the car ahead. The leader needs to stay about 10 car lengths back from the SC. SC will travel at a top speed of approximately 140 kph / 90 mph. It may travel slower on the first lap of a deployment and/or at Race Control Discretion.
The SC will accelerate away after the infield chicane in Sector 2. The SC will generally (unless a new driver comes in for the SC or the SC driver has a time out) collect the leader/field starting from reentry to the oval section, or will be after pit exit apron ends if the SC has been relocated to pitlane)
On the START ONLY that the field should form into double-file exiting the infield section, maintaining approximately (+/- 5 kph) pitlane speed down the entire main straight until the green flag. Pole sitter will be asked which side of course he wishes to start on, everything else will fall in accordingly. All cars, once caught into rows, should maintain approximately pitlane speed. No car is required to be on the pitlimiter. Drivers are to wait for the green flag before overtaking.
After the SC accelerates away on restarts, the leader controls the pace and may accelerate when he choses, provided he does not overtake the SC before it crosses the first Safety Car Line. THERE IS NO OVERTAKING BEFORE THE START/FINISH LINE.
A Safety Car Period in race will last a minimum of 2 Laps.
4. Communications: Each team must have a team representative in our IRC channel, #ndr at irc.gamesurge.net for the duration of the race. Failure to have a representative in IRC when contact is needed will result in a DT, as well as the prescribed points penalty. Administration will also be available in our Ventrilo server, at denmark.ventriloservers.biz port 3828. A team representative is also welcome to stay in Ventrilo for the duration of the race if they so desire.
5. Driver Naming: Drivers should format their names before entering the server, creating a new driver profile and ensuring their profile is void of binds for the event. Names shall be formatted as per the sporting code, which is summarized as: The number shall remain in either grey or white. We will not nit-pick on spacing in the name, but we do require a space between number and name. Example formatting (no coloring in this, assume in-game that it is all grey): 00 J. Palmer
6. Tracker: Tracker will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com. Please point out any errors you note to us during the race. We will post the input on Friday evening after qualifying for confirmation.
7. Miscellany:Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S during the race without authorization from Race Control. If you are beached or upside down, please use the $SC bind to alert us if we have not already called the yellow. We will tell you to spectate shortly thereafter.
After finishing the race, please slow below racing speeds after the pit exit blend line ends and proceed around into pit lane. Select any open garage stall and pull in. Top three should proceed to staging just behind the finish line for a podium photograph.
Safety Car Line 1 is at the start of the pit entry apron, and Safety Car Line 2 is at the end of the pit exit apron.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck, and see you Saturday.
Here is the driver's briefing for Round 7, the 12 Hours of Kyoto National.
Circuit: Kyoto National (KY2)
Server Name: NDR.GTAL 2010
Server Password: The password is the same as it was for Round 1. Team Managers should have PW in their inbox. Or whoever sent in the application. If you do not have it contact me and I'll get it to you.
Duration: 12 hours
Race Start Time and Date: 11:00 UTC Saturday 1 May 2010
1. Weather Conditions: According to forecasts for Kyoto, Japan for Saturday day, the following weather conditions will be run for Saturday's race: Cloudy Afternoon, Low Wind
2. Pit Lane: All drivers MUST enter pitlane before the poles start on the last turn (oval turn), and stay on the apron into pitlane. All drivers MUST stay on the apron until the exit of turn 1 (oval turn). When pitting, do NOT drive in the slow lane until the pitboxes start, and minimize your time in that lane. Serving a DT, if you go completely into the cross hatching between the fast and slow lanes, you will be considered to have shortcut the pitlane and the DT will be reissued. If you go into the slow lane before the keep left signs end, and stay in until after they start again you will be also considered to have shortcut the pit lane, and you will get two warnings to not shortcut before being issued a DT.
3. Race Start and Safety Car Procedure: The Safety Car will be stacked on top of the grid. It will pull away when the lights go green. DO NOT MOVE UNTIL THE CAR AHEAD HAS PULLED AWAY. Circulate the course in order, keeping 5-8 car lengths between you and the car ahead. The leader needs to stay about 10 car lengths back from the SC. SC will travel at a top speed of approximately 140 kph / 90 mph. It may travel slower on the first lap of a deployment and/or at Race Control Discretion.
The SC will accelerate away after the infield chicane in Sector 2. The SC will generally (unless a new driver comes in for the SC or the SC driver has a time out) collect the leader/field starting from reentry to the oval section, or will be after pit exit apron ends if the SC has been relocated to pitlane)
On the START ONLY that the field should form into double-file exiting the infield section, maintaining approximately (+/- 5 kph) pitlane speed down the entire main straight until the green flag. Pole sitter will be asked which side of course he wishes to start on, everything else will fall in accordingly. All cars, once caught into rows, should maintain approximately pitlane speed. No car is required to be on the pitlimiter. Drivers are to wait for the green flag before overtaking.
After the SC accelerates away on restarts, the leader controls the pace and may accelerate when he choses, provided he does not overtake the SC before it crosses the first Safety Car Line. THERE IS NO OVERTAKING BEFORE THE START/FINISH LINE.
A Safety Car Period in race will last a minimum of 2 Laps.
4. Communications: Each team must have a team representative in our IRC channel, #ndr at irc.gamesurge.net for the duration of the race. Failure to have a representative in IRC when contact is needed will result in a DT, as well as the prescribed points penalty. Administration will also be available in our Ventrilo server, at denmark.ventriloservers.biz port 3828. A team representative is also welcome to stay in Ventrilo for the duration of the race if they so desire.
5. Driver Naming: Drivers should format their names before entering the server, creating a new driver profile and ensuring their profile is void of binds for the event. Names shall be formatted as per the sporting code, which is summarized as: The number shall remain in either grey or white. We will not nit-pick on spacing in the name, but we do require a space between number and name. Example formatting (no coloring in this, assume in-game that it is all grey): 00 J. Palmer
6. Tracker: Tracker will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com. Please point out any errors you note to us during the race. We will post the input on Friday evening after qualifying for confirmation.
7. Miscellany:Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S during the race without authorization from Race Control. If you are beached or upside down, please use the $SC bind to alert us if we have not already called the yellow. We will tell you to spectate shortly thereafter.
After finishing the race, please slow below racing speeds after the pit exit blend line ends and proceed around into pit lane. Select any open garage stall and pull in. Top three should proceed to staging just behind the finish line for a podium photograph.
Safety Car Line 1 is at the start of the pit entry apron, and Safety Car Line 2 is at the end of the pit exit apron.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck, and see you Saturday.
Ignore the grid.