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Post by hurtmagurt on Nov 22, 2019 17:12:38 GMT
You need to set the race timer to 2 hours 24min. Then the time to 10x. It makes the weather and day/night transition go ten times faster. The race counter always runs at real speed. My timer only goes in multiples of 5 so explain to me how you get 2h 24m ? lol Hah, well we will be running 2 hours and 25min then.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Nov 22, 2019 17:13:32 GMT
You need to set the race timer to 2 hours 24min. Then the time to 10x. It makes the weather and day/night transition go ten times faster. The race counter always runs at real speed. My timer only goes in multiples of 5 so explain to me how you get 2h 24m ? lol We’ll need to allow for the formation lap as well so maybe we should set the clock for 2 hours 30?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 22, 2019 17:27:44 GMT
There are only a handful of the F1 guys that dont race pCars (Alec, Mitch and Gareth are only ones actually) but it's more other commitments and not being interested in other forms of racing that prevents them racing pCars with us. Mikey and Neale have only recently joined and Will now has pCars so that adds 3 more but with such a small pool there's always going to be a struggle for numbers as invariably the race dates and times don't suit everyone. I agree with Sean that we should have some open lobbies and try to attract some more active recruits, even thou the Indycar lobby wasn’t a huge success I’m pretty sure that with some adjustments to our strategy that we can get the numbers that we deserve More than happy for anyone to try this if they have the time. The Indycar lobby was successful of itself and certainly for one off events can be repeated but of course you lose control of the type of racers you get and as that showed very few have the patience for serious lengthy races and they just want to belt around arcade fashion and those that look promising and show some interest just never seem to have the inclination to follow that up. Despite all the messages I sent out after that only one came on here to sign up and he's not been back since. Sean is the only new guy that has come along and stayed, the rest of us are long term committed racers. The Facebook messenger method looked positive and is worth persevering with despite the no-shows here.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Nov 22, 2019 17:43:32 GMT
So are we missing any other wheel racers from F1?
With open lobbies, IMO you'll have to run shorter races. 10 min Qualifying and 15 to 20 min races seems to be about right. It is just enough to filter out the arcade people, but not so long that any interested people have to wait forever to join.
I'd imagine Group C would be decently popular online. Don't know about Indy, but I like most forms of racing. GT3 and GTE are hugely popular. Those cars are done well, are versatile, and there is a huge variety. But it also has been done a lot. However, that may be a way to get people's interest initially.
I'm free most of today (knocking on wood), so I'm going to start an open Group C lobby and run Le Mans and maybe some other popular speed tracks.
F1 is has a bigger appeal like Forza. It takes longer to find people in PCars and Assetto, but when you do, they're usually avid sim racers.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 22, 2019 17:47:52 GMT
So are we missing any other wheel racers from F1? With open lobbies, IMO you'll have to run shorter races. 10 min Qualifying and 15 to 20 min races seems to be about right. It is just enough to filter out the arcade people, but not so long that any interested people have to wait forever to join. I'd imagine Group C would be decently popular online. Don't know about Indy, but I like most forms of racing. GT3 and GTE are hugely popular. Those cars are done well, are versatile, and there is a huge variety. But it also has been done a lot. However, that may be a way to get people's interest initially. I'm free most of today (knocking on wood), so I'm going to start an open Group C lobby and run Le Mans and maybe some other popular speed tracks. F1 is has a bigger appeal like Forza. It takes longer to find people in PCars and Assetto, but when you do, they're usually avid sim racers. Mitch, Alec and Gareth are all wheel racers and the only F1 drivers that dont race pCars but are just not into other forms of racing or dont have the time to commit. Will recently picked the game up but not sure he's into anything serious other then F1. He's joining our Kart night when it gets going though.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Nov 22, 2019 17:56:26 GMT
So are we missing any other wheel racers from F1? With open lobbies, IMO you'll have to run shorter races. 10 min Qualifying and 15 to 20 min races seems to be about right. It is just enough to filter out the arcade people, but not so long that any interested people have to wait forever to join. I'd imagine Group C would be decently popular online. Don't know about Indy, but I like most forms of racing. GT3 and GTE are hugely popular. Those cars are done well, are versatile, and there is a huge variety. But it also has been done a lot. However, that may be a way to get people's interest initially. I'm free most of today (knocking on wood), so I'm going to start an open Group C lobby and run Le Mans and maybe some other popular speed tracks. F1 is has a bigger appeal like Forza. It takes longer to find people in PCars and Assetto, but when you do, they're usually avid sim racers. I’m hoping that when we launch the WEC series that we’ll attract some GT specialists, we had some success when we did the TCR cup and Tommy, Kane, Stu and Dan were very supportive of that series but due to a number of factors we haven’t been able to keep those guys involved in the series we’ve run after the TCR. It seems that GT is the most popular class in the public lobbies and if we can tap into that interest then hopefully we can attract some more decent drivers. I feel sometimes that because of the nature of our racing most people can’t commit to the more detailed motorsport that we enjoy, I’m not for one minute suggesting that we change anything here but it’s clearly a factor in our small but highly skilled drivers
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 18:21:13 GMT
I’m down
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 22, 2019 18:28:18 GMT
So are we missing any other wheel racers from F1? With open lobbies, IMO you'll have to run shorter races. 10 min Qualifying and 15 to 20 min races seems to be about right. It is just enough to filter out the arcade people, but not so long that any interested people have to wait forever to join. I'd imagine Group C would be decently popular online. Don't know about Indy, but I like most forms of racing. GT3 and GTE are hugely popular. Those cars are done well, are versatile, and there is a huge variety. But it also has been done a lot. However, that may be a way to get people's interest initially. I'm free most of today (knocking on wood), so I'm going to start an open Group C lobby and run Le Mans and maybe some other popular speed tracks. F1 is has a bigger appeal like Forza. It takes longer to find people in PCars and Assetto, but when you do, they're usually avid sim racers. I’m hoping that when we launch the WEC series that we’ll attract some GT specialists, we had some success when we did the TCR cup and Tommy, Kane, Stu and Dan were very supportive of that series but due to a number of factors we haven’t been able to keep those guys involved in the series we’ve run after the TCR. It seems that GT is the most popular class in the public lobbies and if we can tap into that interest then hopefully we can attract some more decent drivers. I feel sometimes that because of the nature of our racing most people can’t commit to the more detailed motorsport that we enjoy, I’m not for one minute suggesting that we change anything here but it’s clearly a factor in our small but highly skilled drivers Totally agree on that last point Dave. If we raced shorter races and less niche events i'm convinced we would get more turn up but that's not a compromise we've ever wanted to adopt for the main series we run here. The GT cars always seem to bring drivers so I'm sure that can be a popular one and if one or two of those guys would stick around it would be a result. Thought that was going to happen after the TC series when a good number of those guys signed up for the Indycar season but I think only one ever raced and that was only a couple of the early races. If I remember correctly the comments from a couple of others were that it was too difficult. I think the 'if I can't win I won't race' mentality takes over for too many 😒
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Nov 22, 2019 18:30:00 GMT
Unfortunately, we’ve already run the qualifying during the week so you’ll have to start at the back of the grid 🙂
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Post by Paulo Reis on Nov 22, 2019 18:30:02 GMT
Paulo reis /pafirero/ Jaguar Welcome to the forum 🙂 all the Silk Cut Jags are taken, if you still want to run a Jag then use the Castrol sponsored car. Cheers Dave hello Jaguar Castrol racing team NR 66 .....
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Post by tomfoolery on Nov 22, 2019 18:33:29 GMT
Hoping I can get on tonight and do my first full stint so I can at least have some information to go by for the race.I'll be interested to see if I have any of these suspension issues but must admit I always avoid those kerbs anyway. After about 2 laps I notice my car bouncing up and down and shaking a little so maybe we all need to avoid those kerbs. I did lower my ride height a few clicks for the modern-ness of the circuit which helps with handling. I wonder how the car will be after 3 hours though :/ I believe it’s FFB related. I’ve managed to settle it a tiny bit.
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Post by tomfoolery on Nov 22, 2019 18:36:25 GMT
Who signed up but didn't qualify? Usually reliable regulars or new signups? I really thought we'd get more than 8 cars on the grid. I’m feeling better about my times now.... Plenty of liveries to choose from but I’m happy picking a Porsche last minute that someone doesn’t have. Think Dan is going to join me at the back and I’ll feel better having him there.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Nov 22, 2019 18:39:26 GMT
Who signed up but didn't qualify? Usually reliable regulars or new signups? I really thought we'd get more than 8 cars on the grid. I’m feeling better about my times now.... Plenty of liveries to choose from but I’m happy picking a Porsche last minute that someone doesn’t have. Think Dan is going to join me at the back and I’ll feel better having him there. Mate, that’s great news, there’s plenty of Porsche teams looking for drivers 🙂 as always if you need any help then don’t hesitate to ask 🍻👍🏻
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Post by tomfoolery on Nov 22, 2019 18:42:39 GMT
Can I add a wicked tip that came to me recently in regards to setting up the grid.....
If you set up a 1 lap qualification, each car leaves pits and waits for the others to bunch up. We then act as a train for one lap and all stop before the finish line. Then 5 seconds between each other we drive over the line in order for the race. Bish bash bosh you have an official optional grid fabricated to your desires 😉
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Nov 22, 2019 18:47:15 GMT
Can I add a wicked tip that came to me recently in regards to setting up the grid..... If you set up a 1 lap qualification, each car leaves pits and waits for the others to bunch up. We then act as a train for one lap and all stop before the finish line. Then 5 seconds between each other we drive over the line in order for the race. Bish bash bosh you have an official optional grid fabricated to your desires 😉 That’s genius 😎
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 22, 2019 18:49:48 GMT
Can I add a wicked tip that came to me recently in regards to setting up the grid..... If you set up a 1 lap qualification, each car leaves pits and waits for the others to bunch up. We then act as a train for one lap and all stop before the finish line. Then 5 seconds between each other we drive over the line in order for the race. Bish bash bosh you have an official optional grid fabricated to your desires 😉 Excellent tip Tom 👍👌 that saves the farting around with a formation lap which more often than not causes a problem.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 18:50:19 GMT
I’m using the Porsche LH
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Nov 22, 2019 18:54:31 GMT
Ok Dave, pick a livery and let us know here 😉
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Post by niblips on Nov 22, 2019 19:24:20 GMT
So are we missing any other wheel racers from F1? With open lobbies, IMO you'll have to run shorter races. 10 min Qualifying and 15 to 20 min races seems to be about right. It is just enough to filter out the arcade people, but not so long that any interested people have to wait forever to join. I'd imagine Group C would be decently popular online. Don't know about Indy, but I like most forms of racing. GT3 and GTE are hugely popular. Those cars are done well, are versatile, and there is a huge variety. But it also has been done a lot. However, that may be a way to get people's interest initially. I'm free most of today (knocking on wood), so I'm going to start an open Group C lobby and run Le Mans and maybe some other popular speed tracks. F1 is has a bigger appeal like Forza. It takes longer to find people in PCars and Assetto, but when you do, they're usually avid sim racers. I’m hoping that when we launch the WEC series that we’ll attract some GT specialists, we had some success when we did the TCR cup and Tommy, Kane, Stu and Dan were very supportive of that series but due to a number of factors we haven’t been able to keep those guys involved in the series we’ve run after the TCR. It seems that GT is the most popular class in the public lobbies and if we can tap into that interest then hopefully we can attract some more decent drivers. I feel sometimes that because of the nature of our racing most people can’t commit to the more detailed motorsport that we enjoy, I’m not for one minute suggesting that we change anything here but it’s clearly a factor in our small but highly skilled drivers I was just thinking about this... The type of people that we want to attract are people that are keen to do longer races. Is it possible to set all our races in open lobbies then?, or is it too distracting with people joining the lobby and leaving it all the time? My thinking is that people will only join a long race lobby if they are interested in long races, no? I think those details are displayed in the lobby list. This may lead to people joining our league if they see we have long races and are interested in doing those. I understand it can get distracting with people joining and leaving the lobby all the time, but as long as it doesn't cause technical issues with the lobby it might draw some new guys to the league. It seems kinda counter productive to do an open lobby race at a different distance and different day than we normally race. We're looking for people who want to race long distances on a specific day and time, so that's when the open lobby races to attract those drivers should be run.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 22, 2019 19:37:45 GMT
I’m hoping that when we launch the WEC series that we’ll attract some GT specialists, we had some success when we did the TCR cup and Tommy, Kane, Stu and Dan were very supportive of that series but due to a number of factors we haven’t been able to keep those guys involved in the series we’ve run after the TCR. It seems that GT is the most popular class in the public lobbies and if we can tap into that interest then hopefully we can attract some more decent drivers. I feel sometimes that because of the nature of our racing most people can’t commit to the more detailed motorsport that we enjoy, I’m not for one minute suggesting that we change anything here but it’s clearly a factor in our small but highly skilled drivers I was just thinking about this... The type of people that we want to attract are people that are keen to do longer races. Is it possible to set all our races in open lobbies then?, or is it too distracting with people joining the lobby and leaving it all the time? My thinking is that people will only join a long race lobby if they are interested in long races, no? I think those details are displayed in the lobby list. This may lead to people joining our league if they see we have long races and are interested in doing those. I understand it can get distracting with people joining and leaving the lobby all the time, but as long as it doesn't cause technical issues with the lobby it might draw some new guys to the league. It seems kinda counter productive to do an open lobby race at a different distance and different day than we normally race. We're looking for people who want to race long distances on a specific day and time, so that's when the open lobby races to attract those drivers should be run. I think that's a fair point and something I did try myself with F1 but people are just not interested in the long no assist races when they join a public lobby, there were no takers at all and no other similar lobbies setup. Maybe this is ok in the break between series where we could run some open lobbies to try to get some new faces in but for the series itself I'm not sure its good to have people jumping in and out of lobbies after the race has started due to the lag spike it can cause. It would be really frustrating to have that happen and spoil your race or to get nerfed out of a points scoring race by some Johnny come lately who then decides he can't win so jumps out to try somewhere else.
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