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Post by XRF Formula1 on Apr 16, 2019 18:38:46 GMT
Here's the provisional calander for F1 1970, i've done about 30mins to an hour of testing on each circuit. I'm sure we can improve some of the times below but it's a good reference point to start. The weather is as close as I could find to the real weather for each event via Wiki and footage from the actual races from Screwtube. Please note some of the chicane changes in a few circuits😉
1. Ruapuna Park GP - March 7th 1:29 / 41 Laps Clear
2. Autodromo Internacional Do Algarve - April 19th 1:58 / 32 Laps Clear
3. Monaco (Original turn 1, No Nouvelle Chicane) - May 10th 1:40 / 37 Laps Clear
4. SPA Historic - June 7th 3:46 / 16 Laps (Windy Overcast)Heavy Clouds,Overcast,Heavy Clouds,Overcast
5. Bannochbrae Road Circuit - June 21st 2:28 / 24 Laps Overcast
6. Rouen Les-Essarts (Long) - July 5th 2:04 / 29 Laps Overcast
7. Brands Hatch - July 18th 1:33 / 39 Laps Medium Clouds
8. Hockenheimring Historic (Original Bremskurve 1) - August 2nd 2:13 / 27 Laps Overcast
9. Red Bull Ring - August 16th 1:37 / 37 Laps Heavy Clouds,Overcast,Light Rain
10. Monza Historic (GP) - September 6th 1:34 / 38 Laps Clear
11. Le-Mans Vintage *DLC* - September 20th 3:32 / 17 Laps (Windy) Light Clouds,Heavy Clouds,Medium Clouds,Heavy Clouds
12. Watkins Glen Short (No Innerloop Chicane) - October 4th 1:11 / 51 Laps (Cloudy & Windy) Overcast,Medium Clouds,Overcast,Medium Clouds
13. Sportsland Sugo - October 25th 1:30 / 41 Laps Light Clouds,Medium Clouds
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Apr 16, 2019 20:33:09 GMT
Looks good Tyler. The first corner at Monaco... What's changed there, is it just that we cut the across the inside kerbs that are there now?
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Apr 16, 2019 21:07:32 GMT
Looks good Tyler. The first corner at Monaco... What's changed there, is it just that we cut the across the inside kerbs that are there now? That's correct Peter, im not sure how it will affect drivers coming out of the pits but the corner is how it was in 1970 this way. Another new one is the first chicane at Hockenheimring. It's the part of the track that is on the right of the chicane we used last event which is the first and older chicane used in 1970. It's a little hard to spot at first but works good. The 2nd chicane didn't exist yet but we can't move the barriers so we'll have to navigate that still.
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Post by mrblondev on Apr 26, 2019 2:33:23 GMT
When do you think this series will be starting? Same day & time? Every 2nd week?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Apr 26, 2019 5:42:20 GMT
It seems to fit with most of us so I assume we will stick with what's worked do far. But Tyler may have other ideas so let's see what he had to say on the subject.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Apr 26, 2019 20:39:58 GMT
That sounds good to me, unless we can find a way to combine our group with Global Sim Racing and/or run another Vintage series on the Saturdays that doesn't run the modern IndyCar I know many of us prefer Wednesdays but if we could combine our leagues somehow we could fill the grid more.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Apr 26, 2019 21:44:23 GMT
That sounds good to me, unless we can find a way to combine our group with Global Sim Racing and/or run another Vintage series on the Saturdays that doesn't run the modern IndyCar I know many of us prefer Wednesdays but if we could combine our leagues somehow we could fill the grid more. Who are Global Sim Racing and what are they like? I'd be loathe to join a group for this series without having some practice races with them first. Not all groups follow our racing philosophy.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Apr 26, 2019 22:33:32 GMT
Global Sim Racing is where Josh (Mr Blonde) and Brandon (BCK) came from. They want to do more Vintage stuff as it's lacking over there and like how we have ours set up.
Whether we bring the guys that want to do it over here or open up another Vintage section over there is a great topic for discussion. They said we could set it up the way we want to if we happen to set something up over there. If we can, I'd like to stay over here because it's what i'm comfortable with but am open to whatever can produce the biggest grid.
I could see doing something on Saturdays in the future with our normal Wednesday nights but right now the 2 leagues I'm in is enough for me with how busy I stay. If we were to move to Saturdays we might be able to pull in some more bodies but we may also lose some people too.
It's definitely something we should all talk about in group chat next race.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Apr 26, 2019 23:28:44 GMT
Oh ok, fair enough. If the rest are like Blonde and Bck then more than happy to race with them.
We'll have to look into the logistics of what it would involve taking on another series and personally i'm not sure I could fit another in as i'm already struggling to fit in what I race now.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Apr 26, 2019 23:49:57 GMT
Just had a look on their website and they have a lot of good stuff going on there with a lot of drivers taking part in many different series. It would be great to have even a few of those join us here.
They do already have quite a bit going on Saturdays so fitting in anything more on that day might be difficult.
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Post by mrblondev on Apr 27, 2019 4:27:41 GMT
Frankly I don't give a damn if it's in Console Racing or Global Sim Racing, I just want to help grow vintage sim racing...there aren't that many of us on Xbox who enjoy it and are passionate about it, so we may as well all race together. Even if we were able to slot it into GSR I have zero interest in running it because quite honestly you guys (Hammer and SGT) are doing a perfect job of running things as it is. I'm sure if the four of us put our heads together we can come up with something.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Apr 27, 2019 18:20:10 GMT
Thanks Josh,
I'm having a blast creating and racing in these championships for us to enjoy win or lose, Peter does an excellent job running things and is kind enough to let us have the competitions here. I've grown accustomed to Wednesday nights as Vintage, and Saturdays as modern IndyCar so it's going to be hard trying to change things up if we do end up going that route.
This is by far the longest i've ever played with the same group consistently on Xbox or any system for that matter too, so let's make the second year even better than the first!
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Post by hurtmagurt on Apr 27, 2019 19:59:42 GMT
I'm open for whatever, but I do enjoy the Wednesday races. In my opinion switching to the off Saturday from IndyCar would just make too much weekend racing. Especially with F1 on 2 or 3 Sundays a month. I enjoy having free Saturday afternoons without racing commitments to do other stuff.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Apr 27, 2019 20:36:32 GMT
I'm open for whatever, but I do enjoy the Wednesday races. In my opinion switching to the off Saturday from IndyCar would just make too much weekend racing. Especially with F1 on 2 or 3 Sundays a month. I enjoy having free Saturday afternoons without racing commitments to do other stuff. That's pretty much my thinking as well. I like having a couple of Saturdays free each weekend as it allows me to try to fit in family stuff between races. Wednesday nights fit well for me as the not to often anything going on midweek at that time.
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Post by niblips on May 21, 2019 15:37:58 GMT
Anyone get on at Algarve yet? I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Not sure i'm quite up to speed with this car yet, but i'm familiar with the circuit now (it was completely new to me). Lots of slow corners with lots of room to race.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 21, 2019 15:48:32 GMT
Just one short test so far but I agree it looks like it will be a lot of fun here. Hope to get some time in later tonight.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2019 15:52:42 GMT
Anyone get on at Algarve yet? I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Not sure i'm quite up to speed with this car yet, but i'm familiar with the circuit now (it was completely new to me). Lots of slow corners with lots of room to race. What times you doing i was around 2 minutes
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Post by niblips on May 21, 2019 17:22:02 GMT
Anyone get on at Algarve yet? I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Not sure i'm quite up to speed with this car yet, but i'm familiar with the circuit now (it was completely new to me). Lots of slow corners with lots of room to race. What times you doing i was around 2 minutes Best time at the moment is 1:54.5. Not sure how much faster i can go to be honest.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on May 22, 2019 0:43:48 GMT
What times you doing i was around 2 minutes Best time at the moment is 1:54.5. Not sure how much faster i can go to be honest. That's about 4 seconds faster than what I was getting in pre-season testing so you're right on track. I'll post the sign up tomorrow night.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on May 22, 2019 14:30:35 GMT
I had my first proper run last night doing a 1 hour practice session. I dislike this car immensely, probably the first classic car that I have not enjoyed. Not sure why but I just can't get a proper handle on what it's doing and where the grip levels are. Twenty laps last night and had some kind of spin or part spin in almost half of them. Ended up with a short run of four or five laps at the end that were much improved after a tyre pressure change and with a best time of 1:56.332 so hopefully I can find some more consistent running next time out and find some rhythm and affinity with this car.
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