Details

Date: Saturday, July 30th, 12 PM eastern time
Race Length: 100 laps
Sim: rFactor 1.255
Mod: VHR 2011 v6 - Sprint Cup Cars
Track: VHR-Indianapolis
Fuel Setting: 2x
Tire Wear Setting: 1x
Driving Aids: Auto Shift and Clutch; low TC; low SC
Damage Multiplier: 50%
Time Compression: Normal
Flag Rules: Full flags and Pace Car. Blue flags display but no penalties.
In-game Time of Day for the Race Start: 12 PM

Server

SimHQ Motorsports 4 (now available for practice!)
Password: NDrace

Downloads

VHR-2011 - Version 6.0 (1 GB)
Suggest you select the stand alone version when installing.
Copy your rFactor.exe file to the directory after installation to keep you "legal".
http://www.vhracing.net/VHR-Stockcar/Downloads/Downloads.htm

Fixed Setup

Big thanks to Chad "LugnutUSA" Dunbar for his contribution of the fixed setup!

Free Settings

steering lock
brake pressure
starting fuel
fuel strategy
tire compound
brake bias
front wing

Practice Races

Tuesday Night, July 26th, starting at 7 PM eastern time US (EDT).

Wednesday Night, July 27th, starting at 8 PM eastern time US (EDT).

If you're late, NP! We'll pick you up on Teamspeak.

Driver Sign-up Now Open!

Your Nickname/Name - Car Number - Sponsor

DaBirdski - 00 - Toyoder

LugnutUSA - 2 - Miller Lite

Rhino - 6 - UPS

jdbecks - 16 - 3M

Stewart Forgie - 17 - Crown Royal

Alex Coutie - 18 - Kyle Busch

Pumbaa - 21 - Motortech

Dirt Diver - 29 - Budweiser

Weasy - 31 - Caterpillar (Jeff Burton)

GEEE - 33 - Clint Bowyer

ferli - 42 - Juan Pablo Montoya

Darren Blythe - 88 - AMP

guod (the zebra) - 68 - VHR Stockcar

henny - 99 - Carl Edwards

never raced stock cars, any tips? and I am right in saying that bumping is allowed?

They're big, heavy, they don't have a lot of downforce or grip...but they're pretty fun.

Bumping is encouraged at tracks like Daytona/Talladega, but it's not really needed at Indy. And of course only on straights, never in corners.

Driving these is all about managing and maintaining momentum. Think about the fast, sweeping corners you've driven in other series on other tracks. Now, imagine being in a fast, sweeping corner almost all the time - trying to balance between going fast and going into the wall. :P

What I would say regarding bumping, Is that if you dont have experience bump drafting then dont even try it. You can almost guarantee it will end in tears!

first post updated with race details

DaBirdski #00 Toyoder

Cup cars at Indy are a hoot, I remember much door to door action with Darren, Henny and Chunx at last years event. Looking forward to it very muchly.

someone has to be in the rear with the gear Not sure if I selected the right options..

VHR Sprint racing series

A note on the setup: it's neutral with a slight tendency to understeer. Can it be tuned to be faster? Absolutely, but with a casual fixed setup race like this there's no need. It'll be pretty hard to spin this car out if you can keep it off the curb in the corners.

It's pretty quick for the first 3-4 laps and then the "good" wears off the tires and you'll have to treat the car with respect or you WILL push up into the wall.

Still, it should make for good racing - I ran a public race with it today and was still able to have some great battles.

Feb 7th! That'll give me LOTS of time to practice!

See ya July 30th (I've been craving for some VHR)

Dirt Diver - 29 - Budweiser

Good! You guys read it! Now I'll correct it to the REAL date of this Saturday.