Date: Sunday, July 29th
Time: 12 PM eastern daylight time

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Format

Practice: 12:00-12:15
Qualifying (5 laps): 12:15-12:25
Warmup: 5 minutes
Race: 12:30

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Details

100 lap race
Simulation: rFactor
Flags: Full flags with safety car + "no penalty" blue
Mechanical damage: normal
Damage multiplier setting: 50%
Fuel: 2x
Tires: 4x (changed July 25th)
Time compression: 5x
On-track start time: 6 PM
Start: track default (flying start with safety car)
Restarts: 1 (any driver can call for the restart, but it must be called before the leader completes the first lap)
Driving Aids: Clutch + Shift, traction control 1, stability control 1
Setups: open (share please!)
Free settings: not applicable
Drivers View: Open
Virtual Mirrors Available
Parc Ferme not in effect
Car selection: No duplication of cars
Private qualifying
Teamspeak: listening mode is mandatory!

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Rules for the Race

1) At the start of the race, after you hear the spotter yell "green, green, green" you can pass on the right and before you get to the S/F bricks. Reason: to give drivers as much straightaway as possible to get settled before Turn 1.

2) On a restart, single file and no passing till after your complete Turn 2. We tried that tonight and it seems to help (as in "fewer yellow flags").

3) Penalty flags will need to be served from now on unless its that goofy longest line penalty, then alert the zebra and it will be cleared. All other penalties will be in effect.

4) If there is a crash with one lap to go, the race will be a run to the checkered flag before the Safety Car picks up the field. If there is a crash with two laps to go, there will be laps added so the race does not finish under yellow and the Safety Car will pick up the field. You will always get a lap at the end of the race.

5) Reference: Joe Keefe's Tech Notes from 2009

Optimum Tire Temp: 94C
Optimum Engine Oil Temp: 105.6C
Safe Oil Temp Range (before effect on engine life): 0C - 137C
Minimum Engine Lifetime @ 10,500 RPM and lower: 8 hours, 5 minutes

Do Not Exceed Oil Temp: 137C
Do Not Exceed Engine RPM: 10500 RPM

Boost is BACKWARDS in this mod:
Boost 1 gives you max torque and highest fuel burn
Boost 7 gives you lowest torque and minimum fuel burn
Torque Reduction per boost change: 3.2%
Fuel Burn Reduction per boost change: 8%
Boost has no effect on engine wear; it is purely a fuel mapping control

Pit Timing
Time to change 4 tires: 6.5s +/- 2.5s
Time to adjust front wing: 2s
Time to replace front wing: 16s
Time to adjust rear wing: 4s
Time to replace rear wing: 60s

Driver's Aid Weight Penalties
Traction Control: 0% (low), 2% (medium), 4% (high)
Auto Shifting: none
Auto Clutch: none
Auto blip: 3%
Auto lift: 3%

6) Pitting Procedures



Rejoining the race after a pit stop.




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Server

Server: SimHQ Motorsports 1 - Available Now!
Password: TXnite

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Downloads

Track
Sorry guys - can't host/mirror this one due to terms at TheUSPits.
TPSCC Tracks
Ft. Worth - v2.0
Link: http://www.thepits.us/?page_id=6

Mod
Includes mod, tweaked track, and all custom cars from 2011 SimHQ event.
http://SimHQ.net/downloads/motorsports/rfactor/SimHQ_2012_IndyCars100/IndyCarSeries2009_v1.4.zip

You will also need this Supplemental Car Skins set (~9 MB)
http://SimHQ.net/downloads/motorsports/r...ustom_skins.zip

Templates
for new custom skins
http://SimHQ.net/downloads/motorsports/rfactor/SimHQ_2012_IndyCars100/templates.zip

Baseline Setup
Open setups. Please exchange with others.
Anyone want to contribute to a baseline setup?

Alternate IndyCar Sounds
Optional engine sounds by Darren_Blythe
http://www.simhq.net/downloads/motorsports/rfactor/SimHQ_2012_IndyCars100/IndySFX.rar

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Practice Races

Wednesday, July 18th - 8 PM eastern daylight time
Saturday, July 21st - 12 PM eastern daylight time 2 PM eastern daylight time
Wednesday, July 25th - 8 PM eastern daylight time
Saturday, July 28th - 12 PM eastern daylight time

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Custom Skins

All the previous custom skins are included.
If you would like a new car skin, ask for help in this thread.
It needs to be sent to guod by no later than Thursday, 26 July, 0600GMT

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Entry List Sign-up

Your SimHQ Nickname / Car Number / Description

David Kennard / 4 / Panther Racing Dan Wheldon (Camo)

Weasy / 4 / Weasy Wracing

MrDaniels / 7 / Motorola

Coutie / 10 / Alex Coutie Racing

LugnutUSA / 11 / Andretti

Staniol / 12 / TBD

DaBirdski / 16 / Panther Racing Patron

Darren / 18 / Dallara / FairplayRacing

henny / 20 / Vision Racing

Steve Gee / 33 / Vodafone (tentative entry)

Stewart Forgie / 35 / Castrol Racing

Arthur Pilavoine / 40 / Team Vaillante (out - controller problem)

guod / 43 / Windows World (zebra - camera car)

K_Cybulski / 98 / Team 3G-Novicomm

Stewart Forgie/35/Castrol Racing.

Cool, looking forward to this

Darren / #18 Dallara / FairplayRacing

I'm going to stick with the same car as last time - I believe it was the #11 Andretti entry.

Coutie / #10 / Alex Coutie Racing

Is there anyway you could limit downforce like they did this year? They had to lift I believe, could make things more interesting.

I'm gonna try something with skinning

Arthur Pilavoine / #40 / Team Vaillante

We could remove traction control and stability control. Not really downforce but should have the similar effect. Or just do a gentleman's agreement in setup on splitter and wing settings. Anyone else have an idea?

Until I have time to try it for myself, all I can offer is uninformed opinion.

Not like that's ever stopped anyone on the internet before...

Well the .hdv - or whatever the right file is - can be modified so it is locked at 1 - 1...