iRacing Daytona 500 on February 13th!!! - Details Thread

[davidan]

The next World Tour event on iRacing.Com has been announced, it will be the Daytona 500! Here are the details, post here if you think you may run and we can begin to help one another for those able to race:

• Title: NASCAR iRacing Daytona 500

• Event Date: Saturday, Feb. 13th, 2010, 7 pm EST or (00:00 GMT, Sunday Feb. 14th)

• Qualifying: Qualifying will commence on February 7th beginning at 45 minutes past the hour, every hour, until race start on February 13th

• Race Start: The race will begin at 7pm EST or (00:00 GMT, Sunday Feb 14th)

• Series: Members will select the Series tab and choose the NASCAR iRacing Daytona 500

• Car: Impala SS (Sprint Cup Car/COT)

• Track: Daytona Oval. The course will also be available for use for test sessions and hosted sessions through the month of February

• Practice Sessions: Open practice sessions will begin on February 7th at 00:00 GMT

• Eligibility: Open to all iRacing members, regardless of license level. Drivers will qualify and be gridded into race sessions based on qualifying time and iRating

• Safety Rating: S.R. will be in effect to discourage car to car contact

• Tows, Resets, Pitstops, Yellow Flags: Each driver will be allowed one reset (a tow back to pit lane). Typical pit stop rules will be in effect. Full course yellow flags will be used

• Race Length: 200 laps

• Field Size: 32 racecars per split

• Cost: Free, no entry fee to all iRacing members

• Content Required: Daytona racetrack and Impala SS COT

• Prizes: The winner of each split will be given $10 of iRacing credit. 10 iRacing Marcos Ambrose diecast cars will be given to 10 participants chosen at random

• Race Reporting: The top 3 drivers in each split will be reported on the iRacing members page

[Troy Dalton]

Wow, 200 laps!

[milhouse48]

i'm in

[corey card]

im in. thats gonna be long, but interesting none the less.

[Troy Dalton]

I'm still on the fence...but I'm leaning towards racing. I just need a decent setup and a catheter.

[Loz]

Since the 2.4 Daytona race is over now. This needs a slight bump :P

I am thinking of taking part in this race, just need a setup and practice.

[davidan]

As much fun as I had today I want to run in this too -- maybe we should have another practice night -- what do you guys think? I may alter our Late Model schedule slightly so we could do this ... let me know if that sounds good.

DA

[Loz]

I think a practice after the first of February might be a better idea, the update rolls out then. Apparently, none of out current setups will work with it.

[davidan]

Guys go here for information on the CMS official practice for the iRacing Daytona 500.