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Magny Cours GT Drivers Meeting Notes!
Champion Motorsports Série Internationale Du Mans Driver Meeting Notes
EVENT: ILMS Four Class Series Round 10
Date: 08-August-08 and World Division Race is on Tues the 29th.
Venue: Magny Cours
Server ID: Champion ILMS
Server IP: 207.179.212.205
Fast Lap Tracker: Magny Cours Hotlaps
ILMS Mod Version: 2.2
ALL DRIVERS MUST HAVE:
• VERSION 2.2 (plus the v2.2 BMW Patch) INSTALLED!
• THE July ‘08 ADD-ON SKINS PACK!
Make sure that you test your version 2.2 installation BEFORE you try to join the server Thursday night! Administrators will not be available to assist those who have not made the effort to test their updated ILMS installation and connection before race night!
EVENT SCHEDULE:
Official Practice: 8:00 PM Eastern (105-minutes)
Qualifying: 9:45 PM Eastern (30-minutes)
Warm Up 10:20 Eastern (5-minutes)
Race: 10:30 PM Eastern
Race Length: 90-minutes
Special Notes:
We continue to have a lot of new drivers joining us in the ILMS series and we’d like to welcome them to Champion Motorsports and wish each of them the best of luck.We'd also like to remind and encourage our veteran drivers that it's important we show all of the new drivers the highest levels of respect on and off the track and help make their experience positive -- in other words, work together and learn one anothers driving patterns to ensure we have a successful event.
• If anyone has not done so yet, you need to spend a few minutes reviewing the ILMS Driver’s Handbook before you sign on to race.
• No chatting, during qualifying and especially during the race, except for the standard “Pit In” and “Pit Out” messages. During practice keep the chat to an absolute minimum. If you need to chat with somebody type /w < The person’s name as it appears on the ‘Monitor’ screen. > < Your message.>
Example: /w Drew McLean Nice lap time!
• If you have an issue with another driver, save it for Saturday morning. – No, not Friday morning, Saturday morning. You should give yourself a full 24 hours at least to calm down before you do something stupid like engage in a chat rage, which will get you immediately booted from the server and possibly sent packing later. Nor should you start a flame war in the forums over some on-track incident. There are proper channels for incidents and that is why you need to read the ILMS Driver’s Handbook.
• Be courteous at all times. If you can’t be civil you don’t need to be racing with Champion Motorsports. We take our racing seriously enough to make sure it stays clean, but only because a clean race is a fun race. We have drivers from all parts of the globe and of all skill levels participating. So do not take to the track with the idea that you can bully your way through or past other drivers or berate other drivers for incidents or transgressions, real or perceived. Everyone makes mistakes and we don’t need or want any ‘prima donnas’. If you want to impress us consider this; Nothing impresses us more that a driver who races hard, but more importantly, races clean and is also considerate of others both on and off the track. FYI: We've already ejected one new driver due to his poor forum behavior and he hadn't even run a single race yet. So please understand, we take this quite seriously.
• Obey the rules. For example DO NOT drive straight out of the pit lane and directly into the racing line. Whenever you're on an out lap, there is no need for you to race with the cars that are already on the track or impede another driver’s lap in any way. Yield the racing line to the drivers who are already on the track until you're fully up to speed and ready to begin your first timed lap. The “Golden Rule” is still a good one and it especially works in these situations.
• One of the inherent challenges of this series and an intentional feature, is multiclass qualifying. Finding a clean lap will be difficult at times, but it's an integral part of the strategy and challenge of participating in this series. The Qualifying session has been extended to 30 minutes BUT...... Once you get a good clean lap that is indicative of your normal lap times PLEASE park your steed and allow others to have a clean track to do their best. The extra time in Q is NOT an invitation for more practice. Anyone caught running race setup laps during the Q session will be penalized and forced to start at the rear. Even if you don't qualify as well as you'd hoped, remember that this is a 90-minute race and a lot can happen in that time. So focus on your race and making sure you keep you car as damage free as possible so you can be there at the end. FYI: If you haven't read about the damage modeling yet, remember it's 100% and you'll need to review the Série Internationale Du Mans ReadMe file, the, "Damage Model" section.
• Lights: Lights are for seeing in the dark. They are not to be used like the business end of a bulldozer, especially during qualifying. A brief flash to say, "Go past me" or "Thanks" or "I'm about to lap you" is okay . Turning them on when it gets dark is okay, however turning them on a leaving them on in an attempt to say, "Get out of my way" is absolutely not acceptable. If you're in GT1 and you are on the same lap as the GT2 driver ahead of you, you may not use your lights to say, "Move over, I'm faster than you." Besides, if you were you wouldn't be following behind a GT2 car on the same lap would you? Just suck it up and wait to pass until you get to the straight.
• Lastly, try to remember that you’re here to have fun. Don’t get so wrapped up in the racing that you forget your humanity. Of course there are times when we all get frustrated, but don’t do anything rash that would give the rest of our drivers a negative impression of your participation and/or membership status. Once that happens you’ve pretty much lost all respect and earning it back will be ten times as hard. This is your first and most important opportunity to demonstrate what sort of gentleman you can be. So make sure you finish the event with a good first impression, not so much as a driver, but as a new member of the Champion Motorsports community.
Orange Zone:
The Orange Zone for this race has been established from the starting grid though the exit of the Adelaide Hairpin A track Map is enclosed here please make sure you are familar with it:
Make sure you review the Orange Zone procedures in the ILMS Driver’s Handbook
Formation Lap:
The race will start with a formation lap followed by a standing start. Any driver who causes an accident during the formation lap will be penalized for the infraction in accordance with the rules and regulations.
In addition to these rules a reminder was posted as part of the formation lap discussion earlier in the season that the ability to pre-heat your tires during the formation lap is limited. As a result it is very unlikely that anyone will be able build up enough heat in their tires up to get them up to their full operating temperature of 230°F (110°C). Therefore excessive weaving is discouraged in order to help avoid any formation lap incidents.Originally Posted by Formation Lap Rules
Generally an “incident” is regarded as contact made between two drivers. However all drivers are expected to maintain full control of their cars during the formation laps. While solo incidents during the formation lap are generally harmless and perhaps an embarrassment for the driver, all formation lap incidents, including solo incidents are frowned upon by the administrative staff.
Drivers are also encouraged to pre-heat their brakes during the second half of the formation lap. This is easily done by simply dragging your brakes during the latter half of the formation lap. Sudden and/or repeated stops are not necessary! This is another reason why the formation lap should be conducted in single-file because it gives each driver plenty of room for maneuvering should they need to avoid making contact with the driver in front of them.
And finally as the formation lap rules state; The pole-sitter should gradually slow well before the last turn prior to the start in order for the field to close ranks. BTW: This really in your best interest because the the more spread out the field is, the longer you’ll will be sitting on the grid waiting for the rest of the grid to form while your brakes and tires continue to grow colder and colder.
Race Start:
There are multiple set of lights on the starting grid for this track. So everyone should have no issues seeing the lights which are positioned primarily on the left hand side of the track. If you have any issues you are certainly welcome and encouraged to use the race starting clock within your rFACTOR hud as a guide for when to go.
Remember to give extra room on the start. At the beginning of the race, everyone is on cold tires, brakes, and generally most vulnerable. Also in some cases drivers will still be having machines sorting out sync issues within rFactor and may experience blinking cars -- so please be patient.
SPECIAL CAUTION AREAS:
Grande CourbeAdelaide Hairpin
- This is a fast sweeping left hander. In most cases drivers will be taking this turn without brakes, just lifting. Be extra sure you don't go in too hot here or you will easily go off the track. Should that happen, please make sure the field is not oncoming and that the track is completely clear before you re-enter the racing surface in front of oncoming cars.
180 Degrees
- This is a wicked, tight hairpin that goes to the right, you need to brake early and get down to speed to take this turn. This will be an especially important turn to make sure we are watching our following distance and braking points of other drivers -- especially on the first lap during the Orange Zone and on subsequent laps. Use extreme caution to get through this turn cleanly and without going in too hot.
Final Turn
- This is a challenging and technical corner complex which takes finesse to get through quickly. Make sure you have practiced online before the race on this turn area and that you are comfortable with the lines that GT1 and GT2 cars will be taking through here. It is very easy to go off the track and into the sand in this area. If that happens again use caution re-entering the track and oncoming drivers should be on the lookout here for cars off the track during the event
Pit Entrance and Pit Exit at Magny Cours:
- The last turn on this track can "bite you" big time if you try to get too agressive. You need to get through here smoothly and cleanly to set up a great start to your next lap. Remember slower is faster.
There are no major issues or surprises with pit entrance or exit at this track, but a couple of notes which will help you. First of all your areas in which you need to be down to pit road speed are clearly marked. Make sure you are down to speed and/or have the pit limiter on before you hit the white lines or you will incur a penalty from rFactor.
As you come off the track to enter the pits the entrance can sneak up on you quickly if you are carrying too much speed. Make sure you dont "Whip Over" into the pits if another car is already going in behind you or we could have a huge mess. Be sure to clearly indicate your intention to pit in advance and get over to the left to enter the pits as soon as you can before the final turn.
Coming out of the pits there is a long exit road. No big issues with this other than you could spin the car and lose control if you are carrying too much speed out of the pits. Remember you will be on cold tires, so take it easy as you come back on to the track. Aditionally you are coming back on to the track at a high speed area of oncoming cars so stay to the left of the track until you know it's safe to blend.
Lets have a GREAT RACE everyone!!! This is a beautiful track and should be a lot of fun ...
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