rFactor 2 BETA Fun Races coming to CMS Fun Series - Very Soon!

[davidan]

Hey Guys, just wanted to let you all know that we are in the process of putting together some planning for some rFactor 2 Fun races once the BETA is available and we are able to get it in our hands and on the CMS race server. The plan is to do some fun series events on Sunday Nights starting in Late January/Early February with rFactor 2 to enjoy the sim, do some testing ,and all learn together!!! At any rate, just wanted to post the FYI, should be fun and a definite exciting time in sim racing with all the cool stuff coming out!!!!

David

[blackcat77]

DDP should be involved some way as well. For example, the beta will have weather, which will be something new for all of us so maybe we could have one evening which starts with some instruction about the setups and techniques for driving in the rain as well as a wet race.

[Nick Newcombe]

Driving in the rain or the transition from dry to damp to full wet condition's can win or lose you the race at worse, or position on track at best. Learning how to deal with all types of weather can only make you a better drive for sure!

Senna's first lap at Donnigton shows the different mentality within drivers. Ayrton embraced the weather while all else where wrapped up in gloom!!


Ayrton Senna Donnington stunning opening lap - YouTube

[Marcel Penzkofer]

That is absolutely true. With RACE 07 (and Addons like STCC) I always enjoyed the rain especially mixed conditions and very very heavy rain.

Some say in the rain you have to care less about tyre wear etc. but it is exactly the opposite. You can use your confidence in the grip of the setup/car and go for it like a maniac or you can nurse the tyres but lose a lot of time. In the past we did 25 minute races with STCC - The Game and despite I ruined two sets of tyres within 20 minutes, I was so much quicker a lap that I finished 3 seconds in front of 2nd placed guy who never stopped at all. on the other hand, if I would have stuffed my car into the barriers with all that 25 minutes-attack-mode he would have won easily because he was never attacking the car/track/weather at all.

New conditions will be very very interesting to follow.

[Vern U]

Will all of the Fun series races be with the Beta or will we still have some of the old style mods too?

[davidan]

Will all of the Fun series races be with the Beta or will we still have some of the old style mods too?

the rFactor 2 Fun Series races to start will be just with the new BETA content. However if you are asking if we are still going to run original rFactor races as well, the answer is yes. The Fun series switches from sim to sim / mod to mod. We are about to finish the RACE 07 series, and our next plan is to run a few one off events, for the remainder of January with rFactor and a few different mods (more info coming soon) then in the first part of February we will be starting a rFactor 2 Series, with the BETA and some of the cars/tracks that come in the base pack for the BETA users. Should be fun and a great way to test the new sim and get used to it!

[kevinb]

The race this Sunday evening will be the last of the Race on series. While we are waiting for the rF2 beta to be released I thought it would be fun to run a few "Rapid Fire" series similar to what Phil put together over the Holidays.

This is not cast in concrete yet but I'm thinking of Porsche Cup Challenge, Mini's or Miatas and then Just for a change Kart Racing Pro.

Your thoughts?

[davidan]

sounds great to me Kevin!

[Phil E]

Also remember we've got the big Fun Series-DDP Gold event, the 2.4 Hours of Daytona coming up on 1/21. Everyone is invited, and if you've never done an enduro its really fun and a different experience than our normal sprints.

Kevin/David: You could also do a one-shot using the Grand Am mod since its already loaded.

[davidan]

Great suggestion Phil.