Cars (when announced) and tracks can be downloaded here
Introducing the Time Attack Trophy 2018!
Each month there will be a Time Attack event held. Over 4 days, you will be able to jump on the server to set your fastest time! The tracks are known, but the cars won’t be announced until the event start.
On the start date, the event will start at 11pm (give or take, but after Wednesday Night Racing for that week is complete). A single, long session will run until 9pm on the Sunday. The fastest time is the winner! You can do runs whenever you like, and as many as you like, but the session will be configured to build up grip over the entire course, so the closer to Sunday you run, the more track grip you should have!
Rules and information:
For those that have run these type of Time Attack sessions (in my garage), you should know the drill. But for anybody else, here’s how we run these:
* The session is basically run as a “qualifying” session.
* For “point to point” tracks (hill climbs, touge, etc.), if there is another car on the server at the time, and they have just left the start, you must give them at least 20 seconds before you start your run.
* For “point to point” tracks, you MUST stop just before the start marker (some of these can be a little unclear, but will be clarified at the beginning of the event) – the one exception for this is the Nordschleife Tourist track where you get a flying start out of the pits.
* You MUST give way to faster drivers if they are approaching you REGARDLESS of whether you are on a flying run or not, if they are faster than you, they have right of way.
If you have any questions or suggestions for changes, please let me know!
Dates and tracks:
17-21 January: Monte Erice Sicily
14-18 February: Transfagarasan North DN7C Hill Climb
14-18 March: Tsukuba Circuit
18-22 April: Glasbach Rennen
16-20 May: Nordschleife – Tourist (Dream Pack 1 DLC Required)
13-17 June: Longford ’67
18-22 July: Myogi Downhill
15-19 August: Wakefield Park
12-16 September: Irohazaka Slope
17-21 October: Eastern Creek
14-18 November: Tsuchisaka Uphill
12-16 December: Solitude 1964
Dates are subject to change depending on availability of drivers/server/etc. Tracks are subject to change if something better/cooler comes along (particularly if there’s a proper release of Pikes Peak),
EDIT: Addendum; I will run a dual class system for this. That is to say, there will be two classes, Class A and Class B. Everybody is free to drive in either or both whenever they like, but at least one car will be available to people who only have “paddle shift” or “H-pattern” gears.
Server name is “SimXP – Time Attack Trophy” password is xyz789
CLASS A
STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 2
RESULTS
CLASS B
STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 2
RESULTS
Current standings with about 32 hours to go! Get at it boys!
Downloads here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rlq26ujf4k6v36m/AAD92PNkelz7vH_kSN8kiK_oa?dl=0
Server up until 9pm Sunday. Go!
VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR PROCEDURE
After the successful use in our 2017 Bathurst race, from now on for any race classified as an “Enduro” (including Super Enduro or similar), we will have a chance of a “Virtual Safety Car” or VSC.
Races will be broken down into roughly 30 minute blocks. Every 30 minute block has a 15% chance of a VSC being deployed (with blocks shorter than 30 minutes having their chances diminished in proportion). The deployment will happen at a randomly selected time within that period, not including the first 5 minutes or last 5 minutes of a race.
Calculations of these will be made by a 3rd party (probably my wife for online events; if no other 3rd party is available at the time then there will be no VSC, which will be announced before the race). Basically, I’ll have her work out if/when the VSC(s) will be deployed and have her set alarms in my phone (so I am equally unaware of how many and when they will be), and when they go off I will announce it over Discord.
Once the announcement is made, NO OVERTAKING is allowed. The driver in first place must immediately yet safely slow to a speed limit of 100kmh. Cars behind must then make their way up behind the first place car and stay in order. Un-lapping like they do in Formula 1 is NOT allowed. At the end of the current lap once all cars are bunched up, a restart will take place EXACTLY as per the “Rolling Start Procedure” in the post above.
Also NO pit stops can be made during the VSC deployment UNLESS you are absolutely desperate for fuel.
Feel free to post any questions or make any suggestions!