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Race Length: 2 hours
Race day: 25. January

Race schedule:
14:55 - Server reboot
15:00 - Open practice (ensure only STARTING driver is on the server)
15:20 - All cars must be on the server - and stay there
15:30 - Qualifying (private)
15:50 - Warmup
16:00 - Start of formation lap (on pitlimiter - single file, no overlap - class leader should leave 5 second gap to the quicker class)
16:05 - Green flag, when any part of your car is aligned with the the start/finish line - so in other terms, when YOU cross s/f line

Classes: LMP3 and GT3

Server Settings:
rFactor 2: Latest build
Simulated race start Time: 14:00
Time accelerated: x1
Flag rules: Black only
Weather: scripted weather
Broadcast: Yes
Orange Zone: In effect through first full lap
Server details: Click here
Race director: Shawn Jacobs
Please review the rules before joining the server for the race.
Race schedule times are in CET/CEST whatever is being used in Copenhagen at the time of the race.
 
VLMC Incident report

17.8 All decisions made by the Stewards are final.
Qualifying
None

Orange Zone
None

Start Violation
238 - #43 - R Correa Alves - Jump start

Other Incidents

1287 - J. Brown and J. Piccolo are going side by side entering turn 2. J. Piccolo turns in as if J. Brown is not there and contact is made.
Penalty - J Piccolo - AC; DT

1295 - Going into T4 M. Decrop misses his braking point and dives down the inside of T. Andonovski. M. Decrop goes onto the kerb to try to avoid T. Andonovski but contact is made.
Penalty - M. Decrop - AC; DT

5730 - L Caponi unlaps himself from D Smeriglio, within a reasonable time frame L Caponi is able to distance himself from Smeriglio and does not appear to impede Smeriglio at this time.
NFA

6063 - L Caponi having previously unlapped himself from D Smeriglio runs wide at the final corner and proceeds to hold Smeriglio up, L Caponi is unable to pull away and ignores blue flags for an entire lap only relenting at T1 the following lap after Smeriglio already has a run on him.
Penalty - L Caponi - IBF; DT

Pit lane Violations

420 - #19 - M Mcgeer
1035 - #77 - M Torres
1373 - #64 - J Brown
2399 - #19 - M Mcgeer
2899 - #10 - L Filippakos
2977 - #73 - M Rekus
3953 - #83 - N Da Silva
4079 - #78 - O Benzes
4080 - #75 - K Kurtoglu
4175 - #66 - R Afiyat
5439 - #63 - R Van Aerle
5524 - #63 - R Van Aerle
5877 - #19 - M Mcgeer
7416 - #76 - M Decrop

Track cutting
None

Penalty Summary
Penalty - R Correa Alves - Jump Start; DT
Penalty - J Piccolo - AC; DT
Penalty - M. Decrop - AC; DT
Penalty - L Caponi - IBF; DT
Penalty - M Mcgeer - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - M Torres - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - J Brown - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - M Mcgeer - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - L Filippakos - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - M Rekus - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - N Da Silva - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - O Benzes - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - K Kurtoglu - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - R Afiyat - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - R Van Aerle - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - R Van Aerle - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - M Mcgeer - Pitlane Violation; DT
Penalty - M Decrop - Pitlane Violation; DT


Team Penalty Summary
Penalty - #10 - DT
Penalty - #19 - DT
Penalty - #19 - DT
Penalty - #19 - DT
Penalty - #29 - DT
Penalty - #43 - DT
Penalty - #63 - DT
Penalty - #63 - DT
Penalty - #64 - DT
Penalty - #66 - DT
Penalty - #69 - DT
Penalty - #73 - DT
Penalty - #75 - DT
Penalty - #76 - DT
Penalty - #76 - DT
Penalty - #77 - DT
Penalty - #78 - DT
Penalty - #83 - DT

Stewards Comments and Feedback
  • Pitlane caused a lot of issues here, drivers definitely need to focus on this going forward, Sebring doesn't come across as a track with a difficult pit in or pit out, but it has been know to catch out numerous drivers, ensure further attention is paid to avoid penalties going forward.
Abbreviations
DQ = Disqualified
GR = Gentlemen Rule
AC = Avoidable Contact
IF = Infraction
RI = Racing Incident
W = Warning
SnH = Stop and Hold
DT = Drive Through
IYF = Ignoring yellow flag
IBF = Ignoring blue flag
FTLB = Failure to lock brakes
UTR=Unsafe track rejoin
 
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Cool, so in a way both then, gt3 doesn't really seem to have issues with dirty air but can't hurt them if they get some benefit anyway, even if only marginal. Cheers for confirming jimmi.
 
Apologies to anyone if on the run-up to the home straight if I was in the middle of the track on lap 2. Ended up getting a screen freeze and hit the wall and got steering damage then another screenfreeze which finished me off.

Trace file attached below.
 

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Ryan Walker said:
Apologies to anyone if on the run-up to the home straight if I was in the middle of the track on lap 2. Ended up getting a screen freeze and hit the wall and got steering damage then another screenfreeze which finished me off.

Trace file attached below.
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Freeze is not shown in the trace log though, thats in the performance log.
 
Since join/leaving during a session is a clear issue since UI update or thereabout, it's high time that joining during qualifying should be prohibited. I had 2 laps ruined by 2 tenths when somebody joined. In the LMP3 field that meant 4 positions give or take.
 
My apologies as I was one of those that joined during Qualifying. My reason for doing so though was that I had a Windows Corruption (possibly due to rF2 as that was the most recent application of mine to be updated and run) and I was still trying to sort everything out so I would be able to run at all.

If I did mess anyones lap up in Q, I again apologies and if the admins see fit to put any penalty towards me for that, then I'll take it on the chin and move on. I hope I at least wasn't too much of a hazzle on track, as my thought up 4 hour practice session before the event shrank to 4 laps in Q and another 2 in Warm-up so ran with a basic set.
 
Timotej Andonovski said:
Since join/leaving during a session is a clear issue since UI update or thereabout, it's high time that joining during qualifying should be prohibited. I had 2 laps ruined by 2 tenths when somebody joined. In the LMP3 field that meant 4 positions give or take.
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There's nothing in the rules about joining/leaving, but it is frustrating with the lag. And even without that issue, the message in the message center about the joining driver can be distracting.

The only thing mentioned is in the first post of the race thread:
15:00 - Open practice (ensure only STARTING driver is on the server)
15:20 - All cars must be on the server - and stay there

I don't know if it should be required that drivers who get booted or need to leave, wait until warmup to join or how they would even know that qualifying has started or is complete other than by the time.


BTW, don't ever load cars manually during a session. I read about being able to do that, mapped the 'L' key and pressed that during practice and caused my game to freeze for several seconds, causing issues to others in practice - sorry about that.
 
Hopefully with the next race a month a way these issues will be resolved by S397.

I know it was mentioned a lot at imola but I hadn't see any reports of problems at Sao Paulo with join lags, so it's good to know that it is not track specific.

There was a couple of drivers that advised on TS they were running late and doing their best to make it (game install issues), and did successfully make it, I'm sure as drivers we'd all prefer if the shoe was on the other foot and a legit reason has delayed you that you can at least get a chance to make qualy if you don't quite make the start of the session as opposed to having to start rear of field.

However yes with the current issues it is understandably an annoyance, so all drivers should be on before qualy.
 
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