26/07 a 02/08 – 4 fun series – multiclass racing e 40 carros online

[Francisco Suarez]

26/07 a 02/08 – 4 fun series – multiclass racing e 40 carros online

Foi anunciado esta tarde algo que deverá agradar a muitos de nós. Como na season que está a terminar não se vão realizar as finais das competições, a iRacing resolveu ocupar essa semana com 4 fun series, deixando os subscribers experimentar algo diferente uns quantos meses antes de estar oficialmente disponível, podendo conduzir online algum do conteúdo que já têm.

Na semana de 26 de Julho a 2 de Agosto vão estar disponíveis 4 series diferentes:
- "Solstice vs. Legends, Battle of the Titans"
- "Late Model Madness at Lowe's Motor Speedway"
- "SK Modified North and South Shootout"
- "Sabbatical in a Radical."

Julgo que se pode destacar o facto das series servirem também para mostrar que o motor já suporta multi-class racing (Solstice vs Legends), e o retirar preocupações infundadas sobre limites o número de veículos online (40 em Lowes).


Fica em baixo o comunicado oficial:

Array13th Week Racing Schedule Announced!

As many of you already know, the official FIRST Sporting Code, the set of rules by which all iRacing.com members are expected to abide, calls for an annual competition calendar of four 12-week seasons. What you may not know is that we've always envisioned a 13th race week at the end of each season. The 13th week is intended to be a time for championship races and other special events, but with this being our first season since taking the service live (and with most of our members having joined well after mid-season), this time, we've decided to just focus on having fun.

Starting Saturday, July 26, at midnight GMT, iRacing members of all license levels will have four new one-week series to choose from:
• "Solstice vs. Legends, Battle of the Titans"
• "Late Model Madness at Lowe's Motor Speedway"
• "SK Modified North and South Shootout"
• "Sabbatical in a Radical."

Each series will be open to all license levels and will feature larger fields - up to 40 Late Models at Lowe's! - and slightly longer race distances than the standard series we've been running. Participation will NOT affect your iRating or Safety Rating, BUT that's meant to minimize pressure and maximize fun, not create chaos. We still expect you to adhere to the FIRST Sporting Code.

There will not be any Time Trial or Qualifying sessions during the week, and series and club stats will not be kept. The only record of these unofficial races and your performance in them will be the results sheets that appear on your own Stats page (and, of course, your own vivid accounts of your on-track brilliance, as well as screen shots and frame-capture videos).

With these four series, we've tried to strike a balance between opportunities to race and have fun using content included in the basic subscription package and the chance for new challenges with cars and tracks in which members have expressed a lot of interest. For complete series schedules, watch for a 13th Week Schedule post in the forums under iRacing.com Announcements.

Remember, the Fall 2008 Season will begin on Saturday, August 3, at midnight GMT (for complete information, see the Fall 2008 Series and Session Schedules post in the forums under iRacing.com Announcements). The fall schedule includes more frequent races in the rookie series, the addition of Class C series for both road and oval categories and several other small improvements. Our plan is to add even more series and sessions, but we'll do so progressively to avoid fragmentation of the community.

We hope you enjoy both our first 13th Race Week and the start of the Fall 2008 Season.[/quote]

[Filipe Marques]

Ora então já vou fazer a rodagem ao SR8 hehe,
Solstice vs Legends é em LimeRock certo?...Estes Legnds são o máximo em diversão :)

[Francisco Suarez]

Calendário oficial abaixo. Julgo que foi escolhido pelos carros/pistas combos que um maior número de pessoas foi mencionando neste últimos meses.

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Solstice vs Legends, Battle of the Titans

Max field size of 20

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – 18 Laps - Sunday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Summit Point – 22 Laps - Monday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – 18 Laps - Tuesday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Summit Point – 22 Laps - Wednesday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – 18 Laps - Thursday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Summit Point – 22 Laps - Friday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – 18 Laps - Saturday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes


Late Model Madness at Lowes Motor Speedway

Max field size of 40

Lowe's Motor Speedway – 50 Laps – All seven days
Race every half hour starting at :15 the hour
Practice every 5 minutes


SK Modified North and South Shootout

Max field size of 20

Jack Arute's Stafford Motor Speedway – 50 Laps - Sunday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

USA International Speedway – 50 Laps - Monday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Jack Arute's Stafford Motor Speedway – 50 Laps - Tuesday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

USA International Speedway – 50 Laps - Wednesday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Jack Arute's Stafford Motor Speedway – 50 Laps - Thursday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

USA International Speedway – 50 Laps - Friday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Jack Arute's Stafford Motor Speedway – 50 Laps - Saturday
Race session every half hour on the hour
Practice every 5 minutes


Sabbatical in the Radical

Max field size of 30

Silverstone Circuit – 25 Laps - Sunday
Race session every half hour starting at :15 past the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Daytona International Speedway – 25 Laps - Monday
Race session every half hour starting at :15 past the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Silverstone Circuit – 25 Laps - Tuesday
Race session every half hour starting at :15 past the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Daytona International Speedway – 25 Laps - Wednesday
Race session every half hour starting at :15 past the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Silverstone Circuit – 25 Laps - Thursday
Race session every half hour starting at :15 past the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Daytona International Speedway – 25 Laps - Friday
Race session every half hour starting at :15 past the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

Silverstone Circuit – 25 Laps - Saturday
Race session every half hour starting at :15 past the hour
Practice every 5 minutes

[Filipe Marques]

Tive de comprar Silverstone , não é da minhas preferidas mas.... :)

[Francisco Suarez]

Já agora, aí fica o carro que também foi anunciado ontem, da Grand-Am.
Tenho impressão que deve ser carro para dar mais de 80km/h. :bigsmile:

[Francisco Suarez]

Alguém já tem planos para as 4 fun series da próxima semana? Começam domingo.:smile:

Eu tenho de admitir que a escolha é tanta que não sei qual ou quais treinar um pouco. lol
Antes da iRacing detestava ovais, mas os LM e os SK Modified estão a chamar-me, principalmente o SK. Por outro lado, o Radical e os Solstice vs Legends também deverão ser tão ou mais divertidos. Provavelmente vou correr em todas conforme apeteça no momento.

Mas preciso de mais horas no meu dia!!

[Francisco Costa]

Pois é o mais complicado vai ser mesmo tempo :)
Acho que me vou focar em Solstice vs Legends. Embora gostasse de experimentar os Radical, ainda não tenho experiencia para ir online com confiança nem tenho as pistas em que a série vai decorrer.

[Daniel Gaspar]

Boas...
Ontem fiz a minha 1ª corrida de Radical em Silverstone.
Primeiras impressões
Condução - O handling do Radical parece-me algo "raro"... não sei bem qdo posso puxar mais um pouco ou não... e faço um pião.
Pista - Espectacular...
Éramos 19 carros e arranquei em último. Usei um setup que estava na net, mas não me ajustei bem a ele... e rodei no 1,50,XXX.
Terminei em 6º mas havia pilots atrás de mim bem mais rápidos mas que devem ter tido azares.
Conclusão
Diverti-me muito durante 50 min... e quer o carro quer a pista me pareceram bons... eu é que sou um "ganda n00b".
DG

[Francisco Suarez]

Julgo que o Radical para já está muito dependente dos setups. Comportamento varia imenso consonte a afinação. Eu por acaso encontrei um bastante estável, e já me estou a dar melhor com o carro agora. Mas não deixa de ser dificil de conduzir.

Quanto às fun series, só pude ainda conduzir uma noite. Não tenho tido muito tempo.
Curiosamente, e apesar de ser bom ter esta semana com series diferentes, dei por mim a querer voltar ao "normal". Sinto falta da pressão do SR. :)