[COMPLETE] ROOZ AC Season 4

Thanks for letting us know Geoff. Hope to see you sooner rather than later man.

Yea guys we generally consider that the rumble strip is part of the track, therefore so long as you have two wheels on the rumble strip you are good. 9 times out of 10 pushing further will see you hit the sausage curbs or a low grip strip/grass anyway so mostly it's still governed by the track limits design and somewhat self regulating with this approach.

Remember the ruling first race last season in the GT86 on the final chicane at Thruxton I think? The white line ruling there would have been way too conservative and the sausage curbs were a clear visual inside boundary, as if they didn't throw you around enough anyway!

And a bit more background on in game penalties: they are great for hotlap leaderboards and public lobbies but in league races with big grids of competitive standard and repsectable drivers we dont want to see people getting penalised twice in the event of avoiding or getting caught up a genuine racing incidentt which is often penalty enough. Also they can be a little inconsistent on mod tracks especially. So for the AC league they are relaxed- which is not to say that corner cutting is acceptable or tolerated just that in game penalties ate not the best way to deal with it if it happens. I dont think we have yet seen a cutting protest in all four seasons of AC which is a credit to all.

K has covered our policy with this. We may update it at some point, but I don't have the time to watch 36 cars run 20+ laps to ensure there has been no corner cutting. The PLP is the only system that works imo, but like K has said what if you are the innocent party or you run wide with lack of tyre grip and loose a heap of time...do you cop a 30 sec penalty as well?? In selecting tracks I try and avoid ones where there are obvious cuts. Last week there were a few spots you could run wide and use the run off a bit, but there is less grip out there and my FL's were all done within the white lines.

PS - sorry I've been MIA this week, but a combo of work, the wife needing the PC and having a gastro bug have all but killed me. Hope to be on a bit over the weekend if the cork holds...

try to avoid that splash and dash

OK lads, finally had a chance to run some laps earlier today and yes there are a few areas where you can go wide or straight line certain corners. As Koastr has said, the ROOZ COC states that 2 wheels must remain on the track/rumble strip at all times. The catch with this track is that there seems to be limited cost in running wide, with the off track grip surprisingly good. In saying that, I did probably 30 laps and my fastest laps were all within track limits - getting too wide upsets the flow and if you go too far the grass here is like ice. If you feel someone has cut or gone wide beyond what is acceptable, please PM Pete or myself depending on your room and we will look into it.

Now, speaking of COC, there has been a few questions asked about driver conduct this season which have not resulted in any formal complaints thankfully, and I would like to keep it that way. The areas of concern are the usual things that cause problems. Race starts - T1 is where the race is lost, not won. If there are 3 restarts, then we will move to a rolling start. Single file, 3 car distance, 100-120kph until the last corner when the lead car will begin the race. Overtaking - There is only one Kamui Kobayashi, and it's not you. In cars like this, and tracks with this level of complexity, there needs to be some patience. Mistakes will be made and doors will open, so let's use race-craft and nouse not dive bombs and panel beating.

Nuff said, let's get out there and have some fun. Good luck all and go Gamesmen!!

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