Division 1 - Season 4

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Round 5 : Dubai International (Sprint) - 1/12/18 - TWILIGHT RACES
Race 1 - 17 laps
Race 2 - REVERSE GRID - 18 Laps - Lap 1 formation lap.
- Qual Time - @ 4pm - (1 weather slot - Med Cloud)
- Race 1 Time - @ 5pm - Light cloud / Clear
- Race 2 Time - @ 6pm - Medium cloud / Light Cloud
- Time progression - REAL
- Compulsory pit stop - NO
- Fuel : Real
- TYRE WEAR : Authentic
- Weather progression : Sync to race
- Time progression : Real time




Well done last week guys..... 1 little hiccup, but other than that some good racing right through the divisions. SPRINT ROUND THIS WEEK, so make sure you understand how the race setup works for the reverse grid in race 2.
Couple of things for the sprint round...
- you can jump into pits to swap to hard tyres for qual if you want. Personally i have been faster staying on the softs.
- please understand how the reverse grid works for race 2, and the process for the formation lap (see below)

ROOM CAPTAINS : Couple of things to look for.....
- Please check everyone has the same amount of fuel at the start of the race before you press 'ready'
- IF you have to restart the room due to DSC or room issues, and you are NOT doing qual, then i would recommend you turn fuel burn off.

ROOM OPEN : Most room captains will 'try' to have rooms open by about 7:50 EDST. Please be on time, or let the room captain or div thread if you may be late. If all agree, the room may wait for you, Within reason. Please remember we have drivers from NZ, and later starts mean a much later night for them.
QUALIFYING : 8:10 EDST
RACE START TIME : 8:20 EDST

RACE 2 FORMATION LAP : Race will be +1 lap, so 18 laps..... race will be set up to start with no qual, and from the green light all drivers will stop before T1 and line up in reverse order from Race 1. (DONT JUMP THE START !) Once in order, all drivers will remain in single file, and remain at about 150kph till turn 15. Once the leader is at turn 15, the lead car will slow to 100, and then control the start, with no overlap until AFTER the start / finish line.

TURN 1 LAP 1 : Is pretty good here with a wide turn 1, and ample room through 2 and 3 on the run down to 4.

TRACK LIMITS : Track limits will remain as they always have, you must have 2 wheels on OR inside the ripple strips at all times. Make a mistake or 2 and thats ok, but making CLEAR advantage from cutting the track will see you penalised. If you do it consistently, you may even be DSQ from the race.
- The 3 and 4 Turns must not be cut.
- Turn 11 kink on the inside
- Turn 15 on exit near pit-lane entry, must not run wide.

CONTACT : Is to be avoided at all times..... If you rear end someone and gain an advantage, YOU ARE EXPECTED to give the spot back. Side by side 'rubbing' is racing, within reason, but all drivers are expected to give racing room.

COMPULSORY PIT STOP : NOT REQUIRED FOR SPRINT ROUND

CAR SET UP : There are 2 options for car sets up that people can make.
'LOOSE' or 'STABLE'. It is up to you what setting you use, and it may vary based on the track being used. I would recommend trying both to see what gives the best lap times
- Loose seems to be the best setup to be on. The car turns in much better.
- Make sure you load your setup before going to track.

PIT ENTRY / EXIT : NOT REQUIRED FOR SPRINT ROUND

BLUE FLAGS : Please observe blue flags, and move out of the way of faster cars if you are being lapped. Best to get off the race line, and with a small lift let them go, so you can continue the fight with those you are racing. Failure to observe blue flags WILL result in a penalty

STEWARDS GROUP AND RACE PROTESTS : This season we will doing any protests just on our own platform. The stewards group will again consist of Myself, Ad2mny, Gary... if you feel the need to protest, you need to make us aware by PM on midnight Monday following the race. You will also need to have Video evidence of your protest, or ask the room host to have a look on their replay. You may appeal any stewards decision, and the final decision will be made by Koastr. If there is an issue in the race DO NOT BLOW UP IN THE ROOM OR ON THE FORUM.

SAVE YOUR REPLAY : If the room host can ask all drivers to save their replay would be good before exiting the room.....once they exit out and the option goes, it cant be retrieved !

Some awesome racing tonight guys, Well done to @Slambobagan and @Shane Edgar for what looks like 1st and second....
@Hoppy (benny11169) did you finish race 2 ? i cant see you in the results ?

My night..... qual proved to be very close, with just .4 split between 6th and 12th. Awesome !
I managed to miss the turn 1 issues, even though my engineer said '3 wide' and i had a clinch moment ! Anyway, managed to get through, and was up to 4th, before someone ??? spun from 3rd and i took the place, with @TheJuzzy right up my clacker...... for the next 15 or so laps, we were only split by about a second, so all i wanted to do was hit my marks, and try to be consistent...... with about 3 to go, juzzy started to come under pressure from @Kart-No-1 and @its-benny-racer, which gave me a bit of breathing space, and the last podium spot....

Race 2, interesting ! I managed to get through turns 1,2 and 3 ok, until i copped AOC who was off looking for another beer ! I was still 3rd last, but after a few laps managed to get back on the train, and made a pass on @Kart-No-1 into the first hairpin, and then i tried to chase down spidey and Juzzy...... with about 6 or 7 laps to go, all hell broke loose in a couple of battles which gifted me a few spots but managed to get back up to 5th..... Awesome night of racing guys, thanks

Dont forget a week off now for fathers day next week, then on to a tricky silverstone in the fog !
Stu

Bugger. Do I need to check the replay ?
@Bounty05 can you add Benny to results for last race.