Division 3 - Season 6

Love those highlight reels @dj2ca.

When I entered the practice room I was quite surprised at my pace. I threw down a 20 on my first hot lap and just got better from there. By the end of the session I was in the high 18's which is nearly a second and a half better than anything I'd done there before.

We hit qualifying and once again for some reason I had some pace. Straight into the 19's then a high 18 then finally 18.6 with 20 secs to go. I saw I was 2nd on the grid and crossed my fingers that it stayed like that....

It did!! I knew track position was going to be important because of how hard it was going to be to pass. I was on the outside next to @rossi0nsx for the start but I had supreme confidence in my starting ability as every week I'm having to back off to avoid a rear ender. This week I had clear track and I didn't disappoint, pulling a half carlength already by the first left.

Just kept my head down and tried not to worry about what was going on behind, which was dj hounding my bumper the whole race from about lap 2-3 onwards. I seemed to have the better of him over the back of the circuit in the final third of the circuit but he was right there for the rest of it. I saw the pass coming at the final turn and knew he would be hot so I slowed just that little extra, squared it off and grunted back out the turn. The second attempt I didn't see coming, and although he probably had right of way, he redressed knocking me off (cheers!). The only other worry was when I ran off exiting turn 3 and I thought "DAMMIT there goes my win!!" but dj did the same thing so I've got the petrol gods to thank for that one. WOOOO FIRST PLACE!!

Race 2 was not so great. Tried to follow dj and only got through on @SuiCid3 and that's as far as my talent went. Not sure what was going on but had no pace this time. Had a go at @fezza at turn 4 but I think I did what dj did and redressed. Then my app crashed so for a lap and a half I had no gear position or speedo. Crashed turn 1 resetting it. Anyway somehow I was in 5th and struggling till starting the final lap rano spun and gifted me 4th.

Super pleased for the race 1 win though. Yay me.

Well done dj rano Rossi and fezza for the podiums as well.

R4 : 5th March - MONZA - 23 LAPS. 7/6/17 - 4pm twilight race
FUEL - SLOW (changed back after sprint round)
TIRES - REAL
Weather slots
1. Clear
2. Hazy
3. Light cloud
4. Light cloud



OK Guys, onto the long straights of Monza !

TRACK LIMITS : As per our rules and regs drivers must keep 2 wheels on the ripple strips or white lines at all times. We all make a mistake or 2, but if you are caught "continually and obviously" running outside the track limits to gain advantage you will be penalized by the stewards group.
- The big one here is TURN 10 (ascari). Drivers MUST attempt to keep 2 wheels on the ripple strip on exit (RIGHT side). If you CONTINUALLY run wide there you will be penalised. There IS a sand trap there and a penalty so if you get too wide you will be pinged.
- There are cut penalties at First chicane, second chicane and ascari.
If you cop a penalty, try to get off the race line, and resume when back up to speed.

CONTACT : CONTACT IS TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL TIMES. If you make contact with the car in front, and gain an advantage you MUST REDRESS and give the place back. Failure to do so could result in a penalty from the stewards group. Has been common here in the past.

PASSING : Lots of passing opportunities. Obviously turns 1, 4, 8 and 11 are the big stopping zones, give raceroom and use your heads. If a car pulls along side you are EXPECTED to give racing room. Contact in being aggressive trying to defend will be looked at, better to give room and continue the fight. Dive bombs and outbraking yourself could be an issue. If you miss your brake marker, and have a car in front, do everything you can to avoid contact

SWERVING : You are NOT permitted to swerve from side to side on the straights. Drivers may only change direction ONCE on corner entry. Can be an issue here with the long straights.

TURN 1 LAP 1 : Dont need to be a rocket scientist to know that you cant win the race in the first corner, but you sure as hell can lose it for yourself and / or ruin another drivers races by either being too aggressive OR too defensive into T1. Use your brains here lads and give room to those around you. Back half of the grid need to brake a little earlier and not cause chaos with kamikazee passes.

COMPULSORY PITSTOP : YES ITS BACK ! All drivers MUST make a compulsory stop. I imagine this place is pretty good on tires, so i dont imaging you will need to take tires....Make sure you do a race run to be sure

PIT ENTRY / EXIT :
ENTRY : Is very easy with ample room and time to make a safe entry. Drivers should stay RIGHT on the run into the lane from the exit of Parabolica.
EXIT : Drivers MUST remain right on exit until you are back up to race speed. The exit line is very long, and is up the middle of the track, so even if you stay in the lane you could still be an issue for fast cars approaching. Use your eyes and heads here guys, be wary of fast approaching cars.

BLUE FLAGS : Please observe blue flags, and move out of the way of faster cars if you are being lapped. With the 2 classes there is slightly more chance of blue flags coming into play, so you should be aware of the leaders coming up on you, and move out of the way as soon as possible. Best to get off the race line, and with a small lift let them go, so you can continue the fight with those in your class. Failure to observe blue flags WILL result in a penalty

STEWARDS GROUP AND RACE PROTESTS : This season we will be using the new stewards group for racing infringements and protests. Many thanks to the guys who have put their hands up to volunteer. The specific Stewards group thread will have all the info in it, regarding rules and regs, and the protest procedure. Please read it and understand how it works...we are still to link in the collated rules and regs.........
http://www.raceonoz.com/forums/index.php?threads/stewards-group-official-thread.2593/

PROTESTS MUST BE LODGED NO LATER THAN 12PM MONDAY NIGHT. This is so the stewards group can have time to finalize protests well before the following round. You have until 12pm TUESDAY to lodge your own video evidence.

QUITTING : This is something that has been here for as long as we have run leagues, but we are looking to implement a slightly stricter interpretation of this rule. outlined below.....
1. If you quit the race room you will receive 0 points and you cant use as drop round.
2. If you park up in the pits for the race (have to stop etc) you will get last place and CAN use as drop round. (if more than one, then points in the order they park up)
3. If you DSC you will finish behind the last place driver, and behind those who have 'parked up'.
If the Stewards Group have reason to believe the DSC is a 'sneaky quit" the rule 1 above will apply.

SAVE YOUR REPLAY ! : Please remember to save your replay after the race. If you want to protest anything, we can only act on the info we have in front of us, failure to do so will not enable us to view things from your game perspective, and with some of the issues we have seen, this could have a massive influence on how the stewards group will view and rule on any incident.