Division 1 - Season 6

@Hatfield @jasondull1986 sorry took so long to get up on here

Guys, just a reminder below of how the reverse grid will work tonight.....

REVERSE GRID PROCEDURE :
- At the end of the first race, positions will be recorded
- Race 2 will have 1 lap added for the 'formation lap'
- Room host will start the second race and all drivers will then stop BEFORE TURN 2 and line up in reverse order from race 1.
- Once all drivers are in correct order, the leading car will start off and all other cars will follow IN SINGLE FILE
- Swerving IS permitted up until TURN 9, where ALL cars will slow to 80KLMS and be no further than 1 car width apart.
- The 'RACE' will START on the EXIT OF TURN 11, so everyone will single file for the run up to Turn 2.
- Use your brains here lads, please dont be the guy who makes contact or spins off creating chaos. If you do spin off, you will have to line up at the rear of line.
- Making contact with someone sending them off will see that driver resume their place in the line. (please don't make it that complicated)
- If a driver is DSC from race 1, they may start race 2 from the rear of the grid.
- Parking up (DNF) for race 1, will see that driver start rear of grid for race 2.

TRACK LIMITS : Again, after racing last night, it was clear that there were some guys running over running the left side ripple strips (me included!). ....... The big one is TURN 4A. Drivers MUST attempt to keep 2 wheels on the ripple strip on exit (left side). If you CONTINUALLY run wide there you will be penalised.

After a few races last night with 8-10 guys, i have no doubt this will be one of the toughest races we have EVER done.
I trust everyone to use your heads, particularly in the reverse grid.

If room captains / chat rooms etc can briefly discuss this BEFORE race start would be good so everyone is on the same page

Cheers stu

Qualifying


RACE 1

RACE 2


@jasondull1986 here you go mate

Well, what a round !!

A few hard luck stories in there, and they happened to go my way, so im not complaining (sorry lads)

To be 5th on the grid, just .028 from the front row showed that we were all very close on pace.....Will done to Beau on a crazy fast pole time...only .8 split between 2nd and 12th on the grid

Race 1 start went ok in the front half. Lap 2 i think it was AO made a huge mistake and clipped the pit entry wall, which stopped him dead, and @Konnor McCluskey ran straight up his tail pipe with no where to go. Somehow i managed to get through, i think i actually went under konnors car, came away with minimal damage, and a 3rd place, with Rhino about 1 sec behind...things settled down and i managed to make a small gap, just trying to run consistent times with no mistakes....I managed to put it all together, and stay in 3rd ! Happy days !

Race 2 we managed to get the grid sorted pretty quick, and away we went.....buggered if i know who i had around me, everything happened so quick, all i know is that cars kept falling off in front of me every time i managed to close up behind them !! Had a good little battle with @Beau_Albert @Konnor McCluskey and @SPL Racing for a couple of laps, Up until konnor and SPL came together at the final hairpin and i managed to get a run past. That put me in 4th, with beau pushing up on @Coojak3009 , and i was closing as well.....When coojak had a spin i was up to 3rd, with beau pushing up on Quik, buy then they were 6 secs up the road so i just made sure i brought it home for an unexpected podium....

For some reason the replay option didn't come up, so i dont have either race , spewing as there were certainly many highlight !

Onto the long straights of monza for round 4......

I need to know the proper race results for both race 1 and 2 please

I'm not sure I actually "passed" anyone all night. I think it's called doing a "Bradbury" !

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.