Rapido Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hello everyone, and welcome to the first round of the 2020 ChampCar iRacing Series. As with the real world CCES, we are kicking off the year in Georgia at Road Atlanta, racing the faithful Miata NC that we used throughout the 2019 season. The weather will be generated in accordance with the January calendar, so I would expect the track to be cool/grippy, but it could get a bit dark towards the end of the race. A pit stop will be required to finish the race, and, as ever, we hope to see clean and close racing throughout the field. Session Details Practice Round: Wednesday, 15-January-2020 Championship Round: Wednesday, 22-January-2020 Practice Start: 7:00pm ET Qualifying Start: 9:00pm ET Race Start: 10:00pm ET Cars: Maxda MX-5 Cup - 2015 Track: Road Atlanta - Fuill Course In-Sim Session Date: Wednesday, 22-January-2020 In-Sim Session Start Time: 2:00pm In-Sim Time Multiplier: 1x Weather: Auto-Generated Setup: Fixed, iRacing Baseline with 4.2g Fuel Fast Repairs: 1 License Requirements: Practice Rounds (None), Championship Round (>D2.0) Useful Links ChampCar iRacing Series - League Application Discord Server 2020 ChampCar iRacing Series schedule Guide to iRacing and Hardware How to create your own iRacing paints iRacing Tips and Resources 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapido Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 A reminder that there is an iRacing license/safety rating requirement of D/2.0 for the race on Wednesday. Seen some recent league entries from keen newcomers who don't meet this requirement yet, and wanted to reiterate this in case of any disappointment on the day. Acquiring the D license requires 10 races in the Rookie MX-5 series, in order to acquaint new drivers with the order of operations in iRacing races, and to iron out any issues with hardware or setup. Any questions, please let me know, and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 I would like to add that if you rack up too many incidents in these early races it will take you more than 10 races to get your D license. Concentrate on running clean races and you will be fine. Look forward to seeing everyone again on Wednesday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jab31169 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Fyi, the practice race never got dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Haines Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) Hello racers! As in previous seasons, Team Hugh Jass will be producing live coverage of championship races. These are great to share with friends, post to team social media, and also watch back after the race. Our coverage begins before the race at 9.50PM ET. Below you can find the YouTube link for the upcoming broadcast. Edited January 22, 2020 by David Haines I missed a world lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Haines Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Congratulations to DJ Alessandrini, off to the perfect start in ChampCar iRacing Series 2020! Pole, most laps lead, and the win puts him closer to a free entry in a ChampCar Endurance Series race. DJ Alessandrini John D Allen Alex Albert Additionally, 31 drivers completed atleast 50% race distance and are on their way to being in the draw for the 2nd free entry up for grabs! Remember, you need to complete at least 12 of the 16 rounds to go in the draw, so it's not too late to drag your teammates in and increase the chances of getting your team a free entry for next year. Replay HJBC's Broadcast coverage:https://youtu.be/hdNts2TvcuU Results sheet:https://members.iracing.com/membersi…/member/EventResult.do… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys647 Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Great race and broadcast guys. Is there going to be an incident limit in future races? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoneKillah Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 The new tire model definitely falls off much quicker. I decided not to take tires and that was a mistake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rad Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 What I found odd, was that taking 4.2g of fuel was enough to get through a 1hr solo test session. During the race I ran out of fuel on the last lap. I figured that with the help of some drafting, 4.2g would've been plenty. Fortunately, it only cost me 2 spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapido Posted January 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 It's possible that the weather could have affected the test consumption vs race session consumption. As our race was at dusk, a cooler/grippier track can translate to being on the throttle for longer and therefore greater fuel consumption. I recommend a 3rd party program like Crew Chief or Joel Real Timing that can provide real-time fuel consumption and predict the amount to be added to make the end of the race. Even with those though, I like to build in 1 lap of buffer. @cowboys647 - I don't have plans to introduce an incident limit at this point, however, if a competitor can be seen to be gaining a persistent advantage by abusing the track limits then this can be brought up to me for review/penalty in particularly egregious cases. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoneKillah Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Wouldn't a cooler track has less grip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Haines Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 10 hours ago, KoneKillah said: Wouldn't a cooler track has less grip? In iRacing terms a 'cool track' is still around 20C ~ 70F, much grippier than a hot and greasy 110F+ track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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