11-04-2016, 03:59 PM
01. 40-50 lap race at Blackwood Historic (without the chicane after T1)
Sure, an hour race, ish. Long races are always fun... If there's a packed field, which 12 cars is not packed after 10 laps and the faster drivers have separated and weaker drivers have died from tires overheating or rolling on T1.
02. XFG-only, as with two long straights XRGs have a default advantage of around 1 second per lap
Or simply give the XRG a 1% restriction and favor the track for the standard BL1, problem solved. (Besides that open straight will get boring quick. Aston gets boring on an hour race because of the straights).
03. Compulsory pistop, no requirement to refuel / change tires - a well-executed pit entry / exit can win or lose you a race
Maybe even two pitstops?
04. 60 minute qualifying prior to the event - this does not necessarily has to happen on the same day
Again, for 12 cars you can get away with 20 minutes pre-race.
05. Design a handicap system based on PB (Personal Best), so that 1:33:00 people are in the same league as 1:34.50 people
Ballasts have been used before and they do prove effective, but they're a massive pain in the ass to actually arrange. Would have to look in to this more.
06. Full field (more than 12 drivers), as there is an [AA] non-demo server (???)
This would solve the issues with 1. and 3., but then we'd have to advertise on LFS Forum to actually get the numbers (and still nobody's given me the permissions to post there!)
07. For safety and enjoyment purposes, any major on-track collission should be immediately reviewed by an admin, and those responsible spectated for the rest of the event
This is just obvious. Any serious incident is taken care of as it happens. Anything that can't be fixed with a drive-through or stop-go is checked afterwards so the steward can actually keep an eye on the race as it happens. In a sprint race like this it's almost pointless to use time penalties as even the faster drivers will come near the bottom.
Once again, dependent on how much attention this gets and if a date gets arranged that I'm available for I can volunteer my "expertise" to arrange and run it again.
Sure, an hour race, ish. Long races are always fun... If there's a packed field, which 12 cars is not packed after 10 laps and the faster drivers have separated and weaker drivers have died from tires overheating or rolling on T1.
02. XFG-only, as with two long straights XRGs have a default advantage of around 1 second per lap
Or simply give the XRG a 1% restriction and favor the track for the standard BL1, problem solved. (Besides that open straight will get boring quick. Aston gets boring on an hour race because of the straights).
03. Compulsory pistop, no requirement to refuel / change tires - a well-executed pit entry / exit can win or lose you a race
Maybe even two pitstops?
04. 60 minute qualifying prior to the event - this does not necessarily has to happen on the same day
Again, for 12 cars you can get away with 20 minutes pre-race.
05. Design a handicap system based on PB (Personal Best), so that 1:33:00 people are in the same league as 1:34.50 people
Ballasts have been used before and they do prove effective, but they're a massive pain in the ass to actually arrange. Would have to look in to this more.
06. Full field (more than 12 drivers), as there is an [AA] non-demo server (???)
This would solve the issues with 1. and 3., but then we'd have to advertise on LFS Forum to actually get the numbers (and still nobody's given me the permissions to post there!)
07. For safety and enjoyment purposes, any major on-track collission should be immediately reviewed by an admin, and those responsible spectated for the rest of the event
This is just obvious. Any serious incident is taken care of as it happens. Anything that can't be fixed with a drive-through or stop-go is checked afterwards so the steward can actually keep an eye on the race as it happens. In a sprint race like this it's almost pointless to use time penalties as even the faster drivers will come near the bottom.
Once again, dependent on how much attention this gets and if a date gets arranged that I'm available for I can volunteer my "expertise" to arrange and run it again.
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