AMS2 Stock Car Opala 86 @ Classic Bathurst 1983, Wednesday 19th April 2023

Redvaliant · Apr 14, 2023

This Wednesday, take a brave pill and join us as we throw the 1986 Opala Stock Car at the impossible twists and dips of the recently released Classic Bathurst. An 80s track deserves an old school racer, hence the bare bones Opala. A mighty straight 6 putting out 250 hps & mated to 4 full gears of forward motion in what could be best described as a basic chassis and suspension, should ensure that any way you care to drive these bangers is the right way.

Whether you are a rookie racer or a seasoned veteran our casual club races are for everyone and every skill level. We combine fun events with discord chatter and a warm welcome to all our premium members.

Server Name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM #3 Club Races
Server Password: PM will be sent on sign up
Server Settings: X2 fuel, X2 tyre wear
Assists: Factory Defaults
Track: Bathurst 83*
Cars: Stock Car Opala 86

*Note, if you do not own the DLC for the Historic Bathurst, you can still join the server if another driver is online who does own the track

Opala Nascar Liveries

Discord: Join us on the #Automobilista-2 voice chat during the event. Join our Discord here and check out the #read-this-first how to setup and syncronize your premium account.

Time Table
Practice: 18:30 UTC (30minutes)
Qualifying: 19:00 UTC (15 minutes)
Race 1: 19:15 UTC (20 minutes)
Lobby Break
Qualifying: 19:40 UTC (5 minutes)
Race 2: 19:45 UTC (20 minutes)

Rules: Read or watch our racing club rules

Entry List

Redvaliant
max1966i
Denis Betty*
Paul_V
CK1249
Munkyboo
The Almighty Snark
Bas Kriesels
GeekyDeaks
Stefan Hiller
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max1966i · Apr 14, 2023

I'm in like Flynn. Love it.

Redvaliant · Apr 14, 2023

max1966i said:
I'm in like Flynn. Love it.

Well hello there stranger! I've been wanting to pair these two since the release of old Bathurst, so am slotting them in on a Wednesday. Please note, Malcolm, the start time is quite early, about an hour earlier than normal.

Denis Betty · Apr 14, 2023

As you say, a bit early but I'll do my best to be there.
In with a probable please.

Redvaliant · Apr 14, 2023

Hi Denis, I'll put you down as a possible. It's 7pm our time in a nod to our mainly European regulars who like an earlier start time. I may push it back by 1/2 hour if most people are okay with that, we'll know more next week when more people join us.

Eric S · Apr 14, 2023

Also on Wednesday?! Do you want me to get a divorce and pay child support for the next 12 years??? I need to skip this one, but will see if the Wednesday will suit more to skip another one.

Redvaliant · Apr 14, 2023

Eric, it's about priorities, and yes, racing comes first...everyone knows that

GeekyDeaks · Apr 14, 2023

Eric S said:
I need to skip this one, but will see if the Wednesday will suit more to skip another one.

I cannot make three days on the trot either, but if Wednesday proves an easier spot to avoid clashing with the Thursday rF2 and AC races, then I'm wondering if we should probably consider dropping Thursday in favour of this one?

Eric S · Apr 14, 2023

GeekyDeaks said:
I cannot make three days on the trot either, but if Wednesday proves an easier spot to avoid clashing with the Thursday rF2 and AC races, then I'm wondering if we should probably consider dropping Thursday in favour of this one?

In general I prefer Tuesday and Thursday with one day in between. Especially because I also do a Friday race when I don't have anything planned on the Friday evening.
So no need for a change for me. It's more in those rare cases when work pushes me to another day.

Redvaliant · Apr 14, 2023

Interesting to see if we get different people on a Wednesday - with the earlier start time too. We have done a rare outing on this day before. We'll see.

Paul_V · Apr 14, 2023

Sign me up please.

Redvaliant · Apr 14, 2023

Paul_V said:
Sign me up please.

Hi Paul, you're in.

Redvaliant · Apr 16, 2023

I'm going to move this back by 1/2 an hour as the absence of Euro drivers make the earlier time redundant.

CK1249 · Apr 17, 2023

@Redvaliant : Don't count out the Euro-Drivers!

I am in, if fate does not intervene until then.

CK1249 · Apr 17, 2023

But 20:30 CEST is fine with me.

Redvaliant · Apr 17, 2023

Hi Christian, added. yes it's a bit of a balancing act at the moment to have a start time that suits the wide spread of our users. I actually don't mind a 1800 UTC start time as that's 7pm for the Brits/Irish, but 8 pm is always a bit easier for most of us in this time zone, but with daylight saving etc it is getting quite late for all the Europeans.