rF2 EUROVISION SPECIAL: BTCC @ Oulton Park - Mon 08th May 2023

Jimlaad43 · May 2, 2023

To celebrate the start of the best week of the year - the Eurovision Song Contest week - we will race an event based on the host city. Liverpool will be hosting the Final on the 13th May on behalf of Ukraine, so we will take the Premier British motor racing series - the BTCC - to the nearest track to the Arena - Oulton Park. The hilly and narrow circuit is super hard on the brakes, and has plenty of good locations to use the Hybrid out of, making tactical usage of the system even more valuable to the race.

Eligibility: You must be a PREMIUM member. You must also use your REAL NAME on all RD servers and Discord, and include this in your forum profile. It is the only way of identifying who you are during an event.

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Server Name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM SSM
Car(s): Unless you want the complete collection, it is now possible to race with just the car you want to drive owned. You no longer need to open every car on the server. That means if you are a Honda fan and only ever want to drive the Honda, you do not need to purchase the other cars too to join the server.

Infiniti Q50 - [Single Car] or [Car Pack] or [Touring Car Pack] or [Q2 Pack]
Toyota Corolla GR - [Single Car] or [Car Pack] or [Touring Car Pack] or [Q2 Pack]
Ford Focus - [Single Car] or [Car Pack 2] or [Q3 Pack]
Hyundai i30 - [Single Car] or [Car Pack 2] or [Q3 Pack]
BMW 330i M Sport - [Single Car] or [Q4 Pack] or [BTCC Car Pack 3]
Honda Civic Type R - [Single Car] or [Q1 Pack] or [BTCC Car Pack 3]
Vauxhall Astra - [Single Car]or [BTCC Car Pack 3]

Track: Oulton Park Circuit 2015 - [STEAM]
Layout: Oulton Park Island
Air Temperature: 22°C
Fixed Setups: No
Start Type: Standing
Driving Assists: Auto Clutch, Auto Shifting
Time: Day
Weather: Forecast
ABS/TC: Factory
Track Limits: 5 points
Gimmicks: 15s of Hybrid per lap. Activation speed 120kph. Success tyre compound "ballast" for Races 2 and 3. Top 4 HARDS, 5-8th MEDIUMS.

Schedule: (EU) Monday 8th May 2023
Practice: 19:00 GMT (75 minutes)
Qualifying: 20:15 GMT (10 minutes)
Warm-Up: 20:25 GMT (5 minutes)
Race 1: 20:30 GMT (12 Laps)
Race 2: 20:50 GMT (12 Laps) Grid - Race 1 result
Race 3: 21:10 GMT (12 Laps) Grid - Reverse top 8 from Race 2 result

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INFORMATION & BASIC RULES

All of the standard Racing Club Rules still apply to this event.
Custom liveries are both allowed and encouraged! Show off your Photoshop (or Google) skills and turn up with a unique car colour that we will all know is you on track!
Discord is not mandatory, but is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Please use Push to Talk where possible.

DRIVER LIST

Jimlaad43
Roy Magnes
Lesley Buurlage
Monkey T
ThreeLionz
H_Belane
Peter Stokman
Paul_V
Ingemar Petersson
eN1xes
Michael Rudolf*
max1966i
Steve Le Gallez
Aidan Keranen*
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Jimlaad43 · May 2, 2023

Hybrid Boost explanation
On launch, you will need to map your ‘Push to Pass’ button found in the Settings screen in the UI, under the Powertrain heading. On the dashboard of the BTCC cars, you will see the various information fields related to the hybrid status. For reference, this boost feature comes with a number of variables you will need to consider when racing on track:

Time limit for activations is 15s per lap
Boost only enables from 3rd gear onwards
Boost remains active so long as the player keeps the boost button depressed – up to a maximum of 15s
A minimum delay of 2s exists between activations (including once passing the start/finish line)
Boost will disengage once the player passes the start/finish line

The LCD dashboard display presents all the relevant information, such as the number of seconds deployment on the current lap, number of deployments on that lap, battery and motor temperature, hybrid deployment bars, and activation status.

Roy Magnes · May 2, 2023

I am working late next week, but should be able to join qualifying. Sign me up

Ole Marius Myrvold · May 2, 2023

Jimlaad43 said:
Hybrid Boost explanation
On launch, you will need to map your ‘Push to Pass’ button found in the Settings screen in the UI, under the Powertrain heading. On the dashboard of the BTCC cars, you will see the various information fields related to the hybrid status. For reference, this boost feature comes with a number of variables you will need to consider when racing on track:

Time limit for activations is 15s per lap

Boost only enables from 3rd gear onwards

Boost remains active so long as the player keeps the boost button depressed – up to a maximum of 15s

A minimum delay of 2s exists between activations (including once passing the start/finish line)

Boost will disengage once the player passes the start/finish line

The LCD dashboard display presents all the relevant information, such as the number of seconds deployment on the current lap, number of deployments on that lap, battery and motor temperature, hybrid deployment bars, and activation status.

Additional, and important info:
- Make sure your throttle pedal is a 0% when braking for proper recharge of hybrid.
When we did the BTCC race at Monza, my throttle was at 1% when I was off it, which isn't really a major thing generally, but making it register throttle at a bit more input, meaning that it was actuall 0% when I was off, made the batteries recharge more under braking to T1 at Monza, than it did over a whole lap when the throttle was sticking at 1%.

I think this might be a bit of the reason why some (including me) struggled a lot with battery power running out at Knockhill when we first used the hybrid!

thegreatradish · May 3, 2023

I'm really keen on these rF2 Monday events but due to starting work at a god awful early hour they just fall a bit late in the evening for me sadly, hopefully can join in the future or when on leave.

Lesley Buurlage · May 3, 2023

i'll be there

Monkey T · May 3, 2023

Always up for some BTCC

Sign me up, please!

ThreeLionz · May 3, 2023

Sign me up please sir

H_Belane · May 3, 2023

I will be there too!

Lesley Buurlage · May 4, 2023

@Jimlaad43 as someone with experience around these cars, how on earth do you set them up? can't get on the throttle in my honda without understeering into oblivion

Jimlaad43 · May 4, 2023

Lesley Buurlage said:
@Jimlaad43 as someone with experience around these cars, how on earth do you set them up? can't get on the throttle in my honda without understeering into oblivion

Did you get my Knockhill setup? Basically use that around here for the moment until I tweak it a bit.

Lesley Buurlage · May 4, 2023

Jimlaad43 said:
Did you get my Knockhill setup? Basically use that around here for the moment until I tweak it a bit.

i did, was better than the default but still didn't feel great

Jan Larsen · May 5, 2023

Go rwd?

Lesley Buurlage · May 5, 2023

Jan Larsen said:
Go rwd?

Fair option, though i would still like to learn how setting up a FWD works as i think it would help in becoming a better driver

Jan Larsen · May 5, 2023

Nah mate, it'd just make you hate understeer even more

Jokes aside, Edward's setup for the Honda should be a very good starting point but there's nothing you can do to keep from understeering on exit, its why I hate FWD cars.

Jimlaad43 · May 5, 2023

Soft front springs and stiff rear springs is the first thing to play with. You want the front to squish into the ground and the rear to effectively "hop" around corners. Of you aren't lifting a rear wheel, your rear isn't stiff enough