rF2 S397 GT3 @ Autodromo Buenos Aires - Fri 10 Mar 2023

Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

@dbx71 @Paul_V @Monkey T @Matt Le Gallez @ThreeLionz @Ingemar Petersson @groy1980 @Ruben Cerlem @Cosimo @Magnus Dahlgren @PurgerUK @David Steinacher @wayphaxx @Maciej Strzeboński

New Friday, new refined GT3 BoP'ing, easy to learn track, fast, flowing and fun track, and a great number of entries already.
Still spots available here though!

Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

Oh and to all. The forecast have changed again. Remember time difference, so when we start our race 20:40UTC, that is 17:40 Buenos Aires time.
It will be a hot qual and race-start, then cool down sliiightly. But not much clouds by the looks of it, so nice and warm track!

Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

@The Almighty Snark up for another "how to change gears with protection" learning experience ?

akephoe · Mar 10, 2023

guys, need your help
I've downloaded a livery for a car as a .mas file. How do i install it in rf2?
I know how to add dds files as .alt but struggle with .mas files.
Thanks

Roy Magnes · Mar 10, 2023

My miserable attempt at keeping the left front wheel alive will be livestreamed on the following link

GT3@ Buenos Aires - RaceDepartment Club Racing - rFactor 2

Another friday, another club race at RaceDepartment.com. The GT3 cars has recieved yet another updated BOP since last friday, so I'm going to give the Merced...

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Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

akephoe said:
guys, need your help
I've downloaded a livery for a car as a .mas file. How do i install it in rf2?
I know how to add dds files as .alt but struggle with .mas files.
Thanks

Should be the same really.
Create a folder from the game, and paste the .mas file into that folder

Like this:

That RMI-mas car shows up as:

pepucho · Mar 10, 2023

Is it late to register in? I would like to try if registration is still open. Thanks a lot

Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

pepucho said:
Is it late to register in? I would like to try if registration is still open. Thanks a lot

Hello!
It's only too late when the race have started!

Welcome to the RD Club

Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

I'm gonna be a bit busy the next 1hr20 min -ish!
Any premium member are of course allowed to join the race if you want to participate!
If you don't have the PW, I don't have the opportunity to add you to the convo, so: PM one of the other guys signed up for the race

And I'll see you all at the Buenos Aires GT track later!

WoopWoop!

akephoe · Mar 10, 2023

Nightmare race, late on the server, bad setup, bad driving.

@dastan please a bit more respect to other drivers. Making a mistake and than driving hard to make a place good again the next 2 corners with the faith that the driver in front pulls a away just for you is not respectfull. Even more when you leave the race 1 lap later.

Michael Rudolf · Mar 10, 2023

Grats @Jan Larsen, good pace. No clue what I was doing tonight. First completely forgot to defend and just let you through, then misjudging your braking point by miles having to avoid and go off. Was stuck behind @Mik for a bit and with the time lost by all that I knew it was already over, especially as any pushing would be punished by the tires immediately. On top of that my hand started hurting again half way through, maybe should skipped this one

Anyway, thanks for hosting @Ole Marius Myrvold

Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

Michael Rudolf said:
Anyway, thanks for hosting @Ole Marius Myrvold

Thanks for showing up!

And thanks for the Audi-setup back at Road America, I am still using that one

Colin Peach · Mar 10, 2023

never found a good setup, could hang on to the car for a lap, but any longer i was in trouble, really disappointed in myself, done hours every night but just couldn't get were i wanted it.. thank god that track is done for another year!!

Michael Rudolf · Mar 10, 2023

Ole Marius Myrvold said:
Thanks for showing up! And thanks for the Audi-setup back at Road America, I am still using that one

Oh if I knew, I made a new one, could have given that to you! Nearly ended up using the Audi, was just 2 tenth off no matter what I did so decided against it in the end.

Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

Michael Rudolf said:
Oh if I knew, I made a new one, could have given that to you! Nearly ended up using the Audi, was just 2 tenth off no matter what I did so decided against it in the end.

No worries!

I used the Audi at Adelaide as well due to your Road America setup!

Ole Marius Myrvold · Mar 10, 2023

Results are up: https://ommyrvold.net/rdrf2/mar23.html As always, click "races" and 2.Bue to see the stats from todays race

Jan Larsen · Mar 10, 2023

Colin, you should try the Aston or the Corvette, they're quite a bit easier to drive than the Ferrari.

After I got beaten fair and square by Michael at Road America, I knew I had to step up my GT3 game, so I worked throughout the week to find a good car and develop the setup to suit my style, trying to extract every tenths I could. I never found the perfect balance, but it wasnt far off and I was happy.
Put a decent lap together in qually to line up on the front row. I knew Michael was a little bit faster in qually, so I used the rest of qually to find the best balance I could on the hard tires.
In the race, that stradegy payed off. I could pressure Michael in the beginning and saw I had an advantage going through the fast right hander, enabling me to setup a pass a few laps later. I was surprised Michael didnt cover the inside other than a small attempt halfway into the braking zone. Made a clean pass and saw Michael brake quite a bit later into T1 than me. I braked a tiny bit earlier than usual but it was enough to catch Michael off guard, sorry about that.
Rest of the race was all about maintaining pace to the finish.

Michael Rudolf · Mar 10, 2023

Jan Larsen said:
saw I had an advantage going through the fast right hander

Yea I overdid my tire saving there at the beginning, could have pushed more there and did so after you had passed. Well you're always wiser afterwards, didn't think the tires would hold, now I know.

Jan Larsen said:
I was surprised Michael didnt cover the inside other than a small attempt halfway into the braking zone

No idea what I was thinking, I just watched you pass me

My mind was somewhere else

Jan Larsen said:
I braked a tiny bit earlier than usual but it was enough to catch Michael off guard, sorry about that.

No worries, all on me, wasn't close enough for a move and should have braked earlier to avoid just that. Just wasn't my day today

Roy Magnes · Mar 10, 2023

Not my race at all... To get the car to stop spinning I went with hard tyres on the front and mediums on the rear, so I did end up with a car that did not want to turn into the corners instead.
Kept falling backwards through the field throughout the race, so I decided to pit for softs with 10 minutes left to try to get a little bit of fun out of this race, only to spin again and overheat the tyres almost immideately.

I find the new tyres and all really frustrating to use, as I seemingly cannot adjust my driving style to fit with them. At least not in the GT3's, which were the cars I have been the most stable in over the last 3-4 years. Need to git gud, I guess...

Mik · Mar 11, 2023

Good pace Jan and Michael, first time I tried the hard compound was in lap 1, so I was saving too much my tyres, but anyway you were faster. Congrats!