If you’re here looking for Dawn to Dusk in Dubai, challenges with that track compelled us to switch tracks to venerable Imola in San Marino.
Back to the Original…
For our next long-format race, we’re reverting to the original mix we used at Watkins Glen: all GT3 cars so every position, every over-take matters. We will, as is customary BGR practice, use ballast and power restrictions to reduce the pace at which the fast competitors drive away from the slower competitors.
To join the fun, you need to register before May 7, 2020 @ 9PM Ottawa time. See below for details.
The Track
As for the track, we’ll be using the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (a.k.a. Imola) in San Marino. The track is built-in to Assetto Corsa, so nothing to download or install.
Environmental Conditions
We’ll be replicating the approach from our last race at Kyalami: compressing approximately 14 hours into the same 90 minutes. That’s more or less sunrise to sunset on the longest day of 2019 in Dubai.
Everything else you need to know, including how to secure one of our limited grid slots is below. Hope to see you all there!
How to Register
The deadline is May 7 at 9PM Ottawa time.
Enter name, Steam GUID, car preference, etc in this sheet. Be sure to choose a livery that has not already been claimed.
We encourage the use of custom liveries (car skin)! See this tutorial using free software and let your creativity flow. The registration form provides a link to our standard number plate template and font, should you wish to use it.
We encourage the use of a custom livery. All custom liveries get uploaded to this folder for ease of download. If you have one that we don’t already have in our repository, email a link to your full livery folder at battlegoat@battlegoatracing.com by the registration deadline. Please install others’ liveries so that you’re not racing a bunch of white cars.
If we don’t have all of your info by May 7 at 9:00PM Ottawa time, you run the risk of :
- not being able to participate;
- not having your livery loaded to the live stream;
- being assigned a random car in a random class; and,
- facing unreasonable BoP.
Schedule & Format
All times are Ottawa time.
Practice:
A practice server will run from the morning of May 2 to allow for practice and testing fuel levels etc.
Practice sessions will be 90 min, like the race, and pass through the same time transition. Please report your typical “race-pace” lap time using your selected car from these practice sessions in the registration sheet (above). Please no sand-bagging. Set-ups won’t be locked yet, but don’t bother tweaking as your quali and race day set-up will be locked (see below)
On May 8 (time TBD), the practice server will restart with BoP and locked set-ups (see below).
Qualifying:
May 9 @ 7PM – 20 min
The server will be running a practice session in advance of qualifying.
Race:
May 9 @ 7:20PM – 90 min, featuring:
- mandatory pit-stop (between minute 1 and minute 89)
- set-ups:
- other than fuel loads, tire compounds, and tire pressures, all lockable set-up parameters will be fixed
- 50% damage
- 200% fuel consumption
- 200% tire wear
- single race format
- lighting conditions will progress at accelerated rate (10x) during the 90 min race so that it seems like we passed through the roughly 14 hours between sunrise and sunset.
Penalties:
- server will enforce track limits – 3 wheels allowed out
- jump start: drive-through penalty
Headlights:
Be sure to bind a button on your controller/keyboard to enable your headlights in case the auto function doesn’t work. Even if you can see well enough without headlights, other drivers may not be able to see you if you’re running without lights so you’ll need to be able to turn them on.
Game Content & Apps:
- Track: Imola (Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari)
- Cars:
- Kunos GT3 Cars (Standard and Kunos DLC) — Please have this sorted in advance.
- Sol: You need this to experience time progression. (follow the INSTALL guide completely, including the section on configuring for lower-performing systems).
- If you’re not able to run Sol due to PC limitations, please let us know in the registration process.
- CrewChief: Helps to keep you from driving into others and gives valuable race/car data through your headphones. Download here.
- Helicorsa: Small radar app that helps reduce the risk of collisions inherent with the limited field of view available when simming.
- Custom Skins/Liveries: We encourage you to run a custom livery (car skin)! See this tutorial using free software and let your creativity flow. The registration form provides a link to our standard number plate template and font, should you wish to use it, as well as a link to all of our custom liveries. Please install others’ liveries so that you’re not racing a bunch of white cars. We need a link to your full livery folder emailed to us at battlegoat@battlegoatracing.com by the registration deadline.
Rules of Engagement:
We’re about fun ALWAYS trumping purity of competition. So, if you prefer a dominating win over lots side-by-side action where everyone leaves their fellow drivers enough room and everyone does their best to avoid ruining another driver’s race, our events might not be for you. With that in mind:
- normal BGR standards apply (no brake-checks; no running someone out of track even if they are on the outside of the exit of the corner, or if you’re ahead; no moving in the braking zone; respect blue flags, etc.)
- if you punt someone and its your fault, wait for them to recover and let them in front of you
- must be on Discord with push to talk enabled
- refrain from whining, ranting, debating, losing your cool, or generally being a downer on track or on discord
The server password will be distributed verbally on race day. You’ll need to connect to our Discord (free app) Race Chat channel to get it and you’ll need to remain connected throughout the event. Participants are asked to minimize banter during the race so that others can concentrate.