Caterham, Autopolis, April 20, Pre-Race Briefing

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~ In your TRACK list, the track is: " Addon Tracks/Autopolis Racing Course/Autopolis Int'l - Spring "

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Race format will be 2x25 (2 twenty five minute races)
Top 6 finishing positions in Race 1 will be inverted for Race 2 start

Tire usage will be x2

Rolling start

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Race Day and Time:
April 20, 2021

Event Time Schedule

7:00PM US EST – Server Reboot/Practice (2 hours)

9:00PM US EST – Qualifying (10 mins)

9:10PM US EST – Drivers’ briefing/Warmup (10 mins)

9:15PM US EST – Race 1

9:40PM US EST – Warmup (10 mins)

9:50 US EST – Race 2

Server Name: MNRL CMSRACING.COM


ROLLING START PROCEDURE
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ROLLING START CONTROLLED BY THE PACE CAR!
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WHEN THE TIMER RUNS OUT PROCEED DOUBLE FILE AT A PACE SET BY THE PACE CAR.

PLEASE WATCH FOR STACK BRAKING (THE PACE CAR WILL BE SLOW IN THE CORNERS)

PLEASE STAGGER YOUR POSITION WHEN GOING THROUGH THE TIGHT CORNERS (!LEAVE ROOM!)

PROCEED IN A SAFE MANOR LEAVING A REASONABLE GAP BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.

~ BRAKE WARMING IS ALLOWED BUT PLEASE DO SO AS TO NOT CAUSE STACK BRAKING OF THE CARS BEHIND YOU.

~ TIRE WARMING IS NOT ALLOWED.

~ IF YOU SPIN OFF THE TRACK DURING THE FORMATION LAP PLEASE REJOIN AT THE BACK OF THE FIELD.

~ WHEN THE PACE CAR SPEEDS UP TO LEAVE THE TRACK AND ENTER THE PITS, THE LEADER WILL HOLD PACE SPEED
(50mph/80kph) UNTIL THE GREEN LIGHT IS DISPLAYED (the sim will issue a drive thru penalty if this is not observed).

~ RACE BEGINS WHEN YOU SEE THE GREEN LIGHTS ON SCREEN.

~ ORANGE ZONE RULES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE START OF THE RACE

~ PENALTIES MAY BE ASSESSED FOR ANY UNSAFE MANEUVERS DURING THE FORMATION LAP.

~ ORANGE ZONE RULES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE START OF THE RACE



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Race review and penalties:

The race start may be reviewed by the review team if an admin deems it necessary
as well as review any incidents during the race for which an incident protest was filed.

Penalties may be issued as appropriate.

The results of these reviews will be posted no later than one week before the next event.

All drivers are required to read the race review/penalty thread before the upcoming race so
that they will be aware if they are required to serve any penalties.

You can find this info posted here in this forum and on the CMS Discord in the "Tuesdays-AMS
(MNRL)" channel under the "mnrl-league-info" and "mnrl-league-discussion" sub channels.
Also in the CMS Discord "RACE STEWARDS" channel under the "review-cmte-anouncments" sub channel where it originated.

Any driver receiving a penalty will also be notified via PM.

!!!PLEASE be familiar with CMS rules and regulations!!!
Rules, Regulations and Protest Procedure

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If you do not have Discord installed yet...
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Use this link to join the CMS Discord server:
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You will also need to be given permission, once you accept the Discord invite, before certain channels on the CMS server can be accessed.

Please don't wait until race night to try to organize this stuff!

Thank you!

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CHIEF STEWARD:

As usual, the lift/blip May be in effect, depending on the car. Repetitive speedshifting
may result in motor damage and failure.

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Circuit History
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Autopolis opened to great fanfare in 1990, hailed by all who visited it as the future of motor racing. It lacked for nothing in either facilities or ambition – even sponsoring the Benetton F1 team in a bid to attract attention and coveted slot on the Grand Prix calendar.

In truth, the circuit has proved to be something of an expensive white elephant. The brainchild of wealthy real-estate developer and investment banker Tomonori Tsurumaki, the circuit sits in with a national park in a mountainous region of the southern island of Kyusho. Tsurumaki's aim was to create a retreat for wealthy Japanese to escape the city and enjoy the mountain surroundings, while watching motor racing.

To further his aim, Tsurumaki purchased a string of artworks by artists such as van Gogh, Monet, Magritte and Renoir, which he planned to show at a gallery at the circuit. He made world headlines in 1989 when he paid $51.3 million at a Paris auction for a Pablo Picasso painting Les Noces de Pierrette, which he successfully bid over the phone from his Tokyo hotel room.

The mountain location may have been the major selling point, but it is also the circuit's major weakness. Sitting some 3,000 metres above sea level, the circuit can only be reached through relatively narrow winding mountain roads and is miles from anywhere of note. Kikuchi, the nearest city, is a 40 minutes drive, while the slightly larger Hita is at least an hour's drive.

The remote location also had an impact on the construction costs, estimated to be an eye-watering $500 million. Nevertheless, the circuit was completed for a grand opening in November 1990. Designed by Yoshitoshi Sakurai, who was the project leader of the Honda F1 team during the 1960s, the circuit features an elevation change of over 50 metres.

A host of US racing stars were shipped over to race local Japanese talent in the inaugural event, featuring specially commissioned single seater cars known as FC-45 'Formula Crane'. The Benetton F1 sponsorship also ensured the attendance of Nelson Piquet, Sandro Nannini and team boss Flavio Briatore.

The dream of an F1 race was never realised. A round of the FIA World Sportscar series did take place in 1991, with Michael Schumacher and Karl Wendlinger winning in their Sauber-Mercedes. However, visitors soon reported that with hotels hours away by bus, it was unsuitable for Formula One.

Despite this Autoplis was included as the venue for the Asian Grand Prix when the FIA published the draft F1 calendar for 1993. However, time was running out for Tsurumaki and the deepening Asian financial crisis would ultimately sink the plans. Tsurumaki's company Nippon Tri-Trust collapsed, leading to his bankruptcy and the handing over of the circuit and artworks to the major creditor, the Hazama Corporation, which had been responsible for the construction. The F1 race was instead awarded to Donington Park in Great Britain.

Autopolis survived - just - but only after years of near inactivity. By 1995, Hazama had put the circuit up for sale but it wasn't until 2005 that it was finally purchased by Kawasaki who continue to be the major shareholder. Today Autopolis hosts domestic series only, with rounds of the national superbike series and Super GT being the calendar highlights.