Post by Joe Miller on Aug 16, 2020 16:58:10 GMT
Welcome Drivers:
Here are details for the 2nd round of the
S2000 Southern Hemisphere Championship Series
(Att: All Drivers!)Drivers interested in registering for this series, !PLEASE GO HERE TO PICK A CAR, SEE THE SCHEDULE, POINTS SYSTEM AND GET FILES RELEVANT TO THE SERIES!
All drivers are welcome.
Round 2 of the S2000 Southern Hemisphere Championship Series is Tuesday, August 18th, 2020, Qualifying at 8PM CST/9PM EST
Location: Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil - 2.139 miles / 3.443 km
Here are details for the 2nd round of the
S2000 Southern Hemisphere Championship Series
(Att: All Drivers!)Drivers interested in registering for this series, !PLEASE GO HERE TO PICK A CAR, SEE THE SCHEDULE, POINTS SYSTEM AND GET FILES RELEVANT TO THE SERIES!
All drivers are welcome.
Round 2 of the S2000 Southern Hemisphere Championship Series is Tuesday, August 18th, 2020, Qualifying at 8PM CST/9PM EST
Location: Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil - 2.139 miles / 3.443 km
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~ In your TRACK list, the track is:
" Campo Grande/Campo Grande "
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~ Race length is 2 x 20 minutes (two 20 minute races)
~ A qualifying session will set the grid for Race 1.
~ The starting grid for race 2 will be determined by finishing position in race 1 (Top 6 positions will be reversed for race 2 start).
~ Race Pit Speed 37mph/60kph (pitstop not required)
~ Do not use off-course areas to gain an advantage.
~ Please Note that we will be doing a Formation/Rolling Start for this series!
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Race Day and Time: Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
Server Name: MNRL CMSRACING.COM
Qualifying at 8PM CST/9PM EST (15 minutes)
Warmup, 5 minutes,
Race 1 (20 minutes)
5 minute break/warmup
Race 2 (20 minutes)
~ Server Settings
Server Password:loudandproud
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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 or a protest is filed 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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Server should be up a week prior to the race.
In the SERVER LIST, look for
MNRL CMSRACING.COM ...
Server Password:loudandproud
NOTE:
If you can't see the sever on the list please use LiveRacers Join link.
The sim must NOT be running when you click the Join button at the top of LiveRacers.
Here is a link MNRL LiveRacers.
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Please join us on Discord.
If you do not have Discord installed yet...
Discord App
Use this link to join the CMS Discord server:
Discord server
If you have yet to join the CMS Discord server, please do this as soon as possible.
It may take a minute (or hour or two) to get everything organized and get yourself familiarized with the interface.
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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The Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura at Campo Grande is one of Brazil's more modern tracks, being built in 2001, the third course in the midwest region of the country. It has hosted rounds of Brazil's premier racing series but recent political wranglings saw the track close briefly, only to be revived once more in 2015.
The circuit was the brainchild of Orlando Moura, an avid motorsport fan who built a karting facility on the other side of the city in the late 1980s. It was always his intention to build a car racing facility, but the land was too small and the kart venue was the successful compromise. This quickly built into a prestigious facility, hosting two rounds of the Brazilian national championships.
Nevertheless the lure of a full-sized circuit was an itch that simply had to be scratched as far a Moura was concerned. He bought another parcel of land, this time to the east of the city, which looked particularly promising. It was alongside a major road giving good access and was also large enough to allow for a modern circuit design with plenty of run off areas.
Of course, it was one thing to own the land and quite another to have the finances to build it. With other circuit projects the state-owned Petrobras oil company had provided finance, however it did not enter partnerships with private enterprises. Moura's solution was to approach City Hall, where he found an appreciative ear of then mayor Andre Puccinelli. In exchange for handing over the land to the municipality, Petrobras would provide funding to build the facility, which Moura would then run.
Construction duly began in 2001, but even then a third party was needed to complete the facility. Enter Aurelio Batista Felix, founder of the popular Formula Truck series. He invested in the facility and agreed to add it to the series schedule. A legacy of this investment are pit garages - each was built with extra height to ensure a race truck would happily fit inside with no difficulties.
Accordingly the Autódromo Internacional Campo Grande opened for business on Friday, August 4, 2001, after months of hard work under sun and rain and abrupt climate changes of the period. A week later came the debut race with the arrival of Formula Truck. To say it was a success is probably an understatement. So keen were the crowds to see the action, the main BR 262 highway was packed with cars, forming an unbroken traffic jam all the way back to the city...
In the next few years the other major Brazilian categories also added Campo Grande to their schedules and the future looked assured. Behind the scenes, however, not everything was rosy. Frequent clashes with the federation and the local municipality over how the track should be managed led to Orlando Moura's departure, with administration passing to the city government. The clashes had at times been bitter - some of the major series departed as a result - so it was probably only minor consolation that the track would go on to be renamed in its founder's honour.
In 2009, major reforms were made to the track in order to bring back the ever-popular Stock Car series. This included the remodelling of Turn 7 to create a wider and slightly faster turn. The entire track was also resurfaced using the same asphalt as at Interlagos, however this soon proved problematic and the surface began to break up at the new corner, forcing a switch back to the original layout. Subsequent repairs proved more successful, but the surface is still not what it should be.
As has often been the case across many of Brazil's circuits, several years of stability would be followed by a period of tumult; in 2012 the winds of political change swept through city hall and new mayor Alcides Bernal placed a much lower priority on motor racing. Funding thus began to be distributed elsewhere and the once pristine facility began to deteriorate. Inevitably the racing suffered as the major series drifted off elsewhere.
Things came to a head when public health officials and the fire service combined to get a closure order on the entire facility in 2014, concerned about a lack of fire safety equipment in the pits and paddock and other concerns over the suitability of the catering areas.
Bernal left office under a cloud after 14 months and was succeeded by his deputy, Gilmar Olarte, who was persuaded to release funds to bring about the necessary improvements to allow racing once more. In April 2015, the circuit duly hosted the second round of the Formula Truck series, while September saw the return of the Stock Cars.