S2000, Winton, Oct. 13th, Pre-Race Briefing

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~ In your TRACK list, the track is:
" Addon Tracks/Winton Motor Raceway/Winton National - Spring "
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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, October 13th, 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 compact Winton Motor Raceway describes itself as 'Australia's action track' and it's a nickname that's well earned; there is usually incident aplenty as the tight and twisty sections combine with longer straights to create numerous opportunities for drama. Winton is also one of Australia's busier facilities, being a popular testing facility for the Victorian-based V8 Supercar teams.

The circuit was built by the Benalla Auto Club as a replacement for the earlier track at Barjarg, in the undulating hills at the base of the Strathbogie Ranges, between Benalla and Mansfeild.
This had operated from 1958 to 1961 and was rough-and-ready affair, with a giant boulder protruding from the oil-bonded dirt surface in the middle of the main straight. Despite numerous efforts, it proved too big to move, so remained as an additional hazard for racers to negotiate!

Barjarg would prove only to be a short-lived affair, as the club wanted to establish a permanent facility nearer to Benalla. Funds were raised and by June 1960, plans were announced for a new £10,000 circuit on the Winton Recreation Reserve. Construction of the 1.3 miles course took around 12 months to complete and the inaugural meeting was slated for April 1961. Delays in finalising the circuit meant that the April fixture was switched back to the Barjarg course, but by November the circuit was ready, the last layer of asphalt having been laid a few days ahead of its first meeting.

The circuit's first meeting ion 21 November 1961 included the entry of local star Barry Stilo, who set the track's very first outright lap record, a now modest time of 1 minute 24.2 seconds in a Faux Pas (the current lap record for the short circuit is 52.9900s, set by Mark Larkham in April, 1992 in a Reynard 90D). The first championship took place the following year on 9 December, when the Victorian Formula Junior Championship paid its first visit.

The course proved popular, with the Benalla Auto Club's great promotion, advertising and organisation drawing in crowds, who found a very accessible and spectator friendly course. Drivers found a challenging course, which left little time to draw breath as corner followed corner in quick succession. Dick Johnson once famously said Winton was "like running a marathon around your clothes line", a description it's hard to find fault with.

Over time the circuit rose from its humble club origins to national prominence. Rounds of the Australian Drivers' Championship and the Australian Sports Car Championship became established during the 1970s, while the circuit's Rose City 10,000 event saw the big F5000 cars power round Winton's tight confines later in the decade. The 1978 event even managed to convince F1 World Champion James Hunt to come and play, the Englishman dominating the event in an Elfin MR8 B-C in his one and only race appearance in Australia.

By 1985, Winton's star had risen high enough to be awarded a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship, the event quickly taking over from the Rose City 10,000 as the biggest event of the year. Crowds were huge and increased year-on-year as spectators from north-east Victoria flocked to see drivers such as Jim Richards, John Bowe and Glen Seaton take the chequered flag.

The Club undertook a $500,000 upgrade in 1995 with the widening of some sections of the track and a new surface laid. This proved the first part of a major upgrade, with the club investing $1.1 million to add a new one kilometre 'National' extension in 1997. This saw the course divert along a new straight ahead of the old Turn 9, through a short shoot and back along another long straight with a new pitlane, rejoining the old courses at the Esses. Permanent pit garages would follow in subsequent years along with a 1,000 seat corporate pavilion, a three-storey race control building and a new media centre.

Today the V8 Supercars are the headline attraction at Winton, while the Australian FX Superbike Championship is the top two-wheeled category to visit the facility. The Shannons Nationals, a meeting for historic racers and numerous local championships fill out the racing calendar, while the circuit retains a busy track day, testing and promotional event schedule.