2006 Camaro SS, Jan. 21st, Barber, Pre-Race Briefing

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~ In your TRACK list, the track is:
" Addon Tracks/Barber Motorsports Park/Barber Main - 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 50mph/80kph (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, January 21st, 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

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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 DISPLYED (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.
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 shortly after the previous 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.
Alternatively you can use the IP address (47.184.80.231:34597) by going to Multiplayer in the sim and clicking the + symbol then add the IP.

Just to let everyone know, If you have a Logitec wheel you may have an issue with the wheel rotation not matching up in the sim.
It seems to be happening only on aftermarket mods.
The solution is to go to your Logitec Profiler and change the Degrees Of Rotation to match the in sim STEERING ROTATION in the GARAGE.
You can do this under Global Device Settings or Specific Game Settings if you have set up a profile for AMS.

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Please join us on Discord (Required).

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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Barber Motorsports Park is the result of one man's single-minded determination to create a world-class venue to showcase his unprecedented collection of motorcycles: George Barber. The sometime racer amassed a fortune from property investments and the family dairy business and decided to plough it into the facility near his home in Birmingham, Alabama.

Barber was an accomplished Porsche racer in the 1960s and early '70s before the demands of running the family business took hold. His firm had specialised in refurbishing and refitting the trucks in its fleet and before long, Barber asked them to look at restoring cars. These early results were disappointing – in Barber's words: "Perfect to a truck mechanic is not the same as to a restorer" – but a friend suggested motorcycles might be a better bet. Soon, Barber had amassed a small collection and began to wonder if it might be possible to create the biggest collection in the word, at the same time creating a tourist attraction for his beloved home city.

By the mid-1990s, he was well on the way to fulfilling the dream, having amassed a large private collection. In 1994, he established a non-profit foundation, separate from his business ventures, and a year later the facility opened to the public as a museum, with 325 motorcycles from around the world and a few vintage cars on display. The building – a warehouse in Birmingham's Southside neighbourhood – also housed a library and fabrication, fibreglass, paint, and machine shops. The total collection exceeded 500 at the time, and the foundation began searching for a site to create a larger facility.

When Barber Dairies was sold to the Illinois-based Dean Foods Company in 1998, George took his opportunity to finalise his dream, donating $54 million to the foundation to allow it to build a new museum and a road course on which to run the collection. By 2002, a 740-acre site in the rolling hills just east of downtown Birmingham was selected and renowned course designer Alan Wilson hired to draw up the plans for the circuit.

Completed to Barber's exacting standards, the 16-turn circuit features an undulating layout which winds its way through a wooded park. Two shorter alternative layouts can also be utilised. The compact layout is unusual on a number of fronts; the paddock area sits on multiple tiered levels and there are no spectator viewing facilities immediately next to the start/finish straight. Instead, the main spectator area is along the back stretch, between turns 8 and 11; here race-goers can watch from embankments or from temporary grandstands erected for event weekends. Most of the course is viewable from these areas, while additional spectator sections are available outside of turns 2, 3 and 14.

One of the more unique features of the circuit is the sculpture trail that can be found dotted around the site. Large in scale, they provide an amusing backdrop to racing, featuring as they do giant spiders, dragonflies, a pair of lions and a Sisyphean figure pushing a boulder. The presence of the large spider sculpture alongside Turns 5/6 has lead to this section of track being nicknamed 'Charlotte's Web'.

Next to the circuit, and with its own access between turns 8 and 9, sits the impressive museum building. Covering five floors and with 141,000 square feet it houses the expanded collection of 1,200 motorcycles, up to 600 of which are on public display at any on time – certified by Guinness as the largest museum of its type in the world. In addition, the facility houses the largest collection of Lotus race cars in the world, from a replica of the rare Mark 1 all the way through to the final F1 car, the T109. Nearly all are ready to run at a moment's notice and are regularly demonstrated at the track.

Perhaps inevitably, the first racing events focused on motorcycles, with the AMA and WERA series both becoming regular visitors. Gradually, car racing was introduced, first through Grand Am races and more latterly, the Indycar Series has added Barber to its schedule following several successful tests in 2007 and 2009. The circuit also serves as the home of the Porsche Driving Experience, Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School, Keith Code California Superbike School and the Jamie James Yamaha Champions Riding School.