Post by Joe Miller on Mar 6, 2020 1:22:01 GMT
Welcome Drivers:
Here are details for race 3 of the 1998 CART MNRL 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.
Race 3 of the Formula One 1995 is Tuesday, March 10th, 2020, Qualifying at 8PM CST/9PM EST
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada - 1.784 miles / 2.781 km
Here are details for race 3 of the 1998 CART MNRL 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.
Race 3 of the Formula One 1995 is Tuesday, March 10th, 2020, Qualifying at 8PM CST/9PM EST
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada - 1.784 miles / 2.781 km
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~ In your TRACK list, the track is:
" CART National Championship 1988/Toronto Molson Indy "
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~ Race length is 48 Laps
~ FORMATION/ROLLING START
~ Race Pit Speed 50mph/80kph (you will need to pit for fuel)
~ Do not use off-course areas to gain an advantage.
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Race Day and Time: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
Server Name: MNRL CMSRACING.COM
Qualifying at 8PM CST/9PM EST (15 minutes)
Warmup, 5 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 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 Incident Review Request is 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 (please check discord and or the MNRL forums).
Any driver receiving a penalty will also be notified via PM.
!!!PLEASE be familiar with CMS League Rules & Regulations!!!
Rules, Regulations and Incident Review Request 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.
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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:
Please be aware there may be options in the Showroom when selecting your car. Please configure your car to your preference.
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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Toronto's Indycar race around the roads of Exhibition Place has fast become one of the most popular and successful street races in North Amercia, attracting big crowds year-on-year.
Proposals for a race in the area were first mooted in the mid-1970s, using a portion of Lakeshore Boulevard slightly further to the west. These came to nothing and it wasn't until Montreal began hosting Formula One on Île Notre-Dame that civic and corporate pride came into play to ensure the race was finally organised.
The Molson Brewing Company was keen to have an event to rival the F1 race, which was sponsored by Labatt's, while Toronto's city leaders were keen on gaining some one-upmanship on Montreal. With IndyCar looking for an alternative to the unpopular Sanair oval, the ingredients quickly came together.
A course was laid out using part of Lakeshore Boulevard and roads surrounding the Exhibition Centre. It was certainly an interesting place for a race, with smooth roads offering a fast and flowing circuit in and around buildings and stadia that made up the park. At Turn One, the impressive Prince's Gate provides an imposing backdrop and leads onto the main straight along Lakeshore Boulevard.
Did You Know?
Among the buildings forming the backdrop to the track was Exhibition Stadium, located immediately behind the pits. The stadium has a long history, being used for football and baseball, but what is often overlooked is its own brief flirtation with motorsport history.
In 1952, a 1/3-mile paved oval was inserted into the stadium and a 'golden era' of short course racing began.With the large grandstand providing an elevated viewing point, the events proved an immediate hit and crowds of 20,000 were not unusual.
The stock cars remained popular throughout the 1950s and the drivers became heroes. Then in 1958 came the event that saw it claim a slice of NASAR history, when the Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup) rolled into town. Among the starters was a 21-year-old Richard Petty, making his main series debut. He ran well until being shown the 'chrome horn' by his own father, Lee, who went on to win the race...
The NASCAR stars never returned – there was more interest from the fans for the local stars – and racing continued for several years until complaints from the Toronto Argonauts football team that their pitch was being damaged by errant racecars called a halt to proceedings. The asphalt was torn up and converted to a cinder track and the engines fired up no more.
On July 20, 1986, the first Molson Indy was held in front of a crowd of 60,000. Emerson Fittipaldi won the pole with a speed of 106.248 mph but second-placed starter Bobby Rahal turned the tables to take victory from Danny Sullivan and Mario Andretti. Over the next two decades, the stars of CART and later ChampCar battled it our for the victory, with Michael Andretti proving the master of the street course, with seven victories to his name.
In 1996, the course had to be altered due to the construction of The National Trade Centre building, with the pit straight lengthened and a new medium-speed esses section forming the end of the lap. That year's race saw tragedy, however, when Jeff Krosnoff and volunteer corner marshall Gary Avrin were killed when Krosnoff's car was launched into the side barriers off the back of another car at the end of Lakeshore Boulevard.
One of the iconic backdrops to the circuit - Exhibition Stadium - disappeared after the 1998 race. After the Toronto Blue Jays Major league Baseball team departed for the new SkyDome in 1990, the future of the origianl stadium was in doubt and it was duly demolished in 1999 and replaced by a car park. From 2006, a new stadium was constructed on part of the site. BMO Field is home to the Toronto FC Major League Soccer Team, so once again the cars found themselves racing past another sporting arena.
In 2007, the event had a new sponsor, Molson having departed to be replaced by the Steelback Brewery in a multi-year agreement. However, the 2008 re-unification of the Indycar and Champ Car series meant there was no room on the calendar and the Toronto race was reluctantly dropped.
After a year's hiatus, the race was revived, with Andretti-Green Racing (later Green-Savoree Promotions) acting as the event organiser and promoter. The traditional July slot was maintained and the now Honda-sponsored event has proved just as big a success as ever.
Continued development in the area, including the construction of a hotel, necessitated the movement of the pit lane to a new location on the outside of Turns 9, 10 and 11 in 2016. The Indycar paddock remains in its original location however, leading to the less-than-ideal separation when the track is hot, with only a pedestrian bridge linking the two.