TORA Endurance Championship: Catalunya 6 Hour - Drivers' Briefing

Welcome to the fifth round of the 2017 Season of the TORA Endurance Championship!  For this round be sure to apply plenty of sun-screen, because we are headed to sunny Spain and the Circuit de Catalunya.  This is the only non-WEC track that we will be visiting this season.  Typically known for F1 races, Catalunya's mixture of both fast and slow corners, long straights and elevation changes makes the track a popular testing venue, and the perfect addition to the TEC calendar.  

Qualifying - This will be the typical 1-Hour Endurance Qualifying.  Drivers will have 45 minutes to set their fastest clean lap.  We will be adding the best qualifying results from each team, so remember that more than one driver has to take part in qualifying.  To sign up for qualifying, please use THE QUALIFYING THREAD.  Remember that drivers should be/appear online 15 minutes prior to qualifying start, and should keep in-lobby chat to a minimal.  

Race - This is a 6 hour Endurance race.  Drivers will be competing in 3 stints of two hours each.  However, drivers are reminded that the race actually only lasts 1 hour and 40 minutes. Drivers are reminded that they are to use THE STINT THREAD to assign stints to each of their drivers.  Drivers are expected to be familiar with the rules and regulations come race time, so please review them before June 29th.  

Pit Stops - The required number of pit stops for each class are as follows: 6 for LMP and 4 for GT.  


Stint Starting Procedures - Stint 1 will start with a typical 80 mph 2x2 Rolling Start.  Stint 2 and 3 will be a single file start, starting at the first timing line along the front straight as shown below. Remember that drivers are not to accelerate to race pace once THEY pass the designated start point.  



If anyone has further questions, please post them in this thread.  Good luck, and I will see you all on track.

Is there any specific guidance from race control as to whether there will be strict adherence to or lax monitoring of the pit out blend line?   It's super late into the T1 braking zone and could potentially cause some grief amongst the classes.  This is probably the most sketchy exit we'll encounter in the season.

Please stay INSIDE the pit exit blend line. It goes down that far for a reason, the speed difference between cars on-track and exiting pit road is too high to allow you to rejoin prior to this. Drivers on-track will see you leaving pit road and thus will prepare for turn one accordingly as not to cause an avoidable collision.