The 3rd TORA Wheldon 500

If time and date are right why not

ill be in

If the 2013 event was to be held on the same weekend as the 2012 one, it would be held this weekend! Any updates?

AAR ABEnstein wrote:If the 2013 event was to be held on the same weekend as the 2012 one, it would be held this weekend! Any updates?

will you be on in a few hours and wanna run some laps, just for fun

CRA Erebus wrote:

AAR ABEnstein wrote:If the 2013 event was to be held on the same weekend as the 2012 one, it would be held this weekend! Any updates?

will you be on in a few hours and wanna run some laps, just for fun

Probably not, I'll be watching the Southern 500.

As the Indy 500 has just pasted (and what a race it was!) I have asked the staff about running this race.

5000 POSTS!

just that for the 5000 post lol

Makes me feel old lol

BRING IT ON
also Chad, a suggestion- can we use drag slicks, that'll give us similar tyre wear, if we get 5% per lap, that's 20 laps on the tyres, but being an oval, we should get more laps out of it which will be similar to the tyre degradation they have
have done it in the NASCARs and it's really effective on the ovals

CRA Erebus wrote:BRING IT ON
also Chad, a suggestion- can we use drag slicks, that'll give us similar tyre wear, if we get 5% per lap, that's 20 laps on the tyres, but being an oval, we should get more laps out of it which will be similar to the tyre degradation they have
have done it in the NASCARs and it's really effective on the ovals

Id love to have drag slicks on but it'll have to on no damage due to the sticky grass.

CQR Franchitti wrote:

CRA Erebus wrote:BRING IT ON
also Chad, a suggestion- can we use drag slicks, that'll give us similar tyre wear, if we get 5% per lap, that's 20 laps on the tyres, but being an oval, we should get more laps out of it which will be similar to the tyre degradation they have
have done it in the NASCARs and it's really effective on the ovals

Id love to have drag slicks on but it'll have to on no damage due to the sticky grass.

aw ok
that's a bummer because it could've worked so well
stupid turn 10 and your stupid stick grass

On April 13th (when people were still talking about this as if we were going to run it in May), I did a test run with an X999 Acura 02a.

I went 133 miles in 41 minutes, and I used 1/2 a tank of fuel, which is much different than an Indycar, which can go only 75 miles (30 laps). Theoretically, this could be a 3 stop race, but if you guys are going to run cosmetic, it goes out the window anyway.

Like I said earlier: If you guys want to do the whole 500 miles, make it 500 miles/3 hours, whichever comes first. That was based off of the old race record of around 2:45, and they went faster this year.

Im just waiting for staff to say yes before i go into the rules and how it will run.

AAR ABEnstein wrote:On April 13th (when people were still talking about this as if we were going to run it in May), I did a test run with an X999 Acura 02a.

I went 133 miles in 41 minutes, and I used 1/2 a tank of fuel, which is much different than an Indycar, which can go only 75 miles (30 laps). Theoretically, this could be a 3 stop race, but if you guys are going to run cosmetic, it goes out the window anyway.

Like I said earlier: If you guys want to do the whole 500 miles, make it 500 miles/3 hours, whichever comes first. That was based off of the old race record of around 2:45, and they went faster this year.

that's what i was thinking too, because it's a lot easier than doing 4x50 laps, where as once the leader hits 500 miles, he finishes his lap, along with the rest of the field, take the time each person crosses the line and walla, indy done
and is ice coffee/chocolate milk ok to drink if we win (even though i probably wont) because i hate plain milk

God I hope this gets run! And hopefully in July rather then June

so with limited damage and drag tyres,
it's about 17 laps till you need to pit, that's when the right rear is 100% and starts to really step out, any longer and you'd correct the slide and hit the wall, so making it to 20 is risky,
strategy would play into it so much!
would be great, but maybe not because (depending on strategy) that's 10-13 pit stops or more per race

depending on the number of lobbies, would there be a safety car at all or not?

It has to be cosmetic to keep the racing going, even with limited damage the bodywork wont get repaired and will kill your top speed.

Like I say mate Id love to have it like that but like Adrian says Id rather have all the cars with no damage, Drivers WILL hit that grass and there WILL be a huge crash from it.

yea, i know, (again, stupid turn 10!!!) but i thought i'd see what it was like anyway, maybe something for if the series takes off and there is no sticky grass

Can't we at least get a Wheldon 500 before the new Xbox comes out? 

Why not run this on a Saturday night after the R8s?

Its a longish race and it would be kinda late to run it there, I'd love to get a Sunday night at the useal 8pm bst start. Unless theres 100% no chance of getting a Sundy ill could run it on a tuesday, friday or late Saturday night.

friday or saturday please, can't do tuesday

Friday or Saturday would be good for me! What about before TASCAR starts?