MSC PRACTICE BULLETIN - ROUND 2

cablelawyer
Jan 15
2 min read

SEASON 8, ROUND 2 - V.I.R.

RACE: MONDAY, JANUARY 20

BROADCAST: 8:10PM EST

Welcome to Season 8, Round 2

Season 8 of the Ricmotech MiniMite Sportscar Challenge continues this week with a 60-minute race at VIR. We usually have good races here. It's a real test of driver concentration and requires some patience in mixed-class racing situations in several places.

Remember that you need to figure out your fuel strategy -- the fuel limit should allow everyone to run somewhere around 35 to 40 minutes on a full tank.

Please use the practice sessions this week to make sure you can take a lot of the corners while off line. Traffic is going to be heavy not just on the opening lap but likely through most of the race. Practicing taking many of the corners side-by-side will pay off huge dividends during the race. The Esses here can be particularly tricky for mixed-class racing situations -- LMP3 drivers need to give some study to assessing the location of the GT4 cars in the Esses and what you need to do to catch them at the right place.

The broadcast looks best when everyone has a paint submitted. It doesn't have to be fancy. And we have folks who will be happy to help you create a paint if needed. Just speak up on the Discord server.

Please also feel welcome to use the Discord server to chat amongst yourselves during practice.

OFFICIAL PRACTICE SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAYS: 5PM-7PM, 7PM-9PM EASTERN TIME

THURSDAYS: 8PM-10PM, 10PM-12AM EASTERN TIME

SUNDAYS: 4PM-6PM, 6PM-8PM, 8PM-10PM, 10PM-12AM EASTERN TIME

(Each official practice is based on the last 2 hours of the 4-hour race day session.)

30 Laps (Complete the minimum laps between all 8 practice sessions and earn a bonus point for this Round).

START ZONE:

IN-SIM SESSION TIME OF DAY

11:30 AM: IN-SIM PRACTICE

2:15 PM: IN-SIM QUALIFYING (4-LAPS, 15 MINUTES)

2:30 PM: IN-SIM RACE START

IN SIM DATE OF RACE (2/17/2025)

PRACTICE & RACE CONDITIONS

Forecast Weather: See website here https://www.xmsracing.com/raceday/msc

TRACK STATE

STARTS AT 40% AND CARRIES OVER SESSION TO SESSION

IMPORTANT PAINTS REMINDER

Deadline for submission of any paint changes for broadcast is NOON Eastern / 05:00PM GMT on Saturday. You may continue to submit, but any files received after that time will not be added to the paint pack until after Monday's race.