Post by Executive Team on Jun 18, 2015 15:00:15 GMT
Welcome to the Socks Out Racing's Summer Series of 2015 the Spec MX-5 Open.
After two weeks of voting on the cars and format for our series, We originally planned for the the Ford Mustang FR500S and Mazda MX-5 will run together in a Multi-Class Series. However due to low interest in the Mustang Class, the Series was turned into a solo MX-5 format to encourage better racing overall.
This series will take place over a 6 Week period. Each calander race-day will have a hosted hour long practice session prior to the opening of the League Race Lobby. The League Race Lobby will open on Saturday's at 15:00 EDT (19:00 GMT) . Each week will follow the format listed here. Six days prior to each race we will create a Track Discussion thread on the SOR Forum.
Points:
Race Points will follow the standard SOR Point Structure, so the more drivers in a series, the more points up for grabs. socksoutracing.boards.net/thread/17/2015-series-points
Each Driver will be allotted one 'Drop Week'. We will count a driver's best 5 out of 6 finishes of the series.
Class:
Mazda MX-5 Cup - Open Tuning, A competitive tune will be provided. The tune has been created by Dexter Castro. A big thanks to him taking time to provide a tune which will allow drivers of a variety of skill levels to be competitive. (Tune is at bottom of OP)
Provided Tune Notes by Dexter Castro:
Dexter Castro wrote:
Symmetrical Mx-5 setup. Take 1.0 psi out of the outside front (LF at a clockwise track, for example), 0.5 psi out of the outside rear. That should be a good start.
Please note that this is only my personal setup style. As long as the tire pressures are about right, and you are running minimal toe, you can pretty much win with any style of setup in this car.
This setup is of the firm ARB + soft dampers family. I'll try to provide some setups from the other styles, though obviously I know less since I don't use them. I'll try to post a soft ARB + stiff dampers setup (the most popular type I've seen), and maybe a firm ARB + stiff dampers. I don't think I've ever seen a soft ARB + soft dampers setup, but I don't doubt someone's made it work.
It's up to the driver to decide which type of setup he/she likes the best. I can't make that choice for you.
**Updated 6/12/15**
New setup. Not much changed, but the rear should be a bit more predictable. This one is built for clockwise, but should work for anticlockwise if you just mirror it.
Sign-up:
- Post below your name and class you will be running in (Car Sponsor optional)
- Join Socks Out Racing under the Leagues on iRacing (drivers must hold a minimum Class D 2.0 License (either Road or Oval) to participate in an SOR Series.
- Reserve your Driver Number on the SOR Forum.
Active Driver Roster:
01. #17 Steven Burbage ( Socks Out Racing )
02. #08 Marc Létourneau ( AIMEL auto esthetique )
03. #55* Giuseppe Iannucci ( TBD)
04. #68 Andrew Mulder ( Socks Out Racing )
05. #78 Eero Nõmm ( Team Buschfink Racing )
06. #87 Johan Hallberg ( Team Buschfink Racing )
07. #92 Scott Leonard ( TBD )
08. #00 Andrew Horsley ( Socks Out Racing )
09. #06* Robert Dutton ( TBD)
10. #28 Tripp Smith ( LLBean )
11. #07 Scott Johnson (TBD)
12. #69 Stephen Osborne ( Mighty Oak Racing )
13. #72* Gabriel McCloskey (TBD)
14.
15.
16.
Inactive Drivers (6/26/15)
01. #?? Marcello Pagnan ( Mivano racing )
02. #?? Josh Radford ( TBD )
03. #58 Andy Morgan (4X Racing)
04. #?? Nicholas Garforth ( Team Buschfink Racing )
05. #?? Antoine Drouin ( TBD )
06. #?? Raphael Sabara ( Black Nagata RT )
After two weeks of voting on the cars and format for our series, We originally planned for the the Ford Mustang FR500S and Mazda MX-5 will run together in a Multi-Class Series. However due to low interest in the Mustang Class, the Series was turned into a solo MX-5 format to encourage better racing overall.
This series will take place over a 6 Week period. Each calander race-day will have a hosted hour long practice session prior to the opening of the League Race Lobby. The League Race Lobby will open on Saturday's at 15:00 EDT (19:00 GMT) . Each week will follow the format listed here. Six days prior to each race we will create a Track Discussion thread on the SOR Forum.
Points:
Race Points will follow the standard SOR Point Structure, so the more drivers in a series, the more points up for grabs. socksoutracing.boards.net/thread/17/2015-series-points
Each Driver will be allotted one 'Drop Week'. We will count a driver's best 5 out of 6 finishes of the series.
Class:
Mazda MX-5 Cup - Open Tuning, A competitive tune will be provided. The tune has been created by Dexter Castro. A big thanks to him taking time to provide a tune which will allow drivers of a variety of skill levels to be competitive. (Tune is at bottom of OP)
Provided Tune Notes by Dexter Castro:
Dexter Castro wrote:
Symmetrical Mx-5 setup. Take 1.0 psi out of the outside front (LF at a clockwise track, for example), 0.5 psi out of the outside rear. That should be a good start.
Please note that this is only my personal setup style. As long as the tire pressures are about right, and you are running minimal toe, you can pretty much win with any style of setup in this car.
This setup is of the firm ARB + soft dampers family. I'll try to provide some setups from the other styles, though obviously I know less since I don't use them. I'll try to post a soft ARB + stiff dampers setup (the most popular type I've seen), and maybe a firm ARB + stiff dampers. I don't think I've ever seen a soft ARB + soft dampers setup, but I don't doubt someone's made it work.
It's up to the driver to decide which type of setup he/she likes the best. I can't make that choice for you.
**Updated 6/12/15**
New setup. Not much changed, but the rear should be a bit more predictable. This one is built for clockwise, but should work for anticlockwise if you just mirror it.
Sign-up:
- Post below your name and class you will be running in (Car Sponsor optional)
- Join Socks Out Racing under the Leagues on iRacing (drivers must hold a minimum Class D 2.0 License (either Road or Oval) to participate in an SOR Series.
- Reserve your Driver Number on the SOR Forum.
Active Driver Roster:
01. #17 Steven Burbage ( Socks Out Racing )
02. #08 Marc Létourneau ( AIMEL auto esthetique )
03. #55* Giuseppe Iannucci ( TBD)
04. #68 Andrew Mulder ( Socks Out Racing )
05. #78 Eero Nõmm ( Team Buschfink Racing )
06. #87 Johan Hallberg ( Team Buschfink Racing )
07. #92 Scott Leonard ( TBD )
08. #00 Andrew Horsley ( Socks Out Racing )
09. #06* Robert Dutton ( TBD)
10. #28 Tripp Smith ( LLBean )
11. #07 Scott Johnson (TBD)
12. #69 Stephen Osborne ( Mighty Oak Racing )
13. #72* Gabriel McCloskey (TBD)
14.
15.
16.
Inactive Drivers (6/26/15)
01. #?? Marcello Pagnan ( Mivano racing )
02. #?? Josh Radford ( TBD )
03. #58 Andy Morgan (4X Racing)
04. #?? Nicholas Garforth ( Team Buschfink Racing )
05. #?? Antoine Drouin ( TBD )
06. #?? Raphael Sabara ( Black Nagata RT )