Fixed Setups with Adjustments
Fixed Setups with Adjustments
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The article describes how to setup and
participate in a race with fixed setups that permits changes on pit road.
For some time, we have sought the ability to start a race with a fixed setup,
but then allow changes on pit road. This should be fun and slightly
different from the existing 'Open' or 'Fixed' setup racing because it puts
everyone on the same playing field while still allowing drivers to adjust to
track conditions and their driving style. In ARCA, we can change tape,
wedge, air pressure, track bar, and spring rubbers on pit road.
Here are the basics: The server
is set to allow 'Open' setups. The race admin uploads a reference
setup for a race. All drivers in the race use the 'Setup Sender' plugin to
have their setups uploaded and verified using the 'Setup Viewer'. Each
driver's setup is compared to the reference setup for compliance.
Drivers and admins can use the 'Setup Viewer' to see that everyone is using the
same setup.
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Fixed Setups |
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Open Setups |
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Fixed Setups with
Adjustments (hover over icon to see race ID) |
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No password needed to
join server |
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Prerequisites |
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- Race server must be running
Hotlaps
- A race series must be defined on
arcasimracingx.com
that includes your hotlaps address and port
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Configure a
'Fixed Setup with Adjustments' Race |
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- Add a series or individual race at
arcasimracingx.com
with the option to use 'Fixed Setups with Adjustments'
- Upload the setup that you want used for the
race. Once uploaded, you will be able to view the setup using
the View Reference Setup link
- Note the race ID shown in bold. Your
drivers will need this number.
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Race Procedure |
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- Run the
Setup
Viewer with the 'Flush setups'
option checked. Only one person (the admin) should have this
option checked. All drivers have to re-send their setups every
time the setups are flushed. With the option selected, setups
are flushed whenever the session changes.
- Review the setup status of each driver
- Recommendations:
- Require that all drivers have a green
check mark before proceeding to qualifying
- Drivers should not get in their car until
the admin sees that the Setup Viewer has refreshed. Otherwise,
their setup may get flushed and they will have an unknown setup
status.
- DQ any driver with a non-compliant setup
or an untimed second lap during qualifying
- Allow a single race restart for any
drivers that cannot get a green check mark before rolling off
pit road
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Prerequisites |
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Participating in
a 'Fixed Setup with Adjustments' Race |
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- Your race admin will provide a race ID.
When you join the the race server, remove any notes in the currently
loaded setup and type in the race ID. You do not need to save
the setup.
- Get in the car (click 'Race'). When in
the practice session, you should hear this
sound.
- Get out of the car and go to the root setup
folder (scroll all the way to the top and click on '..'). You
will see a setup with the name of the track you are running.
This is the fixed setup provided for this race. Load the
setup. It should also contain the race ID in the note.
- After loading the setup, get back in the car
and you should hear this sound
indicating that your setup matches.
- Every time you get in the car, your setup
will be compared to the reference setup. If your setup
does not match during the qualifying or race session, you will hear
this sound. At that point, you
need to get out of the car and load the correct setup.
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'Setup Sender'
Plugin Details |
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- Only your most recent setup is stored for
review
- There is a manual mode option that
prevents setups from being uploaded. This is useful for times
when you are working on a setup and you don't want it to be
uploaded. To enable manual mode, open
SetupSenderPlugin.ini (found in the same folder as ARCA.exe)
in notepad and edit the following line:
AutoSend=0
You can also configure the keystroke combination for use when
manually uploading files by changing ManualSendKey=Z
- With manual mode enabled, you will
need to use CTRL+SHIFT+Z while in the car to upload the setup.
Once you turn on the plugin, it will keep sending setups until you
close the game. You do not need to turn it on again.
Sending the setups for the rest of the session is required in order
to prevent cheating.
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| Viewing
Setup Compliance |
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The
Setup
Viewer displays the compliance status of each driver |
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- The home page at
arcasimracingx.com
shows a live race viewer for each race a few hours before the race
is scheduled to begin. At the bottom of the race viewer is a
link for 'Setups' that will display the Setup Viewer. Admins
can also get a direct link to the setup viewer for a race from the
schedule
editor.
- The setup viewer displays the following
icons:
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Setup compliance is unknown. Either no setup has been
received from the driver or no reference setup exists. |
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Setup is compliant |
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Setup is not compliant. In qualifying or race
sessions, the non-compliant changes to the setup will be
displayed. |
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