[BMW 120 Series] Round 1 - Daytona Road Course

[Skid_Marc_]

For anyone looking to run the 24 Hours of Daytona in the BMW, there is a warm-up race this weekend, January 12th, 2020 @ 12:00 GMT, featuring the one, and only, BMW M8 GTE.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1214664522537095169

It is a 2-hour (120 minutes) team endurance race. I believe these will be run before each Endurance race this year? I would at least expect it again before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and maybe the 12 Hours of Sebring?

Anyways, its a good warm-up race for anyone interested.

 

[Kenadian]

Wow this is 4 AM our time @Skid_Marc_, feck

 

[Kenadian]

I'll be on tonight turning laps in whatever the latest setup is. If I can get the car around the track without killing myself and others I may run this in the morning (God help us all).

Anyone else considering running this tomorrow?

 

[Skid_Marc_]

BMW just tweeted out saying this race was going of at "19hrs GMT". I can't access thr forums on mobile, but could someone confirm which time is correct? 19:00 GMT would be much more U.S. Friendly...

 

[Noodleguitar]

The front page of the iRacing member site says 19:00 GMT.

 

[Noodleguitar]

And you were right @Skid_Marc_ :

All events run Sunday at 19:00 GMT.

• January 12 - Daytona
• March 1 - Sebring
• May 10 - Nürburgring
• July 5 - Barcelona
• September 20 - Road Atlanta
• November 8 - Interlagos

 

[Deb]

I might could be persuaded.

 

[Brainling]

I probably won't drive the BMW in the 24, but I would do this race anyway just for fun and to get back in the saddle around Daytona. If anyone needs a partner let me know.

 

[Kenadian]

This is the setup @Deb shared with some modifications.

 

[Brainling]

I'm actually not going to be around to race this today, have an important errand I need to run right as it starts.

I'll be around later this afternoon to run Road America in IMSA if anyone wants to shoot the shit.

 

[Kenadian]

Thanks @Deb for joining me in yesterdays BMW 120.

Unfortunately it didn't really go our way and ended in an early DQ with approx. 40 mins to go.

Race highlights/lowlights:

• Turn 1 Lap 1: took aero and possibly suspension damage 3 wide outside. We gave plenty of room however the middle BMW failed to turn and hit our front wheel.
• Pit maneuvered prior to bus stop
• 2x car contact (my fault) entering straight. Everyone it seems is struggling quite badly here so if you get a good run leave more space than you think you need to. People are not only getting through here slowly but many aren't getting on throttle until quite late.
• Multiple offtracks avoiding wrecks or unyielding traffic.
• Shattered nerves.
• -30 iRating

I really hope this isn't foreshadowing things to come as this could be some of the worst and most irresponsible driving I've ever experienced.

 

[Brainling]

That's unfortunate. Hopefully it was two-hour-race-aggression.

 

[Deb]

Yeah, that was total craziness, how do you pit maneuver someone on a straight where it is easy to go 3 wide, just insane