Race Settings

The following table will give you an overview over all settings, which are available in the session database. As described here, this settings can be defined precisely for a given simulator / car / track / weather combo and will overwrite the settings you have chosen in the "Race Settings" dialog. This allows you to automate most of the settings required for an upcoming session.

General settings

This settings are generally available, although you can and have to define them specific for a given simulator / car / track / weather combo as described. Further down below you can find additional settings, which are not generally available, but are specific for a selected simulator.

Category	Setting	Type	Default	Available in "Race Settings" dialog	Description
Assistants	Cooldown	Integer	90	No	Number of seconds that the Assistants will wait after a finished session before they will become active again.
Data	Update Frequency	Integer	10	No	Specifies the number of seconds to wait between each update of the data acquired from the currently running simulator. This data is used mainly by the Race Assistants, but will also be used to detect session state changes in general by other modules. Lower values will increase responsiveness of the Assistants, but may impose increasing system load. With an up-to-date computer system values as low as 2 seconds may be possible wthout negative effects.
Data	Collect Telemetry during Practice	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), general telemetry data is collected by the Strategist during practice sessions.
Data	Collect Telemetry during Qualifying	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), general telemetry data is collected by the Strategist during qualifying sessions.
Data	Collect Telemetry during Race	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), general telemetry data is collected by the Strategist during race sessions.
Data	Collect Tyre Pressures during Practice	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), pressures (hot and cold) are collected by the Engineer during practice sessions.
Data	Collect Tyre Pressures during Qualifying	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), pressures (hot and cold) are collected by the Engineer during qualifying sessions.
Data	Collect Tyre Pressures during Race	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), pressures (hot and cold) are collected by the Engineer during race sessions.
Engineer	Late Join	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will also become active, when you join mid-session. Attention: This can lead to funny results in almost all calculations.
Engineer	Repeat whole voice message	Boolean	True	No	When an Assistant voice output is interrupted, it will try to repeat its message. When this setting is enabled, which is the default, the whole message with all sentences which belong together, will be repeated.
Engineer	Refuel Service	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will consider refueling during pitstop servicing. You won't want to change this.
Engineer	Tyre Service	Boolean	True (1)	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will consider tyre changing during pitstop servicing. You may want to disable this for simulators without correct pressure information available in the API, like iRacing. In this case you will have to manage the tyres on your own.
Engineer	Repair Service	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will consider repairing during pitstop servicing. You can disable this and manage the repair settings on your own, but why you want to do this?
Engineer	Pitstop Service during Practice	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), pitstop service handling will be available during practice. Normally disabled, but practical, if you want to test this stuff.
Engineer	Pitstop Service during Qualifying	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), pitstop service handling will be available during practice. You typically won't want to enable this.
Engineer	Pitstop Service during Race	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), pitstop service handling will be available during race sessions. You won't want to disable this, right?
Engineer	Low Fuel Warning	Integer	3	Yes	Specifies the number of laps, the Engineer will issue a fuel warning, before you will run out of fuel.
Engineer	Fuel warning during Practice	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue fuel warnings during practice sessions.
Engineer	Damage warning during Practice	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue damage warnings during practice sessions.
Engineer	Pressure warning during Practice	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue pressure loss warnings during practice sessions.
Engineer	Fuel warning during Qualifying	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue fuel warnings during qualifying sessions.
Engineer	Damage warning during Qualifying	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue damage warnings during qualifying sessions.
Engineer	Pressure warning during Qualifying	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue pressure loss warnings during qualifying sessions.
Engineer	Fuel warning during Race	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue fuel warnings during race sessions.
Engineer	Damage warning during Race	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue damage warnings during race sessions.
Engineer	Pressure warning during Race	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True), the Engineer will issue pressure loss warnings during race sessions.
Pitstop	Repair Bodywork	Never, Always, Threshold, Impact	Impact	Yes	Defines, when the Engineer will recommend a pitstop for bodywork repairs. See the above explanations for more information.
Pitstop	Threshold for Repair Bodywork	Float	1.0	Yes	Detail value, when Repair Bodywork is Threshold or Impact.
Pitstop	Repair Suspension	Never, Always, Threshold, Impact	Always	Yes	Defines, when the Engineer will recommend a pitstop for suspension repairs. See the above explanations for more information.
Pitstop	Threshold for Repair Suspension	Float	0.0	Yes	Detail value, when Repair Suspension is Threshold or Impact.
Pitstop	Repair Engine	Never, Always, Threshold, Impact	Impact	Yes	Defines, when the Engineer will recommend a pitstop for engine repairs. See the above explanations for more information.
Pitstop	Threshold for Repair Engine	Float	1.0	Yes	Detail value, when Repair Engine is Threshold or Impact.
Pitstop	Change Compound	Never, Temperature, Weather	Never	Yes	Defines, when the Engineer will recommend to mount a different tyre compund at the next pitstop. See the above explanations for more information. If Weather is chosen here, the rules for weather specific tyre compounds apply.
Pitstop	Threshold for Change Compound	Float	0.0	Yes	Detail value, when Change Compound is Temperature.
Pitstop	Tyre Compound Choices	Text		No	Using this setting the available tyre compounds for a given car can be defined. See the explanation of compound rules for more information.
Pitstop	Fresh Tyre Set	Integer	2	Yes	Specifies the first fresh tyre set to use during a pitstop. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session.
Pitstop	Threshold for Target Pressure Deviation	Float	0.2	Yes	This value specifies the deviation from the ideal hot pressure, which must be detected, before the Engineer considers altering the cold setup pressure for this tyre.
Pitstop	Dry Target Pressure Front Left	Float	26.5	Yes	The ideal hot pressure for the front left tyre with dry compound.
Pitstop	Dry Target Pressure Front Right	Float	26.5	Yes	The ideal hot pressure for the front right tyre with dry compound.
Pitstop	Dry Target Pressure Rear Left	Float	26.5	Yes	The ideal hot pressure for the rear left tyre with dry compound.
Pitstop	Dry Target Pressure Rear Right	Float	26.5	Yes	The ideal hot pressure for the rear right tyre with dry compound.
Pitstop	Wet Target Pressure Front Left	Float	30.0	Yes	The ideal hot pressure for the front left tyre with intermediate or wet compound.
Pitstop	Wet Target Pressure Front Right	Float	30.0	Yes	The ideal hot pressure for the front right tyre with intermediate or wet compound.
Pitstop	Wet Target Pressure Rear Left	Float	30.0	Yes	The ideal hot pressure for the rear left tyre with intermediate or wet compound.
Pitstop	Wet Target Pressure Rear Right	Float	30.0	Yes	The ideal hot pressure for the rear right tyre with intermediate or wet compound.
Pitstop	Tyre Pressure Database Correction	Boolean	False	Yes	If enabled (True) and if cold pressures is available in the pressure database for the current environmental conditions, these values will also be used to calculate the setup pressures at the next pitstop. See the above explanations for more information.
Pitstop	Tyre Pressure Temperature Correction	Boolean	True	Yes	If enabled (True), the trend of the air temperature will be considered to apply a small correction to the setup pressures at the next pitstop. See the above explanations for more information.
Pitstop	Tyre Pressure Loss Correction	Boolean	False	Yes	If enabled (True), a detected pressure loss of a tyre will be considered and a correction to the setup pressure at the next pitstop will be automatically applied. See the above explanations for more information.
Pitstop	Temperature Air Correction Value	Boolean	-0.1	No	When target pressures are calculated, but no exact match is available, this correction value is added for each degree celsius of deviation in the ambient temperature.
Pitstop	Temperature Track Correction Value	Boolean	-0.02	No	When target pressures are calculated, but no exact match is available, this correction value is added for each degree celsius of deviation in the track temperature.
Pitstop	Service Order	Simultaneous, Sequential	Simultaneous	Yes	Defines, whether refueling and tyre service will happen simulteneously, thereby saving some time in the pit.
Pitstop	Refuel Service Rule	Fixed, Dynamic	Dynamic	Yes	Defines, whether refueling will take a fixed amount of time or whether refueling will take a fixed amount of time.
Pitstop	Refuel Service Duration	Float	1.5	Yes	The time used for the Refuel Service Rule in seconds. If refueling time will be calculated dynamically, this number must be the seconds used for each 10 litres of fuel.
Pitstop	Tyre Service Duration	Integer	30	Yes	Amount of time (in seconds) needed for swapping all four tyres.
Session	Average Fuel Consumption	Float	3.0	Yes	Average fuel consumption of the given car / track / weather combo. Only used in the first few laps in statistical calculations. This value will be updated automatically (depending on your configuration), once you have been on the track.
Session	Safety Fuel	Float	4	Yes	The amount of fuel the Engineer will take in reserve in his calulations.
Session	Fuel Capacity	Float	120	No	The size of the fuel tank for the given car / track / weather combo. This value will be updated automatically (depending on your configuration), once you have been on the track.
Session	Average Lap Time	Integer	120	Yes	Average lap time of the given car / track / weather combo. Only used in the first few laps in statistical calculations. This value will be updated automatically (depending on your configuration), once you have been on the track.
Session	Formation Lap	Boolean	True	Yes	If enabled (True), the session rules require a formation lap, which is considered in fuel calculations. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session.
Session	Post Race Lap	Boolean	True	Yes	If enabled (True), the session rules require a cool down lap after the end of the session, which is considered in fuel calculations. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session.
Setup	Tyre Compound	Dry, Intermediate, Wet	Dry	Yes	The tyre compound mounted at the start of the session. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Tyre Compound Color	See this list	Black	Yes	The tyre compound mixture used at the start of the session. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Tyre Set	Integer	1	Yes	Specifies the tyre set of the tyres initially mounted for the car. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Dry Pressure Front Left	Float	26.1	Yes	The setup (cold) pressure of the front left tyre at the start of the session for dry tyre compounds. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Dry Pressure Front Right	Float	26.1	Yes	The setup (cold) pressure of the front right tyre at the start of the session for dry tyre compounds. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Dry Pressure Rear Left	Float	26.1	Yes	The setup (cold) pressure of the rear left tyre at the start of the session for dry tyre compounds. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Dry Pressure Rear Right	Float	26.1	Yes	The setup (cold) pressure of the rear right tyre at the start of the session for dry tyre compounds. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Wet Pressure Front Left	Float	28.5	Yes	The setup (cold) pressure of the front left tyre at the start of the session for intermediate or wet tyre compounds. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Wet Pressure Front Right	Float	28.5	Yes	The setup (cold) pressure of the front right tyre at the start of the session for intermediate or wet tyre compounds. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Wet Pressure Rear Left	Float	28.5	Yes	The setup (cold) pressure of the rear left tyre at the start of the session for intermediate or wet tyre compounds. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Setup	Wet Pressure Rear Right	Float	28.5	Yes	The setup (cold) pressure of the rear right tyre at the start of the session for intermediate or wet tyre compounds. Typically not entered into the "Session Database", but into "Race Settings" just before the start of a session. For some simulators, this information can be determined automatically via API (depending on your configuration).
Spotter	Late Join	Boolean	True	No	If enabled (True) (which is the default), the Spotter will also become active, when you join mid-session.
Spotter	Repeat whole voice message	Boolean	True	No	When an Assistant voice output is interrupted, it will try to repeat its message. When this setting is enabled, which is the default, the whole message with all sentences which belong together, will be repeated.
Spotter	Car Categories	All, Classes, Cups	Classes	No	Specifies which cars and drivers will be considered to be in different categories or classes by the Spotter for the purpose of position and gap information. Classes stands for the different car classes like "GT3" or "GT4" and Cups stands for different race ratings like "Pro", "Pro-AM" and so on. The default let the Strategist differentiate between the different car classes.
Spotter	Threshold for Lap Up car in range	Float	1.0	No	Specifies the gap in seconds, before the Spotter will analyzes a situation with a car which is at least one lap ahead of you.
Spotter	Threshold for Lap Down car in range	Float	2.0	No	Specifies the gap in seconds, before the Spotter will analyzes a situation with a car which is at least one lap behind you.
Spotter	Minimum gap for observation of car in front	Integer	2	No	The minimum gap in seconds, for which the Spotter gives you gap and delta information about the car in front of you.
Spotter	Maximum gap for observation of car in front	Integer	3600	No	The maximum gap in seconds, for which the Spotter gives you gap and delta information about the car in front of you.
Spotter	Minimum gap for observation of car behind	Integer	2	No	The minimum gap in seconds, for which the Spotter gives you gap and delta information about the car behind you.
Spotter	Maximum gap for observation of car behind	Integer	3600	No	The maximum gap in seconds, for which the Spotter gives you gap and delta information about the car behind you.
Spotter	Threshold for Attack car in front	Float	0.8	No	Specifies the gap in seconds, before the Spotter will think that it is time to attack the car in front of you (if you are faster on average).
Spotter	Threshold for Gained on car in front	Float	0.3	No	Specifies the time in seconds, you must have gained to the car in front, until the Spotter will give you updated information about the gap and the laptime difference.
Spotter	Threshold for Lost on car in front	Float	1.0	No	Specifies the time in seconds, you must have lost to the car in front, until the Spotter will give you updated information about the gap and the laptime difference.
Spotter	Threshold for Attack car behind	Float	0.8	No	Specifies the gap in seconds, before the Spotter will think that the car behind you will attak you (if it is faster on average).
Spotter	Threshold for Lost on car behind	Float	0.3	No	Specifies the time in seconds, you must have lost to the car behind you, until the Spotter will give you updated information about the gap and the laptime difference.
Spotter	Threshold for Gained on car behind	Float	1.5	No	Specifies the time in seconds, you must have gained to the car behind you, until the Spotter will give you updated information about the gap and the laptime difference.
Strategist	Late Join	Boolean	False	No	If enabled (True), the Strategist will also become active, when you join mid-session. Attention: This can lead to funny results in almost all calculations.
Strategist	Repeat whole voice message	Boolean	True	No	When an Assistant voice output is interrupted, it will try to repeat its message. When this setting is enabled, which is the default, the whole message with all sentences which belong together, will be repeated.
Strategist	Car Categories	All, Classes, Cups	Classes	No	Specifies which cars and drivers will be considered to be in different categories or classes by the Strategiest for the purpose of position and gap information. Classes stands for the different car classes like "GT3" or "GT4" and Cups stands for different race ratings like "Pro", "Pro-AM" and so on. The default let the Strategist differentiate between the different car classes.
Strategy	Position Extrapolation	Integer	3	Yes	The Strategist permanently simulates the events of the upcoming laps depending on the development of the recent laps to predict future race standings. This information is used for example for pitstop recommendations and strategy updates. This value specifies, how many laps into the future will be calculated on each crossing of the start / finish line. Attention: High values might result in high CPU consumption.
Strategy	Overtake Delta	Integer	1	Yes	During simulation of the future race development, the Strategist will also take overtaking into account. This value defines the time loss for both cars in seconds according to this formula: Abs( X / laptime difference), where X is the value entered here.
Strategy	Pitlane Delta	Integer	60	Yes	The time difference in seconds between drive by and drive through of the pitlane.
Strategy	Pitstop Window	Integer	2	Yes	Specifies, how many laps before an after the projected pitstop (depending on available fuel), the Strategist will simulate to create his recommendation for an upcoming pitstop.
Strategy	Traffic Track Length	Integer	5	Yes	Specifies the length of the track (in percentage of the overall length) which will be considered in traffic density calculations by the Strategist.
Strategy	Dynamic Traffic Simulation (Monte Carlo)	Boolean	false	No	If this setting is enabled, the Strategist will use a Monte Carlo simulation model to create a probability distribution for the further race development, thereby finding the best possible lap for the next pitstop (see this Wikipedia entry for an introduction to Monte Carlo methods). Once enabled, you can use the following settings to fine tune the probability distrubution and the depth of search. WARNING: This will consume lots of CPU cycles and can take quite some time. It is strongly advised, to let this setting disabled, unless you own a really powerful PC. In team races, it is possible to run the Monte Carlo simulation in the "Race Center", thereby offloading the computational load from the drivers PC.
Strategy	Traffic Randomness	Integer	5	No	[Dynamic Traffic Simulation] Specifies the general random factor for each data point in percentage. 5% means, that the given data point will defer from the value provided by a linear calculation in 5% of all cases.
Strategy	Traffic Scenarios	Integer	20	No	[Dynamic Traffic Simulation] Specifies the number of scenarios to generate before choosing the best scenario. Be aware, that each scenario in itself might contain many scenerios for tyre wear, compound mixture choices and so on, if you have used the Optimizer while generating the initial strategy. So be careful using high numbers here in combination with complex strategies, or you might end up waiting for a long time...
Strategy	Pitstop Variation Window (+/- Lap)	Integer	3	No	[Dynamic Traffic Simulation] The number of laps (up or down), the simulation is allowed to deviate from the pitstop lap derived by linear calculation. Remaining fuel is taken into account, so if you want to be able to delay your pitstop long enough, be sure, to increase the amount of safety fuel as well.
Strategy	Simulate lap time variations (Consistency)	Boolean	true	No	[Dynamic Traffic Simulation] If enabled, variations in lap time of you and your opponents will be taken into account according to the consistency values of past laps.
Strategy	Simulate driver errors (Control)	Boolean	true	No	[Dynamic Traffic Simulation] If enabled, random off-track events and even incidents will be simulated based on the car control and previous incidents of a given driver. This will have a much larger effect than variations by generated of the drivers consistency.
Strategy	Simulate opponent pitstops	Boolean	true	No	[Dynamic Traffic Simulation] Will enable the simulation of pitstops of your opponents. Recent pitstops will taken into account, if available. Otherwie a random factor is used here as well.
Strategy	Automatic recalculation (Laps)	Integer	0	Yes	If there is an active strategy for the current session, the Strategist can try to optimize this strategy on behalf of the current race situation and will inform the driver if a better strategy can be derived, who then can decide to activate the new strategy. This setting specifies the number of laps between each recalculation, with 0 meaning no recalculation at all. Enabling this will put a high demand on the CPU, so test it before using it in an important race.
Strategy	Automatic recalculation (Pitstop)	Integer	0	Yes	If there is an active strategy for the current session, the Strategist can try to adjust this strategy when an upplanned pitstop has been necessary. If the strategy could be adjusted to the new situation, the driver will be informed and can decide to activate the new strategy. This setting specifies the number of laps a pit stop may deviate from the originally planned pitstop lap, so that it is considered to be in line with the strategy. 0 als means here no recalculation at all. Enabling this will put a high demand on the CPU after a pitstop, so test it before using it in an important race.
Team Session	Cooldown	Integer	600	No	Number of seconds that will be waited after a finished session before a new connection to a Team Server session will be opened.

Notes

(1) The default for iRacing is False, since the simulator does not provide correct tyre pressure information while driving. This will lead to setup pressure values, which are way off, when tyres are changed at the pitstop. Therefore it might be better to manage tyre change manually. Up 2 u...

Simulator specific settings

The following settings are only available, if you have selected the corresponding simulator.

1. Assetto Corsa

Category	Setting	Type	Default	Description
Pitstop	Key Delay	Integer	20	The time in ms to wait between each virtual key press, when controlling the pitstop dialog of Assetto Corsa. Increase this, if your computer can't keep up with the speed of the virtual input.
Pitstop	# Car Specific Settings	Integer	0	Some cars of Assetto Corsa provide car specific settings, which can be changed during pitstop. You can specify them using this setting, so that the setting navigation for these cars is correct. Only necessary for cars not already known in the meta data set for Assetto Corsa in Simulator Controller.
Pitstop	Minimum Pressure Front Left	Integer	15	Minimum pressure for the front left tyre allowed for a given car in Assetto Corsa. Only necessary for cars not already known in the meta data set for Assetto Corsa in Simulator Controller.
Pitstop	Minimum Pressure Front Right	Integer	15	Minimum pressure for the front right tyre allowed for a given car in Assetto Corsa. Only necessary for cars not already known in the meta data set for Assetto Corsa in Simulator Controller.
Pitstop	Minimum Pressure Rear Left	Integer	15	Minimum pressure for the rear left tyre allowed for a given car in Assetto Corsa. Only necessary for cars not already known in the meta data set for Assetto Corsa in Simulator Controller.
Pitstop	Minimum Pressure Rear Right	Integer	15	Minimum pressure for the rear right tyre allowed for a given car in Assetto Corsa. Only necessary for cars not already known in the meta data set for Assetto Corsa in Simulator Controller.

2. Assetto Corsa Competizione

Category	Setting	Type	Default	Description
Pitstop	Key Delay	Integer	20	The time in ms to wait between each virtual key press, when controlling the pitstop dialog of Assetto Corsa Competizione. Increase this, if your computer can't keep up with the speed of the virtual input.
Pitstop	Image Search	Boolean	False	If enabled (True), the image search method is used, when controlling the Pitstop MFD of Assetto Corsa Competizione. If you enable this, because the default option walk disturbs you while driving, you have to provide the search images as described in the [documentation] for the "ACC" plugin.

3. Automobilista 2, Project Cars 2, iRacing and RaceRoom Racing Experience

Category	Setting	Type	Default	Description
Pitstop	Key Delay	Integer	20	The time in ms to wait between each virtual key press, when controlling the pitstop settings of the simulator. Increase this, if your computer can't keep up with the speed of the virtual input.