Jacob Klein
27-06-2021, 11:06
Our final stint of a 12-hour team race was ruined by CrewChief's fueling.
- We had a driver swap for our final stop, and needed 12 gallons of fuel.
- The "outgoing" driver, who doesn't use Crew Chief fueling, had set the fuel correctly, to "add 12 gallons".
- The "incoming" driver, who uses Crew Chief fueling, entered the car, while the car was fueling, after 8 gallons had been added.
- Crew Chief changed the fuel to "add 4 gallons"
- iRacing detected this change as "They wanted 12, I added 8, now they say they wanted 4, so we're done fueling."
- We left the pits, short on fuel, and had to pit again later.
Proposed Fix:
When entering the car/world, do not change the fueling amount until the car has stopped fueling or has left pit road.
- We had a driver swap for our final stop, and needed 12 gallons of fuel.
- The "outgoing" driver, who doesn't use Crew Chief fueling, had set the fuel correctly, to "add 12 gallons".
- The "incoming" driver, who uses Crew Chief fueling, entered the car, while the car was fueling, after 8 gallons had been added.
- Crew Chief changed the fuel to "add 4 gallons"
- iRacing detected this change as "They wanted 12, I added 8, now they say they wanted 4, so we're done fueling."
- We left the pits, short on fuel, and had to pit again later.
Proposed Fix:
When entering the car/world, do not change the fueling amount until the car has stopped fueling or has left pit road.