2.4 Hour Online Enduro set for April 29th at Laguna Seca
GTP_Registry to host Laguna Seca Enduro!
GTPlanet’s Official Online Racing Registry is hosting a 2.4 Hour online endurance race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, April 29th. Fittingly, the race will feature 2 classes of Mazda race cars at their namesake track. The legendary 787B, winner of the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans, has been selected at the LMP Class car, while the DLC provided RX-7 Touring Car will be the GT Class runner. Entrants will have their choice of either car, with finishing order being recorded for the overall event and each respective class. This event is building on the success of our very first endurance feature at Spa Francorchamps, on March 25th.
Check out the main event thread for race specifics and discussion. Qualifying is open until April 22nd for LMP entrants and until April 26th for GT Class drivers. Two support races of approximately 1 hour each will take place on Saturday, April 28th. Please keep in mind that only qualified, GTP_Registry Members are allowed to participate.
Next Weekly WRS Online Event
WRS Online Week 32 will take place on Wednesday, April 18th, with convenient start times for members in both the European and North American regions. This week’s combo is a reprisal of a classic WRS event, Week 34′s British Invasion, featuring the ’10 Jaguar XKR Coupe at Daytona Road Course. Again, only qualified GTP_Registry members can participate. If you’re already in the registry and want to join us, visit the thread and sign up for this week’s event!
WRS Week 62 is Posted!
The next WRS Time Trial is up and running, with several GTP_Registry members already taking part. This week’s race features a highly tuned version of the ’08 Mercedes Benz C63 AMG, on a classic original circuit, Grand Valley East. This highly challenging event requires many power upgrades, and allows for all other tuning parts to be installed, including race suspension and race transmission. Participants are free to select their own tune, or they can check out our GT5 Tuning Forums to look for something that will suit their needs.
The deadline for this week’s race is Monday, April 23rd, and only qualified, GTP_Registry Members are allowed to participate. If you are eligible and decide to run this week’s event, be sure to post your splits in the thread, to compare to your fellow drivers and see how you stack up on our leaderboard.
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April 15th, 2012 at 7:10 pm - #RB26 2jz
Nice, sounds like hell…
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April 15th, 2012 at 6:43 pm - #ProtegeDrifter
Can’t wait, hope its not like the Nurb one :/
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April 15th, 2012 at 7:03 pm - #mcfizzle
I don’t know how the 24 Hour Enduro went but the 2.4 Hour Mixed Class Enduro at Spa went great, and I expect the same for this race also. There were 27 participants across two lobbies and there some very good and fast racing and very few incidents. The week leading up to race was a lot of fun as there were one shot 2 or 3 lap depedning on class qualifying runs putting pressure on the drivers, tons of practices with 8+ drivers, and short races to prepare for mixed class racing. The WRS guys do an excellent job of organizing and running these races, just like they always do.
Anyone on the fence about joining the registry, now is the time to do it.
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April 15th, 2012 at 7:50 pm - #f1_stig
@mcfizzle the 24 hour race was terrible. most of the teams dropped out.
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April 15th, 2012 at 9:52 pm - #Ealirendur
… which had nothing whatsoever in common with this event, or the previous very successful Spa Enduro, other than the word “Enduro”. These guys even *gasp* …. Practise!
There will likely be at least one livestream, but it’s possible that it/they will be entirely from a participant’s perspective.
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April 16th, 2012 at 12:38 am - #Wardez
Yeah I’m participating in the race in the top class, and I’ll be streaming my whole race, with commentary.
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April 18th, 2012 at 3:35 am - #Heathenpride
The Nurb race was the first attempt at an online 24hr race that I’m aware of and it went really well with some expected teething issues.
Those who dropped out were tech issues or forfeits, can’t help it when a team withdraws mid race can you? Not the organisers fault that some teams underestimated the toughness of the event.
Plus, four teams just failed to turn up – FOUR. How is that to be blamed on the organisers?
Live feed: Been said a hundred times already but still folks just don’t get it: The main purpose of that feed was for the managers not viewers and all managers agreed that it suited the purpose.
C’mon guys, instead of rubbishing the event why not actually see it for what it is, the first of many that will get better with time.
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Nice, sounds like hell… fun