::::: World Super GT Championship | Round 1 | Qualifying in Session! :::::

Masi_23 · Feb 12, 2011

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GTPlanet World Super GT Championship
GT500/GT300

::::: COUNTDOWN to ROUND 1 :::::

::::: NEWS BOARD :::::

Provisional results: Autobacs GP D1:

Provisional results: Autobacs GP D2:

Pending...

NEXT EVENT: Corkscrew GP

HOST D1: (TBA)
Room number: (TBA)

HOST D2: (TBA)

Room number: (TBA)
LAGUNA SECA QUALY

WSGTC Round 2. Official Laguna Seca Qualifying

* = clean
* = pending
* = dirty

GT500

D1.1:
D1.2:
D1.3:
D1.4:
D1.5:
D1.6:
D1.7:

D2.1:
D2.2:
D2.3:
D2.4:
D2.5:
D2.6:
D2.7:

Waitinglist:
1:
2:
3:
4:
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9:

GT300

D1.1:
D1.2:
D1.3:
D1.4:
D1.5:
D1.6:
D1.7:

D2.1:
D2.2:
D2.3:
D2.4:
D2.5:
D2.6:
D2.7:

Waitinglist:
1:
2:
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9:

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::::: WSGTC Race Calendar :::::

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::::: Championship Driver's Table :::::

GT500 | GT300

Points System

Key

Official Driver's Table
Preseason | Championship

Preseason Threads
::: T1 ::: T2 ::: T3 ::: T4 ::: T5 ::: T6 ::: T7 :::

Championship Threads
::: T1 ::: T2 ::: T3 ::: T4 ::: T5 ::: T6 ::: T7 ::: T8 ::: T9 ::: T10 :::

Official Preseason Results
::: Race 1 | Super Lap | Race [Division 1 / Division 2] :::
::: Race 2 | Super Lap | Race [Division 1 / Division 2] :::
::: Race 3 | Super Lap | Race [Division 1 / Division 2] :::
::: Race 4 | Super Lap | Race [Division 1 / Division 2] :::
::: Race 5 | Super Lap | Race [Division 1 / Division 2] :::

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DRIVERS (Click the names to see Driver Profiles!) (Click THIS link if you havent submitted one yet)

GT500 (Registration - CLOSED)

Anton B. | Paggydaggy | PSN: GTP_PaggyDaggy - Lexus DENSO Dunlop SARD
Johan | Sail IC | PSN: johnkiller2 - Lexus PETRONAS TOM'S SC430
Daniel Page| Paginas1 PSN: Paginas - Nissan YELLOWHAT YMS TOMICA GT-R
Andrea G. | nycrom1971 | PSN: Nycrom - Lexus PETRONAS TOM'S SC430
Josh Johnson | CaptainFalcon89 | PSN: C-Falcon89 - Honda RAYBRING NSX
Dennis H. | Denilson | PSN: chorda - Nissan MOTUL AUTECH GT-R
Nils Urban | nilsurban | PSN: NIlsUrban - Nissan XANAVI NISMO GT-R
Jeff Owens | OwensRacing | PSN: OwensRacing - Nissan CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R
Mario C. | Sonic-_-89b | PSN: Sonic-_-89b - Honda ARTA NSX
Steve Pankhurst | Stevisiov | PSN: GTP_Sigma - Nissan CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R
Jordan | Biffy | PSN: BiffyClyro93 - Lexus PETRONAS TOM'S SC430
Jacob | Centura | PSN: Centura - Nissan MOTUL AUTECH GT-R
Darren | MaccGyver | PSN: XsApollo - Nissan YELLOWHAT YMS TOMICA GT-R
Lars | Batey | PSN: BATEY
Mike | VINCE__ | PSN: VINCE__
Sincx - Honda TAKATA DOME NSX
Wilhelm198824 - Nissan XANAVI NISMO GT-R
GTP_monoha - Nissan MOTUL AUTECH GT-R
boltzz_ -
Vagabone - Nissan MOTUL AUTECH GT-R
RetriSearain - Nissan XANAVI NISMO GT-R
GTP_DEVIE -
Tribolik -
Tony1311 - Nissan CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R
JPzer | PSN: JPzer - Nissan XANAVI NISMO GT-R
Nethereal -
maSonn09 - Toyota CASTROL TOM'S SUPRA

GT300 (Registration - CLOSED!)

Eric M. | Masi_23 | PSN: GTP_Masicampo - Lexus WEDSPORT IS350
Andy | Andil | PSN: Moleman - RE Amemiya ASPARADRINK RX7 '06
David Koehler | Aizen93nasty | PSN: GTP_Aizen_93 - Autobacs ARTA GARAIYA '08
Vítor S. | KamyKaze1098 | PSN: KamyKaze1098 - Autobacs ARTA GARAIYA '08
Liam P. | gtgta | PSN: gtgta86 -
Samuel Dyrborg | Competizione | PSN: GTP_Senninha - RE Amemiya ASPARADRINK RX7 '06
Marius Mihail Gabriel | ffocus | PSN: ffocus2008 - RE Amemiya ASPARADRINK RX7
Deon | African kat | PSN: GTP_african_kat - Autobacs ARTA GARAIYA '08
Javier | Jav | PSN: Jav122678 - RE Amemiya ASPARADRINK RX7 '06
Manny | doctsuru_69 | doctsuru_69 - Subaru CUSCO DUNLOP IMPREZA
Geoff Hooper | Scanny_Flick | PSN: Scanny_Flick - Subaru CUSCO DUNLOP IMPREZA
Neomone - Toyota WEDSPORT CELICA
kroxsox - RE Amemiya ASPARADRINK RX7
GTP_Aderrrm - Toyota APEX MR-S '00
Ayrton_senna1994
damocles787 - Autobacs ARTA GARAIYA '08
slammedc - Autobacs ARTA GARAIYA '08
donoman3000 - RE Amemiya ASPARADRINK RX7 '06
I_GreyhounD_I - RE Amemiya ASPARADRINK RX7
Shrugging_Atlas - Toyota WEDSPORT CELICA
iRev_olution
G-Rush09 - Toyota WEDSPORT CELICA
SteelToedSloth |PSN: SteelToedSloth | RE Amemiya ASPARADRINK RX7
nino_1992
maximus254 - Autobacs ARTA GARAIYA '08
Bakugekiki - Autobacs ARTA GARAIYA '08
BigMackAttack
HortusIX - Autobacs ARTA GARAIYA '03

Stewards

Eric M. | Masi_23 | PSN: GTP_Masicampo - Organizer
Daniel Page| Paginas1 | PSN: Paginas
Dennis H. | Denilson | PSN: chorda
Andy | Andil | PSN: Moieman
Andrea G. | nycrom1971 | PSN: Nycrom
Imari | PSN: Neomone
Wardez | PSN: Wardez

Important Note!

* You will be dropped from the official driver's list if you are noticeably inactive in the boards or have missed consecutive races without informing the organizer!
Also, please respect all members. Watch your language. Violators can be subjected to penalties that can ultimately result in the removal from the series *

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Masi_23 · Feb 12, 2011

RULES & REGULATIONS
Season Start (TBA)

Race Rules

Car must remain stock! No bolt-ons/modifications! Although you can tune your car
By 'tune your car', meaning you can tweak your suspensions, aero, trans, brakes, etc.

Tires: Racing Hard
Oil Change: Allowed
Engine Overhaul: Allowed
Chassis Restoration: Allowed
Installing Modified/Aftermarket Parts: Banned!
Tuning (Suspension, Aero, Trans, Brakes, LSD): Allowed (No options that was added in the 1,06 update can be touched)

*Don't even buy an upgrade and remove/downtune it. It WILL change you engine specs, even when removed/downtuned, and the car will be illegal with a DQ as a minimum penalty. If you at some point had a turbo upgrade I suggest you buy/trade/duplicate a new one to be safe

Race Distance: 100km-200km
Mandatory Formation/Parade Lap: 1
Mandatory Pit Stop: 1
Damage: Heavy

ABS: Optional
Driving Line: On/Off
Active Steering: Off
Traction Control: Off
Skid Recovery Force: Off
Active Stability Management: Off
Grip Reduction on Wet Track/Track Edge: Real
Mic/Headsets: Off for all drivers except Race Stewards

Rules regarding any cars can be changed at any time during the season.

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Super Lap Qualifying

Qualifying will be held through live online sessions. Official days are Mondays and Wednesday at 12.00 pm PST / 08.00 pm GMT / 9.00 pm CET.

QUALIFYING DEADLINE: Thursday 02.00 AM (CET), 01.00 AM (GMT), Wednesday 20.00 PM (EST), 17.00 PM (PST). The deadlines are Thursday (GMT/CET) and Wednesdays (PST/EST) same week as race is held. Around 48 hours prior the race to give organizers some time to sort the grid, view replays find hosts e.t.c. Under no surcumstance can a qualylap be run and official/legit after the deadline is passed.

Any of the Stewards or capable hosts, under the supervision of a Steward/s, can announce and hold qualifying sessions of their own.
No qualifying sessions can be conducted after Wednesday. Qualifying will be on hard Racing Tyres.

Procedure

A group of drivers per class will be given 2 laps to set a qualifying lap.
Laps will be run in 'Race' and will depend on track size. (Standard=2 laps)
Laps will be monitored and watched by fellow competitors to validate cleanliness.
The number of cars will depend on track size.
Once the race has been commenced, cars will roll on their warm up lap.
Cars must stagger a number seconds between each other to make room (about 20 seconds)
Standard '2 wheel on track at all times' rule apply (Check Post 3 for Racing Conduct 'Ch.IV Track Contact')
Once finished, spectators will declare if their competitor ran a clean or dirty lap
If a protest arise for a doubtful or dirty lap, the replay will be saved and checked.
If confirmed dirty, a timed penalty will be imposed depending on severity of offense. (Standard 5 seconds)
The process will repeat until we reach the limit of available drivers (eg. 25 for each class)

Rules regarding qualy-procedure:

1. If a driver run into ANY trouble during an official qualy-session, the session can under no surcumstance restart.

2. If a driver does not complete the 4th lap, and the replayfile is corrupt, he runs the risk of not getting an official time, EVEN if the
lap was watched and varified clean by a spectator. (It's VERY important that you end the 4th lap)

3. If a driver disconnects during a session, he may reconnect and drive up to that point where he got DC'd. If the DC occurs while on the 1st (2nd lap) qualy-lap, he may restart and this time ONLY his 2nd (3rd lap) qualy-lap will be valid. The lap where the driver got DC'd counts as "dirty" with no registered lap-time.

4. If the car that DC's has any form of damage, but still are able to reconnect and restart his session, that drivers must damge his own car to the same grade of damage that the car had just beore he got DC'd.

5. If a qualy-lap is "dirty", there are 2 possibilities.
a. If a lap-time beyond any doubt was slower due to an "off track/dirty" situation, no penalty is given and the lap-time stays.
b. If a lap-time could have gained any time what so ever due to an "off track/dirty" situation, a penalty of 5 seconds will be added to the lap-time.

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Setting Grid Positions on Race Day

We will set the grid by running a formation/parade lap. After the race countdown reaches zero, you must Hold your positions! DO NOT MOVE ONE INCH!. Remember your
spot from the qualifying results; as well as the person in-front of you and behind you.

Cars move from the grid ONE by ONE. The Pole car drives up and parks about 100 m (300 ft) (WHILE DOING SO, THE OTHER CARS DO NOT MOVE ONE INCH). When he pass the start-line, the next driver can move up, and so on. When all cars are in the correct position and are NOT moving, the pole car starts the formation lap. When GT500's start the formation-lap, GT300's will do the exact same thing. With this in mind: Follow the steps below!

GT500

First, you must remember your Grid Spot (Super Lap Qualifying)
Hold your positions when countdown reaches zero.
GT500 will make their way ONE BY ONE upfront and roll as a separate pack.
Cars must roll in a maintained pace of 55 mph / 90 kmh
Field will roll double file (form two lines)
Odd numbers will start on the inside lane relative to turn 1.
Even numbers will stay on the outside lane (Opposite side)
The Pole sitter will decide the Green Flag before the Finish line
You must maintain a minimum of One car length between you and the car in-front (same lane)
One car length is minimum, meaning it's up to you how large the gap will be
You must always maintain visual contact with the car beside you
You're bumper must not go pass the rear bumper of the car beside you, dping so can be viewed as a false start and a penalty can come as a result.
You must wait for the car beside you to move forward before you floor it!
No passing before the start finish line! Penalties will be strictly enforced for false starts, illegal passing, and overall aggressive driving!

GT300

The same procedure will be followed by the GT300 Cars
GT300 pack should be at least 5 seconds behind the GT500 pack.

IMPORTANT: In case of a disonnect during the formationlap, the cars behind have to maintain their position, and can NOT move up the grid. Doing so can result in a penalty for breach of "jump start".

Diagram of an ideal rolling pack

Real Life Example of a Rolling Start:

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Raceday

Mixed Class: There will be 2 races held which will be split into two rooms. Each race/grid
will consist of Seven GT500 cars and seven GT300 cars. The top seven qualifiers for each class will
be relegated to Division 1, while the bottom seven will go to Division 2.

Same Class: GT500 and GT300 cars will battle their own kind. There will be only one room per class.
Top 16 qualifiers will make it to the race, instead of 14 when divided in to 2 divisions

Hosts: Announced 24 hours prior to the race.

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Points System

Race Percentage Completion

Drivers must complete atleast 85% of the overall race lenght or he/she
will not earn a single championship point (bonus points is kept).
Points classification will move up accordingly. This means any D2 driver can
earn as much as finishing second overall.

Bonus Points

10 - Finish the Race
3 - Pole Position
2 - Fastest Lap

Participation

To accommodate real life commitments (absences), only 8 races will be counted into your standings.
You can drop one Mixed and one Same Class Race.

Tie Breakers

Points
Wins
Podiums
Finished Races
Bonus Points
Race Starts

CONNECT TIME AND RACE TIME

ALL drivers must be in the room atleast 30 minutes prior the race. If not, you will be excluded from the race, and all drivers below will move up accordingly. We need to have 30 minutes to make sure that drivers have the time to change rooms/comming in from waiting lists.

All drivers must stay tuned of the situation 30 minutes prior the race by looking in this thread. If a driver is missing, a steward or the host for that race where a driver is missing will state that wery clearly in this thread. If a driver is missing in D1, pole for D2 will move up to 7th in D1, and the first on the waiting list will move up to 7th in D2.

This is a bit of a communication issue, and that's why I ask all drivers to stay sharp during the half-hour-mark prior the race to make the task as easy to manage as possible for us stewards.

Masi_23 · Feb 12, 2011

::::: CODE OF RACING CONDUCT :::::

I. Gentleman's Rule

Any GT300 car can use the entire width of the track, however, as soon as it is caught by a fast approaching GT500 car, the GT300 driver must hold its line and allow the faster car to go through at the first available opening. If for some reason the GT300 driver has been caught up in traffic and is unable to hold it's line, the overtaking car will flash his high beam lights to indicate that he is about to overtake. A driver that chooses to ignore the signal multiple times will be reported to the Stewards.

II. Passing

Who has the right of way into a corner will depend on the positions of the cars. If an overtaking car is fully alongside its competitor within or after the braking point, the rights to the corner goes to the overtaking driver. The car being overtaken must surrender the position and should not turn in to the other driver. Otherwise, if the overtaking driver is not fully alongside its competitor at the turn in point, the rights belong to the driver ahead, and it is the obligation of the car attempting to overtake to give the other driver room and do everything possible to prevent an incident. As we all know, peripheral vision is limited in Sim Racing so it is advised that you maximize the available resources we have, such as mirrors, track maps, and audio cues like engine and exhaust notes, to prevent incidents.

III. Defensive Driving

Depending on the situation, any car can be overtaken from either side of the track. You can defend your position only 'once' by changing directions. Anything overly aggressive like sudden movements (when the overtaking car is about to pass and is very close) or deliberately squeezing the car beyond the edge of the track or any other unusual change of direction are strictly forbidden. This is considered illegal blocking and any driver found guilty of using such a method of driving should be reported to the Stewards.

Driving down a straight and placing your car off or opposite the driving line far in advance before the braking point, forcing your opponent to take the outside line or a different line in general, is considered a reasonable strategy for defending your position. This counts as 'one move' - pertaining to the 1st paragraph above. Any more sudden movements right after will be considered illegal blocking and should be reported to the Stewards. This rule may differ from each track in the calendar, notices will be posted prior to the race to accommodate unique variations from each venues (length and width - ex. Nurburgring, La Sarthe).

IV. Track Contact

a) Drivers must always keep 2 wheels on (or vertically in line with) the track at all times
b) The edges of the track are marked with white lines and are considered to be a part of the track. Gray/Concrete cobbles are part of the tack.
c) The Rumble Strips are part of the track; however, all surfaces with green paint, either beside it or be the rumbles themselves, are not part of the track
d) Do not hit any objects visible or invisible (eg. cones, barriers, walls, etc.)

In a situation where the driver goes off the track, and without prejudice to part (e) below, he may rejoin, only when it is safe and without gaining any advantage.
Also, if a driver unintentionally or intentionally leaves the track and gains a spot, he must relinquish that spot or he will be penalized.

e) Drivers committing serious mistakes repeatedly or seem to have a problem with keeping the car on the track would be reported to the Stewards and could result in penalties.

At any given time during the season, drivers are expected to follow these rules. Any driver who deliberately appears to break any of these rules to gain advantage at any stage in the race or the season could be penalized by the Stewards as in the case of 'Excistor' during the 2nd race of the preseason, when he deliberately collided with multiple cars, resulting into damaged cars and ruined races. 'Excistor' has now been banned from the series.

V. Driver's Reputation

Every week, drivers will be awarded or deducted points depending on their race conduct (Points will vary). This Rep system will be a good way of telling who's clean or dirty and who's patient or aggressive.

Points:
Finishing race without any incidents: 15p
Finishing race without any incidents but sustaine a warning: 5p
Finishing race with a penalty recieved, but no damage was done to another car: 0p
Finishing race with a penalty recieved and also causing damage to another car: -10p
Finishing race with a penalty recieved of such nature that the penalty is beyond that perticular race:-20p
Finishing race with a DQ: -25p
Finishing race with a suspention from next or mre races: -30p/race

::::: PENALTY SYSTEM :::::

Stewards have the power to impose various penalties on a driver if he commits an offence during a race. Offences include jumping the start, causing an avoidable accident, unfairly blocking another driver, impeding another driver when being lapped, or gaining an advantage by leaving the track. Penalties will vary depending on severity of offence. Stewards can impose time penalties, reprimand a driver, exclude him from the results, or suspend him from the next race.

I. Offences

Breach of the required vehicle specs and 'Race Rules'
Breach of the 'Gentleman's Rule'
Breach of Track Contact Rules
False Start (Passing before start finish of Rolling Start)
Avoidable contact resulting to damage and/or forcing other cars off track
Hindering drivers from overtaking by changing directions more than once
Not relinquishing gained position/s after leaving off track
Overall aggressive driving

II. Penalties

+10 seconds to Total Time
+25 seconds to Total Time
+40 seconds to Total Time
+5 spots down the grid to next race
Exclusion from Results (DQ)
Suspension for 1 Race + Probation for whole season
Exclusion from the whole Championship

Specifics

Breach of Racing Code - IV. Track Contact

Three Strike System
Strike 1: Warning
Strike 2: +5 seconds
Strike 3: +30 seconds (May depend after Steward deliberation)
Further track contact violations will result to bigger timed penalties and/or Disqualification.

Penalty steps (MINIMUM PENALTYS LISTED)
Aggressive driving: Warning
Illegal Blocking: 10 seconds
Rejoining track after an off without any regards to oncoming trafic: 10 seconds
Corner Cutting resulting in time/spot gained without giving the Time/spot back: 25 seconds
Avoidable damage caused to another car (intentionally OR unintentionally): 40 seconds

Any of the above can add up to eachother whan judging an incident. I.e You spin off and enters the track without any regards to oncoming trafic and also cause damage to another car will give a minimum of 50 seconds (rejoining track without any regards to oncoming trafic. 10 seconds plus 40 seconds for causing avoidable damage to another car)

III. Reporting an Incident

Issues must be first kept privately between the parties involved (through the PM system). If the said parties do not come to a mutual agreement, the issue must be escalated and reported to the Stewards within 24 hours after the race, otherwise, thanks to the crap replay system, penalties will not be given out or considered unless it is noted by the Stewards (If you are involved, it is your responsibility to inform the Stewards of your side of the story within the 24 hour time limit). Furthermore, if a Steward/s is/are involved in an incident, he/she will be excluded temporarily from the Stewards Committee.

Please disclose important information about incidents along with your report.

Lap/Time when incident occurred
How long did incident occur (approx.)
How many were involved
Who was/were involved

Deliberation Process

An incident is reported and/or noted by Drivers/Stewards
Stewards will contact driver/s in potential fault
After hearing both parties, Stewards will review the replay and give suitable penalties.

Enforcing Penalties

Penalties will be strictly enforced. They can neither be appealed nor reversed.

::::: HIGHLIGHTS:::::

Galleries

Fuji PR1 Part A - Part B / Monaco Practice / Monaco PR2 / Laguna Seca (Pending)

Race Reports

Laguna Seca Tire Test / Laguna Seca Division 2 Race Report / Monza Mini Race Report

Press Release (Pending)

Masi_23 · Feb 12, 2011

ELIGIBLE CARS

* Other cars are being considered for the GT300 class (TBA) *

GT500

GT300

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Autobacs GP:

OFFICIAL DRIVERS STANDINGS TABLE:

Rep-Point Table:

All rights Reserved - WSGTC 2010 (c)

competizione · Feb 12, 2011

im looking much forward to the race

Masi_23 · Feb 12, 2011

Placeholder - 12/16/2011

.: The Ultimate GTPlanet Colaboration :.
GTRA | Daily Spec Racing | Touring Cars

General Structure
An ultimate collaboration of at least 14+ race series admins. The general premise here is to have a uniform, 7 days a week schedule of Spec Racing. It will comprise of mainly touring cars. We will use one car only per season. Each season will last 5 races/5 weeks. Lowest score is dropped. Car will change every season through a poll.

OR! We can have one dedicated car per day. Same 5 race seasons but cars will stay the same every season.

Schedule
In terms of the daily schedule, each day will have 2 time-slots. One is NA friendly, and the other EU. Races will be intermediate length - from 30 to 45 minutes depending on the track.

Provisional times
NA at 17.00 PST | 20.00 EST
EU at 20.00 GMT | 12.00 PST | 15.00 EST

Provided by me, will be ready made, simple and intuitive OP's. Signing up will be under GTRA. Once you are signed up and is officially a sacntioned GTRA, you can enter any series on any given day, on any given time-slot (or maybe we can limit it to just one?). A signature line, similar to WRS will be required for identification.

All stats will be compiled and centralized inside GTRA.

Racing Code, Safety Rating, and Licenses.
Initially, what i had in mind was a concept modeled after iRacing - A safety rating and license system will be brought up (WSGTC uses these systems). They should be able to encourage clean driving and add a bit of meaning and incentive towards a drivers' track conduct. This means damage will be set to heavy - which in lies the difficult obstacle of keeping track of incidents/complaints after every race.

So how? Not sure, but here's the general idea. Each series will have a minimum of at least 2 stewards. First, all incident shall be dealt with privately - if a mutual agreement is not met, then it shall be reported to Stewards. In case a steward is involved, then he will be excluded from deliberations. In case both stewards are involved, a steward from another series will inherit the job. Results will be official every race and penalties will be compiled and assessed after every season (each season will have 1 week breaks).

Safety Rating - A number that indicates a driver's general track conduct. Ranges from 1.0 (lowest/dirty) to 5.0 (safest/clean)
License - A label that indicates a driver's experience under GTRA. Can be used as a pass for special events.

Prizes
This is not a priority but i can pull in some sponsorship if i can.

Thoughts, comments, and feedback?

Centura · Feb 13, 2011

What is the difference between "Suzuka Circuit" and "Suzuka Speedway?"

@Masi: Typo

Bonus Points

10 - Finish the Race
3 - Pole Position
2 - Fastest Lap
1 - Most Laps Led

Final Car Choice: Nissan Motul Autech GT-R

MaccGyver · Feb 13, 2011

Real (First) Name: Darren
Age: 30
Lives: Shannon , Ireland
Lives with: My wife and 2 year old daughter.
Status: Married
Children / Pets: I have 1 daughter
School:
Work: Process Technician
1 interesting fact: I have done 186mph on a Yamaha R1 :sly:

fastest i have been so far lol.
Favorite motor-sport and why: Moto gp all the way.Just so many brilliant races and Rossi is a genius.
I try to get to a race every year.Yes I was there at Catalunya in 2009, i will never forget seeing Rossi pass Lorenzo going into the last corner. One of the best experiences ive ever had.

VR46 for ever:tup:
When and how did you get into Gran Turismo:I played GT1 on PS1 and i bought every GT since then.
Real Life Racing Background:None.
Car History: I first started off riding bikes before i could drive a car. I have owned a Honda 250cbr, Honda VFR400, Suzuki Gsxr750 Slingshot and a Yamaha YZF R1(That one was an animal) .
As for cars i only started driving cars nearly 4 years ago.
Ive owned Mazda 323f an Opel Vectra and now i'm driving a 2005 Saab 9-3ss.

Masi_23 · Feb 13, 2011

::::: CODE OF RACING CONDUCT :::::

Penalties will not be as strict as WSGTC but will be handed out when necessary. We'll take it easy this first season but keep true to the code and observe clean driving to the best of your ability.
Drafted by Masi_23. All rights belong to the original author/s and its affiliates. In no case shall the following be copied with no prior permission from the original author/s. All rights reserved.

I. Passing

a. Who has the right of way into a corner will depend on the positions of the cars. If an overtaking car is fully alongside its competitor within or after the braking point, the rights to the corner goes to the overtaking driver.
b. The car being overtaken must surrender the position and should not turn in to the other driver.
c. If the overtaking driver is not fully alongside its competitor within or after the turn-in point, the rights belong to the driver ahead, and it is the obligation of the car attempting to overtake to give the other driver room and do everything possible to prevent an incident.
d. Peripheral vision is limited in Sim Racing so it is advised that you maximize the available resources we have, such as mirrors, track maps, and audio cues like engine and exhaust notes, to prevent incidents.
e. Situational awareness is vital. Not seeing your opponent will not be a valid excuse if you are involved in an incident.

I. Defensive Driving

a. Depending on the situation, any car can be overtaken from either side of the track. You can defend your position only 'once' by changing the position of your car in relation to the track.
b. Anything aggressive such as sudden movements (when the overtaking car is about to pass and is very close) are strictly forbidden.
c. Deliberately squeezing a car beyond the edge of the track or any other unusual change of direction are strictly forbidden.
d. Driving down a straight and placing your car off or opposite the driving line far in advance before the braking zone, forcing your opponent to take the outside line or a different line in general, is considered a reasonable strategy for defending your position.
e. This counts as 'one move' (III-a.). Any further movements will be deemed as illegal blocking.
f. Rule (e.) may differ from each track in the calendar, notices will be posted prior to the race to accommodate unique variations from each venues (length and width - ex. Nurburgring, La Sarthe).

III. Car Contact

a. Car contact will be strictly regulated to ensure a disciplined racing environment.
b. Any close or minimal contact with another car with small to no effect to the race outcome will be tolerated.
c. Any contact that causes any damage to another car/s is deemed illegal and will be subject to penalties.
d. Any car that gains a spot/s through contact with another car, must relinquish the said spot/s or he will be subjected to penalties.
e. Drafting must be conducted carefully. You cannot bump draft another car if you are about to enter the braking zone.
f. If by any case, an incident and or damage is caused by drafting, the drafting car (behind) will be deemed responsible at most cases.
g. A car ahead of drafting tandem/pack cannot be deemed responsible for any incident/damage if he commenced braking at a reasonable point inside the braking zone.
h. Reckless and overall aggressive driving will not be tolerated.

IV. Track Contact

a. Drivers must always keep 2 wheels on (or vertically in line with) the track at all times.
b. The edges of the track are marked with white lines and are considered to be a part of the track. Gray/Concrete cobbles are part of the tack.
c. The Rumble Strips are part of the track; however, all surfaces with green paint, either beside it or be the rumbles themselves, are not part of the track.
d. Do not hit any objects visible or invisible (eg. cones, barriers, walls, etc.)

In a situation where the driver goes off the track, and without prejudice to part (e) below, he may rejoin, only when it is safe and without gaining any advantage.
Also, if a driver unintentionally or intentionally leaves the track and gains a spot, he must relinquish that spot or he will be penalized.

e. Drivers committing serious mistakes repeatedly or seem to have a problem with keeping the car on the track would be reported to the Stewards and could result in penalties.

At any given time during the season, drivers are expected to follow these rules. Any driver who deliberately appears to break any of these rules to gain advantage at any stage in the race or the season could be penalized by the Stewards.

faqoldschool · Feb 13, 2011

In regards to nurburg d vs le sarthe debate. My vote is for le sarthe, we are already running two other times at the nurburg.

RamoSapiens · Feb 13, 2011

What is wrong with Tokyo? Isn´t it a real track as Monaco?
It suits great these cars also.

Monaco-->Karting
Monza-->F1
Sarthe-->+700hp cars

Indy Road would also be a better choice than Daytona.....

I understand that Masi has created a Serie that try to
simulate the real world racing, but if there is in this game
far more better tracks (for Super GT cars) than the real ones, so why not using them?

Who wants to race on Sarthe, instead of Grand Valley for example...!?
Think it in that way, that both would be REAL race tracks.....and Grand Valley would be full of glamour with a long race history......
I already know that many of You guys should even drive on a 300km straight, if it would be a real racetrack.

Centura · Feb 13, 2011

I would love to race on Grand Valley Speedway and Tokyo. I loved the atmosphere of Le Mans, though. Day/Night Cycle and Dynamic Weather is awesome.

Spreadsheet Error: Tom's Supra is from '97 (I think) and not '07. And it's GT-R, not GTR.

Denilson · Feb 13, 2011

RamoSapiens
Who wants to race on Sarthe, instead of Grand Valley for example...!?

ehhhh... I'd DEFINITELY rather race La Sarthe than GV.. :lol:

Sail IC · Feb 13, 2011

I think we need to stop debating and get on with the racing.

We have had a long preseason to figure this out. Masi has done a superb job in getting a lot of interest to this series. We have had many discussions during the preseason to sort out the details to make this a great championship. Sure, I also have opinions on the track choices, but at some stage we have to draw the line in the sand and say

GO.

RamoSapiens · Feb 13, 2011

I could invite a few clean&fast Finns to this Championship.

Andil · Feb 13, 2011

Masiiii. The Eligible Cars list has all the GT500 cars in the table, but no GT300 ones

(Also someone (Kamy I think?) said they would upload a EU GT300 replay this afternoon, that would be awesome and really appreciated 👍)

competizione · Feb 13, 2011

Denilson
ehhhh... I'd DEFINITELY rather race La Sarthe than GV..

+1 👍

competizione · Feb 13, 2011

i have a room up for practice
just add GTP_Senninha
ROOM CLOSED A NEW ONE WILL BE UP LATER

KamyKaze1098 · Feb 13, 2011

Practice to the first race of the season begins

1472-6118-4216-8213-9101 - The room may be up, but it's not mine anymore

And one question Masi. Will we use weather change for Suzuka??

African Kat · Feb 13, 2011

man, please include le sarthe @Masi - that last race with the time change was awesome. I love the GP/F track but surely we can replace GP/D with the historic le mans track

nycrom1971 · Feb 13, 2011

African Kat
man, please include le sarthe @Masi - that last race with the time change was awesome. I love the GP/F track but surely we can replace GP/D with the historic le mans track

I agree with African Kat, Le Mans it's an awesome track..sure better then Gp/D.. 👍

African Kat · Feb 13, 2011

Real (First) Name: Deon
Age: 30
Lives: Durban, South Africa
Lives with: Chick
Status: Single
Children / Pets: Diesel, my violent german shepard and Cleo my 16yr old Maltese Poodle who sleeps all the time
School: Durban Boys high
Work: Manager
1 interesting fact: I have been arrested for instigating a police car chase. Thought i'll get away in my A3 1.8t vs diesel police van, but truck and trailer jammed an intersection by chance, my bad luck, haha - eventually received fine

Favorite motor-sport and why: F1, its the where the highest level of technology, engineering and r&d is used in motorsport
When and how did you get into Gran Turismo:I played GT1 on PS1 and i bought every GT since then. GT is the only reason i have a playstation.
Real Life Racing Background:club events such as gymkhanas, track days and local drag events. Love the illegal scene as well.
Car History: 82' Ford Cortina XR6 mk5, was brought up with old Fords; 91' Toyota Corolla gli 16v 4a-ge, 99'Audi A3 1.8t, frieling racing software; 98' Honda Civic ek4 vtec, Spoon rims,modified around a Buddy Club specIII camshaft; Had a few bikes, 81'cb900f x2, 83' Suzuki Katana gsx1100s(hence my profile name), vfr400r nc30, 01' gsxr750 - fav bike is the Kat

Andil · Feb 13, 2011

Yeah, definitely agreed that we should only have 1 Nurburgring circuit race, GP/F I think is preferable. La Sarthe worked well this time and was fun, would make a good replacement if Masi wants to do that.

Paginas1 · Feb 13, 2011

Andil
Yeah, definitely agreed that we should only have 1 Nurburgring circuit race, GP/F I think is preferable. La Sarthe worked well this time and was fun, would make a good replacement if Masi wants to do that.

agree 👍

nycrom1971 · Feb 13, 2011

Paginas1
agree 👍

agree 👍

MaccGyver · Feb 13, 2011

nycrom1971
agree 👍

agree:tup:

Sam48 · Feb 13, 2011

Do we have to make our own profile to join the drivers list? That is quite a lot of info to spout off about on the internet.

Centura · Feb 13, 2011

It's completely optional.

Masi_23
All info are optional including your photo. Post at your own discretion/risk.

nino_1992 · Feb 14, 2011

Real (First) Name: Nino
Age: 18
Lives: florida,USA
Lives with: parents
Status: Single
Children / Pets: none
School: South lake
Work: None
1 interesting fact: may be young but im a great driver and skilled
Favorite motor-sport and why: BTCC. great racing and great cars
When and how did you get into Gran Turismo:got into GT1 from my dad i watched him for years then he started teaching me to drive at a young age.
real Life Racing Background:i have none yet but soon i will.
Car History: 2001 Galant 2.8 with KandN filter

GT300 is where id like to race. and not sure on the car yet. ill get one soon

o9lifted · Feb 14, 2011

Im kinda new to this online thing but if you race at times that fit for me I would like to join the GT300 classes. But I wont be able to go online before Thursday. 18th feb.

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