To those of you who are not yet on the registry, but have submitted your qualifier and are waiting for a division placement and handicap, note the following (please read fully -- I tend to be verbose admittedly, but I'm giving you information you'll need):
- You will be allowed to make a qualifying run for this race *before* your division is assigned.
- You will be required to use your GTP tag PSN account to make your qualifying run.
If you have not yet submitted your GTP_Registry Qualifier then focus on that first. You will not be allowed to participate in an official race until you are on the registry and you need to get your registry qualifier done this week. Put in a good effort so that you are placed in an appropriate division which matches your skill level. We aren't using your division or handicap specifically for this event, but it is utilized in the weekly time trials and will be used for some future online races either for lounge assignment, grid placement, etc.
I've been told by the admin responsible for registry qualifiers that if you submit your registry qualifier times by the end of this week you'll be processed and assigned a division with the next "batch" which will be before the support races and enduro, but probably not before the close of the qualifying window for the LMP class. Most likely estimate is the middle of next week, but it can vary as it depends on real life work loads as well.
Once you submit your registry qualifier then do a few things immediately:
- Fill out the 3D3 Racing driver database form (here) and be sure to use your GTP tag PSN account. If you've already filled out the form, but didn't use your GTP tag PSN account you should fill it out and submit again.
- Send PSN friend requests to the lounges from your GTP tag PSN account. Send to GTP_3D3Racing, GTP_3D3_A and GTP_3D3_B... all three will be used for practices, qualifying and races for this event.
- Fill out the registration forms for the enduro (here) and/or support races (here). If you've already filled out the form, but didn't use your GTP tag PSN account you should fill it out and submit again.
Your registrations will not appear immediately in the drivers list tables... Give it a few hours to be processed or more if you are posting after hours NA time.
At that point your done with the forms and can focus on driving and getting up to speed in your target car for this event. If you aren't very experienced I suggest you stick with the GT class as it's a bit more forgiving (but still not easy).
When you feel you are ready to qualify for this event request a steward to observe your run here in this thread. Please post your request with a little notice and with some time flexibility as stewards are not available 24/7. We'll try to accommodate, but it's possible you'll have to qualify at a later date/time if no steward is available. The last days of qualifying for each class we expect to have pretty full coverage from stewards right up until the deadline. Most drivers qualified on during the last two days of each window for the last event and we expect the same.
The steward will watch and verify your solo qualifying race (laps have to be clean otherwise you incur a time penalty of two seconds per infraction) and record the time of your best lap of two allowed hot laps. Note that the steward will also be observing your car control. Any driver that does not exhibit sufficient control of the car and reasonable safe pace during their qualifier may be excluded or at minimum put on a practice program and will need to exhibit said control before being allowed to race.
You only get one shot at qualifying per class, so don't rush it. Give yourself time to practice and submit your times to the practice leaderboard to see where you stand. Just make sure to schedule your qualifying race before the deadline!
