GTP WRS-Online : Event 37 : Blue Streak - May 23

Stewards Notes

Eligibility

This WRS-Online event hosted by 3D3 Racing is open to GTP_Registered members only. If you are not currently on the registry run the GTP_Registry qualifier and join now!

Registration Instructions

The following must be performed by every driver for every event:

• Click the registration button above, fill-in and submit the online registration form (use your GTP_ tag ID)
• Leave a quick note in this thread to let us know you've registered and any other comments.

The following must be performed only one time per driver (not per event):

• Send a PSN friend request to GTP_3D3Racing, GTP_3D3_A and GTP_3D3_B from your GTP_tag account.
• Submit the 3D3 Racing Online Driver Database Entry Form. Your information will need to be verified before you are added to the db and before your ID will appear in the registered driver table above. You can view the official driver database here.

There is a 32 car/driver limit for this event (per region) and slots are awarded on the grid using a first come first serve basis. Reference the registered drivers table above for availability. This is a stand alone race and points are not tallied for a series. Future WRS-Online races hosted by 3D3 racing may have different driver limits and will require re-registration using the same first come first serve basis and participation in future events is optional.

Registration Changes

If you want to change your time slot, add a time slot or update your color choices just click on the registration link and fill out the form again and submit with new values. Your last entry will override any previous entries.

Cancellations

If for some reason, after you register for the event, you are unable to attend please click the registration button above and complete the form again selecting "cancel" as your status. Please also post a note in this thread as the table above can take some time to update.

Delaying or Restarting Race Start

Once the race countdown timer has started, the race will only be restarted in these cases:

• Multiple drivers report a black screen/hang, instead of the 3-2-1 countdown.
• One or more drivers get disconnected before race-pace has begun ("GO" for grid-starts, end of formation lap for rolling starts).
• Steward realizes there is a condition that would lead to an unfair or poor race experience.

Once the race countdown timer has started, the race will explicitly NOT be restarted for:

• Latecomers, even if you've registered
• Driver realizes he picked the wrong car parts (ie, tires) or driving options (ie, Auto tranny)

Lounge Settings (@ GTP_3D3Racing)

• Race Quality: Standard
• Voice Chat Quality: Low (Disabled if grid is over 12 drivers)

Official Practice Times

• NA: Tuesdays @ 8:00 PM Eastern / 5:00 PM Pacific / 12:00 AM GMT
• EU: Tuesdays @ 19:00 GMT / 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific
• Pre-Race: The lounge is open for pre-race practice appx 1 hour prior to the official start of each event

Course & Car Settings

• Track: Cape Ring Periphery
• Car: Ferrari 430 Scuderia '07
• Tires: Sport Softs (S3's)
• In Event Tuning Settings: Tuning allowed - R/A functions allowed
• Example Tunes: Praiano | Photo Finish Racing (CSL) | Mad Finn Tuners Co | RKM Motorsport | Usual Suspect (Offline Setup w/great transmission for this combo)

Qualification Procedures

• Type: Live Online Single Stint - No pits
• Length: Single out-lap and 2 timed hot-laps
• Groups: Group qualifying will be used if the grid size is large enough to warrant in order to avoid traffic during qualification.
• Notes: Drivers not in the lounge by the time the first driver has entered the track after reset will not be allowed to qualify. They are welcome to join the race, but will start at the back of the grid. If we are running multiple qualification groups and the driver enters before the last group has entered track an exception will be made.

Event Settings

• Game Mode: Normal Race
• Laps: 33 (+1 formation lap)
• Start Type: Staggered Formation Lap with Rolling Start (see below)
• Grid Order: Fastest First
• Boost: No
• Slipstream strength: Weak
• Penalty: Off
• Automatic Race Start Cycle: Disabled
• Race Finish Delay: Set to 110% Average lap (110 sec)
• Grip Reduction: Real
• Mechanical Damage: Light
• Visible Damage: Off
• Tire Wear / Fuel Consumption: On
• Pits: Open & Optional

Regulation Settings

• Performance Points: N/A
• Power: 605 HP (power when fully broken in)
• Weight: 1119 kg (full weight reduction)
• Engine Tuning Modifications: ECU Only
• Intake, Exhaust Modifcations: All allowed
• Turbo or Supercharger: Not allowed (verifiable by turbo meter on HUD in replay)
• Aero: All allowed, Wing must be Type A
• Tire Restrictions: See above
• Skid Recovery Force | Active Steering | ASM: Disabled
• TCS | Driving Line | ABS: Optional

Formation Lap

• A steward will exit track, view the live timing monitor and announce the order after qualification while all drivers remain on track.
• All drivers should exit track after the order is announced and enter the pits. When all drivers are in the pits a steward will start the race.
• After the system places you on the grid drivers should proceed into stagger formation in order.
• Pole sitter will take side of track (right or left) that is normally assigned to the pole position on the grid (Fuji = Left).
• There should be no overlap between cars in the staggered formation.
• Speed limit on formation lap is 63 mph / 100 kph and pole sitter should maintain this speed (or less) to keep pack together, in particular in the final sector.
• Weaving or other tire warming procedures are NOT allowed during the formation lap.
• Pole sitter will exit the last corner and take care to give enough time to allow all cars behind to safely exit the final corner.
• Start marker for Cape Ring is start/finish line.
• The pole sitter should start the race by accelerating to race pace at the identified start marker (track specific and may or may not be the start/finish line).
• All other drivers should accelerate after the driver in front of you does so.
• No passing is allowed before the start marker.
• Be cautious and courteous in the first turn. Dive bombing will be penalized and will not be tolerated.

Standard Clean OLR Rules Apply:

• Unless otherwise specified, all rules from the original WRS event apply.
• You are expected to drive clean at all times as if you are racing in the WRS. All participants are required to follow the GTPlanet Online Racing Rules & Guidelines.
• 3D3 Race Stewards (who are taking part in race, but will review the replay) reserve the right to kick out or invalidate the result of any driver from the Race Room for driving offensively. If you ignore any warnings from the stewards and are kicked out of the race room, you will not be allowed to participate in future 3D3 events.
• 2 wheels on (or vertically in line with) the track at all times
• Rumble/ripple strips are part of the track
• Runoff areas are not part of the track
• Limit your contact with walls or objects, visible or invisible
• No hybrids
• No cheating of any kind
• Nothing that goes against the spirit of the rules
• Passing and Blocking: Aggressive blocking is not permitted, but the driver in front has the right to choose his/her line and braking point and drivers behind should respect that line. Be especially careful when you are on older tires than the competition as the speed difference may be significant. These events are "for fun" so just play nice and take a conservative rather than an aggressive approach when possible.

Good Luck, OLR Team

Looking forward to this so much, will be my first proper 3D3 race with a wheel in a while.👍

Nice one! Really looking forward to my first race. Be gentle with me guys

Any advice for a new WRS Member for the first race?

The best advice is to practice as much as possible, preferably with other drivers on the course, before the race. Note the official practice times above, which happen the day before the race. Join the GTP_3D3Racing lounge any time, and post in here that you'd like company. Or even practice in your own online private room. Make sure to turn tire wear on and get a feel for how fast they wear, and how to adjust to grip levels getting lower. The draft always surprises new people, so getting experience with that is a must (so you don't rear end someone!). 👍

If you run a bunch of laps in an online lounge, and then go directly and try the offline time trial again, you can usually improve your times, due to the grip level being slightly less for online.

w-g-e

Looking forward to this so much, will be my first proper 3D3 race with a wheel in a while.👍

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Matte pink?!?!?!?! I think we need a ruling - that might be too distracting!

LinPark

Matte pink?!?!?!?! I think we need a ruling - that might be too distracting!

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I have been using the combination pink body + yellow rims for quite a while now.

LinPark

Matte pink?!?!?!?! I think we need a ruling - that might be too distracting!

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Don't worry, we don't get to see much of Wes anyhow, except at the start of the race and when he's lapping us.

Lucas and I did some testing with this combo last night. It's going to be quite wild, but fun 👍. Going to have to wait for someone to screw up to get a pass though. Taking the jump too close to someone = crash.

We used the Praiano tune with the tranny from Usual Suspect. I updated the details posts with links to various tunes.

Tentatively setting the lap count to 33 (+1 formation) pending more testing. That should put us at a little under an hour for the race. Hopefully that lap count allows a 1-stop or 2-stop to be fairly close. It's interesting that even with the increased tire wear in GT5 that a 1-stopper seems to dominate these hour long races.. at least for combos that don't use racing tires.

I wonder if they'll be any over-takes by flying over another car at the jump, would look good on the replay 👍

NINE_HUNDRED

I wonder if they'll be any over-takes by flying over another car at the jump, would look good on the replay 👍

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We should set that up in practice for the fun of it. I can envision two guys slowly going over side by side and two behind doing a major jump... We grab a pick stacked two wide and two high... that would be fun.

Anyone planning on being at the NA Tuesday Official Practice session?

LinPark

Anyone planning on being at the NA Tuesday Official Practice session?

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Not me... have a baseball game to coach on Tuesday afternoon. I will probably be on more like 8:30 PM Pacific.

If I make practice tomorrow at all, it will be around 9-9:30pm Pacific. Really hoping I make it.

I'm join in EU race.

LinPark

Anyone planning on being at the NA Tuesday Official Practice session?

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I'll check in to see if anyone is driving around 8-9 pm eastern.
Really wanted to run this TT, but long weekends tend to see very little GT Time
Only ran about 30 mins (offline) so far - Loved it , so I'm really looking forward to getting some practice in 👍

Small explenation ; I've recently did not join the wednesday or saturday WRS races. Alltough i was intensivly practising on the timetrails, some other series have taken most of my GT5 time (Pure/Gate) As my aim is try to race without any aids (except for abs) these series are a hughe learning class for me. On the other hand i do realize i am missing a lot of fun in the WRS races.....but you can't do them all. As soon as i get more time, i will be back

Racingworld68

Small explenation ; I've recently did not join the wednesday or saturday WRS races. Alltough i was intensivly practising on the timetrails, some other series have taken most of my GT5 time (Pure/Gate) As my aim is try to race without any aids (except for abs) these series are a hughe learning class for me. On the other hand i do realize i am missing a lot of fun in the WRS races.....but you can't do them all. As soon as i get more time, i will be back

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No problem Frank, there's a lot of racing going on these days. I almost need a racing secretary to keep track of it all
We'll see you on track again soon enough I'm sure 👍

Tried a session online with Joao's setup and changes to ride height, doesn't feel that great. So if you guys have a tune do not feel shy and share, because sharing is caring .

mohitraina91

Tried a session online with Joao's setup and changes to ride height, doesn't feel that great. So if you guys have a tune do not feel shy and share, because sharing is caring .

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See the details post for links to tunes as always... I'm using the Praiano tune with Joao's tranny.

I was using Praiano's (linked in the OP) with Joao's tranny, and it actually felt slightly better than offline with Joao's tune. A little slower obviously, but in some indescribable way, a *little* easier. We care.

I just did a quick search and came up with these.

RKM Motorsports
Lion's Den Performance
Avid Racing Factory
Blueshift
Motor City Tunes
Praiano's Tunes
CSL's Garage
Mad FinnTuners Co.
Darknes Garage

Take your pick.

I couldn't drive Joao's tune through to T1 (no offense) - the back end checked out constantly. I'll share my tune after the practice session tonight - would like a few tests of drafting to get the final gear set right just in case I latch on to some speedster who can pull me around the track for 33 laps.

The Main Lounge is open for practice.

Mike was already setting it up. 👍

Got disconnected after the race. I slowed down at the wrong finish line Speedy

Using MadFinns tune for the race, felt quite stable during the mini race. Though it got tail happy quite quick when those rear tyres start to go. Going to be a lot of pit stops for me tomorrow.

I used Praiano63's tune with Usual Suspect's Tranny. It too was tail happy after the tires started to go. Here are a few pictures from todays E/U practice session.

Al

I opened the Lounge for the NA Official Practice if anyone wants to hop in.