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Welcome to the Sign Up for TORC 16
For those of you that don’t know, TORC is a racing series that is run using the Gran Turismo series on the PlayStation and is run "off-line" due to the difficulties with time zones differences for all the competitors.
Details of the series are posted below, so if you wish to compete, please read the info below & start warming up your tyres by running in the Warm Up event.
With all the hype around the upcoming release of GT5, I have decided to run another TORC series before the release of GT5. We will be using GT4 instead of GT5P, as the number of racers with GT5P is very low compared to GT4 owners.
General Series Information is as follows...
This event will be run on Gran Turismo 4.
Season 16 consists of 5 events. 4 races(2 laps each) and 1 time trial.
All events will be run in Arcade mode.
Practice is unlimited.
Sector 2 times are the only times that may be discussed/posted during each race (during the warm up any details can be discussed).
The Car & Track combo will only be released when the race starts.
Cars
Aston Martin Vanquish 2004
Chrysler Prowler 2002
Ruf CTR Yellow Bird 1987
Subaru Impreza WRX STi (Cusco Advan JGTC) 2003
Toyota Prius G Touring 2003
*In no particular order
Tracks
Grand Valley Speedway – 2 laps
Clubman Stage Route 5 – 2 laps
Citta di Aria – Time Trial
Tokyo R246 - 2 laps
Midfield Raceway - 2 laps
Schedule
Sign Up begins Wed 6th Jan 2010
Race 1 Wed 20th Jan 2010
Race 2 Wed 27th Jan 2010
Race 3 Wed 3rd Feb 2010
Race 4 Wed 10th Feb 2010
Race 5 Wed 17th Feb 2010
Series ends Wed 24th Feb 2010
Final Results Thu 25th Feb 2010
All races start/finish at 9:00am - UMT - Please make sure that you check your local time to avoid a DNF.
The races will be posted on the day of the event.
Points
The Points will be awarded for each race as follows
1st - 20 points
2nd - 18 points
3rd - 17 points
The rest of the field’s points will reduce by 1 point per place. (Points may vary depending on the number of entrants)
Teams & Team Championship
Teams can be formed if you wish, they may only consist of 2 drivers & team points will be worked out on the combined individual points from the team’s solo drivers.
Board Championship
As well as the drivers & teams championship I will also be doing a boards championship. These results will be worked out using an average time of all drivers from their home board/forum.
Other Rules
NO CHEATING
- All races must be 100% wall free. (Don’t touch any walls)
- 2 wheels must be on the track at ALL times (Ripple/Rumble strips are part of the track).
- No contact with other cars is allowed. (No, not even a little, no rubbing, no kissing, no brushing up against)
There is no exceptions to the above 3 rules, any breach of the rules, intentional or not and your time will be pushed to the bottom of the points table and additional penalties may be applied, depending on the situation. The judge’s decision is final.
Only sector 2 times are to be discussed during a race.
Settings
Game & car settings will be posted for each race in the race threads
SUBMITTING TIMES
All times must be submitted via the list posted in the race thread. This time submission form will be locked out after the race deadline and no more times can be submitted. So don’t leave it till the last minute, or you could miss out. To avoid a DNF you can submit multiple times & re-submit another time if you get an improvement.
Information you will need for submitting a time is…
Drivers Name
Home board/forum
Lap 1 Sector 1 Time
Lap 1 Time
Lap 2 Time
Race Time
REPLAYS
Replays are not mandatory, but you might be called on to provide your replay for proof of your run. If you don’t provide the requested replay within the required time frame you will be DISQUALIFIED, no exceptions.
Multiple people will view all questionable replays.
PENALTIES or DISQUALIFICATION may be issued for the following reasons.....
3 wheels off the road
A wall touch
When an entrant has clearly broken any rules
When an entrant deliberately takes a race line that breaks any TORC rules
When an entrant has cheated in any way
When an entrant has tried to deceiving people with their times
FINAL THOUGHT
TORC, as always, contains facilities for a penalty system for "minor" incidents in a race. This doesn't mean that you are allowed to abuse this fact. You are still required to run a wall free, AI free & 2 wheels on the track race. If you have to watch your replay more than a few times to try & decide if it is illegal or not, I suggest that you run the race again. We are all responsible gamers/drivers & should be reading the rules & posts thoroughly. Also we are all able to double-check our times before submitting them. Remember, keep all of your replays until the season is over. This will help avoid any problems with time verification. And most of all, enjoy yourself!
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at tosk@torctalk.org or go to the official home of TORC
Hope to see you on the track.
TORC 16 Locations
TORC Talk - Home Base
GT Planet
GT by Numbers
PlayStation English Forums
PlayStation Aus/NZ Forums
PlayStation US
GTXF
Australian Gamer
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