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Congrats to the SNAILs who advanced to the 2014 GT Academy Silverstone finals!

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Welcome to SNAIL
From our humble beginnings, SNAIL is now the largest console-based sim racing league in the world. Our mission is to provide our members with the cleanest and most competitive racing experience possible. No matter what your skill level is, we will provide you with a full grid of similarly-skilled drivers to compete against. This produces the closest racing possible, and is best way to improve your skill and refine your racecraft! Our league night is Sunday at 9:30pm Eastern / 6:30pm Pacific, but we also have a a wide variety of other events held on other nights of the week as well. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, please keep reading to learn more about us and how to join.

What Makes Us Different
There are five key features of SNAIL that you won't find elsewhere. First of all, we provide you with evenly-matched competition regardless of your skill level. In fact, the intense level of competition that we produce has established SNAIL as the ideal place to prepare for GT Academy. And if you want to keep track of your improvement along the way, you'll be glad to know that we keep the most comprehensive race data available on GTPlanet. We also feature an interactive process that allows all of our members to have a say in which cars and tracks we race. And last but not least, we're the only league that awards our members with valuable prizes just for racing with us!!

Evenly-Matched Competition
Have you ever watched a professional race where drivers with completely different skill levels were competing on the same track? Of course not! That wouldn't be fun to watch, let alone fun to participate in. Unfortunately, that disparity of pace is something you'll often find in organized online racing. When this happens, you'll be lucky to have just a few drivers that you're truly competitive with. Everyone else will usually either be faster or slower than you. We prevent that from happening in SNAIL by dividing our drivers into separate divisions based on speed and skill. This results in full grids of evenly-matched competition and creates the closest and most intense sim racing experience around!

Prepare for GT Academy
If you'd like to compete in GT Academy, there's no better place than SNAIL to hone your skills to the elite levels necessary to make it to the finals. You need to be the best of the best to make it to Silverstone, and that's exactly what the drivers in our top division are. Half of last year's and half of this year's Silverstone Finalists have raced in SNAIL. And since our race format (which features multiple sprint races) is almost identical to the format used at the GT Academy national finals, they were able to use their SNAIL experience to help them advance to Silverstone. Click here if you want to advice from last year's eventual champion and click here if you want advice from last year's runner-up.

Valuable Prizes
Have you ever wished you could win free stuff just for having fun? If so, then you might want to know that our members win valuable real-world prizes just for racing with us! These prize are based on participation and not on race results. Some examples of prizes our members have won include a GranStand Cockpit, a ButtKicker Gamer2, a GranStand Wheel Stand, and a Wireless ButtKicker Kit. You can also join Team SNAIL and earn even more prizes, such as shirts (e.g. S.N.A.I.L. shirt, F1 shirt, GT Academy shirt), video capture devices (e.g. Hauppauge PVR), sim racing equipment (e.g. Playseat Evolution), and even gift cards (e.g. Amazon and PSN).

Spec Racing
SNAIL was the first GTPlanet league to prohibit tuning in all of our races. This combined with the fact that we race in the same cars produces a type of racing called "spec" racing. Spec racing ensures that success is determined solely by driving skill and not by differences in car power, gearing, suspension, weight, or aerodynamics. Because variables in the car are eliminated, spec racing is the truest measure of driver skill! It also produces intense battles for position because all of the cars are equally strong or weak in the same areas of the track. Another benefit of spec racing is that you'll never spend time tuning cars or wondering if someone is truly faster than you or if they just have a better tune.

Race Format
Our league night lasts for two hours and is split into three rounds. Each round consists of two races that last 10 to 12 minutes on a predetermined car and track combo. At the beginning of each round, a brief qualifying session determines the order of the starting grid. The first race is set to 'Fastest First' to reward the best qualifiers and the second race is set to 'Reverse Grid' in order to promote on-track action. Points are awarded based on our "perfect" points system. After a round is completed, we move on to the next round and repeat the same process with the next car and track combination. Once all three rounds are complete, we tally up the points and then let our interactive format kick in.

Interactive Process
Our unique format allows everyone to have a say on which cars and tracks we race. It is also used to strike a balance between familiarity and variety of cars and tracks. In other words, the progression of cars and tracks that we race is slow enough for us to learn them well, but fast enough that they don't get "old". At the end of every league night, we ask everyone to vote on which car and track combo they enjoyed the least. The combo that receives the most "elimination votes" is dropped from the next week's lineup entirely. The combo that receives the second most votes is also dropped, but only partially. This is where our prizes play an important role in our interactive format.

Prizes
A prize is awarded to the divisions winners with the three highest scores*. The division winner with the highest score gets Prize A. The division winner with the second highest score gets Prize B. The division winner with the third highest score gets Prize C: (NOTE: We now have a new process for breaking ties in the elimination vote)
Prize A: The right to select the new car and track combo to replace the combo that was voted off
Prize B: The right to replace either the car or the track of the combo that received the second most votes
Prize C: The right to "freeze" either the car or the track of the combo that received the second most votes

Promotion and Relegation
Although we split our drivers into separate divisions based on performance and skill level, we realize that our drivers are constantly improving and deserve a chance to climb the ladder of success. That's why we promote and relegate drivers before every season based on the results and data compiled during the previous season. This is also done to ensure that our races are as competitive as possible for all of our league members, top to bottom. Regardless of which division you're in, you will almost always be fighting to gain or defend a position on the track. Simply put, no other Gran Turismo league in the world can offer this much competitive racing to so many different skill levels.

Comprehensive Race Data
It's not always accurate to promote and relegate drivers based on championship points alone. That's why the massive amounts of data we track are invaluable to our league. You'd be hard-pressed to find a sim racing league anywhere in the world that tracks driver data and race results more comprehensively than we do. In fact, our SNAIL Data document contains so much information that we have to archive old data to avoid exceeding the GoogleDoc's maximum capacity! You can use this data to track the points championship for each season and compare yourself to other drivers in categories such as fast laps, total race pace, total points, average points per race, and power rankings.

Rules
We expect all drivers to follow our OLR Rules and pursue good racecraft at all times. If you're not sure what good racecraft is, watch this video. It can be summed up in one simple 'Golden Rule' of motorsports: It is the responsibility of the overtaking driver, meaning the car that is attempting to execute the pass, to make sure that the pass is made cleanly and incident free. If you don't agree with this rule or don't think it applies to you, this is not the league for you. If you ever feel like a driver is not following the rules, please wait until league night is over, then file a Racing Incident Report. Our Stewards will review the incident and issue the appropriate penalties.

Settings
Lobby Settings
Course Settings
Tire Settings:

Based on Dealership PP (not the PP after an oil change)
below 349 PP -> Comfort Mediums
350-399 PP ---> Comfort Softs
400-449 PP ---> Sports Hards
450-499 PP ---> Sports Mediums
500-549 PP ---> Sports Softs
550-599 PP ---> Racing Hards
600 PP & up --> Racing Mediums​

How To Join Us
Step 1: Post a request to join (do not PM me, just post your request on this thread)
Step 2: Watch the thread for a reply to your post and follow the instructions provided.
Step 3: Purchase the three cars listed in the latest lineup below
Step 4: Get an oil change on each car, but do not do anything else to the car (e.g. add parts or reduce weight)
Step 5: Wait to be assigned to a division and then join that division's lounge on Sunday night.
If you are not sure which division you are assigned to, please check the Offical Driver List

For a list of helpful links and FAQ's, please click here.​
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I would like to join SNAILRACING please!!
 
wonderchimp
I would like to join SNAILRACING please!!
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@wonderchimp

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!
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Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join:

We run a clean league by enforcing a strict penalty system based on the SNAIL OLR (which is a modified version of the GTP OLR). We also expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both if you aren't already. Once that is complete, please follow the steps below to complete your entry into the league:

1. You start a conversation and add @CoachMK21, @Dragonwhisky, @JLBowler, @nmcp1 & @zer05ive as participants. The conversation title should be "Request To Join".

2. SNAIL Administrators will respond with specific instructions on what you need to accomplish to join the SNAIL [Spec] Racing club. Sunday races are organized exclusively through the GT6 Community features within the game.

3. Place the following links (URLs) in the favorites (or bookmarks) in your web browser for quick reference. Please make every effort to read and understand the following links. Over the years a great deal of time and effort has gone into creating this league and we would like nothing more than to have you but we ask that you take the time and effort to do your homework. 99.9% of any question you may have about SNAIL can be found in the posts below.
4. You drive fast and clean on Sunday 👍

Again, the original post has everything you need to know about what to expect on Sunday night and what you will need to have completed in order to be competitive. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your question on the thread. If you have a preference for car/wheel colour and racing number, please follow the instruction contained here.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL :cheers:
 
Die_Birdy_Die
No worries paddy! I wish we had of shown the same curtsy to Exo:nervous:. But your a known and with him I wasn't sure... If he had of come back within qualiy even if it was with in the last few seconds I would have called it but such is life and we will know for next time!
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Had a buddy come over to help me with my connection issues.
So hopefully no more of that nonsense to deal with "fingers crossed"

Thanks to @Machinist for letting me test in his room. 👍
 
Lessen
Awe man, I wish I was home now.

Maybe SOMEBODY will start a kart series within ProjectCARS... Just sayin...
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They look good but I cant play with a controller. trying to deicide if I should wait to get the club sport wheel base and wheel or just get the gt3 fanatic wheel now then get all that next tax season. If I wait I will not get projectcars
 
gotdirt410sp
They look good but I cant play with a controller. trying to deicide if I should wait to get the club sport wheel base and wheel or just get the gt3 fanatic wheel now then get all that next tax season. If I wait I will not get projectcars
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It's cool. I know it'll be a thin crowd for a while.
 
TEX36
Someone should pick the Shifter Kart for a Sunday night's experience.

The adaptability of Snail members would probably be on full display in the Thread.

How many complaints do you think that choice would receive?
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I think the reception would rely heavily on the track choice. There will always be those that dislike karts, but s properly chosen track could lead to a second weekend.
 
D3 Festivities at Mazda Laguna Seca

@Rednose58 leads the way

The D3 Snail Train by SnailRacing.Org, on Flickr

Battle for 3rd gets tighter as 1st and 2nd start to run away
@floptastr8 leads @SGETI and @Wolfsatz by SnailRacing.Org

The Corkscrew ! Follow the Leader Leader Leader!!
Nice form by SnailRacing.Org

Right before turn 11
Bumpdraft! Don't miss that apex by SnailRacing.Org

Open the door and missing the Apex
Barely squeezing by SnailRacing.Org

Joking for position on lap 2
Momentum gets a pass by SnailRacing.Org

Side by Side at turn 6 @socalnatv steals 3rd
Yikes! Not a good idea by design by SnailRacing.Org


Enough space to miss a big wreck
Checking the sand with 1 tire by SnailRacing.Org

4 Wide before the Corkscrew
Outside momentum enough to regain 3rd by SnailRacing.Org

The Corkscrew things may get ugly
3 wide at the cork.. but everyone survived by SnailRacing.Org, on Flickr

@SGETI Attacking the inside
Who will outbreak who by SnailRacing.Org

but answering with a smooth cross over
the inside travels less by SnailRacing.Org

2 for 1 pass by glueing to the inside
Stealing the recipe by SnailRacing.Org

Searching for crabs
What? @Xradkins in last place? by SnailRacing.Org

Stealing 3rd
@socalnatv seals 3rd when I overshoot turn 5 by SnailRacing.Org

1st and 2nd at turn 10
@Rednose58 shows good form by SnailRacing.Org

A pass for the win
@GrandpaMoney makes a sweet pass for the win by SnailRacing.Org,
 
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Dragonwhisky
I hate to be a downer to the lighthearted comments that have been rolling this morning, and, it's taken me all day to get this post written. Stupid work anyway.




I have to wholeheartedly disagree with the above quoted statement. Here's why;

  • If you are absolutely certain they have overlap,
    • either you run in 3rd person view or,
    • you've been watching them in a side view and are likely to miss your own braking (not breaking) and turn in point.
      • If this is the case, it would be a much better practice to give your division mates some room if a passing attack is possible, not just likely or in fact happening.
  • Yes, you are only obliged by the rules to provide room when sufficient overlap, as defined by that selfsame rule set, has been established, but;
    • Is it really that important for you to keep that person behind you?
      • It might be more fun to give a lane now and get one in return later and actually race.
    • Which is more fun, side by side racing or nose to tail racing? I can honestly say I've never giggled or laughed, hysterically or maniacally, when chasing or being chased. I have however, done such when racing against drivers who give me room to race them, and we go clean around corners side by side. If you don't believe me, ask @socalnatv.

The bottom line is, really, what are you here for? If your purpose is to have fun in a "sporting" competition, then, you're in the right place. On the other hand, if you're goal is to pretend you're being paid millions to help an organization make more millions, and be a "richard noggin" to your fellow racers to do it, this isn't the place for you. I don't mean to say anyone should give up positions, just don't go fishing with sticks of dynamite. Give the poor fish a choice on whether to nibble the bait or not. It doesn't matter who you're racing against, everyone should be giving everyone room to race, always.
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What he said !!!:cheers:

I had that side by side thru a corner experience twice last night. First with Xrad and then with drb, different races but the same corner, and the same outcome. Tight, close corner and no contact. Lots of fun for me last night, at least in combos one and three. Combo two, not so much, which is why I voted for it.

Thanks for good times D3, not gonna forget that one any time soon.
 
jmehl5149
I'd like to join SNAIL spec racing. I'm a average skilled driver and thought I'd try out this league. I'm pretty sure this the correct way to join. My PSN is Evermondy
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@jmehl5149

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!
​
Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join:

We run a clean league by enforcing a strict penalty system based on the SNAIL OLR (which is a modified version of the GTP OLR). We also expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both if you aren't already. Once that is complete, please follow the steps below to complete your entry into the league:

1. You start a conversation and add @CoachMK21, @Dragonwhisky, @JLBowler, @nmcp1 & @zer05ive as participants. The conversation title should be "Request To Join".

2. SNAIL Administrators will respond with specific instructions on what you need to accomplish to join the SNAIL [Spec] Racing club. Sunday races are organized exclusively through the GT6 Community features within the game.

3. Place the following links (URLs) in the favorites (or bookmarks) in your web browser for quick reference. Please make every effort to read and understand the following links. Over the years a great deal of time and effort has gone into creating this league and we would like nothing more than to have you but we ask that you take the time and effort to do your homework. 99.9% of any question you may have about SNAIL can be found in the posts below.
4. You drive fast and clean on Sunday 👍

Again, the original post has everything you need to know about what to expect on Sunday night and what you will need to have completed in order to be competitive. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your question on the thread. If you have a preference for car/wheel colour and racing number, please follow the instruction contained here.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL :cheers:
 
Wolfsatz
D3 Festivities at Mazda Laguna Seca

@Rednose58 leads the way

The D3 Snail Train by SnailRacing.Org, on Flickr

Battle for 3rd gets tighter as 1st and 2nd start to run away
@floptastr8 leads @SGETI and @Wolfsatz by SnailRacing.Org

The Corkscrew ! Follow the Leader Leader Leader!!
Nice form by SnailRacing.Org

Right before turn 11
Bumpdraft! Don't miss that apex by SnailRacing.Org

Open the door and missing the Apex
Barely squeezing by SnailRacing.Org

Joking for position on lap 2
Momentum gets a pass by SnailRacing.Org

Side by Side at turn 6 @socalnatv steals 3rd
Yikes! Not a good idea by design by SnailRacing.Org


Enough space to miss a big wreck
Checking the sand with 1 tire by SnailRacing.Org

4 Wide before the Corkscrew
Outside momentum enough to regain 3rd by SnailRacing.Org

The Corkscrew things may get ugly
3 wide at the cork.. but everyone survived by SnailRacing.Org, on Flickr

@SGETI Attacking the inside
Who will outbreak who by SnailRacing.Org

but answering with a smooth cross over
the inside travels less by SnailRacing.Org

2 for 1 pass by glueing to the inside
Stealing the recipe by SnailRacing.Org

Searching for crabs
What? @Xradkins in last place? by SnailRacing.Org

Stealing 3rd
@socalnatv seals 3rd when I overshoot turn 5 by SnailRacing.Org

1st and 2nd at turn 10
@Rednose58 shows good form by SnailRacing.Org

A pass for the win
@GrandpaMoney makes a sweet pass for the win by SnailRacing.Org,
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D3 Festivities at MidField Raceway ~ I think we are making @ConnorWolf proud with the tight racing .. good combo!

The D3 Grid by SnailRacing.Org, on Flickr

@socalnatv leads the pack at turn 1
Turn 1 at Mid-Field Raceway by SnailRacing.Org,

@SGETI carries the speed through the tunnel and makes a sweet pass on the inside
Under the 1st Tunnel by SnailRacing.Org,

Tight quarters at the tunnel exit
at the 2nd tunnel by SnailRacing.Org,
@Grandpa Money leading at lap 2 while I try to keep pace
Lap 2 by SnailRacing.Org

Middle of the pack! @IceManFan_7 sets up D from @pakicote
Exciting battles at all parts of track by SnailRacing.Org,

The X Man looking mean
Inside the tunnel by SnailRacing.Org,

@Rednose58 attacks on the outside before the tunnel
(avoid the blue stuff) by SnailRacing.Org,

...but overshoots it and Nuno takes over
Joking positions by SnailRacing.Org,


Battle for 2nd gets tight Wolf leads @Rednose58 @nmcp1 and @Xradkins
At the hair pin by SnailRacing.Org

@Rednose58 nails the hairpin
At the hairpin by SnailRacing.Org,

@Xradkins takes 2nd while @IceManFan_7 is on the prowl for 3rd
2nd place is sweet from the back by SnailRacing.Org,

@Rednose58 fans cheer on
Can I get an autograph? by SnailRacing.Org,

@SGETI with the best paint job
what color is this? by SnailRacing.Org,

From any angle looks great
yeah! by SnailRacing.Org,

The Engineers look on
Box Box Box ! by SnailRacing.Org,

at the main straight!
@sgeti by SnailRacing.Org,

At Monza! Tight quarters before Variante Ascari
@FloptaStr8 tr8 battles @Xradkins by SnailRacing.Org,

Exciting sequence at Ascari
@Grandpa Money leads on Lap 1.

Ascari from the back
The Wolf in new colours by SnailRacing.Org,

Lap 2 at Variente Rettifilo (1st Chicane)

Plenty of battles going on for position by SnailRacing.Org,

This is D3 Double Double
2 wide at Variente de la Roggia by SnailRacing.Org,

And afterwards 3 wide with positions changing
@socalnatv move of the race drives a wedge between Nuno and @SGETI by SnailRacing.Org,

@SGETI at Variente de la Roggia
Looking mean by SnailRacing.Org,

The Wolf of the Prowl with @Rednose58 and @nmcp1 battle for 4th place

Keeping it off the sand by SnailRacing.Org, on Flickr

@nmcp1 getting closer to @SGETI
Keeping it tight and close to the inside by SnailRacing.Org,

The Wolf going for an outside pass at Parabolica ...
...but @Rednose58 defended well and carried enough speed through by SnailRacing.Org,

Last lap @SGETI pushes wide at the 1st chicane leaving the door open for 3rd place.
by keeping it tight and off the sand by SnailRacing.Org,

Another textbook pass from @socalnatv for 1st place. Also @IceManFan_7 gave him plenty of room to make it possible throughout Ascari. At the back @SGETI tries to recover from the earlier mistake
2 wide a Ascari twice by SnailRacing.Org,

Snatching the win. by SnailRacing.Org,

Overall Win @Xradkins by tie breaker!
Congrats! by SnailRacing.Org
 
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Rednose58
What's-up SNAILS.... no postings in almost tooo ouwars...

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That reminds me.. I was farting around Netflix a while back and found an old documentary called Pumping Iron. Apparently it's pretty famous, but I hadn't ever heard of it before. Anyways, it centers around Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno's battle for Mr. Olympia back in the day. Very entertaining! 👍
 
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