4 openings for Mature Racing League

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All spots have been filled.

Thanks to all for showing interest. The following drivers have been accepted:

boucher05
thlogan
kap_is_dead
crazy_bassist_83

Keep a look out in the future as more spots may open up.
 
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If you would like a preview of our races visit the GT5 Videos thread and look under Lay-Z-Boy Racing. Great fun and good races!
 
I am a member of the racing league mentioned above, and would just like to add a few informative things for prospective members (these are not rules, but the points below make up the 'culture' of our league):

- Most of us in the league consider ourselves rookies. That being said, we do know how not to ram into each other on purpose. Whenever there is an 'incident' on the track, apologies are volunteered immediately.

- We race every Monday and Thursday. The league is split into two divisions A and B. A runs at 8pm Central Standard Time, and B runs at 9pm Central Standard Time. This is done so as to accomodate more racers on both the east and west coasts, and everywhere in between.

- Most of us use headsets, and they are encouraged, but not essential.

- Variety is a part of our league. The tracks and cars are allowed to change on a weekly basis, but the 'classes' of races (such as the ones above) stay constant for a 'season'.
 
I'd like to join up if I can. Been looking for some peeps that like good clean fun. I posted to join on your group. Looking forward to meeting you all.
 
kap_is_dead
I'd like to join up if I can. Been looking for some peeps that like good clean fun. I posted to join on your group. Looking forward to meeting you all.
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Look forward to seeing you on the track on Thursday! :-)

Feel free to introduce yourself in the...umm....'Introduce Yourself' thread on our social group.
 
Oh I didn't realize it sorry,let me check first ;)
Your timezone is GMT +4 right? At what time are the races?
 
I must be missing something so bear with me if this has been mentioned somewhere and I missed it. There are four classes and two divisions and 2 different starting times. Is this all within 1 lounge? 4 classes on one track at the same time would seem to me to produce classes that might only have 2 or 3 drivers or maybe 1 or even none depending on who gets in the room first. How do we find the room? How do we know which division we're in? If there is a link somewhere explaining all this please point me in that direction...lol.

Good racing!
 
I would like to race with you guys, I race clean and I'm not in a hurry to ever take the lead. Most of my wins come from behind the pack. I can do Thursday nights, I'm in Chicago. Please PM to let me know what to bring Thursday night or should I just stay in your specs listed above and I'll be fine? And idk about what group I would race in A or B? Does Group A run all divisions for example?
Either PM or add PSN ID: CrAzY_bAsSiSt_83
 
Sorry. We should have been clearer.

There are 4 classes, with different restrictions such as hp/weight/tires or pp-based. The track for each class is chosen based what kinds of cars would be expected to fall into that class. For example, we wouldnt choose the Daytona Oval for a Kart race.

The decision to split the league into two divisions was taken because we consistently had 18-19 racers showing up on race day, and therefore a couple of people had to sit out. Also, we found that an even split of our members preferred to race at either 8pm CST or 9pm CST. So, now we have two divisions with 8-9 members in each, and each driver gets to pick whether they would like to drive with the 8pm division (A) or the 9pm division (B).

We have assigned host, alternate host and scorekeepers for each division, and the races are held in the lounges of the respective hosts.

Just to give you an example, this is how a regular raceday (we have two racedays each week) would pan out.

7.45-7.50pm : Drivers from div A join the div A host's lounge.

8pm : All div A drivers participate in div A class alpha, beta, charlie and delta races.

Meanwhile.....

8.45 - 8.50pm : Drivers from div B join the div B host's lounge.

9pm : All div B drivers participate in div B class alpha, beta, charlie and delta races.

The two divisions both have the same scoring scheme (meaning a race winner in div A gets the same number of points as a race winner in div B), but a separate scoreboard is maintained for div A and div B.

Furthermore, scoreboards are maintained for each individual class as well. Prize cars are handed out at the end of each 'season' for the overall winner in each div, each class winner and the top 3 fairest/cleanest drivers of the season. A vote is taken from all the drivers at the end of the season to determine who were the top 3 fairest drivers of the season.
 
Ok I understand now and it sounds good! Is there a spot for the 9pm split (Class B)?? If so let me know and I'll be there!!
 
Yes there are spots open in divsion B right now as far as I know. Please PM zutalores, or submit a group join request via the link in the OP.
 
kenkwilinski
I would like to race with you guys, I race clean and I'm not in a hurry to ever take the lead. Most of my wins come from behind the pack. I can do Thursday nights, I'm in Chicago. Please PM to let me know what to bring Thursday night or should I just stay in your specs listed above and I'll be fine? And idk about what group I would race in A or B? Does Group A run all divisions for example?
Either PM or add PSN ID: CrAzY_bAsSiSt_83
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If you can only do Thursday nights, it will pretty much mean you will miss half the season since we run all classes in both divsions on Monday AND Thursdays.

That is fine as far as we are concerned (since it is all about good racing fun to us), but it might just put you out of contention as far as winning the league is concerned.
 
scuudz
If you can only do Thursday nights, it will pretty much mean you will miss half the season since we run all classes in both divsions on Monday AND Thursdays.

That is fine as far as we are concerned (since it is all about good racing fun to us), but it might just put you out of contention as far as winning the league is concerned.
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I should be able to do Monday's too, I'll know for sure as each week goes by.
 
Thanks Zutalores for accepting me. I am unable to race Thursdays due to a commitment to another league. I was placed in group A, which would make it iffy for me as I am not always home from work by 6 mst. My ability level is probably more in line with group B. I think you should probably give my spot to someone else, who can race on a more regular basis. Lay-Z Boy racing sounds great. I hope I haven't caused any inconvenience.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but are you saying you have 8 or 9 drivers in one race (lounge) with 4 different classes? Doesn't that mean at most I'd be racing against 1 or 2 other drivers in the same class, and potentially no one if it happens no one in my class shows up? Sorry for sounding so dense but I just want to make sure that's right...lol.

If that is the case, wouldn't it make more sense to have 2 classes in one lounge and 2 in the other?
 

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