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RZQSPEED
Looking at the next manufacturers, I went with BMW (Winner of the Americas Manufacturer Series Final Season). Then, Kawakana stayed with Lexus. And then, Akagi went for Volkswagen (winner of the EMEA Manufacturer Series Final Season), but with the Beetle instead of the GTI VGT like what Derek uses to his victory and end the Nissan-TRL supremacy in EMEA. And finally, @Tidgney said that Lamborghini is his manufacturer after an up-and-down tenure with Peugeot.

Let's hope that Derek stays with VW to assist Akagi on power tracks... And will NicoR switch from BMW to something else?
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Derek stay with VW (GTI VGT)
 
JayOTT
Hello, Ott2-gt here. I'm posting on GT Planet for the first time since... let's just call it the 'incident'... because I felt like writing about my final season, for whomever may be interested in reading.

I had the potential to qualify for the final Top 24 race of the season, but woe followed me at almost every turn. Rounds 3 and 8 were particularly frustrating; the former ruined by a blue screen (schnick had the same problem), the latter by other drivers in both qualifying and the race. It meant that I needed a dream final round to guarantee regionals... but I knew it was possible, as Group 1 and Le Mans is one of my strongest combinations.

Top split in the first timeslot proved to be the best case scenario for me, as the aliens were absent but 1st place was still worth 2,209 points. I managed to qualify second despite my lap feeling rather ordinary (3:24.8), and crucially, the pole-sitter (3:24.0) was using the Tomahawk. So when the race started, the L750R's hybrid kicked in and by turn 1, I was ahead. And from there I just kept on increasing the lead, able to attack with more confidence than I had done in qualifying, whereas the pole-sitter was unable to replicate their pace and fell to third.

The only error I made all race was a small cut on Tetre Rouge which meant a penalty, but it proved inconsequential, especially with a battle behind on the last lap (the pole-sitter doing a naughty to regain P2). I won the race and was supposed to leapfrog Brocky05 in the standings... so of course the points glitch happens, gives me 2,117 instead, and makes me nervously wait until the morning for schnickoman's score. Unfortunately, point algorithms screwed schnick too; a top split race worth only split two points, because the game unfairly lowers the points table when less than 20 players make the warm-up.

Nonetheless, I think schnick does go to regionals, because the official rules state that reserve selections still have to adhere to the country cap. And I don't think Nik_Makozi is going, not because of age, but because he's currently residing in Macedonia. The most telling evidence is the constant 1-2 bar connection quality and his in-game clock being 8 hours early.
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Lol we were both nervously waiting for each other's points, I didn't necessarily get screwed over by the points system, I just wasn't fast enough to get 1800 points in the last round. Also as mentioned previously I had 2 blue screens in rounds 1 and 3, 3 being the most frustrating because of potential for around 2k points with the shifter kart, and I choked with the Merc F1. Anyways you thoroughly deserve the 10th Aussie spot, I thought I could scrape in by gaming the points system but it wasn't to be. My interpretation of the reserve driver rules is that it doesn't take into account the country limit but we shall see
 
JayOTT
Clause 4.7 from this suggests otherwise; https://www.playstation.com/en-au/legal/fia-gran-turismo-championships-2018-competition/

"Subject to the Country Cap"

So don't be surprised if 'that email' ends up coming your way after all ;).
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Tagging @schnick

I'd like to expand on this for you guys, because I have experience with the invites being sent out from Nurburgring, as well as the fact I've read into this heavily due to me being the top non-qualifier in EMEA Nations due to the Country Cap.

So... how it works is this, They'll send the invite for the finals to more people than have actually qualified, So in Australia the Top 15 or so will probably get the invite, if anyone says they can't make it prior to being sent the tickets who is in the Top 10 in Australia, that spot will then go to Australia 11th, Australia 12th and so on until they have 10 Australian drivers.

HOWEVER, if someone says they can't make it AFTER the tickets have been sent out, any empty spots they need to fill then ignore the country cap and are quite simply highest driver first, regardless of countries.

The highest ranked player in the region who can't attend due to the country cap (literally me in EMEA) is invited and sent tickets irrespective as the "backup participant" in case someone can't make it after the tickets were sent, or last minute. This has been true for both Nurburging and Salzburg (Ewerby at Nurburgring, Aderrrm at Salzburg for EMEA, but Asia and Americas also have a backup participant going to Salzburg too)

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Hope that clears everything up :cheers:
 
So with the new tire model rules? If u qualify with rm tires? Can u start the races with rh tires?

If u qualify with rm, is it a option to pit in and change to rh tires than u start the race with rh?
 
RZQSPEED
Looking at the next manufacturers, I went with BMW (Winner of the Americas Manufacturer Series Final Season). Then, Kawakana stayed with Lexus. And then, Akagi went for Volkswagen (winner of the EMEA Manufacturer Series Final Season), but with the Beetle instead of the GTI VGT like what Derek uses to his victory and end the Nissan-TRL supremacy in EMEA. And finally, @Tidgney said that Lamborghini is his manufacturer after an up-and-down tenure with Peugeot.

Let's hope that Derek stays with VW to assist Akagi on power tracks... And will NicoR switch from BMW to something else?
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Glad to have Tidgney as my teammate! :D gives me hope hehe
 
RZQSPEED
Looking at the next manufacturers, I went with BMW (Winner of the Americas Manufacturer Series Final Season). Then, Kawakana stayed with Lexus. And then, Akagi went for Volkswagen (winner of the EMEA Manufacturer Series Final Season), but with the Beetle instead of the GTI VGT like what Derek uses to his victory and end the Nissan-TRL supremacy in EMEA. And finally, @Tidgney said that Lamborghini is his manufacturer after an up-and-down tenure with Peugeot.

Let's hope that Derek stays with VW to assist Akagi on power tracks... And will NicoR switch from BMW to something else?
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I haven't chosen Lambo or confirmed anything yet :). Lambo was my 2nd choice this season and was my favourite choice for next season if I had the chance to get PUG to the world finals. At this point I'm in 2 minds, or actually 3 now as I'm not sure whether you get locked in if this ID_2019 is present?

1) I've got unfinished business with Peugeot although the tyre model is horrible for the gr.4 car.
2) They seem to want to persist with some crazy tyre models so FF isn't the best so Lambo was my next choice although a few people are picking that, that I know of?
3) I did say last stream I'd let the stream decide my next choice for this off-season but that depends if you get locked in?
 
Caves have faster upload speed than I do so finally got both my races from Saturday up.

Just because my own Nations campaign was a trainwreck didn't mean I couldn't be useful to help those in need of points more than myself :sly:. Did only 3-4 laps of practice and still set a quali time that would've put me 3rd in the Asian T24 race (Gr1 :bowdown:). Was pretty fun doing a 'Bottas' and after all I've been through in Nations still bagged myself Top 10 UK.


Of course as mentioned earlier Manufacturers was an anti-climax after maatu cruelly got kicked out at warm up, quite hard to get motivated after having it almost handed on a plate. However, I still needed 3,000 points so I worked out I needed to be at least 14th which you can never take for granted in a race where the entire field was separated by 8 tenths in quali. I was 0.3 off pole starting 14th! Also, Ferrari rear tyres make their lack of presence felt from the 8th lap of a stint onwards, so I was scared of losing all grip late on and getting penalties from off track excursions and getting into battles I couldn't afford to be in. Solution, initiate James May's 'Christian' motoring :lol:


Interesting after a quick check this morning my score from Round 1, Season 1, Timeslot 1 in Nations of 3,040 was never beaten outside a T24 in all regions :D. @Aderrrm got the closest at 2,991 at Gr4 Yamagiwa II, so that's one record he didn't get despite murdering us all in Season 3 ;). As for Manufacturer choice next season, not wanting to commit 100% to it yet (story of my life) but my heart will almost certainly keep me with my red slidey bois. Next up though, Salzburg next weekend and the World Finals in November :cheers:
 
I couldn't help but notice that when signing with a Manufacturer for the offseason the message says, "You will remain signed with this manufacturer for the remainder of ID_2019"

Hmm, I'm hoping I didn't sign a contract for the entire next year. Hopefully this is just a oversight or bug.
 
Winnie847
Hey bud, I was watching Nico's stream of MFG at Interlagos and saw him pass your ghosted car on the way out of pit lane. What's up with that? Is that normal, and why did it happen? I've seen it happen plenty of times during warm-ups or qualifying, but the cars usually only overlap right when entering, not all the way down pit lane when they are about to enter the track in an actual race. Is there some kind of explanation or did you just get kinda screwed there?
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I don't know what happened there. I was a little baffled myself with that one. Had it happen in a practice session earlier in the day but had never seen it before. Just unlucky with Nico being able to ghost through me which lost me a spot even though I was able to jump him in the pits with a better fuel strategy. So hard to pass on that track as well so that extra spot could've helped me push forward more. Unfortunate but nothing I could do about it.
 
HERE4BEER3
I couldn't help but notice that when signing with a Manufacturer for the offseason the message says, "You will remain signed with this manufacturer for the remainder of ID_2019"
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A lot of us are wondering what ID_2019 is, and how long that goes for.

I would like to try different manufacturers from season to season, and reading that message makes me a bit nervous that we may be locked in for longer than only the next season.
 
For the latests Top 24 Races & seasons, it was full of contrast.

On the first hand, Nations Cup went as a dream pretty much the whole season, scoring good points, won a race and knowing the best strategy for Gr.1 at Le Mans since 2 months (thanks the 1st round of Season 1). Even if some other drivers took the same car, I was able to be the first non-stopper of the EMEA Top 24, with a 3rd place, making me 3rd of EMEA and 1st of France. I never thought I'd be in the Top 3 FR, but I did even better, it's hard to believe it. My friend @khkenni I'm practicing with most of the time followed the same strategy and finished P12, starting P18 with his 908 Kappa Car :lol:.



On the other hand, the Manufacturer Cup was full of struggle and lacking of luck. @OutlawQuadrnt being punted very hard at Saint-Croix, destroying the chances of a podium (he was fighting for the win, dropped from P3 to P12), having wheel/pedals issues at key moments (especially at the T24SS on Monza) and on my side, droping from P7 to P23 at Monza when I had everything for at least being 2nd and a dumb penalty at Dragon Trail during Quali where I started P17 instead of P2. Those points are the points missing to qualify Jaguar even if the Asian side of the manufacturer was empty (without disrepect, don't read it wrong, but the manufacturer is 24th out of 25 there). We did all we could on Interlagos, starting P12 and smashing a 9th place by having a terrible first stint because the guy in front of me thought genious to brake hard and early every corner to get rid of 0.1 penalty :dopey: (and my first reflex is to try to avoid him more than divebombing, struggles of trying to be a clean driver). So, in the end, Jaguar isn't qualified because we miss 2 points in the World Rankings, by only be 2 drivers with average cars (even if the Gr.3 can be very good on specific tracks), despite being 9th and 10th Manufacturer-wise in our regions.

So, on my side, everything went as the opposite of what I've expected, and with a bit more luck in MC, it would have been just awesome to qualify Jaguar, the manufacturer that almost no one takes. (I find it very funny to see some of my friends taking it now, but it's too late :().

I also want to congrats everyone who tried their best in their races, and the english commentators for their awesomeness, I call @Irelique and @Jimmy B :D
 
SpecMiata-JSW
A lot of us are wondering what ID_2019 is, and how long that goes for.

I would like to try different manufacturers from season to season, and reading that message makes me a bit nervous that we may be locked in for longer than only the next season.
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Wanted to do the same, they haven’t mentioned anything about it so reluctant to sign until we find out for sure!
 
Speaking of live events, we still don't have a confirmation on the dates of those. Not convenient at all. (apart from Salzburg next week)

As for manufacturers, my first pick would always be mclaren or honda, but both seemed to weak at start of this. After trying the dodge I just fell in love with it, it received a nerf stick in both groups though and I aint happy about it.
 
I was in the race with @mthomas_95 at Le Mans (at least in the same lobby as the top guys had their own league to race) :O

My goal was to avoid penaltys in qualifying and race because i didn't get any clean lap in my 1 hour lobby training before. :rolleyes:
Qualifying went well but i was to nervous during the race to achieve a good speed without risking a penalty.

There aren´t many highlights but i think start is quite funny to watch as i won two positions even before the starting line :D
Also there is a nice maneuver beginning at 16:10 min, where i won two places and secured my 7th place in total. :)

 
GumballCGT
I don't know what happened there. I was a little baffled myself with that one. Had it happen in a practice session earlier in the day but had never seen it before. Just unlucky with Nico being able to ghost through me which lost me a spot even though I was able to jump him in the pits with a better fuel strategy. So hard to pass on that track as well so that extra spot could've helped me push forward more. Unfortunate but nothing I could do about it.
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Wow man, that’s harsh. Not a good time for that to happen at all. Best of luck in the future and well done to you, regarding the parts you could control.
 
Tidgney
I haven't chosen Lambo or confirmed anything yet :). Lambo was my 2nd choice this season and was my favourite choice for next season if I had the chance to get PUG to the world finals. At this point I'm in 2 minds, or actually 3 now as I'm not sure whether you get locked in if this ID_2019 is present?

1) I've got unfinished business with Peugeot although the tyre model is horrible for the gr.4 car.
2) They seem to want to persist with some crazy tyre models so FF isn't the best so Lambo was my next choice although a few people are picking that, that I know of?
3) I did say last stream I'd let the stream decide my next choice for this off-season but that depends if you get locked in?
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If you have a playful mind, here's my suggestion. There's 25 manufacturers, right ? Pick 5 you absolutely don't want to sign up with, and let this bad boy decide of your fate for the off-season :D

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JayOTT
Clause 4.7 from this suggests otherwise; https://www.playstation.com/en-au/legal/fia-gran-turismo-championships-2018-competition/

"Subject to the Country Cap"

So don't be surprised if 'that email' ends up coming your way after all ;).
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Can someone with really good english tell us if Clause 4.7 means that a 31st player in the leaderboard gets invited, even if he should be 4th from the same country or it means that they invite someone else entirely, so that it doesn't violate with the country cap rule?
 
GT_Alex74
If you have a playful mind, here's my suggestion. There's 25 manufacturers, right ? Pick 5 you absolutely don't want to sign up with, and let this bad boy decide of your fate for the off-season :D

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hahaha :D! But the problem is, is it locked for 2019? Has anyone confirmed whether it's just 1 season or not?

I'm also not touching nations if it's tunes.... was looking forward to the mini race until I saw tunes..
 
Lord Protector
Can someone with really good english tell us if Clause 4.7 means that a 31st player in the leaderboard gets invited, even if he should be 4th from the same country or it means that they invite someone else entirely, so that it doesn't violate with the country cap rule?
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I wrote a full answer to this a bit further up.
 
Tidgney
hahaha :D! But the problem is, is it locked for 2019? Has anyone confirmed whether it's just 1 season or not?

I'm also not touching nations if it's tunes.... was looking forward to the mini race until I saw tunes..
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Still no mention of it, I want to pick a manufacturer but don’t want to get stuck! Potentially going Aston but they need to tell us what ID2019 means!!

Hopefully they’ll say something else we won’t actually find out till after this off season to see if others can change.
 
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Surely there will be another slight BoP tweek after the finals?

Doubt I will stick with VW as too many good players will have seen what Derek has done and will join up. I will have to look around for another 'weak' manufacturer and give them my love. Toss up between Audi, Peugeot and Mclaren at the moment :)
 
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