GTMSA | Carrera Cup Season 1 | Saturdays @ 3:30pm EDT, Starting 4/15

[LancerEvo7]

Welcome to the first running of the GTMSA Carrera Cup! Inspired by the world's premier one-make racing series, these 500+ horsepower machines will be a challenge to even the best drivers. Are you up to it?

Spoiler: Car Specifications & Livery Rules

Specifications and livery requirements can be found in the following document:

https://tinyurl.com/carreracupspec

Spoiler: Room Settings

Lobby

The race lobby will be set to friends only. You'll need to add me (TheOriginalJonT) on PSN to be able to access it.

Qualifying

The game's built-in qualifying will be used, with the following settings:

Time Limit - 15 minutes
Continuation Time - Varies by Track, will be set to ensure you can finish your last lap.
Tire Wear - Same as Race
Fuel Consumption - Same as Race
Initial Fuel - Same as Race

Race

Settings

Laps - Varies, see schedule.
Time of Day - Varies, setting will be noted in pre-race briefing.
Time Progression - 1x
Weather - Preset Weather
Preset Weather - Varies, setting will be based on the expected weather at the track's real location, and will be noted in pre-race briefing.

Start Type - Grid Start with False Start Check
Grid Order - Fastest First (Race 1), Set by Host (Race 2 - Reverse of Qualifying Results)
Boost - None
Slipstream Strength - Real
Visible Damage - On
Mechanical Damage - Light
Tire Wear - 1x
Fuel Consumption - 1x
Refueling Speed - 3 L/sec
Initial Fuel - 100 L
Grip Reduction - Real
Race Finish Delay - Varies by Track, will be set to ensure you can finish your last lap.

Start Procedure

• The race will begin with a manual pace lap.
• The polesitter will control the field and should maintain a speed of around 70 mph (110 km/h).
• All drivers should give each other plenty of space during the pace lap.
• After the second to last corner*, the polesitter should slow to around 50 mph (80 km/h) and the field should form up 2x2, with the polesitter choosing which side they wish to start on. Odd starting positions will line up behind the polesitter, even starting positions will line up on the other side.
• The polesitter may accelerate at any point between the beginning of the pit wall and the timing line*. Once they do so, the race is green.
• Any drivers who jump the start will be penalized 30 seconds post-race.

*These points may change for certain tracks. They will be clarified in pre-race briefing regardless.

Spoiler: Schedule & Timetable

Schedule

4/8 - Test - Red Bull Ring - 1x 20 Laps

4/22 - Round 1 - Barcelona No Chicane - 2x 17 Laps
4/29 - Round 2 - Spa-Francorchamps - 2x 13 Laps
5/6 - Round 3 - Watkins Glen - 2x 17 Laps
5/13 - Round 4 - Interlagos - 2x 19 Laps
5/20 - Round 5 - Autopolis - 2x 17 Laps
5/27 - Round 6 - Bathurst - 2x 15 Laps

Timetable

All times EDT.

~3:00pm - Room Opens, Practice
3:30pm - Qualifying Starts
3:45pm - Qualifying Ends
3:50pm - Race 1 Starts
4:25pm - Race 1 Ends, Grid Set for Race 2
4:30pm - Race 2 Starts
5:05pm - Race 2 Ends

Spoiler: Results & Points Standings

The series entry list, results, and points standings can be found in the following document:

https://tinyurl.com/carreras1standings

To sign up: reply in this thread in the following format:

PSN:
Car Number:
Country:

 

[LancerEvo7]

Round 0 - Red Bull Ring

Weather - Light Rain is expected throughout the afternoon in Spielberg. Practice will be dry since this is a test session. but if we get enough people for a race, we'll use the R01 setting and let fate decide from there.

Pace Lap - The form-up point will be on the straight before the final two corners. The leader may accelerate between the beginning of the grid and the start line (not the timing line). See the following pictures for clarification:

Form-up Point

Leader may accelerate between here...

...and here.


The room will be open for today's test in about 3 and a half hours. If we do the planned test race, it will be timed to start when we would be starting race 2 on a normal weekend.

 

[LancerEvo7]

We're gonna push the schedule back a week, a lot of the drivers weren't able to race today. Still plenty of spots open.

 

[CMoeller]

I wanna have a go at this. Where is next race?

PSN: cmoeller
Car Number: 5
Country: Norway

 

[CMoeller]

I wanna have a go at this. Where is next race?

PSN: cmoeller
Car Number: 5
Country: Norway

Found it
5/20 - Round 4 - Interlagos - 2x 19 Laps
5/27 - Round 5 - Autopolis - 2x 17 Laps
6/3 - Round 6 - Bathurst - 2x 15 Laps

 

[LancerEvo7]

Found it
5/20 - Round 4 - Interlagos - 2x 19 Laps
5/27 - Round 5 - Autopolis - 2x 17 Laps
6/3 - Round 6 - Bathurst - 2x 15 Laps

Hi there! We've moved the second half of the schedule forward a week to accomodate a special event, so we will be racing this Saturday. Glad to have you. If you use Discord, we have a discussion channel and voice comms for the races here. I'll share your car number decals tomorrow.

 

[LancerEvo7]

Found it
5/20 - Round 4 - Interlagos - 2x 19 Laps
5/27 - Round 5 - Autopolis - 2x 17 Laps
6/3 - Round 6 - Bathurst - 2x 15 Laps

Here and here are your car number decals.

And for anyone else who might be around, here is today's race briefing:

Round 3 - Interlagos

Weather - It's partly cloudy and warm today in Sao Paulo. We'll use the S03 setting as a result.

Pace Lap - It's a straightforward procedure today. Form up on the way up the hill to the front straight, go point for the polesitter is between pit entry and the end of the grid.

Form-up Point

Leader may accelerate between here...

...and here. Note that the timing line is the second to last line in the go zone.

 

[CMoeller]

Sorry for missing out. I fell of the ladder with Covid for A good week. Hope to see you soon at the track!