GTP WRS-Online : Event 51 : Gettin' Groceries In Style - August 29

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Presents...

Gettin' Groceries In Style

An Online Race based on GT5 Week 80 Time Trial

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:: Only Open to Qualified GTP_Registered Members ::

:: Members are not obligated to take part ::


August 29, 2012


European Time Slot

3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific / 19:00 GMT

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North American Time Slot

10:00 PM Eastern / 7:00 PM Pacific / 2:00 AM GMT

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Alfa Romeo Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS Q4 '06 @ Suzuka East

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Stewards Notes
Don't forget the pasta! Molto bene!
 
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In the event of a field of 13-15 drivers we will disable mics and race with one grid. With 16+ we will split the grid.

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(table will auto update approximately every 30 minutes)



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Eligibility

This WRS-Online event hosted by 3D3 Racing is open to GTP_Registered members only. If you are not currently on the registry run the GTP_Registry qualifier and join now!

Registration Instructions

The following must be performed by every driver for every event:
  • Click the registration button above, fill-in and submit the online registration form (use your GTP_ tag ID)
  • Leave a quick note in this thread to let us know you've registered and any other comments.
The following must be performed only one time per driver (not per event):
  • Send a PSN friend request to GTP_3D3Racing, GTP_3D3_A and GTP_3D3_B from your GTP_tag account.
  • Submit the 3D3 Racing Online Driver Database Entry Form. Your information will need to be verified before you are added to the db and before your ID will appear in the registered driver table above. You can view the official driver database here.

There is a 30 car/driver limit for this event (per region) and slots are awarded on the grid using a first come first serve basis. Reference the registered drivers table above for availability. This is a stand alone race and points are not tallied for a series. Future WRS-Online races hosted by 3D3 racing may have different driver limits and will require re-registration using the same first come first serve basis and participation in future events is optional.

Registration Changes

If you want to change your time slot, add a time slot or update your color choices just click on the registration link and fill out the form again and submit with new values. Your last entry will override any previous entries.

Cancellations

If for some reason, after you register for the event, you are unable to attend please click the registration button above and complete the form again selecting "cancel" as your status. Please also post a note in this thread as the table above can take some time to update.

Delaying or Restarting Race Start

Once the race countdown timer has started, the race will only be restarted in these cases:
  • Multiple drivers report a black screen/hang, instead of the 3-2-1 countdown.
  • One or more drivers get disconnected before race-pace has begun ("GO" for grid-starts, end of formation lap for rolling starts).
  • Steward realizes there is a condition that would lead to an unfair or poor race experience.

Once the race countdown timer has started, the race will explicitly NOT be restarted for:
  • Latecomers, even if you've registered
  • Driver realizes he picked the wrong car parts (ie, tires) or driving options (ie, Auto tranny)

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Lounge Settings (@ GTP_3D3Racing)

  • Race Quality: Standard
  • Voice Chat Quality: Low (Disabled if grid is over 12 drivers)

Official Practice Times

  • NA: Tuesdays @ 8:00 PM Eastern / 5:00 PM Pacific / 12:00 AM GMT
  • EU: Tuesdays @ 19:00 GMT / 3:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Pacific
  • Pre-Race: The lounge is open for pre-race practice appx 1 hour prior to the official start of each event

Course & Car Settings

  • Track: Suzuka East
  • Car: Alfa Romeo Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS Q4 '06 (from Recommended Garage)
  • Tires: Sport Mediums (S2) (Tentative pending testing)
  • In Event Tuning Settings: R/A functions only
  • Example Tunes: N/A

Qualification Procedures

  • Type: Live Online Single Stint - No pits
  • Length: Single out-lap and 2 timed hot-laps
  • Groups: Group qualifying will be used if the grid size is large enough to warrant in order to avoid traffic during qualification.
  • Notes: Drivers not in the lounge by the time the first driver has entered the track after reset will not be allowed to qualify. They are welcome to join the race, but will start at the back of the grid. If we are running multiple qualification groups and the driver enters before the last group has entered track an exception will be made.

Event Settings

  • Game Mode: Normal Race
  • Laps: 50 (+1 formation lap) - tentative
  • Start Type: Staggered Formation Lap with Rolling Start (see below)
  • Grid Order: Fastest First based on Qualification
  • Boost: No
  • Slipstream strength: Weak
  • Penalty: Off
  • Automatic Race Start Cycle: Disabled
  • Race Finish Delay: Set to 110% Average lap (110 sec)
  • Grip Reduction: Real
  • Mechanical Damage: Light
  • Visible Damage: Off
  • Tire Wear / Fuel Consumption: On
  • Pits: Open and Optional

Regulation Settings

  • Performance Points: N/A
  • Power: 256 HP (Stock)
  • Weight: 1750 kg (Stock)
  • Engine Tuning Modifications: N/A
  • Intake, Exhaust Modifications: N/A
  • Turbo or Supercharger: N/A
  • Oil Change: N/A
  • Aero: N/A
  • Tire Restrictions: See above
  • Skid Recovery Force | Active Steering | ASM: Disabled
  • TCS | Driving Line | ABS: Optional

Formation Lap

  • A steward will exit track, view the live timing monitor and announce the order after qualification while all drivers remain on track.
  • All drivers should exit track after the order is announced and enter the pits. When all drivers are in the pits a steward will start the race.
  • After the system places you on the grid drivers should proceed into stagger formation in order.
  • Pole sitter will choose his/her preferred side of the track.
  • There should be no overlap between cars in the staggered formation.
  • Speed limit on formation lap is 50 mph / 80 kph and pole sitter should maintain this speed (or less) to keep pack together, in particular in the final sector.
  • Weaving or other tire warming procedures are NOT allowed during the formation lap.
  • Pole sitter will exit the last corner and take care to give enough time to allow all cars behind to safely exit the final corner.
  • Start marker for Suzuka East is start/finish line.
  • The pole sitter should start the race by accelerating to race pace at the identified start marker (track specific and may or may not be the start/finish line).
  • All other drivers should accelerate after the driver in front of you does so.
  • No passing is allowed before the start marker.
  • Be cautious and courteous in the first turn. Dive bombing will be penalized and will not be tolerated.

Standard Clean OLR Rules Apply:

  • Unless otherwise specified, all rules from the original WRS event apply.
  • You are expected to drive clean at all times as if you are racing in the WRS. All participants are required to follow the GTPlanet Online Racing Rules & Guidelines.
  • 3D3 Race Stewards (who are taking part in race, but will review the replay) reserve the right to kick out or invalidate the result of any driver from the Race Room for driving offensively. If you ignore any warnings from the stewards and are kicked out of the race room, you will not be allowed to participate in future 3D3 events.
  • Contact with walls should be avoided. Wall riding/bouncing to gain time will be penalized and/or can result in disqualification.
  • Rumble/ripple strips are part of the track
  • Runoff areas are not part of the track including green painted concrete.
  • Limit your contact with walls or objects, visible or invisible
  • No hybrids
  • No cheating of any kind
  • Nothing that goes against the spirit of the rules
  • Passing and Blocking: Aggressive blocking is not permitted, but the driver in front has the right to choose his/her line and braking point and drivers behind should respect that line. Be especially careful when you are on older tires than the competition as the speed difference may be significant. These events are "for fun" so just play nice and take a conservative rather than an aggressive approach when possible.

Good Luck, OLR Team:gtplanet:

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After a self-imposed F1-timeout, I will be glad to join in this week again.

Hmm, I'm sure you guys thought about this and probably maybe tried racing on this, but ... the East Course? My first thoughts were...one chance at overtaking, and one only. (repeat about 50 times)

I would have extended it to the full course for the online races, but hey, you're right most weeks with your combos, so I'll just wait how it turns out.
 
Does the Recommended Garage mean no breaking in (i.e. like arcade)? :) Just pick a coulour and go?
 
We tested it and there are actually lots of opportunities to pass. The cars are alot of fun! I went straight from the F10 race to the Alfa, that was hilarious for a couple of laps! Look forward to racing with you.

Al


Edit, that's correct Phil!
 
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Does the Recommended Garage mean no breaking in (i.e. like arcade)? :) Just pick a coulour and go?
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Correct. Oops, duh. What Al said! :dunce:

EDIT: snowgt, I agree with Al, there are places to pass, but it can be tough, and can easily get ugly. That said, I wouldn't want to drive the full course in this car. We'll save that for a car that isn't a tank, or a vacuum cleaner, for that matter.
 
Gravitron
Correct.
EDIT: snowgt, I agree with Al, there are places to pass, but it can be tough, and can easily get ugly. That said, I wouldn't want to drive the full course in this car. We'll save that for a car that isn't a tank, or a vacuum cleaner, for that matter.
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I'll take your word for it. At least until practice next week. :sly:
 
The WRS admins and stewards are organizing a test to determine if private lounges will accept 16 drivers if the 'owner' is present in the lounge. The system has so far been rejecting the 16th driver when we utilize the shared private lounge, but we tested a public lobby and 16 drivers were allowed to enter.

For this test one of the admins will join the lounge as owner (logged in as GTP_3D3Racing) and we will test if 15 additional drivers can join. If that turns out to be the case we can continue to use private lounges even if the driver count is 16. If it turns out the lounge is still limited to 15 drivers we will consider using public lounges when the driver count could reach 16 for events.

Please see the following thread and sign up if you are available for one of the proposed time slots:

GTP WRS-Online : Private Lounge 16 Driver Test - September 1, 2012
 
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Works for me, and the other people who have signed up. :odd:

The button link under the registration table should take you here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFZRZ0t4d1NWTmJnYmVnZEx6VERsQ0E6MA
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The button's link was correct, but there is a link in the text below for phone users who can't link from the image (thank Ren for that request) in red below and that link was not updated. I fixed that.

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The following must be performed by every driver for every event:
  • Click the registration button above, fill-in and submit the online registration form (use your GTP_ tag ID)
  • Leave a quick note in this thread to let us know you've registered and any other comments.
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I'm on the computer from work and I see that nobody is registered for the tomorrow's event... strange. Maybe this computer doesn't work fine.

I just registered ;)
 
Litchi
I'm on the computer from work and I see that nobody is registered for the tomorrow's event... strange. Maybe this computer doesn't work fine.

I just registered ;)
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7 people have registered so far, everything normal here. So it would be your computer :)
 
Image caches cause that issue. Photobucket had one, GTP has one, your browser has one. Sometimes one of those seems to get stuck for a bit. Once in a while my iPhone shows an older registration image than my PC, but it clears up in a bit. That's why we have the last update time at the bottom. If you see that's not from the last hour or so you know it's not the latest version.
 
Main lounge is open for practice. Pekka is running some laps and I'll be AFK for a bit and come back to run some practice races.

Lap times are roughly around 1'01 so we're thinking 50 laps. A one stop strategy could be possible if you run 1'01.5 laps consistently and take care of tires and two stop could would if you really go for it and run low 1'00 or faster, but you'll pay for it with the latter laps in the stints. Both strategies could converge nicely with 50 laps. We'll know more after the practices today.
 
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Anyone showing up for NA practice? I'm just about to jump in.
 
I'll probably jump in a couple hours from now. Too busy trying to extract this Ring from my Fair Lady, at the moment.
 
I was going to jump in but no one is there. I will join in 10 minutes.

Al

I have been in the lounge for 20 minutes now. Is anyone coming? I have to leave soon.
 
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I'm going to take a look if anyone is in the lounge. If not I'll visit My Fair Lady.
 
I want to stay on the Ring Lady, but need an oil change, so I'll go check the lounge too.
 
The lounge is open for pre-race practice.

Steward's notes:

The proper entry to pit lane is the first entry road. The 2nd road is the entry from the full course.

It's going to be tough to complete passes today. Remember if someone gets a run on the straight and establishes overlap on the inside they are entitled to the inside line. On this combo, taking the outside line through turn 1 two wide is possible, but is pretty risky so be careful. In some situations it may be better to let off a little early and let the guy complete the pass and allow you both to navigate the corner faster. If you can pressure him in return for a lap you can re pass next lap. There is no rule that says you have to allow the pass, but the OLR says if overlap is established you have to allow them room on the inside if they establish overlap.
 
I just cancelled, missing some motivation to get behind the wheel.
Have a good race guys.
 
Had to quit the race after only a few laps, somebody rang the door bell, talk about bad timing
 
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