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Welcome to the 2012-S Le Mans Race Series! As the name suggests, this race is for Le Mans Cars. Please read the following below if you wish to partake. If you already participated in the 2011 season, you can skip down to the "Major changes" segment.
We race in private rooms, in order to keep out unwanted strangers. If you wish to partake in this event, please send a Friend Request to PSN "Gojet-64".
1: Only Le Mans Prototypes are allowed, and all cars are limited to 710 PP. You can only use one car, but you can change cars for a 20 point fee. All drivers get 1 free car change per segment (These DO stockpile). If you are forced to change cars, you will not be charges 20 points, and you will not consume any free changes.
2: Race clean! No intentional ramming, spinning, crashing, or "brake checking" is allowed. Doing so may result in a post-race points penalty, or a suspension. Repeated offenses may result in a total ban from the season.
3: Penalties will be turned off, but you are expected to take no shortcuts. If you pass someone with a shortcut, on purpose or accident, you must give the position back. Failure to do so may result in a post-race penalty.
4: Good sportsmanship is a must. Insulting or bullying a fellow driver may result in a points penalty, suspension, or ban, even if you were racing clean.
5: In order to keep the racing atmosphere relaxed, rules will be loosely enforced. A few small accidental corner cuts here and there won't count against you. However, if you take advantage of this, you will be penalized.
• All assists will be allowed, except for SRF (Skid Recovery Force).
• There will be no penalties, light damage, real grip reduction, weak slipstream, and race delay will be 3 minutes (maximum).
• All normal races will be sunny and have weather change turned off. The endurance races will use time change settings individual to each track. The weather change rate is [TBD].
• The season is divided into 4 segments, with an endurance race in between each. Endurance races award double points.
No rules can be changed on the day of a race.
The room settings will be set to "Le Mans Prototype". The following cars are part of that list and will be allowed to race.
Each race will take place on Sunday, at 12:00 PM Eastern U.S. Time, starting on the first Sunday in February (February 5th). Each race will be about 45 minutes long, and require at least one or two pit stops. Each race can be postponed to a maximum of 20 minutes.
At the end of each segment will be an endurance special. These races will be about 90 minutes long and award double points.
Segment 1---------
Nurburgring GP/F ------------------------- 24 laps
Tokyo R246 ------------------------------ 30 laps
Trial Mountain ---------------------------- 35 laps
Monza 300km -------------------------- 52 laps
Segment 2---------
Indianapolis Road Course ----------------- 32 laps
Circuito De Madrid ------------------------ 34 laps
Deep Forest Raceway -------------------- 40 laps
165 miles of Broken String Circuit ---- 30 laps
Segment 3---------
Fuji Speedway F ------------------------- 30 laps
Special Stage Route 5 ------------------- 32 laps
Grand Vally Speedway ------------------- 26 laps
Nurburgring 12 lap Endurance -------- 12 laps
Segment 4---------
Suzuka Circuit --------------------------- 24 laps
Rome ------------------------------------ 45 laps
Cape Ring (Full) -------------------------- 20 laps
1.5 hours of Le Mans ------------------ 27 laps
Monza 300km
Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Weather Change)
Time Progression: [NA]
Start Time: [NA]
165 Miles of Broken String Circuit
Track: Broken String Circuit 2 (Custom Track; Eiffel)*
Time Progression: 7
Start Time: 7:40
Nürburgring 12 Lap Endurance
Track: Nürburgring 24H (Time/Weather Change)
Time Progression: 16
Start Time: 15:00
1.5 Hours of Le Mans
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 (Time/Weather Change)
Time Progression: 16
Start Time: 15:00
*Broken String Circuit 2 is a custom track built by me. To practice on it, you may download it from my Shared Track list.
The starting weather will be, somewhat, random. It will be based on the fastest lap in free run so everyone can see it. If the final 2 digits are the same, the weather will start out at 100% (heavy rain). If they are 1 apart, it will be 75% (light rain). if 2 or 3 apart, the weather will be 50% (overcast). If 4 or 5 apart, 25% (partly cloudy). 6 or more apart will be 0% (sunny). The numbers do not cross over zero, so 9 and 2 are 7 apart, not 3. 0 comes before 1, but not after 9.
As for starting surface water, it will also be based on the fastest lap time. The final digit determines the surface water. For instance, if the final digit is 7, then the surface water will be 70% (0 will be 100%). Overcast will have this value subtracted by 60, and partly cloudy or sunny will never have surface water.
Example: The fastest qualifying time is 1:31.758. 5 and 8 are 3 apart, so the weather will be overcast. The final digit is 8, so the surface water is 80%. However, because the weather is overcast, we subtract this value by 60, so the surface water will start as 20%.
When practice is over and race time arrives, the time and weather will be reset. After this, the race will start immediately. You will not have much time to make your final adjustments. This does, however, make qualifying useless. (Perhaps we can discuss a way around this issue.)
Endurance races award double points
Many prizes of high value will be awarded. The winner of any race will win a Tuning-Essentials Kit, valued at 72,500 Credits. (Full Customize Transmission, Full Customize Suspension, Full Customize LSD, Racing Exhaust, and a Stage 3 Turbo Kit). The top three finishers of the endurance races will each win the Tuning-Essentials Kit, and the winner will win a Level 24 ticket.
The points leader by the end of a segment is awarded a Level 21 ticket. The driver who wins the most points in a segment will be awarded a Level 15 ticket. The overall winner will win a Ticket 1000. The top 3 will each get a Level 23 ticket.
All prizes will be awarded after each race. Endurance races and Segment ends will have their prizes given out throughout the week, due to the daily limit of sending items.
• The points penalty for car changes has been made larger, and all drivers get one free car change per segment.
• Penalties are now off, and anti-shortcut rules will be enforced.
• Light damage will be used, instead of none.
• The points system has been revised for a more competitive season.
• The race schedule has been completely redone, and made shorter (16 races from 28)
• The intermittent races have been removed and replaced with endurance specials.
• We are changing to a 1 race format.
• The prizes have been greatly increased.
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Welcome to the 2012-S Le Mans Race Series! As the name suggests, this race is for Le Mans Cars. Please read the following below if you wish to partake. If you already participated in the 2011 season, you can skip down to the "Major changes" segment.
We race in private rooms, in order to keep out unwanted strangers. If you wish to partake in this event, please send a Friend Request to PSN "Gojet-64".
Rules
1: Only Le Mans Prototypes are allowed, and all cars are limited to 710 PP. You can only use one car, but you can change cars for a 20 point fee. All drivers get 1 free car change per segment (These DO stockpile). If you are forced to change cars, you will not be charges 20 points, and you will not consume any free changes.
2: Race clean! No intentional ramming, spinning, crashing, or "brake checking" is allowed. Doing so may result in a post-race points penalty, or a suspension. Repeated offenses may result in a total ban from the season.
3: Penalties will be turned off, but you are expected to take no shortcuts. If you pass someone with a shortcut, on purpose or accident, you must give the position back. Failure to do so may result in a post-race penalty.
4: Good sportsmanship is a must. Insulting or bullying a fellow driver may result in a points penalty, suspension, or ban, even if you were racing clean.
5: In order to keep the racing atmosphere relaxed, rules will be loosely enforced. A few small accidental corner cuts here and there won't count against you. However, if you take advantage of this, you will be penalized.
Room settings
• All assists will be allowed, except for SRF (Skid Recovery Force).
• There will be no penalties, light damage, real grip reduction, weak slipstream, and race delay will be 3 minutes (maximum).
• All normal races will be sunny and have weather change turned off. The endurance races will use time change settings individual to each track. The weather change rate is [TBD].
• The season is divided into 4 segments, with an endurance race in between each. Endurance races award double points.
No rules can be changed on the day of a race.
Cars Permitted
The room settings will be set to "Le Mans Prototype". The following cars are part of that list and will be allowed to race.
Audi R8 Race Car
Audi R10 TDi Race Car
Bentley Speed 8 Race Car
BMW V12 LMR Race Car
Jaguar XJR-9 LM Race Car
Mazda 787B Race Car
Mercedes-Benz Sauber C9 Race Car
Nissan R89C Race Car
Nissan R92CP Race Car
Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car
Pescarlo C60 Hybride - Judd Race Car
Pescarlo Courage C60 - Peugeot Race Car
Pescarlo Courage - Judd GV5 Race Car
Peugeot 905 Race Car
Peugeot 908 Race Car
Toyota GT-ONE Race Car (TS020)
Toyota MINOLTA 88C-V Race Car
Audi R10 TDi Race Car
Bentley Speed 8 Race Car
BMW V12 LMR Race Car
Jaguar XJR-9 LM Race Car
Mazda 787B Race Car
Mercedes-Benz Sauber C9 Race Car
Nissan R89C Race Car
Nissan R92CP Race Car
Nissan R390 GT1 Race Car
Pescarlo C60 Hybride - Judd Race Car
Pescarlo Courage C60 - Peugeot Race Car
Pescarlo Courage - Judd GV5 Race Car
Peugeot 905 Race Car
Peugeot 908 Race Car
Toyota GT-ONE Race Car (TS020)
Toyota MINOLTA 88C-V Race Car
Season
Each race will take place on Sunday, at 12:00 PM Eastern U.S. Time, starting on the first Sunday in February (February 5th). Each race will be about 45 minutes long, and require at least one or two pit stops. Each race can be postponed to a maximum of 20 minutes.
At the end of each segment will be an endurance special. These races will be about 90 minutes long and award double points.
Segment 1---------
Nurburgring GP/F ------------------------- 24 laps
Tokyo R246 ------------------------------ 30 laps
Trial Mountain ---------------------------- 35 laps
Monza 300km -------------------------- 52 laps
Segment 2---------
Indianapolis Road Course ----------------- 32 laps
Circuito De Madrid ------------------------ 34 laps
Deep Forest Raceway -------------------- 40 laps
165 miles of Broken String Circuit ---- 30 laps
Segment 3---------
Fuji Speedway F ------------------------- 30 laps
Special Stage Route 5 ------------------- 32 laps
Grand Vally Speedway ------------------- 26 laps
Nurburgring 12 lap Endurance -------- 12 laps
Segment 4---------
Suzuka Circuit --------------------------- 24 laps
Rome ------------------------------------ 45 laps
Cape Ring (Full) -------------------------- 20 laps
1.5 hours of Le Mans ------------------ 27 laps
Endurance Race Info
Monza 300km
Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Weather Change)
Time Progression: [NA]
Start Time: [NA]
165 Miles of Broken String Circuit
Track: Broken String Circuit 2 (Custom Track; Eiffel)*
Time Progression: 7
Start Time: 7:40
Nürburgring 12 Lap Endurance
Track: Nürburgring 24H (Time/Weather Change)
Time Progression: 16
Start Time: 15:00
1.5 Hours of Le Mans
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 (Time/Weather Change)
Time Progression: 16
Start Time: 15:00
*Broken String Circuit 2 is a custom track built by me. To practice on it, you may download it from my Shared Track list.
Race Day
The starting weather will be, somewhat, random. It will be based on the fastest lap in free run so everyone can see it. If the final 2 digits are the same, the weather will start out at 100% (heavy rain). If they are 1 apart, it will be 75% (light rain). if 2 or 3 apart, the weather will be 50% (overcast). If 4 or 5 apart, 25% (partly cloudy). 6 or more apart will be 0% (sunny). The numbers do not cross over zero, so 9 and 2 are 7 apart, not 3. 0 comes before 1, but not after 9.
As for starting surface water, it will also be based on the fastest lap time. The final digit determines the surface water. For instance, if the final digit is 7, then the surface water will be 70% (0 will be 100%). Overcast will have this value subtracted by 60, and partly cloudy or sunny will never have surface water.
Example: The fastest qualifying time is 1:31.758. 5 and 8 are 3 apart, so the weather will be overcast. The final digit is 8, so the surface water is 80%. However, because the weather is overcast, we subtract this value by 60, so the surface water will start as 20%.
When practice is over and race time arrives, the time and weather will be reset. After this, the race will start immediately. You will not have much time to make your final adjustments. This does, however, make qualifying useless. (Perhaps we can discuss a way around this issue.)
Scoring
1st: 60 points
2nd: 56 points
3rd: 52 points
4th: 49 points
5th: 46 points
6th: 43 points
7th: 41 points
8th: 39 points
9th: 36 points
10th: 33 points
11th: 30 points
12th: 27 points
13th: 25 points
14th: 23 points
15th: 21 points
16th: 20 points
2nd: 56 points
3rd: 52 points
4th: 49 points
5th: 46 points
6th: 43 points
7th: 41 points
8th: 39 points
9th: 36 points
10th: 33 points
11th: 30 points
12th: 27 points
13th: 25 points
14th: 23 points
15th: 21 points
16th: 20 points
Endurance races award double points
Prizes
Many prizes of high value will be awarded. The winner of any race will win a Tuning-Essentials Kit, valued at 72,500 Credits. (Full Customize Transmission, Full Customize Suspension, Full Customize LSD, Racing Exhaust, and a Stage 3 Turbo Kit). The top three finishers of the endurance races will each win the Tuning-Essentials Kit, and the winner will win a Level 24 ticket.
The points leader by the end of a segment is awarded a Level 21 ticket. The driver who wins the most points in a segment will be awarded a Level 15 ticket. The overall winner will win a Ticket 1000. The top 3 will each get a Level 23 ticket.
All prizes will be awarded after each race. Endurance races and Segment ends will have their prizes given out throughout the week, due to the daily limit of sending items.
Major Changes
• The points penalty for car changes has been made larger, and all drivers get one free car change per segment.
• Penalties are now off, and anti-shortcut rules will be enforced.
• Light damage will be used, instead of none.
• The points system has been revised for a more competitive season.
• The race schedule has been completely redone, and made shorter (16 races from 28)
• The intermittent races have been removed and replaced with endurance specials.
• We are changing to a 1 race format.
• The prizes have been greatly increased.
Scoreboard
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