Monday Night Racing (Recruiting)

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Do you want to race the new Porsche 963?

OK, then, here's your chance!

Soon after creating Monday Night Racing, over 14 years ago now, I set a new mandate to offer our races as a medium to help drivers improve overall by setting attainable but tough challenges for those who want to do more than what you normally find on-line. Hundreds of GT Planet members look in on each week's races, here, wondering - should I join in on these? If you want to challenge yourself, of course you should.

I appreciate those of you who have stuck with us doing this all of these years. You are well prepared to handle the next set of races. The Porsche 963 will be doing a fair bit of the heavy lifting, since it is a well behaved car, but the rest is up to us.

The first track will be our eye-opener. The second track has elevation changes and not many fast curves. And the third one? Well... come prepared!

On top of the races, we will also be introduced to GT7's new hybrid damage model - Championship! It takes less to trigger a penalty, but the damage is pro-rated. The damage is removed according to the severity of the crime. If it works out well after a good amount of live testing, it will likely stay as our default damage setting. So, if you are tired of being bashed around on-line, you want to test this with us on Monday!

Because the 963 should attract unsuspecting interlopers into our lobby, I want to test how it works at stopping dive-bombing in particular.

Are you ready for a change?
 
Monday Night Racing

September 28 @ 7:30 P.M. Eastern

Car: Porsche 963 Protype 2024, 670 HP, 2271 lbs, Tires: Racing Medium, Intermediate, Wets, (target PP @ default D/f = 857.98, Max = 888 PP at max D/f)

Add only the Racing Transmission.

There will be night racing.

Porsche-9-The-Dark-Hedges.jpg


Tracks & Conditions, (Laps)
Streets of Willow Clockwise, Tires = 9X* Fuel = 8X, (15)
Barcelona No Chicane, Tires = 7X* Fuel = 7X**, (10)

Spa 24-hour layout - Rolling starts, Refuel rate = 6X
1st race: Tires = 7X Fuel = 7X**, (8 laps daylight)
2nd race: Tires = 8X** Fuel = 8X, (20 minutes), with 4 weather segments: Dry, Light Rain, Torrential Rain, Random
Two evening laps, then night. Expect 9 laps.

Don't hit what you can see. [SCCA rulebook]
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Monday Night Racing

October 5 @ 7:30 P.M. Eastern

Car: NISSAN GTS-R 1987, 207 HP, 2954 lbs, Tires = Comfort Medium, (target PP = 402.13)

Add the Fully Customizable Suspension, Differential, Manual Transmission. The Brake Controller is useful.

NISSAN Skyline GTS-R 1987 Via Cesare Battisti_.webp


Tracks & Conditions, (Laps)
Willow Springs Horse Thief Mile Counter-clockwise, Tires = 45X Fuel = 11X, (14)
Sardegna Road Track C Counter-clockwise, Tires = 50X Fuel = 9X, (13)
Maggiore West Clockwise, Tires = 50X Fuel = 9X, (8)




This Skyline and the selected tracks are a very good environment in which to experience an early Skyline.

Don't hit what you can see. [SCCA rulebook]
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Closed for thanksgiving 202.webp


Because of the upcoming Thanksgiving / Columbus Day holidays, I can't host races next Monday, therefore the race track will be closed for that evening.

However, I would like to hold our first open house / meet-n-greet some day next week [Tuesday 13-Saturday 17] for any of the many hundreds of you who watch this thread each week. Come and actually discover what you are missing out on.

Now it's your turn. You need to pick a date and time when you can join our lobby. :cheers: :gtplanet:
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Is there any interest at all in joining an open house type of event next week? 🤔
 
The next set of MNR races epitomises what I set out to accomplish with these challenging MNR races.

If you want to improve your driving skills and GT knowledge, join us Monday nights!

Not only will we run on the new challenging Sugo track for the first time, but we will also be driving a powerful 4WD Porsche 911 - the turbo S Safety Car (992). This is a difficult car to drive in its own right, but on a new track, too?

The tires were downgraded to a very reasonable Sport Medium. These help us learn control. There is still plenty of grip, of course, but we will also have to deal with a bit of power understeer and it allows the car to sustain controlled drifts very well. Fun actually (and I don't drift).

My settings turned a lemon into lemon meringue pie, so there is nothing to fear from the car.

If you want to challenge yourself, join us tomorrow.
 
Monday Night Racing

October 19 @ 7:30 P.M. Eastern

Car: Porsche 911 turbo S Safety Car (992), 641 HP, 3616 lbs, Tires = Sport Medium, (target PP = 624.61 w / downforce)

Add the FC Suspension, Differential, Torque-Vectoring Differential, Racing Transmission, and the Brake Controller.

Porsche-911-turbo-S-Safety-Car-SUGO-CAFE.jpg


Tracks & Conditions, (Laps)
Sugo, Tires = 10X Fuel = 3X*, (11)
Watkins Glen Short Course, Tires = 9X Fuel = 3X**, (12)
Kyoto Driving Park Yamagiwa Counter-clockwise, Tires = 9X, Fuel = 3X**, (9)



Don't hit what you can see. [SCCA rulebook]
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Time to dust off your Porsche Safety Car. You have my settings, too, so you won't need to waste your time. 🤗

If you actually want to learn Sugo, here's your chance!

Lobby will open soon, in 25 minutes.
 
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