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Racers around the world are welcome to join, this is not US only!
I'm using the same special PSN account from last year for everyone to add, if you want an invite, post here!
But if you participated last year, you're already good to go 👍
Here's some footage provided by outlaw4rc (US Finalist) for you to get a glimpse at the type of racing that goes down!
And be sure to check out Jett Chandler's (Jett_Racer - 2012 Silverstone Finalist) Twitch TV channel he livestreams from here:
http://www.twitch.tv/jettracer
It's time to prepare!
Following up from the excellent racing and training get togethers we did last year I, and the rest of the PURE establishment, present organized practice for National/Regional/Territory Finals for GT Academy 2013. Get used to racing under pressure as some of the world's best spec racers test your skill in our rooms.
We invite you to post scheduled online GT5 racing lobbies and lounges, add each other as friends, and run as much practice in the different car and track combo's we'll be suggesting to each other as possible. But this will be spec racing with tuning prohibited.
The key thing will be variety, running cars you're not comfortable with, at new tracks or variations of tracks you might not have otherwise run, we're here to help everyone all get used to eachother's driving and racing styles.
All races will be held within the special PSN account private lounge. If you'd like to participate, just post your interest and I will add you. If you want to invite friends that's fine as well, we're just not posting the PSN name here publicly to avoid being inundated with friend requests.
Most of the time we'll be running short sprint races from 3 laps to around 10, depending on the track and the mood of the room of course. Easy drop-in drop-out topnotch racing!
Just gotta say though, we all have to watch out for eachother as well.
This is a self-regulating organism.
If any of you encounter a driver that doesn't show the best of behavior, report it to me and I'll look into it. If I get the bandit confirmed, then off he goes from the friendlist.
We reserve the right to deny admittance to anyone.
No racecraft, no sportsmanship, no service.
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And be sure to check out Jett Chandler's (Jett_Racer - 2012 Silverstone Finalist) Twitch TV channel he livestreams from here:
http://www.twitch.tv/jettracer
It's time to prepare!
Following up from the excellent racing and training get togethers we did last year I, and the rest of the PURE establishment, present organized practice for National/Regional/Territory Finals for GT Academy 2013. Get used to racing under pressure as some of the world's best spec racers test your skill in our rooms.
We invite you to post scheduled online GT5 racing lobbies and lounges, add each other as friends, and run as much practice in the different car and track combo's we'll be suggesting to each other as possible. But this will be spec racing with tuning prohibited.
The key thing will be variety, running cars you're not comfortable with, at new tracks or variations of tracks you might not have otherwise run, we're here to help everyone all get used to eachother's driving and racing styles.
All races will be held within the special PSN account private lounge. If you'd like to participate, just post your interest and I will add you. If you want to invite friends that's fine as well, we're just not posting the PSN name here publicly to avoid being inundated with friend requests.
Most of the time we'll be running short sprint races from 3 laps to around 10, depending on the track and the mood of the room of course. Easy drop-in drop-out topnotch racing!
Just gotta say though, we all have to watch out for eachother as well.
This is a self-regulating organism.
If any of you encounter a driver that doesn't show the best of behavior, report it to me and I'll look into it. If I get the bandit confirmed, then off he goes from the friendlist.
We reserve the right to deny admittance to anyone.
No racecraft, no sportsmanship, no service.
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These cars, from now on, must be run stock (bought brand new from the dealership) with only an oil change and must always only have 0 miles/km distance driven. Racing the cars in our lobbies with tire wear set off means the cars' engines will not gain distance driven.
Power - PP figures are at zero miles/kilometers with an oil change. Set the room to the displayed PP
- Silvia Spec-R Aero (S15) '02 - [251hp - 436pp]
- Fairlady Z Version S (Z33) '07 - [316hp - 459pp]
- Skyline Coupe 370GT Type SP '07 - [335hp - 461pp]
- Fairlady Z (Z34) '08 - [337hp - 464pp]
- Skyline GT-R V-Spec II NUR (R34) '02 - [343hp - 475pp]
- GT-R SpecV '09 [502hp - 538pp]
- GT-R Black Edition '12 - [552hp - 548pp]
- 370Z Tuned Car (GT Academy Version) '08 - [381hp - 516pp]
This GT-R Academy Version must be used with full break in and fresh oil figures. Must be used fully broken in.
- GT-R SpecV (GT Academy Version) '09 - [517hp - 543pp]
Click here to access the practice times spreadsheet:
(New sheet will be made soon)
These are the settings used:
Recommended room settings:
Slots: 16
Race Quality: High
VOIP: Disabled
Host: Unfixed
Extra event Settings -
Penalty: None
Race Finish Delay: 140
Visible Damage: Off
Mechanical Damage: Limited
Regulation Settings -
Car Restrictions: None
Set Performance Points, not power and weight.
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Recommended race formats:
What we're looking to train most of all in these races is adaptability and "explosive speed."
In other words: we want the racing to vary and be unsettling. We don't want to keep running "favorite" combos too much, although throwing them in to break up monotony is always ok we don't want to trail off the focus here.
This is what the standard race should be like:
Drivers decide among themselves what car they would like to focus on, and for how long. Drivers can decide to work with one specific, difficult/problem, car for a few races, or decide to jump in to different cars for every race, up to the mood of the room. Same goes for tracks, there may be more technical or unusual tracks or combos that may do well to provide some longer focus on. That's great.
But after that's sorted, practice before races should absolutely be limited to a minimum, or none at all ideally, depends on the size of the room.
Ideally, the track should be voted on, people jump in and get 1-3 laps only to qualify (as per competition), then start the race (minimum race time of 4 minutes, maximum 20).
Be sure to stick around for a bit and leave some space in between races to let off necessary steam or criticism rather than compounding any negativity with racing causing problems on track.
We don't need no drama YA FEEL MEH.
Ok, great, carry on!
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