I am somewhat planning a 24h event with some friends. We would split into 2-3 teams and go around the 'ring for 24 hours. Since you can't add AI drivers that would make for a pretty boring race most of the time. But finding other teams to join is not realistic, either.
In order to pull off a 'local' 24 hour race between team, one would surely have to use the online feature as there is no LAN mode. So one team's player opens an event and the other team's player joins. After that, the race can start.
While a race is in progress, no other driver or team can join, if I remember correctly. That means a high level of commitment from any team planning on joining the race which will of course limit the number of teams.
So I came up with a solution which may or may not work: add a third PS3 that acts like a host. The two local teams (and any additional online team) join the session hosted by the server PS3. At a specific time, the teams join at the starting line and the race starts. But the event remains in the pre-race state, no official race is started.
This way, anytime anybody wants to join and drive some laps along with the 24-h-teams, they can and therefore traffic on the track is increased. Because there is a server PS3, vandal driver can be kicked without disturbing the local race teams.
Race ends 24 hours later. The team with the most laps (which need to be recorded somehow - does that happen for each driver already automatically?) wins, of course.
What do you think, is this doable? And practical?
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