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Details edited below to reflect new start date: original start date was 9 July. New start date 16 July 2016.
NEW CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Summer Muscle Madness Championship 2016
A CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES OLD MUSCLE CARS
Summer Muscle Madness Championship 2016
A CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES OLD MUSCLE CARS
The GT6 Classic Car Club is back for some more madness but this time we’re running old muscle cars with:
- NO Tyre Wear – Just Flat Out Racing for Each Lap
- 525pp on Sport Softs
- 2nd Race: Reverse Grid Based on Previous Results (to mix it up)
- Everyone to Run the Same Car in Each Race
GT6 Classic Car Club: ID: 1042717
THE CARS
Race 1&2: Firebird Trans Am ‘78
Race 3&4: Charger 440 R/T '70
Race 5&6: El Camino SS 396 ‘67
Race 7&8: Camaro Z28 ‘69
Race 9&10: Nova SS '70
Race 11&12: Ford Mustang Mach 1 ‘71
Race 13&14: Mercury Cougar XR-7 ’67
Race 15&16:Le Mans Tempest GTO '64
THE CALENDAR
The Muscle Madness Championship will be held over 8 weeks and will consist of 2 x 20 minute races for each round:
…….#.........Date..........Race..................................Endurance.........Qualifying…..Race 1............Car..................
Race 1&2...July 16........Silverstone Circuit..................2 x 20 min........11:00pm....11:10pm….….Firebird Trans Am ‘78
Race 3&4..July 23........Wholeflats Aerodrome…..……….2 x 20 min.........11:00pm....11:10pm……..Charger 440 R/T '70
Race 5&6...July 30.......Rocky Road..........................2 x 20 min.........11:00pm....11:10pm……..El Camino SS 396 ‘67
Race 7&8...Aug 6........Mt. Panorama.......................2 x 20 min.........11:00pm....11:10pm……..Camaro Z28 ‘69
Race 9&10...Aug 13.......Motoyama Speedway.............2 x 20 min.........11:00pm....11:10pm……..Nova SS '70
Race 11&12...Aug 20....Mach 1.................................2 x 20 min.........11:00pm....11:10pm……..Ford Mustang Mach 1 ‘71
Race 13&14...Aug 27....Desert Highway Dash............2 x 20 min…......11:00pm....11:10pm……..Mercury Cougar XR-7 ’67
Race 15&16...Sept 3....Reabrook Raceway................2 x 20 min.........11:00pm....11:10pm…..…Le Mans Tempest GTO '64
THE USER-CREATED TRACKS
Car/track combos come with their own unique challenges:
Buybon355's Track
Wholeflats Aerodrome: Crossing the start/finish as you change up into top gear still with a mile of straight in front of you lets you know what this track is all about – SPEED! As the incline increases, you are led into an uphill braking zone, allowing you to brake much later than your speed would have you think. Out-braking into here after a good tow up the hill should be plentiful.
Leading you into the slowest section on the circuit, carved out of the Eifel hills, beware of the cambers as you apply the throttle of Bo Duke’s muscle of choice. An off-camber left with a blind apex fools you into thinking you have braked enough to make it, before dropping back down into a high speed switch back.
One more left hander before the high speed downhill back straight. Get you exit right and you’ll see 180 MPH as your V8 begs for mercy.
Downhill braking into the final corner, which opens on exit, but when can you get on full power? Too soon and you’ll be facing back up the hill into the path of Roscoe P Coltrane.
A track for the good ol’ boys!
Joe__Kerr's Track
Rocky Road: A simple track built specifically for the El Camino @525pp on Sports Softs. A roomy course with an emphasis on fast, flowing corners that affords plenty of overtaking opportunities. Fun and easy to learn - even for the novice - and it's perfect for old muscle cars! The jump after the start/finish; online is small, offline it's big, so best to practice online.
JockeP22's Track
Motoyama Speedway circuit is one of the venues of the Summer Muscle Madness, and of the Motoyama 24 Hours and 800 KM of Motoyama endurance races.
It is one of the most challenging race tracks in Japan mainly due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature. Motoyama Speedway is a favorite circuit of many racing drivers and fans.
Despite its name the circuit is not in Motoyama but lies near the Buddhist temple in the vicinity of the city of Aomori.
Designed in 1947 by Rikimaru Takagi and Tohru Katsumoto, the original course used public roads and the first car race was held at the circuit in 1949. It was the fastest road circuit in Japan at the time and it had a nasty reputation for being dangerous and very fast.
It was a circuit known to be one for the brave and most drivers were frightened of it. Over the years the circuit has been modified several times from originally being over sixteen kilometres long and made considerably safer.
With a new financial backer renovations were made step by step between 1983 and 2009.
Joe__Kerr's Track
Mach 1
info to come...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=586U0TJRxJU&feature=youtu.be (only allowed to add 5 pieces of media)
iamtooma's Track
Desert Highway Dash
Like the name of the track indicates, this is designed for high speed, pedal to the metal/carpet/carbon fibre driving. Plenty of high speed sliding turns through the desert on good ole US-of-A blacktop.
American Muscle cars are a blast here; burbling V8s with big pots and long loping gears belong here.
Think Eagles on the speakers – Allman Bros – Ventures – Lobo – Willie Nelson and mates giving it laldy with, “On The Road Again, I just can’t wait to get back on the road again.” – now you can, so go man go – have a blast.
Any other fave machine will be every bit as good, that’s my disclaimer to protect me, the innocent.
Enjoy!
IfAndOr's Track
Reabrook Raceway: Has been altered a few times over the years. The opening section of original circuit had an off camber corner that resulted in a few crashes. This combined with a final corner exit that caused some instances of cars being propelled into the pits without notice fell foul of new FIA regulations, so forced some track remodeling. The owners have also recently purchased some adjacent land and have expanded the track into it. The overall new layout is much applauded by drivers, who had already liked the circuit, for being much more free flowing.
The first corner is a full 180 degree turn, there is a slight bump mid corner so careful throttle control is required. It then begins to get fast! A quick left & right chicane is followed by a right with a blind apex. The track then drops down around a long sweeping right hand bend into Brook Dip One, then climbs slightly to pass the first grandstands. It then dips again to the left down a straight in to a double right hand complex. The track climbs back up the hill through a tighter but still fast left & right chicane and comes quickly to a open right. A fast section then swoops down past the other grandstands into the slightly tighter Brook Dip Two. It's then onward to the final corner which climbs back to the pit straight.
PP AND TUNING
We’ll be racing at 525pp on Sports Softs. As we’ll all be in the same car for each race (rotating every week), the only difference will be your tuning (and driving) ability! Tune how you want, as long as you stay under 525pp. No bhp or weight restrictions apply.
RACE FORMAT: 2 x 20 MINUTE ENDURANCE RACES
2016 Summer Muscle Madness Championship will consist of 8 meets. One meet will consist of 2 x 20 minute races. At each meet there will be one practice, one qualifying and two races. The room will open at 10:30pm UK for practice. Qualifying will start at 11:00pm and Race 1 will start at approx 11:10pm until 11:30pm. Race 2 will start at approx 11:40pm until 12:00pm. Points will be awarded for both races. The best 14 results from 16 races (8 week championship/2 races per meet minus the two lowest scoring races) will count towards the driver's total points score. This means anyone who misses a week won't be penalised.
We’ll be using a combination of real-world tracks and user-created tracks built by some of our club members.
Links to download tracks for that practicey thing:
Wholeflats Aerodrome: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/resources/wholeflats-aerodrome.5099/
Rocky Road: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/resources/rocky-road.5187/
Motoyama Speedway: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/resources/motoyama-speedway.4682/
Desert Highway Dash: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/resources/desert-highway-dash.3078/
Reabrook Raceway: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/resources/reabrook-raceway.5100/
Mach 1:https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/resources/mach-1.5146/
Often with user-created tracks lag is experienced, but to minimise this please clear your cache before entering the room. Some lag may still be experienced, but hey, it’s a fun championship and, we’ll just need to roll with the punches!
WHAT KIND OF RACING CAN YOU EXPECT?
In a nutshell, respectful, fast and fun racing. However, it’s not all about the Trophy and from time to time we like to enjoy the surrounding scenery too
RULES & REGULATIONS
Our regular members are cool and always attempt to race in a fair and gentlemanly way and hope all participants will race in the same fashion. We understand contact does happen, however, reckless dive bombing etc ain’t cool; we can do better than that!
POINTS
Points will be awarded as such:
1st - 25 Points
2nd - 20 Points
3rd - 18 Points
4th - 16 Points
5th - 14 Points
6th - 12 Points
7th - 10 Points
8th - 9 Points
9th - 8 Points
10th - 7 Points
11th - 6 Points
12th - 5 Points
13th - 4 Points
14th - 3 Points
15th - 2 Points
16th - 1 Point
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Anyone can take part our Muscle Madness Championship; however, to enter you'll need to join the Club. All ability levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced. If possible, please come early.
GT6 Classic Car Club: ID: 1042717
RACE ROOM/EVENT SETTINGS
525pp
Sports Soft or less
NO bhp or weight restrictions
ABS is available
Driving Line is allowed
All other Driving Aids are prohibited
Require Tyre Type Change is off
No mandatory pitstop
Tyre Wear/Fuel is off to encourage flat out racing for each and every lap
Start type is Grid Start with False Start Check
Grid Order is based on qualifying results
2nd Race: Reverse Grid Based on Previous Results
Penalty is off
Grip Reduction on Wet Track/Track Edge is low
Visible Damage is off
Mechanical Damage is off
Slipstream Strength is real
Nitrous is prohibited
Boost is off
Aero Kit allowed
Wings are not allowed
Voice Chat will be enabled
VOICE CHAT
Voice chat will be enabled during the races, however, please refrain from talking during races or qualifying as some drivers may find it distracting. Also, during races, please try to keep any background noise to a minimum.
DISPUTES
If there are any issues during a race, please take it up with me, Joe__Kerr, in a Private Message later and not during the race itself. It is suggested that all drivers save the replay. If any incidents should happen that you are not happy with, please use the "PM" system.
BAD INTERNET CONNECTION/PS3 ISSUES
To reduce the risk of poor Internet connections all drivers are advised to empty their system cache before entering the room. If a driver has a poor connection with excessive lag etc the host may ask the driver to leave and re-enter the room. Before re-entering the driver should empty their system cache. If an Internet or PS3 problem disconnects the host, the Deputy Host will host the meeting.
Any questions get in touch below or by private message.
The Summer Muscle Madness Championship 2016 should be fun, hence the relaxed settings. If you fancy some Summer Muscle Madness then please share your interest below
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