ORS | SEASON 7 | Citroën GT RC

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That's an awesome effort John. Well done !

iRacing had the Phillip Island 500 on Sunday morning. 113 laps in the Falcon. 2 hours and 50 minutes. Van Gisbergen won it , but half the field finished on the lead lap. And no , I didn't even slightly entertain the idea of racing. Did 38 laps there a couple of weeks ago and that near finished me off !

Looking forward to this ORS round tonight. 28 laps is gonna be tough for the tyre smashers hee hee.
 
Opening a practice room now if anyone's keen to get a few laps in.
 
As i couldn't make last nights race how did it turn out?

Really disappointed at the lack of participation on here from the drivers who compete every week.

We used to post photo's, a report of that person's race, what's happened?
 
I though it was a good race ;)
Toiv passed Lost on the last lap to take the win, I finished 3rd about 45 sec back, then Oni in 4th and Boycey 5th.
 
great race, I got 6th after going off on the first turn and was last but 1 (Moon was behind)
It was a great race, I did no pratice..just turned up and raced. Happy with the result.
Could have been higher if I didn't mess up the first 1/2 of the race
 
Sure was an enjoyable race. Some more rain would have made it more exciting but at least we had a wet start and a chance to finally use inters.

Had a mostly uneventful night. My team mate and I had a misunderstanding early on which meant an extra pitstop for repairs for the yellow car . Aside from that all went to plan. Had some good draught battles on the big straights. Was a great track for the Citroen. Whats the plan for the final race next week ?
 
Hi all great race last night, it was certainly nervous going at the start, I was slip sliding all over the place on the first few laps, as many where. Definitely worth watching the replay for some exciting moments in those first few laps. Looking forward to seeing some action shots.

My race started pretty well, had some good battles with Oni, John, Lost, Rota and Boyce to name but a few. Found it quite hard to drive at night (went off twice on the same corner into the sand) and was guessing the fuel fill at times. Started to really come undone when I lost it coming out of one of the chicanes on Lap 25 I think (all my own expert doing) and collecting damage which slowed me right down. Topped it off with putting RM’s back on for the final stint instead of softs. Yep I’ve done that before. :dunce:

Just a little official ORS RACE STEWARDS business.

WRONG WAY GO BACK
Traveling in the opposite direction to the nominated race direction on a circuit for the purpose of gaining entry into the pits is not allowed in the ORS series. Specifically, if you pass the pit entry you're going round' for another lap. In future, drivers found performing U-turn or reversing manoeuvres to ‘get back to the pits’ will have point penalties applied. Repeated infractions of this type will result in further action being taken.

WARNING – SPEED DETECTION DEVICE IN USE
The practice of entering the pits with no attempt made to slow to a reasonable entry speed for the purpose of gaining time advantage is not acceptable in the ORS series. Most circuits do have a limit on the maximum speed that entry can occur before you are ‘reset’ negating an excess speed advantage.

However at some tracks like La Sarthe – no reset penalty is in place and time gain can be made by entering the pits at excessive high speed. Please use some common sense here. If your auto drive cannot negotiate the pit entry driveway correctly - you are entering the pits too quickly.

Going forward, where required we will stipulate maximum acceptable speed limits for pity entry (with some tolerances) so everyone is clear on the requirement. In future, penalties will be imposed on drivers found to be gaining advantage by not abiding by pit entry speed limits.

Thanks all,
Jas
 
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Just a little official ORS RACE STEWARDS business.

WRONG WAY GO BACK
Traveling in the opposite direction to the nominated race direction on a circuit for the purpose of gaining entry into the pits is not allowed in the ORS series. Specifically, if you pass the pit entry you're going round' for another lap. In future, drivers found performing U-turn or reversing manoeuvres to ‘get back to the pits’ will have point penalties applied. Repeated infractions of this type will result in further action being taken.
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this si a no brainer....I thought we covered this at Toyko when this happened?

Come on...name and shame ;)



jasr73
WARNING – SPEED DETECTION DEVICE IN USE
The practice of entering the pits with no attempt made to slow to a reasonable entry speed for the purpose of gaining time advantage is not acceptable in the ORS series. Most circuits do have a limit on the maximum speed that entry can occur before you are ‘reset’ negating an excess speed advantage.

However at some tracks like La Sarthe – no reset penalty is in place and time gain can be made by entering the pits at excessive high speed. Please use some common sense here. If your auto drive cannot negotiate the pit entry driveway correctly - you are entering the pits too quickly.

Going forward, where required we will stipulate maximum acceptable speed limits for pity entry (with some tolerances) so everyone is clear on the requirement. In future, penalties will be imposed on drivers found to be gaining advantage by not abiding by pit entry speed limits.

Thanks all,
Jas
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A warning before each race of corner cutting (which wasn't covered) and pit entery and exit should be issued.
Because no statment was made I went in on full throttle :sly:

Also qualifing was a joke...almost 2 3rds of the way through then start trying to sort out what tyres to use...end result I didnt get a lap in.

If it drys up tough, stick to you the orginial plan.....please
 
Morning Gentlemen,

My plan of coming into the ORS quietly and getting an understanding of how it works for next season has not gone to plan at all... Could I make any more noise? GT5NOYSEY more like it.

I would like to name and shame myself as one of the pit entry speed people... I was going into pits at Mach4.

Also, I made a very poor judgement call under pressure, and performed a U-turn apox 100m past pit lane into pits after a tap on the final chicane. This pit was unnecessary for my strategy, and I had no damage, but I should have know better. Sorry to all who competed in Mondays Sarthe race, I'm just not used to this style of racing, or level of rules.

After thinking it through, I would like to be disqualified from the race and have the points passed down, and not be given any points in next weeks race regardless of result.

I can only apologize to you all, and hope you understand that I'm doing my best to stay well out of all your way and get familiar with it all for next season. Sorry Gentlemen.

ANYWAY... What a great night, and a great setup the ORS is. I'm hooked!

I'm already pumped for next week and you won't see me leaving the room early that's for sure.

I have just got into GTPlanet with a demo from Cactass Monday morning, and will be getting involved in it all, (Race, Pics, Forums, Rules, After Party, the lot) its all new to me, as my previous Internet only let me run public rooms with no damage or wear.

I'm sure some of you have been in the 458 room. This is dead to me now lol, with a new Internet provider and crazy fast speeds, I can do any room set up, with none of the old rules or annoying chat pop ups lol.

Thank you all for your patients with me... I think I've worked it all out now.. But if there's anything else possible I could do wrong??? It'll happen Monday.
 
All a learning process, good on you for putting your hand up Boycey.

I had a good race, as spin said, would have liked more rain, but at least we got some. And yeah, I was falling asleep at the wheel, and got excited running full pace with spin then I dove on the inside and slightly nudged his right rear. I got no damage and it was a very light tap on my end of the connection. so I kept going....then i saw poor spin fire his car into pit lane with disgust at the team work that's when you all read my "fk sorry spin" comment haha. Somehow he didnt get right rear damage either...i think he got front left damage??? :S GT5...
 
Just a quick post:

Jasr: It's your call for a theme for the photocomp for the La Sarthe round, Spinner pulled his pic from the comp last week so you're the winner by default.

Also I will try to get the voting card up for the Nurburing pictures . . . tonight perhaps. Was going to be yesterday, but sometimes things happen (like having to work a 14.5hr workday) But yeah it should be up.
 
velly
snip> A warning before each race of corner cutting (which wasn't covered) and pit entery and exit should be issued.>snip
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You need to be reminded not to cut corners ? That is the most fundamental rule in the ORS. It doesn't warrant a reminder prior to races for that very reason.

That's the spirit Boycey ! :D You are quick enough to be competitive in the ORS . There's no need for mach 4 pit entries , or any other time savers mate. Win or lose , good clean , hard racing is where its at.

Edit: Oh yeah Rota , it was front right damage. You must have got alongside me far enough to get to the front. It was only minor damage but the tyres were less a than a lap old and I didn't like the idea of doing a full medium stint with bad steering.
 
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Track Edge: Real
Penalties: OFF
Damage: Heavy
Driver Aids: All OFF except ABS
Tyre Limit: Racing Softs
Car modifications: NONE, Oil change only

Corner cutting Rules
1st offence: Warning
2nd offence: Point deduction
3rd offence: Point deduction & Disqualified (Given a DNF)

2 wheels must be on the black stuff at all times! In other words.
2 wheels must always be inside the white track edge lines.

Foul Language and Ramming Not tolerated!! - Instant DQ and removal from the Championship.

Failure to comply results in a maximum point deduction of -15pts

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A driver that consistently wins race after race will become subject to an increased ballast.

This is to ensure closer racing for all and provide more driver strategies.


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velly
A warning before each race of corner cutting (which wasn't covered) and pit entery and exit should be issued.
Because no statment was made I went in on full throttle :sly:
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Technically no statement was nescessary, as the rules clearly state in Post #1 highlighted above in RED, that 2 wheels must be kept within the white lines at all times. This means NO corner cutting, and NO driving outside the pit entrance lanes, by the 'A' or 'B' spec driver, EVER! :O

Toiv, you should have let lost win. (see highlight above in PURPLE) ;)
 
I got a great start off the line in the wet, me and toiv were battling it out pretty much the whole race was good , i was on hards on last stint toiv on meds i think he got me last corner woulda been under a 1 second finish if i didnt drift into the wall :( , great race toiv, i had no practice at all, bummer i dced on the countdown and didnt get the xp and money,!! however u might find this funny

when it went dark i couldnt see anything 3 laps pasted and i realised i was driving without no high beams hahah was like woah i can now see!! epic race least now i have more points from racing than qualifiing,

i shoulda won that race was 11 sec infront of toiv last 3 laps but driving into the sand under braking 3 times really hurt me! all in all good race lads was good to go an extra 30mins!

Also im one of the ones who went full throttle into the pits always have my bad never knew u couldnt..
 
Hey all,

Thanks for all the feedback on this one. Just to clarify, my steward’s update on this occasion was not to single out any one driver or driver(s). Rather it serves as a reminder about the general expectations of all participants in the ORS.

One of the intentions of ORS is to make the racing as realistic and fair as we possibly can within the (somewhat) limiting constructs of GT. As Spin and Cac noted, it’s important that everyone reads and acknowledges the regulations of the series and makes every attempt to follow these as closely as possible. There are practical common sense limits to these rules as you all know, for example corner cutting. Drivers aren’t going to be penalised for the odd corner cut. It’s virtually impossible not to cut the odd corner here or there in the heat of moment or due to the some of inconsistencies of grip levels and/or car physics. However if it’s observed that a driver is consistently cutting corners and gaining advantage, then a warning and/or penalties will apply. Premise of all of this again is not to wrap the series up in regulations so tightly that we dilute the fun factor. We are all here because we love to drive fast, challenge ourselves and compete against one another in the spirit of good sportsmanship in an environment that's as fair and just as we can reasonably manage. :)

I agree that we should have an update prior to every race night as reminder on the hazards, concerns, advisory notices etc. A ‘drivers briefing’ if you will. We’ll be working to make this happen for future rounds. Also, please feel free to make any suggestions that you might like to see in such a weekly post. 💡

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Jasr: It's your call for a theme for the photocomp for the La Sarthe round
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Some crazy hours your working there mate! :indiff:

Photocomp theme for this week will be:
Multi Car Battle
Photograph a minimum of three cars battling it out for position. The more cars you can get in frame the better - also back markers off in the distance could also qualify for a multi-car battle shot.
:cheers:
 
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Photo Comp - Nurburgring 24hr.


Theme: "Twilight"​

Entries are below. To vote simply send me a PM, click on my user name and a menu will 'pop down' PM = private message. Or you can just mention your choice in a post.

Remember that all drivers listed in the ORS series are allowed/invited to vote. Those with entries can still vote, gentlemen's agreement. In that you don't vote for yourself.

Entries:

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And to list new theme:

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To officially list the theme for this week:

Photocomp Theme for ORS Season 7, Round 9 - La Sarthe

"Multi Car Battle"

Photograph a minimum of three cars battling it out for position. The more cars you can get in frame the better - also back markers off in the distance could also qualify for a multi-car battle shot.
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Point taken Jas,
I have read the rules but maybe i shoudl look back at them before i ask questions lol

one more round to go :)
 
velly
I have read the rules but maybe i shoudl look back at them before i ask questions lol
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All good mate :)

ORS UPDATE - FINAL ROUND ​

After much deliberation on the track for the 10th and final round for ORS Series Seven a decision has been made. All tracks submitted where great, we had some amazing entries from Cac and Rota which where a lot of fun to try and master. 👍 In the end it came down to what would work best with all tyre compounds over a longish race distance and provide the most real-to-life simulation.

As a result the track for Round 10 will be jtv90069 (John’s) Route 27 creation based on the Toscana template. Ben fatto John, bel lavoro!

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Route 27
The paved tarmac course of Route 27 sweeps its way through the scenic wide open rolling hills of Toscana (Tuscany) in the famous north eastern province in Italy. With nearly 5.6km of wide open top speed straights and a particularly tricky over the crest tight right hander, Route 27 asks drivers for nothing less than full commitment with its undulating topography, fast sweepers, switchbacks and subtle camber changes. :D

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The track is shared and available from Oni’s, Mr Taital’s or my account to be downloaded and practiced on if you haven’t grabbed it already. The race next Monday will be 52 Laps in length giving us an approximate race time of 90 minutes and we will likely run an afternoon-to-dusk time configuration.

More updates to be included in the coming ORS Drivers Briefing for Round 10.
 
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The votes are in. The community has spoken. A decision is made. :D
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Can't wait to see how next season plays out, but before then I hope you all enjoy my track on Monday night :D

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Hey guys,

Just for the information of everyone else, i will be making a return for this Monday's race. As Cactass has paid employment this week and with my father being interstate it has landed perfectly for me to make this race. I would like to thank Oni and Jasr for their patience in keeping me listed in the series, i would also like to thank Cactass for having a job that makes him work nights every few weeks. Lastly i would like to thank everyone for their kind words, thoughts and prayers in regards to my dad's recovery (still ongoing).

Jtv i have driven your track and I must commend you on it, it is an amazing track that will make for some brilliant photo's from long straights into late braking dives to the fading light with fireworks on the hill.

Spinner and myself did a quick few test laps on Thursday and we went about finding names for some of the corners.

Turn 1 : Macroorchidism (you will need to google this but when you realise what it means you should be able to make sense of it)
Turn 3: Nemesis - This corner is a stubborn son of a b****, and in every lap i did it was my arch nemesis and always brought me undone. Hence the name.

Whilst some Australian tracks have brilliant names for corners like "Forrest Elbow", "The Cutting", "The Dipper" i think the name i've found for turn 1 will eclipse them all.

For the last turn I liked the idea of some cowboy name due to the high speed entry to low speed exit whilst navigating a right hand kink, but naming a corner "Yeeeeehaww" didn't seem logical.

I am looking forward to my return on Monday.

If anyone is bored and home on Monday please don't hesitate to PM me here as i have a RDO i will be available for testing.
 
I like the corner names Taits, might find easier names to say but after I looked it up it made perfect sense :lol:. Glad you liked the track :D
Thanks for the photo praise too 👍
 
Macroorchidism:

The medical term used to describe a generic disorder found in males where a subject has abnormally large testes.

Top call mrtaital
 
Just a quick post to let you all know that I won't get a chance to race tomorrow night, I'm heading off on holiday this thursday to New Zealand for three weeks so have been madly getting my **** together. Looking forward to the next series, but there might be a chance I miss tier qualifying as I'm not back to the 7th October, see what happens.

Anyway have a great race tomorrow night guys and I'll see you all soon

Evan
 
It's with a misty eye and bit of a sniffle that the Citroen GT RC is placed back into the dim recesses of my GT5 garage.

It's been a great car. (sniff)

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Farewell my friend. :sick:

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Good luck Monday night guys. 👍
 
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