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Ladies and Gentlemen, Racers Reunited present...
The game we play is called Gran Turismo, and it seems fit that we hold a competition celebrating the cars that it does best; Grand Tourers. Front engined, rear wheel drive cars with plenty of oooomph, and chassis which can handle it.
So I'm arranging a twelve race series open to twelve contenders, driving twelve Supercars of varying performance, with a system of car allocation designed to give the fastest drivers a real challenge, and the slower drivers a chance to compete at the heart of the action.
Each driver's eleven highest finishes will count towards their final score, allowing one meeting to be missed, or lowest score dropped. A disconnection will collect 1 point, but will not count as a last place finish for the purposes of the handicap system.
This is not going to be an easy championship to win, given the strength of the handicapping. However, the winner will receive an 'RR S.H.C. Champion 2017' trophy, crafted by my own fair hands from a section of wooden beam removed from a house built before the motor car was even invented. (I don't have a photo of it, because I haven't even started yet, but it'll be okay, honest.)
When I was typing the words in the brackets above folks, I had a vision of a really nice trophy I was going to create. I failed to take into account my miserably inadequate woodworking and trophy designing skills. So, here it is...
When expressing interest folks, please specify the name of the colour your cars will be in, and a racing number.
Cheers, Zo.
THE SUPERCAR HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP.
The game we play is called Gran Turismo, and it seems fit that we hold a competition celebrating the cars that it does best; Grand Tourers. Front engined, rear wheel drive cars with plenty of oooomph, and chassis which can handle it.
So I'm arranging a twelve race series open to twelve contenders, driving twelve Supercars of varying performance, with a system of car allocation designed to give the fastest drivers a real challenge, and the slower drivers a chance to compete at the heart of the action.
The cars we shall be using are:
1/ Ferrari 365GTB 71
2/ Chevrolet Stingray C7 14
3/ Ferrari California 08
4/ SRT Viper GTS 02
5/ BMW M4 Coupe
6/ Aston Vantage V12
7/ Chevrolet Camaro SS10
8/ Alfa Romeo 8C
9/ Aston DB9 06
10/ Corvette Z06 C5 04
11/ Mustang Boss 302
12/ Maserati Granturismo S '08
They will all be stock, with oil change, and wear C/S tyres.
Each of these motors is a belting drive.
1/ Ferrari 365GTB 71
2/ Chevrolet Stingray C7 14
3/ Ferrari California 08
4/ SRT Viper GTS 02
5/ BMW M4 Coupe
6/ Aston Vantage V12
7/ Chevrolet Camaro SS10
8/ Alfa Romeo 8C
9/ Aston DB9 06
10/ Corvette Z06 C5 04
11/ Mustang Boss 302
12/ Maserati Granturismo S '08
They will all be stock, with oil change, and wear C/S tyres.
Each of these motors is a belting drive.
And so, on to the circuits:
1/ Silverstone GP 28 laps, Tuesday 10th Jan 2017 (At which everyone will use the California.)
2/ Apricot Hill, 38 laps, Tues 17th Jan
3/ Monaco, 35 laps Tues 24th Jan * See above.
4/ Brands Hatch GP, 36 laps Tues 31st Jan
5/ Trial Mountain, 36 laps Tues 7th Feb
6/ Suzuka, 29 laps Tues 14th Feb
7/ Grand Valley 31 laps, Tues 21st Feb
8/ Spa 25 laps, Tues 28th Feb
Tues 7th March, mid season break.
9/ Willow Springs Big Willow 42 laps, Tues 14th March
10/ Midfield 45 laps, Tues 21st March
11/ Autumn Ring 42 laps, Tues 28th March
12/ Circuito De La Sierra 7 laps, Tues 4th April
The points system will be;
1st/ 15
2nd/ 12
3rd/ 10
4th/ 9
5th/ 8
6th/ 7
5th/ 6
and so on, down to 12th/ 1 point.
1/ Silverstone GP 28 laps, Tuesday 10th Jan 2017 (At which everyone will use the California.)
2/ Apricot Hill, 38 laps, Tues 17th Jan
3/ Monaco, 35 laps Tues 24th Jan * See above.
4/ Brands Hatch GP, 36 laps Tues 31st Jan
5/ Trial Mountain, 36 laps Tues 7th Feb
6/ Suzuka, 29 laps Tues 14th Feb
7/ Grand Valley 31 laps, Tues 21st Feb
8/ Spa 25 laps, Tues 28th Feb
Tues 7th March, mid season break.
9/ Willow Springs Big Willow 42 laps, Tues 14th March
10/ Midfield 45 laps, Tues 21st March
11/ Autumn Ring 42 laps, Tues 28th March
12/ Circuito De La Sierra 7 laps, Tues 4th April
The points system will be;
1st/ 15
2nd/ 12
3rd/ 10
4th/ 9
5th/ 8
6th/ 7
5th/ 6
and so on, down to 12th/ 1 point.
Each driver's eleven highest finishes will count towards their final score, allowing one meeting to be missed, or lowest score dropped. A disconnection will collect 1 point, but will not count as a last place finish for the purposes of the handicap system.
This is not going to be an easy championship to win, given the strength of the handicapping. However, the winner will receive an 'RR S.H.C. Champion 2017' trophy, crafted by my own fair hands from a section of wooden beam removed from a house built before the motor car was even invented. (I don't have a photo of it, because I haven't even started yet, but it'll be okay, honest.)
When I was typing the words in the brackets above folks, I had a vision of a really nice trophy I was going to create. I failed to take into account my miserably inadequate woodworking and trophy designing skills. So, here it is...
When expressing interest folks, please specify the name of the colour your cars will be in, and a racing number.
Cheers, Zo.
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