*COMPLETED* SNAIL-Porsche GT3 SuperCup Challenge: Congrats to our Season 3 Champ, fruitloop31!!Finished

[Kermit_2142]

@llNovall - I was tempted to enrol for the GT4 league but I’m still early into my GT7 campaign so I figured it would make more sense to update my availability here as being more likely to be able to fill in as a reserve if needed as my schedule is now levelling out some what.

Looking forward to how the new car runs in GT7

 

[llNovall]

@llNovall - I was tempted to enrol for the GT4 league but I’m still early into my GT7 campaign so I figured it would make more sense to update my availability here as being more likely to be able to fill in as a reserve if needed as my schedule is now levelling out some what.

Looking forward to how the new car runs in GT7

I ha e you on the list sir...you know you're always welcome when available. 👍

 

[llNovall]

Series Update and Decisions​

Well Gentlemen, GT7 has now been out for over a month and we have yet to get legitimate lobby features that we were used to. I am confident they are still on the way which affords us more time to sort our transition. Alot of attention, as of late, has been given to the Michelin series, but alot of thing have been learned in that series testing. One of them, is the 09 Porsche 911 GT3 (997) is an absolute gem to race with....especially compared to the twitchy (in GT7 anyway) 16 Porsche 911 GT3RS (991). The 997 car is very confident, fast, fun to drive, and imo even closer to the essence of the real world Porsche Cup Challenge car. I personally believe this car would present better racing and an overall closer and more confident racing experience than the 991 can provide. And, alot of the liveries from GTSport will need to be re-rendered or completely re-done for GT7. Before continueing that effort, this leads to my proposal for the balance of our current season and a build in to our next one.
For the balance of the season and in preparation for next season, I would like to change to the 09 Porsche 911 GT3 (997) at very similar specs as we had moving forward, but would like to test and get everyone's input before pulling the trigger on this.
Specs on this car would be:
502hp
2641lbs (1200kg)
(actual weight for a Cup Car.)
Priano has a very good tune for this car.
What we will need to test is how the race hard to race Medium tires differ in performance if at all from what we knew.

I will have a room open later tonight. Anyone interested in shaking them down, here is the car build and tune:
09 Porsche 911 GT3 (997)
Stretch to the Wide Body

Spoiler: Build List (only purchase these specific items)

Specs:

Priano's tune with a few light tweeks.

If we decide to go this direction, we will need to re-render our liveries for this car, or new ones before the season resumes. As such, new number boards will be provided, along with updated livery requirements/standards that I will announce later.

I should have a room up around 930-10pm est. Hope to see some of join in.

@llNovall /II-NOVA-II (Platinum)
@Phlano099 /@Phlano_099 (Platinum)
@Roman_GT23 /Roman_GT23 (Platinum)
@MrDonovan /MrDonovan (Gold)
@Yugofan /Yugofan (Platinum)
@Harry Rowley /Harry_Rowley_10 (Platinum)
@Noob01_lmdead /rauljimenez76 (Platinum)
@IceWarden /Ice_Warden (Gold)
@socalnatv /Sand_68 (Platinum)
@fruitloop31 / fruitloop31 (Platinum)
@JDMKING13 / jdmking13 (Gold)
@Rob Brown /no1needs2perish (Platinum)
@Fudman420 /Fudman420 (Gold)
@Trickybrewer/ Trickybrewer (Platinum)
@Kgffy / kgffty (Platinum)
@Xradkins/ Xrad-11 (Platinum)
Reserve Drivers (no specific priority order)
@MikeGrove / (Platinum)
@aedenmaddok /aedonmaddok (Gold)
@Kermit_2142 /Kermit_2142 (Platinum)
@Moby45 /Moby45 (Platinum)
@Deal24 /fullerbunch (Gold)
@SydViscus / Sydviscus (Gold)

 

[Kermit_2142]

I am yet to drive either of them and totally understand your reasoning but I my excitement to race the GT3RS will remain

 

[llNovall]

Series Update and Decisions​

Well Gentlemen, GT7 has now been out for over a month and we have yet to get legitimate lobby features that we were used to. I am confident they are still on the way which affords us more time to sort our transition. Alot of attention, as of late, has been given to the Michelin series, but alot of thing have been learned in that series testing. One of them, is the 09 Porsche 911 GT3 (997) is an absolute gem to race with....especially compared to the twitchy (in GT7 anyway) 16 Porsche 911 GT3RS (991). The 997 car is very confident, fast, fun to drive, and imo even closer to the essence of the real world Porsche Cup Challenge car. I personally believe this car would present better racing and an overall closer and more confident racing experience than the 991 can provide. And, alot of the liveries from GTSport will need to be re-rendered or completely re-done for GT7. Before continueing that effort, this leads to my proposal for the balance of our current season and a build in to our next one.
For the balance of the season and in preparation for next season, I would like to change to the 09 Porsche 911 GT3 (997) at very similar specs as we had moving forward, but would like to test and get everyone's input before pulling the trigger on this.
Specs on this car would be:
502hp
2641lbs (1200kg)
(actual weight for a Cup Car.)
Priano has a very good tune for this car.
What we will need to test is how the race hard to race Medium tires differ in performance if at all from what we knew.

I will have a room open later tonight. Anyone interested in shaking them down, here is the car build and tune:
09 Porsche 911 GT3 (997)
Stretch to the Wide Body

Spoiler: Build List (only purchase these specific items)

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Specs:
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Priano's tune with a few light tweeks.
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If we decide to go this direction, we will need to re-render our liveries for this car, or new ones before the season resumes. As such, new number boards will be provided, along with updated livery requirements/standards that I will announce later.

I should have a room up around 930-10pm est. Hope to see some of join in.

@llNovall /II-NOVA-II (Platinum)
@Phlano099 /@Phlano_099 (Platinum)
@Roman_GT23 /Roman_GT23 (Platinum)
@MrDonovan /MrDonovan (Gold)
@Yugofan /Yugofan (Platinum)
@Harry Rowley /Harry_Rowley_10 (Platinum)
@Noob01_lmdead /rauljimenez76 (Platinum)
@IceWarden /Ice_Warden (Gold)
@socalnatv /Sand_68 (Platinum)
@fruitloop31 / fruitloop31 (Platinum)
@JDMKING13 / jdmking13 (Gold)
@Rob Brown /no1needs2perish (Platinum)
@Fudman420 /Fudman420 (Gold)
@Trickybrewer/ Trickybrewer (Platinum)
@Kgffy / kgffty (Platinum)
@Xradkins/ Xrad-11 (Platinum)
Reserve Drivers (no specific priority order)
@MikeGrove / (Platinum)
@aedenmaddok /aedonmaddok (Gold)
@Kermit_2142 /Kermit_2142 (Platinum)
@Moby45 /Moby45 (Platinum)
@Deal24 /fullerbunch (Gold)
@SydViscus / Sydviscus (Gold)

Alright fellas,
So far from few opinions I had during testing last night, and the fact most have already built the 16 Porsche 911 GT3RS, we will stay with that car. I'm sure we will find more tuning tricks as we go, so the consistency and confidence in the car will come. One thing we will need to do on our next test night for the Porsche is to see how much of a difference the race Medium and and race hard tires make on lap times. Anymore than 1-1.2 seconds advantage, and we may have to move to a standard tite across classes, and have a base BoP for Platinum and Gold to achieve the 1 second handicap.

Also, I will be forwarding newly updated liveries of all renderings that I have performed for the series and driver's with new livery requirements/standards. I'd ask anyone who rendered their own to make the necessary edits to their cars and forward the livery link to me when complete. A separate post tagging all drivers will be made with the updated livery standards with link for the new decals.

 

[Kermit_2142]

Alright fellas,
So far from few opinions I had during testing last night, and the fact most have already built the 16 Porsche 911 GT3RS, we will stay with that car. I'm sure we will find more tuning tricks as we go, so the consistency and confidence in the car will come. One thing we will need to do on our next test night for the Porsche is to see how much of a difference the race Medium and and race hard tires make on lap times. Anymore than 1-1.2 seconds advantage, and we may have to move to a standard tite across classes, and have a base BoP for Platinum and Gold to achieve the 1 second handicap.

Also, I will be forwarding newly updated liveries of all renderings that I have performed for the series and driver's with new livery requirements/standards. I'd ask anyone who rendered their own to make the necessary edits to their cars and forward the livery link to me when complete. A separate post tagging all drivers will be made with the updated livery standards with link for the new decals

If I were to do some free practice, are there any particular combos you guys ran friday night or any you have in mind that I can use for testing?

 

[llNovall]

If I were to do some free practice, are there any particular combos you guys ran friday night or any you have in mind that I can use for testing?

I like Lago Full Course, normal direction. I'm cutting hi 1:56's on Race Hards, low to mid 1:55's so far on the race Mediums in the '16 991. I have a little more room on the race hards, but probably have a little more still on the rm's. Need the spread between the two to be less than 1.5 seconds...tops. Thanks for the help. Spec out list is linked/note din the first post.

 

[Xradkins]

Alright fellas,
So far from few opinions I had during testing last night, and the fact most have already built the 16 Porsche 911 GT3RS, we will stay with that car. I'm sure we will find more tuning tricks as we go, so the consistency and confidence in the car will come. One thing we will need to do on our next test night for the Porsche is to see how much of a difference the race Medium and and race hard tires make on lap times. Anymore than 1-1.2 seconds advantage, and we may have to move to a standard tite across classes, and have a base BoP for Platinum and Gold to achieve the 1 second handicap.

Also, I will be forwarding newly updated liveries of all renderings that I have performed for the series and driver's with new livery requirements/standards. I'd ask anyone who rendered their own to make the necessary edits to their cars and forward the livery link to me when complete. A separate post tagging all drivers will be made with the updated livery standards with link for the new decals.

I vote for Large "tite" over standard tite across classes. But anything more than a hand full is a waste, I have heard. LOL

 

[llNovall]

GT7
Porsche GT3 Supercup
Livery Requirements ​

With our transition to GT7, we will be updating and reformatting our liveries as shown below to reflect our rebranding of the series to the Porsche GT3 Supercup Challenge presented by Snail. After building your car from the build link, please edit your livery to the new standards shown below. All required decals are linked below for convenience.

Sides

Platinum
-Black side mirrors
-Black Spoiler winglets with white GT logo

Gold
-Yellow side mirrors
-Yellow Spoiler winglets with Black GT logo
(accidently shown in white on example pic)

-Porsche Mobile 1 Super Cup Numberplate
Driver side

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

Passenger side

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-IMSA decal overlayed in the open area of the top boxed area on the numberplate
Red

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

White

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-Drivers number to be applied and centered in black using standard GT7 available font.

-Hugo Boss Decal, lower rocker panel in front of rear wheel arches

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-Motec decal behind front fender arches

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-Snail decal in front of rear quarter arches
White

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

Black

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

- " porschemotorsport.com" decal on a pillars

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-Michelin decal in front of front fender arches or front bumper corners

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-VP Racing Fules decal in front of front fender arches

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-Michelin man decal behind rear quarter arches

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-Main Sponsor on doors or main body of quarter panels (Driver to source/create)

-Secondary and additonal sponsors, place on sides at will (Driver to source/create)

-Team logo/name place on sides at will
(Driver to source/create)

Side window
Condense and fit your country's home flag.
For USA:

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

(Driver to source)

Front
-IMSA decal on bonnet just below the Porsche emblem
Red

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

White

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-"Tow " decal pointing to tow hook
Select "Racing Decals" in editor

-Michelin decal.on front bumper

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

Rear
-Michelin decal in license plate box

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-IMSA decal on right face of rear bumper
(Same as front)

-Driver home country flag just below the IMSA decal

-driver number in white or black as needed to offset car color on left face of rear bumper

-GT3 Class box directly below driver number
Platinum

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

Gold

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-"Tow " decal pointing to tow hook

-Porsche GT3 Cup name Decal in similar size to those pictured

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

-snailracing.org decal placed just below the license plate in similar scale to those pictured

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

Hood
-Primary sponsors largest

-additional sponsors added at will (small decals)

-Electric Cutoff decal -place on hood, drivers side near windshield.
(source from "Racing Decals" in editor)

-E. extinguisher decal -place on hood, driver side near windshield next to Electric Cutoff decal
(source from "Racing Decals" in editor)


Windshield banner
-Platinum: Black background with white driver number in passenger side corner
-Gold: Yellow background with black driver number in passenger side corner

-Mobile 1 Decal centered in windshield banner in similar size as shown in picture
Decal can be found in game provided Decals

-Spoiler bottom: Team name
Ask if help is needed

-Spoiler top, cover over top with black, then apply standard Porsche decal in similar size across top of Spoiler.
Can be found in game provided Decals.

-make sure name plate is added

When finished, please provided a side profile screenshot over a white background from the livery preview section and forward to my psn account: II-NOVA-II (capital i's) and please share and provide the link to the livery for final approval.

For those with liveries rendered by me, I will be finishing the updates and forwarding the link to you soon.

 

[Rob Brown]

Looks great! Could you please clarify “Master” class? Platinum? Platinum with RM? +25HP? -100 lb?

 

[llNovall]

Looks great! Could you please clarify “Master” class? Platinum? Platinum with RM? +25HP? -100 lb?

I'll have the success ballasting breakdown out soon. Still doing some testing to make sure there isn't more than a 1.5 spread from optimal race hard to optimal rm times to see if we can still use our seperate tire formula for handicapping.

Porsche GT3 Supercup Challenge
No ABS Master Class Rules​

As for the master class idea for drivers interested in racing No ABS, the best I could entertain is as follows:
-Drivers who choose to race with ABS off (which hopefully will be able to be governed by a members list) will be scored normally with the entire field, but will also be scored within a seprate Masters Class.
-Drivers will only be eligible for the Masters Class if they are currently in the Platinum Class, and must continue to run the Race Hard Compound tires, despite not having ABS.
-Any penalties incurred during a race event will count toward both points scoring.
-Drivers must announce prior to each Event by 5pm est of Raceday if they are running ABS or No ABS and may change their status from Event to event. And, they will be required to submit a lap history with the upcoming event's conditions to verify acceptable pace (within 1 second of the known pace across the field in practice sessions) by that time. No exceptions. If confirmation and lap history is not recieved by the deadline or does not meet the pace, the driver will be ineligible for Master Class points and will be asked to use ABS for that event to maintain competitiveness against the main field.
(Exception: once a driver consistently displays capable of competitive pace without ABS, he will excused from submitting the time history)
-Events raced with No ABS will be scored toward the Masters Class standings.
-Any driver who is not fast enough to be eligible to use No ABS, and chooses to race without ABS anyway will be disqualified from scoring points for that event.
-This series relies on parity, and while ABS OFF will be an option, parity will remain the number one priority.
-Any driver who has success ballast and is eligible to race with No ABS and scores outside the top 8 will not recieve any concession.
-Drivers who plan to race in the Masters Class must have have 2 liveries rendered: one in normal form. The other with an "M" displayed next to the Drivers number on the rear, and on the front fender. Examples will be provided later.
-Once a confirmation and lap history is submitted by the deadline for the next event, I will reply by 8pm est if you are eligible to run No ABS for the event. At that time, outfit you car with appropriate livery.

This post will be edited into the first post.

 

[Phlano099]

Rob is in a class all by himself....

 

[llNovall]

Rob is in a class all by himself....

Lol, I figured I'd open the option, but I believe takers will be limited. @Marcus Garvey and @RACECAR come to mind....hoping it might attract some of those drivers, but they will need to be at a competitive pace against the field to utilize the option.

 

[llNovall]

Porsche GT3 Supercup Challenge
Pre-Rendered Livery Links​

Links for all liveries shown below are provided. Select the "paperclip/attachment" icon to get livery. Be sure your cars are modified to the Widebody before retrieving the Livery.
To retrieve the livery:
-go to GT Auto/ "Load Style"/Collection. Your Livery should be displayed there.
-once your car livery is outfitted, verify Wheels are BBS RE-CL 20"F/21R, rim width -wide, offset -wide.
-verify all spoilers and options are correct using this link as reference:
Car Build Sheet
(For headlamps, be sure to select the proper color for your class as noted in the link above.)

@MrDonovan

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Noob01_lmdead

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Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@JDMKING13

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@socalnatv

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Roman_GT23

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Harry Rowley

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Yugofan

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Rob Brown

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Xradkins

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Trickybrewer

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@fruitloop31

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Fudman420

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

@Kgffy

gran-turismo.com

Gran Turismo Official Website

www.gran-turismo.com

 

[llNovall]

Porsche GT3
Supercup Challenge
Exhibition Event #1
at Sainte Croix-B
Default Conditions
This Friday, April 22nd
9pm est​

Alright fellas, while GT7 has yet to accommodate our needs for the online lobbies, that shouldn't stop us from testing the servers and stability along with our series parameters.

I will be hosting an exhibition event this Friday, April 22nd at 9pm est. We will run in the following format:
-Room will open at 9pm est for open warmup ups until 9:30pm est.
-Practice lap times will set the grid for the first short 6 lap Race.
-The grid will then be reversed to run a 2nd 6 lap sprint Race.
-the grid will then be reversed based on the 2nd sprint race results.
-We will then be running a full length race with laps to equal over 40 minutes.
-If interest remains strong, we can continue to another track, or move over to some Michelin Pilot GT4 testing.

Please verify and adjust your weight according to the chart in the 2nd post of this thread.

Those tagged below, please confirm your status before Friday, 5pm est.

@llNovall /II-NOVA-II (Platinum)
@Phlano099 /@Phlano_099 (Platinum)
@Roman_GT23 /Roman_GT23 (Platinum)
@MrDonovan /MrDonovan (Gold)
@Yugofan /Yugofan (Platinum)
@Harry Rowley /Harry_Rowley_10 (Platinum)
@Noob01_lmdead /rauljimenez76 (Platinum)
@IceWarden /Ice_Warden (Gold)
@socalnatv /Sand_68 (Platinum)
@fruitloop31 / fruitloop31 (Platinum)
@JDMKING13 / jdmking13 (Gold)
@Rob Brown /no1needs2perish (Platinum)
@Fudman420 /Fudman420 (Gold)
@Trickybrewer/ Trickybrewer (Platinum)
@Kgffy / kgffty (Platinum)
@Xradkins/ Xrad-11 (Platinum)
Reserve Drivers (no specific priority order)
@MikeGrove / (Platinum)
@aedenmaddok /aedonmaddok (Gold)
@Kermit_2142 /Kermit_2142 (Platinum)
@Moby45 /Moby45 (Platinum)
@Deal24 /fullerbunch (Gold)
@SydViscus / Sydviscus (Gold)

 

[Roman_GT23]

Barring any work shenanigans I should be able to make it.

 

[JDMKING13]

I’m in the building on Friday! Miss driving the Porsche!!!

 

[llNovall]

Barring any work shenanigans I should be able to make it.

I’m in the building on Friday! Miss driving the Porsche!!!

Be sure to grab your most recent updated liveries. Links are provided a few posts up. See ya Friday.👍

 

[Rob Brown]

I’m a very strong tentative for Friday night testing! ABS is broke though (despite my hecklers ).

 

[Xradkins]

Oh goody. Someone wants to race. I'll be there!

 

[Phlano099]

Confirm for Friday

 

[Noob01_lmdead]

View attachment 1016475
Welcome to the
Snail-Porsche GT3
Cup Challenge

Season 3:
OPEN for SIGN UPS

Spoiler: Snail OLR and Good Racecraft Guide

This Series is open to Snail members and Non-members with all Snail OLR rules to be applied for all races and forum etiquette.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/snail-olr-policies-and-guidelines.332619/#post-12630786.
Note: Disregard Snail OLR, Section 14: "Incident Reporting Instructions". This Series will have it's own Reporting policy and Instructions in the tabs below*

9:00pm est Friday Monthly
1 race night/month schedule with an approximate 2 hour total for Qualifying and Racing time frame.

Series Summary of Details
-2 Driver pace classes, Platinum and Gold.
CLASSES WILL BE DISTINGUISHED BY MIRROR, SPOILER, and Number Plate COLORS:
Black: Platinum Drivers/Yellow: Gold drivers
Tire Regulations:
Platinum Drivers: Racing Hards (RH)
Gold Drivers: Racing Mediums (RM)
-Success Weight Ballast System:
to be applied to Podium Finishers up to a 4% point maximum.
(Details shown below in Tab 2.3)
-Vehicle to be used:
2016 911 (991) GT3 RS
Weight: 2723 lbs/Power: 507hp (New GT7 spec)
Tuning Allowed (many tunes shared and available)
Race Series format
Pre-Race Warmup/Entry period (15 minutes)
Pre-Race Qualifying Session (15 minutes)
Race 1 (Laps to = 40 minutes)
Race 2 Reverse Grid (Laps to = 40 minutes)
********************************
Next
GT7 TESTING/
EXHIBITION EVENT
Friday, April 8th, 2022
9pm est
Details to be Announced
***************************************??*

Season 3
On Hold until GT7 Online Lobbies are Fixed
Event #8
To resume on GT7
April 8th 2022,
Friday, 9pm est
at Spa Francorchamps
Conditions:
TBD

********************************
Please Browse the Series Details, and follow the signup instructions at the end of this post if you are interested and would like to join us.​

Series Details and Information

Spoiler: 1.) Race Scheduling and Event Related Information Hub

Spoiler: 1.1 Season Schedule (Dates and Tracks)

Season 2 schedule:
*One Friday race night/month (3 weeks in some instances) to be scheduled on the dates shown below.
*12 races over 10 months to be scheduled.
-best 10 performances are kept toward final season standings.

Tracks/Dates to be raced
(See Scheduled Race Event Details tab below for specific time and conditions)
Fuji Speedway (w' chicane) (August 16th, 2021)
Suzuka Circuit (September 10th, 2021)
Kyoto Driving Park Y+M (Nov 5th, 2021)
Autopolis International (Dec. 3rd, 2021)
Laguna Seca (Jan 7th, 2021)
Circuit de Sainte Croix-B (Jan. 28th, 2022)
Barcelona (February 25th, 2022)
GT7 Porsche Test night (March 11th, 2022)
Spa Francorchamps (April 8th, 2022)
Nurburgring GP (May 6th, 2022)
Autodromo Monza (June 3rd, 2022)
Lago Maggiore GP (June 24th, 2022)
Le Mans (LaSarthe) (July 22nd, 2022)

Spoiler: 1.2 Race Night Schedule and Qualifying

Race night schedule and Qualifying Procedure
-9:00pm est: RACE ROOM IS OPEN for ENTRIES (Verify your placement, tires, and ballast requirements before making your entry.) Warm up laps are permitted during this time until the room resets for qualifying
*Race entries and Driver placement/tires/ballast are verified.
-9:15pm est: All previously confirmed driver entries must be in by this time. (Standby Reserve drivers will be notified and called to the Race Room at this time if grid spots are still open)
Do not return to lobby for tuning or cancel your entry at any time during this Open Qualifying session. Park your car in a safe area on track or return to pits (do not cancel entry) if finished lapping early. (Drivers entering the race room late, after 9:15pm est, may still make their entry and set laps using the remaining time available up to the start of Race 1 if a vacant spot is still available)*
*At approximately 9:30pm est, the Series Director or Host will instruct all drivers to line up past the 1st sector line. Qualifying times will be Recorded, and all late entries and driver's tire compounds will be verified before Race 1 is started.
*Race 1 will be Started at 9:30pm est.
Late entries after 9:30pm est will have to wait to race for Race 2 and must be sure to have their tires verified before race 2 start.
-9:30pm est: Race will be started at this time.
-9:30pm-10:10pm: Race 1 (Laps to = 40mins)
-10:10pm-10:20pm: Race finish, record scores, save replays, set room to reverse grid, 10 minute break/post race party chat.
All drivers must maintain their entry from the end of previous race to start of next race. Any Drivers that missed Race 1 must make their entry and have tires verified before the start of Race 2.. Any disconnected drivers must re-make their entry and have tires re-verified before the start of Race 2.
-10:20pm-11pm: Race 2 (Laps to = 40mins)
-11pm-11:15pm: Race finish, record scores, save replays, post event party chat, and conclude the night.

The schedule below is a guide to stay within a 2 hour time window, but may vary depending on issues throughout the night.

Spoiler: 1.3 Race Lobby Settings

Standard Lobby Settings
Basic Settings
Room Mode: Practice/Race
Room Privacy: Public *
Room Settings
Room Name: Snail Porsche GT3 Cup. Event #1-12 (Date)- Members only
Race Type: Race for Real
Fixed Room Ownership: No **
Max no of participants: 16
Required Sportsmanship Rating --
Required Sportsmanship Rating --
Track Settings
Track: As per Race Date
Select Condition: Default
Laps: laps to = 40 minutes
Race Settings
Start Type: Grid Start
Grid Order: R1: Fastest First / R2: Reverse Grid Based on Previous Results***
Grid Boost: None
Slip Stream Strength: Real
Visible Damage: On
Mechanical Damage: Light
Tire Wear: 1x
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Initial Fuel: Default
Grip Red. On Wet Track / Track Edge: Real
Race Finish Delay: 180 sec
Overtaking System Usage Time Multiplier: Default Qualifier Settings Time Limit: none
Qualifying Continuation Time: none
Tire Wear during Qualifying: N/A
Fuel Consumption Qualifying: N/A
Regulation Settings
Filter by Category: PP max tbd
Balance of Performance: Off
Power Limit: 507hp
Weight: 2723 lbs
Maximum Tire Rating: Racing Medium (RM) Minimum Tire Rating: Racing Hard (RH)
Livery Restrictions: No Limit
Type of Racing Number: No Limit
Assign Car Number Automatically: None
Tuning: No Limit
Kart Usage: Off
Ghosting During Race: None
Shortcut Penalty: None
Wall Collision Penalty: None
Wall Collision Detection: Default
Side Contact Penalty: Off
Correct Vehicle Course After Wall Collission: Off Replace Car at Course Out: Off
Flag Rules: Off
Limit Driving Options
Countersteering Assist: Prohibited
Active Stability Management (ASM): Prohibited Driving Line Assist: Prohibited
Traction Control: Prohibited
ABS: No Limit
Auto-Drive: Prohibited
Notes: * There seems to be a glitch that not all friends can find a Friends Only room ** Friends Only room only allows for Fixed Host. Special permission is required to set up a Fixed Host lobby *** In case manual lineup is required, there is and option to set grid manually.

Spoiler: 1.4 Duty list/series volunteers

Series Director: II-NOVA-II
Assistant Series Director:
Host: II-NOVA-II
Backup Host:
2nd Backup Host: Phlano_099 /Phlano099
Replay Uploader: II-NOVA-II
Backup Replay Uploader: MrDonovan
Scorekeeper: II-NOVA-II
Backup Scorekeeper:
2nd Backup Scorekeeper:
Fast Lap Data Collector:
Photography: GTP_Guido/IceWarden
Chief Penalty Steward: II-NOVA-II
Steward: Rob Brown
Steward: Moby45
Steward:

Spoiler: 1.5 Party Chat Policy and Rules

RACE NIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT
16 player Party Chat Policy
​

We will use the Party Chat feature at the opening of the Race Room with the following Rules:

1.) It is encouraged, but not required that drivers enter the Open party chat to help in the flow of communication to start the night. (Especially drivers new to the series)
2.) Open Conversation is allowed at the opening of the Race Room to the official start of Qualifying, approximately 9:30pm est. ALL MICs MUST BE MUTED AT THIS TIME, thru Qualifying, and Race 1 (Host will remind all drivers to please mute mics before the call to start qualifying)
3.) Once the race finish countdown is complete, drivers may resume un-muted conversation up to the call to mute mics before the next race.
4.) After the final race finish countdown is complete, drivers may resume party conversations.

Be reminded that no discussions regarding on track incidents are to be discussed, except obviously, if it is simply an apology and no more. Please review the penalty guidelines for more detail on this policy.

And Lastly,
Please don't be that guy who has their mic on the whole race (If your headphones do not have a mute feature, simply leave the party chat before the Qualifying Session begins**

Spoiler: 2.) Driver Related Information Hub

Spoiler: 2.1 Driver Points Structure and Scoring

Points
Platinum and Gold Level drivers will be scored together under one standing.

• 1st = 16 points
• 2nd = 15 points
• 3rd = 14 points
• 4th = 13 points
• 5th = 12 points
• 6th = 11 points
• 7th = 10 points
• 8th = 9 points
• 9th = 8 points
• 10th = 7points
• 11th = 6 points
• 12th = 5 points
• 13th = 4 points
• 14th = 3 points
• 15th = 2 points
• 16th = 1 point

*No bonus points for pole or fast laps

Scorekeeping and awarding of points
Race 1: will recieve up to 16 points for a 1st place finish on down as shown above;
Race 2: will recieve up to 16 points for 1st place finish on down as shown above.
Points from both races will be totaled to reflect total points earned for the event.
Perfect night will total 32 points.

Points Tie Breaking Policy follows same policy as Snail League shown below:
In the event of a tie at the end of a race night, the driver with the highest single race finish will be awarded the tie breaker. If both driver have the same best finish, use the second best finish. 2 wins would beat 1 win and 1 2nd place finish or 1 win and one 2nd place finish would beat 1 win and 1 3rd place finish. The driver who wins the tie breaker will be awarded .1 point on the score sheet only for the purpose of breaking the tie for that night. The .1 point will not count toward the season championship.

Spoiler: 2.2 Driver Classing

Driver Classifications
Different Tire compounds for each driver classification will be used to help equalize the pace of the driver talent levels.
Platinum Drivers:
-Upper 1/2 of Snail Driver's List or known pace from Season 1
-will use Racing Hard (RH) Tires
-BLACK painted mirrors and Spoiler winglets, and black Cup Challenge numberplate with white numbers

Gold Drivers:
-Lower 1/2 of Snail Driver's List or known pace from Season 1.
-will use Racing Medium (RM) Tires
-YELLOW painted mirrors and Spoiler Winglets,
and yellow Cup Challenge numberplates with black numbers
-Gold Classed driver pace on Race Medium tires should nearly match the Platinum Classed drivers field

What if the Snail Driver's List is an odd number of Divisions during driver placement/season start?
*Recently archived and current race data from the Snail Sunday night series will be used toward placement of active Split Division Snail drivers.
**New/Ex Snail drivers with limited or old data, and New NON-Snails will be required to run a control time trial for placement.
Drivers who are initially Classed as Platinum at the Season start will be reviewed in the first 2 events attended. If found to be struggling and/or are significantly off pace (more than 1 second/lap consistently), the Series Director will relegate the driver to the Gold Class)

Spoiler: 2.3 Succes Ballast Process

New for Season 2 and evolved further for Season 3, will be a Success Ballast feature on top of the initial Platinum/Gold Driver Classing.
Details outlined below:

Platinum Driver Class Success Ballast Ladder
(+60kg/132lbs weight ADD Maximum under formula below, then +15kg/33lbs for every podium thereafter)
1st Place Overall for Event = +45kg/99lbs weight ADD
2nd Place Overall for Event = +30kg/66lbs weight ADD
3rd Place Overall for Event = +15kg/33lbs weight ADD

-15kg/-33lbs weight Removed
(For any event finish outside the top 8 for drivers with added ballast)
If a Platinum Class Driver manages continued success after the 60kg/132lbs weight maximum has been earned and applied, an additonal +15kg/33 lbs will be added up to the 200kg/440lbs ballast adjustment maximum.

Gold Driver Class Success Ballast Ladder
(Weight ADD Maximum, approx 60kg/132lbs)
1st Place Overall for Event = +45kg/99lbs weight ADD
2nd Place Overall for Event = +30kg/66lbs weight ADD
3rd Place Overall for Event = +15kg/33lbs weight ADD

Once a Gold Driver has incurred ballast due to a successful result, that ballast is owned and will not be removed until the driver is promoted to the Platinum Class...You earned it, you own it.
If a Gold Class Driver manages a podium finish after the 60kg/132lbs weight ballast maximum has been earned and applied, the Driver will be promoted and graduate to the Platinum Class at base specs and required to use the Racing Hard tire compound for remaining events.
(Once a Gold Class driver is promoted to the Platinum Driver Class through their performance and success, they will stay there for the remainder of the season)
Drivers who are absent or do not complete both races of an event entered will not receive any reduction in accrued ballast
Drivers Returning for Season 3 will begin the season at the same Driver Classing they finished for Season 2, and all drivers will be cleared of any ballast accrued from Season 2.

Spoiler: 2.4 Driver's List and Driver's List Priority

Drivers List

Driver List Priority
Once a 10 month season starts, the Drivers list will be set in "priority order" based on sign up date.
*The series will field drivers as follows:
-16 Priority Drivers (list will be adjusted monthly based on driver activity)
- An open number of Reserve Driver slots will be available and will be listed in no priority order.
*Any Priority Driver who misses 3 consecutive races will be placed on the reserve list.
* As a courtesy, all drivers will be asked to post their absence before 5pm est on the Thursday before race night to allow Reserve Drivers time to be ready. (See Absentee and Reporting Policy Tab)

Spoiler: 2.5 Driver/Car Profiles

To be linked

Spoiler: 2.6 Reserve Drivers Process and Info Hub

Reserve Driver Process and Information

Spoiler: 2.7 Driver Confirmation and Absentee Reporting Policy

Confirmation and Absentee Reporting Policy

Spoiler: 2.8 Race night Confirmation lists

Confirmation Post Links (Post #7)

Spoiler: 3.) Team and Team Livery Related Information Hub

Spoiler: 3.1 Race Team Hub: Details, Team/drivers list, and Team Point Structure

To be linked

Spoiler: 3.2 Race Car Livery Uniformity Standards, Decal Links, and Pre-Created Liveries

Race Car Uniformity
2016 Porsche 911 GT3RS
See this Link for build features and allowable tuning parts:
"New" GT7 Porsche GT3 Cup car

Required Decals:
Link to be provided here

Required Wheels
BBS RE-CL
20"F/21R
Wide wheels add
Wide offset add

Spoiler: 3.3 Required League decals, Number plates and Team Decals.

Link To Be Provided

Spoiler: 4.) Penalty Information Hub

Spoiler: 4.1 Penalty Process and Policy

Penalty Process

Drivers may file incidents after the last race on Friday race night to Monday at 8pm est of the same weekend.

Penalty filing instructions
-Submit your incident(s) by filing via pm to the Chief Steward, all supporting stewards, and the offending driver by including the information listed below.
List of Stewards and Volunteers
II-NOVA-II (Chief Steward)
Rob Brown (Steward)
Bologna_Duc (Steward)
TEX36 (Steward)

Incident filing PM's must include the following in this order for each incident to be accepted:
*Tag: 4 Stewards and Driver you are filing against
*Conversation Title: "Your PSN ID": IR filed against "PSN ID of driver you are filing on"
*Include the following information in the report:

-PSN name of the driver being filed against
-Your PSN name
-Race Number the incident occurred (Race 1 or 2)
-the lap number that the incident occurred
-the time the incident occurred (Use time posted in the middle of the screen)
-description of the incident being filed

(Multiple offenses filed on the same driver may be included in the same group PM)

The offending driver may plead his/her side within the group pm by 8pm est Monday, 10 days after the night Raced.

After the 1 week rebuttle period has ended,(Monday 8pm of Race weekend to the following Monday at 8pm) the Chief Steward and/or any support stewards will review all incidents filed and submit a ruling in the respective incident group pm by 6pm Friday of the next race event.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD AN INCIDENT BE FILED OR DISCUSSED IN THE MAIN THREAD, IN RACE, OR THE INGAME LOBBY. IF THIS OCCURS, A MANDATORY UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT PENALTY OF UP TO 50 POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE SEASON'S TOTAL, AND A 2 WEEK SUSPENSION FROM THE SERIES AT THE STEWARD's DECISION AND DISCRETION

No Self Reported Incident Reports will be reviewed. It is up to each one of us racers to hold each other accountable for on track performance. If you feel strong enough that an incident should be filed on an offending driver, I encourage all drivers to do so at their discretion.

Spoiler: Steward Guidelines and Instructions

The Stewards will be utilizing the penalty guidelines set up and used within the Snail Spec Racing Series. Follow the link below for:
Penalty judging Guidlines
All Stewards are to review a replay of an incident in question and reply to the PM with their opinion as to what "Level" the incident falls under, and a recommended point value within selected level to deduct. Penalty Points may be halted if sufficient on track concession was shown, however, no penalties will be halved for self report.
Again, Self Reported incidents will not be reviewed
*The Chief Steward will make a final review of all incidents filed, taking into account any rebuttals and the other Steward's grading of the incidents and will make a final ruling for issuing penalty points.

*Please Note: If the Chief Steward deems, in any way, the lead driver lost control, and the chase driver attempts to brake or evade, but still makes contact, no penalty may be issued at the Chief Steward's discretion. *

At a 10 week season's end, the results sheet will be reviewed for each driver. All repeat offenders of the rules of this league will be reviewed by the Chief Steward and Steward Corp on a severity and case by case basis. If the review reflects a consistency or lack of improvement, the Chief Steward may recommend removal from the series by a peer to peer judgement .

Penalty points will be shown in the Overall Season Standings Scoresheet and will be deducted from the event score it was recieved and from following event scores until cleared.

Spoiler: 4.2 Steward Penalty Report posts

To be linked here

GT7:
List of Available and Shared Tunes Link


GTSport:
List of Tunes Available or shared

Spoiler: Primary Driver Sign up Instructions

**If you have reviewed the 1st post and Series Details and would like To Join follow one of the 2 options below:
OPTION 1
GO TO THE "RACE TEAM HUB" TAB Above:
1.) Browse the Real World Car liveries and numbers in the link provided.
2.) Choose the Team you will race for
3.) Select a car number and associated livery from the list of teams to re-create, (or) Select a personalized number not on the list and create your own livery within that team.
4.) "Copy and Paste" the message below and post in the thread stating your preferences:
"I have reviewed the Series Details and would like to compete in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge-presented by Snail.
Selected Team: (Input chosen team from teams list in the Race Team Hub tab)
With Car No.: (Selected car number from list (or) your own number that is not on the list)
Using: (a rendered Real World livery associated with the chosen number from the list) (or) (a Personalized/user-created livery and number under the selected Real World Race Team)"

(OR)

OPTION 2
"Copy and Paste":
I have reviewed the Series Details and would like to compete in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge-presented by Snail. I would prefer to be assigned to a race team and issued a car livery and number by the Series Director.

(If you choose to be assigned to a team and issued a livery, the livery will be created and provided for you through the "Share" function in GT Sport)

Once your post to join is made, a "Welcome Reply" will follow shortly with a confirmation of your preferences, your preliminary driver placement, and any further instructions needed to be placed.

Spoiler: Reserve Driver Sign up Instructions

Reserve Driver Sign up Instructions
To sign up as a Reserve Driver for the series, please copy and paste the statement below in this thread.

"I have reviewed the series details and would like to participate in this series as a reserve driver."

A welcome message with instructions and details will follow shortly after.

Good Luck, and Welcome to Season 3

Spoiler: Previous Seasons Thread Links

SNAIL-Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Season 2
SNAIL-Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Season 1

InvitatioPorsche GT3

Supercup Challenge
Exhibition Event #1
at Sainte Croix-B
Default Conditions
This Friday, April 22nd
9pm est​

Alright fellas, while GT7 has yet to accommodate our needs for the online lobbies, that shouldn't stop us from testing the servers and stability along with our series parameters.

I will be hosting an exhibition event this Friday, April 22nd at 9pm est. We will run in the following format:
-Room will open at 9pm est for open warmup ups until 9:30pm est.
-Practice lap times will set the grid for the first short 6 lap Race.
-The grid will then be reversed to run a 2nd 6 lap sprint Race.
-the grid will then be reversed based on the 2nd sprint race results.
-We will then be running a full length race with laps to equal over 40 minutes.
-If interest remains strong, we can continue to another track, or move over to some Michelin Pilot GT4 testing.

Please verify and adjust your weight according to the chart in the 2nd post of this thread.

Those tagged below, please confirm your status before Friday, 5pm est.

@llNovall /II-NOVA-II (Platinum)
@Phlano099 /@Phlano_099 (Platinum)
@Roman_GT23 /Roman_GT23 (Platinum)
@MrDonovan /MrDonovan (Gold)
@Yugofan /Yugofan (Platinum)
@Harry Rowley /Harry_Rowley_10 (Platinum)
@Noob01_lmdead /rauljimenez76 (Platinum)
@IceWarden /Ice_Warden (Gold)
@socalnatv /Sand_68 (Platinum)
@fruitloop31 / fruitloop31 (Platinum)
@JDMKING13 / jdmking13 (Gold)
@Rob Brown /no1needs2perish (Platinum)
@Fudman420 /Fudman420 (Gold)
@Trickybrewer/ Trickybrewer (Platinum)
@Kgffy / kgffty (Platinum)
@Xradkins/ Xrad-11 (Platinum)
Reserve Drivers (no specific priority order)
@MikeGrove / (Platinum)
@aedenmaddok /aedonmaddok (Gold)
@Kermit_2142 /Kermit_2142 (Platinum)
@Moby45 /Moby45 (Platinum)
@Deal24 /fullerbunch (Gold)
@SydViscus / Sydviscus (Gold)

im in

 

[socalnatv]

I’m a 50/50 for Friday night exhibition race.

 

[Xradkins]

I’m a 50/50 for Friday night exhibition race.

 

[Kermit_2142]

I should be able to stay up (or wake back up) for it if there a reserve is needed. Unlikely I will stay for the long race but we’ll see how we go.

 

[llNovall]

I should be able to stay up (or wake back up) for it if there a reserve is needed. Unlikely I will stay for the long race but we’ll see how we go.

Ill put you on the list. Stay as long as your able. Just hoping for a stable and fun night of racing.

 

[JLBowler]

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Dude. Those are really good.

 

[Xradkins]

What a long list of stuff needed to render liveries. I am an expert now after getting this all done. However, I see I still need yellow brake calipers. I'll fix that tonight. Thanks for all the directions Boss!

 

[llNovall]

What a long list of stuff needed to render liveries. I am an expert now after getting this all done. However, I see I still need yellow brake calipers. I'll fix that tonight. Thanks for all the directions Boss!

I know it is a pretty extensive and detailed list, but the uniformity and attention to detail looks so good and is so worth it when the replays are run back. Thanks for the extra efforts sir.👍

 

[llNovall]

Dude. Those are really good.

@JLBowler
When are we going to get you in on these series again?
Exhibition run tomorrow night if interested.