Alfa Z-Cup - Johnnypenso and Carracerptp Z-Cup Co-Champions!

We are adopting the Private Lounge network this season and all practice sessions/races will take place in the ORCA_Champ private lounge. After you register, please send a friend request on PSN to "ORCA_Champ". All drivers are welcome to open the Champ lounge during any non-race hours for free practice. To open the lounge select "ORCA_Champ" in the Community tab of GT Life, click on the coffee cup and then click "join". Because this account will rarely be online you won't see the yellow dot above the coffee cup, even if people are in there racing. To see if anybody is in the lounge you must click on the cup.

Once the lounge is open please use the following settings:

Power: 187hp
(Alfa is 178hp but the only options are 177 or 187)
Weight: 620kg
Tires: Sports Soft
Tuning: Prohibited
Penalties: Off
Damage: Light
Tire/Fuel Wear: On
Track Grip: Real
Slipstream: Weak
Aids: ABS, TCS, & Driving Line are allowed, all others banned.


*NOTE: Change all these settings before selecting the track, otherwise the timing monitor won't work properly.


This season will feature the exciting format of both double-header races and mini-enduro races with pitstops. The event will kick off with 1 hour of Open Practice in Free Run mode where drivers can learn the track and their Alfa. Following practice will be a group qualifying session that will be for a set amount of time. If there are 10 or fewer drivers in the room everyone will qualify as 1 group for 15 minutes but if there are more than 10 drivers in the room they will be split into 2 groups and qualify for 10 minutes each (times may vary at host's discretion).

Qualifying sessions: The host will reset the track to clear all times and then instruct drivers to enter the pits. All drivers must remain in the pits until the host gives the "track is green" command. When time expires the host will instruct the drivers to finish their lap (drivers may complete the hot lap they are on) and return to the lounge. After all qualifying sessions have been completed the host will then instruct all drivers to enter the pits and await the race countdown. All drivers MUST remain in the pits until the countdown finishes and the race begins. Doing this will ensure an accurate starting grid every time.

Rounds 1,2, 4 & 5 will be a 2 race, double-header format with the second race starting with the reverse grid based on first race results (last place from the first race starts on pole for the second race). Each race in the double-header will be approximately 20 minutes and the pole sitter for the first race will be determined by normal qualifying. When the first race finishes all drivers must go directly to the pits as the second race will start immediately. Between races drivers are prohibited from making changes to their car or leaving the room. If a driver is disconnected during the first race they will receive 0 points for that race but will start on the pole for the second race if they are able to rejoin in time.
Under reverse grid conditions, if a driver leaves the room after the first race but rejoins before the second race the game will put them on pole regardless of where they finished in the first race. This is not acceptable. If this happens the driver(s) in question will be asked to start from the back of the field. During the race countdown they must press the "Start/Pause" button which will "ghost" their car and allow the field to pass through them. Once the field has passed the driver can un-pause the game and begin their race.

Rounds 3 & 6 will be mini-enduro's lasting approximately 45-50 minutes and each will have 1 mandatory pitstop. The starting grid will be determined by normal qualifying with the fastest driver starting first. Drivers are prohibited from making their mandatory pitstop on the final lap of the race but can pit as early or late as they please outside of that. Drivers are not required to take any fuel on their pitstop but will have to change tires (game doesn't give you an option).

Drivers must declare 1 night as their "primary race" so if a room gets full those drivers who have declared that night as their primary will get first dibs on the room. Drivers who have not declared that night as their primary may be asked to step aside for that night to make room for a primary driver. This has no bearing on your points for the week, if your best finish is on a non-primary night it still counts towards your championship points. This is simply to decide who gets the rights to be in a room if it has a full 16 drivers.

To help accommodate real-life schedule conflicts, only the best 4 out of the 6 Rounds will be counted at the end of the championship (Note: Only 1 of the 2 Enduro races can be dropped). When the 2 Rounds are dropped, any/all races that the drivers participated in during that Round will be erased. (If a driver received 0 points for a Round due to disqualification they will not be allowed to drop it at the end of the season.) Double-header races will each pay up to 25 points with 1 bonus point for pole position and 1 bonus point for winning both races. Enduro races will pay double points with 2 bonus points for pole position.

This unique and exciting format provides multiple opportunities for drivers to participate in any given week and also allows drivers to compete against each other for the championship even if they don't race on the same night. It also provides the opportunity to make up for a bad outing. If you make a mistake/get caught up in an incident early in the week you can race on one of the other night and if you score a better finishing position it will erase the low scoring night. This results in an incredibly exciting points battle that is always changing and unlike any other series on GTP.

All races will be run with light damage, penalties off, slipstream on weak, tire/fuel wear on, and track grip set to real. Since this beautiful Alfa is so photogenic we will run with visual damage OFF to ensure any race photos will look as stunning as possible. Plus, it's very expensive to buy a new fender for a $10million Cr. car. Rooms will be limited to 14 drivers. Penalties will be ON during Practice and Qualifying (to ensure clean laps) but will be OFF during the race (to prevent ghost cars).

There must be at least 6 people in attendance to have a points race. If there are fewer than 6 people that race will be canceled.
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