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Welcome back for Season 3 of our NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship!
This season will feature a 15 total races, featuring a 8-race regular season and a 5-race Chase for the Driver's Championship. There will also be two non-points events: a Budweiser Shootout to start the season, and a Sprint All-Star Race at mid-season for race winners from season 2 and 3. We will also compete for the Manufacturer's Championship and the Owner's Championship for the second time.
All races will be held on Saturday evenings, starting at 4pm EDT (9pm BST) in a public lobby hosted by me. Send a PSN friend request to "Droptop2001gt" if you wish to race in this series.
4pm EDT (9pm BST) - Room opens in a public lobby for an open practice session.
4:45pm EDT (9:45pm BST) - Room is reset, and qualifying begins. All cars qualify on track together.
5pm EDT (10pm BST) - Race begins automatically, with a scheduled start time of 5pm EDT.
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The next race will take place in Season 4.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=259093
POINTS SCORING:
Points will be awarded as follows for the Driver's Championship:
1st place - 20 points
2nd place - 18 points
3rd place - 16 points
4th place - 14 points
5th place - 12 points
6th place - 11 points
7th place - 10 points
8th place - 9 points
9th place - 8 points
10th place - 7 points
11th place - 6 points
12th place - 5 points
13th place - 4 points
14th place - 3 points
15th place - 2 points
16th place - 1 point
+1 point for leading a lap
+1 point for leading the most laps
+1 point for Pole Position
After 8 races, the top 7 drivers in the points standings will all be reset to 300 points, plus 3 bonus points for each victory notched in the first 8 points races. One Chase wild card spot will be awarded to the driver outside the top 7 with the most wins. If no driver outside the top 7 has a win, the wild card slot goes to the driver with the most points. The wild card driver will NOT receive 3 bonus points for any wins from the first 8 races.
At the end of the five Chase races, the driver with the highest point total will be crowned our GTP NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion for Season 3, and will have first pick in the car owner draft for season 4!
-Any ties in total points will be broken by most total wins. If total wins are the same, then most total runner-up finishes is used, then third-place finishes, etc, until a tie-breaker is determined.
The prize payout is as follows:
1st place: Receive any 5 items** from my trading thread
2nd place: Receive any 3 items from my trading thread
3rd place: Receive any 1 item from my trading thread
**1 item is defined as any ONE of the following:
-1 ticket
-1 car
-5 paint chips
-1 set of 30 helmets
-1 set of 30 racing suits
Points will be awarded as follows for the Manufacturer's Championship:
The winning car earns that manufacturer 9 points.
The second-highest finishing manufacturer receives 6 points.
The third-highest finishing manufacturer receives 4 points.
The Manufacturer with the most total points at the end of the season wins the Manufacturer's Championship. Ties will be broken with most total wins, etc.
Owner's Championship Explained:
Every driver will be part of a team for the whole season. There are five team owners, determined by last season's points standings. The five team owners are:
Hendrick: (CrAzY_bAsSiSt_83)
Gibbs: (M-Stall41)
Ford: (JoeOfTheFire)
Red Bull: (MÜLE_9242)
Stewart-Ganassi: (RFLX_Niop)
It is the responsibility of the team owners to fill the seats on their team with full-time drivers, in order to compete for the season-long Team Owner's Championship. The available cars for each team are:
Hendrick Motorsports - 3 cars (#24, #48, #88)
Joe Gibbs Racing - 3 cars (#11, #18, #20)
Ford Racing - 2 cars (#43, #99)
Red Bull Racing - 2 cars (#83 2010 blue, #83 2011 silver)
Stewart-Ganassi Racing - 2 cars (#14, #42)
That gives us 12 cars to choose from five different teams for this season.
The top two finishing cars from each team will earn points for their respective team owners (Hendrick, Gibbs, Red Bull, Ford, Stewart-Ganassi). Points for poles and laps led are not accumulated here, only the finishing position points count. The team with the most total points at the end of the season wins the Owner's Championship. Ties will be broken with most total wins, etc.
RULES and REGULATIONS:
*Any NASCAR race car in GT5 is allowed to participate, 2010 and 2011 models are both legal, GameStop Camry included.
*Power is restricted to 502 horsepower for ALL races using the Engine's Power Limiter function.
*Only Racing Hard tires will be permitted. No other tire compounds of any kind may be used, harder or softer.
*ABS can be set to either 0 or 1.
*All other driving aids (Active Steering, ASM, TCS, SRF, Driving Line) will be disabled on the race setup menu.
*Mechanical Damage is ON, but limited to LIGHT damage.
*Fuel Consumption and Tire Wear is ON.
*Grip Reduction is set to REAL.
*Slipstream is set to WEAK.
*Boost is OFF.
*Visual Damage is OFF.
*Microphones will be set to ON, unless it is determined that they cause too many connection/stability issues.
*RACE CLEAN - It's OK (and expected) to let off of the gas (or even brake) so you don't run over someone in a turn. This is especially true at Daytona and SS Route X, where drafting can cause lots of issues with people being run over in corners. Bumpdrafting is LEGAL, brake-checking is NOT. Dirty drivers will not be permitted to return to later events.
*While cornering, the two outside tires must remain completely on the tarmac/concrete/pavement at all times. Rumble strips are NOT considered part of the tarmac/concrete/pavement. Anyone that is caught cutting corners can be assessed up to a 30-second penalty, per occurrence, at the discretion of the league host.
*NO CAUTIONS - use this as an extra motivation to RACE CLEAN.
PAST SEASONS:
Season One Champion: RFLX_Niop
Season Two Champions: RFLX_Niop, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
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Don't be surprised if those two weekends become Nationwide-only weekends, though nothing is set in stone as of yet.
. Looking forward to this week, should be a fun race. 👍
