TURTLE RACING LEAGUE - FLEX Racing Series - ACCEPTING MEMBERS!
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Hellio GTPer's i like to join..
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Wlecome GTP_GODZILLA. Check out the first page of the thread in post 3 and pick out an unused car/wheel color combo and number. Read the rules and regs of the league and see you on track.
Turtle Racer
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- TurtleRacer-GT
Hey GTP_GODZILLA, thank you for joining the Turtle Racing League - FLEX Racing Series. If you could refer to the drivers list and choose an unused color combination and car number we will get you added to the line up. Thanks, and welcome to the Turtle Racing League - FLEX Racing Series! 👍
Well my PS3 is quitting on me. I have a big fan cooling it, but can only get it to read the game disc for about 20 minutes. After that I have to shut it down. I don't think it will last for an online race. I got frozen in a lounge last night. 
Will join back in when I get get this fixed or buy a new one. Trying to hold out for Black Friday deals just around the corner.
Will join back in when I get get this fixed or buy a new one. Trying to hold out for Black Friday deals just around the corner.
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Hey GTP_GODZILLA, welcome to the Turtle Racing League - FLEX Racing Series! 👍
Turtle Racer
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- TurtleRacer-GT
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Turtle Racing League - FLEX Racing Series
Race 5: November 2, 2012 - Two 45 Minute Races - LMP and Group C
Round 1
Track: Grand Valley Speedway
Car: Mazda 787B '91
Laps: 25
Tires: Racing Softs
Damage: Light
Round 2
Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Car: Peugeot 908 HDI FAP '10
Laps: 27
Tires: Racing Softs
Damage: Light
Prizes
1st Place: Level 23 Ticket
2nd Place: Level 1000 Ticket
3rd Place: Level 12 Ticket
Rules
You are expected to follow The "Golden Rule" of Motorsports and adhere to the GTPlanet Online Racing Rules and exercise Good Racecraft at all times, especially in turn 1.
Policies
It is the policy of this league for you to hold your position in turn 1 and not try to improve it unless the following situations occur: 1) The driver directly in front of you is asleep on the start. 2) The driver directly in front of you runs off course with at least 2 wheels off the track. 3) Obvious race incidents that must be avoided. There is no sense in causing an incident in the congestion of the first turn. Furthermore, it is inappropriate to take advantage of other drivers doing their part to keep turn 1 incident free.
"Rubbin"
This is a non-contact sport. Let me put it another way, if you are "rubbin", you ain't racing in this league! We will not tolerate individual drivers taking the fun out of racing for everyone.
First Turn
You are not going to win the race on the 1st corner or the 1st lap. The first turn on this track is not as tight as some of the previous tracks. However, you must still hold your position through it. Other drivers may draft past you before the approach to the turn because the straight is so long. Holding your position in the first turn is limited to the first turn on the first lap. In other words, if you are able to fully draft past someone without incident or disruption to the other driver(s) with a reasonable distance before approaching the first turn you may. This rule is in place for 2 reason: (1) to avoid incidents in the first turn, and (2) so that drivers doing their part to avoid incidents in the 1st turn of are not taken advantage of. If a complaint is filed, the decision we make will be one that promotes an incident free first turn.
Dive Bombing
Dive bombing is unacceptable, and only results in accidents. It is not the same as passing under braking. Dive-bombing is when a trailing car intentionally brakes late to dive underneath the car in front of them as they are turning into a corner. The trailing driver must move to the low groove for at least 3-4 seconds prior to corner entry, so that the leading driver can see the trailing drivers intentions in his mirror. However, running the low groove is not a guarantee that he will allow you to pass, it is only an indication that you wish to pass him on the low side.
Procedures
Racing begins at 10pm Eastern / 7pm Pacific in the TURTLE_DivisionX lounge.
Connection Issues
Before entering the lounge please follow the procedures below to help minimize connection issues.
Step 1: Reboot your modem/router
Step 2: Reboot your PS3
Step 3: Clear your GT5 in game System Cache
Pit Stops
Drivers need to be very careful entering the race track when exiting the pit. Please look at your map to see if other drivers are near the pit exit. Drivers exiting the pit need to stay in the pit exit lane until the track is clear of cars on the track. Cars on the track have the right of way.
Penalties
The corner cutting penalty system works very well on this track so we shouldn't have any issues with corner cutting.
Quitting
Drivers are expected to finish races no matter what position they are in. Rage quitting is frowned upon!
Microphones
Although you are welcome to use microphones during the race, they should only be used to communicate your proximity to other drivers in order to avoid an incident. Otherwise, either mute them or make sure any background noise in non-existent.
Reminders
Be sure to break in your car. If you did not get a chance to break it in, you should at least change the oil.
Race Incidents
Legitimate complaints are encouraged, they insure a better racing environment for everyone. Complaints should be addressed by "Private Message" to the race steward of the race in which the incident occurred. Please include race number, lap number, and time of incident. A ruling will be announced after a video review by an independent steward.
Final Note
Race Clean and Have Fun!
Turtle Racing League - FLEX Racing Series
Race 5: November 2, 2012 - Two 45 Minute Races - LMP and Group C
Round 1
Track: Grand Valley Speedway
Car: Mazda 787B '91
Laps: 25
Tires: Racing Softs
Damage: Light
Round 2
Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Car: Peugeot 908 HDI FAP '10
Laps: 27
Tires: Racing Softs
Damage: Light
Prizes
1st Place: Level 23 Ticket
2nd Place: Level 1000 Ticket
3rd Place: Level 12 Ticket
The "Golden Rule" of Motorsports
"It is the responsibility of the overtaking driver, meaning the car that is attempting to execute the pass, to make sure that the pass is made cleanly and incident free."Rules
You are expected to follow The "Golden Rule" of Motorsports and adhere to the GTPlanet Online Racing Rules and exercise Good Racecraft at all times, especially in turn 1.
Policies
It is the policy of this league for you to hold your position in turn 1 and not try to improve it unless the following situations occur: 1) The driver directly in front of you is asleep on the start. 2) The driver directly in front of you runs off course with at least 2 wheels off the track. 3) Obvious race incidents that must be avoided. There is no sense in causing an incident in the congestion of the first turn. Furthermore, it is inappropriate to take advantage of other drivers doing their part to keep turn 1 incident free.
"Rubbin"
This is a non-contact sport. Let me put it another way, if you are "rubbin", you ain't racing in this league! We will not tolerate individual drivers taking the fun out of racing for everyone.
First Turn
You are not going to win the race on the 1st corner or the 1st lap. The first turn on this track is not as tight as some of the previous tracks. However, you must still hold your position through it. Other drivers may draft past you before the approach to the turn because the straight is so long. Holding your position in the first turn is limited to the first turn on the first lap. In other words, if you are able to fully draft past someone without incident or disruption to the other driver(s) with a reasonable distance before approaching the first turn you may. This rule is in place for 2 reason: (1) to avoid incidents in the first turn, and (2) so that drivers doing their part to avoid incidents in the 1st turn of are not taken advantage of. If a complaint is filed, the decision we make will be one that promotes an incident free first turn.
Dive Bombing
Dive bombing is unacceptable, and only results in accidents. It is not the same as passing under braking. Dive-bombing is when a trailing car intentionally brakes late to dive underneath the car in front of them as they are turning into a corner. The trailing driver must move to the low groove for at least 3-4 seconds prior to corner entry, so that the leading driver can see the trailing drivers intentions in his mirror. However, running the low groove is not a guarantee that he will allow you to pass, it is only an indication that you wish to pass him on the low side.
Procedures
Racing begins at 10pm Eastern / 7pm Pacific in the TURTLE_DivisionX lounge.
Connection Issues
Before entering the lounge please follow the procedures below to help minimize connection issues.
Step 1: Reboot your modem/router
Step 2: Reboot your PS3
Step 3: Clear your GT5 in game System Cache
Pit Stops
Drivers need to be very careful entering the race track when exiting the pit. Please look at your map to see if other drivers are near the pit exit. Drivers exiting the pit need to stay in the pit exit lane until the track is clear of cars on the track. Cars on the track have the right of way.
Penalties
The corner cutting penalty system works very well on this track so we shouldn't have any issues with corner cutting.
Quitting
Drivers are expected to finish races no matter what position they are in. Rage quitting is frowned upon!
Microphones
Although you are welcome to use microphones during the race, they should only be used to communicate your proximity to other drivers in order to avoid an incident. Otherwise, either mute them or make sure any background noise in non-existent.
Reminders
Be sure to break in your car. If you did not get a chance to break it in, you should at least change the oil.
Race Incidents
Legitimate complaints are encouraged, they insure a better racing environment for everyone. Complaints should be addressed by "Private Message" to the race steward of the race in which the incident occurred. Please include race number, lap number, and time of incident. A ruling will be announced after a video review by an independent steward.
Final Note
Race Clean and Have Fun!
Turtle Racer
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- TurtleRacer-GT
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- 619
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- Spazmaticality
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- Monaco
- Spazmaticality
You should have had some competition in race 2 though.
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I might have given him a run for his money in the 2nd race but a 100 yard burn out (wide open 2nd gear start) at the start of the race cooked my rear tires. Then I had a spin, after that I was about 20-22 seconds behind for about 10 laps then on lap 12 I spun into the sand on the last corner and while trying to save it I accidentally pushed my H shifter into 3rd gear. After flipping flappers and pushing pedals for a while I finally got going again and lost about 18 seconds and finished 59 seconds behind in 2nd place.
- 619
- Monaco
- Spazmaticality
Psycho TuberI might have given him a run for his money in the 2nd race but a 100 yard burn out (wide open 2nd gear start) at the start of the race cooked my rear tires. Then I had a spin, after that I was about 20-22 seconds behind for about 10 laps then on lap 12 I spun into the sand on the last corner and while trying to save it I accidentally pushed my H shifter into 3rd gear. After flipping flappers and pushing pedals for a while I finally got going again and lost about 18 seconds and finished 59 seconds behind in 2nd place.
oh well. I was doing ridiculous stuff like that. I got pushed off by some one and got a penalty then spun 3x after that
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Dang it I know, I spun and saved it 2 or 3 times in race 1 and got cutting penalties each time. I was a little miffed!
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- martin_ky
I might have given him a run for his money in the 2nd race but a 100 yard burn out (wide open 2nd gear start) at the start of the race cooked my rear tires. Then I had a spin, after that I was about 20-22 seconds behind for about 10 laps then on lap 12 I spun into the sand on the last corner and while trying to save it I accidentally pushed my H shifter into 3rd gear. After flipping flappers and pushing pedals for a while I finally got going again and lost about 18 seconds and finished 59 seconds behind in 2nd place.
I watched the start of the second race and you weren't the only one cooking tires. I think there were another 3 of us. But you definetly burnt yours.
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Awesome pictures martin_ky! 👍
- 857
- Wisconsin
- martin_ky
Turtle Racing League - FLEX Racing Series
Race 5: November 2, 2012 - Two 45 Minute Races - LMP and Group C
Round 1
Track: Grand Valley Speedway
Car: Mazda 787B '91
Laps: 25
Tires: Racing Softs
Damage: Light
1st Place: martin_ky (Fast Lap - 1:36.387 - POLE)
2nd Place: parabulla (Fast Lap - 1:38.265/+ 1:05.388)
3rd Place: Psycho-Tuber (Fast Lap - 1:37.666/+ 1:08.919)
4th Place: Spazmaticality (Fast Lap - 1:37.922)
5th Place: Ford-Racing99 (Fast Lap - 1:37.314)
6th Place: mbobb1969 (Fast Lap - 1:37.832)
7th Place: shred-tec (Fast Lap - 1:42.260)
8th Place: zxxCOUNT210xxz (Fast Lap - 1:46.379)
Round 2
Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Car: Peugeot 908 HDI FAP '10
Laps: 27
Tires: Racing Softs
Damage: Light
1st Place: martin_ky (Fast Lap - 1:33.162)
2nd Place: Psycho-Tuber (Fast Lap - 1:35.364/+59.997)
3rd Place: parabulla (Fast Lap - 1:33.998/+1:13.117)
4th Place: Spazmaticality (Fast Lap - 1:33.444 - POLE)
5th Place: mbobb1969 (Fast Lap - 1:34.973)
6th Place: zxxCOUNT210xxz (Fast Lap - 1:39.262)
7th Place: shred-tec (Fast Lap - 1:36.390)
8th Place: Ford-Racing99 (Fast Lap - 2:11.916)
Final Results
1st Place: martin_ky
2nd Place: Psycho-Tuber (+ 2:08.916)
3rd Place: Parabulla (+2:18.505)
Race Recap
Another great night of racing in FLEX. These cars were a bit of a handful but congratulations to all for handling them so well:tup:. There were some great battles throughout both races and a few spins. Psycho Tuber and Parabulla swapped finishing places as well as COUNT210 and Shred-tec. Psycho-Tuber had the fastest lap between the two in race 1 and Parabulla had the fastest lap between them in race 2. Tie Breaker: the "+" time at the end of each race was added together and Psycho-Tuber took second place by 9.589 seconds. Spazmaticality took pole in races 2 but unfortunately Monza got the best of him spinning early. Martin was a beast and may have found a new favorite racing class. Thanks to everyone for coming out!
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OMG, that black mark burnout picture is freakin priceless! I had no idea what that car was going to do at the start so I just put in 2nd gear and left it wide open. Now I know!
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