DTM Season 4 - Interest Thread
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I'm up for another go in both M and K Klasses. 
Reducing the series to 10 rounds would be a good idea as well to get more in line with the real-world DTM.
Tracks: Until GT gets the Hockenheimring, we need a GT equivalent to it(Maybe Grand Valley Speedway?). Also, I think Seoul Central would make for a better Norisring than Motorland. I printed out the post from Season 3 in regards to the schedule and tracks that were used and I'll go over it to see what can be done for it in a tracks sense.
Points: You think we can reduce the points awarded for pole and fast lap along with eliminating the 'Minuteman' bonus? I think the latter may have played a hand in deciding the drivers titles a little too soon along with I think people leaving before the series was over.
Reducing the series to 10 rounds would be a good idea as well to get more in line with the real-world DTM.Tracks: Until GT gets the Hockenheimring, we need a GT equivalent to it(Maybe Grand Valley Speedway?). Also, I think Seoul Central would make for a better Norisring than Motorland. I printed out the post from Season 3 in regards to the schedule and tracks that were used and I'll go over it to see what can be done for it in a tracks sense.
Points: You think we can reduce the points awarded for pole and fast lap along with eliminating the 'Minuteman' bonus? I think the latter may have played a hand in deciding the drivers titles a little too soon along with I think people leaving before the series was over.
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One thing i'd like to suggest - could this start after GTPLMS? Its just that there are not that many people entering series at the mo so running 2 high profile ones at the same time may reduce participation in both.
I think i'd be up for DTM but running GTPLMS is/will take up too much of my time to do both.
Andy
I think i'd be up for DTM but running GTPLMS is/will take up too much of my time to do both.
Andy
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I did a little work on a possible track list today, based on the size/shape of tracks in GT4 compared to the actual tracks raced in DTM.
Hockenheim - Fuji '05 GT
Eurospeedway - Apricot Hill
Norisring - Seoul Central or Clubman Stage Route 5
Zandovoort - Deep Forest, Grand Valley or Motegi
Oschersleben - Midfield
Nurburgring - Laguna Seca
Brands Hatch - Motegi West or Suzuka East
Barcelona - Deep Fores or GV East
Dijon - Suzuka West or Motegi East
Tell me what you guys think.
Hockenheim - Fuji '05 GT
Eurospeedway - Apricot Hill
Norisring - Seoul Central or Clubman Stage Route 5
Zandovoort - Deep Forest, Grand Valley or Motegi
Oschersleben - Midfield
Nurburgring - Laguna Seca
Brands Hatch - Motegi West or Suzuka East
Barcelona - Deep Fores or GV East
Dijon - Suzuka West or Motegi East
Tell me what you guys think.
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I did a little work on a possible track list today, based on the size/shape of tracks in GT4 compared to the actual tracks raced in DTM.
Hockenheim - Fuji '05 GT
Eurospeedway - Apricot Hill
Norisring - Seoul Central or Clubman Stage Route 5
Zandovoort - Deep Forest, Grand Valley or Motegi
Oschersleben - Midfield
Nurburgring - Laguna Seca
Brands Hatch - Motegi West or Suzuka East
Barcelona - Deep Fores or GV East
Dijon - Suzuka West or Motegi East
Tell me what you guys think.
Hmm...Well, i'd probably go with Seoul Central as the "Norisring" race (Even though i LOVE Clubman, Seoul is a better fit in the series IMO), Deep Forest as "Zandovoort", Suzuka East as "Brands Hatch", Grand Valley East as "Barcelona" and Motegi East as "Dijon".
I feel that a championship like this should feature a little bit of everything as well as having lesser-used versions of Suzuka, Motegi & Grand Valley (That i've NEVER seen used in a race series on GTP)...I'll Probably participate in this series when the time comes, but i'm (Mostly) focused on the GTPLMS for now...
I did a little work on a possible track list today, based on the size/shape of tracks in GT4 compared to the actual tracks raced in DTM.
Hockenheim - Fuji '05 GT
Eurospeedway - Apricot Hill
Norisring - Seoul Central or Clubman Stage Route 5
Zandovoort - Deep Forest, Grand Valley or Motegi
Oschersleben - Midfield
Nurburgring - Laguna Seca
Brands Hatch - Motegi West or Suzuka East
Barcelona - Deep Fores or GV East
Dijon - Suzuka West or Motegi East
Tell me what you guys think.
I'd think a little differently from Kingofweasles and ABud. Clubman is definitely closer to Norisring, although Seoul would be fine, too; I'd also choose Grand Valley for Zandovoort, Suzuka East for Brands Hatch, Deep Forest for Barcelona, and... hm... none of the above for Dijon.
It's actually a tough one to find a match for, excluding the ones you've already chosen. El Capitan is too long to match perfectly but seems like the best fit overall to me.I disagree with you on a couple of the ones you didn't give us a choice for. Eurospeedway, especially after watching an onboard lap, bears no resemblance to Apricot Hill, IMO. Motegi East seems much better. Oschersleben is vaguely like Midfield, but SSR5, Suzuka West, or Apricot Hill would be much more accurate.
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I'm game. Got any more details?
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As for race distance, what do you think it should be? Today's race at the Norisring was about 180 km, so I was thinking the proposed race distance for each round should be either...
- 100 km
- 120 km or 2/3rd's distance
- 150 km/3/4th's distance
- 180 km/Full Distance
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Waiting for GTPLMS results. Went over to dtm.com. Here is the race info for the season.
Just a thought.
Maybe have a team competition also. This could be established only after the completion of race 5. That way we would have an idea of the standings and number of drivers still in. Driver #1 paired #10, 2+9, 3+8 and so on. Team placing based on the cumulative time of both drivers in the races going back to #1. Could be done probably with as little as 4-6 drivers. 1+6, 2+5, 3+4. This way the drivers who are in the 2nd & 3rd tier of the standings 4-7 and 8-10 would still have the motivation of racing til the completion of the race series.
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Track Km Laps Length
Hock 4.574 39 178.38
ES 3.478 52 180.85
Nor 2.300 80 184.00
Zand 4.307 39 167.97
Ob 3.696 47 173.71
Nur 3.629 48 174.19
Brands 1.929 93 179.39
Barc 2.977 59 175.64
Dijon 3.801 52 197.65
Hock 4.574 38 173.81Maybe have a team competition also. This could be established only after the completion of race 5. That way we would have an idea of the standings and number of drivers still in. Driver #1 paired #10, 2+9, 3+8 and so on. Team placing based on the cumulative time of both drivers in the races going back to #1. Could be done probably with as little as 4-6 drivers. 1+6, 2+5, 3+4. This way the drivers who are in the 2nd & 3rd tier of the standings 4-7 and 8-10 would still have the motivation of racing til the completion of the race series.
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It's been a long time, I've gone through hellish exams, and I know I've missed a HELL of a lot of races in the previous seasons. But I'm back, and ready to join in.
And in both classes too. Long races will do me fine, I agree with you on that, and the track ideas all look good, I'm not too fussed about those. 👍
And in both classes too. Long races will do me fine, I agree with you on that, and the track ideas all look good, I'm not too fussed about those. 👍
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I'm fine with long races, and I'm in as long as it's after GTPLMS.
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I'm interested, but I'm new to this whole "online racing league" thing. Is there a certain time that I should be shooting for in order to participate? One might say a minimum qualifying time? Or would you take someone who'll always be towards the back?
None that I know of. Just have fun!
