GTP_WRS-Online : Academy/D-League Racing - Suspended Until GT7

In the event of a field of 13-16 drivers we will disable mics and race with one grid.

(table will auto update approximately every 30min)



online registration form

• Click the registration button above, fill-in and submit the online registration form (use your GTP_ tag ID)
• Leave a quick note in this thread to let us know you've registered and any other comments.

• Send a PSN friend request to GTP_3D3Racing, GTP_3D3_A and GTP_3D3_B from your GTP_tag account.
• Submit the 3D3 Racing Online Driver Database Entry Form. Your information will need to be verified before you are added to the db and before your ID will appear in the registered driver table above. You can view the official driver database here.

• Friday @ (2:00 PM Eastern | 11:00 AM Pacific | 18:00 GMT)
• Consist of free run lapping and short 10 minute practice races. All drivers welcome.

• All races will begin with a formation lap / rolling staggered start.
• The chat channels (voice and text) should be used for emergencies only during the qualification session.
• The chat channels (voice and text) can be useful during the race for critical communicate between drivers, but use should be minimized to avoid distractions.
• Vets/Pros are welcome to remain in lounge and observe/record the qualification and feature race results and may be allowed to take part in the sprint races.
• Feature race results will be recorded and published if 6 or more drivers start the race and if a steward/admin is present in the lounge to direct the event.
• Sprint races are unofficial and results will not be recorded. Vets/pros may join from back of grid depending on driver counts and will be asked to downgrade their cars to an appropriate pace.

• Track: Tsukuba Circuit
• Car: Honda weider HSV-010 (SUPER GT) '11
• Power: 517 HP
• Weight: 1100 kg
• Weight Reductions: N/A
• Engine Modifications: Not allowed
• Intake Modifications: All allowed
• Exhaust Modifications: All allowed
• Turbo or Supercharger: Not Allowed
• Drivetrain Modifications: All allowed
• Transmission: Fully Customisable Transmission Allowed
• Suspension: Fully Adjustable Suspension Allowed
• Aero: Allowed
• Example Tunes: TBD

• Type: Live Online Single Stint - No pits
• Length: Single out-lap and 2 timed hot-laps
• Groups: Group qualifying will be used if the grid size is large enough to warrant in order to avoid traffic during qualification.
• Notes: Drivers not in the lounge by the time the first driver has entered the track after reset will not be allowed to qualify. They are welcome to join the race, but will start at the back of the grid. If we are running multiple qualification groups and the driver enters before the last group has entered track an exception will be made.

• Game Mode: Normal Race
• Laps: 33 (+1 Formation Lap)
• Start Type: Staggered Formation Lap with Rolling Start (see below)
• Grid Order: Fastest First based on Qualification
• Boost: No
• Penalty: Off
• Automatic Race Start Cycle: Disabled
• Race Finish Delay: TBD sec (~175% Average lap)
• Visible Damage: Off
• Mechanical Damage: Light
• Disable Collisions: Off
• Slipstream strength: Weak
• Tire Wear / Fuel Consumption: Off
• Grip Reduction on Wet Track/Track Edge: Real

• Car Restrictions: Unrestricted (see above for specific car specs)
• Performance Points: 604 PP (with max downforce)
• Drivetrain: FR
• Tire Restrictions: Racing Softs (R3's)
• Vehicle Tuning: Unrestricted
• Skid Recovery Force | Active Steering | ASM: Disabled
• TCS | Driving Line | ABS: Optional

• Unless otherwise specified, all rules from the original WRS event apply.
• All Hard Surfaces are considered Track Surface. This includes tarmac, red and white rumbles, and concrete. You are expected to drive clean at all times as if you are racing in the WRS. All participants are required to follow the GTPlanet Online Racing Rules & Guidelines.
• 3D3 Race Stewards (who are taking part in race, but will review the replay) reserve the right to boot or invalidate the result of any driver from the Race Room for driving offensively. If you ignore any warnings from the stewards and are booted from the race room, you will not be allowed to participate in future 3D3 events.
• 2 wheels on (or vertically in line with) the track at all times
• Rumble/ripple strips are part of the track
• Runoff areas are not part of the track
• Limit your contact with walls or objects, visible or invisible
• No hybrids
• No cheating of any kind
• Nothing that goes against the spirit of the rules
• Passing and Blocking: Aggressive blocking is not permitted, but the driver in front has the right to choose his/her line and braking point and drivers behind should respect that line. Be especially careful when you are on older tires than the competition as the speed difference may be significant. These events are "for fun" so just play nice and take a conservative rather than an aggressive approach when possible.

• A steward will exit track, view the live timing monitor and announce the order after qualification while all drivers remain on track.
• All drivers should exit track after the order is announced and enter the pits. When all drivers are in the pits a steward will start the race.
• After the system places you on the grid drivers should proceed into stagger formation in order.
• Pole sitter will choose his/her preferred side of the track.
• There should be no overlap between cars in the staggered formation.
• Speed limit on formation lap is 62 mph / 100 km/h and pole sitter should maintain this speed (or less) to keep pack together, in particular in the final sector.
• Weaving or other tire warming procedures are NOT allowed during the formation lap.
• Pole sitter will exit the last corner and take care to give enough time to allow all cars behind to safely exit the final corner.
• Start marker for Tsukuba is the start/finish line.
• The pole sitter should start the race by accelerating to race pace at the identified start marker (track specific and may or may not be the start/finish line).
• All other drivers should accelerate after the driver in front of you does so.
• No passing is allowed before the start marker.
• Be cautious and courteous in the first turn. Dive bombing will be penalized and will not be tolerated.

Background

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• GTP_WRP001 .............. D3 Silver -> D2 Silver
• GTP_Hydro ................. D3 Silver -> D2 Silver
• GTP_Gravitron ............. D4 Silver -> D2 Silver
• GTP_MilleRSVR ............ D4 Silver -> D3 Silver
• GTP_MadMax86 ........... D2 Gold -> D1 Bronze
• GTP_NINE_HUNDRED ... D4 Bronze -> D3 Bronze
• GTP_gooners_17 ......... D3 Silver -> D2 Gold
• GTP_otxjto .................. D4 Gold -> D3 Bronze
• GTP_RaceRyder ........... D4 Silver -> D4 Gold
• GTP_Allibubba99 .......... D4 Bronze -> D3 Bronze
• GTP_Chuk ................... D2 Bronze -> D2 Silver
• GTP_Hasslemoff ........... D3 Silver -> D3 Gold
• GTP_jimantonic ............ D3 Bronze -> D3 Silver
• GTP_Twissy ................. D1 Silver -> D1 Gold
• GTP_Racingworld ......... D5 Gold -> D3 Bronze
• GTP_btcanon ............... D5 Silver -> D4 Bronze
• GTP_Insatiable ............. D2 Silver -> D2 Gold
• GTP_mcfizzle ............... D2 Bronze -> D2 Silver

Racingworld68

Happy to see people are registering. But I also want to ask the Higher division drivers who are able to help out (instruct) to put something in this thread, so we know who we can count on 👍

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manumanu19

Is it possible to ride onboard with a driver if your watching? I saw them do it in the GT Academy but never really tried to do it while playing online. If that can be done the high Division folks can ride with people onboard and give tips such as your braking too much or your not getting on the throttle early enough. etc

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DDiamond

The prior registrants are gone. Do we need to sign up again?

Nevermind...I guess it was updating.

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manumanu19

Is it possible to ride onboard with a driver if your watching? I saw them do it in the GT Academy but never really tried to do it while playing online. If that can be done the high Division folks can ride with people onboard and give tips such as your braking too much or your not getting on the throttle early enough. etc

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DDiamond

I'm not so sure on that since I get enough of that from my wife!!

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manumanu19

Is it possible to ride onboard with a driver if your watching? I saw them do it in the GT Academy but never really tried to do it while playing online. If that can be done the high Division folks can ride with people onboard and give tips such as your braking too much or your not getting on the throttle early enough. etc

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manumanu19

Is it possible to ride onboard with a driver if your watching? I saw them do it in the GT Academy but never really tried to do it while playing online. If that can be done the high Division folks can ride with people onboard and give tips such as your braking too much or your not getting on the throttle early enough. etc

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Roomboter

No but there is an alternative. Some buddies and i gave each other tips at the following way.

The faster guy chases the slower guy for a couple of laps. The faster guy can see what the slower guy is doing wrong. After a couple of laps you know he's is doing it wrong structural. With that knowing the faster guy takes the lead but not on a race pace, just slowly from turn to turn and stop when necessary to explain what he did wrong and how he should do it. braking point and amount of breaking, steering point and amount of steering and acceleration moment e.d

That way i learned my way around the tracks and i helped others with it.

BTW a headset (voicechat) is a must. Explaining yourself on the chat is almost a mission impossible

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DDiamond

I'm not so sure on that since I get enough of that from my wife!!

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WRP001

Not possible live in the online lobby as the only view is from outside the car.

In GTA you could download a ghost replay from the top 10 and then play it back yourself with any view and/or chase the ghost in your own laps. That feature is only available offline and the WRS TT replays which are posted each week could be used for that purpose already. It would be awesome if there was a ghost feature online, but there isn't.

Also, "micro lag" makes it very difficult to comment on exact brake/accelerator timing except for the most obvious things like "you are going into the corner way too hot and waiting too long to get in the gas".

Sharing brake markers, shift points and gears used for each corner is a pretty obvious way to help. If demand is there we could try to get a D1 driver to run a few lap race and save their replay and upload a video of their best example lap during that run. It would be important to get the drivers own replay as any replay of an observer would have micro-lag.

I could assist in converting the replay to video, but it would have to be an NTSC replay.

Another service that could be provided is to have one of the participating academy drivers submit a race replay and record one of their laps, upload the video post to thread and have people discuss, critique and make suggestions. We could get a list of volunteers that want their lap analyzed (make sure you are ready for constructive criticism) and pick a couple volunteers each week and rotate. Again, I would assist from the video capture standpoint with the NTSC requirement maybe someone with a PAL capture device could help out with other replays.

I could commit to one or two laps recorded, uploaded and posted each week. It's somewhat time consuming, but I think it would help.

Might be fun to do a before and after lap side by side to show the improvement.

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Roomboter

No but there is an alternative. Some buddies and i gave each other tips at the following way.

The faster guy chases the slower guy for a couple of laps. The faster guy can see what the slower guy is doing wrong. After a couple of laps you know he's is doing it wrong structural. With that knowing the faster guy takes the lead but not on a race pace, just slowly from turn to turn and stop when necessary to explain what he did wrong and how he should do it. braking point and amount of breaking, steering point and amount of steering and acceleration moment e.d

That way i learned my way around the tracks and i helped others with it.

BTW a headset (voicechat) is a must. Explaining yourself on the chat is almost a mission impossible

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n0iZe83

One quick question: can I participate alltough I'm in D2?
Qualified in D2, but the skill level is more D3 or sometimes D4
I find this Academy program very attractive and would like to take part.

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