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The Gran Turismo Motor Sports Association Presents:
The GTP Le Mans Series!
The GTP Le Mans Series!
The series is based on both the European (LMS) and American (ALMS) Le Mans Series this is GTP's very own Le Mans Series. Five classes are set to compete; Le Mans Prototype 1, Le Mans Prototype 2, *Le Mans Grand Touring Prototype, Le Mans Grand Touring 1, Le Mans Grand Touring 2.
*All-star class. Each GTPLMS competitor is welcomed to submit a race time for the LM GTP class in its two designated events.
Rules and Regulations:
All rules, regulations and races are controlled by the sanctioning body G.T.M.S.A (Gran Turismo Motor Sports Association). The body is made up of four serperate members, m.piedgros, RACECAR, ICallShotgun, and PitwrkzZ1. All questions and concerns are to be directed to one of the officials and they will do their best to give you the most accurate and understandable answer possible. As in all series, the sanctioning body has the last say on every matter regarding the series.
Qualifying: Each driver will submit one lap time to designated G.T.M.S.A. official prior to the given deadline.
Race: Each driver will submit one race time along with fastest lap included prior to designated G.T.M.S.A. (Gran Turismo Motor Sports Administration) official prior to the given deadline.
*All deadlines, as well as round specific information will be found in given qualifying or race thread.
All cars are to be run at the regulations exact weight and horsepower provided by G.T.M.S.A officials. Weight and horsepower should not be changed unless G.T.M.S.A official grants permission.
GENERIC OLR RULES APPLY AT ALL TIMES WHEN ON TRACK.
Qualifications Specific OLR Rules:
To be run in Arcade Mode - Time Trial at the given track, with given car specs, and R3 tires.
No cheating of any kind.
Two wheels on track at all times.
Rumble strips are a part of the track.
No short-cutting corners.
No wall riding.
No wall touching of any kind.
*As is the case currently in the American Le Mans Series, no points are awarded for qualifying. However, from 2nd OVERALL back, 0.100 second is added to each entrant’s race time.
Race:
To be run in Arcade Mode at the given track with the given car specs, laps, AI difficulty, and AI starting tire.
Tires restricted to R5-R3.
No cheating of any kind.
Two wheels on track at all times.
Rumble strips are a part of the track.
No short-cutting corners.
No wall riding.
No wall touching of any kind.
There is no A.I. touching permitted. If an incidental contact occurs, no damage is done to your, or the A.I.'s race, continue the race.
Both ACO and IMSA rules require at least a two driver team over 2 and ¾ as well 6 and 10 hour events, and three drivers over, 12 and 24 hour events. We will adjust the rule to fit GT4. Each entrant must have their B-Spec driver run a given amount of laps, found on the series schedule and repeated in each race thread.
Points and Championships:
As is the case currently in the American Le Mans Series, no points are awarded for qualifying. However, from 2nd OVERALL back, 0.100 second is added to each entrant’s race time.
Each driver entered in the GTPLMS is automatically entered to score points towards a season long Drivers Championship. Points are awarded to competitors in each class like so:
1. 10
2. 8
3. 6
4. 4
5. 2
6. 1
During endurace events (32 laps of Seattle, Petit Le Mans, and Monterrey Sports Car Championships) six bonus points are added to all finishers' totals.
Also available at the end of the season are Teams and Manufacturers Championships. Each round, the total number of points scored by each team is added to their aggregate point total. That being said, each team is limited to two cars per class. For the manufacturer’s championship, the top finishing car for each manufacturer each race will have their points awarded to the Manufacturers title score.
Tentative Schedule:
Round 1 – Mobil 1 32 of Seattle (Seattle Circuit ; 32 Laps) [B-Spec Bob must run at least 4 laps. In your time submission, include when the driver changes occurred.]
Round 2 – Fuji Grand Prix (Fuji Speedway ‘80’s ; 18 Laps)
Round 3 – Bridgestone 15 Laps at Mid-Field
Round 4 – Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma (Infineon Sports Car Course ; 15 Laps)
ALL-STAR (Mandatory) - 24 Laps of Le Mans (Circuit de la Sarthe I) [B-Spec Bob must run at least four laps. In your time submission, include when the driver changes occurred.]
Round 5- Toyota Presents: GTP at Apricot Hill (18 Laps)
Round 6- Rolex Grand Prix of Grand Valley (14 Laps)
Round 7- Castrol Grand Prix of Trial Mountain (17 Laps)
Round 8- Yokohama 18 at Autumn Ring
Round 9- Petit Le Mans (Fuji 2005 GT - 30 Laps) [B-Spec Bob must run at least four laps. In your time submission, include when the driver changes occurred.]
Round 10- Mazda Presents: The Monterrey Sports Car Championships (20 Laps)
Class Breakdown:
Le Mans Prototype 1 (LM P1):
Audi R8 Race Car
BMW V12 LMR
Pescarolo Playstation Pescarolo C60/Judd Race Car
Le Mans Prototype 2 (LM P2):
Pescarolo C60/Peugeot Race Car
BMW V12 LMR
Le Mans Grand Touring 1 (LM GT1):
Panoz Esperante GTR-1
BMW McLaren F1 GTR
Dodge Viper GTS-R
Pagani Zonda LM Race Car
Chevrolet Corvette C5R
Le Mans Grand Touring 2 (LM GT2):
BMW M3 GTR
Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car
Ford GT LM Spec II
Mazda RX-8 Race Car
Mazda RX-7 Race Car
Nissan 350z Concept LM Race Car
Car specs have been completed for the prototype classes however all car specs will be withheld until all car specs have been confirmed.
If you would like to enter you are going to need to do the following:
Find one teammate (for now) and a team name. This person will run the exact same car and sponsors you do. It is not necessary to have a teammate, but it is recommended.
Next, find a class, car, tire, numbers and sponsor you both agree on. Numbers do not have to be successive (e.g. Audi's #1 and 2 in ALMS) but again, it is recommended.
Note: In the following car list the numbers (2x 1x) show the number of teams available to a car. Remember, each team can have a maximum of two cars per class. For example, one team can have cars in LM P1 through LM GT2, but only two cars per class. Before you jump at me, please select only one car. If possible, later in the pre-season or before round one, G.T.M.S.A officials may allow one to chose a second car from a second class.
*The way the following is set-up is purely here to add realism to the series. If I recieve any posts saying something along the lines of "How do I equip the AER V8 in my BMW V12 LMR?" I reserve the right to make fun of you to no end.
Le Mans Prototype 1:
Chassis / Drivetrain Available
4x Dallara-Audi R8 / 3.9L Audi V8 Twin-Turbo.
2x BMW V12 LMR / BMW V12
4x Pescarolo-Courage C60 / Judd V10
Tires Available
Kumho, Dunlop, Michelin, Goodyear
Numbers Available
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Primary Sponsors Available (Chose 1 per team)
Dell, Heineken, Playstation, Gran Turismo 4, Goodyear, Infineon, Shell, Champion, Hewlett Packard
Le Mans Prototype 2:
Chassis / Drivetrain Available
2x Pescarolo-Courage C60 / Peugeot V8
2x Pescarolo-Courage C60 / Rotor 3 Rotory
2x BMW V12 LMR / 3.4L AER V8
2x BMW V12 LMR / 2.4L AER I4 Turbo
2x BMW V12 LMR / Rotor 3 Rotory
Tires Available
Kumho, Dunlop, Michelin, Goodyear
Numbers Available
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
Primary Sponsors Available
Goodyear, Road & Track, Gran Turismo 4, Mid-Florida Bank, Deutsche Bank X-Markets, Lowes
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:
Chassis / Drivetrain Available
2x Panoz Esperante GTR-1 / Roush Elan-Ford V8
2x McLaren F1 GTR / BMW M V12
2x Dodge Viper GTS-R / Dodge V10
1x Pagani Zonda LM / AMG Mercedes V12
2x Chevrolet Corvette C5R / Chevrolet V8
Tires Available
Michelin, Pirelli, Dunlop, Goodyear, Yokohama
Numbers Available
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64
Primary Sponsors Available
Bentley Publishers, GM Goodwrench Service, Motorola, Carsport North America, Dell, BMW M Power, Visteon, Pirelli
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:
Chassis / Drivetrain Available
2x BMW M3 GTR / BMW M 3.3L I6
2x BMW M3 GTR / BMW M 5.0L V8
1x Chevrolet Camaro LM / Chevrolet LS1 V8
2x Ford GT LM Spec II / 5.4L Roush-Elan V8
2x Mazda RX-8 / Rotor 3 Rotory
2x Mazda RX-7 / Rotor 3 Rotory
4x Nissan 350z LM / 3.5L Nissan V6
Tires Available
Michelin, Yokohama, Pirelli, Dunlop, Goodyear
Numbers Available
65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
Primary Sponsors Available
DHL Global Mail, Pirelli, Red Bull, Dark Dog Energy Drink, Visteon, Michelin, MMPie, Hewlett Packard, BMW M Power, Goodyear, Yokohama, BMW CCA
If there is a sponsor not listed you would like to use, post it in your sign-up and I'll most likely approve it.
If you'd like to sign-up post:
Driver Name:
#:
Teammate:
Car:
Tire:
Sponsor:
(Your teammate should do the same!)
*Remember! If anything seems unclear or missing, just post about it.
m.piedgros
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