- 137
- NY
comment retracted , it was in poor taste by myself
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- Thread starter zer05ive
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- 49
- CT
Doesn’t that league only run once a month?
- 1,239
- Saskatchewan
- DUB-L-DEE
Can’t please everyone all the time…if it ain’t whining about cars, it’s whining about tracks, or tire selection….oh and btw that “league” that races on Fridays is Snailracing, just a different series, but same league.
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- Saskatoon
I’m not sure what your point is? I go with the flow even when I’ve never driven the car choice or ran the track when it’s not my decision to make. Numbers are a struggle as it is and, if I read your comment correctly, you’re hoping I’ll take my car selection and leave? FYI, this is my favourite car and has been my go to for awhile. Thought it’d be fun.
- 3,541
- London, ON
- A_Mindful_Place
All cars below 2mil credits are welcome. Some just have preferences and voice it. I'm stoked you picked this car. Now I can show off my 2010/2011 FIA GT1 liveries on this beasty!
- 412
- upstate NY
- flyingdisc315
This is a league for celebrating all cars in the game (except the really cool expensive ones) so enjoy them while they are on the menu!
- 240
- Niagara Region
- DRD_Niagara
I love the pick also as my first real attempt at a livery was with this car, so very little prep time for me for this week’s car show.
I will not be in my customary “Casino Niagara” theme but rather in a national company theme that my fellow Canadians will recognize and most don’t know that it originated in my hometown of Welland, Ontario.
Great call @CdnSweetTee
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- 2,711
- Québec
- GTP_WorstDriver
SNAIL is all about variety. From ambulances to Gr.1 racecars we race everything. Sure we all have our personal preferences, you know mine 😉, but as long as we race clean and we have fun thats all that matters.
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- NY
I wasn't trying to stir anything up , everyone is entitled to their own opinion (that what makes SNAIL great ). I was just stating that I enjoy the sports cars on sports tire a lot , makes for some really close racing. I was just commenting on how both the choices on the cars selected are on the higher end of performance.
- 137
- NY
No I wasn't trying to say that ,I quite enjoy racing with you, great competition . I'm not trying to push anyone away. I was just shocked to see the extreme change in cars this week.
- 2,711
- Québec
- GTP_WorstDriver
- 49
- CT
I want to host a Livery competition with the GT-R. Arrive to the lobby early and meet on turn 1. We can vote and the winner will get $5 (if that’s allowed?) from my PayPal.
I’d love to include all divisions! Obviously BoD or well known members will let me know if this isn’t allowed, but sounds fun to me!
I’d love to include all divisions! Obviously BoD or well known members will let me know if this isn’t allowed, but sounds fun to me!
Dragonwhisky
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- the land of green, hills, rocks & whiskey
- Dragonwhisky
On the off chance the BoD allowed it, I bought the Ferrari (make sure you roll them rrrrs when you say that). It was on my list to buy before and, after I discovered the price increase, it got dropped of that list. The thing about SNAIL car selection is, it gives me a reason to buy cars I wouldn't decide to buy on my own. Not one to go for the complete car list these days. Another thing about SNAIL, the car selection will change, each and every week. When you win the privilege and burden to pick a car, make it in the righteous knowledge that it's your pick. Don't sweat any comments by others about the suitability of your choice. If the league at large decides it ain't what they want to drive, the voting will take care of it.
@JLBowler & @Akzl298 , went through this post over here and updated our legend list from it. It knocked the F40 and the 787B off the list of approved cars.
@JLBowler & @Akzl298 , went through this post over here and updated our legend list from it. It knocked the F40 and the 787B off the list of approved cars.
- 1,177
- Burnaby, BC
- canoworms1
It takes me a while, but here are some shots from D2 on Sunday.
I think this qualifies as 'door to door'.
It seems there are two groups of follow the leader. Group 1 needs to tighten it up a little, though. Group 2 looks to be in fine synchronicity.
Same 'freeze frame' as above, different point of view.
I think this qualifies as 'door to door'.
It seems there are two groups of follow the leader. Group 1 needs to tighten it up a little, though. Group 2 looks to be in fine synchronicity.
Same 'freeze frame' as above, different point of view.
- 21
- United States
Fantastic photos. I enjoyed practicing Lago in the Vette and regret missing the race but what can you do?
I wanted to make a correction in case the 300SEL piques anyone's interest, the race was a mission, the one hour variety on Alsace, pre 1979 classics. Terrific race, the 300SL is fast for AI standards but man was it a lot of fun in the boat SEL. It is quite a large car with a massive V8 but it absolutely floats around the track with plenty of torque. Highly recommend especially if you like variety and some change of pace from GR.4 GR.3 etc
I wanted to make a correction in case the 300SEL piques anyone's interest, the race was a mission, the one hour variety on Alsace, pre 1979 classics. Terrific race, the 300SL is fast for AI standards but man was it a lot of fun in the boat SEL. It is quite a large car with a massive V8 but it absolutely floats around the track with plenty of torque. Highly recommend especially if you like variety and some change of pace from GR.4 GR.3 etc
- 137
- NY
thanks for posting such great photos, I really enjoy viewing them
- 2,711
- Québec
- GTP_WorstDriver
A good illustration about the importance of hitting the apex.
PS: Not shaming anyone, the ZR1 was an understeering pig.
JamCar0ne
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- Illinois
- JamCar0ne
You must be talking about the green car
- 2,711
- Québec
- GTP_WorstDriver
- 412
- upstate NY
- flyingdisc315
I used traction control, I know, I'm a noob. lol 
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Check out our very own @vovik05 putting SNAIL in the news!!
Don't miss GTPlanet's feature of our very own @CoachMK21!
Congrats to @Neovre for making his debut at Le Mans
(where he scored an incredible P5 finish!)
Congrats to all the SNAILs who competed in the
2015 GT Academy USA Finals!!
2015 USA Finalists
Back Row: @LoCoArMeN, @vovik05, @Ryan Lynch, @Ricky Wilson, @TRL_Importlife, @Tyler Utley, @gtr3123
Front Row: @ConnorWolf, @Crystalline_T
Not Shown (qualified for, but unable to attend finals):@GTP_Compton3, @Matt Sierras, @msgt-sd
* - advanced to Silverstone finals!!
And good luck to the SNAILs who are competing in the 2016 GT Academy Mexico Finals!!
2016 Mexico Finalists
@Enzo_Goiko (second from left), @Ness (second from right), and @pakicote (far right)
Welcome to SNAIL
From our humble beginnings, SNAIL (aka Sunday Night American Interactive League) is now the largest console-based sim racing league in the world. Our mission is to provide our members with clean, intense, and competitive racing - regardless of skill level! We believe that providing full grids of evenly-matched competitions is the most realistic way to race, improve skill, and refine racecraft! Our league night is Sunday at 9:30pm Eastern / 6:30pm Pacific, but we also have a a wide variety of other events held on other nights of the week. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, please keep reading to learn more about us and how to join.
What Makes Us Different
SNAIL is the only sim racing league in the world that's able to combine five key features into one consolidated package. First of all, we provide you with evenly-matched competition to drivers of all skill levels. In fact, the intense level of competition that we produce has established SNAIL as the "go to" place to prepare for GT Academy. And if you want to keep track of your improvement along the way, you'll be glad to know that we keep the most comprehensive race data available on GTPlanet. We also feature an interactive process that allows all of our members to have a say in which cars and tracks we race. And last but not least, we're the only league that awards our members with valuable prizes just for racing with us!
Evenly-Matched Competition
Have you ever watched a professional race where drivers with completely different skill levels were competing on the same track? Of course not! That wouldn't be fun to watch, let alone fun to participate in. Unfortunately, that disparity of pace is something you'll often find in organized online racing. When this happens, you'll be lucky to have just a few drivers that you're truly competitive with. Everyone else will usually either be faster or slower than you. We prevent that from happening in SNAIL by dividing our drivers into separate divisions based on speed and skill. This results in full grids of evenly-matched competition and creates the closest and most intense sim racing experience around!
Prepare for GT Academy
If you'd like to compete in GT Academy, there's no better place than SNAIL to hone your skills to the elite levels necessary to make it to the finals. You need to be the best of the best to make it to Silverstone, and that's exactly what the drivers in our top division are. Half of last year's and half of this year's Silverstone Finalists have raced in SNAIL. And since our race format (which features multiple sprint races) is almost identical to the format used at the GT Academy national finals, they were able to use their SNAIL experience to help them advance to Silverstone. Click here if you want to advice from last year's eventual champion and click here if you want advice from last year's runner-up.
Valuable Prizes
Have you ever wished you could win free stuff just for having fun? If so, then you might want to know that our members win valuable real-world prizes just for racing with us! These prize are based on participation and not on race results. Some examples of prizes our members have won include GranStand sim racing products like this, this and this, ButtKicker products like a Gamer2 and a Wireless ButtKicker Kit. You can also join Team SNAIL and earn even more prizes, such as shirts (e.g. S.N.A.I.L. shirt, F1 shirt, GT Academy shirt), video capture devices (e.g. Hauppauge PVR), sim racing equipment (e.g. Playseat Evolution), and even gift cards (e.g. Amazon and PSN).
Spec Racing
SNAIL has always been a one-make series, but when we decided to prohibit tuning in all of our races, we became the first "spec" racing league on GTPlanet. Spec racing ensures that success is determined primarily by driving skill and not by differences in power, gearing, suspension, weight, or aerodynamics. Because variables in the car are eliminated, spec racing is the truest measure of driver skill! It also produces intense battles for position because all of the cars are equally strong or weak in the same areas of the track. Plus, you'll never spend hours tuning cars or wondering if someone is truly faster than you or if they just have a better tune.
Race Format
Our league night lasts for two hours and is split into three rounds. Each round consists of two races that last 10 to 12 minutes on a predetermined car and track combo. At the beginning of each round, a brief qualifying session determines the order of the starting grid. The first race is set to 'Fastest First' to reward the best qualifiers and the second race is set to 'Reverse Grid' in order to promote on-track action. Points are awarded based on our "perfect" points system. After a round is completed, we move on to the next round and repeat the same process with the next car and track combination. Once all three rounds are complete, we tally up the points and then let our interactive format kick in.
Interactive Participation
Our unique format allows everyone to have a say on which cars and tracks we race. It's also used to strike a balance between familiarity and variety of our car and track combos. In other words, the progression of cars and tracks that we race is slow enough for us to learn them well, but fast enough that they don't get "old". At the end of every league night, everyone votes on which car and track combo they enjoyed the least. The combo that receives the most "elimination votes" is dropped from the next week's lineup entirely. The combo that receives the second most votes is also dropped, but only partially. This is where our prizes come into play:
Prizes
A prize is awarded to the divisions winners with the three highest scores*. The division winner with the highest score gets Prize A. The division winner with the second highest score gets Prize B. The division winner with the third highest score gets Prize C: (NOTE: We now have a new process for breaking ties in the elimination vote)
Prize A: The right to select the new car and track combo to replace the combo that was voted off
Prize B: The right to replace either the car or the track of the combo that received the second most votes
Prize C: The right to "freeze" either the car or the track of the combo that received the second most votes
Promotion and Relegation
Although we split our drivers into separate divisions based on performance and skill level, we realize that our drivers are constantly improving and deserve a chance to climb the ladder of success. That's why we promote and relegate drivers before every season based on the results and data compiled during the previous season. This is also done to ensure that our races are as competitive as possible for all of our league members, top to bottom. Regardless of which division you're in, you will almost always be fighting to gain or defend a position on the track. Simply put, no other Gran Turismo league in the world can offer this much competitive racing to so many different skill levels.
Comprehensive Race Data
It's not always accurate to promote and relegate drivers based on championship points alone. That's why the massive amounts of data we track are invaluable to our league. You'd be hard-pressed to find a sim racing league anywhere in the world that tracks driver data and race results more comprehensively than we do. In fact, our SNAIL Data document contains so much information that we have to archive old data to avoid exceeding the GoogleDoc's maximum capacity! You can use this data to track the points championship for each season and compare yourself to other drivers in categories such as fast laps, total race pace, total points, average points per race, and power rankings.
Rules
We expect all drivers to follow our OLR Rules and pursue good racecraft at all times. If you're not sure what good racecraft is, watch this video. It can be summed up in one simple '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. If you don't agree with this rule or don't think it applies to you, this is not the league for you. If you ever feel like a driver is not following the rules, please wait until league night is over, then file a Racing Incident Report. Our Stewards will review the incident and issue the appropriate penalties.
Settings
Lobby Settings
Tire Settings:
Based on Dealership PP (not the PP after an oil change)
below 349 PP -> Comfort Mediums
350-399 PP ---> Comfort Softs
400-449 PP ---> Sports Hards
450-499 PP ---> Sports Mediums
500-549 PP ---> Sports Softs
550-599 PP ---> Racing Hards
600 PP & up --> Racing Mediums
How To Join Us
Step 1: Post a reply (by clicking the 'Reply' button at the bottom of this post) stating, "I have read the first post and would like to join," and tell us how you heard about SNAIL. (Do not start a conversation with anyone, just post your request on this thread).
Step 2: Watch the thread for a reply to your post and follow the instructions provided.
Step 3: Purchase the three cars listed in the lineup for our next races.
Step 4: Wait to be assigned to a division and then join that division's lounge on Sunday night.
If you are not sure which division you are assigned to, please check the Offical Driver List
For a list of helpful links and FAQ's, please click here.
"I have read the first post and would like to join," GTplanet.
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- Aurora, CO
- Skills_19657
Word on the street says yes. Hosted by @SomnusMor.
- 1,177
- Burnaby, BC
- canoworms1
@Worst_Driver said it best; that car is a beast. I think I only hit full throttle on the final straight. No traction control, 52.11, and still +3 seconds off Worst's time. 😁😢😩😁 And yes, a fun challenge.
