Thank you for not spoiling it!!!
Ok will do. Thanks.
I must say I am still in Shock. I must thank first and foremost my Wife (or as she sometimes refers to her self as a GT Widow) for being so awesome. Thanks To @zer05ive and everyone that makes this league so awesome. A big shout out to The West Coast Division for being the best division in SNAIL (My opinion) and to al in SNAIL which is the best league in GT which is of course a fact because I said so and want it to be.
And finally thanks to The Allen Berg Racing School. I look forward to using my prize!
Allen Berg Racing Schools Challenge
Points of Interest
This week S.N.A.I.L. will be running at Ascari Race Resort, Spa Francorchamps, and Autumn Ring. Ascari is making it's debut in S.N.A.I.L., Spa Francorchamps is making it's third straight appearance and Autumn Ring is making it's GT6 S.N.A.I.L. debut. Without further ado, here are your points of interest for this week.
Ascari Race Resort
The Ascari Race Resort offers an impressive closed circuit where you can enjoy the speed in its purest form, without limits but always with a maximum safety. With 26 corners (13 left hand and 13 right hand corners) and incredible cambers and slopes, the Ascari circuit proud to be the longest track in Spain thanks to its length of 5,425 meters ,with the possibility to divide into three different sections or combinations.
The circuit is built with the highest quality, with a width of 12,2 meters throughout the whole length, the asphalt pavement gives a perfect balance between grip and tire wear as well as being an excellent drainage.
The above was taken from the Ascari Race Resort web page. Being that the track is a private resort and specializes in renting cars to customers or allowing them to drive their own cars on the track, they don't host actual races so the things we are used to seeing in a race track are not always present. The most glaring example would be that there are no proper rumble strips at Ascari. With this in mind, the track boundaries are a little different here. The white line serves as the boundary with the only exceptions coming at the chicanes on the track that have the wide areas of painted concrete. They will be shown in the photos below. The painted mounds at the edge of the track are NOT rumble strips and are NOT part of the track at any place on the track.
Two shots from the first chicane. You may use the painted areas as track but you must not put any part of any tire on the grass.
Two shots from the second chicane. It's the same as the first. You may use the painted area as track but you must not put a tire on the grass.
If it looks like this then the white line is the boundary. You must have two tires on or inside the white line.
Spa Francorchamps
Spa Francorchamps was originally opened for business in August of 1921. The first scheduled race did not take place because there was only one entrant for the event. The first race held at Spa was a motorcycle race in 1922. The first 24hr race would be held in 1924. The original course was a 14km layout that featured long straights and was built to be one of the fastest tracks in Europe. Formula One would run on the 14 km layout until 1970 when the series cited safety and security reasons with the track. Modifications were made and the current layout was introduced in 1979 and Formula One would return to the track. Numerous run off areas were added to the track and the distance shortened by removing some of the long straights.
The track boundaries at Spa are not difficult to understand but can be difficult to follow. In all situations, the red/white rumble strips are part of the track but anything located behind them is not.
Exit of turn one. The red/white rumble strips are part of the track. The solid white line next to the strips is NOT part of the track and everything to the left of that line is NOT part of the track. If you find yourself out here, you must lift off the throttle and track re-entry rules do apply to you.
The next three photos are taken from Eau Rouge. In all of the photos, the red/white rumble strips are part of the track. The solid black and everything to the left of it in photo 1 are NOT track. The solid white line to the left of the strips in the second photo and everything left of it are NOT part of the track. In the third photo, the solid black line and everything to the right of it is NOT part of the track. Once the red/white strips end, the white line is the edge of the track. If you find yourself OB, you need to lift off the throttle to avoid a penalty from the stewards and normal track re-entry rules will apply to you.
This photo shows the end of the rumble strips where the white line becomes the track boundary. Any area to the right of the white line past the end of the red/white strips is considered to be out of bounds.
This is turn 5 and the photo serves as an example for the entire track. It shows the red/white rumble strips as part of the track and the grass to the right of it is NOT part of the track.
Turn 6 shown here. The red/white strips are part of the track. The green area and the paved area on the left of the green area are not part of the track. If you find yourself here, you will need to slow down to negate any advantage you may have gained and wait to re-enter the track until you can do so without affecting any other driver.
This is a section of track between turn 6 and turn 7. The white line serves as the track boundary here on the left side of the track where it connects the two sets of rumble strips.
This is the inside of turn 7 and the photo serves as an example for the rest of the track. The red/white rumble strips are part of the track. The brownish area directly to the right of the strips is NOT considered part of the track.
Here is the exit of turn 7. Once again, we have the red/white strips as part of the track but the green area to the left of it is NOT part of the track. Once the rumble strips end, the white line is the track boundary. The different color paving at the end of the rumble strips is NOT part of the track.
This is the outside of Pouhon or turn 10 and 11. The red/white strips are part of the track. The green area and everything to the right of the green are NOT part of the track. If you end up here, you will need to slow down to negate any advantage gained and return to the proper racing surface without affecting any other driver.
This is the exit of turn 17. As is the case everywhere else on the track, the red/white rumble strips are part of the track but the green area to the right is NOT part of the track. Once the red/white strips end, the white line becomes the boundary and the green area is still NOT part of the track.
This is an overview of the final chicane. The entrance is at the bottom of the photo. The green area approaching the turn is NOT part of the track. You can't drive out there to improve your entry angle to the right hander. The red/white strips are part of the track throughout this section. Any green pavement, including the exit of the section (not pictured) is NOT part of the track.
Autumn RingAutumn Ring is an original track designed by PD for the Gran Turismo series. It made it's first appearance in GT1 and has only been absent from GT3. It has been reworked for GT6.
The boundaries are very simple here. The blue white rumble strips are considered to be part of the track and the grass is NOT part of the track. It's so simple, I only have one example shot of the rumble strips so I threw in a shot of a Ruf 3400 just for good measure.
Good luck to everyone tonight. Keep it between the lines and have fun.
@JoeW On thursday night I would've agreed with you 100%. After practicing with fellow SNAILs (faster than me, with the same pace and slower than me) I come to realize that the great difference is SOLR and not the track/car combo.
In an effort to alleviate the Over Time hours of our Stewards and to help everyone but specially our Junior SNAILs I came up with this idea.
DISCLAIMER: I am by no means a Subject Matter Expert on Racing but I like to help the SNAIL community.
1st Chicane at the start of the race.
Many other tracks lend themselves to attack for position with a strong start; however due to the short distance and lack of maneuverability at the chicane, keeping a nice and steady flow through the chicane will yield much better results than trying to go 3 wide here.
Breaking early to avoid the Domino effect will enable the whole field to go though the chicane without incidents. If you happen to bump someone, ghost pass or take someone off track apply your brakes and give position back.
Letting it Roll
Avoid heavy throttle / brake input at tight curves. Brake early and let momentum take care of the rest. Avoid tire noise as much as possible, excessive tire noise means the tires have no grip.
If I understood the rules quoted above, dust bunnies are permitted anywhere on the track EXCEPT the CHICANES. The brundle seems to be a common place this will be used.
Capitalize on others mistakes.
Sometimes being the fastest does not win races. As the dog fighters bite at each every other turn, eventually mistakes will happen, be patient and ready to pounce.
The Grass
While using the grass at any other place in the track is permitted, be extra careful if you happenn to find over this lovely territory.
The use of brake/throttle combination while turning or the car not being balanced can result in this:
Use Different Racing Lines
This picture may not truly depict what was happening, but here at least 3 different cars are following different lines. If someone makes a mistake you need to have an alternative route to go through safely.
Re-Entering the Track
Sometimes even minor mistakes will get you off track (4 wheels totally out of pavement) and the first thought of the moment is to not lose more positions and re-enter the track as quickly as possible. As @DrKronin stated on the video from the 12 hours of Sebring. Improperly reentering the track can cause to mass chaos and very heavy penalties.
Do not reenter the racing line until is safe to do so.
Chicanes
Staying in bounds may seem almost impossible; but it is not. Here a perfect example of 2 cars going by the 2nd Chicane perfectly legal. Focus on having the car balanced and avoiding heavy throttle.
Dust Bunnies
Depending on the view that you use to race, you may think that you are in bounds, but take the time to review replays or ask whoever followed to check that you in fact stay in bounds. Here's an example of barely missing the exit chicane from coming from full speed to heavy breaking and then the chicane.
Just touched it by inches.
Mind what is on front of you
In order of importance, making sure you make the right breaking points is more important than checking
who is following especially if you have some room to breath.
Between the great racing we had last night in the endurance race and this post, Shrumpracer is quickly becoming one of my new favorite SNAILS.
I'm secure in who I am! 
Is it Sunday night yet?
Which is correct, this or the 2nd post?
