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With strict guidlines and no touch racing rules - and then I slam into someone like a complete idiot - and then the issue with the mustang livery - Well ...... I self served myself banned for the night as punishment - what the Lords Of GT Planet give me for punishment will come next

and all on my first night
 
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We're thrilled to announce a new partnership with Suellio Almeida, Sim Racer turned Professional Real Life Driver and Coach, 2024 Radical North America Champion 🏆 , and Founder of Almeida Racing Academy with 7000+ Drivers Registered.

New prize announcement for the March/April SNAIL Spec Racing Seasons...one lucky SNAIL driver will win a free enrollment in the Motor Racing Checklist!


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To be eligible for the one draw at the end of the April SNAIL Spec Racing season…
* Race in at least 75% of the March AND April seasons.




Check out our very own @vovik05 putting SNAIL in the news!!


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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
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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
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@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.
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I have read the first post and would like to join.
 
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I have read the first post and would like to join.
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@Havok245

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!​

Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join the SNAIL [Spec] Racing league:

We run a clean league by enforcing a strict penalty system based on the SNAIL OLR (which is a modified version of the GTP OLR). We also expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both if you aren't already. Once that is complete, please follow the steps below to complete your entry into the league:

  1. You start a conversation, by clicking this link, and add zer05ive, JLBowler, nmcp1, llNovall, Akzl298 & Dragonwhisky as "Recipients".
    1. The conversation title should be "Request To Join".
  2. SNAIL Administrators will respond with specific instructions on what you need to accomplish to join SNAIL [Spec] Racing.
  3. Place the following links (URLs) in the favorites (or bookmarks) in your web browser for quick reference. Please make every effort to read and understand the following links. Over the years a great deal of time and effort has gone into creating this league and we would like nothing more than to have you but we ask that you take the time and effort to do your homework. 99.9% of any question you may have about SNAIL can be found in the posts below.
    1. All things SNAIL
    2. Original Post
    3. SNAIL OLR Policies and Guidelines
    4. Drivers List
  4. You drive fast and clean on Sunday 👍

Again, the original post has everything you need to know about what to expect on Sunday night and what you will need to have completed in order to be competitive. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your question on the thread.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL
 
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With strict guidlines and no touch racing rules - and then I slam into someone like a complete idiot - and then the issue with the mustang livery - Well ...... I self served myself banned for the night as punishment - what the Lords Of GT Planet give me for punishment will come next

and all on my first night
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That must have happened in practice, which I had to miss because my wife loves spending time with me on Call Of Duty so much, I had to get shot over and over again by people way better than me instead lol. We sent you a voice chat invite once @Mac1032763 told us about your Mustang problems, you can always join in on the second or third combo if you can't get in with the first. Oh well, always another Sunday and plenty of practice sessions in between.

@arethosetacos Awesome picture of your car at the GT7 scape in real life by the way! :cheers: :bowdown: Makes me want to test drive a Supra or something and take a pic of it in front of the Daytona Speedway bridge.

Just to repeat what Tacos and Bubly said, if you use a livery another user created always make sure to check aero at front, side, rear, wing, and rim size, rim width, and offset. Be sure they're all set to Standard Parts and you shouldn't have any problems getting into rooms.

It's also a good idea to check the forum when the new combos are announced (around Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the prize winners) and buy the cars if you don't have them or they're irreversibly modified (weight reduction, motor swap, etc...) You can always buy a new body and new engine but usually it's just more economical to buy a fresh new OEM car. I also learned that buying a new body doesn't take away wide body conversions, at least it didn't work when I suggested it to another member recently.
 
The_Antman_
Snail race and Ford Mustang Boss issue

used the stang in snail lobby to practice and had no issues - car is all stock nothing added - no issues during practice

just before race added a livery i downloaded from showcase - went to race and car would not meet PP criteria - exited and tried to figure out why car had an extra 8 PP points - removed livery and car PP REMAINED 8 points to high (guessing 8 pp points - it was in that neighborhood)

This was first livery I have ever added and I am a total newbie to PS and GT.

took me hours to figure out - when I added livery It charged me a lot of GT7 money - just thought it was the cost of doing business

as it turns out the fee it charged me was the rear wing and front air spoiler

Once I figured that out and removed front and rear wing / spoiler the PP points went back to normal ......

Learning can be painful
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All my liveries are downloaded from the Showcase. They can be costly, but remember the weekly races often pay big money. If I grind for dough I do it at Sardena, there's a race that pays ~485K credits and a clean race is 1.5x for a big pay day in about 25 minutes. Difficulty level doesn't alter earnings. I'm willing to pay for the paint job and then remove any aero parts that have been added. I used to mess with rim sizes and tire aspect ratio, but that also changes PP, so no more.
 
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All my liveries are downloaded from the Showcase. They can be costly, but remember the weekly races often pay big money. If I grind for dough I do it at Sardena, there's a race that pays ~485K credits and a clean race is 1.5x for a big pay day in about 25 minutes. Difficulty level doesn't alter earnings. I'm willing to pay for the paint job and then remove any aero parts that have been added. I used to mess with rim sizes and tire aspect ratio, but that also changes PP, so no more.
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accidents happen bud, but if you're worreid about hitting people,then you can always run in the back until you feel confortable, people do it all the time, no biggie.
 
I just wanted to share some pics from the final 2 laps of last night's final race. It was a close finish with many position changes and upsets.

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Lap 8: @TexHill is leading the pack hoping that his Blind Hog Racing car can find another nut like he did earlier today at Sardegna and here just last week. I honestly didn't understand why you were saying a blind hog instead of squirrel until now, lol. The top 6 are all visible in frame! @Mac1032763 in 2nd, @JamCar0ne in 3rd, followed by @arethosetacos, @radliffracing and @racingchamp30.

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Lap 9: After @TexHill and @JamCar0ne encountered difficulties in this turn soon after the last photo @Mac1032763 took the lead for one turn short of a complete lap. @arethosetacos had just managed to squeeze by after a slight dip in the dirt by the leader.

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Just a few turns left and the top 4 are still pretty close, I know I was pushing it to the limit and I'm sure @Mac1032763 @arethosetacos and @racingchamp30 were too. We would go on to finish in this order and I know Tacos was excited for the win. Mac was so close I know it won't be long before he's bringing some gold medals home himself!

That was a fun race and it had me fired up! Made it hard to go to sleep afterwards, lol. Out on the road again so these images are brought to you by the PS Remote app. East Lake, Ohio here I come!
 
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Here are the unofficial results from our league night on April 6, 2025

Click here for this season's points standings and click a tab at the bottom for more detail.

Click here if the data linked above has already been archived and you would like to view it.

Division 1
  1. PReC_ErickGTSan --- voted to eliminate Round 1 - 93 (100.50 for Pize A)
  2. GTP_Worstdriver --- voted to eliminate Round 3 - 83 (89.69 for Prize C)
  3. Ridger23 ---------- voted to eliminate Round 1
  4. Nic-KL ------------ voted to eliminate Round 3
  5. RJC76 ------------- voted to eliminate Round 1
  6. Dragonwhisky ------ voted to eliminate Round 1
  7. Kgffty ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
  8. Oshawa-Joe -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
  9. superb3113 -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
  10. DUB-L-DEE --------- did not submit a vote
  11. JAV-31 ------------ voted to eliminate Round 1
  12. huuughjean -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
Division 2
  1. JamCar0ne --------- voted to eliminate Round 3 - 88 (80.91 for Prize B)
  2. radliffpower ------ voted to eliminate Round 3
  3. RacingChamp30 ----- voted to eliminate Round 3
  4. arethosetacos ----- voted to eliminate Round 2
  5. Canoworms1 -------- voted to eliminate Round 1
  6. Mac1032763 -------- voted to eliminate Round 2
  7. Tex_Hill ---------- voted to eliminate Round 1
  8. cesarr64 ---------- voted to eliminate Round 2
  9. jakeblack3 -------- voted to eliminate Round 2
  10. Cdn_Sweet_Tee ----- did not submit a vote
The round that received the most elimination votes was:
Round 1 - Ford Mustang Boss 429 '69 (SH) at Willow Springs International Raceway - Big Willow - S01 Twilight (10 laps)
Therefore, the entire combo has been dropped from next week's line-up. @ErickGaToRR wins Prize A, and gets to choose an entirely new car and track combo to replace it.

The round that received the second most elimination votes was:
Round 3 - Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 '18 (RM) at Dragontrail International Raceway Seaside Reverse - S04 Sunset (9 laps)
This means either the car or track will be replaced for next week's line-up. @JamCar0ne is the Prize B winner and they have the option to freeze the car or the track, or they can give that option to the Prize C winner. If they give the freeze away, they get to decide what car or track replaces the part of the combo that is left unfrozen by the Prize C winner.

Prize C goes to @Worst_Driver - they get whichever option the Prize B winner does not select.

Preliminary prize winners, please don't announce your prize selection until all incident reports have been filed and it's confirmed you don't have any penalties.
  • It is recommended you visit SNAIL combo history, along with other data on our car and track history, to review how many times we've raced each car and/or track.
  • Please remember, originality is always appreciated. Although not required, picking cars and tracks we've never raced is a plus.
  • What's more important is, you thoroughly test any combo you are considering, before making it your official selection.
    • For example, any car you select must not hit its rev limiter, either hard1 or soft2, at any point during a race, even in the draft.

IMPORTANT:
  • When posting your Prize A or Prize B selection, please list the complete in-game name of the car and/or track you are selecting.
    • For example, if you want to choose the Integra Type R as your car selection, post "Honda Integra Type R (DC2) '98".
    • If you want to select Monza for your track, post "Autodromo Nazionale Monza".
    • Being specific helps us to update the lineup accurately and also helps avoid any confusion among the drivers.
  • Please be sure to list the HP and Weight (LBS) of any car you select.
  • For track selections, include the Preset Weather and the Time of the Day (e.g.: S01 Afternoon) or it will be set to default.
    • Available settings can be found under Time/Weather Settings, when creating an online Lobby, after selecting your track.

Car Selection Guidelines
See Section 3 of the SNAIL OLR, Policies and Guidelines.

Track Selection Guidelines
See Section 3.1 of the SNAIL OLR, Policies and Guidelines.

1Hitting the "hard" limit causes the RPMs to "bounce" and reduces torque and speed.
2Hitting the "soft" limit ceases all acceleration potential. Meaning, you're not going to go any faster.
 
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Some group shots from last night in D1. I wasn't on top of my game being a little bit tired but still had a lot of fun. Glad to be back on track with 11 of my fellow drivers in D1.
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@Kgffy Rocking the 120 mph club homemade livery. You got me chucking a bit there. Technically, I reached 196 kph which equates to 121.789 mph.
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Very close finish for fourth place led by @Noob01_lmdead followed by myself, @Dragonwhisky and @bublyman Turns out it's hard to get ahead on the straights when we all have the same top speed hehe. I'm glad we ran this Mustang though, it was never used in the league. Kudos for the originality @arethosetacos
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This was an amazing combo, I glad to see it survive another week. Last time we ran the 4C it was on SM tires and felt numb, not anymore.
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@ErickGaToRR You truely were untouchable on this combo. Well deserved wins and and fastest laps.
Why did PD add a tunnel there ? There's nothing on top of that concrete structure. Someone at PD really likes tunnels but it makes for a great photo with the lighting.
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@Villy31 I dig your livery, whether you made it of not, it's amazing !
 
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Gran Turismo 7
Sunday, April 13, 2025 Lineup
April 2025 Season - League Night #2​

1. Nissan Skyline Hard Top 2000GT-R (KPGC10) '70 Max PP 430 on CS Tires @ Dragontrail International Raceway Seaside Reverse - S04 Sunset - (7 Laps)​
2. Alfa Romeo 4C '14 Max PP 521 on CS Tires @ Sardegna - Road Track Layout A - S01 Early Morning - (8 Laps)​
3. Lexus SC430 GT500 '08 Max PP 808 on RM Tires @ Circuit de Sainte-Croix B - C01 Sunrise - (8 Laps)​

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Let the Car Show and Practicing continue!​
 

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