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[ConnorWolf]

I agree to terms and conditions of the GranStand Challenge IV and am ready to make my picks

 

[zer05ive]

I agree to terms and conditions of the GranStand Challenge IV and am ready to make my picks

You are authorized to make your picks. Please read and reply to this post.

And on that note, I'm off to softball.

 

[ConnorWolf]

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As of this post, here is the current list of the GranStand Challenge IV picks. If you are a finalist, please read the instructions and terms and conditions of the contest that I have sent to you. Once you are authorized to make your numbers selections, click the 'Reply' button below and then add your GTP Username next to any numbers that are still available. Be sure that you don't make more picks than the number of picks you have earned. Once you're done making your picks, you need to delete the text above the GranStand logo (it looks like this: [qu0te="username, post: 1234567, member: 123456"]). After you've deleted that, hit the 'Post Reply' button down below. Please be sure that you are replying to the most current list before making your picks. Good luck!

00 - jnmjeeper
01 -
02 -
03 - TomMang_68
04 - PTslopoke
05 - CoachMK21
06 -
07 - vsfit
08 - nmcp1
09 - TomMang_68
10 - SGETI
11 -
12 - II-NOVA-II
13 - STEAMER62
14 - Engmatic1
15 - MajorBlixem
16 - II-NOVA-II
17 - cmbeal317
18 - STEAMER62
19 - MajorBlixem
20 - II-NOVA-II
21 - CoachMK21
22 -
23 -
24 - RacingChamp30
25 -
26 - II-NOVA-II
27 - TomMang_68
28 -
29 - SGETI
30 - Grandpa Money
31 - cmbeal317
32 -
33 - STEAMER62
34 - userid77a23
35 - userid77a23
36 - userid77a23
37 - userid77a23
38 - userid77a23
39 - Engmatic1
40 -
41 -
42 -
43 - RacingChamp30
44 - Handlebar
45 -
46 -
47 - jnmjeeper
48 -
49 - Grandpa Money
50 -
51 - II-NOVA-II
52 -
53 - STEAMER62
54 -
55 - CoachMK21
56 - Tangled_Up
57 -
58 -
59 -
60 - RacingChamp30
61 - MajorBlixem
62 -
63 - jnmjeeper
64 -
65 -
66 - Handlebar
67 - vsfit
68 - TomMang_68
69 - Hellbringer69
70 - Grandpa Money
71 - STEAMER62
72 -
73 -
74 -
75 - Engmatic1
76 -
77 - CoachMK21
78 -
79 -
80 - jnmjeeper
81 - Hellbringer69
82 -
83 - vsfit
84 -
85 - MajorBlixem
86 - ConnorWolf
87 -
88 - intoflatlines
89 -
90 -
91 - JLBowler
92 - JLBowler
93 - JLBowler
94 - JLBowler
95 -
96 - Tangled_Up
97 -
98 - jnmjeeper
99 - TomMang_68

 

[zer05ive]

And oh yeah..

Happy Year of the Goat @Chiochan!!

 

[USERID_77a23]

PRACTICE ROOMS ARE OPEN .

Please join your divisional practice room with your best race craft.


Blue room : 1472 4711 0038 4896 0424
Red room : 1472 4711-0038-4896-0423
Green room - 1472 4711 0038 4896 0425


Thanks to hosts @dgaf95integra , @racingchamp30

 

[gtr3123]

@@CoachMK21 "I agree to terms and conditions of the GranStand Challenge IV and am ready to make my picks"

 

[socalnatv]

I agree to terms and conditions of the GranStand Challenge IV and am ready to make my picks.

 

[CoachMK21]

@@CoachMK21 "I agree to terms and conditions of the GranStand Challenge IV and am ready to make my picks"

You are authorized to make your picks. Please read and reply to Connorwolf's post near the top.of this page.

 

[gtr3123]

As of this post, here is the current list of the GranStand Challenge IV picks. If you are a finalist, please read the instructions and terms and conditions of the contest that I have sent to you. Once you are authorized to make your numbers selections, click the 'Reply' button below and then add your GTP Username next to any numbers that are still available. Be sure that you don't make more picks than the number of picks you have earned. Once you're done making your picks, you need to delete the text above the GranStand logo (it looks like this: [qu0te="username, post: 1234567, member: 123456"]). After you've deleted that, hit the 'Post Reply' button down below. Please be sure that you are replying to the most current list before making your picks. Good luck!

00 - jnmjeeper
01 -gtr3123
02 -
03 - TomMang_68
04 - PTslopoke
05 - CoachMK21
06 -
07 - vsfit
08 - nmcp1
09 - TomMang_68
10 - SGETI
11 -
12 - II-NOVA-II
13 - STEAMER62
14 - Engmatic1
15 - MajorBlixem
16 - II-NOVA-II
17 - cmbeal317
18 - STEAMER62
19 - MajorBlixem
20 - II-NOVA-II
21 - CoachMK21
22 -
23 -
24 - RacingChamp30
25 -
26 - II-NOVA-II
27 - TomMang_68
28 -
29 - SGETI
30 - Grandpa Money
31 - cmbeal317
32 -
33 - STEAMER62
34 - userid77a23
35 - userid77a23
36 - userid77a23
37 - userid77a23
38 - userid77a23
39 - Engmatic1
40 -
41 -
42 -
43 - RacingChamp30
44 - Handlebar
45 -
46 -
47 - jnmjeeper
48 -
49 - Grandpa Money
50 -
51 - II-NOVA-II
52 -
53 - STEAMER62
54 -
55 - CoachMK21
56 - Tangled_Up
57 -
58 -
59 -
60 - RacingChamp30
61 - MajorBlixem
62 -
63 - jnmjeeper
64 -
65 -
66 - Handlebar
67 - vsfit
68 - TomMang_68
69 - Hellbringer69
70 - Grandpa Money
71 - STEAMER62
72 -
73 -
74 -
75 - Engmatic1
76 -
77 - CoachMK21
78 -
79 -
80 - jnmjeeper
81 - Hellbringer69
82 -
83 - vsfit
84 -
85 - MajorBlixem
86 - ConnorWolf
87 -
88 - intoflatlines
89 -
90 -
91 - JLBowler
92 - JLBowler
93 - JLBowler
94 - JLBowler
95 -
96 - Tangled_Up
97 -
98 - jnmjeeper
99 - TomMang_68[/QUOTE]

 

[CoachMK21]

I agree to terms and conditions of the GranStand Challenge IV and am ready to make my picks.

You are authorized to make your picks. Read and reply to gtr3123's post above this one.

After you post, I'll fix the post / banner.....

 

[socalnatv]

As of this post, here is the current list of the GranStand Challenge IV picks. If you are a finalist, please read the instructions and terms and conditions of the contest that I have sent to you. Once you are authorized to make your numbers selections, click the 'Reply' button below and then add your GTP Username next to any numbers that are still available. Be sure that you don't make more picks than the number of picks you have earned. Once you're done making your picks, you need to delete the text above the GranStand logo (it looks like this: [qu0te="username, post: 1234567, member: 123456"]). After you've deleted that, hit the 'Post Reply' button down below. Please be sure that you are replying to the most current list before making your picks. Good luck!

00 - jnmjeeper
01 -gtr3123
02 -
03 - TomMang_68
04 - PTslopoke
05 - CoachMK21
06 -
07 - vsfit
08 - nmcp1
09 - TomMang_68
10 - SGETI
11 -
12 - II-NOVA-II
13 - STEAMER62
14 - Engmatic1
15 - MajorBlixem
16 - II-NOVA-II
17 - cmbeal317
18 - STEAMER62
19 - MajorBlixem
20 - II-NOVA-II
21 - CoachMK21
22 -
23 -
24 - RacingChamp30
25 -
26 - II-NOVA-II
27 - TomMang_68
28 -
29 - SGETI
30 - Grandpa Money
31 - cmbeal317
32 -
33 - STEAMER62
34 - userid77a23
35 - userid77a23
36 - userid77a23
37 - userid77a23
38 - userid77a23
39 - Engmatic1
40 -
41 -
42 -
43 - RacingChamp30
44 - Handlebar
45 -
46 -
47 - jnmjeeper
48 -
49 - Grandpa Money
50 - socalnatv
51 - II-NOVA-II
52 -
53 - STEAMER62
54 -
55 - CoachMK21
56 - Tangled_Up
57 -
58 -
59 -
60 - RacingChamp30
61 - MajorBlixem
62 -
63 - jnmjeeper
64 - socalnatv
65 -
66 - Handlebar
67 - vsfit
68 - TomMang_68
69 - Hellbringer69
70 - Grandpa Money
71 - STEAMER62
72 -
73 -
74 -
75 - Engmatic1
76 -
77 - CoachMK21
78 -
79 -
80 - jnmjeeper
81 - Hellbringer69
82 - socalnatv
83 - vsfit
84 -
85 - MajorBlixem
86 - ConnorWolf
87 -
88 - intoflatlines
89 -
90 - socalnatv
91 - JLBowler
92 - JLBowler
93 - JLBowler
94 - JLBowler
95 -
96 - Tangled_Up
97 -
98 - jnmjeeper
99 - TomMang_68[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

 

[CoachMK21]

As of this post, here is the current list of the GranStand Challenge IV picks. If you are a finalist, please read the instructions and terms and conditions of the contest that I have sent to you. Once you are authorized to make your numbers selections, click the 'Reply' button below and then add your GTP Username next to any numbers that are still available. Be sure that you don't make more picks than the number of picks you have earned. Once you're done making your picks, you need to delete the text above the GranStand logo (it looks like this: [qu0te="username, post: 1234567, member: 123456"]). After you've deleted that, hit the 'Post Reply' button down below. Please be sure that you are replying to the most current list before making your picks. Good luck!

00 - jnmjeeper
01 - gtr3123
02 -
03 - TomMang_68
04 - PTslopoke
05 - CoachMK21
06 -
07 - vsfit
08 - nmcp1
09 - TomMang_68
10 - SGETI
11 -
12 - II-NOVA-II
13 - STEAMER62
14 - Engmatic1
15 - MajorBlixem
16 - II-NOVA-II
17 - cmbeal317
18 - STEAMER62
19 - MajorBlixem
20 - II-NOVA-II
21 - CoachMK21
22 -
23 -
24 - RacingChamp30
25 -
26 - II-NOVA-II
27 - TomMang_68
28 -
29 - SGETI
30 - Grandpa Money
31 - cmbeal317
32 -
33 - STEAMER62
34 - userid77a23
35 - userid77a23
36 - userid77a23
37 - userid77a23
38 - userid77a23
39 - Engmatic1
40 -
41 -
42 -
43 - RacingChamp30
44 - Handlebar
45 -
46 -
47 - jnmjeeper
48 -
49 - Grandpa Money
50 - socalnatv
51 - II-NOVA-II
52 -
53 - STEAMER62
54 -
55 - CoachMK21
56 - Tangled_Up
57 -
58 -
59 -
60 - RacingChamp30
61 - MajorBlixem
62 -
63 - jnmjeeper
64 - socalnatv
65 -
66 - Handlebar
67 - vsfit
68 - TomMang_68
69 - Hellbringer69
70 - Grandpa Money
71 - STEAMER62
72 -
73 -
74 -
75 - Engmatic1
76 -
77 - CoachMK21
78 -
79 -
80 - jnmjeeper
81 - Hellbringer69
82 - socalnatv
83 - vsfit
84 -
85 - MajorBlixem
86 - ConnorWolf
87 -
88 - intoflatlines
89 -
90 - socalnatv
91 - JLBowler
92 - JLBowler
93 - JLBowler
94 - JLBowler
95 -
96 - Tangled_Up
97 -
98 - jnmjeeper
99 - TomMang_68

 

[CoachMK21]

If someone wants to take over the pick monitoring overnight, be my guest. Otherwise, I will resume the process tomorrow around 8:45-9:00 am ET.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Good time in D6-8 Practice Room. FTO Touring Car is nice. I felt like seeing how it handles it a larger setting and went to Twin Ring Motegi Road Course. Oh man. So much fun.

 

[McTrucker]

​

Okay Snails, it's that time again! One of you is going to win a GranStand wheel stand in a few days!

Based on the rules of the contest, here are the finalists for the GranStand Challenge IV as well as how many picks each finalist has earned:

@jnmjeeper ------ 5 picks
@SHOCKY_WELL ---- 5 picks
@USERID_77a23 --- 5 picks
@STEAMER62 ------ 5 picks
@llNOVAll ------- 5 picks
@TomMang_68 ----- 5 picks
@MajorBlixem ---- 4 picks
@GTP_Nobby ------ 4 picks
@CoachMK21 ------ 4 picks
@gtr3123 -------- 4 picks
@JLBowler ------- 4 picks
@socalnatv ------ 4 picks
@Engmatic1 ------ 3 picks
@racingchamp30 -- 3 picks
@serge19 -------- 3 picks
@Rob Brown ------ 3 picks
@syntorz -------- 3 picks
@Grandpa Money -- 3 picks
@vsfit ---------- 3 picks
@chatva --------- 2 picks
@Hellbringer69 -- 2 picks
@goofytyler ----- 2 picks
@canuckleheadII - 2 picks
@SGETI ---------- 2 picks
@cmbeal317 ------ 2 picks
@Handlebar ------ 2 picks
@Tangled_Up ----- 2 picks
@TBongX --------- 2 picks
@ConnorWolf ----- 1 pick
@IceManFan_7 ---- 1 pick
@intoflatlines -- 1 pick
@nmcp1 ---------- 1 pick
@Jamilla -------- 1 pick
@PTslopoke ------ 1 pick
Team SNAIL ------ 1 pick

The number of picks that each finalist earned is based on the number of GranStand points they earned. The winning number will be determined by the average speed (mph) of the winner of the Daytona 500 on Sunday:

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Simply put, the very last two digits of the winner's average speed will be the winning number and the finalist who picked the same number will be declared the winner. For example, if the if the winner's average speed was 145.290 mph, then the finalist who picked 90 would be the winner.

All finalists will be receiving a PM from me tomorrow morning. It will include detailed instructions as well as the terms and conditions for participating in the contest. You will be required to post your picks here on this thread, but don't do anything until you read my PM first.

Good luck to all of you!!

I seam to be misunderstanding how this works. I see how many points I and others got in the standings, but how does that determine how many picks a person gets?

 

[ConnorWolf]

I seam to be misunderstanding how this works. I see how many points I and others got in the standings, but how does that determine how many picks a person gets?

​

Okay Snails, it's that time again! One of you is going to win a GranStand wheel stand in a few days!

Based on the rules of the contest, here are the finalists for the GranStand Challenge IV as well as how many picks each finalist has earned:

@jnmjeeper ------ 5 picks
@SHOCKY_WELL ---- 5 picks
@USERID_77a23 --- 5 picks
@STEAMER62 ------ 5 picks
@llNOVAll ------- 5 picks
@TomMang_68 ----- 5 picks
@MajorBlixem ---- 4 picks
@GTP_Nobby ------ 4 picks
@CoachMK21 ------ 4 picks
@gtr3123 -------- 4 picks
@JLBowler ------- 4 picks
@socalnatv ------ 4 picks
@Engmatic1 ------ 3 picks
@racingchamp30 -- 3 picks
@serge19 -------- 3 picks
@Rob Brown ------ 3 picks
@syntorz -------- 3 picks
@Grandpa Money -- 3 picks
@vsfit ---------- 3 picks
@chatva --------- 2 picks
@Hellbringer69 -- 2 picks
@goofytyler ----- 2 picks
@canuckleheadII - 2 picks
@SGETI ---------- 2 picks
@cmbeal317 ------ 2 picks
@Handlebar ------ 2 picks
@Tangled_Up ----- 2 picks
@TBongX --------- 2 picks
@ConnorWolf ----- 1 pick
@IceManFan_7 ---- 1 pick
@intoflatlines -- 1 pick
@nmcp1 ---------- 1 pick
@Jamilla -------- 1 pick
@PTslopoke ------ 1 pick
Team SNAIL ------ 1 pick

The number of picks that each finalist earned is based on the number of GranStand points they earned. The winning number will be determined by the average speed (mph) of the winner of the Daytona 500 on Sunday:

​

Simply put, the very last two digits of the winner's average speed will be the winning number and the finalist who picked the same number will be declared the winner. For example, if the if the winner's average speed was 145.290 mph, then the finalist who picked 90 would be the winner.

All finalists will be receiving a PM from me tomorrow morning. It will include detailed instructions as well as the terms and conditions for participating in the contest. You will be required to post your picks here on this thread, but don't do anything until you read my PM first.

Good luck to all of you!!

This is the post that tells you how many picks you have.

 

[GTP_Nail]

/offtopic

Let the joke avalanche come down, first crash in the Barcelona F1 testing and it's Felipe Nasr (teenager) with Suzie Wolff (female).
Unclear who's at fault, but he was on a fast lap, she was on her outlap. Have read it was Suzie going back to the racing line without seeing him, have read it was him trying to go on her outside and clipping her (doesn't seem possible since her damage is in front left and turn was to the left).
Anyway, it's a field day for the non-PC joke creators! Hooray!!

A very fast well funded teenager with NO F1 experience. And...a female DTM driver who is the Williams Test driver...for at least the second year.... with Beaucoup races under her belt...in everything. And the film told the tale. He clipped her...silly boy.

Here's something for you motorheads while waiting for your Grandstand pics. Thought I would post it as it's a little bit different from what most of you are used to seeing. It's an experimental 6 cyl IO-540 Lycoming engine that I'm putting in the plane I'm building right now. Fuel injected, 540 cubic inch, 260 hp. It's about as big a piston engine as you would put in a small aircraft. Install is not finished yet, I start with just the bare engine with nothing on it.

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Aero post that to the Airplane thread....

Guys if you like Fighters ( not fighter jets....grrrr) and other race car alter egos that depart the tera firma ( in a controlled manner) go to the link below it is the GTP aviation Forum...good stuff....
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/the-general-airplane-thread.284049/

Here is an example...no it is not photo shopped....its on a lowlevel route in the Welsh mountains...at a wicked turn in a valley called Mach Loop...for obvious reasons. It is VERY well populated with Plane Spotters....who need very good ear plugs

 

[Falango]

I seam to be misunderstanding how this works. I see how many points I and others got in the standings, but how does that determine how many picks a person gets?

Picks are divided among people based on the standings, so that 100 picks are handed out. Points earned from the season will just determine the standings, then picks are decided upon.

 

[Falango]

So I know GT6 has a weird problem where the horsepower shown on the car selection screen at dealerships does not equal what it is when you buy the car, but the SLS AMG GT3 isn't even close. 493hp at the car selection screen in the dealership, 570 in the garage before an oil change..........

EDIT: Avoiding a triple post, so adding pics here of the SLS. I think I'll start photographing these cars for banners with a different color to what I race with. Sometimes this color doesn't photograph too well. A nice contrasted silver, red, or black would have done really well here. I really liked the color I had on the Zonda when I did that one. Anyways, here's a few quick ones I managed to get from a quick hot lap. Hopefully I'll have a bit more time to spend on them next week.

 

[Lessen]

3d pic is super nice bro.

 

[FlipJ]

A very fast well funded teenager with NO F1 experience. And...a female DTM driver who is the Williams Test driver...for at least the second year.... with Beaucoup races under her belt...in everything. And the film told the tale. He clipped her...silly boy.

It seemed like the logical conclusion that he was at fault. Since he was coming around her, this would cause him trouble in SNAIL (Golden Rule and all...). hehehe

Did you find video? I couldn't fine any sources yesterday (my internet wasn't helping matters, though, couldn't even create a room to test out the new combos...).

 

[Chiochan]

And oh yeah..

Happy Year of the Goat @Chiochan!!

It's a good year for @zer05ive to0 with a 2015 stuck in there.

 

[GTP_Vertigo]

Reminder Race Camp is tongiht gentlemen. We will start promptly at 930pm.

 

[Tangled_Up]

Reminder Race Camp is tongiht gentlemen. We will start promptly at 930pm.

Sorry @GTP_Vertigo I won't be there for the next two session ... going on vacation.

... I take that back, I will be there tonight but not the next.

 

[Lessen]

Reminder Race Camp is tongiht gentlemen. We will start promptly at 930pm.

If I may... What will the curriculum be this evening?

 

[Rednose58]

I managed to get a few action shots too last night from the Red Room practice. Enjoy

 

[GTP_Vertigo]

If I may... What will the curriculum be this evening?

The next to weeks will be a continuance of passing techniques, track familaration, and good racecraft

 

[HP_FordGT]

I would like to join your group of skilled drivers for the 2015 racing season. I was told about this by one of your drivers named ConnorWolf.

Click the GranStand banner to see how you can win a GranStand wheel stand!!

Congrats to the SNAILs who advanced to the 2014 GT Academy Silverstone finals!

@scca_ziptie ------------ @Adventuruss ----------- @ParkerMO125

@dgriffin28 -------------- @Neovre ---------------- @K1utch

SNAIL is proud to be an official sponsor of
GT Academy Champion Nick McMillen
thanks to the support of:

CARBOTANIUM SPONSORS
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DIAMOND SPONSORS
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Welcome to SNAIL
Our mission is to provide our members with the cleanest and most competitive racing experience possible with minimal prep time required. No matter what your skill level is, we will provide you with a full grid of similarly-skilled drivers to compete against. It's our belief that close racing is not only exciting, but is also the best way to improve your skill and refine your racecraft! Our official 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 as well. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, please keep reading to learn more about our league and how to join us.

What Makes Us Different
There are five key features of SNAIL that you won't find elsewhere. First of all, we provide you with evenly-matched competition regardless of your skill level. In fact, the intense level of competition that we produce has established SNAIL as the ideal 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 a GranStand Cockpit, a ButtKicker Gamer2, a GranStand Wheel Stand, 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 was the first GTPlanet league to prohibit tuning in all of our races. This combined with the fact that we race in the same cars produces a type of racing called "spec" racing. Spec racing ensures that success is determined solely by driving skill and not by differences in car 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. Another benefit of spec racing is that you'll never spend time 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 Process
Our unique format allows everyone to have a say on which cars and tracks we race. It is also used to strike a balance between familiarity and variety of cars and tracks. 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, we ask everyone to vote 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 play an important role in our interactive format.

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 Results 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
All league Race Settings are default unless noted below (Course Settings are listed here)
Boost: Off
Penalty: None
Race Finish Delay: 90sec
Visible Damage: Off
Mechanical Damage: Light
Slipstream Strength: Real
Tire Wear/Fuel Consumption: Normal
Grip Reduction: Real
Vehicle Tuning: Prohibited
Driving Aids: Only ABS allowed in all divisions except for the lowest division, in which (ABS, TCS, and Driving Line are allowed as well)
Tire Restrictions (updated on 1/28/15):

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 request to join (do not PM me, 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 latest lineup below
Step 4: Get an oil change on each car, but do not do anything else to the car (e.g. add parts or reduce weight)
Step 5: 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.​

 

[Die_Birdy_Die]

Anyone in Ontario got a classic car I can borrow in October?

 

[nmcp1]

I would like to join your group of skilled drivers for the 2015 racing season. I was told about this by one of your drivers named ConnorWolf.

@HP_FordGT

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!
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Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join:

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 and add @CoachMK21, @Dragonwhisky, @JLBowler, @nmcp1 & @zer05ive as participants. The conversation title should be "Request To Join".

2. SNAIL Administrators will respond with specific instructions on what you need to accomplish to join the SNAIL [Spec] Racing club. Sunday races are organized exclusively through the GT6 Community features within the game.

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.

• Original Post
• Drivers List
• SNAIL FAQ

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. If you have a preference for car/wheel colour and racing number, please follow the instruction contained here.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL