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Cappuccino Cup 3: Pre-season Discussion and Registration
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Planning on it! I have tomorrow scheduled as an ultra-lazy Saturday and that usually involves plenty of GT5. I'll probably have my lounge open around 2pm EDT (7pm your time?). Details will be posted here when it's open.
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I've got plenty of all that planned for the weekend but it doesn't start until Sunday. That's why tomorrow is scheduled as my lazy PS3 day.
I'm not a huge football (not soccer) guy but I do watch my home team the Colts religiously, they played last night so I don't have any football comments this weekend. Just bbq (2) and beers. 👍
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My lounge is open for preseason testing. If you're available, hop in you Capp and come help me pick some tracks for Season 3!
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Any pictures from last night Brandon?...lol
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Johnnypenso
Hehehe.........indeed!
[YouTube]F2D78cqCImY[/YouTube]
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I mentioned this before, but if anyone's looking for some great racing on Sunday's check out R1600Turbo's Clio Cup. If you like the Cappuccino, you'll love these!
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=220162
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=220162
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- sethfraz22
lol that was pretty fun. Any coffee racing today?
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sethfraz22
Yeah, I'll have a lounge open within the hour. Just finishing up some lunch.
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My lounge is open for preseason testing and racing.............and perhaps some more silliness. 
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Last nights shenanigans was a lot of fun! Last jump by Yuri is simply awesome!
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- Cipher37
Hey everyone.
Finally got enough courage to try entering in one of these competitions.
Didn't think I'd find anything I would fit into. Thought most of these Championships were with Formula and Touring cars.
The Cappuccino is my favorite car to drive, so I got really excited when I saw this.
GT5 is my first Gran Turismo game that I really played and hopefully I've gotten enough experience to get into these races.
Finally got enough courage to try entering in one of these competitions.
Didn't think I'd find anything I would fit into. Thought most of these Championships were with Formula and Touring cars.
The Cappuccino is my favorite car to drive, so I got really excited when I saw this.
GT5 is my first Gran Turismo game that I really played and hopefully I've gotten enough experience to get into these races.
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Cipher22, welcome aboard.
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- Cipher37
Thanks man. I'm excited for this.
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Yeah welcome man, if you have any questions that you might be afraid to ask or anything go ahead and shoot so we can clear all the imaginary fluff that you think you'd have in front of you getting involved in league racing. But you should be happy to know that there really isn't much, you picked the perfect series 👍
We'll see you out there.
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Have any opinions on new tracks?
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- Cipher37
So, lets clear this up. The lobby will be open a few times a week and we can race on any of those days? And how are we scoring each leg of the Championship?
And a question about the car. I RM'd the Capp a few weeks before I found this event. And you guys are posting 137HP, but I'm only getting 129. How many miles do you guys have on yours? I put around 250 miles on mine and its only been broken in by a few HP.
And a question about the car. I RM'd the Capp a few weeks before I found this event. And you guys are posting 137HP, but I'm only getting 129. How many miles do you guys have on yours? I put around 250 miles on mine and its only been broken in by a few HP.
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Hi Cipher and welcome.
Branding (our fuhrer) has the points attempt detailed in a link in the original post. Basically, there are points for each place and your best points finish of the week counts towards an overall championship.
Regarding the HP issue, check that you have the correct exhaust fitted. Someone spotted that the RM process buys the exhaust but leaves the standard one fitted. Once you switch that over, your HP should be up there. If you've not got the full 137, do an oil change and let your bobs drive for a bit.
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Okay thanks. I'm up to 130HP now, and I checked all the parts and everything. I'll try running it for awhile and see if it goes up.
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Glad to hear you are now up to full HP.
Perhaps the most important aspect of driving this car is the gear change - To get the most out of it, you will have to change gear at about 8000 RPM. The redline is much higher but the power drops off quite a lot above 8000 revs.
You'll find this group a good bunch to race with - Most are happy to help you with driving lines, setups and help you learn how to handle this mini beast. I've certainly enjoyed the first two seasons: As you can see from Brandon's video on the last page, there is both serious racing and a lot of fun to be had too.
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Cipher, great to have you mate. My goal is for the Capp Cup to be a good entry level series where you can learn the ropes of online racing in a car that handles and behaves like a true race car but at much slower speeds and thus easier to learn with. As you can see, we have a great group of friendly and helpful drivers here so feel free to ask any questions or for advice. I have a couple tunes for the Capp I will be posting, hopefully they will give you a good starting point to work from. The Capp can be a little frustrating but it's truly a rewarding car to drive and learn with.
As for the points, the way we did it last season was have 3 races per week. Each race for the week was at the same track for the same number of laps, everyone was free to race as many times as they liked and their best finish for the week went to their points standing. There was a bonus point for pole and I later added a bonus point for fastest driver of the week (lowest elapsed time). This really worked out well since it lead to some interesting strategy and allowed drivers to compete against each other even if they weren't able to race together.
This season we are probably going to switch to a double-header format where we run 2 races back-to-back each night with the second race starting with reverse order of the first race results. This gives everyone a chance to run at the front and fight through the pack and should be more entertaining for everyone involved. If you have a bad first race you can make up for it in the second race and it reduces the chances of a driver spending many laps by himself after an early incident. We will still do the 3 race per week format where your best finish goes towards your points.
The points will be awarded like this:
Each race will count for full points and driver's points for each race will be added together to get their total for the night. There will be a bonus point for pole position of the 1st race and another bonus point for winning both races. Your best points finish (not finishing position) for the week will go to your weekly total. Overall times for each race are recorded and in the event of a tie at the end of the season (among podium finishers only) the fastest times will be used as a tie breaker. There will be 6 rounds and each round will have 3 races (total of 18 races) but only your best 4 ROUNDS will count at the end of the season. If a driver only finishes 1 of the 2 races in a night they will receive those points but no points for the other race. If a driver rage quits a race they will receive no points for that race.
Now, for the tracks. I've done some more testing of the mentioned tracks and think I have a rough draft for the schedule:
Round 1: Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka East
Round 2: Spanish Grand Prix at Madrid Mini-Reverse
Round 3: Grand Valley Grand Prix at Grand Valley East-Reverse
Round 4: Toscana Grand Prix at Custom 1.6mile Oval
Round 5: Italian Grand Prix at Rome Reverse
Round 6: Monaco Grand Prix at Cote d'Azur
I haven't determined lap counts yet because we haven't come to a firm conclusion on the 1 race or 2 race format. I think most people have been in support of the 2 race format so that's the direction I'm leaning now and that's really the one I want to do anyway. Everything mentioned in this post is the first rough draft for the 3rd season but none of it is set in stone, let's discuss it so I can firm things up and get everything finalized. 👍
Oh, one more thing, wish me luck in the first Clio Cup race today and put some sort of whammy or black magic hex on Wardez and Owens.
As for the points, the way we did it last season was have 3 races per week. Each race for the week was at the same track for the same number of laps, everyone was free to race as many times as they liked and their best finish for the week went to their points standing. There was a bonus point for pole and I later added a bonus point for fastest driver of the week (lowest elapsed time). This really worked out well since it lead to some interesting strategy and allowed drivers to compete against each other even if they weren't able to race together.
This season we are probably going to switch to a double-header format where we run 2 races back-to-back each night with the second race starting with reverse order of the first race results. This gives everyone a chance to run at the front and fight through the pack and should be more entertaining for everyone involved. If you have a bad first race you can make up for it in the second race and it reduces the chances of a driver spending many laps by himself after an early incident. We will still do the 3 race per week format where your best finish goes towards your points.
The points will be awarded like this:
Each race will count for full points and driver's points for each race will be added together to get their total for the night. There will be a bonus point for pole position of the 1st race and another bonus point for winning both races. Your best points finish (not finishing position) for the week will go to your weekly total. Overall times for each race are recorded and in the event of a tie at the end of the season (among podium finishers only) the fastest times will be used as a tie breaker. There will be 6 rounds and each round will have 3 races (total of 18 races) but only your best 4 ROUNDS will count at the end of the season. If a driver only finishes 1 of the 2 races in a night they will receive those points but no points for the other race. If a driver rage quits a race they will receive no points for that race.
Now, for the tracks. I've done some more testing of the mentioned tracks and think I have a rough draft for the schedule:
Round 1: Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka East
Round 2: Spanish Grand Prix at Madrid Mini-Reverse
Round 3: Grand Valley Grand Prix at Grand Valley East-Reverse
Round 4: Toscana Grand Prix at Custom 1.6mile Oval
Round 5: Italian Grand Prix at Rome Reverse
Round 6: Monaco Grand Prix at Cote d'Azur
I haven't determined lap counts yet because we haven't come to a firm conclusion on the 1 race or 2 race format. I think most people have been in support of the 2 race format so that's the direction I'm leaning now and that's really the one I want to do anyway. Everything mentioned in this post is the first rough draft for the 3rd season but none of it is set in stone, let's discuss it so I can firm things up and get everything finalized. 👍
Oh, one more thing, wish me luck in the first Clio Cup race today and put some sort of whammy or black magic hex on Wardez and Owens.
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Count me in!!!
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Friday: yes
Sat. 10:00 EDT: yes
Primary: Sat.
I am fine with R1 tires, after all it is a RM. Since this is my first season, which ever format gets decided on I am ok with. I have no previous experience to be able to make a sound educated decision. If I missed it in the OP I apologise, is there anyone I should be sending a FR to?
#44/zero_speed (GTP_Z3RO_):Flat black/black
Tues. 8:15 EDT: sometimes
Friday: yes
Sat. 10:00 EDT: yes
Primary: Sat.
I am fine with R1 tires, after all it is a RM. Since this is my first season, which ever format gets decided on I am ok with. I have no previous experience to be able to make a sound educated decision. If I missed it in the OP I apologise, is there anyone I should be sending a FR to?
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On lap count, Can we go for longer races this season with mandated pit stop?
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OwensRacing
I think we're going with the 2 race per night format so each of them will actually be shorter and not need pitstops. Each race will be approx 15 minutes and the second one will start with an inverted grid.
Zero, send me a FR on PSN, ID: BrandonW77. I'll get you added to the registry.
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Having a pit stop at the oval would really make things interesting!
Could you mix things up and have two races at certain tracks and a longer race with pit stop at other tracks?
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