CORE, WEC S3, ON GT6! March 2014 Sign up now!Draft
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- alonso_fan46
WTF happened to me before race 2 ? I was on track but I exited and it started loading and I could hear everyone but it never stopped loading. It stayed like that for about 2 mins and I knew the race had started because I heard memto telling evryone to turn their mics off , but when I accelerated the engine revved quietly for a second and then nothing. 
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- Tijuana, B.C.
- MRT_Cinnamon
WTF happened to me before race 2 ? I was on track but I exited and it started loading and I could hear everyone but it never stopped loading. It stayed like that for about 2 mins and I knew the race had started because I heard memto telling evryone to turn their mics off , but when I accelerated the engine revved quietly for a second and then nothing.
I was affected by the almighty online tire bug
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- Adelaide
- WIDFO
Please accept my apologies for any lag related race issues.
Unfortunately there is not much I can do about my internet. I have checked and had my IT people at work check it out as well, there is no faster service available in my area. I will therefore not take part in any further races until I get a better internet.
Hope to see you in a non lag affected race environment soon. It has been fun 👍, cheers.
Unfortunately there is not much I can do about my internet. I have checked and had my IT people at work check it out as well, there is no faster service available in my area. I will therefore not take part in any further races until I get a better internet.
Hope to see you in a non lag affected race environment soon. It has been fun 👍, cheers.
(so that's what no practice will do yo ya) Anyhow, can't wait to see where I stack up in the ranking system!
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- SCAR_Cobani
That is a real shame Johan, hope to race you soon. always a pleasurePlease accept my apologies for any lag related race issues.
Unfortunately there is not much I can do about my internet. I have checked and had my IT people at work check it out as well, there is no faster service available in my area. I will therefore not take part in any further races until I get a better internet.
Hope to see you in a non lag affected race environment soon. It has been fun 👍, cheers.
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- Pluxtheduck
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- Ireland
- alonso_fan46
Last night was horrible for me. Spent the first 17 laps with damage and I was lapping 2-3 secs a lap off my normal pace. Then I pitted on lap 17 and I became even slower by another 2-3 seconds a lap. Then I had a glitch going into the second race and I couldn't race. 
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- Coventry
- memto89
I know that a lot of people have been wondering why the WEC has been done the way it has, and what was the point in the grading of drivers etc.
First of all hello and welcome to the season 3 of the WEC run and sanctioned by CORE (of which I am the CEO)
Now the WEC is like no other racing series (as far as I can see), the aim of this season is to introduce a much more dynamic setup. As a driver you are not just racing for yourself you are racing for a team and a manufacture, like in real life the driver does not answer to them selves but they answer to the teams. We wanted people to look at the bigger picture than just themselves, i.e. when a race is going badly we don't want people to rage quit as that hurts your team mates more than if you have a bad race and just finish last.
Teams
Teams will be formed through the grading process, this is a real opportunity for people to work together and build each other up. I know people already had it in their heads who they wanted to race with but again in real life drivers don't get to choose who their team mates are but they have to make the most of the situation given. We want to replicate this as CORE is not all about racing, its about building up communities and building drivers abilities, a gold driver and a bronze driver together will create a team where one is fast and consistent and clean and the other maybe slower and struggle with wheel to wheel action, but with the gold drivers help in knowledge of setup and driving standards means that they can train each other and share that information. I honestly feel like people are far to closed off about setups and information about the cars, I understand that you want to win but why not share the information to build up the slower drivers and make a race out of it because if you get a close race to the flag then you feel like you have accomplished something, and if you have lost that race you feel like you need to try harder and push yourself that little bit more in order gain that edge.
Teams will be formed of Bronze -1, Silver - 2, Gold - 3. And in GTE teams will be formed by making 4 points or less (due to people not getting back about grading we are below the 3 lobby threshold) LMP team formation is still to be decided.
Manufactures
The car selection (when published very soon) will be made up of 2 cars per maker, this is to provide a little extra spice to the mix and also allows for a much bigger information pool. There will be 4 drivers driving the same car (2 per lobby) and the reason for this is team orders, it all comes back to working towards the greater good of the team and the manufacturer. If at the end of the season there is one team that is showing better results and is in a fight for the championship, the other car (if discussed or a bit of heads up driving from the other team) may pull over and let the other car through. It’s all about collaboration and working together to gain the best out of yourself and the team.
Car choices
I know a lot of the GTE drivers wanted to run in the new GT3 cars, but you have to understand that CORE already has the N24 running the GT3 cars and there is plans in the pipe work for another GT3 based series on the way. WEC never ran GT3 cars in real life and nor shall the CORE WEC. I wanted the WEC to be different and not chose the cars that everyone is jumping into straight away.
Choosing your car. Choosing your car is something that will be regulated, many of the drivers here are returning from season 2 of the WEC and some have graduated from the feeder series of the WEC, these people will be getting first pick of the cars as I have seen them all put a lot of time and effort into getting where they are now. I am sorry if people lose out on the cars they wanted but that is the way of the world sometimes.
Races
Anyone who has run in one of my series before will understand that rules and regulations are part and parcel of the championship. At some point in season 2 almost every driver lost out on points due to penalties, but one thing we noticed is that once people started getting these penalties their driving standards improved dramatically and it became less stressful and more fun, people started to understand that strategy and not trying to win on the first lap was key to winning the race and it made for one of the greatest racing series I have ever been involved in.
The standard race will be 2 hours long, you can choose any tyre you wish to run on and that is driver dependant. The double points races will be 3 hours long.
Lobbies
WEC S3 will be run in a multi lobby format and the lobbies will be staggered. This is so we can maximize people’s chances of racing and also for teams to be able to cover off any missing drivers (all will be released with rules and regulations). Even though you are not making a driver change in the same lobby, it is treated the same as you will be driving for the team to gain the best possible time.
Timing and scoring
The way that the timing and scoring is counted is the set number of laps completed and then the lowest time to complete that distance. So for example
Race distance 36 laps
Team 1
2:03:53.689 for driver 1
2:06:34.723 for driver 2
Team 2
2:04:02.249 for driver 1
2:05:23.284 for driver 2
then the outcome would be
Team 1
Lap 72 - 4:10:28.412
Team 2
Lap 72 - 4:09:25.533
So the winner would be Team 2, but if team 2 completes 1 lap less then team 1 would win.
I know this may seem like a random babble abut the series but I wanted everyone to understand the thinking behind the series and how it’s going to develop. I’m just hoping that this has shown the level of detail that is going into this series and its not just been hashed together last second without any thought being put into it. Hopefully I will see you guys on track soon testing your cars and getting all ready for March 1st!!!
First of all hello and welcome to the season 3 of the WEC run and sanctioned by CORE (of which I am the CEO)
Now the WEC is like no other racing series (as far as I can see), the aim of this season is to introduce a much more dynamic setup. As a driver you are not just racing for yourself you are racing for a team and a manufacture, like in real life the driver does not answer to them selves but they answer to the teams. We wanted people to look at the bigger picture than just themselves, i.e. when a race is going badly we don't want people to rage quit as that hurts your team mates more than if you have a bad race and just finish last.
Teams
Teams will be formed through the grading process, this is a real opportunity for people to work together and build each other up. I know people already had it in their heads who they wanted to race with but again in real life drivers don't get to choose who their team mates are but they have to make the most of the situation given. We want to replicate this as CORE is not all about racing, its about building up communities and building drivers abilities, a gold driver and a bronze driver together will create a team where one is fast and consistent and clean and the other maybe slower and struggle with wheel to wheel action, but with the gold drivers help in knowledge of setup and driving standards means that they can train each other and share that information. I honestly feel like people are far to closed off about setups and information about the cars, I understand that you want to win but why not share the information to build up the slower drivers and make a race out of it because if you get a close race to the flag then you feel like you have accomplished something, and if you have lost that race you feel like you need to try harder and push yourself that little bit more in order gain that edge.
Teams will be formed of Bronze -1, Silver - 2, Gold - 3. And in GTE teams will be formed by making 4 points or less (due to people not getting back about grading we are below the 3 lobby threshold) LMP team formation is still to be decided.
Manufactures
The car selection (when published very soon) will be made up of 2 cars per maker, this is to provide a little extra spice to the mix and also allows for a much bigger information pool. There will be 4 drivers driving the same car (2 per lobby) and the reason for this is team orders, it all comes back to working towards the greater good of the team and the manufacturer. If at the end of the season there is one team that is showing better results and is in a fight for the championship, the other car (if discussed or a bit of heads up driving from the other team) may pull over and let the other car through. It’s all about collaboration and working together to gain the best out of yourself and the team.
Car choices
I know a lot of the GTE drivers wanted to run in the new GT3 cars, but you have to understand that CORE already has the N24 running the GT3 cars and there is plans in the pipe work for another GT3 based series on the way. WEC never ran GT3 cars in real life and nor shall the CORE WEC. I wanted the WEC to be different and not chose the cars that everyone is jumping into straight away.
Choosing your car. Choosing your car is something that will be regulated, many of the drivers here are returning from season 2 of the WEC and some have graduated from the feeder series of the WEC, these people will be getting first pick of the cars as I have seen them all put a lot of time and effort into getting where they are now. I am sorry if people lose out on the cars they wanted but that is the way of the world sometimes.
Races
Anyone who has run in one of my series before will understand that rules and regulations are part and parcel of the championship. At some point in season 2 almost every driver lost out on points due to penalties, but one thing we noticed is that once people started getting these penalties their driving standards improved dramatically and it became less stressful and more fun, people started to understand that strategy and not trying to win on the first lap was key to winning the race and it made for one of the greatest racing series I have ever been involved in.
The standard race will be 2 hours long, you can choose any tyre you wish to run on and that is driver dependant. The double points races will be 3 hours long.
Lobbies
WEC S3 will be run in a multi lobby format and the lobbies will be staggered. This is so we can maximize people’s chances of racing and also for teams to be able to cover off any missing drivers (all will be released with rules and regulations). Even though you are not making a driver change in the same lobby, it is treated the same as you will be driving for the team to gain the best possible time.
Timing and scoring
The way that the timing and scoring is counted is the set number of laps completed and then the lowest time to complete that distance. So for example
Race distance 36 laps
Team 1
2:03:53.689 for driver 1
2:06:34.723 for driver 2
Team 2
2:04:02.249 for driver 1
2:05:23.284 for driver 2
then the outcome would be
Team 1
Lap 72 - 4:10:28.412
Team 2
Lap 72 - 4:09:25.533
So the winner would be Team 2, but if team 2 completes 1 lap less then team 1 would win.
I know this may seem like a random babble abut the series but I wanted everyone to understand the thinking behind the series and how it’s going to develop. I’m just hoping that this has shown the level of detail that is going into this series and its not just been hashed together last second without any thought being put into it. Hopefully I will see you guys on track soon testing your cars and getting all ready for March 1st!!!
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- Coventry
- memto89
@Osr20_L @Devilb0y @eDirtyTati @AJHG1000 @David Brooks @adrianhettich @AonsoFan46
I need to arrange with you guys about grading races, If you already attended one I still need you to complete a set of races so 44 laps not the 22 you did complete. I know some of you had technical issues but I would like to rearrange with all of you guys so that you don't get missed out when it comes to forming teams. The sooner you guys can the better!!
This weekend if free for me if its possible to meet up and race.
I need to arrange with you guys about grading races, If you already attended one I still need you to complete a set of races so 44 laps not the 22 you did complete. I know some of you had technical issues but I would like to rearrange with all of you guys so that you don't get missed out when it comes to forming teams. The sooner you guys can the better!!
This weekend if free for me if its possible to meet up and race.
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- adrianhettich
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- Tijuana, B.C.
- MRT_Cinnamon
I'm available at any time 
- 2,509
- Coventry
- memto89
We are still missing @fortbo @HMR Motorhead @gippone @PaKoS__89__PL @Yaodrift @pablosky31 @MC CAULEY
If you guys do wish to take part please let me know ASAP or you will be dropped from the line up
I will be closing signups on the 1st of February so teams can be formed. If you know of anyone who still wants to sign up make sure they know about it and sign up
If you guys do wish to take part please let me know ASAP or you will be dropped from the line up
I will be closing signups on the 1st of February so teams can be formed. If you know of anyone who still wants to sign up make sure they know about it and sign up
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- Hawkes Bay
- davidb_165
I can do saturday evening gmt (which is sunday morning for me)
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- alonso_fan46
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- eDirtyTati
- 243
- Hastings
- adrianhettich
I haven't read you last sentence memto, my apologies.
I'm open for a race on Sunday all time from 9 am uk time.
I know it's confusing with my work time and I'm sorry to be pain in the back side with this.
I'm open for a race on Sunday all time from 9 am uk time.
I know it's confusing with my work time and I'm sorry to be pain in the back side with this.
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- Hastings
- adrianhettich
Just to confirm, we will use megane trophy base model at the silverstone gp on this weekend grading race? Or I'm on different planet again? Confused.com
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