GT Career Mode Challenge, Presented by Racers Reunited - Round 9; Nov 24 @ 2000UTC

[buybon355]

i'll claim my usual #77 please

 

[homeforsummer]

I'm a yes on this, and #11, but I'll probably give week 1 a miss because I hate karts with a burning fiery passion. Week 2 with the keis looks much more my thing.

 

[Famine]

I'm a yes on this, and #11, but I'll probably give week 1 a miss because I hate karts with a burning fiery passion. Week 2 with the keis looks much more my thing.

Pfft, sandbagger.

 

[JockeP22]

There's always a spot for an RR member Just pick a number and send me an FR if you haven't already.

Excellent, thanks.
I even managed to dig up my old Kerfuffle poster I made some ~2 years ago

I'll pick #8

 

[daan]

Yeah, stick me down as a confirmed.

 

[RACECAR]

I'm in, will take #32

 

[Sutsagrd]

Count me in...#88
However I hate karts and I’m still rubbish!

great to see some old names joining!!!

 

[Pigems]

I should be there as well, haven’t run karts in a while, this will be fun. #61 if it’s available.

 

[IfAndOr]

All this activity and the fact I've only just spotted this

Also get yourself a max-tuned Mach Forty for the two-lap after-party each week

has got me downloading GTS again.

Although I'm pedalling as fast as I can it still says about 8 hours before completion. Plus there might be an update or 3 after that!

So maybe not so reserved.

 

[Pigems]

Right, was just reminded by the radio that we are getting a hurricane tomorrow. I don’t usually lose power/internet during storms, but if I do, I’ll let you know as soon as possible so someone else can take my spot.

 

[RACECAR]

Update: I will be missing the first event tomarrow as my appointment is scheduled at that time. Should be good for next week.

 

[JockeP22]

Count me in...#88
However I hate karts and I’m still rubbish!

great to see some old names joining!!!

Hi there, Suts. It's been a while since last time.

Yeah it's nice to see many names I personally recognise from the past but the entire grid looks fantastic to me
and I'm looking forward to sharing the track with everyone.

Nice job in putting all this together, Famine.
I know how much has gone into perfecting your Kerfuffle formula and the time it has taken. 👍

 

[homeforsummer]

Pfft, sandbagger.

I think the Kerfuffle handicap stuff would actually work better without me spinning constantly and finishing last all the time in the karts.

 

[Pigems]

I think the Kerfuffle handicap stuff would actually work better without me spinning constantly and finishing last all the time in the karts.

TCS 3 is much safer, and surprisingly, barely any slower in the karts. 👍

 

[IfAndOr]

Well GTS is back on the PS4 so hopefully I'll be there. I haven't driven in GT for a while so diving straight back in to a kart should be... interesting. Probably best if I can get a few laps in beforehand. I'm still aiming for last place though because it's great when you achieve your goals.

If/when I get around to adding some numbers it'll be 28.


Edit : OK I quite like the kart. Am I normal? Don't answer that.

Anyway getting into the swing of it (pun intended) I have become Spiderman on my Spiderkart.
You can see my webs above me.

 

[silverman_GT]

I'll take #16. It's in the name.

Good news is, I'll probably make it tonight. Just gotta get some practice laps in first...

 

[richroo]

no. 13 pls... hey all good luck hope we have fun !🤬

 

[JockeP22]

I've put the first round behind this link, so you can convert to wherever you are.

And there's a countdown feature there, too. How convenient

 

[Famine]

Amusingly it looks like everyone hates the karts, myself included, so that'll be a nice equaliser

For this week, I'll allow TCS, because karts suck so hard. I think we can allow it in the final endurance race too, but usually it'll be bant.

Generally speaking, given that 11-ish races will be dropped (and Kerfuffle can deal with anomalous suckage) I'm not going to be greatly concerned about big-ass crashes, or investigating them and giving penalties. That's not really the point here - we're here to have as much fun as possible and not be dicks. However, if there's a massive calamity on lap one please feel free to yell for a red flag in chat/voice party (especially if there's multiple cars involved).

No-one likes racing for 15 seconds and then being on their own for 15 minutes, so we'll can the race at a red flag, back out, and restart with one less lap.

 

[IfAndOr]

Amusingly it looks like everyone hates the karts, myself included, so that'll be a nice equaliser

After a few laps to get used to it I'm really enjoying them. No honestly I am. Great fun with zero ABS and TC.

 

[Drex124]

Amusingly it looks like everyone hates the karts, myself included, so that'll be a nice equaliser

For this week, I'll allow TCS, because karts suck so hard. I think we can allow it in the final endurance race too, but usually it'll be bant.

Not everyone They can be a ton of fun, you just need to find the right people to drive them with, i.e. anywhere but the dailies.

Also why will TCS be banned if I may ask?

 

[O604]

Sent a FR. But I might have sent it to the wrong person.

Just in case I'm not there. Have a good race.

 

[Pigems]

I’m still looking good to make it on time today, it’s raining, but there isn’t even really any wind yet.

 

[JockeP22]

Great fun with zero ABS and TC.

I've been familiarising myself with the tracks and I have also driven it with zero assists. Feels okay.


Heads up for when we go to Sardegna - Road Track C. There are some really hazardous bumps around the second
half of the lap. Especially on that uphill climb towards the hairpin.

 

[IfAndOr]

Heads up for when we go to Sardegna - Road Track C. There are some really hazardous bumps around the second
half of the lap. Especially on that uphill climb towards the hairpin.

Yes there is! It can launch the kart upwards, Easing off the throttle slightly before the orange barrier gaps helps.

 

[richroo]

Who's got a room to go waiting to get on track lol
not got kart yet where they at ?

Doh found them !

 

[buybon355]

Gran turismo manufacturer. Where's the lobby?

 

[barak181]

Welcome to the GT Career Mode Challenge, Presented by Racers Reunited.

The principle is pretty basic: drivers will start off slow and end up fast in a series of races spread across 12 weeks, intended to mimic a career mode from a Gran Turismo game. You'll kick off in karts, and end up in prototypes, with points for each weekly event all counting towards your overall career.

A twist? Why yes, of course there is. The whole event will be managed by a sentient Excel spreadsheet called Kerfuffle. It's a thing I invented for Gran Turismo LANs, which creates a Shuffle-like effect by assigning faster cars to slower drivers on a race by race basis (while also keeping championship positions in mind). Recently it's been adapted to manage weight and power handicaps, and it will assign new handicap values after each race in order to attempt to close the field up - and it does seem to have a life of its own now.

Each week will count as its own event, with a winner (and a physical prize) for each category. Kerfuffle will also keep an eye on the overall championship, and there's a special* mystery trophy for the person who takes the overall title of GT Career Mode Challenge Champion.

Given that some people dislike some classes (I hate karts, and we're starting off in them) and it may not prove possible for everyone to make every week, the overall championship will make use of the dropped rounds rule. There are 44 races planned, but only your best 33 of them (75%) will count towards the title - which means, depending on the week, you could miss two or three rounds and still be in the hunt. Beware of missing the Grand Final though, which won't necessarily decide the championship's destination, but will be 2.5x points.

At present, the approximate schedule is thus:
Week 1 - September 22 - Karts (5 races); GT Shifter Kart
Week 2 - September 29 - Lightweight K Car Cup (4 races); N100 Car List
Week 3 - October 6 - Gi-not-ta Juniors (4/5 races); Toyota S-FR '15
Week 4 - October 13 - Clubman Cup (4/5 races); N200
Week 5 - October 20 - Max 5 Racing Challenge (4/5 races); Roadster TC
Week 6 - October 27 - TVR Tuscan Challenge (4/5 races); TVR Tuscan Speed Six '00
Week 7 - November 3 - WTCC (4/5 races); Gr.4
Week 8 - November 10 - Japan/US/UK (3 races); N600
Week 9 - November 17 - Formula E (3 races); Porsche Taycan/Tesla Model S
Week 10 - November 24 - IndyCar (3 races); F1500
Week 11 - December 1 - World GT Challenge (3 races); Gr.3
Week 12 - December 8 - Grand Final (1 race); Gr.1

The races will take place at 2000 UK time (currently UTC+1, changes for Week 7 to UTC) on each Tuesday evening. There'll be an assembly period of around 20 minutes, then any qualifying session as necessary, and then the racing. We can, of course, accommodate latecomers, but they will miss any race that is already underway and start the next from the back of the grid. Finish time should be 2200 UK time, or thereabouts.

You'll only be required to do four things each race:
* Pick a car from the list (with base handicap applied)
* Apply any further handicap as directed by Kerfuffle through me - this will change EVERY race
* Race it
* Don't be a dick

I could write a long, proscriptive list of how not to be a dick, but I think we all know. If you wouldn't be happy racing you in the move you just did, you're being a dick. Defending is fine, changing lines or weaving down the straight is not, and a pass that needs a contact to work is being a dick. Nobody needs reminding of this, and if you do this isn't for you.

You may of course livery your cars up however you wish. I'll post a full list of cars and handicaps, and tracks, the week before each event.

Points will depend on the number of participants. If we get 12 people, the points will be a simple 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 0 (for the Grand Final that'll become 30, 25, 20, 18, 15, 13, 10, 8, 5, 3, 1, 0). If it's 16 I'll scale it - but it'll be set before the racing starts.

As this is technically a Racers Reunited event, RR veterans have first preference on signing up, so we do already have a reasonable number of participants... and one interesting name on the list Maximum number of sign ups is, of course, 16.

Any questions? No? Sign up then.

Confirmed entries and current handicap:
#77 @buybon355 - 0/0
#27 @daan - 0/0
#46 @Drex124 - 0/0
#6 @Famine - 0/0
#11 @homeforsummer - 0/0
#? @IfAndOr - 0/0
#21 @jammy21 - 0/0
#8 @JockeP22 - 0/0
#7 @Jordan - 0/0
#42 @Lazybike - 0/0
#64 - @O604 - 0/0
#61 @Pigems - 0/0
#32 @RACECAR - 0/0
#? @silverman_GT - 0/0
#88 @Sutsagrd - 0/0

Interested entries awaiting confirmation:
@richroo
@Zolon32
#43 @Venari

*Truly crap

I only now saw this event. Is there a way to get on the reserve list and maybe spectate from time to time. I'm looking for the lobby right now and can't find it.

 

[O604]

That was fun.

Great room. I hope there's a spot next week.

 

[Jordan]

Great fun, guys, even if I do have to ban some of you now!

Looking forward to next week!