GTP 'LeMons' (Cheap Cars) Racing SeriesDraft

[Aesthetics]

GTP's Lemons Racing Series

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General Information: ​

Much like it's real life equivalent, this series is designed for those insane few that want to drive beaters around a track until they literally fall apart. Look forward to a very diverse selection of about 15-20 cheap cars, all driven by madmen with various levels of driving expertise.


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Usual Time Table:​

Room open: 8-9pm GMT

Qualifier: 5 min's long.

Races are 45 minutes - 1 hour long
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Driver list (GTP , PSN):​

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Car Regulations:​

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• Total Price of car AND tuning must be 25,000 cr, max. (Although look out, it can suddenly change )​
• Car price, plus price of all parts and services, must be posted when signing up. (Paint will not count, but you are limited to solid paint only)​
• Maximum PP is 450… if you're somehow able to meet that.​
• CH tires only. Because it is required, wheels and tires will not count against your cost.​

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Room Settings:​

Room mode: Practice/Qualifier/Endurance Race

Room Privacy: Friends Only

Race quality: High

Chat quality: Standerd

Start type: Grid start with false start check

Grid order: Fastest first

Boost: Off

Penalty: None

Tire wear: Normal

Grip reduction: Real

Min pit stop: 0

Tire type change: Off

Finish delay: --

Visible damage: On

Mechanical damage: Heavy

Slipstream: Real

PP limit: 450

Tire limit: Comfort hard

Nitrous: Prohibited

Tuning: No Limit

Driver aids: All off, except ABS. Drivers can choose to suffer with/without it.


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Race Schedule (Track , laps):​

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1. Willow Springs- Streets of Willow - 1 hour​
2. Willow Springs- Big Willow - 45 minutes​
3. Laguna Seca -45 minutes​
4. Indy Road Course -45 minutes​
5. Silverstone Stowe Circuit -1 hour​
6. Autumn Ring -1 hour​
7. Eiger Nordwand Short Track Reverse - 1 hour​
8. Ascari-45 minutes​
9. Bathurst-45 minutes​
10. Daytona Road Course- 45 minutes​

For Races, there will be two prizes given: The overall winner with the number of laps completed, and the Index of Effluency, given by the room host to the competitor with the most.. unique car.​

 

[Intronium]

Downnnnn!!! But I'd like to suggest a few changes.

price cap should be 20k. IRL it's $500 so i think 20k is a good equivalent.
2005 sounds good
PP cap should be 450 or under. Lemons is always about absolute **** slow cars.
heavy damage + tire wear sounds good
CH/CH should be the required tire. In fact in real Lemons if i remember correctly everyone uses the cheapest tires they can find.
I'd leave out 24 hours for now, it'll scare away new people, and since I really want to do this you need lots of people interested.

I'd gladly host the races if necessary, my connection has never suffered a drop or anything of the sort.

Good luck on this man, and count me in.

 

[Mini Stiggy]

Id need the time/dates before I'm confirmed, but it sounds fun.

I'd be a nice break from all of the hardcore racing.

I say something around 20-25k, but change it up every once in a while to keep it fresh, same with PP.

 

[Downhill Dino]

I'm game for this. I'll start car shopping.

 

[Aesthetics]

So so far it looks like:

• 20-25K, I personally would exclude something like paint from customization, because hilarious paint schemes... but obviously chrome paint probably would be too much. Thoughts?
• 450pp
• CH tires

As for the schedule, Weekends? Season would probably be 8-9 weeks long with one a week.
As far as tracks, What about these? (not in order.)

• Willow Springs (Streets or Big Willow?)
• Laguna Seca
• Daytona/Indy Road Course
• Sarthe?
• Bathurst?
• Nurburgring?
• Silverstone? (Which Layout?)
• Ascari?
• Tokyo?
• Grand Valley?
• Deep Forest?
• Apricot Hill?
• Rome?
• SSR5?
• Since most cars under 25k can go on dirt... Toscana/Eiger Trails?
• Any more?

Overall, I have no idea what I'm doing.

 

[Downhill Dino]

I can see the following working.
Willow Springs (Streets)
Leguna Seca
Silverstone (National and Stowe)
Ascari
Eiger (W Trial, thats the shorter one right?)

Some original circuits could get mixed up in there but that's up to you.

 

[Brutaka]

Big Willow
Laguna Seca
All silverstone layouts except for GP
Ascari
Eiger reverse
Daytona road
Bathurst

 

[Intronium]

Big willow
Laguna Seca
Silverstone Stowe
Big Willow under heavy rainfall
London (no pits!!!!!)
Eiger nordwand small dirt course
Ascari
Indy road
Twin Ring motegi super speedway

Also, there should be restrictions on how much the car can be tuned.

I have a golden idea: TOTAL final cost of car including any modifications should be 25K. Not anymore than that, Lemons needs lemons, doesn't it?

 

[Brutaka]

Big willow
Laguna Seca
Silverstone Stowe
Big Willow under heavy rainfall
London (no pits!!!!!)
Eiger nordwand small dirt course
Ascari
Indy road
Twin Ring motegi super speedway

Also, there should be restrictions on how much the car can be tuned.

I have a golden idea: TOTAL final cost of car including any modifications should be 25K. Not anymore than that, Lemons needs lemons, doesn't it?

It doesn't rain at Willow, only fog.

 

[Mini Stiggy]

Big willow
Laguna Seca
Silverstone Stowe
Big Willow under heavy rainfall
London (no pits!!!!!)
Eiger nordwand small dirt course
Ascari
Indy road
Twin Ring motegi super speedway

Also, there should be restrictions on how much the car can be tuned.

I have a golden idea: TOTAL final cost of car including any modifications should be 25K. Not anymore than that, Lemons needs lemons, doesn't it?

I think tuning prohibited would be best.

 

[Downhill Dino]

That would narrow down many usable cars though.

 

[Mini Stiggy]

That would narrow down many usable cars though.

True. But you couldn't know for sure that people are following the budget.

 

[Downhill Dino]

I guess it does rely heavily on the "honor system". Multiple classes then? I don't know, it's all up to @DCybertron anyways.

 

[Intronium]

Noooo tuning is essential. If I'm not allowed to give my Lantis a fart can and huge spoiler and huge rims then I'm not sure if this is lemons after all....

 

[Aesthetics]

Now that I have time to plan this, I have made a rough draft of the series...

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GTP's Lemons Racing Series

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General Information:

Much like it's real life equivalent, this series is designed for those insane few that want to drive beaters around a track until they literally fall apart. Look forward to a very diverse selection of about 15-20 cheap cars,



Usual Time Table:

Room open: Should hopefully be something like 6:00 EST, depends on locations of signee's/host

Qualifier: 5 min's long.

Races are 1 1/2 - 2 hrs long

Driver list (GTP , PSN):

1:

2:

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13:

14:

15:

16:



Car Regulations:

• Total Price of car AND tuning must be 25,000 cr, max. (Although look out, it can suddenly change )
• Car price, plus price of all parts and services, must be posted when signing up. (Paint will not count, but you are limited to solid paint only)
• Maximum PP is 450… if you're somehow able to meet that.
• CH tires only. Because it is required, wheels and tires will not count against your cost.

Room Settings:

Room mode: Practice/Qualifier/Endurance Race

Room Privacy: Friends Only

Race quality: High

Chat quality: Standerd

Start type: Grid start with false start check

Grid order: Fastest first

Boost: Off

Penalty: None

Tire wear: Normal

Grip reduction: Real

Min pit stop: 0

Tire type change: Off

Finish delay: --

Visible damage: On

Mechanical damage: Heavy

Slipstream: Real

PP limit: 450

Tire limit: Comfort hard

Nitrous: Prohibited

Tuning: No Limit

Driver aids: All off, except ABS. Drivers can choose to suffer with/without it.



Race Schedule (Track , laps):

1. Willow Springs- Streets of Willow - 2 hours
2. Willow Springs- Big Willow -1 1/2 hours
3. Laguna Seca -1 1/2 Hours
4. Indy Road Course -1 1/2 hrs
5. Silverstone Stowe Circuit -2 hrs
6. Autumn Ring -2 hrs
7. Eiger Nordwand Short Track Reverse -2 hrs
8. Ascari 1 1/2 hrs
9. Bathurst 1 1/2 hrs
10. Daytona Road Course 1 1/2 hrs

For Races, there will be two prizes given: The overall winner with the number of laps completed, and the Index of Effluency, given by the room host to the competitor with the most.. unique car.

 

[Intronium]

Now that I have time to plan this, I have made a rough draft of the series...

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****. Can the races be a little shorter possibly? I have a feeling that a joke series with races this long would scare away people... Maybe 15-30 min would be better, and the finale could be longer.

 

[Downhill Dino]

I like the idea of long races, maybe nothing past 1 hour in length. Have to get this off the floor first like Intronium said though. Looks like it's well set-up judging by your draft. 👍

Car price, plus price of all parts and services, must be posted when signing up. (Paint will not count, but you are limited to solid paint only)

Hmm, no matte paints? Thought they had a great junkyard/quick spray paint -like look.

 

[Azure Flare]

For anyone who shows up in a car that doesn't comply, I suggest the "F you" penalty. It would require that person to take the power limiter down to 50%, and 200 KG added to the weight of the car.

 

[Aesthetics]

So maybe 2 hours was a little too long. I'll just cut the existing times in half.
Maybe the finale will be on Sarthe, 2 hours long, and will be 'the faux pas LeMans".
@Downhill Dino about the Matte Paints... yeah. I forgot about that.
@Azure Flare that's perfect. Maybe all the way to the rear too, for maximum spinning out?

 

[Azure Flare]

My thinking behind that rule is "You don't follow our regulations? Fine then!".

 

[CAMikaze]

Now that I have time to plan this, I have made a rough draft of the series...

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What night of the week do you plan to run this series and will it be weekly or bi-weekly? There may be a follow-up question here.

 

[Aesthetics]

What night of the week do you plan to run this series and will it be weekly or bi-weekly? There may be a follow-up question here.

I was thinking Friday nights, and according to the Race Times for Clubs, Leagues, and Race Series, I think 8- 9 pm GMT (or 4-5 EST) would be good. I think Weekly will be good.

 

[Azure Flare]

If it was on Friday nights, I can't participate no matter how much I wanted to.

 

[Brutaka]

So I did a little bit of testing around and is this how this is gonna work for the 25K cost limit?
Car= $14,810
Oil= $250
Chip= $1.500
Low Turbo= $7,000
Cat Converter= $1,000
Total= $24,560

 

[Mini Stiggy]

So I did a little bit of testing around and is this how this is gonna work for the 25K cost limit?
Car= $14,810
Oil= $250
Chip= $1.500
Low Turbo= $7,000
Cat Converter= $1,000
Total= $24,560

Looks perfect to me. Either get a cheap car and upgrade it, or an expensive car and stay close to stock. Paint doesn't count, remember

 

[Harsk100]

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[Downhill Dino]

Why would you limit what cars are to be used? That's not what it's about.

 

[Harsk100]

Deleted.

 

[Roflwaffle]

*Major facepalm*

 

[Harsk100]

*Major facepalm*

I deleted my comment.