GTP NASCAR Thunder Series II // Season Postponed.

[Chqr]

Welcome to the second installment of the GTP NASCAR Thunder Series. A proud series of the GTP NASCAR Association. This series was created in mind to merge all the GTP Nascar and Oval Racers into one short series to see who is the greatest of them all in short challenging races using just one-car. With ideas incorporated from Touring Cars, Nascar and IndyCar, we have come to the GTP Nascar Thunder Series. Season 2 brings you 4 Championships and 15 Rounds. But what's changed?



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[Chqr]

Welcome

All races will be held on Saturday evenings, starting at 12pm ET (5pm BST) until around 2pm ET (7pm ET) in a public lobby hosted by either Chqr. Send a PSN friend request to either "Chqr" or "Furinkazen" if you wish to race in this series.

Schedule
You may drop 3 of your worst points finishes / most recent DNS excluding the Finale.

1. Daytona Raceday: 06/07/13

Race 1 @ Daytona Road Course (8 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Grid Start / Parade Lap. 70 mph speed.
Grid Order announced through Chqr's mic on Parade Lap. Double file. Start/finish line is green flag.

Race 2 @ Daytona International Speedway (14 laps)
Reverse Grid Order Set. Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

Race 3 @ Daytona International Speedway (28 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

2. Indianapolis Raceday: 13/07/13

Race 4 @ Indianapolis Road Course (8 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Grid Start / Parade Lap. 70 mph speed.
Grid Order announced through Chqr's mic on Parade Lap. Double file. Start/finish line is green flag.

Race 5 @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway (14 laps)
Reverse Grid Order Set. Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

Race 6 @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway (28 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

3. Motegi Raceday: 20/07/13

Race 7 @ Twin Ring Motegi East Course (8 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Grid Start / Parade Lap. 70 mph speed.
Grid Order announced through Chqr's mic on Parade Lap. Double file. Start/finish line is green flag.

Race 8 @ Twin Ring Motegi Speedway (14 laps)
Reverse Grid Order Set. Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

Race 9 @ Twin Ring Motegi Speedway (28 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

4. Coke Zero Tour: 27/07/13

Race 10 @ High Speed Ring (11 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Grid Start / Parade Lap. 70 mph speed.
Grid Order announced through Chqr's mic on Parade Lap. Double file. Start/finish line is green flag.

Race 11 @ Daytona International Speedway (16 laps)
Reverse Grid Order Set. Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

Race 12 @ Daytona International Speedway (32 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

5. Finale: 03/08/13

Race 13 @ Suzuka East (14 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Grid Start / Parade Lap. 70 mph speed.
Grid Order announced through Chqr's mic on Parade Lap. Double file. Start/finish line is green flag.

Race 14 @ Twin Ring Motegi Speedway (16 laps)
Reverse Grid Order Set. Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

Race 15 @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway (32 laps)
Qualification Order Set (15 minutes). Default Rolling Start / No Parade Lap.

Championship System

All drivers will compete for the Drivers' Championship.
You may drop your worst three points finishes towards this Championship.

Drivers can join with a teammate to enter the Teams' Championship.
Both drivers' points will be accumulated for this Championship. Your team may drop your worst three points finishes towards this Championship. You may employ a team reserve to race when you are not there.

Drivers may run independent to enter the Independents' Championship. You may drop your worst three points finishes towards this Championship.

All drivers will be entered to win the Road Championship. The driver with the most points in the five Road events will win this prestigious title.
You may drop one points finish towards this Championship.

Points System

1st - 20 points; 2nd - 17; 3rd - 15; 4th - 13; 5th - 11; 6th - 10; 7th - 9; 8th - 8; 9th - 7; 10th - 6; 11th - 5; 12th - 4; 13th - 3; 14th - 2; 15th - 1.

All drivers including reserves are allowed to enter the room for the races. If a driver is found to be suffering from severe lag, the driver may not be able to race.

Season II Roster

FULL-TIME ENTRIES:

1. #11 - Chqr - Federal Express Racing - Independent
2. #93 - chrisjohnson93 - Chris Johnson Racing - Independent
3. #54 - Furinkazen - RPM - Independent
4. #78 - Gokartman78 - 2 Stroke Nuns - Team
5. #15 - GTP_Akmuq - 2 Stroke Nuns - Team
6. #29 - Carbonox - Death by Carbon Racing - Team (Looking for a teammate)
7. #TBD - RedPartyhat - TBD - TBD
8. #34 - Stormtrooper2178 - Front Row Motorsports - Independent
9. #42 - JoeOfTheFire - Juan Direction - Team
10. #1 - RFLX_Niop - Juan Direction - Team
11. FREE SLOT
12. FREE SLOT
13. FREE SLOT
14. FREE SLOT
15. FREE SLOT
16. FREE SLOT

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PART-TIME ENTRIES:

17. #91 - BooyakaDragon - Dupont Motorsports - Independent
18. FREE SLOT
19. FREE SLOT
20. FREE SLOT

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Registration - Invitees

If you are a GTP Driver (Past/Present) in any GTP America Series (Sprint Cup, Nationwide, Trucks, Thunder, IROC, IndyCar, Vintage, TOCA, GTE, WSC) or PURE or iRacing Series, you may register for a seat subject to discretion by the league host.

GTP Username:
PSN Username:
Car Number:
Team Name:
Single-Car or Two-Car Team?:
Full-Time or Part-Time?:



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[Chqr]

Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer

All tuning modifications permitted.
Power restricted to 503bhp.
Weight at 1470kg.
Racing Hard tires only.
No Aids except ABS.
Tire/wear and Fuel use is ON
Mechanical Damage is OFF to prevent lag.
Visual Damage is OFF to prevent lag.
Fuel Consumption and Tire Wear is ON
Grip Reduction is set to REAL.
Slipstream is set to WEAK.
Boost is OFF.
Mics are ON.
Finish Delay is 1 minute.
Cautions only for lap 1 multiple car accidents / wrecks due to lag throughout race (except for final 2 laps)

Race Start Procedure

All starts are rolling starts.

For the Road Courses, you must take a parade lap behind the pole car.

For the Ovals, by default we will use the double-file rolling start with no parade lap.

Changes Explained from Season 1

New Car & Tires

Through popular feedback, we have changed the car to the Trans-Cammer from the 'Vette. It was found the 'Vette was far too nimble for its own good on the Ovals in large packs of 12+ cars. The car would be far too loose in the corners and the tire compound didn't help. For the Road Courses, the car was susceptible to oversteer and the grid was although full of experience, we couldn't quite adapt to the car and the feel of it being grippy at times but sliding out of control at other times.

The Ford is 320kg heavier and even less powerful. The car has no aerodynamics by default so no 'I was running full aero to save tires' nonsense. The car has more of a stocky feel making it more adept to a stock car championship. It feels very tame but also wears out tires so much so Road Course events this season will include tire wear this season. Additionally, it understeers on losing tires on road courses which without doubt is favourable by most of Season 1's loyal.

Race Structure

Races went fairly smoothly last season but the finale was pushed back a week due to PSN being down. This season will see the exact same Race Structure as last season that made Season 1 so successful but with 1 more Road Course. Road Courses now have tire wear which brings that into play more than ever. I hope this will be a popular decision.

Registration Structure

Despite getting 26 drivers to sign-up, we did suffer turnouts of 9-10 drivers at Indianapolis and SSRX. This season I hope we can get more drivers involved as there was a spark of interest during the end of last season. So I hope drivers can be explicit if they are 'full-time' or 'part-time' can make use of 'Team' or 'Independent Reserves' on offer.

Race Start Procedure

Drivers have asked me why I don't do parade laps on ovals. On ovals, I like drivers to be seperated by more than a car length so we don't have lap 1 crashes but a bit of breathing space to loosen some nerves.

The Drivers' Championship was won by JoeOfTheFire (Juan Pablo Montoya).

The Teams' Championship was won by Juan Less Jet Dryer comprising JoeOfTheFire (Juan Pablo Montoya) and RFLX_Niop (Jamie McMurray).

Independents' Championship was won by Chqr (Denny Hamlin).

And finally the Road Championship was won by JoeOfTheFire (Juan Pablo Montoya)

Here is the Season 1 Thread

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[Chqr]

Season II Driver Profiles

A one-post preview of this season's contenders.

S1 Team Champions
RFLX_Niop (Jamie McMurray) - Team
S1 Championship Finish: 2nd
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 13 / 3 / 4
Best Finish: 1st @ SSRX, Daytona Speedway and Motegi Speedway

fastfox400 (Dale Earnhardt) - Independent
S1 Championship Finish: -
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 0 / 0 / 0
Best Finish: -

S1 Independents' Champion
Chqr (Denny Hamlin) - Independent
S1 Championship Finish: 6th
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 15 / 0 / 2
Best Finish: 2nd @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway

GTP_Akmuq (Clint Bowyer) - Team
S1 Championship Finish: 16th
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 4 / 0 / 1
Best Finish: 2nd @ Laguna Seca

mattymc1996 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) - UNCONFIRMED ENTRY
S1 Championship Finish: 8th
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 12 / 0 / 1
Best Finish: 2nd @ Daytona Speedway

Knelly (Kyle Busch) - UNCONFIRMED ENTRY
S1 Championship Finish: 14th
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 3 / 0 / 2
Best Finish: 2nd @ Motegi Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway

smuffyatfcp (Matt Kenseth) - UNCONFIRMED ENTRY
S1 Championship Finish: 21st
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 1 / 0 / 0
Best Finish: -

neljack (Jeff Gordon) - UNCONFIRMED ENTRY
S1 Championship Finish: -
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 0 / 0 / 0
Best Finish: -

droptop2001gt (Davey Allison) - UNCONFIRMED ENTRY
S1 Championship Finish: 20th
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 1 / 0 / 0
Best Finish: -

Carbonox (Kevin Harvick) - Team
S1 Championship Finish: 3rd
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 11 / 2 / 5
Best Finish: 1st @ Daytona Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Stormtrooper217 (David Ragan) - Independent
S1 Championship Finish: 9th
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 12 / 0 / 0
Best Finish: 4th @ Daytona Speedway

S1 Drivers' Champion - S1 Road Champion - S1 Team Champions
JoeOfTheFire (Juan Pablo Montoya) - Team
S1 Championship Finish: 1st
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 15 / 0 / 9
Best Finish: 1st @ Daytona Speedway, Indianapolis Road Course, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (twice), Suzuka East Road Course and High Speed Ring

Furinkazen (Kurt Busch) - Independent
S1 Championship Finish: 5th
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 13 / 0 / 4
Best Finish: 3rd @ SSRX (twice) and HSR

gokartman78 (Regan Smith - Team
S1 Championship Finish: 13th
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 5 / 0 / 2
Best Finish: 2nd @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway and HSR

ACDCROCKS123 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) - UNCONFIRMED ENTRY
S1 Championship Finish: -
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 0 / 0 / 0
Best Finish: -

chrisjohnson93 (Travis Kvapil) - Independent
S1 Championship Finish: -
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 0 / 0 / 0
Best Finish: -

BooyakaDragon (Todd Bodine) - Independent
S1 Championship Finish: -
Starts / Wins / Podiums: 0 / 0 / 0
Best Finish: -

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[Akmuq]

You may post. Finishing up the artwork.

Alright Furi.

 

[RedPartyhat]

GTP Nascar savior?

 

[Carbonox]

Cautions?

 

[gokartman78]

You may post. Finishing up the artwork.

Okay then.

 

[Furinkazen]

Looking for a teammate.

 

[Chqr]

Nice! I'll get to work on some better looking Driver Profiles tomorrow with hopefully a few more sign-ups.

Additionally, I'd like to remind everyone that your worst 3 results / DNS do get dropped so don't worry if you can't make a particular raceday.

The races are very short and all drivers selected for this Championship have driven for high profile Championships so incidents should be very low this season and therefore no cautions will be used.

 

[DrifterJoe]

Defending driver/team/road course champ reporting for a severe thrashing

Guess I must've been the only one who liked the Corvette and found it fine on road courses.

I'm undecided on everything (paint, rims, number, Montoya/Jet dryer based team name etc) at the moment.

EDIT: Juan Direction?

 

[The Bman]

Cautions?

Please let it be so.

 

[Carbonox]

I pass.

 

[Chqr]

Cautions Only for Lap 1 multiple car collisions or lag collisions in the first half of the race. Will be announced through chat and mic. Tire wear is on too.

 

[gokartman78]

Me and akmuq are teaming up. 2 stoke nuns.

 

[Chqr]

Me and akmuq are teaming up. 2 stoke nuns.

Lovely jubbly. I'll get to work on some new driver profiles in a bit. Once Justin realises he's going to miss out on all the fun.

 

[Furinkazen]

Clear PM's Chqr.

 

[Chqr]

Poll up.

Majority wins.

 

[BooyakaDragon]

GTP Username: BooyakaDragon
PSN Username: Booyaka91
Car Number: 91
Team Name: Dupont Motorsports
Single-Car or Two-Car Team: Single
Full-Time or Part-Time: Part-Time (May change when we get closer to race-day)

 

[Chqr]

GTP Username: BooyakaDragon
PSN Username: Booyaka91
Car Number: 91
Team Name: Dupont Motorsports
Single-Car or Two-Car Team: Single
Full-Time or Part-Time: Part-Time (May change when we get closer to race-day)

Welcome! Nice to have you onboard

 

[RedPartyhat]

I agree with cautions but I don't agree with ruining the race because two players in last place touched each other and pressed the E-brake. Just have cautions for the first few laps only if there is a giant wreck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbmD6r0O1K4&t=0m33s). Other than that, don't ruin the quality of the racing with unnecessary cautions.

 

[fastfox400]

Sign me up. I guess ill go indy

 

[Chqr]

Team name?

I hope the answer is RPH's post so we can have a fair compromise.

 

[Chqr]

Driver Profiles up with statistics

Sponsors are based on car numbers so no you can't have Durex and 69.

 

[Carbonox]

Yeah I think me and Chqr reached an agreement, but I'd just like to clarify that I'm using #40 this season with silver/red colors.

 

[Chqr]

Yup.

Final Caution Ruling:

Cautions only for lap 1 multiple car accidents or multiple car wrecks due to lag throughout race (except for final 2 laps).

There should be no lag anyway so no cautons post lap 1.

Tire wear is on so those who are not wrecked won't feel so disadvantaged.

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If you've got any issues on your Driver Profile, feel free to post 'em here and I'll see to it.

We've got a test session planned for next Saturday so we can iron out caution procedures.

 

[The Bman]

Yeah I think me and Chqr reached an agreement, but I'd just like to clarify that I'm using #40 this season with silver/red colors.

Sterling Marlin?

 

[chrisjohnson93]

I'm going Independent, also the dates in the OP are wrong as all of them are a Thursday except the last race says it's on a Wednesday

 

[fastfox400]

I want number 18. So ill look like a bunch of m & ms. Name of the team is KB motorsports

 

[Chqr]

Rightyo. I'll wait for the responses from some of the veterans like MustangRyan, Knelly and others to see if they want to bookmark their places.