Controller Stats:
DS3 Controller (buttons for gas/brake) 23.5% 4
DS3 Controller (paddles or joysticks for gas/brake) 23.5% 4
DFGT/DFP or other basic racing wheel and pedals 29.4% 5
G25/G27 or other premium racing wheel and pedals 23.5% 4
Availability
Sunday 17.6% 3
Monday 52.9% 9
Tuesday 82.4% 14
Wednesday 58.8% 10
Thursday 35.3% 6
Friday 17.6% 3
Saturday 17.6% 3
It looks like we can run a Tuesday and Wednesday series again, and possibly a Monday series. However, I'm not sure how much "Lemons" drivers want to take. I think this season I'm cutting back to one night.
Race Teams
Yes 23.5% 4
No 52.9% 9
Don't care 23.5% 4
Although a good idea, we will not do race teams. With driver's availability, it would handicap any team that has a member that cannot make every race.
Tire Compounds
Keep it the same, one race for each tire compound 47.1% 9
Run 2 races on each tire compound to skip the racing tires 29.4% 6
Other (please specify)
Show Responses 23.5% 2
Although I'm not really a fan of racing tires, the masses have spoken and we'll stick with the current system of upgrading the tire for each race.
Credit Changes
Credits are fine and do a good job of keeping cars competitive 92.3% 12
Less money for top 5 cars 7.7% 1
Less money for lower placing cars 0.0% 0
Other (please specify) 3
Based on the "other" responses and my own personal preferences, I will make some minor tweaks to credits. First off, DNS drivers will get less credits. Missing a race shouldn't give you any advantage the remainder of the season and I think we were too generous. I also think we were too generous handing out 30k to the lower ranks...however I'm not sure if the credits need to change to fix this or the point system.
Points Changes
Keep it the same 20,16,13,11,10,9,8,7,6,5 68.8% 11
Less gap in the top places 20,18,16,14,12,10,9,8,7,6,5 31.3% 5
Other 2
One suggestion was to add a point for pole. Similar to "leading a lap" points, this only helps the fastest car pull away in the points system even further. However it is easier to score (vs watching an hour replay to see who crosses the start/finish in first place as cars enter the pits). Jury is still out on this one. I am going to use this season's standings to experiment with the point system to see if I can get some closer scoring...to keep drivers fighting for every position instead of yielding to get extra cash.
Tracks
Laguna Seca Raceway 70.6% 12
Circuit de la Sarthe 47.1% 8
Suzuka Circuit 47.1% 8
Road Course – Daytona 47.1% 8
Fuji Speedway 41.2% 7
Nürburgring Nordschleife 41.2% 7
Autumn Ring 41.2% 7
Circuito de Madrid 35.3% 6
High Speed Ring 35.3% 6
Tokyo R246 35.3% 6
Tsukuba Circuit 29.4% 5
Nürburgring GP/F 29.4% 5
Road Course – Indy 29.4% 5
Cape Ring Outside 29.4% 5
Deep Forest Raceway / Reverse 29.4% 5
Grand Valley Speedway 29.4% 5
Trial Mountain Circuit 29.4% 5
Eifel Custom Track 23.5% 4
Grand Valley East Section / Reverse 23.5% 4
Autodromo Nazionale Monza 23.5% 4
Deep Forest Raceway 23.5% 4
Cape Ring 23.5% 4
Rome 23.5% 4
Côte d’Azur 23.5% 4
Clubman Stage Route 5 23.5% 4
Toscana Tarmac Custom Track 17.6% 3
Suzuka Circuit East Course 17.6% 3
Special Stage Route 5 17.6% 3
Autumn Ring Mini 17.6% 3
Nürburgring GP/D 11.8% 2
Grand Valley East Section 11.8% 2
Autumn Ring Mini / Reverse 11.8% 2
Eiger Nordwand Short Track 11.8% 2
Circuito de Madrid Mini 11.8% 2
Rome / Reverse 11.8% 2
Mt. Aso Custom Track 11.8% 2
High Speed Ring / Reverse 5.9% 1
Cape Ring Inside 5.9% 1
Cape Ring North 5.9% 1
Cape Ring South 5.9% 1
Circuito de Madrid Mini/ Reverse 5.9% 1
Grand Valley Speedway / Reverse 5.9% 1
Trial Mountain Circuit / Reverse 5.9% 1
Tokyo R246 / Reverse 5.9% 1
Circuito de Madrid / Reverse 5.9% 1
Superspeedway – Daytona 0.0% 0
Superspeedway – Indy 0.0% 0
Autumn Ring / Reverse 0.0% 0
Special Stage Route 5 / Reverse 0.0% 0
Clubman Stage Route 5 / Reverse 0.0% 0
The tentative schedule, based on these results, will be...
Circuito de Madrid (pre season - CS)
Laguna Seca Raceway (CS)
Fuji Speedway (SH)
Autumn Ring (SM)
Nürburgring Nordschleife (SS - time change)
Suzuka Circuit (RH - weather change)
Road Course – Daytona (RM)
Circuit de la Sarthe (RS - time change, maybe weather too)
The selections are based on your votes. The order is based on what would work best for certain tracks. Aside from Autumn Ring and Laguna, all the tracks are going to be very fast. I was hesitant about including Nurburgring since any damage will cost you over a minute...but you voted for it, not me. If you don't know the track well, race your own pace and make the time up on the very long straight....since getting damage in the first sector could cost you minutes as you limp back to pit road.
. Work calls, I gotta answer 
