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"Mini" Cup 04
Race 3
Circuit: Swiss Alps (Arcade Mode, Free run), best single hot lap time.
Tires: Rally (dirt) is the default
Drivier Aids: Both TC and ASM are off by default
Time Deadline: PM final time AND sectors to me (Scuderia229) by 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Standard Time - Sunday, May 2nd, 2004. Don't forget to submit your "T" times from your submitted lap
Max Points Available: 13 (circuit has 3 sectors)
Time Discussion: All "T" Times. (DO NOT discuss lap times in the race threads)
Round 1 Results here
Round 2 Results here
SERIES FORMAT & RULES
A four race series using the Mini Cooper 1.3i done in homage of classic mid 1960's Mini Cooper S racing. We will be racing at the following circuits;
Race 1 (April 12-18, 2004): Smokey Mountain
Race 2 (April 19-25, 2004): Deep Forest 2
Race 3 (April 26 - May 2, 2004): Swiss Alps
Race 4 (May 3-9, 2004): Cote d' Azur
Races will all be single hot lap races run in the Arcade/Free Run Mode. Racers will have one full week to get their best time. All times are due before midnight (12:00am) EST (I am in New York City) on the final day of the race (always Sunday night). All times (final times AND sectors) are submitted via PM to me, Scuderia229.
The general rules are as follows (same as the weekly);
1. You must have 2 tires on the track at all times.
2. The rumble strips are considered part of the track.
3. No wall riding or touching.
4. No cutting the grass or short cutting.
5. No hybrids
6. No cheating of any kind.
Time Discussion: All "T" Times. (DO NOT discuss lap times in the race threads)
A x-port/sharkport is not needed for this race series but is prefered, otherwise you may be asked for your logger data to validate your lap time. I know most people in this series and this should not be an issue but please do not try to cheat. .XPS/.SPS files may be posted in the "Results" thread each week.
Car Specs: A Simulation Mini Cooper 1.3i...fully modified (178bhp). If you don't have the car (and don't have an x-port) it may be won in the Amateur League in the "European Championship". You will NOT be allowed to turn on both TC or ASM, both must be turned off for ALL racing (it is automatically off for rally events). Otherwise you can tune the car and adjust anything you want (no hybrids though), don't forget oil changes.
Tires: Each racer will have the three tire options below;
- Racing Slick (T3)
- Rally (two sets of these for the 2 rally races)
- Racing Soft (T7)
Racers will have to choose which tire to run on which circuit. If you run the "soft" (T7) tires on week two you MUST run the "slick" (T3) tires on week four, or vis-versa. Week one and three are rally races and you have only the rally tire option.
You MAY NOT mix the tires either (i.e. running soft up front and hard in back)...what you run on the front must be the same as the back....all 4 tires must be the same.
Please do not discuss your tire choices in the race thread, though from your sector times it may be obvious.
Points: This will be a points series. Points will break down as below;
1st = 10pts
2nd = 8pts
3rd = 6pts
4th = 5pts
5th = 4pts
6th = 3pts
7th = 2pts
8th = 1pt
Additionally 1pt will be awarded each week for EACH fastest sector. So a racer could come in 2nd overall but they also have the fastest T2 sector so they take home 9pts total for the week.
The overall series winner is the one who has the MOST points at the end of the four races. A tie in points would be broken by whoever has the faster four race combined time. If that still results in a tie the racer with more fastest sector time bonus points will win.
Weekly races will be determined by the fastest time (not points). So 1st place could post the fastest time, win the week and get 10pts but second place could be .020 slower overall but have the fastest T1 and T2 sectors and equal the 10pts for the week.
Feel free to submit times each week and/or join in as you like and race just for fun....
Race 3
Circuit: Swiss Alps (Arcade Mode, Free run), best single hot lap time.
Tires: Rally (dirt) is the default
Drivier Aids: Both TC and ASM are off by default
Time Deadline: PM final time AND sectors to me (Scuderia229) by 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Standard Time - Sunday, May 2nd, 2004. Don't forget to submit your "T" times from your submitted lap
Max Points Available: 13 (circuit has 3 sectors)
Time Discussion: All "T" Times. (DO NOT discuss lap times in the race threads)
Round 1 Results here
Round 2 Results here
SERIES FORMAT & RULES
A four race series using the Mini Cooper 1.3i done in homage of classic mid 1960's Mini Cooper S racing. We will be racing at the following circuits;
Race 1 (April 12-18, 2004): Smokey Mountain
Race 2 (April 19-25, 2004): Deep Forest 2
Race 3 (April 26 - May 2, 2004): Swiss Alps
Race 4 (May 3-9, 2004): Cote d' Azur
Races will all be single hot lap races run in the Arcade/Free Run Mode. Racers will have one full week to get their best time. All times are due before midnight (12:00am) EST (I am in New York City) on the final day of the race (always Sunday night). All times (final times AND sectors) are submitted via PM to me, Scuderia229.
The general rules are as follows (same as the weekly);
1. You must have 2 tires on the track at all times.
2. The rumble strips are considered part of the track.
3. No wall riding or touching.
4. No cutting the grass or short cutting.
5. No hybrids
6. No cheating of any kind.
Time Discussion: All "T" Times. (DO NOT discuss lap times in the race threads)
A x-port/sharkport is not needed for this race series but is prefered, otherwise you may be asked for your logger data to validate your lap time. I know most people in this series and this should not be an issue but please do not try to cheat. .XPS/.SPS files may be posted in the "Results" thread each week.
Car Specs: A Simulation Mini Cooper 1.3i...fully modified (178bhp). If you don't have the car (and don't have an x-port) it may be won in the Amateur League in the "European Championship". You will NOT be allowed to turn on both TC or ASM, both must be turned off for ALL racing (it is automatically off for rally events). Otherwise you can tune the car and adjust anything you want (no hybrids though), don't forget oil changes.
Tires: Each racer will have the three tire options below;
- Racing Slick (T3)
- Rally (two sets of these for the 2 rally races)
- Racing Soft (T7)
Racers will have to choose which tire to run on which circuit. If you run the "soft" (T7) tires on week two you MUST run the "slick" (T3) tires on week four, or vis-versa. Week one and three are rally races and you have only the rally tire option.
You MAY NOT mix the tires either (i.e. running soft up front and hard in back)...what you run on the front must be the same as the back....all 4 tires must be the same.
Please do not discuss your tire choices in the race thread, though from your sector times it may be obvious.
Points: This will be a points series. Points will break down as below;
1st = 10pts
2nd = 8pts
3rd = 6pts
4th = 5pts
5th = 4pts
6th = 3pts
7th = 2pts
8th = 1pt
Additionally 1pt will be awarded each week for EACH fastest sector. So a racer could come in 2nd overall but they also have the fastest T2 sector so they take home 9pts total for the week.
The overall series winner is the one who has the MOST points at the end of the four races. A tie in points would be broken by whoever has the faster four race combined time. If that still results in a tie the racer with more fastest sector time bonus points will win.
Weekly races will be determined by the fastest time (not points). So 1st place could post the fastest time, win the week and get 10pts but second place could be .020 slower overall but have the fastest T1 and T2 sectors and equal the 10pts for the week.
Feel free to submit times each week and/or join in as you like and race just for fun....
to respect the rules), and I was wondering how the shortcutting rule could be applied on a dirt track. When I watched my replay, I noticed that in most of the turns I couldn't say whether the car was on the dirt or on the grass. I thought it would have been discussed in Race 1 thread, but I couldn't find this issue. So I suppose nobody cares.
. I started to play with my settings of yesterday, and got a 58.2 on my first lap. Then I changed the settings (softer suspension, higher chassis, shorter gearbox) and I had a series of 1'00.x. I switched back to my previous settings without having anything back under 1'00.0. 
. gotta stop tuning... gotta stop tuning...
...And since everybody else was already faster than us, that won't improve our ranking. 
