ORS | SEASON 2 | Lexus IS-F RM Series

[Oniichan]

••• ORS | SEASON 2 | Lexus IS-F RM Championship •••
Open to Australia and New Zealand ONLY.

A new season begins on the 11th of July 2011. Details below.

The Car
Car: Lexus IS-F '07 (dealership model)
Tuning: Race Modified + Full modifications (weight, power etc)
Performance Points: 655
Tyre limit: Racing Medium

The championship will consist of 2 driver teams. Fastest drivers are teamed with the slowest.
2 driver teams (Teams to decide their car colour. Rim colours are personal choice)​

Race Day
Day: Every Monday night
Qualifying: 8:30pm (Sydney Time)
Race Time: 9:00pm (Sydney Time)
Duration: 1 hour (30-45 laps)
Host: My Lounge (PSN: Oni_chan)

The Tracks

The series is 8 rounds with 1 round each week (8 weeks).

Round 1: Nurburgring GP/F - 11th July
Round 2: Tokyo R246 Reverse - 18th July
Round 3: Deep Forest Raceway (Sprint Race) - 25th July
Round 4: Le Sarthe (Day/Night) - 1st August
Round 5: Monza w/Weather - 8th August
Round 6: Cape Ring South (Sprint Race) - 15th August
Round 7: Grand Valley Speedway - 22nd August
Round 8: Fuji Speedway F - 29th August

The Rules
Track Edge: Real
Penalties: Strong
Damage: Heavy
Driver Aids: All OFF except ABS
Tyre Limit: Racing Mediums
Handicap Tyre Limit: 1 set of Softs, Unlimited Mediums

To ensure closer racing all around i have implemented a handicap system for the drivers who are not able to maintain a pace similar to the front runners. The way the system will work is as follows;

Fast drivers have unlimited racing mediums. Will start all races in racing medium tyres.
Handicap drivers have 1 set of softs and unlimited mediums. Will start all races in racing medium tyres. At the end of lap 5 the pit will be open for a tyre change to softs.

Failure to comply results in a point deduction of -20pts

Note: If you receive damage that needs to be repaired via pits you CANNOT change to Racing Softs unless it's on lap 6 (This applies to handicap drivers only).
Example; you receive damage lap 3 and need to pit. You must stay on racing hards.

Corner cutting Rules
1st offence: Warning
2nd offence: Point deduction
3rd offence: Point deduction & Disqualified (Given a DNF)

2 wheels must be on the black stuff at all times!

Ramming Not tolerated!! - Instant DQ and removal from the Championship.

Warm Up lap

The first lap of every race will be a warm up lap to sort out grid positions. This is due to the inconsistency of GT5s qualifying system. The system will work as follows;

Once the qualifying session is over. Everyone is to remember their grid position and the driver in front and behind them. Once the race starts all drivers will drive around the track at their desired pace (over taking is fine be sure to take care when doing a warm up lap as damage will be on heavy) then line up in their grid position using the tracks grid markers. Once all drivers have finished lining up the race will start on the new minute using the total time in the top right corner of the screen.

The Drivers
Oni_chan
TT-R Toivonen
lost-on-drugs
willco69
Mike--ekiM
X3rx3s44
mrtaital
OnlineGT
Mick_C_1080
spinner_660
GTP_Bonson
Rotamasta7
pigboy_05
D-CORP_Renzo
evan1080
TORC_Waynz

The Teams

Team 1
Oni_chan
willco69

Team 2
X3rx3s44
Mick_C_1080

Team 3
ansquad
mrtaital

Team 4
Dilluzion
spinner_660

Team 5
TORC_Waynz
Rotamasta7

Team 6
OnlineGT
Mike--ekiM

Team 7
TT-R_Toivonen
evan1080

Team 8
AussieStig117
Auz_STUBZ

Wildcard Drivers
In the event a driver is unable to attend a Wildcard driver may fill that teams spot.

Alvin23a
GTP_Bertram
GTP_TimberW

Point System

1st = 25 points
2nd = 20 points
3rd = 16 points
4th = 13 points
5th = 11 points
6th = 10 points
7th = 9 points
8th = 8 points
9th = 7 points
10th = 6 points
11th = 5 points
12th = 4 point
13th = 3 points
14th = 2 points
15th = 1 point
16th = 0 point

Qualifying on Pole = 5 points
Fastest lap during race = 1 point

Sprint Race Point System

1st = 12 points
2nd = 10 points
3rd = 8 points
4th = 7 points
5th = 6 points
6th = 5 points
7th = 4 points
8th = 4 points
9th = 3 points
10th = 3 points
11th = 2 points
12th = 2 points
13th = 1 point
14th = 1 point
15th = 1 point
16th = 1 point

Qualifying on Pole = 3 points
Fastest lap during race = 1 point

Prizes

There will be both driver and team prizes. The Driver that wins the series gets a prize as does the team that wins.

1st Up to 1 million car from the dealership
2nd Up to 500,000 car from dealership
3rd Up to 250,000 car from dealership

Prize Note: The credit limit can be spent on any single car from the dealership the way you see fit.
(Example; 1st place wants a Ford GT + Max Modifications = Under 1 mil so is ok!)

If your keen to enter or be a Wildcard Driver sign up now. Only a few spots left!​

 

[Oniichan]

- Championship Standings -​

Driver's Standings:
1st X3rx3s44 - 161pts
2nd AussieStig117 - 103pts
3rd TORC_Waynz - 100pts
4th Oni_chan - 87pts
5th Mike--ekiM - 85pts
6th spinner_660 - 74pts
7th Rotamasta7 - 69pts
8th willco69 - 67pts
9th jol_1 - 65pts
=10th Mick_C_1080 - 53pts
=10th OnlineGT - 53pts
12th mrtaital - 48pts
13th evan1080 - 45pts
14th lost-on-drugz - 25pts
15th GTP_Bonson - 16pts
16th TT-R_Toivonen - 10pts
=17th Auz_STUBZ - 8pts
=17th ansquad - 8pts
19th Dilluzion - 0pts


Team's Standings: (Incl. Wildcard Points)
1st X3rx3s44/Mick_C_1080 - 225pts
2nd Oni_chan/Willco69 - 170pts
3rd TORC_Waynz/Rotamasta7 - 169pts
4th OnlineGT/Mike--ekiM - 163pts
5th evan1080/spinner_660 - 119pts
6th AussieStig117/Auz_STUBZ - 111pts
7th ansquad/mrtaital - 89pts
8th TT-R_Toivonen/Dilluzion - 26pts

 

[PIGBOY]

Ill give it a go but i must check my new broadband connection,its telstra so it should be good and i have a few IS-F RM's.How do i enter?

 

[Lost-on-drugz]

Aye i wasnt event informed about this and im already entered......buzzy **** you guys dont wanna miss racing with me..

NAH CHEERS ONI YOUR A CHAP ARENT YA U KNOW IM IN.

 

[alvin23a]

Wild card = me as I could get away with staying up till 10 somedays but not for the whole comp.

 

[renzo42]

I'm keen to enter this, please add me to the list

 

[Lost-on-drugz]

Hey renzo buddy! Howsit been! Re add me on psn mate

 

[renzo42]

Hey lost mate. I'll add you tonight man 👍

 

[Mic_Col]

Hey Oni, thanks for the add, you know I'll be right there . . . at the back

Just a question about the sprint round(s). With the Silvia series, it looked to me that the sprint round ( Rome ) was made of 3 races and paid points for each race that were on a par with all other rounds.

I was wondering with a sprint round if we race it like it's a mini 3 race comp inside the championship to get an overall winner ( & 2nd, 3rd etc ) for the round who all then leave with points as per a regular series race.

If you know what I mean, so that the sprint rounds aren't paying out 3x points.

 

[somebodysb2]

I live in Hong Kong but can I join? The times for me are ok.

 

[GTevan1080]

Count me in. I have had some compatibility issues with getting into your rooms before, but hopefully that's all sorted.

Evan

 

[willco69]

sweet. im in.. sprint rounds to have 3 races again?

 

[Oniichan]

Ill give it a go but i must check my new broadband connection,its telstra so it should be good and i have a few IS-F RM's.How do i enter?

ill put you down as a yes. Be sure to turn up on the qualifier night so we can work out teams.

I live in Hong Kong but can I join? The times for me are ok.

Ill put you on the wild card list for now. As the series is restricted to AUS/NZ to reduce lag issues. If we have no issues with you during the race then i can put you down in future full time.

sweet. im in.. sprint rounds to have 3 races again?

Sweet. Is your brother keen or he will give this a miss? Cause i haven't put him down yet. The sprint round will be 3 races. As per Mick's suggestion i might take a look into the point system for the sprint race. It worked very well during the S15RM series but as there are 2 sprint races in this series i may rework the points.

 

[willco69]

Sweet. Is your brother keen or he will give this a miss? Cause i haven't put him down yet. The sprint round will be 3 races. As per Mick's suggestion i might take a look into the point system for the sprint race. It worked very well during the S15RM series but as there are 2 sprint races in this series i may rework the points.[/QUOTE]

Put LTN down as a wildacard.. he's not sure if he can make all the races.
Another point to consider oni, eliminating those hard tyres! maybe limit to 1 set of softs, unlimited mediums? im only saying this cos its easier to F up of the hards, which tends to open the field up a lot, when what we really want is close racing, every one close together.. dunno, thought ide throw that one out there and see what you all think...

 

[Oniichan]

Put LTN down as a wildacard.. he's not sure if he can make all the races.
Another point to consider oni, eliminating those hard tyres! maybe limit to 1 set of softs, unlimited mediums? im only saying this cos its easier to F up of the hards, which tends to open the field up a lot, when what we really want is close racing, every one close together.. dunno, thought ide throw that one out there and see what you all think...

Ok ill put him down as a wild card.

In terms of the tyres this car is really easy to drive on hard tyres compared to the S15s. Reason why i dont want to use Softs is the ridiculous amounts of grip they give you. The time difference between Softs and Hard is huge, while the time difference between Mediums and Hards is only 2 seconds a lap difference. Makes tyre strategy more important.

That is my view but ill leave it open for discussion/vote. Everyone in the series can decide what they would prefer.

Option 1: 1 set of Mediums, Unlimited Hards
Option 2: 1 set of Softs, Unlimited Mediums

 

[Bennyjohnson]

It depends what the difference is between the mediums and the softs. Because I think what we should have is the ability to put yourself in a better position due to tyre strategy.

And if the softs are just unbelievably better than the mediums, we'll have everyone running on softs to start because if you don't you'll get left behind.

If the time difference is say under 2-2.5 seconds / 60 seconds it might be good, but otherwise, mediums and hards could be the way to go.

As long as we're qualifying on softs, I'm easy

 

[Oniichan]

I did a test around Fuji Speedway F using the same setup and same line with all 3 tyres. From my results i found them to be the following;

Racing Softs
+2.5 seconds
Racing Mediums
+2 seconds
Racing Hards

If anyone else can share their results if they tested it and can run consistent laps.

 

[somebodysb2]

EVERYONE will go with Option 2 tires, just sayin.

 

[Bennyjohnson]

I'll do a test in my room tonight from about 6 oclock if anyone wants to join. Add me on PSN.

With those times, I don't see a big difference between running 1 soft tyres and unlimited mediums.

as long as we start on mediums, and get 1 set of softs only, because that will open up strategy a fair bit.

Also, is it going to be raining at Monza, or is there just a chance of rain? I have reservations if theres no rain at Monza

 

[Oniichan]

I'll do a test in my room tonight from about 6 oclock if anyone wants to join. Add me on PSN.

With those times, I don't see a big difference between running 1 soft tyres and unlimited mediums.

as long as we start on mediums, and get 1 set of softs only, because that will open up strategy a fair bit.

Also, is it going to be raining at Monza, or is there just a chance of rain? I have reservations if theres no rain at Monza

If i got time tonight i'll jump in your room (if im not on a quest! hahaha) if your results are the same as mine than we might go Mediums and 1 set of softs. This would ensure some ace racing from all as i know some drivers have a difficult time on the hards compared to the rest. This would help them keep with the pack.

1 option i was thinking of doing actually is what ever tyre you qualify on is the tyre you must start the race on. Just like F1 rules. This would really open up the pit strategy. I trust all the drivers in this championship to follow the rules. Just remember if someone doesnt i will find out as i watch all replays carefully and will be checking from time to time during qualifying.

As for Monza. It is a chance of rain. Just keep your eye on the weather report for Monza during the week

 

[Bennyjohnson]

If you did the F1 style rules for tyres, everyone would just qually on softs anyway and start on them, because the soft tyres would last for say 20 laps, and by the time you pitted for mediums, the person trying to run mediums to start with would still be behind you but with older tyres. you'd just lose ground.

I rather like the idea of 1 set of softs, and unlimited mediums. The medium is a good tyre, it lasts about as long as the hards but has enough grip to allow you to feel like you're pushing.

As long as you have to start on mediums that'll open up strategy, because you can't pit straight away for softs, and you can then decide whether to run the softs at the middle or the end, if you're out in front, you don't know who's doing what with tyres, so reacting to strategy is also going to be difficult. Just means that even though you might be by yourself out in front, you can easily be under pressure if someone makes a bold call on switching to softs at a weird time.

 

[Lost-on-drugz]

haha nette kleine convo Sie und Bonson haben ihre oni, ich glaube, wir sollten qually auf Softs und Rennen auf Softs für sagen wir 15 Runden dann Grube öffnet sich und Sie müssen Medien nach, dass die Verwendung

haha nice little convo you and bonson have thier oni , i think we should qually on softs and race on softs for say 15 laps then pit opens and you have to use mediums after that

 

[Bennyjohnson]

Nah, I reckon starting on Mediums, otherwise theres no strategy involved.

 

[Mic_Col]

Hey lost have you been playing around with babelfish or something??

 

[willco69]

i like the soft and medium option, as i am one of those who looses out too much on the hards.
I guess if its mandatory to use one of each compound per race (unless it rains) then sweet.
Should provide some closer racing. Then again, those who choose to qualify on the mediums will come into play later in the race... sounds interesting..

 

[Bennyjohnson]

Just did a test then, I found this:

Softs
+2 seconds
Mediums
+1.5 seconds
Hards

Although I did do a pretty decent lap on the Hards, but There's not a huge difference between either, except that with the massive power these things have, It would be unwise to use hards for the DS3 guys. I had to mogulate the throttle heaps to make sure I wasn't oversteering off the road.

 

[Mic_Col]

Just did a test then, I found this:

Softs
+2 seconds
Mediums
+1.5 seconds
Hards

Although I did do a pretty decent lap on the Hards, but There's not a huge difference between either, except that with the massive power these things have, It would be unwise to use hards for the DS3 guys. I had to mogulate the throttle heaps to make sure I wasn't oversteering off the road.

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Hey that gives me an idea . . . maybe the wheel users have to use Mediums and Hards while us DS3 users get to use Softs and Mediums.

A sort of attempt at parity. I'm sure that'd be easy to monitor and regulate

 

[Bennyjohnson]

No effing way

Rota was only like 2 tenths slower than me on the ring

Plus, Tyre wear is much worse in these cars for some reason, partly due to set-up but still worse. So I dunno, whatever happens, both will work. so.

 

[Oniichan]

I was doing a few test sessions regarding tyre options and found something that will make it even racing all round. I'll update you all on the qualifying night next monday. We will be doing a mock race before the qualifier starts to get people into a grove to set their 5 fastest laps.

Remember a fully ran in IS-F RM will run 735BHP. So bring your race face next monday for the qualifier to sort out our teams.

 

[X3rx3s44]

I did a test around Fuji Speedway F using the same setup and same line with all 3 tyres. From my results i found them to be the following;

Racing Softs
+2.5 seconds
Racing Mediums
+2 seconds
Racing Hards

If anyone else can share their results if they tested it and can run consistent laps.

Just did a test then, I found this:

Softs
+2 seconds
Mediums
+1.5 seconds
Hards

Although I did do a pretty decent lap on the Hards, but There's not a huge difference between either, except that with the massive power these things have, It would be unwise to use hards for the DS3 guys. I had to mogulate the throttle heaps to make sure I wasn't oversteering off the road.

Did a similar test around Nurburgring GP/F and found;
Hard > Medium = 2.6 seconds
Medium > Soft = 2.4 seconds
I tend to agree with Oni that it would be good to can the Racing Softs (other than for qualifying) to avoid the huge grip they provide. I also approve of the idea of having only 1 set of the "option" tyre as that will make pit strategy important as you choose when to bolt them on and get the benefits! 👍

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Hey that gives me an idea . . . maybe the wheel users have to use Mediums and Hards while us DS3 users get to use Softs and Mediums.

A sort of attempt at parity. I'm sure that'd be easy to monitor and regulate

Well, interestingly enough Mick we (Oni, myself & others) have discussed something along these lines in an online lobby a couple of nights ago. I believe it is a great idea but had a different approach to applying the rule, i.e.,
Team Driver 1 (faster) runs 1x RMed, Unld. RHard, but,
Team Driver 2 (slower) runs 1x RSoft, Unld. RMed.
We would then need to include some form of system whereby if someone on the TD2 tyres is consistently faster than anyone they get bumped to TD1 tyres...
It would make for great racing as we tested it the other night with a few of the S15 guys and it works surprisingly well, I still managed the fastest lap on the Mediums but then struggled to overtake during racing due to less grip under brakes and getting less drive (traction) off turns! 👍 Was very enjoyable and I believe it would bridge the gap from us (up front) to the rest and allow for a great mix of 16 drivers in cars turning very similar lap times!
It gets the 👍 from me no doubt!


PS. I'm in Oni! 👍