SAMBABUS POWER - VW Sambabus Sprint Races [FINISHED]

[AboveMeIsCool]

Welcome to the SAMBABUS POWER event!

This time, we will be taking the VW Sambabus to the track.
Feel free to participate.
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Schedule:
Saturday 17 May 2014
11:00pm BST / 6:00pm EDT / 3:00pm PDT
Duration: About 1 hour

Car Requirements:
Car: Volkswagen Sambabus Typ 2 (T1) '62
Tires: Comfort Medium Tires and Snow Tires.
Tuning: Prohibited
An oil change is permitted.
Optional: Paint work for the body and rims. “Inch up” rims are allowed.

Race Regulations:
All aids off except ABS
Blind Spot Indicator is permitted.
Grip: Real
Slipstream: Weak
Damage: Off
Tire/Fuel Depletion: Very Fast
Boost: Off
Race Finish Delay: 60 Seconds


Race Procedure:
Host: daddy-o845 (PSN)
(I won't be hosting because my connection is unreliable, and some people aren't able to join my lobbies)

Send a friend request to daddy-o845 on PSN well before the start date, as the room will be set to "friends only".

The Lobby will be open about 15 minutes prior to the start time. Participants are encouraged to arrive before the start time.

Before we start, we will have a quick visual check. This means that every player will announce how many participants they can see on the track.If a player can’t see as many participants as the others can, they are encouraged to leave and re-join the lobby.

Qualification: A 5 minute "Race Alone" qualification is permitted on our first track; Willow Springs – Streets of W.S.
Reverse Grid Order for the rest of the races. There will be a slight break time between races.

Race 1:
Willow Springs International Raceway: Streets of W.S. – 2 laps

Race 2:
London – 3 laps

Race 3:
Eiger Nordwand Short Track – 2 laps

Race 4:
Cape Ring North – 2 laps

Race 5:
Chamonix Main – 1 lap



Rules:
Participants are to follow the GTP OLR Rules.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/gtplanet-online-racing-olr-rules-guidelines.111241/

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Current Participants:
GTP username / PSN username
C = Confirmed

1. AboveMeIsCool / PersonAbove-Nice (C)
2. Cu3e / bergele (C)
3. KingKlingeling / KingKlingeling (C)
4. daddyo845 / daddy-o845 - [HOST] (C)
5. amarynceos / amarynceos (C)
6. Drex124 / Drex125 (C)
7. BrandonW77 / BrandonW77 (C)
8. GTSail290 / GTSail2 or GTSail9 (C)
9. Torzilla / torzilla (C)
10. cbcvabch / cbcvabch (C)
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[AboveMeIsCool]

Results:



Willow Springs - Streets of W.S. (Provided by @Cu3e)
1. KingKlingeling
2. BrandonW77
3. bergele
4. Drex125
5. GTsail9
6. daddy-o845
7. torzilla
8. PersonAbove-Nice
9. cBcvaBch

London
1. amarynceos
2. PersonAbove-Nice
3. KingKlingeling
4. daddy-o458
5. cBcvaBch
6. BrandonW77
7. bergele
8. GTsail9
9. torzilla

Eiger Nordwand Short Track
1. PersonAbove-Nice
2. daddy-o458
3. torzilla
4. KingKlingeling
5. cBcvaBch
6. amarynceos
7. BrandonW77
8. bergele
9. GTsail9

Cape Ring North
1. KingKlingeling
2. Drex125
3. GTsail9
4. daddy-o458
5. BrandonW77
6. PersonAbove-Nice
7. torzilla
8. bergele
9. cBcvaBch

Chamonix Main
1. amarynceos
2. BrandonW77
3. torzilla
4. bergele
5. daddy-o458
6. cBcvaBch
7. PersonAbove-Nice
8. KingKlingeling
9. Drex125
10. GTsail9

 

[Cu3e]

I will try to join this. Lots of tracks I am not very familiar with so maybe not going to be quick. Going to practive enough not to cause any pile ups, though

edit: I am bit off from the thickest pipes. If no one from Central Europe or East coast can host. I might give it a shot if it helps 👍

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Thanks bergele, just let me know if you decide to host and I'll give you the information needed 👍

 

[KingKlingeling]

I would love to join,but this event collaborate with the ferrari event.
maybe i could join a bit delayed ?
looking forward to an awesome video with the samba's

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Alright, since this is interfering with the Ferrari Festival, I'm going to set the time an hour later, being 11pm BST.

 

[KingKlingeling]

Count me in

 

[amarynceos]

Sign me up for this.

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Thanks for joining 👍

 

[daddyo845]

One criticism that I have for the settings is the slipstream set to real. Since these cars are so slow it would likely be very difficult to pass using real slipstream. Perhaps it would be best changes slipstream weak instead.

Also bergele I do live on the east coast.

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Hmm yes, good point. I'll change slipstream to weak 👍

 

[ParkerMO125]

was just browsing and noticed you allow inch up rims. But unless im mistaken, the game will then consider that car 'tuned' just fyi!

 

[daddyo845]

I've heard that but I've seen people entering in tuning prohibited lobbies using painted on rims on cars that have no custom rims that are the same size as the stock rims. An example would be the mini marcos

 

[BrandonW77]

was just browsing and noticed you allow inch up rims. But unless im mistaken, the game will then consider that car 'tuned' just fyi!

You can put any size wheels you want on a car and it still meets regulations for "tuning prohibited". I only run tuning prohibited rooms and many of my cars have had +1 or +2 inch rims with no problems. 👍

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

One week to go. Still needing more participants! (Trying not to sound bad )

 

[Drex124]

Samba racing? Sounds like fun, i'll be there.

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Thanks for joining Drex 👍

 

[Drex124]

One make races with random (usually slower) vehicles usually turns out well. Once spend a good part of a day racing full lobbies of midgets, turns out being chased by an entire pack on a dirt road is quite scary

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Alright guys we have 9 spots left and with 6 days remaining. Can anyone please pass on the message to others about this event. It will be much appreciated, as we currently lack some interest.

 

[BrandonW77]

I'll probably show up but will likely be a bit worn out from the Ferrari races. It appears these races are very short though so I guess they won't be too demanding.

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Thanks Brandon And yes, they're about 4-6 minutes each

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Hmm. We had a lot more participants last time, so I'm not sure if this event will be as fun with a smaller crowd. We can either go ahead with it, or push the date to a later time. What are your opinions people?

 

[KingKlingeling]

I'll join on any date , as long as it fits in my timezone 👍
OP says 7 participants so far , I think we're enough to race

 

[GTsail]

@AboveMeIsCool -
If you have room for another driver, I would like to join your Samba races.👍

I understand that you can fit a mattress in the back, so tonite I'm going to purchase a Samba Bus and put my mattress in the back and see how comfortable it is.

Please don't honk your horn if you happen to pass my Samba Bus on the track! I will be counting sheep!

Thanks,
GTsail

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Thanks for joining Sail, make sure to add daddy-o845 on PSN if you haven't already 👍

 

[daddyo845]

He's already on my friends list

 

[AboveMeIsCool]

Looks like it's going to be 8 of us. Can everyone please confirm if you can participate today.

 

[KingKlingeling]

I'll probably be a bit tired , but the coffeemachine is ready , the wife is not at home , participation confirmed 👍

 

[Cu3e]

I will be there. Might skip last race if I start falling asleep...