Event #2 Drivers Meeting
Grid Business
Good evening to everyone who will be attending tonight's event at Watkins Glen. We have a full grid of 16 drivers confirmed to race, with one driver,
@bublyman available as a reserve if needed.
ALL drivers should submit their spec sheets to my PSN: NOVA-0479 between the time that the room opens at 9pm est and the start of qualifying at 9:15pm est, along with an updated side picture of your car reflecting your placement in the overall standings if chosing to participate.
I'd ask all drivers to make sure they are running a wired connection in any way possible and to clear their network cache before entering the race room to avoid any issues. It seems the online lobbies run based on the slowest running system and/or internet speed in the room....basically throttles everyone down which appears to cause the instability we have experienced in the past. Let's try to head off any of these issues and optimize everything on our own ends that we can to help. For those with faster internet service speeds (over 200mbps+), it seems there are less issues with stability. For those on slower internet speeds or forced to run wirelessly, their network appears to be affected more when other in the household are online and pulling from the service speed. See this link to optimize your network priority for the gaming, and try to reduce internet usage (if possible) elsewhere in the house when racing.
Gran Turismo 7, it seems, follows in the fine traditions of GT Sport, GT6, GT5, and even GT5P in being a bit sensitive to network environments. A connection that's fine one day (or hour) might be ropey the next, and while there's a lot of things that might be out of your control, the best way to...
www.gtplanet.net
Get them final practice laps in, and be ready for tonight.
Reminder to all drivers:
All confirmed drivers are holding 1 of 16 grid spots, and we have 24 drivers on the PS5 roster, 17 for tonight. Please notify me as soon as reasonably possible if you are unable to make the event.
The latest acceptable notice without any recourse is 9:10pm est. Any drivers who are confirmed to attend, and fails to appear, will be placed on automatic Reserve for their next confirmed event.
Drivers Briefing
A few reminders for Watkins Glen:
1.) Be mindful in the opening laps. Be patient, and avoid contact/incident at all cost. Incidents that result in an issued caution, in the opening 2 laps, will come under automatic review for any possible infractions and penalized as necessary. Please be patient, brake earlier, and respect your opponent driver's space/line...they are not brakes or guard rails.
2.) Chicanes and S Section of track: There is no written rule for these sections, but I'd ask all drivers to exercise caution and good judgement through these sections. Know when you have lost the position when approaching these section, and be considerate enough to back out to avoid the risk of incidents. This series will continue to induce some very close quarters racing, and one slow up, or mistake could result in yourself, both, or many drivers losing position....don't be that guy. If both drivers are dead on, side by side, proceed with caution, and hold your lines. Just be warned that attempting to gp side by side in these sections cleanly will slow both of you down and almost guarantee a loss of position(s) from other attacking drivers. BE CAREFUL and AVOID CONTACT
3.) See this
Event Details Link and review for driver specs, race details, and allowable track boundaries for Watkins Glen.
Final Reminders:
-Please be sure that everyone is on a wired connection to their PS5
(in any way possible)
-Clear cache before entering the race room
Lets try to do the best we can to reduce the jitters within the lobby.
Any drivers that are noted or noticed to create continuous issues will be asked to retire for the event.
Here is the confirmation list:
Driver Roster (PS5)
1.) NOVA-0479 /
@llNovall (#4)
2.) JDMKing13 /
@JDMKING13 (#9)
3.) kgffty /
@Kgffy (#84)
4.) DRD_Niagara /
@Buffalo_DRD (#78)
5.) Sand_68 /
@socalnatv (#68)
6.) DUB-L-DEE /
@DublDee (#33)
7.) Cdn_Sweet_Tee /
@CdnSweetTee (#22)
8.) DucatiRobb /
@Bologna_Duc (#88)
9.) Fudman420 /
@Fudman420 (#42)
10.) Rauljimenez76 /
@Noob01_lmdead (#12)
11.) cesarr64 /
@cesarr64 (#64)
12.) GTP_WorstDriver /
@Worst_Driver (#13)
13.) gkgamer /
@gkgamer (#27)
14.) clutch_n_load6 /
@PeekabooRacin (#24)
15.) Wetroadracer /
@Wetroadracer (#187)
16.) Phlano_099 /
@Phlano099 (#99)
17.) MrDonovan /
@MrDonovan (#46)
18.) radliffpower /
@radliffracing (#85)
19.) mac1032763 /
@Mac1032763 (#420)
20.) R1600Turbo /
@CodeRedR51 (#62)
21.) GTP_RACECAR /
@RACECAR (#32)
22.) Crispy_Racing /
@Crispy Racing (#26)
23.) Thumpleton (THMP) /
@THMP (#003)
24.) Ridger23 /
@bublyman (#7)
