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- Ruta_Barracuda
Welcome to Spec Saturdays! This will be a bi-weekly clean, spec racing event based off of real-life races. What this means is I will be using tuning restrictions that effectively simulate real-life race run by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC), and others. This event is also being run as a public event over at Why So Serious forums with a thread also posted on the official PSN forums, where friends of mine and I thought up this event together. Most of the time, cars will be premium for ease of access. If they aren't, as in the case of the Caterham Challenge, I can give cars to people.
What I'd like to make clear is that even though I'm doing a monthly points tally for a prize and to keep things healthily competitive, you are by no means obligated to show up for each event. This is being run more like Monday Night Endurance, where people can show up if they'd like, or wait until the next event if they can't make it. It is definitely more of a casual clean racing/spec racing meet-up type thing instead of a racing championship.
DETAILS:
- WHEN: Saturdays 4:30 PM EDT, with the room opening at 4:00PM EDT.
- LENGTH: 100-200km races, most of the time it will be two 100km races.
- PHYSICS: Grip reduction will be set to REAL
- DAMAGE: HEAVY
- PENALTIES: OFF
- DRIVING AIDES: ABS =1. All others OFF. In some cases I may allow TCS=2.
NEXT RACE: SCCA PRO Viper ACR Cup - 4/9/11
RACE SPECS:
- Date: April 9th
- Track: Grand Valley Speedway
- Distance: 50km Sprint, 100km Mini-Enduro, 50km Sprint (if time allows)
- Mandatory Pitstop (to be taken at any time): 1 During the 100km race
- Damage: Heavy
- Grip Reduction on Wet Track/Track Edge: Real
- Tire Wear/Fuel Consumption: On
- Penalties: None
- Driving Aides: Only ABS=1
- Driving Line: On/Off
- Boost: Off
- Starting Order: Fastest first based on pre-race qualifying
- Start Type: Grid start with false-start check
VEHICLE SPECS:
- Legal Cars: Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR '08
- Oil Change: Allowed
- Engine Overhaul: Allowed
- Chassis Restoration: Alowed
- Aero Kit: Stock
- Lightweight Rims: Prohibited
- Tires: Racing Hard
- Suspension: Free
- Drivetrain: Twin Plate Clutch, Semi-Racing Flywheel, Limited Slip Differential ONLY
- Transmission: Must Remain Stock
- Exhaust: Must Remain Stock
- Intake: Racing Air Filter
- Engine: Must Remain Stock
- Chassis Reinforcement: Prohibited
- Minimum Weight: 1552kg
- Performance Points Cap: 590
- Additional Comments For some of these, we are going on the Honors System here; the PP cap will help police that a bit, but please don't go beyond the specs I have in place, otherwise it's just not spec racing and ruins it for everyone. If I find people are going beyond these specs and downtuning to the PP cap with the ballast/power limiter, it will jeopardize their future involvement in participating in Spec Saturdays.
RACE SCHEDULE:
- March 26th: Dunlop TVR Challenge (BRSCC) Completed!|Photos
- April 9th: Viper ACR Challenge (SCCA)
- April 23rd: Caterham Challenge (BRSCC)
- May 7th: American Sedan Challenge (Classic SCCA/SVRA)
- May 21st: MINI Challenge (MSA)
- SPECIAL RACE* June 4th: Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: Alfa Romeo vs. Lamborghini Dual
RULES:
Clean racing practices spelled out in the OLR are to be followed at all times. For those who don't want to read much, it boils down to this:- Follow and pass cleanly; try not to bump. This means going into the corner, the lead has the right to the inside. If the lead messes up, you have the right to capitalize on his mistake and overtake him.
- If by chance you cause an accident, you must let the car you knocked out retake its position in front of you even if it means you lose your position.
- If you go off the track, you have to wait for the track to be clear for you to safely come back on. Wildly going back on the track and causing an accident is a big no-no because it screws up everyone else's race.
- Blatant corner cutting and/or wall riding will be subject to an appropriate penalty.
- You'll be subject to penalty/DQ if you don't follow these rules. This is so everyone involved has an enjoyable spec racing experience.
POINTS:- 1st - 20 points
- 2nd - 18 points
- 3rd - 16 points
- 4th - 12 points
- 5th - 10 points
- 6th - 8 points
- 7th - 6 points
- 8th - 4 points
- 9th - 2 points
- 10th - 1 point
- DNF will be awarded points based upon current standing when race ends.
- Leaving the race will be awarded 0 points
- A lost connection to PSN in the middle of the race will be awarded 1 point.
- The highest monthly scorer will receive a special prize from me, most likely a PSN Gift Card, and to keep things on the level, points will be tallied as cumulative and monthly separately
Racers' PSN's/Monthly Points/Cumulative Points:
- ChronoJoe (WSS/PSN Forums) - 18 Points (March)/18 Points (Cumulative)
- EchoInTheSoul (WSS) - 16 Points (March)/16 Points (Cumulative)
- Exorcet (GTP) - 20 Points (March)/ 20 Points (Cumulative)
- Hallsy666 (WSS) - 8 Points (March)/ 8 Points (Cumulative)
- Jame334 (WSS) - 10 Points (March)/10 Points (Cumulative)
- Jobzy (WSS) - 4 Points (March)/4 Points (Cumulative)
- PhoenixSigma (WSS) - 6 Points (March)/6 Points (Cumulative)
- Ruta_Baracuda (GTP & WSS - Event Host) - 12 Points (March)/ 12 Points (Cumulative)
- Belka1077 (PSN Forums)
- B-McG GT Planet)
- e_santaclara (WSS)
* SPECIAL RACE INFO
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