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- gkgamer
Ladies and gents,
Welcome to the :"Praiano Rules" Caterham 7 Fireblade Challenge Club.
It's been a while now since I first thought of making a club, and the idea has grown up into this project.
As for the name, well it is inspired by the first club I ever joined, the z8cc by @JockeP22, and the set of rules suggested by the great @praiano63 shortly after he uploaded a tune sheet for the Cat7.
Here is a quick recap of what Mr P. proposed as regulations:
-550PP limit
-Sport tires. From sport hard to soft up to the pilots, depending of the driving skills of the competitors.
-No weight reductions.
-81 kg ballast allowed.(This was my weight when i was a young surfeur in top shape
but not anymore 
and this bring the car to 450kg total weight)-Fully custom suspension.
-Six speed gearbox.
-Double or triple clutch.
-Carbon drive shaft.
-Custom LSD.
So here are the basic regulations for our series, those we'll refer to as " the Praiano Rules".
Here is a link to a base PP550-SX tune of the Cat7 in the Praiano tunes garage: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...port-hard-tires.291084/page-131#post-10235630
(and to be fair and square, I have to confess my profound admiration for all the tuners on
, @shaunm80, @Motor City Hami, @Bowtie-muscle, @NEWDRIVER2 and all the people that make the game so much better for the community. So the name Praiano Rules is also a tribute to all of these guys who rule just as much as the great Mr P.)I expect this club to start its racing days around mid-January.
In the meantime, I will run test races to finish setting the regulations. I will post the lobbies here if anyone is interested in helping with that.
I intend to race on Sundays, maybe around 14:00, 15:00 GMT, of course if it suits the racers interested in this club.
The final regulations will be posted later when proper test runs have been completed.
About colors, this club will run on a first come-first served basis.
As for the lobby settings I am very fond of heavy damage and high speed tire wear & fuel consumption.
It is not fixed but it will probably be the direction this club embraces.
On race manners, racing etiquette and global behaviour in the lobbies.
Although not strictly endorsing the GTP rules, I expect fairplay and sportsmanship from all racers.
And even if it is true I am not keen on giving penalties and bans, I will not hesitate if people persist in being stubborn after receiving warnings.
Furthermore, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the hosts of the races I have joined (or planned to)so far; and give them the thanks they deserved for giving me the strength to jump in this club projectI have kept a project too long...
So big up to @FergusMik, @SmileyWRX, @Sick Cylinder, @CTR Driver, @Downhill Dino, @MannYhAvitZ, @Obelisk, @S_Bridge among others I am omitting for sure...
I remain open to any suggestions more experienced racers and hosts can bring to make this a more exciting gathering of Caterham Seven enthusiasts.
Looking forward (with a bit of anxiousness) to see what interest this club and thread can raise.
I hope this presentation is not bringing shame to the people I tagged in this thread.
I hope to race with you all very soon,
cheers,
gk
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