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Virtual Track Day Series II
Autumn Ring Full Circuit
Ah, all the smeels of Autumn, the leaves, the breeze, the angry growl of performance engines...
A series of track days for lightly modded sports-biased road cars at various original tracks from Gran Turismo 4, and Tourist Trophy
Autumn Ring Full Circuit
Ah, all the smeels of Autumn, the leaves, the breeze, the angry growl of performance engines...
A series of track days for lightly modded sports-biased road cars at various original tracks from Gran Turismo 4, and Tourist Trophy
The idea is to reproduce the variety of a track day, and have a bit of fun. This being GTP there has to be a competitive element
so we've got a system of classes that should produce some healthy competition. I want the class system to throw up a few odd-ball cars, as you get at a real track day, rather than have everyone turning up in a Motorsport Elise, or whatever. You can choose 3 cars from different divisions, plus there will be 'control car' for every curcuit, to find out who truly is the fastest on that circuit, so give it a go!Eligibilty:
Any road car/bike in keeping with the Track Day theme, however bikes must be within the 600-1100cc range.
4 door cars will have to be a distinct sports model of higher output than standard in order to be eligible (eg Type R Accords, M5, E55 AMG etc). This rule excludes most kei cars, except such as the Beat and Cappuccino.
No Concept cars, prototypes, ’tuning cars’ (including Buick Special) or racing cars/bikes.
Basically we're after the kind of cars that go to track days: we want sportscars, Japanese coupes, muscle cars, hot hatches, supercars, sports saloons; we want Lotuses, TVRs, BMWs, Astons, Jags; we want RX-7s, Supras, Skylines, Monaros; we want GTAs, GTOs(
), GT-Rs, GTIs, GTSs, GTVs & GT-Xs; we want VTECs, Evos, FTOs & Quattros; we want 302s, 350s, 427s, 440s, 454s; we want Type Rs, Type Ss, Type R-Ss, and S Type Rs; we want MX, RX, SX, ZX and NSX; S16, T16, V16 & 16V; C2, C5, C8 and C12S...Well, you get the picture: basically we want any car a petrolhead from outside Scotland would buy to treat him/herself.
The Volvo 240GLT is banned as it is not in the spirit of the competition and it’s butt ugly.
Modifications:
Modifications will be strictly controlled according to the following rules:
The only tyre allowed will be the control tyre: S1.
All cars will start with a base setup as follows: sports suspension, sports exhaust, racing flywheel, chassis refresh (optional), oil change and roll cage (opt).
At each track, competitors will be allowed one further modification of their choice, which must only be one level higher than the previous spec.
The following mods are not allowed: stage 4 turbo, supercharger, no gearbox mods (see below for exceptions), no nitrous system S1 tyres only.
Budget Division cars will start with a stage 1 NA tune, unless they are turbocharged as stock, when they will start with a stage 1 turbocharger.
Cars that are NA as stock may run with an 'aftermarket' turbo, but only to stage 2 as further tuning IRL requires intercooler and other work.
Motorbikes will have all available mods, and be tweaked to within an inch of their lives if you wish. Motorbikes must run Street tyres only
Gearbox Mods
If your car has a specific problem with its gearbox ratios, (eg Caterham, Golf GTI MkV) you may apply to the stewards to be allowed to run an alternative gearbox with a pre-determined set of ratios; these ratios will be considered unadjustable, and you may be asked to provide video evidence to prove this rule has been followed. In most cases this will count as your track mod. I am particularly thinking of certain muscle cars which are blessed with a 3 or even 2 speed gearbox, and will be severely hampered as a result, and other cars that find they hit the rev limiter after very little tuning (eg Nissan 240RS). The ratios will be chosen to suit the age of the car, so 60s Muscle cars will be given a set of ratios to replicate a four speed transmission (5th & 6th will be out of reach), whereas the 240RS will have only 6th gear out of reach and the Caterham will have all 6 speeds available.
Divisions, Categories & Classes:
There will be four divisions:
1) Classics Division (up to 1979)
2) Budget Division (1980-1989)
3) Modern Division (1990 on, <C100,000)
4) Millionaire's Division (1990 on, >C100,000)
5) Motorbike Division
You may enter up to 3 cars but each must be from a different division. This is to promote diversity. Also 1 motorbike may be used from Tourist Trophy is you so wish.
Classes are based on Power to Weight Ratio, which is dynamic as the series progresses. ie. A car that is at the top of it's class in one round, could be at the bottom of the next higher class if a power mod is used.
The classes are as follows:
Points:
The winner of each class will be awarded 1000 points. Every other competitor in the competition will be awarded points on a pro rata basis, according to their time compared to the fastest driver. Drivers will be awarded points based on their fastest time only.
Control Cars:
In order to allow people to see just how fast they are, this time we have included a control car at each circuit. There will be a set spec for these cars, but if there is anything within that spec which is adjustable, you may adjust it.
The cars have been chosen to give people a chance to drive something they may not normally drive, but they should all be great fun. The oddity here is the Renault Alpine A310: this is a car that has a reputation for appalling handling in GT4, and the plan is to see who can actually set up the car so it no longer handles like a giraffe on rollerskates.
The top 3 will be asked to post their settings.
Circuits and Control Car:
Motorland - Mazda AZ-1 - CLOSED
Deep Forest - Spyker Laviolette - CLOSED
Trial Mountain Reverse - Renault Megane F1 rep - CLOSED
Apricot Hill Reverse - Renault Alpine A310 - CLOSED
Autumn Ring Full Circuit - Audi S4 (new RS4 spec) - NOW OPEN
Stewards:
FastEddie12
Gooseter
A112Abarth
Racing rules:
Standard OLR rules will apply,
All races will be run on S1 tyres,
No contact with walls or other objects,
Two wheels on track at ALL times (1 wheel for bikes),
Rumble strips are part of the track,
Replays may be required in certain cases.
All attempts will be made to resolve racing and setup disputes amicably and without rancour. However the Stewards reserve the right to dock a 2 second penalty from anyone who they believe (in a majority decision) has been cheating, or to scratch the times of the offender completely.
Posting Rules:
Entrants are required to post a spec sheet at each track showing all modifications to the car. The mods for each track are to be clearly marked as "Motorland mod", "base mod", etc. Some cars, such as the Ruf RGT, only have limited modifications available: in these cases please show clearly what has been modified, and what was already modified when you bought the car, or we may believe you are inadvertantly cheating.
Times may be posted with the spec sheet, or in a separate timepost. When posting a new time, please mark it clearly as an updated time, or the stewards may overlook it when collating timesheets. It also helps to use big letters. And flashing lights (only kidding).
ALL ENTRANTS MUST POST THEIR FIRST TIMES BY MIDNIGHT (OZtime) ON WEDNESDAY EACH WEEK. This is to reduce sandbagging and increase the intensity of the competition. If we find too many people are still holding back we may introduce further rules to tackle this. It's much more fun when there are more times coming in, so be a sport and join in.
Final times must be posted by midnight (OZtime) on Saturday each week. Times and points should be posted within 24 hours.
Circuit will change on a Saturday. Times must be in by midnight ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) on that day (for those outside AU see the time on this post to find out what time this is for you).
Final entries for Apricot Hill Reverse must be in by Midnight ACST Saturday 12th August.
Motorland Results
Final
- Holdenhsvgtsr - 0'41.413 Mercedes SLR Mclaren - 1000pts
[*]Dave_george - 0'42.808 Honda NSX-R - 967pts - De@tthwi§ho0 - 0'43.562 Chevy Corvette Z06 (C5) '00 - 951pts
[*]Dave_george - 0'43.957 Ruf BTR - Dave_George - 0'44.292 Renaultsport Clio V6 Phase 2
[*]FastEddie12 - 0'44.367 Cizeta Moroder V16T '94 - 933pts - boomboy - 0'44.444 BMW M3 - 932pts
[*]De@tthwi§ho0 - 0'44.474 Ruf BTR - De@tthwi§ho0 - 0'44.706 Lotus Esprit Turbo HC '87
[*]FastEddie12 - 0'44.851 Lotus Esprit Turbo HC '87 - Filizola - 0'45.216 Aston Martin V8 Vantage '99 - 916pts
[*]boomboy - 0'46.034 Ford RS200 - deimos - 0'46.247 Nissan Skyline GT-R N1 (R32) '91 - 895pts
[*]Filizola - 0'46.252 Bitsumissin Lancer DeEvolution VI RS T.M.E '00 - gOoSeTeR - 0'46.385 Saleen S7 '02 - 893pts
[*]gOoSeTeR - 0'46.799 Subaru IMPREZA Coupe 22B-STi Ver. '98 - FastEddie12 - 0'46.839 Jaguar E-Type '61
[*]Holdenhsvgtsr - 0'46.930 VW Golf R23 - Scaff - 0'47.270 Nissan 350Z GT4 Edition 876pts
[*]boomboy - 0'48.143 BMW 2002 Turbo - Holdenhsvgtsr - 0'48.443 1983 Atoyot Corolla Levin gt-apex
[*]Filizola - 0'48.827 Lancia Stratos '73 - gOoSeTeR - 0'49.109 Chevrolet Camaro SS '69
[*]deimos - 0'49.324 Nissan Fairlady 2000 (SR311) '68 - Scaff - 0'51.606 VW Golf GTi Mk1 '76
Deep Forest Results
Final
- Holdenhsvgtsr - 1:19.252 Mercedes SLR Mclaren - 1000pts
[*]FastEddie12 - 1'20.979 Cizeta Moroder V16T '94 - 979pts - Dave_george - 1'21.808 Honda NSX-R - 969pts
[*]Dave_george - 1'22.320 Ruf BTR - Dave_George - 1'25.946 Renaultsport Clio V6 Phase 2
[*]FastEddie12 - 1'27.833 Lotus Esprit Turbo HC '87 - Scaff - 1'28.562 VW Golf GTi Mk1 '76 - 895pts
[*]Scaff - 1'28.924 Nissan 350Z GT4 Edition - Holdenhsvgtsr - 1:29.140 VW Golf R23
[*]FastEddie12 - 1'29.474 Jaguar E-Type '61 - Holdenhsvgtsr - 1:38.229 1983 Atoyot Corolla Levin gt-apex
Trial Mountain Reverse Results
Final
- Dave_George - 1'31.753 Honda NSX-R - 1000pts
[*]Dave_George - 1'33.147 Ruf BTR - Dave_George - 1'35.875 Renaultsport Clio V6 Phase 2
[*]Scaff - 1'41.550 Nissan 350Z GT4 Edition - 904pts - Scaff - 1'54.565 VW Golf GTi Mk1 '76
Apricot Hill Reverse Leaderboard
Pending - Extension granted
- Dave_George - 1'27.393 Honda NSX-R
[*]Dave_George - 1'30.166 Ruf BTR - gOoSeTeR - 1'31.314 Saleen S7 '02
[*]Dave_George - 1'31.403 Renaultsport Clio V6 Phase 2
Autumn Ring Full Leaderboard
Now active
Points Standing
After Trial Mountain Reverse
P|Driver|Points|Rounds Completed|Notes
- Dave_George - 2936 - 3 - On a Charge
[*]Scaff - 2675 - 3 - Consistent - Holdenhsvgtsr - 2000 - 2 - Personal Difficulties
[*]FastEddie12 - 1912 - 2 - Technical Difficulties - De@tthwi§ho0 - 951 - 1 -
[*]boomboy - 932 - 1 - - Filizola - 916 - 1 - Officially Retired
[*]deimos - 895 - 1 - - gOoSeTeR - 893 - 1 - Technical/Reliability Difficulties
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I think it's going to give the Cizeta quite a hard time at the twistier tracks...
In any case, my intention, though never actually stated, was that the Millionaire's Division was an offshoot of the Modern Division, and that the date of the earlier cars took precedence in their classification. The same would be true if you found a Classic worth more than C100,000.
