VCRC-MCRC *Fiat 500s @ Toscana* Congrats Zorrin! & 4-way tie for 3rd!!

[watermelon punch]

Vintage Car Race Club & Modern Car Race Club
Vintage & Modern Fiat 500 @ Toscana
Sprint Race Cup

3 sprint races in the vintage & modern Fiat 500s @ a Toscana track designed specifically for low power cars

Schedule:

Tuesday 15 May @ 12pm PDT / 3pm EDT / 8pm BST / 9pm CEST / 19:00 UTC
COMPLETE RESULTS POSTED HERE

Event Duration: Less than 90 minutes

Cars:
Fiat 500 F '68 (Premium in New Car Dealership)
Fiat 500 1.2 8V Lounge SS '08 (Premium in New Car Dealership)
Both Cars Needed

Track:
Lagunitas Kei (Toscana tarmac) (3.06 miles) by cc570

VCRC & MCRC club upcoming races Custom Track Directory is here:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5473934#post5473934
You should find someone sharing the track(s) you're looking to download there.
If not, let us know.

Car Regulations:
Comfort Medium Tires
Tuning: Prohibited
Allowed: oil change, engine rebuild, chassis restoration, wheel rims, & paint

Race Regulations:
All aids off except ABS (driver's choice)
tire wear on
damage light
slipstream weak
grip real
penalty off
boost off

Points:
flat points determined by participation # in each race
(ie: 10 drivers in the race, #1 gets 10 points, and so forth)

Race Procedure:
All racers in Fiat 500 F '68
Qualifying 10-15 minutes to start at event scheduled start time
Grid Start, Fastest First
Race #1: 2 laps @ Lagunitas Kei (Toscana tarmac) (3.06 miles) by cc570
3-5 minute break
All racers switch to drive Fiat 500 1.2 8V Lounge SS '08
Grid Start, Reverse Grid Order
Race #2: 3 laps @ Lagunitas Kei (Toscana tarmac) (3.06 miles) by cc570
3-5 minute break
Grid Start, Reverse Grid Order
Race #3: 4 laps @ Lagunitas Kei (Toscana tarmac) (3.06 miles) by cc570

Rules:
GTP OLR Rules

• Please familiarize yourself with these rules prior to the event.
• You are expected to behave like sporting gentlemen at all times. Dirty driving is absolutely forbidden.
• If you cause a contact, you must make contact concessions. ie: no bump-passing
• Failure to make contact concessions will result in a post-race penalty concession. (ie: you will be placed below that racer in the results)
• Caution must be exercised when re-entering the track after an off-road excursion caused by any reason.
• Carless driving, recklessness, dive-bombing insides, or aggressive risky maneuvers may result in post-race penalties, and will certainly result in your fellow racers being ill tempered.
• Retaliation, "payback", & monkey-see-monkey-do rule flouting will not be tolerated.
• The in-game penalty system is switched to off to prevent ghosting, with the understanding that GTPlanet racers do not need the in-game penalty system to follow posted track rules. Shorting the track is strictly prohibited.
• In case of any incident involving a crash or rule violation, please review the replay before drawing conclusions. Note the time and location of the incident. Try dialogue with the other driver first with Private Messaging. You may report the incident via Private Messaging, with details, in a timely manner (ie: soon after the race), if warranted, so an appointed steward &/or the race director may review the incident.

Stewards:
watermelonpunch / wat3rm370n
jackargent / jackargent

Race will be hosted in the VCRC Lounge, add PSN: VCRC
Note: The VCRC account is just the club lounge account. It will rarely be signed on.
Get the FR in a.s.a.p. to assure acceptance in advance of racing.
In order to check the league lounge, you must click on the coffee cup,
and wait for the room content list to present.
No yellow people icon will show, even when the room is full.
Also please note that all club communication should be done through GTPlanet,
and not directed toward the PSN acct VCRC, as nobody checks messages there often, if at all.

Sign-Up Registry:
include GTP name / PSN name / & car colours if you wish

1. watermelonpunch / wat3rm370n / 68: Cherry Black Pearl Effect / 08: Moon Rock Metallic & Moon Stone
2. Geeky30 / Geeky30 / 68: N/A / 08: tbd
3. John Wells / johnwells69 / 68: tbd / 08: tbd
4. jackargent / jackargent / 68 & 08: Matte Dark Silver & Black Eyed Purple Metallic
5. Zorrin / Ditquois / 68: chrome / 08: chrome
6. GTP_J_Turner / JT977 / tbd /tbd
7. Ryoku75 / Ryoku75 / red / red

Check out other scheduled vintage & modern car events:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=209408

 

[Geeky30]

I will join you
for the 3rd race, is it the new fiat 500?

 

[watermelon punch]

1st race in the 68, Race #2 & #3 in the new Fiat. 👍

 

[John Wells]

Can I join please Melon

 

[Geeky30]

1st race in the 68, Race #2 & #3 in the new Fiat. 👍

cool thanks for confirming that

 

[afbarnes]

Can't do tonight sorry

 

[watermelon punch]

Can I join please Melon

Of course! Welcome!

Can't do tonight sorry

This race is next week.

 

[jackargent]

Yes. I'll do it

 

[watermelon punch]

Yes. I'll do it

You make it sound as if I've challenged you to a dare!

Or as if I've been badgering you.

 

[watermelon punch]

ATTENTION VCRC & MCRC members

Just a heads up...

Please subscribe to the main club thread here:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=209408

Any public club news will be posted there.
And scheduled races are posted in the OP.

And any general club Q&As can take place in that thread, of course. 👍

Please also join the respective club social groups to access the club forums:

VCRC
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/group.php?groupid=350

MCRC
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/group.php?groupid=611

That's where the planning takes place.
(And super secret club activities! )

Thanks... back to your regularly scheduled thread...

 

[theRealMeyer]

I won't be able to make it... School and such. Lots of work piling up (that's also why my gallery is practically deserted...)

Thank you for the information though!

See you around,

theRealMeyer

 

[Katiegan]

Damn! I'd love to do this, but sadly I've got cadets at that time.

 

[jackargent]

both my little fiats shall be matte dark silver with black eyed purple metallic rims... quite restrained for me!!!

 

[Zorrin]

Go on then.

Colours: Either Silver Chrome or Gold Chrome.

 

[GTP_J_Turner]

Would love to but dont know if i'll make it. Hopefully. I have both cars ready to go.

 

[John Wells]

I will have to look at the colors that I can pick

 

[watermelon punch]

Welcomes!

It's going to be hilarious!

 

[Ryoku75]

If I can enter this I will, using red cars. If not then I'll watch.

 

[watermelon punch]

Welcome to join us Ryoku75.
You have your FR into the PSN: VCRC
Right?

Will be opening the lounge soon. Just got in from the gardening - a break in the rain today.

 

[watermelon punch]

RESULTS

1) Zorrin / Ditquois (21pts)
2) GTP_J_Turner / JT977 (15pts)
3) watermelonpunch / wat3rm370n (11pts)
3) Geeky30 / Geeky30 (11pts)
3) jackargent / jackargent (11pts)
3) Ryoku75 / Ryoku75 (11pts)
4) John Wells / johnwells69 (4pts)

Race #1: Fiat 500 F '68 - 2 laps @ Lagunitas Kei (Toscana tarmac) (3.06 miles) by cc570

1. Zorrin / Ditquois
2. GTP_J_Turner / JT977
3. Ryoku75 / Ryoku75
4. watermelonpunch / wat3rm370n
5. jackargent / jackargent
6. John Wells / johnwells69
7. Geeky30 / Geeky30

Race #2: Fiat 500 1.2 8V Lounge SS '08 - 3 laps @ Lagunitas Kei (Toscana tarmac) (3.06 miles) by cc570

1. Zorrin / Ditquois
2. Geeky30 / Geeky30
3. jackargent / jackargent
4. Ryoku75 / Ryoku75
5. GTP_J_Turner / JT977
6. watermelonpunch / wat3rm370n
7. John Wells / johnwells69

Race #3: Fiat 500 1.2 8V Lounge SS '08 - 4 laps @ Lagunitas Kei (Toscana tarmac) (3.06 miles) by cc570

1. Zorrin / Ditquois
2. GTP_J_Turner / JT977
3. watermelonpunch / wat3rm370n
4. Geeky30 / Geeky30
5. jackargent / jackargent
6. Ryoku75 / Ryoku75
7. John Wells / johnwells69

Great fun racing!
Thanks all. Congrats Zorrin / Ditquois.
4-way tie for 3rd place!
This is the 1st time I ever posted a 4-way tie!

 

[Geeky30]

Wow! great race all Really enjoyed it

(can I get 4-5 extra points because of the first lag? )

Also sorry for any contact with anyone, I let drivers that I hit back past (usually sorry if I didnt) .
I dont think people could see me where I was overtaking so no ones fault But yes very close with the points

 

[watermelon punch]

In the race I saw one car lag in Race #1... but then in the replay it didn't show it... which usually it does.
At one point I saw the white car kind of jump from one side of the track to the other, but when I watched the replay, I couldn't find it happened.
But I figured something odd happened because suddenly you disappeared from my side and next thing I knew you were behind several cars.
At least I had tire sounds. I once did a whole event, wondering what was wrong & missing... and then realized.
I wish PD would divulge what causes these things so they might be prevented.
I put the "visible damage" to OFF, because I have heard, and I've always suspected, that particularly with premium cars, it's more likely to cause issues.
Well, that and the visible damage lots of times looks dumb, like the cars are smooshed clay figures. LOL

 

[watermelon punch]

 

[John Wells]

I really enjoyed the races to these are fun cars to drive

Cool photos Melon:tup:

 

[Zorrin]

In the race I saw one car lag in Race #1... but then in the replay it didn't show it... which usually it does.
At one point I saw the white car kind of jump from one side of the track to the other, but when I watched the replay, I couldn't find it happened.
But I figured something odd happened because suddenly you disappeared from my side and next thing I knew you were behind several cars.
At least I had tire sounds. I once did a whole event, wondering what was wrong & missing... and then realized.
I wish PD would divulge what causes these things so they might be prevented.
I put the "visible damage" to OFF, because I have heard, and I've always suspected, that particularly with premium cars, it's more likely to cause issues.
Well, that and the visible damage lots of times looks dumb, like the cars are smooshed clay figures. LOL

I got totally smacked by JT's warping, hit me so hard the Fiat 500 got damage - it's got 16 HP? How can it go that fast!

Also it's only the standards that get all smudgey. The Premiums will have the bodywork falling off etc etc.

Be nice to maybe try out the visible damage for the next one - if it's a Premium event do the first race with it, the second without and see if there are any issues. I also want to see a Miura with parts hanging off so I'll gladly go play Crash Test Dummy