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ehhhr... you trying to make it look like I'm going to collect cars by doing this?? That's not even funny, and I feel kind of offended actually.
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@Aderrrm, I sent you the standard CUSCO Impreza...no need to send it back, I backed it up
On the "car deposit" idea... sounds quite ineffective to me... all it will do is take away one send slot, most will backup and restore the car right away and will have NO INTEREST IN GETTING THE CAR BACK because they've made a copy of it already. I just don't see the point.
I don't think there's a way to force people to return. If they "want to return" they will. But as we've seen most people get excited when they read the threads, join for one or two races, find out how much effort and commitment it requires, find out that they have basically no chance to win because of the skill level of the regulars...and then lose interest. It's just a fact of life. Accept it, remove the no-shows from the list and move on.
ehhhr... you trying to make it look like I'm going to collect cars by doing this?? That's not even funny, and I feel kind of offended actually.
Andil, you don't think this is a point?
"Once again, point is: If we state that to sign-up, you need to send me (or any other steward) a 1.000.000cr car as a proof you'll stay commited. If a driver goes thru the hassle to duplicate and send away the car, so be it.
In this case, we got a car to give out as a prize, and the driver who just showed up once or twice have at least supported us with a 1.000.000cr car.
And it will also remove the one who sign-up, and does'nt show after he did sign-up. If he knows that he actually have to do an effort (sending away a 1.000.000cr car) to get on the list, the driver who are commited will do that, and the driver who are not wont.
Yes, we can't defend our sefs if someone is thinking: "I'm going to duplicate the car I send away.. But I'm only going to participate for one round.. muuhahahaha"... Well, this is not the guy I'm trying to stop from signing-up since we can't do anything about it. The guy I'm trying to stop from signing up is the guy who reads the thread, signs-up, and then leave without a trace. See my point?"
To be honest, sending a 1.000.000cr car (that you will get back) is not even an effort, come on...
That was not my intention, and if you felt offended I'm sorry for that.
It's not that big deal... if it's supose to send you a car, I'll send you a car no problem...👍
I'm not here to cause any problems or offend people, just to have some clean fair racing, that's all...
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For me personally, if I went to look at a series on this forum, and noticed in the rules that I had to send a car to join in, I'd click the back button and not join that series. Maybe that's just me, but I think others must think the same, so would rather it was as easy as possible for people to sign up.
Yes, I'm sorry, but we just can't move the races any later. In CET, we finish the race way past midnight all ready. I guess this is one of the biggest hurdles to pass as long as drivers from both sides of the Atlantic is signed up. And as it looks for now, the times we race are the best compromize.
Toyota WOODONE SUPRA: Since there is a lot of much more present models, that are also premium, we decided to rule out all of the standard GT500/JGTC cars. Another reason for this is that we are testing all models to be as equal as possible before launching the next season. And it would be impossible to test all the Standard and Premium GT500/JGTC cars.
We do got a few standards in the GT300 class. But we had to include them in an attempt to make the GT300 grid more diverse.
I'd love you to join us if you think you can stay for at least 8/11 rounds. You should think about it, it's going to be a great Championship in every aspect. 👍
If he knows that he actually have to do an effort (sending away a 1.000.000cr car) to get on the list, the driver who are commited will do that, and the driver who are not wont.
No, I can't bet on that if a driver put the 10 minutes of effort, that it will automaticly transfer in to a 7 race commitment. The question is: How commited are you if you think it's a hassle to do it? As you said, it takes less than a minute. And all it will "do" to us is drivers who can't even send a car (an effort about 1 min of your time) wont sign up.
It will also give us some cars to hand out as prizes.
We got three potential new drivers that have taken part in this debate, and no one think it's any trouble at all. When was the last time three drivers stated their interest within a few hours?
And I want to keep this discussion going until more WSGTC 1 drivers had their say. I don't think that this is not a productive thing to discuss. It's very important that we get a solid group of drivers. And to be honest, I don't think any new driver would have a problem with it, if he really aims to stay commited.
I don't want this to turn in to an argument, but either you are missing my point, your saying "no" just because.., you think that new drivers don't trust us, or you're afraid that we wont get enough drivers signed up.
The only argument I understand is that maybee, just maybee we'll lose potential drivers. You also said a few posts ago that we could accept as many entries as possible and let the commited drivers rise above. Which is also a solid argument. 👍
But on the other hand, if we want to rise above the other champioships, we need to be brave. Just crusing below radar will not take this Championship to the level I want it to. And by "level", I don't meen how good the drivers are, more how well the group is getting along, how well organized the champioship is, and that we are the championship to take part in if you want real and serious racing. It's a question of marketing. What do we want? Where do we want this championship to head? How commited do we want our group to be?
I'm sorry if I'm a bit to much at the moment. And you guys know that I always listen to your opinions before comming to decitions. But at this point, I fail to see that your arguments are good enough, with the direction we want WSGTC 2 to go in mind.
And again: It's not about some one "losing" a car. It's about the commitment it shows. This does not by any meens ensure that a driver will stick around for the entire season. It will show that the new driver at least feel enough commitment to put in a 1 minute effort.
after reading this i agree with you on many of your points so i think it is a good idea but i think i maybe only be enough to keep people interested if we race in the championship maybe not for pre season testing to sort things outbtw what about a form of "winther series" there is used to test regs and rules and then after 3 or 5 racesin the "winther series" we begin the big championship with prizecars and all the final rules. in the "winther series" we can all try to sort out the planning so you dont get more adminstration to do i would be able to help
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For me personally, if I went to look at a series on this forum, and noticed in the rules that I had to send a car to join in, I'd click the back button and not join that series. Maybe that's just me, but I think others must think the same, so would rather it was as easy as possible for people to sign up.
+1. Exactly my thoughts. I have no problem sending cars to friends when I WANT TO but like you said if I was just looking at a series thread and saw this requirement I'd pass.
After season one is finished, I also think that we should do 2-3 pre-season races. And ofc let any new driver participate and get a feel of the group, organization and procedures. And when the championship is about to start, I'll PM all drivers on our list and ask them to send a 1.000.000cr car as a deposit if he wants in. So we should ofc not demand a deposit car just to take part in pre-season. So, just to post your interest does not meen you have to send a car to us. But when we are lets say a week before round 1, I'll ask for the deposit cars.
And if someone don't want in at that stage, it's fine, and no car needs to be sent to us. And if a driver got a good feel for us during pre-season, he'll probably gladly send us the car as a deposit.
It will show that the new driver at least feel enough commitment to put in a 1 minute effort.
Oh don't worry, I understand your point fully and the aim of this rule. Shame I don't think you understand mine.
The bit I have quoted, you have agreed with me that lending a car will take 1 minute and is therefore not that showing in terms of a person's commitment.
Another thing which is petty and only takes 1 minute (in your opinion), is someone posting in a championship thread, like WSGTC, and saying "oh yeah I'll join". We're back at square 1. Are we not? It's just an inconvenience and imo is ineffective.
I'm not saying any more on the matter.
What Josh said- I race in WSGTC once a week, and that's it (except for a BTCC race last night, so maybe it will be two series a week from now). So, being GT300, I earn maybe 30,000 credits if it's a Div1/Div2 race for coming 7th/8th/9th overall. At the moment, I don't have 1m credits to spend on a car, nor do I have any 1m cars which I could afford to give away. If it meant I had to go grind 1m to get a car to send, I definitely wouldn't do it.
That's part of the reason I'd hit the back button if I saw a thread which required sending a car to take part.
Secondly; I only turn on the PS3 when I know I have a race to attend. I have been at every race in this championship, but I'm lazy, I'll admit it. If I saw I had to find someone's PSN details, figure out a car I wanted to send, and then log on to GT5 to do it, I probably wouldn't bother (yeah, I know...- but this is the reality) - I'd much prefer to put my name down, turn up to quali/race when I need to, and that be it. Having to log on midweek or whenever to send a car in order to be registered is off-putting for me, but I am a driver who has been at every round, and I am also the type of driver who would not sign up to a new series like this.
These might seem lame reasons to you, but it's the situation I have.
Plus, consider the fact that we all know you, so we have no problem sending a car to take part (I would still find a way to send a car to take part if this rule was in place, because I want to take part). We might have the most organised series on GTP, but for those who are new to the series, or new to GTP, they have no idea what the series is, or even who you are. You have to build up the trust in order for someone to want to do something like that, and I am pretty sure most new people to GTP wouldn't want to send a car to a random person - they don't know the history of the series, that we're reliable, you're reliable, that they'll get it back, etc. etc. - if someone isn't happy with what they see immediately, they will hit the back button without a second thought.
So what I'm trying to say is, I think your idea is good, Denilson, but I think it's the wrong way to do it. I am one of the type of people you'd end up excluding - Of course we want to see commitment and we want WSGTC to be the series that everyone on GTP wants to be a part of, but imo this isn't the way to do it.
Tbh I would prefer it to be easy for people to turn up, get a feel for the series in pre-season. Those who are happy with the way we run, and have been able to witness WSGTC racing first hand, are those who will stay for the full season. Just use pre-season to weed out those who don't really care so much.
(argh, long post sorry)
ah thought of an idea,
i just did an hour race with gt500 cars in a private lobby, the tyres warm up and ware just as they do in a private lobby.
test on friday? if all goes well use for season 2?
How about if a person misses a race and doesn't make it known to you before hand. To enter the next race they have to send said deposit/car?
This way what seems like a pain. Is self inflicted.
So basically if I had to miss a week. I would post up as well prob pm you if no response in thread. Anyway if for some reason I go awol and not show one week out of the blue. No PM explaining etc. Then come next race I want in. I need to pay up for my lack of respect to the series.
Also with the NSX testing cab we please balance weight and then set power on testing.beating this horse again. EPSON is such a great looker. It needs to be implemented.