GT5 RD GT5 Championship S1 - Archive

[UMC 22]

A dedicated thread for all of your RDGT5C media releases:

• Car presentations
• Driver presentations
• Team presentations
• Video race reports
• Picture race reports
• Etc...

 

[UMC 22]

Registration Open

Registration for the first RDGT5 Championship is now open! You can sign up in this thread. The deadline for signing up is Monday June 13th, with the first round taking place on the following Monday (June 20th).

There are limited places for the championship, so sign up ASAP!

 

[ufunacaoenn]

Driver Name: Georgios Davakos
Driver Number: 24
Team Name: Water Blue Racing
I have read all of the required information: Yes

 

[Oli Peacock]

Driver Name: Oli Peacock
Driver Number: 23
Team Name: Avian Racing
I have read all the required infomation:Yes

 

[Herve De Braekeleer]

Driver Name: Hervé De Braekeleer
Driver Number: 13
Team Name: Racing Virus
I have read all of the required information: Yes

Car colour: Pathfinder Blue Pearlescend

 

[UMC 22]

Point System Updated

The RDGT5 Championship point system has been updated as follows:

P1: 15
P2: 12
P3: 10
P4: 8
P5: 6
P6: 5
P7: 4
P8: 3
P9: 2
P10: 1
P11: 1
P12: 1

No points are awarded for pole position or the fastest lap.

 

[Dubravko Sparovec]

Driver Name: Dubravko Sparovec
Driver Number: 12
Team Name: Green Flash
I have read all of the required information: Yes

 

[Chris Rogerson]

Driver Name: Chris Rogerson
Driver Number: 28
Team Name: Independent driver
I have read all of the required information: Yes

Car colour: White with black wheels

 

[Chris Rogerson]

I just have a quick question, how come only 12 when we can get a room full of 16 for the championship?

 

[Matthijs Van Vendeloo]

Unfortunately I can only join the first two races.
I'll be on holidays on the 4th and 11th of july.

Please put me on the reserve list.

Driver Name: Matthijs van Vendeloo
Driver Number: 17
Team Name: Team Intrax
I have read all of the required information: Yes

Car colour: Red body, black wheels

 

[UMC 22]

Mainly for online performance. Less drivers = less strain on PD's rubbish servers = hopefully less lag and connection issues. That's the theory anyway... sometimes their servers can't seem to handle six drivers, let alone twelve. Given the wildly differing levels of performance on any given day it's hard to judge whether less drivers actually has an affect or not.

To be honest, it often seems that GT5's performance is affected more by how many people are playing online throughout a region rather than in one specific lobby. Perhaps holding events at non-peak times would be a more effective way of reducing problems, but holding them at odd times means less potential participants.

 

[tati600]

hello to everyone !!!
im new in this forum im from argentina.

Driver Name: Santiago Arias
Driver Number: 77
Team Name: Independent driver
I have read all of the required information: Yes

Car colour: blue with gold wheels


You need to be a licensed member to take part in RD events. Please check your PM - Ross

 

[Tor Anders Berven]

Driver Name: Tor Anders Berven
Driver Number: 1
Team Name: Max Racing Team
I have read all of the required information: Yes
(PSN: Totte)

 

[Tor Anders Berven]

Mainly for online performance. Less drivers = less strain on PD's rubbish servers = hopefully less lag and connection issues. That's the theory anyway... sometimes their servers can't seem to handle six drivers, let alone twelve. Given the wildly differing levels of performance on any given day it's hard to judge whether less drivers actually has an affect or not.

To be honest, it often seems that GT5's performance is affected more by how many people are playing online throughout a region rather than in one specific lobby. Perhaps holding events at non-peak times would be a more effective way of reducing problems, but holding them at odd times means less potential participants.

So it has no impact on what kind of connection "room owner" have?

 

[UMC 22]

So it has no impact on what kind of connection "room owner" have?

Nope.

 

[Markus Hakamo]

Please put me on the reserve list too

Driver Name: Markus Hakamo
Driver Number: 81
Team Name: Deep Blue Motorsport
I have read all of the required information: Yes

 

[UMC 22]

Registration Closed - Participants Finalised

Registration for the RDGT5 Championship is now closed. We have nine drivers ready to fight it out over eight rounds of intense competition! It all kicks off on Monday 20th June at Tsukuba Circuit.

In the meantime there are two club events this week designed as a pre-season shakedown. Tuesday's event will be held at Autumn Ring and Thursday's event will be held at Grand Valley Speedway. These events are not mandatory and are open to everyone, including those not taking part in the championship. However, it would be appreciated if championship participants would try to attend at least one of the events in order to test overall online performance.

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Current Drivers

1) Ross Garland #80 - RMG Motorsports
2) Georgios Davakos #24 - Water Blue Racing
3) Oli Peacock #23 - Avian Racing
4) Herve De Braekeleer #13 - Racing Virus
5) Dubravko Sparovec #12 - Green Flash
6) Tor Anders Berven #1 - Max Racing Team


Reserves

1) Matthijs Van Vendeloo #17 - Team Intrax
2) Markus Hakamo #81 - Deep Blue Motorsport


Refused Entries

1) Santiago Arias - RaceDepartment license required, PM ignored.
2) Chris Rogerson - Inability to follow RaceDepartment rules.

 

[UMC 22]

Race Briefing

Please ensure that you have read and understood the Event Format & Rules before joining this event.


Joining the Lobby

You must join the lobby before the Qualifying session (19:20 GMT). If you have not joined by this time then you must not do so, as connecting during qualifying will ruin the session. You will not be able to participate in race one, though you may be able to join during the ten minute interval between races in order to participate in race two. You will be notified by the Racing Staff via PSN message when this is possible.


Disconnections

If you are disconnected during the Practice session then you may rejoin immediately. If you are disconnected during qualifying then you must not attempt to rejoin. You will unfortunately have to miss race one and wait for the interval between races before rejoining. You must also wait for the interval if you are disconnected during a race. You will be notified by the Racing Staff via PSN message when you can rejoin.


Start Procedure

The races will use a standing start with false starts disabled.


Pit Stop Procedure

When exiting the pits during any session, you must not cross the white pit lane line until it ends.


Corner Cutting

Two wheels must remain on the track at all times. The track edge is marked by white lines and curbs.


Incidents

If you are involved in an incident or feel that the rules have been broken, please do not raise a complaint during the event itself. Instead, report the incident to the Racing Staff after the event via PM. For details on the information you must include in an incident report, please see the Championship Information thread.


Absence

If you accept the invitation to drive in the championship then we expect you to be present for all races during the season. If you miss an event without giving any notice the staff reserve the right to remove you from the championship. If you cannot make an event then you must notify the staff via PM.

 

[UMC 22]

Here's my little mean machine:

 

[ufunacaoenn]

Alright, let's go racing!!!
What times do you expect during the race?

 

[UMC 22]

Sub-minute lap times should be expected across the board on this track. At a rough guess I would say maybe an average of 57-58 seconds during the race, though someone may go a fair bit lower than that in qualifying.