GT5 RD GT5 Championship S2 - Archive

[UMC 22]

League: RaceDepartment GT5 Championship
Season: 2 (2012)
Game Required: Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
Number of Divisions: 1


Introduction

A new year is fast approaching, and so is a new GT5 championship! Season 2 will use the super sleek and ultra fast Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, racing modified for even greater performance. Your skills will be put to the test over five rounds featuring tracks from around the world. Can you tame the beast and come out ahead of the pack?


Registration

Registration Thread

There are fourteen (14) positions available for this championship and it is open to all licensed members. However, the staff reserve the right to decide who will actually participate. Full details on how to register can be found in the Registration Thread.

Registration Open: 12th December 2011
Registration Closed: 31st December 2011
Publication of Drivers: 2nd January 2012


Drivers & Teams

The RaceDepartment GT5 Championship S2 is for single driver entries only.


Vehicles & Liveries

Vehicle Regulations Thread

This is a single model championship using a racing modified Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Your vehicle must meet the vehicle regulations exactly in order to be eligible for the championship. If your vehicle is found to be in breach of the regulations or using unapproved upgrades, you will be immediately disqualified from the championship. You may also be banned from future championships.

All drivers must use a unique number and colour for their car. These must be stated when you register for the championship, ensuring that you do not choose a number and colour already reserved by another driver. In addition, you may not choose any number between 1-10. If you do choose a previously reserved number or colour then the staff will assign you one instead.


Shakedown

There will be one or more shakedown events held before the championship begins. All championship participants are obligated to attend these events as they are designed to detect the connection issues that some users have with GT5. If you suffer from these problems and they cannot be resolved then you may be asked to give your position in the championship to a reserve driver.


Calendar

Shakedown: Grand Valley Speedway - 8th January 2012

Round 1: Laguna Seca Raceway - 15th January 2012
Round 2: Autodromo Nazionale Monza - 22nd January 2012
Round 3: Nürburgring GP/F - 29th January 2012
Round 4: Suzuka Circuit - 5th February 2012
Round 5: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 12th February 2012


Event Format

Event Format Thread

Practice: 19:30 GMT (30 Minutes)
Qualifying: 20:05 GMT (15 Minutes)
Race: 20:25 GMT


Points table

P1: 20
P2: 17
P3: 15
P4: 13
P5: 11
P6: 10
P7: 9
P8: 8
P9: 7
P10: 6
P11: 5
P12: 4
P13: 3
P14: 2

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


Absence

This is the most important part of the briefing that you need to understand! 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 a round without giving at least two days notice then the staff reserve the right to remove you from the championship. You also risk termination of your licensed member status at RaceDeparment.


Championship Regulations

Championship Regulations Thread

The Championship Regulations are laid out in a document for the 2012 seasons. As the regulations differ from the club rules, everyone must read them before registering.

 

[Dubravko Sparovec]

We at the Go Green team are hopping that we wont disappoint Chevrolet and our future fans. We tested our new engine that doesn't pollute as much as the standard one and everything went OK, so we are very optimistic about starting in every race and finishing without trouble. Fingers crossed .

For me, after finishing 6th in RDRC's Production Cup last season, this will be a different challenge and a change of pace but this time the rear end shouldn't be a problem. My mistakes in the last three rallies left me hungry for a good result so I'll give my very best.

Yes we tested the car on Nürburgring and some other tracks of course. The car is great and joy to drive. Can't wait for some bumper to bumper action.

 

[Sam Righton]

DRAMA AT CATERHAM RACING!!!
Due to Caterham Racing focusing on the new F1 team, there has been budget cuts within the team, allowing just enough practise time for just tyres. Driver and local man, Sam Righton, quoted "It's a shame that the team has come to this, however it's good for the people of Caterham that we are going to get spotted world wide, thanks to Tony Fernades, whom I thank for giving me this opportunity." Sam will be hoping that he will do Caterham proud in the coming season starting with Laguna Seca on Sunday 15th January.

 

[UMC 22]

Thread open for round discussion.

 

[Bradley Vanian]

Thinking of using Hard Tyres and pitting every lap. Tyre wear is extremly high here

 

[Matthijs Van Vendeloo]

I read in the Championship Regulations the following: "The pitlane will be open between the second lap and the penultimate lap of each race."
Just to be sure: Is it permitted to go into the pits at the end of lap 1?

 

[Scott Søvik]

I read in the Championship Regulations the following: "The pitlane will be open between the second lap and the penultimate lap of each race."
Just to be sure: Is it permitted to go into the pits at the end of lap 1?

I do believe that the pit lane will be open at the start of lap 2, and only after everyone has eventually crossed the line, so I think it's illegal.

 

[Peter Beard]

Where do I find the room/lobby for tonight's shakedown?

 

[Sam Righton]

Where do I find the room/lobby for tonight's shakedown?

Go onto community, then go to Ross' PSN then go down to the coffee mug that says lounge, then there should be a orange circle above it, click on it and join

 

[Bradley Vanian]

Is it going to be a random grid or will the grid be based off the practice times ?

 

[Peter Beard]

and Ross' PSN is???
cannot find his gametag on the site

 

[Bradley Vanian]

and Ross' PSN is???
cannot find his gametag on the site

Goffik

 

[Peter Beard]

Goffik

Thx Brad.cya 7:30pm

 

[UMC 22]

Guys, can you please not answer questions unless you are 100% sure of the answer. 'I think' answers tend to cause confusion. The best person to answer is staff since I set the regs.

The pit lane is open from lap 2. Since the start/finish line is beyond the pit entrance, the earliest you may pit is the end of lap 2. Similarly, the latest you may pit is the end of the penultimate lap.

The 'coffee mug' button will take you directly to my lounge, which is where the races are being held. No need to use the little yellow icon. I would ask that people DO NOT join my lounge until they receive a PSN message saying that it is open.

 

[UMC 22]

It will be at the whim of GT5. People will be moving between the lobby and track throughout practice, which messes up both their own and other people's lap times when it comes to grid position. (Which is why it is forbidden to return to the lobby after qualifying has begun in normal events.)

The primary purpose of the shakedown is a connection test, which is why there is no qualy and only five laps per race. There are no points on offer and the results have no bearing on the rest of the championship. Just have some fun.

(Bear in mind that full championship regulations with regards to behaviour and driving standards are still in force!)

 

[Bradley Vanian]

Ok. I thought it would be random. Just wondering because the Event Format said "Fastest First" and of course there isn't qualy.

Thanks

 

[UMC 22]

It may be set to fastest first, but lap times are still buggered up when people move between the lobby and track. It appears to be an old bug that PD never bothered to fix. That's why an official qualy session with tight rules is needed at all.

 

[Vitor M. A. da Cruz]

A last minute question: If a car is damaged in lap 1, is it allowed to pit or does it need to wait until the second lap?

 

[Peter Eriksson]

This is %&/¤%&....i could join every single room but not yours....very strange, now i give up.

 

[UMC 22]

50% of the championship participants were not able to join, Peter. The event was abandoned. The future of the championship is currently being decided.

 

[UMC 22]

Championship cancelled. Yet again connection issues have made the whole thing unviable. A month of work down the pan.