Well, it's time that I admit it, these STCC/WTCC friday night events have totally replaced (in my heart) what I thought was a far superior racing class and racing event (the Gt Pros). I've always thought the larger engined (and more exotic) cars to be a better event for racing not to mention they're best raced for endurance which I always thought as a better event.
All this has changed!!! We've been racing on friday nights for a while now and with full grids plus some standby drivers, we are practically ensured a full grid!! This event is morphing into the ATCC league within the month and my excitement simply off the charts.
A driver in the STCC friday night events will experience the following.... IF they're on Teamspeak, you'll find many friends, clowns and outlaws to enjoy your friday evening with. You'll have a practice session followed by a 1 lap superpole event which is always dramatic!!! Then, due to the awesome class of cars that are the STCC and WTCC cars, you'll experience close racing like you've never before experienced. No matter your skill level, you will have someone to race with. Not only that, but we race a 2 race format so after the first race which runs around 20 minutes, we'll stop, declare a race 1 winner, fix our cars (automatically of course... we don't actually have to beat out the dents in the sheetmetal ourselves!!!) and line them all up to do it again!!! Having a 2 race format affectively rebunches (i made up that word) the field and makes for another interesting 20 minute race (whereas in an endurance race, the field gets more and more dispersed as the race goes on) .... The top 8 finishers are inverted so that the 2nd race can be a real wildcard where the podium finishers from race 1 are trying to fight back up to the front!!! After race 2, points are given and then an overall winner is announced.
We have a slight variation for the league for scoring (which will include more drivers getting points) however the entire event (from the car selections down to the actual 2 race format) encourages close racing for the duration of the event.
As a former GT Pro class snob, I must admit, after just completing a GT race at A1ring (which was incredibly fun btw) that the STCC/WTCC event is beyond comparison for the intense feel of competition. Those GT cars are awesome and I'll always have a soft spot (and intense interest) for those cars however, I have a new favorite!!! With enduro racing, it's probable that by the last quarter to half of the race, you could be running alone just trying to survive. VERY different than the STCC format with 2 races!!!
I give RD, Eric, Keith and the STCC and WTCC class a big A++ big thumbs up. I can't imagine a better setup for a league.
If you've not given us a look.... check in with the crew and drive with us the next few Friday nights. Find the event under Evo Club races, and select the one that races on friday night 9:00 Eastern Standard time... BUT IS LISTED AS Fri (sat morning) 1:00 gmt on the sticky thread list at the top of the page of club races. See below for link.
http://forum.racedepartment.com/gtr-evolution-racing-club/
Also, here's a link to the ATCC League referenced above. Check it out, you'll be impressed.
http://forum.racedepartment.com/american-touring-car-championship/
All this has changed!!! We've been racing on friday nights for a while now and with full grids plus some standby drivers, we are practically ensured a full grid!! This event is morphing into the ATCC league within the month and my excitement simply off the charts.
A driver in the STCC friday night events will experience the following.... IF they're on Teamspeak, you'll find many friends, clowns and outlaws to enjoy your friday evening with. You'll have a practice session followed by a 1 lap superpole event which is always dramatic!!! Then, due to the awesome class of cars that are the STCC and WTCC cars, you'll experience close racing like you've never before experienced. No matter your skill level, you will have someone to race with. Not only that, but we race a 2 race format so after the first race which runs around 20 minutes, we'll stop, declare a race 1 winner, fix our cars (automatically of course... we don't actually have to beat out the dents in the sheetmetal ourselves!!!) and line them all up to do it again!!! Having a 2 race format affectively rebunches (i made up that word) the field and makes for another interesting 20 minute race (whereas in an endurance race, the field gets more and more dispersed as the race goes on) .... The top 8 finishers are inverted so that the 2nd race can be a real wildcard where the podium finishers from race 1 are trying to fight back up to the front!!! After race 2, points are given and then an overall winner is announced.
We have a slight variation for the league for scoring (which will include more drivers getting points) however the entire event (from the car selections down to the actual 2 race format) encourages close racing for the duration of the event.
As a former GT Pro class snob, I must admit, after just completing a GT race at A1ring (which was incredibly fun btw) that the STCC/WTCC event is beyond comparison for the intense feel of competition. Those GT cars are awesome and I'll always have a soft spot (and intense interest) for those cars however, I have a new favorite!!! With enduro racing, it's probable that by the last quarter to half of the race, you could be running alone just trying to survive. VERY different than the STCC format with 2 races!!!
I give RD, Eric, Keith and the STCC and WTCC class a big A++ big thumbs up. I can't imagine a better setup for a league.
If you've not given us a look.... check in with the crew and drive with us the next few Friday nights. Find the event under Evo Club races, and select the one that races on friday night 9:00 Eastern Standard time... BUT IS LISTED AS Fri (sat morning) 1:00 gmt on the sticky thread list at the top of the page of club races. See below for link.
http://forum.racedepartment.com/gtr-evolution-racing-club/
Also, here's a link to the ATCC League referenced above. Check it out, you'll be impressed.
http://forum.racedepartment.com/american-touring-car-championship/