If it's a problem then i'll allow you to use your initials only. That rule is to help out the moaning commentators... Deko

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Track: Blackwood GP Clear Day
Date: Thursday 4th March
Time: 18:00 GMT

Format: 30 minutes qualifying followed by a 20 minute break and 2 hour race.

As with last year, we will not only be looking at your pace over the race distance but your commitment coming into the race and your ability to show that you can handle the car safely.

The rules will be the same as the current IGTC rules however i will be imposing a minimum of 2 driver changes and a minimum stint length of 25 minutes. If your team has 3 or more drivers i would like to see at least 3 on track. If your team consists of only 2 drivers you still have to make the 2 driver changes but obviously you will have to change back to the driver that started the race.

The teams that will have to participate in the test race will be announced after the application deadline. However if you have never participated in an IGTC, GTAL or MoE race you will most likely be asked to participate in the test race.

There are 4 spots up for grabs in the full IGTC season, however some teams may be added to the waiting list also.

Teams entered for the test race

1. Race Junkies
   
2. New Dimension Racing - Withdrawn
   
3. Angel Power Racing
   
4. Zero Gravity Racing
   
5. Zoom & Drunk
   
6. Smoking Team
   
7. Tiger Express Motorsports
   
8. Deadline Team
   
9. 7Karat - Withdrawn
   
10. Ministry of Speed
    
11. Flash-racing
    
12. Error Racing
    
13. SNOGARD.Dragons
    
14. Team RING-POLICE.com
    
15. mega Team Racers
    
16. Meh Racing
    

Last edited by BenjiMC, Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:55.

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You will find attached a copy of the rules. They are very much the same as last season however there are some key points that have been changed.

• A 2.2: The break between qualifying and the race has been set to 20 minutes
  
• B 1.2: The maximum a driver is allowed to drive is 70% of the race
  
• G 3: C2 penalty can be applied for spinning a car under safety car conditions
  
• H 8.1: Drivers must come to a gentle stop at the first corner of the track after the race has finished.
  
• J 1: only 3 driver changes may be made in the 4 hour races, 6 changes are allowed in the 8 hour race.
  
• G2:Changed so the green flag is used to show the SC is in pit lane and restarts are determined by the lead car. No overtaking before the start finish line which will be denoted by the green posts in the layout
  
• K 2: Wave around laps removed
  

Last edited by BenjiMC, Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:15. Reason : New updates

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The ballast has been set at 23KG for the FZR.

Last edited by BenjiMC, Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:29.

woo woo Predo.

Quote from 5haz :

True, but just like F1, a lot of it really depends on how much money they have.

Well, Lotus is that bum who sits outside the club getting puked on with his dog.

Quite true but the flat surface on the top and sides goes against the thinking of basically the rest of the grid. Now i dunno about you but the guy in the corduroys doesn't usually get as many girls as the guy in the jeans

Well, the Americans disagree with the world and common sense on many things.

simplicity may be, but boxes don't usually do well in a wind tunnel.

Quote from RiseAgainstMe! :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... DCGNA&feature=related

not exactly a racing vid...but....

Featuring the great Murray Walker!

ROFL "Now which ball is he gonna hit? He's gonna hit the white ball!"

oh wow, TDS are the shit

Quote from BlueFlame :

Completely agree. I think it's stupid, after all, if it's a 3rd party camera and they've paid to be at the circuit to watch the cars, how can the FIA claim copyright infringement? That's what I don't get, unless they were using footage from FIA camera men (but I don't know because I didn't get chance to see the footage).

They took off my videos when i went last year says on the back of the ticket you can't record anything.

Meet Joe Black

That would be called rape. Make sure force India say surprise first.

Quote from samjh :

The punny game has already started: Di Grassi enjoys first Virgin run.

I'm very much looking forward to the Virgin, Red Bull, and Force India at Jerez this week.

Pun intended?

The test race will be on the saturday after deadline. I will try to choose as many teams as possible from the applications based on experience in IGTC and other leagues and then any remaining spots will go to whoever finishes the test race in the best position and/or shows me they have a suitable level of maturity for IGTC.

Updated the OP slightly. Expect the rules to come within the next week, I'm currently having PC problems so i can't edit them right now, same goes for the skin kit.

Hi Victor, Could you make a subsection for the 2010 Season in the igtc forum please, Thanks.

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The International Grand Touring Championship is proud to announce the 2010 season schedule!

Due to streaming complications the events will not be run monthly but i have tried to get as even a spread as possible. All events will be four hours in length, except the final round, which will be double-length (at eight hours) and double-points.

All race weekends except the final round will begin with 30 minutes of "hardcore" qualifying at 18:00 UTC and have a 15 minute break from 18:30 to 18:45 UTC. Races will begin at 18:45 UTC. The final round will begin 4 hours earlier, at 14:00 UTC, and follow the same pattern.

IGTC 2010 Season Schedule:

1. 6th March, Blackwood GP, Clear, No Wind
   
2. 3rd April, Kyoto National, Cloudy, No Wind
   
3. 15th May, Aston North, Clear, Low Wind
   
4. 3rd July, Westhill International, Clear, Low Wind
   
5. *24th July, Kyoto GP Long Reversed, Clear, No Wind
   
6. 14th August, South City Long Reversed, Sunset, No Wind
   
7. 4th September, Aston Historic, Cloudy
   

*Will be run with a layout at the chicane

Wind conditions for each round will be announced 24 hours prior to the time of the race. The wind will be based on the forecast conditions at the real world locations which the tracks are based on. Wind settings will be limited to low or calm, so no hurricanes!

Last edited by boothy, Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:18.

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The wait is over. IGTC is back for 2010!

Please submit your information in the following format:

Teams:

Team Name: i.e. "Default Racing Team"
Car Model: FXR / FZR / XRR (Can be changed if balancing is adjusted)
Team Manager: lfsworld/lfsforum name
Team Vice-Manager: lfsworld/lfsforum name
Drivers:
Username, Full Name, Country
so, for example...
BenjiMC, Benjamin Crooks, England

Each team must have at least two drivers, but you may list as many drivers as you like per team.

Teams may be excluded from the series at the admins' discretion. If the admins are unsure about a team or driver's ability to compete at the IGTC level, we may ask for a testing session with the team/driver in question. Teams with low LFS mileage across the board (under 10000 miles for all or the majority of drivers) and teams including keyboard drivers may be summarily excluded.


Currently Accepted 2010 Season Entrants (29/29):

1. 1.spdoRacing
   
2. 2.My3id Gaming
   
3. 4.Sonicrealms Racing
   
4. 5.Team Inferno Racing
   
5. 8.CoRe Racing
   
6. 10.Conquest Racing
   
7. 11.The Danish Racing Team
   
8. 13.SimRacing-LA
   
9. 14.SpeedCore Racing Team
   
10. 16.InSeRT GT
    
11. 17.Concept Racing
    
12. 21.International Team CAPO
    
13. 23.ZION & Friends
    
14. 24.Lublin Racing Team
    
15. 26.Ministry of Speed
    
16. 27.Error Racing
    
17. 28.Team unified
    
18. 30.Smoking Team
    
19. 31.Meh Racing
    
20. 33.Tiger Express Motorsports
    
21. 35.ineX Racing
    
22. 36.Conquest Racing #2
    
23. 37.StarLite Racing
    
24. 38.E-Team#2
    
25. 39.TDRT 2
    
26. 41.White Tiger Express Motorsports
    
27. 42.CoRe Racing #2
    
28. 43.Team Coolface
    
29. 44.My3id Gaming #2
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30. 25.E-Team
    
31. 45.spdoRacing #2
    
    

Teams in bold are on the waiting list.

Last edited by boothy, Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:08. Reason : Added/removed teams 20th July

Nice stuff, i was watching ur race at Spa in the meganes on TV

Quote from WlayCo :

So...when is it going to start?

Quote from BenjiMC :

I will be announcing the new season next week friday and opening sign-ups then too. The first round will be at the end of feb at blackwood as usual and there will be a shootout for the last few spots, if demand is too high like last year, 2 weeks before that.

As usual being the last saturday of the month.

Okay, so a bit late for the Dubai and Daytona 24hr but who cares

The serious stuff is underway now. The Le Mans series entries have been confirmed. LMP1 is looking interesting with 2 audi's, but no factory Pugs and a lone Aston driven by two people i've enver heard of. LMP2 is LMP2 in LMS, nobody really stands out which can provide good racing. GT1... yeah... and GT2 looks really good, three entries from AF corse, including one with fishysmella, and some good drivers in the porches. Also theres the BMW with Jörg Müller and Dirk Werner.

Looks like it's gonna be fairly interesting in LMP1 and definatly interesting in GT2 with some really strong line ups. I look forward to seeing how AF Corse handle their 3 driver line ups, their all VERY strong.

Source: http://www.planetlemans.com/20 ... 8Planetlemans+Newsfeed%29

Also, heres the 24hr list, but i dont have time to write my comments on it atm

http://www.planetlemans.com/20 ... 10-le-mans-24-entry-list/

Quote from Niels Heusinkveld :

At the end these things tend to be won by 'gamers' by which I mean people who spend hours and hours using the fact that the track conditions and car condition is the same (or at least changes at exactly the same rate) everytime.

This possibility of extreme practise still requires some talent, even with GT5, but there is more gaming determination involved than driving skill to make it to the top of a hotlap competition..

If it makes u feel less innadequate

At the end of the day it still takes a degree of understanding the racing line and how to go faster, also determination is one of the biggest things when it comes to being a racing driver.

@Tristan: Thats what i mean, the air will probably already have been angled on the underside of the car to blend with the air on the top. Aerodynamics isn't just limited to the outside of the car. The only problem would be dealing with convection.