And a little bit more clarification there from Timo
Rules
Hi Racers,
Please find attached the 2010 iTCC Rules. Please note that they are incomplete - a decision will be made on the ballasting system, following the results of the Pre-Season Race.
Please read thoroughly and comply with the rules set out therein.
Cheers
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
Championships
There are two championships in the iTCC - the Driver's Championship and the Team Championship. Drivers score points towards a Championship by finishing in point-scoring positions at each of the races in which they compete. (See Points Scoring)
Drivers Championship - all drivers are eligible. The cumulative total of the points they have scored in all races that season is their Championship points.
Team Championship - drivers who form a team of 2 cars, with a unique team name, are eligible. The drivers in the team must remain in that team for the entirety of the iTCC season. No substitutions are permitted. The drivers of that team add their Championship points together to score points for the Team Championship.
Points scoring
Points system: 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, with 1 point for Race 1 Pole Position, and 1 point for fastest lap in each race.
Should any round be reduced in length full points will still be awarded unless the race is declared null and void.
All races shall count towards each championship
Entries
Drivers must post in the sign-up thread with ALL of the required information otherwise entry will not be accepted. For Round 1 entries, they are to choose a car number between 2-199. Drivers who take part in the championship for the first time in round 2, shall use a number >= 200, new drivers at round 3 shall use a number >= 300, etc
The top 15 in the championship before each round shall be 'locked-in' - that means they automatically qualify for that round. (For Round 1 this means the top 15 from the previous year). All remaining spaces required to make up the total number of starters shall be contested by a Pre-Qualification System. Only the top 50 from Pre-Qualifying will make it through to the Reserve shootout(s). The fastest 15 drivers from the Reserve Shootouts, along within the 'locked-in' drivers, will form the grid for that iTCC round.
The Car
FXO GTR (FXR) with 32% voluntary intake restriction and voluntary added mass where appropriate (added mass position is free for drivers to choose)
Any driver found without their required ballast or mandatory 32% air restriction shall be excluded from the race, and if found during qualifying shall have their times up to that point disallowed.
No driver may use R4 compound tyres for any official session
Skinning
Each car skin must have the iTCC numberplates with the correct number on it as published in the sign-up thread. No driver will be allowed to drive in an official session without at least having uploaded a skin to LFS World containing their correct numberplates as required.
iTCC Round Timetable
1 week before iTCC round - Server password PM'd to all competitors
0001 UTC - Thursday - Pre-qualifying opens
2359 UTC - Saturday - Pre-qualifying closes
Sunday of each raceday
1630 UTC - Reserve Shootout 1
1700 UTC - Reserve Shootout 2
1745 UTC - All iTCC Competitors to be on Race Server - or risk their place being taken by a driver from the reserve list
1800 UTC - Qualifying - 15 minutes
~1820 UTC - Race 1
~1850 UTC - Race 2
~1920 UTC - Race 3
There shall be a break of at least 5 minutes between the end of the previous session and the start of the next race.
Pre-Qualifying
Between Thursday and Saturday preceding the next iTCC round, all drivers not 'locked-in' must join the iTCC server and complete their fastest lap. The top 50 drivers from Pre-Qualifying will make it through to the Reserve Shootout(s).
Reserve shootout(s)
1 or 2 x 20 minute qualifying sessions, depending on the amount of drivers signed up to race
ONLY the drivers invited to the Reserve Shootout (No 1 or No 2) are allowed on server during that Shootout.
Session 1 starting at 1630 UTC, numbers 1-49 (including those 200-249, 300-349 etc) should take part in this session
Session 2 starting at 1700 UTC, numbers 50+ (including those 250-299, 350-399 etc) should take part in this session
Telepitting and drafting allowed, bumpdrafting is not.
Results of the 2 sessions are combined, and the fastest drivers will proceed to the main qualifying session to make the total number of starters for that track
Qualifying
15 minute qualifying session, starting at 1800 UTC
Telepitting and drafting allowed, bumpdrafting is not.
Drivers should not exit the pit lane with insufficient time in the session remaining to complete their outlap
The Grid
Race 1 grid is determined by Qualifying results
Race 2 grid is determined by Race 1 results, with retirements joining at the back in order of laps completed
Race 3 grid is reversed from a random number between 6 and 10 inclusive, the rest of the field per Race 2 results with retirements joining at the back in order of laps completed
There is to be no unnecessary chat in the lobby after the first car has been placed on the grid, until all cars are in their rightful positions
The maximum number of starters is 31 except at South City where only 29 cars may start
Race starts and false starts
All races are standing starts
There will be no lag lap unless notified by the Race Director
Chat is automatically closed once the first red lights appears or when the Race director announces chat is closed
LFS shall determine false starts and penalise drivers accordingly. If a driver is spectated, they may rejoin from the pit lane once the race has started.
Race finishes and classification
Drivers are to slow and complete an in lap (without overtaking anyone still not finished the race) and park in a pit garage, while the top 3 drivers should park in the designated podium area
Chat will be opened once the final car finishes the race, or when the Race Director announces the race is complete
Only cars which cover more than 90% of the number of laps covered by the winner and which cross the line under their own power will be classified
Success ballast
Late-entry ballast for drivers who did not compete in pre-qualifying after round 1, at the series admins discretion.
Ballast shall be given for the following positions:
1st - 42kg
2nd - 35kg
3rd - 28kg
4th - 21kg
5th - 14kg
6th - 7kg
After each race the ballast weights will be scrapped and recalculated; ballast will not be accumulated.
Before each round, the top 6 in the championship will be given ballast, and shall carry the ballast for qualifying and race 1 at the next round
For races 2 and 3 at each round, the top 6 in the previous race shall carry ballast
Pit lane
Entry line: guideline, will enforced only if notified beforehand
Exit line: crossing will receive a DT penalty
The pit lane is open at all times; under Safety Car the pit exit will close while field is passing - at the end of the pit exit blend line drivers must fall into line with the main field.
Safety Car
The Safety Car will be used if there is an incident on-track from which the affected driver(s) cannot self-recover back to the track or pits. The affected driver MUST NOT Shift + S or Shift + P. He must type '$sc' to alert admins to his situation
When the message 'SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED' is displayed, drivers are to cease racing for position and fall into line behind the Safety Car, no more than 5 car lengths apart but leaving a suitable gap to the car ahead.
Overtaking or overlapping is NOT allowed, unless directed to by the Race Director or if a car slows with an obvious problem.
The Safety Car will remain in operation until at least the majority of competing cars on the circuit are lined up behind it.
Before the restart, the field will be given the instruction 'SAFETY CAR COMING IN THIS LAP' by the Race Director. This will be given to the drivers before the final sector of the lap.
Once the restart message is displayed, the leader shall continue to hold Safety Car speed.
The Safety Car will pull away, and when it reaches the pit entry the GREEN FLAG will be displayed. Overtaking remains forbidden until the start/finish line is passed. It is at the discretion of the leader when he chooses to accelerate to take the restart. Once he has started accelerating, he must not brake or lift off the throttle (except for natural slowing points). Drivers may not: jump the start, fall back and subsequently gain a significant speed advantage on a restart, or begin an overtaking manoeuvre before the green flag is shown.
The first 3 laps under the Safety Car will not be counted as racing laps, and will be added on to the total race distance.
Red flag
The red flag will be shown (or will be assumed to have been shown) if the race server crashes. The Race Director may also call the red flag if there are a large number of disconnections or if there is an incident blocking the track or involving the majority of the field.
Drivers should cease driving at racing speeds and return to the starting grid area (if possible) and wait for further instructions.
If less than 2 laps have been completed by the leader: the race will be null and void and restarted from original grid positions over the full race distance.
If more than 2 laps but less than 75% have been completed by the leader: the race will be a two part race, with the results at the end of the second part.
a) Server failure: the race will be run over the remaining race distance minus 1 lap, from a standing start, with the grid positions taken from the previous lap, minus any drivers who had retired before the red flag (however not including those affected by the server failing). The original part shall only be used to calculate the grid positions for the restart, however incidents maybe still be looked at from it.
b) An incident blocking the track or involving the majority of the field: cars will stop at the starting grid area if possible or before the incident. Cars unable to make it back to the pits in a reasonable time will be spectated. The Safety Car will lead the cars around for the restart, following the Safety Car rules.
If more than 75% has been completed by the leader: the Race Director has the option to not restart the race, in which case results will be taken from one lap previous to the red flag, minus the drivers who caused the red flag (if applicable).
Driver Behaviour/Penalty system
‘Race Hard, but Race Fair’
Warnings and/or Penalties will be given for:
Driving in an unsafe manner, and/or displaying a general lack of awareness of other cars/track conditions;
Disregarding of flag, track status, admin instructions or these rules;
Obtaining an unfair advantage (whether intentional or not);
Causing an avoidable accident;
Spectating from a race session when not permitted to do so;
In-race penalties: DT, SG (if in last 3 laps) 30s, 45s
These may not be served during a Safety Car period
After-race penalties: official warning, 30s (DT), 45s (SG), time (up to 60s), lap(s), -1, -5, -10 points, exclusion, grid penalties, series disqualification
May be escalated for repeat offences
Protests
Drivers who wish to raise a post-race protest for an incident in which they were directly involved may do so in the protests thread after each race. The admins however may also instigate their own investigation if they feel it is necessary.
Results/Standings
Unofficial results and championship standings will be issued soon after each round and will become official once all protests and investigations have been resolved.
Please find attached the 2010 iTCC Rules. Please note that they are incomplete - a decision will be made on the ballasting system, following the results of the Pre-Season Race.
Please read thoroughly and comply with the rules set out therein.
Cheers
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
iTCC 2010 Rules
Championships
There are two championships in the iTCC - the Driver's Championship and the Team Championship. Drivers score points towards a Championship by finishing in point-scoring positions at each of the races in which they compete. (See Points Scoring)
Drivers Championship - all drivers are eligible. The cumulative total of the points they have scored in all races that season is their Championship points.
Team Championship - drivers who form a team of 2 cars, with a unique team name, are eligible. The drivers in the team must remain in that team for the entirety of the iTCC season. No substitutions are permitted. The drivers of that team add their Championship points together to score points for the Team Championship.
Points scoring
Points system: 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, with 1 point for Race 1 Pole Position, and 1 point for fastest lap in each race.
Should any round be reduced in length full points will still be awarded unless the race is declared null and void.
All races shall count towards each championship
Entries
Drivers must post in the sign-up thread with ALL of the required information otherwise entry will not be accepted. For Round 1 entries, they are to choose a car number between 2-199. Drivers who take part in the championship for the first time in round 2, shall use a number >= 200, new drivers at round 3 shall use a number >= 300, etc
The top 15 in the championship before each round shall be 'locked-in' - that means they automatically qualify for that round. (For Round 1 this means the top 15 from the previous year). All remaining spaces required to make up the total number of starters shall be contested by a Pre-Qualification System. Only the top 50 from Pre-Qualifying will make it through to the Reserve shootout(s). The fastest 15 drivers from the Reserve Shootouts, along within the 'locked-in' drivers, will form the grid for that iTCC round.
The Car
FXO GTR (FXR) with 32% voluntary intake restriction and voluntary added mass where appropriate (added mass position is free for drivers to choose)
Any driver found without their required ballast or mandatory 32% air restriction shall be excluded from the race, and if found during qualifying shall have their times up to that point disallowed.
No driver may use R4 compound tyres for any official session
Skinning
Each car skin must have the iTCC numberplates with the correct number on it as published in the sign-up thread. No driver will be allowed to drive in an official session without at least having uploaded a skin to LFS World containing their correct numberplates as required.
iTCC Round Timetable
1 week before iTCC round - Server password PM'd to all competitors
0001 UTC - Thursday - Pre-qualifying opens
2359 UTC - Saturday - Pre-qualifying closes
Sunday of each raceday
1630 UTC - Reserve Shootout 1
1700 UTC - Reserve Shootout 2
1745 UTC - All iTCC Competitors to be on Race Server - or risk their place being taken by a driver from the reserve list
1800 UTC - Qualifying - 15 minutes
~1820 UTC - Race 1
~1850 UTC - Race 2
~1920 UTC - Race 3
There shall be a break of at least 5 minutes between the end of the previous session and the start of the next race.
Pre-Qualifying
Between Thursday and Saturday preceding the next iTCC round, all drivers not 'locked-in' must join the iTCC server and complete their fastest lap. The top 50 drivers from Pre-Qualifying will make it through to the Reserve Shootout(s).
Reserve shootout(s)
1 or 2 x 20 minute qualifying sessions, depending on the amount of drivers signed up to race
ONLY the drivers invited to the Reserve Shootout (No 1 or No 2) are allowed on server during that Shootout.
Session 1 starting at 1630 UTC, numbers 1-49 (including those 200-249, 300-349 etc) should take part in this session
Session 2 starting at 1700 UTC, numbers 50+ (including those 250-299, 350-399 etc) should take part in this session
Telepitting and drafting allowed, bumpdrafting is not.
Results of the 2 sessions are combined, and the fastest drivers will proceed to the main qualifying session to make the total number of starters for that track
Qualifying
15 minute qualifying session, starting at 1800 UTC
Telepitting and drafting allowed, bumpdrafting is not.
Drivers should not exit the pit lane with insufficient time in the session remaining to complete their outlap
The Grid
Race 1 grid is determined by Qualifying results
Race 2 grid is determined by Race 1 results, with retirements joining at the back in order of laps completed
Race 3 grid is reversed from a random number between 6 and 10 inclusive, the rest of the field per Race 2 results with retirements joining at the back in order of laps completed
There is to be no unnecessary chat in the lobby after the first car has been placed on the grid, until all cars are in their rightful positions
The maximum number of starters is 31 except at South City where only 29 cars may start
Race starts and false starts
All races are standing starts
There will be no lag lap unless notified by the Race Director
Chat is automatically closed once the first red lights appears or when the Race director announces chat is closed
LFS shall determine false starts and penalise drivers accordingly. If a driver is spectated, they may rejoin from the pit lane once the race has started.
Race finishes and classification
Drivers are to slow and complete an in lap (without overtaking anyone still not finished the race) and park in a pit garage, while the top 3 drivers should park in the designated podium area
Chat will be opened once the final car finishes the race, or when the Race Director announces the race is complete
Only cars which cover more than 90% of the number of laps covered by the winner and which cross the line under their own power will be classified
Success ballast
Late-entry ballast for drivers who did not compete in pre-qualifying after round 1, at the series admins discretion.
Ballast shall be given for the following positions:
1st - 42kg
2nd - 35kg
3rd - 28kg
4th - 21kg
5th - 14kg
6th - 7kg
After each race the ballast weights will be scrapped and recalculated; ballast will not be accumulated.
Before each round, the top 6 in the championship will be given ballast, and shall carry the ballast for qualifying and race 1 at the next round
For races 2 and 3 at each round, the top 6 in the previous race shall carry ballast
Pit lane
Entry line: guideline, will enforced only if notified beforehand
Exit line: crossing will receive a DT penalty
The pit lane is open at all times; under Safety Car the pit exit will close while field is passing - at the end of the pit exit blend line drivers must fall into line with the main field.
Safety Car
The Safety Car will be used if there is an incident on-track from which the affected driver(s) cannot self-recover back to the track or pits. The affected driver MUST NOT Shift + S or Shift + P. He must type '$sc' to alert admins to his situation
When the message 'SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED' is displayed, drivers are to cease racing for position and fall into line behind the Safety Car, no more than 5 car lengths apart but leaving a suitable gap to the car ahead.
Overtaking or overlapping is NOT allowed, unless directed to by the Race Director or if a car slows with an obvious problem.
The Safety Car will remain in operation until at least the majority of competing cars on the circuit are lined up behind it.
Before the restart, the field will be given the instruction 'SAFETY CAR COMING IN THIS LAP' by the Race Director. This will be given to the drivers before the final sector of the lap.
Once the restart message is displayed, the leader shall continue to hold Safety Car speed.
The Safety Car will pull away, and when it reaches the pit entry the GREEN FLAG will be displayed. Overtaking remains forbidden until the start/finish line is passed. It is at the discretion of the leader when he chooses to accelerate to take the restart. Once he has started accelerating, he must not brake or lift off the throttle (except for natural slowing points). Drivers may not: jump the start, fall back and subsequently gain a significant speed advantage on a restart, or begin an overtaking manoeuvre before the green flag is shown.
The first 3 laps under the Safety Car will not be counted as racing laps, and will be added on to the total race distance.
Red flag
The red flag will be shown (or will be assumed to have been shown) if the race server crashes. The Race Director may also call the red flag if there are a large number of disconnections or if there is an incident blocking the track or involving the majority of the field.
Drivers should cease driving at racing speeds and return to the starting grid area (if possible) and wait for further instructions.
If less than 2 laps have been completed by the leader: the race will be null and void and restarted from original grid positions over the full race distance.
If more than 2 laps but less than 75% have been completed by the leader: the race will be a two part race, with the results at the end of the second part.
a) Server failure: the race will be run over the remaining race distance minus 1 lap, from a standing start, with the grid positions taken from the previous lap, minus any drivers who had retired before the red flag (however not including those affected by the server failing). The original part shall only be used to calculate the grid positions for the restart, however incidents maybe still be looked at from it.
b) An incident blocking the track or involving the majority of the field: cars will stop at the starting grid area if possible or before the incident. Cars unable to make it back to the pits in a reasonable time will be spectated. The Safety Car will lead the cars around for the restart, following the Safety Car rules.
If more than 75% has been completed by the leader: the Race Director has the option to not restart the race, in which case results will be taken from one lap previous to the red flag, minus the drivers who caused the red flag (if applicable).
Driver Behaviour/Penalty system
‘Race Hard, but Race Fair’
Warnings and/or Penalties will be given for:
Driving in an unsafe manner, and/or displaying a general lack of awareness of other cars/track conditions;
Disregarding of flag, track status, admin instructions or these rules;
Obtaining an unfair advantage (whether intentional or not);
Causing an avoidable accident;
Spectating from a race session when not permitted to do so;
In-race penalties: DT, SG (if in last 3 laps) 30s, 45s
These may not be served during a Safety Car period
After-race penalties: official warning, 30s (DT), 45s (SG), time (up to 60s), lap(s), -1, -5, -10 points, exclusion, grid penalties, series disqualification
May be escalated for repeat offences
Protests
Drivers who wish to raise a post-race protest for an incident in which they were directly involved may do so in the protests thread after each race. The admins however may also instigate their own investigation if they feel it is necessary.
Results/Standings
Unofficial results and championship standings will be issued soon after each round and will become official once all protests and investigations have been resolved.
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Reason : Amended Rules to 2010 Spec (added to the forum post so that you don't have to download the pdf)
Correct - all numbers are two-digit, i.e. 00-99. No single-digit numbers allowed. Hope this clarifies things.
Server details
Hi racers,
The server details for iTCC Practice, Shootouts 1 & 2, and the iTCC Championship Races are as follows:
All sessions: 'NDR.iTCC 2010'
The server is passworded in the week leading up to any round of the iTCC. It is not passworded at any other time.
Cheers,
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
The server details for iTCC Practice, Shootouts 1 & 2, and the iTCC Championship Races are as follows:
All sessions: 'NDR.iTCC 2010'
The server is passworded in the week leading up to any round of the iTCC. It is not passworded at any other time.
Cheers,
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
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Warnings & Penalties
Penalties to be served at next available race
71 K. Gasiunas (TexasLTU) - 10 place grid penalty
80 J. Sebire (Worm) - 10 place grid penalty
91 K. Kliaudaitis (Karolis[LT]) - 5 place grid penalty
146 O. Hardwick (oscarhardwick) - no qualifying session
190 G. Casagrande (320_) - 10 place grid penalty
Major Warnings
25 K. MacDonald (1993weeman) - formal warning
47 C. Wilkinson (Wilko868) - formal warning
55 T. Falkenberg (tfalke55) - formal warning
59 M. Lonneville (mattydread) - formal warning
70 A. Staškevičius (iFastLT) - formal warning
91 K. Kliaudaitis (Karolis[LT]) - final warning
100 H. Marques (Angel_ghost) - final warning
111 K. Kerekes (kristi) - formal warning
115 N. Lamothe (nathan246) - final warning
146 O. Hardwick (oscarhardwick) - formal warning
173 M. Vukicevic (Vule) - formal warning
190 G. Casagrande (320_) - formal warning
201 L. Neres (LucasCN) - formal warning
236 J. Holmes (kart-36) – formal warning
296 F. Raupp (fabiolino) - formal warning
Minor Warnings
19 R. De Jong (Rikje) - warning
39 M. Runas (MuderGO[LT]) - warning
44 R. Koots (VtiRacing) - warning
76 K. Myers (z-ro 8) - warning
84 T. D'Souza (travyd) - warning
116 E. Bitan (Ricou) - warning
366 S. Hutchinson (seb66) - warning
413 C. Masai (ceskomasai) - warning
71 K. Gasiunas (TexasLTU) - 10 place grid penalty
80 J. Sebire (Worm) - 10 place grid penalty
91 K. Kliaudaitis (Karolis[LT]) - 5 place grid penalty
146 O. Hardwick (oscarhardwick) - no qualifying session
190 G. Casagrande (320_) - 10 place grid penalty
Major Warnings
25 K. MacDonald (1993weeman) - formal warning
47 C. Wilkinson (Wilko868) - formal warning
55 T. Falkenberg (tfalke55) - formal warning
59 M. Lonneville (mattydread) - formal warning
70 A. Staškevičius (iFastLT) - formal warning
91 K. Kliaudaitis (Karolis[LT]) - final warning
100 H. Marques (Angel_ghost) - final warning
111 K. Kerekes (kristi) - formal warning
115 N. Lamothe (nathan246) - final warning
146 O. Hardwick (oscarhardwick) - formal warning
173 M. Vukicevic (Vule) - formal warning
190 G. Casagrande (320_) - formal warning
201 L. Neres (LucasCN) - formal warning
236 J. Holmes (kart-36) – formal warning
296 F. Raupp (fabiolino) - formal warning
Minor Warnings
19 R. De Jong (Rikje) - warning
39 M. Runas (MuderGO[LT]) - warning
44 R. Koots (VtiRacing) - warning
76 K. Myers (z-ro 8) - warning
84 T. D'Souza (travyd) - warning
116 E. Bitan (Ricou) - warning
366 S. Hutchinson (seb66) - warning
413 C. Masai (ceskomasai) - warning
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Skins & Graphics
Hi Racers,
In this thread you will find the information you need for how to prepare the skin of your car for use in the iTCC Touring Car Championship.
Links are provided at the bottom of this thread for a Numberplate - this is a .PSD file containing the layer you need to skin your car with the correct iTCC-liveried numberplates. These numberplates have editable numbers.
Please make sure that your car is correctly skinned, and that the skin is uploaded to the LFSWorld website.
This is also the thread to post your skins. Please post your hi-res skins here so I can use them in the broadcast and replay videos.
Thanks
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
Number-plate Kit
iTCC 2010 SkinPack Round 1
In this thread you will find the information you need for how to prepare the skin of your car for use in the iTCC Touring Car Championship.
Links are provided at the bottom of this thread for a Numberplate - this is a .PSD file containing the layer you need to skin your car with the correct iTCC-liveried numberplates. These numberplates have editable numbers.
Please make sure that your car is correctly skinned, and that the skin is uploaded to the LFSWorld website.
This is also the thread to post your skins. Please post your hi-res skins here so I can use them in the broadcast and replay videos.
Thanks
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
Number-plate Kit
iTCC 2010 SkinPack Round 1
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Thanks for the suggestion, Jack. Probably not this year is the quick answer!
I'm thinking of a grading system for 2011 which will place each driver into one of 2 categories (like your idea), but this needs some spreadsheeting on my part. I'll send you a PM to explain what I mean when I get some time, mate.
If you have a detailed suggestion Jack, can you place it in the improvements thread, please..
Cheers
Joe
Ballast for Round 6 (please read before each round!)
Please ensure you have read the updated for 2010 rules with regards to ballasting of cars.
The drivers below are ballasted with the weights next to their names for qualifying and race 1 of Round 6 of the 2010 iTCC Touring Car Championship.
131 - P. Doležal: 42 kg
57 - R. van Buren: 28 kg
116 - E. Bitan: 28 kg
19 - R. de Jong: 14 kg
60 - N. Vallee: 14 kg
91 - K. Kliaudaitis: 7 kg
Failure to use the correct ballast in any session in which you are required to run it in will result in exclusion from that session.
The drivers below are ballasted with the weights next to their names for qualifying and race 1 of Round 6 of the 2010 iTCC Touring Car Championship.
131 - P. Doležal: 42 kg
57 - R. van Buren: 28 kg
116 - E. Bitan: 28 kg
19 - R. de Jong: 14 kg
60 - N. Vallee: 14 kg
91 - K. Kliaudaitis: 7 kg
Failure to use the correct ballast in any session in which you are required to run it in will result in exclusion from that session.
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Can I just remind everyone that you MUST attach an .spr to your entry, no exceptions.
iTCC - Season 2 Calendar
Hi Racers,
Here is the calendar for the second season of the iTCC Touring Car Championship.
iTCC Season 2 Calendar 2010
Dates:
Round 1 - 10/01/10 - WE1R - Races 1/2/3 - 13 Laps
Round 2 - 31/01/10 - KY2R - Races 1/2/3 - 12 Laps
Round 3 - 21/02/10 - SO5R - Races 1/2/3 - 16 Laps
Round 4 - 21/03/10 - FE3 - Races 1/2/3 - 16 Laps
Round 5 - 11/04/10 - BL1 - Races 1/2/3 - 17 Laps
Round 6 - 09/05/10 - AS3R - Races 1/2/3 - 12 Laps
These dates are subject to amendment.
Format of iTCC events
All Timings are UTC
Best of luck in the iTCC
Any problems just PM me.
Cheers
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
Here is the calendar for the second season of the iTCC Touring Car Championship.
iTCC Season 2 Calendar 2010
Dates:
Round 1 - 10/01/10 - WE1R - Races 1/2/3 - 13 Laps
Round 2 - 31/01/10 - KY2R - Races 1/2/3 - 12 Laps
Round 3 - 21/02/10 - SO5R - Races 1/2/3 - 16 Laps
Round 4 - 21/03/10 - FE3 - Races 1/2/3 - 16 Laps
Round 5 - 11/04/10 - BL1 - Races 1/2/3 - 17 Laps
Round 6 - 09/05/10 - AS3R - Races 1/2/3 - 12 Laps
These dates are subject to amendment.
Format of iTCC events
All Timings are UTC
- 1 week before iTCC round - Server password PM'ed to all competitors
- 0001 UTC - Thursday before iTCC round - Pre-qualifying opens
- 2359 UTC - Saturday before iTCC round - Pre-qualifying closes
- 16:15 Password Changed for Shootout 1
- 16:30 Reserve Shootout 1 - 20 Minutes (Race Numbers *1-*49)
- 16:50 Server Empty & Password changed for Shootout 2
- 16:55 Server Open for Reserve Shootout 2
- 17:00 Reserve Shootout 2 - 20 Minutes (Race Numbers *50-*99)
- 17:20 Server Empty & Password changed for Race
- 17:45 All iTCC Competitors to be on Race Server
- 18:00 Qualifying - 15 minutes
- 18:15 Break - 5 minutes
- 18:20 Race 1 - approx. 25 minutes (grid as per qualifying)
- 18:45 Break - 5 minutes
- 18:50 Race 2 - approx. 25 minutes (grid as per race 1 result)
- 19:15 Break - 5 minutes
- 19:20 Race 3 - approx 25 mins (Grid - Top 6,7,8,9, or 10 from Race 2 reversed depending on number drawn by lottery – thereafter as per finishing order of Race 2)
- 19:45 Debrief and preliminary results
Best of luck in the iTCC
Any problems just PM me.
Cheers
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
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iTCC Season 2 (2010) - Sign-ups (CLOSED)
Hi racers,
Welcome to the second season of:
iTCC - The Touring Car Championship by iCON Racing Events.
This is a race series taking place in the first half of 2010, and will consist of six 'triple-header' rounds (3 races at each round). The car used will be the FXR restricted to 32%. The idea of this championship is for it be run, as far as is practical, in a similar way to both the BTCC and WTCC. This means a similar race format, with partially 'reversed' grids and also success ballast.
Timings for the race meetings will be Sundays at 1800 GMT (UTC)
Please make sure that before you sign up for this championship that you are eligible to enter.
Eligibility
To be eligibile to enter the iTCC you must be able to meet a minimum standard of outright pace - the iTCC requires that you can lap within 103% of a recognised benchmark. In this case it is (still!) Rudy Van Buren's fastest race lap from the 2009 Pre-Season meeting at Aston Grand Touring (AS6) - 2:45.22. So the time you will be required to beat is 2:50.18.
When registering your interest in this series please submit a .spr hot lap of your racing at Aston Grand Touring (AS6)
You must submit the .spr as an attachment to your sign-up post.
Joining iTCC
Please signal your intention to join the iTCC by replying to this post with the following information as shown below:
Teams
There will be a team championship within the iTCC - each team is to consist of a maximum of two drivers. The drivers in each team must remain in that team for the entirety of the iTCC season. No substitutions are permitted. If there are more than two drivers in the championship who belong to the same LFS team, you are more than welcome to enter as another team.
Race Numbers
Any numbers are available between 2-199 (the number 1 is only for use by series champions)
Allocation of race numbers is at the discretion of the admins. However, we will do our best to accomodate your preferred number.
Sign-ups
The top 15 drivers from the 2009 iTCC Championship, should they decide to sign-up to the 1st round of the 2010 iTCC Championship, will qualify directly to the race meeting without needing to qualify via the Reserve Shootout.All other signed-up competitors are on the 'Reserve List'. There is a 'Pre-Qualification & Reserve Shootout' system for these competitors, please see the rules for more details.
Sign ups are now closed. PMs will then be sent to the drivers with details of the first round. Sign-up to the Reserve List for the second and subsequent rounds will be open after the preceding round.
The first round will be held on 10th January 2010, timings are UTC and will be listed in the rules thread.
The iTCC website can be found here
Rules are available in the rules thread
Calendar is available in the Calendar thread (available soon)
Thank you once again to those drivers who competed in the 1st season of iTCC in 2009, the level of competition was absolutely fantastic - if we have that level of skill in the 2nd season of the iTCC, we will have a brilliant time!
Best of luck,
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
Team Entries:
Team entries to be placed here
All entries are in order of sign-up date (as at 1837 UTC on 29/11/09)
Sign-ups
The top 15 drivers from the 2009 iTCC Driver's Championship qualify automatically for entry into the 2010 iTCC Driver's Championship.
Those drivers from the 2009 championship who have entered this year's championship and all other entered drivers for the iTCC can be found in this spreadsheet. Please check your race number as it may have changed since initial sign-up.
Any red area on the spreadsheet next to your race entry needs some attention. If you have not yet attached an .SPR hotlap to your sign-up please do so now and reply to this thread informing us you have attached said .SPR file. If your name is in red, please make sure you have given us your FULL name, forename and surname please.
All drivers (except those who finished in the top 15 in last year's Drivers Championship) will participate in 'Pre-Qualification & Reserve Shootout' (See the Rules) in order to compete in the iTCC. The successful drivers will take up the remaining positions on the server that are not filled by the top 15 drivers from 2009 iTCC entered in the Driver's Championship.
Welcome to the second season of:
iTCC - The Touring Car Championship by iCON Racing Events.
This is a race series taking place in the first half of 2010, and will consist of six 'triple-header' rounds (3 races at each round). The car used will be the FXR restricted to 32%. The idea of this championship is for it be run, as far as is practical, in a similar way to both the BTCC and WTCC. This means a similar race format, with partially 'reversed' grids and also success ballast.
Timings for the race meetings will be Sundays at 1800 GMT (UTC)
Please make sure that before you sign up for this championship that you are eligible to enter.
Eligibility
To be eligibile to enter the iTCC you must be able to meet a minimum standard of outright pace - the iTCC requires that you can lap within 103% of a recognised benchmark. In this case it is (still!) Rudy Van Buren's fastest race lap from the 2009 Pre-Season meeting at Aston Grand Touring (AS6) - 2:45.22. So the time you will be required to beat is 2:50.18.
When registering your interest in this series please submit a .spr hot lap of your racing at Aston Grand Touring (AS6)
You must submit the .spr as an attachment to your sign-up post.
Joining iTCC
Please signal your intention to join the iTCC by replying to this post with the following information as shown below:
- LFS Username :
- Real Name :
- Team :
- Preferred Number :
Teams
There will be a team championship within the iTCC - each team is to consist of a maximum of two drivers. The drivers in each team must remain in that team for the entirety of the iTCC season. No substitutions are permitted. If there are more than two drivers in the championship who belong to the same LFS team, you are more than welcome to enter as another team.
Race Numbers
Any numbers are available between 2-199 (the number 1 is only for use by series champions)
Allocation of race numbers is at the discretion of the admins. However, we will do our best to accomodate your preferred number.
Sign-ups
The top 15 drivers from the 2009 iTCC Championship, should they decide to sign-up to the 1st round of the 2010 iTCC Championship, will qualify directly to the race meeting without needing to qualify via the Reserve Shootout.All other signed-up competitors are on the 'Reserve List'. There is a 'Pre-Qualification & Reserve Shootout' system for these competitors, please see the rules for more details.
Sign ups are now closed. PMs will then be sent to the drivers with details of the first round. Sign-up to the Reserve List for the second and subsequent rounds will be open after the preceding round.
The first round will be held on 10th January 2010, timings are UTC and will be listed in the rules thread.
The iTCC website can be found here
Rules are available in the rules thread
Calendar is available in the Calendar thread (available soon)
Thank you once again to those drivers who competed in the 1st season of iTCC in 2009, the level of competition was absolutely fantastic - if we have that level of skill in the 2nd season of the iTCC, we will have a brilliant time!
Best of luck,
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
Team Entries:
Team entries to be placed here
All entries are in order of sign-up date (as at 1837 UTC on 29/11/09)
Sign-ups
The top 15 drivers from the 2009 iTCC Driver's Championship qualify automatically for entry into the 2010 iTCC Driver's Championship.
Those drivers from the 2009 championship who have entered this year's championship and all other entered drivers for the iTCC can be found in this spreadsheet. Please check your race number as it may have changed since initial sign-up.
Any red area on the spreadsheet next to your race entry needs some attention. If you have not yet attached an .SPR hotlap to your sign-up please do so now and reply to this thread informing us you have attached said .SPR file. If your name is in red, please make sure you have given us your FULL name, forename and surname please.
All drivers (except those who finished in the top 15 in last year's Drivers Championship) will participate in 'Pre-Qualification & Reserve Shootout' (See the Rules) in order to compete in the iTCC. The successful drivers will take up the remaining positions on the server that are not filled by the top 15 drivers from 2009 iTCC entered in the Driver's Championship.
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Improvements - Suggestion thread
Hi racers,
We want iTCC to be the best, and most exciting, league in LFS. Please use this thread to make suggestions or start debate about improvements to the iTCC.
If you have any ideas about how we can improve the show (enjoyment of the racing by the drivers OR enjoyment of the show by the viewers) then please feel free to make your opinions known.
Cheers,
Joe Keaveney
We want iTCC to be the best, and most exciting, league in LFS. Please use this thread to make suggestions or start debate about improvements to the iTCC.
If you have any ideas about how we can improve the show (enjoyment of the racing by the drivers OR enjoyment of the show by the viewers) then please feel free to make your opinions known.
Cheers,
Joe Keaveney
Hi Victor,
Is it possible for you to make a 'iTCC Touring Car Championship' sub-forum in the iCON Racing Events section, and in that sub-forum can you place 'iTCC Season 1' and also create a new section in that place called iTCC Season 2?
Thanks,
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
Is it possible for you to make a 'iTCC Touring Car Championship' sub-forum in the iCON Racing Events section, and in that sub-forum can you place 'iTCC Season 1' and also create a new section in that place called iTCC Season 2?
Thanks,
Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin
iTCC Season 2 (2010) - How many rounds / How many to count
Hi racers,
You'll see the poll has three choices. We'd like to know how many rounds you'd like in the 2010 iTCC Touring Car Championship. This will inform our decision. Bear in mind that we'll use this poll to help us make our decision - it doesn't necessarily mean that the result of the poll will be what happens next year.
Thanks in advance for your opinions,
Joe Keaveney
You'll see the poll has three choices. We'd like to know how many rounds you'd like in the 2010 iTCC Touring Car Championship. This will inform our decision. Bear in mind that we'll use this poll to help us make our decision - it doesn't necessarily mean that the result of the poll will be what happens next year.
Thanks in advance for your opinions,
Joe Keaveney
OK guys after a very long break (I needed it) I've been thinking over the ballast rules and am considering reducing all ballast weights by either 25% or 35% , with a maximum ballast of either 50 Kgs or 45 Kgs.
Please can I have your opinions and suggestions, they will be considered (although not necessarily acted on) and we will then make a decision and amend the rules.
Thanks
Joe Keaveney
Please can I have your opinions and suggestions, they will be considered (although not necessarily acted on) and we will then make a decision and amend the rules.
Thanks
Joe Keaveney
LFS Username: Joe_Keaveney
Real name: Joe Keaveney
Number: 06
Team: iCON Racing
Ages since I've raced! Looking forward to it!
Real name: Joe Keaveney
Number: 06
Team: iCON Racing
Ages since I've raced! Looking forward to it!
Just something that may be of interest:
I ended up buying a 64GB OCZ Vertex SSD for my mate's PC. Photoshop takes 3.5 seconds to start up as opposed to the 20 seconds it used to take. This isn't like for like though, obviously it's had a clean install.
I like these drives, and my mate wanted performance at almost any cost, so it suited him. But it's expensive isn't it? A lot of cash for not a lot of storage space, only useful for installing the OS/programs at the minute.
I ended up buying a 64GB OCZ Vertex SSD for my mate's PC. Photoshop takes 3.5 seconds to start up as opposed to the 20 seconds it used to take. This isn't like for like though, obviously it's had a clean install.
I like these drives, and my mate wanted performance at almost any cost, so it suited him. But it's expensive isn't it? A lot of cash for not a lot of storage space, only useful for installing the OS/programs at the minute.
Sorry from #377 iCON Racing to the Conquest GT2 Team (I think) - I hit M.Makalowski braking into T1, I didn't think he would move left before the turn. Sorry again.
I can recommend the Samsung NC10.
Make sure you get one with a 6-cell battery though. Argos only have the 3-cell version so it has rubbish battery life. The 6-cell version has fantastic battery life.
Also, the NC10 comes with 1GB RAM as standard, bin that RAM and buy a 2GB stick (not very expensive), and you'll end up with a nice little netbook.
Make sure you get one with a 6-cell battery though. Argos only have the 3-cell version so it has rubbish battery life. The 6-cell version has fantastic battery life.
Also, the NC10 comes with 1GB RAM as standard, bin that RAM and buy a 2GB stick (not very expensive), and you'll end up with a nice little netbook.
I know I'm giving this thread a massive bump but it seemed the most appropriate place to ask my question....
OK so I'm building a new rig for a friend, Core i7 performance PC. What I want to know is if anyone has a Solid State Hard Drive working in their PC right now, and if they've had any issues, and how it's performing for them.
I'm planning on using an SSD drive for the operating system and installed programs, and a few conventional 1TB drives for storage. So yeah, if anyone has any experience using these drives I'd like to hear from you!
OK so I'm building a new rig for a friend, Core i7 performance PC. What I want to know is if anyone has a Solid State Hard Drive working in their PC right now, and if they've had any issues, and how it's performing for them.
I'm planning on using an SSD drive for the operating system and installed programs, and a few conventional 1TB drives for storage. So yeah, if anyone has any experience using these drives I'd like to hear from you!
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Got to say I agree with Jason, the other problem with indoor tracks is that they're so tight that if you did happen upon another driver on that behemoth track then it's almost impossible to overtake anyway.
I'd much rather drive another track in the mould of Llandow - challenging corners, compact (but not tight), and intense racing.
Scotland gets my vote, I love Inverness having been there once but would be happy anywhere north of the border.
I'd much rather drive another track in the mould of Llandow - challenging corners, compact (but not tight), and intense racing.
Scotland gets my vote, I love Inverness having been there once but would be happy anywhere north of the border.
Well we had 4 rounds of qualifying in wet conditions which were still driveable but then yeah, we had an almighty downpur and had to abandon the meeting. It was like damp to massive puddles in about 5 minutes. Rain bouncing off ground sort of thing.
Thanks for a brilliant time everyone! I got back on Sunday night from my RC racing but I was just so tired from the whole weekend, I've barely looked at a PC till now.
A massive thankyou and well done to Jason who put us all up for the weekend, brilliant hospitality mate! A better weekend I couldn't imagine.
Those of you who heard me moan about my ribs after the karting will be pleased to know they're STILL hurting, I tried far too hard on the track, and the bruises are my trophies of this event.
I've uploaded all my pics on the Flickr site, added to that, Jason also has them I believe.
Can't wait for next year's meet! I'll definitely be there!
A massive thankyou and well done to Jason who put us all up for the weekend, brilliant hospitality mate! A better weekend I couldn't imagine.
Those of you who heard me moan about my ribs after the karting will be pleased to know they're STILL hurting, I tried far too hard on the track, and the bruises are my trophies of this event.
I've uploaded all my pics on the Flickr site, added to that, Jason also has them I believe.
Can't wait for next year's meet! I'll definitely be there!
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