DriverSports Tin-Top Touring Challenge | Sunday March 11 | Cote D'Azur

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Welcome to the DriverSports Tin-Top Touring Challenge. Race coordinators have identified 8 Premium RWD cars that were able to be built in a way that is verifiable by checking the redline, boost gauge readings and exhaust note and tip. The parts allowed are the best possible combination that will produce the indicated redline with the correct exhaust equipped, which means not only can the race marshals perform post race inspections by reviewing the replay, but so can anyone who has access to the replay file.

This series will be host to a Championship spanning 6 races over the next 6 weeks. Once entered in the series drivers must stay committed to one car. Each driver will be awarded one 'drop' of their lowest score, meaning the championship will be scored by a driver's 5 best finishes. Please note that this series makes use of DLC track content that you must purchase to be able to race on.

DriverSports.org Rulebook:

Race Day: Sunday March 11, 2012

Class: Touring Challenge

This event is being run with specific regulations for each car. See the Rulebook and Technical Regulations tab for full details.

Track: Cote D'Azur 3.35 km / 2.08 mi

Race Distance: 23 laps | 77.05km | 47.84 mi

Qualifying Deadline - 9:00 PM EST

• Pre-Qualifying Session Maximum Lap Count: 5
  
• Submit a Time

Drivers Meeting - Open 9:20 PM EST | Closed 9:30 PM EST

Pre-Qualifying Results

Championship Points Tables:

Proper Room Settings:

Schedule:

• February
  
  • Sunday 19. Fuji Speedway F 4.56 km / 2.84 mi | 22 laps | 100.32km | 62.48 mi
    
  • Sunday 26. Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps / Weather Change 7.00 km / 4.35 mi (DLC) | 16 laps | 112km | 69.6 mi

• March
  
  • Sunday 4. PSN MAINTENANCE
    
  • Sunday 11. Cote D'Azur 3.35 km / 2.08 mi | 23 laps | 77.05km | 47.84 mi
    
  • Sunday 18. Nürburgring GP/F 5.15 km / 3.20 mi | 18 laps | 92.7km | 57.6 mi
    
  • Sunday 25. Suzuka Circuit / Weather Change 5.81 km / 3.61 mi | 18 laps | 104.58km | 64.98 mi
  
  
• April
  
  • Sunday 1. Road Course - Indy 4.19 km / 2.61 mi | 24 laps | 100.56km | 62.64 m
  
  

General Technical Regulations

GT Auto:
Oil change, car wash, rims, paint and refreshes are allowed.

• Front - Optional
  
• Rear - Optional
  
• Extension - Optional
  
• Wing - Mandatory - Must be a tall wing. No spoilers please
  
• Racing Modification - Prohibited

Tires: Sports Soft

Your installed parts, performance statistics, HUD readings and exhaust tips and sound must match the accompanying image and video exactly. If unlisted the default part is equipped. All cars are equipped with the default Standard Transmission. No gear whine should be audible on any car. The maximum power figures are achieved with a fully broken in, oil changed and engine refreshed car with less than 10,000 km. Adding illegal parts to make up for an unbroken car is not allowed.

BMW 135i Coupe '07 Technical Regulations:

BMW Z4 M Coupe '08 Technical Regulations:

Infiniti G35 Coupe '06 Technical Regulations:

Mazda RX-8 Type S '07 Technical Regulations:

Nissan Fairlady Z (Z34) '08 Technical Regulations:

Nissan Fairlady Z Version S (Z33) '07 Technical Regulations:

TVR Tuscan Speed Six '00 Technical Regulations:

Toyota 86 GT '12 Technical Regulations:

[Forgetful]

Got down to 43.1 a couple of times in testing. Anyone else?

[clacksman]

Got down to 43.1 a couple of times in testing. Anyone else?

Haven't been out yet. Wed nite I hope.

[redsoxboy80]

Got down to 43.1 a couple of times in testing. Anyone else?

Got a 40.2 in practice last night.

[Forgetful]

Got down to 43.1 a couple of times in testing. Anyone else?

Got a 40.2 in practice last night.

Well, clearly I have some work to do...

[redsoxboy80]

I got bored. I decided to make this video of qualifying. Why? I really don't know. Just got the urge to make a video of something.

https://youtu.be/orKf5mVfTtk

[clacksman]

I got bored. I decided to make this video of qualifying. Why? I really don't know. Just got the urge to make a video of something.

https://youtu.be/orKf5mVfTtk

Cool.

[clacksman]

41.9 in two Q runs. Ouch.

[timneyb]

42.low the best I could do. Not sure about pitting yet.

[clacksman]

Not sure about pitting yet.

I'm thinking it's a short pit lane on a track where you have no bonus room.

Should be on for some (much-needed) practice off and on tomorrow.

[timneyb]

Not sure about pitting yet.

I'm thinking it's a short pit lane on a track where you have no bonus room.

Should be on for some (much-needed) practice off and on tomorrow.

Tried to do a race length practice run, about 15 minutes after the Elise RMs started. Crashed on lap 10. I think that's the pitting I need to be concerned about.

41.8 best.

Those walls don't play nice.

[AgentWD40_FL]

the walls and barriers at rome didnt get along with me last night. i expect here at cote to be even more difficult. not alot of experience at this track. i'll be practicing off and on today

[clacksman]

the walls and barriers at rome didnt get along with me last night. i expect here at cote to be even more difficult. not alot of experience at this track. i'll be practicing off and on today

I was in your lounge for a bit. Got to 41.2 but only once, extra time from the lapping not from tuning (found three things that made me slower).

[AgentWD40_FL]

I was in your lounge for a bit. Got to 41.2 but only once, extra time from the lapping not from tuning (found three things that made me slower).

saw you were there. anytime my lounge is up, anyone is welcome. i wasnt very fast with the constant threat of walls and barriers. 42.419 would have been my q.

gonna miss tonight unfortunately. my daughter is here for a visit. :-) good luck everyone

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[clacksman]

Damn those flyweight RX-7s are good (can't be the drivers, no, not at all).

When tim didn't get a good Q lap, my chances for a podium grew quite a bit. Ran 3rd a while, almost got into the back of Rack a couple times on lap 1. Rack pitted before half, I didn't know if it was strategy or damage (it turned out it was strategy). I no pitted as did rsb, almost held on to the gift second but old tires just didn't have the grip to hold off a faster car on fresher tires. Good times.

[redsoxboy80]

Per request I put my tunes in GTdata.net.

One is good, the other is bad. Because I'm a moron I decided to create a new and untested setup for the race. I think I made it pretty clear which one is which.

[Forgetful]

Here's the replay file for those who didn't grab it. Also Youtube vid on the way!

REPLAY

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[timneyb]

Hmmm. How can I signature this?

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