DriverSports GTS Pre-Season | Sunday April 15 | Fuji F

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DriverSports.org is proud to introduce an international championship series for GT style race cars. GTS is a class of purpose built race cars representing a broad range of manufacturers competing on iconic GP tracks the world over. The selection ranges from standard LM race cars that were made popular in GT4, to the Premium RMs new to GT5, certain SuperGT, DTM and even new Touring Car DLC are eligible for this series. All told, 17 cars are at your disposal, all of which are capable of winning. Only DriverSports offers such diversity while maintaining the competitive balance.

Each car has been prescribed a specific engine build that result in as level a playing field as possible. The prescribed parts produce a specific redline and turbo boost gauge reading, meaning all competitors can be certain of the parts equipped on their opponents cars.

This series will consist of 2 pre-season races followed by a 6 race championship series. Anyone is welcome in any one or all races, regardless of their ability or desire to complete the entire season. Once entered in the series, however, a driver must stay committed to the same car for the duration of the Regular Season. Drivers may run different cars in the Preseason.

Each driver will be awarded 1 drop of their worst finish to be excluded from the final championship standings. After the pre-season races points will be awarded to determine the order in which the first race of the championship will be sorted (if multiple divisions are required), and once at the track a live qualifying session will give everyone a chance at pole position in their division. During the season divisions will be sorted by current championship standings. Despite a maximum of 11 drivers per division, all drivers have an equal opportunity at the overall race win, as final finishing positions are determined based on a driver's overall race completion time.

No pre-qualifying or licensing is necessary. To participate a driver needs to register for each race prior to the registration deadline (30 mins before the race). A Live Qualifying Session will be held prior to each race to stage the grid. All driver aids, except ABS, are disabled.

DriverSports.org Rulebook:

Race Day: Sunday April 15, 2012

Class: GTS

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

Track: Fuji Speedway F 4.56 km / 2.84 mi

Race Distance: 24 laps | 109.44km | 68.16 mi

Registration Deadline - 9:00 PM EST

Register For This Race


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

Championship Points Tables:

Proper Room Settings:

Schedule:

Pre-Season:

• April
  
  • Sunday 8. Road Course - Daytona 5.73 km / 3.56 mi
    
  • Sunday 15. Fuji Speedway F 4.56 km / 2.84 mi | 24 laps | 109.44km | 68.16 mi

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General Technical Regulations

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

• Front - /
  
• Rear - /
  
• Extension - /
  
• Wing - /
  
• Racing Modification - /

Tires: Race: Hard

Your installed parts, performance statistics and HUD readings must match the accompanying image exactly. If unlisted the default part is equipped. The maximum power figures are achieved with a fully broken in, oil changed and engine refreshed car with more than 200 miles and less than 6,000 miles. Adding illegal parts to make up for an unbroken car is not allowed.

Car Specific Regulations:

Audi A4 Touring Car '04 Technical Regulations:

Audi Abt TT-R Touring Car '02 Technical Regulations:

Autobacs ARTA Garaiya '08 Technical Regulations:

BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01 Technical Regulations:

Honda NSX-R Prototype LM Race Car '02 Technical Regulations:

Lexus IS F RM '07 Technical Regulations:

Lexus Weds Sport IS 350 '08 Technical Regulations:

Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car '01 Technical Regulations:

Mazda RX-7 Touring Car '02 Technical Regulations:

Mazda RX-8 Concept LM Race Car '01 Technical Regulations:

Mitsubishi FTO Super Touring Car '97 Technical Regulations:

Nissan 350Z Concept LM Race Car '01 Technical Regulations:

Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 Touring Car '97 Technical Regulations:

Opel Astra Touring Car (Opel Team Phoenix) '00 Technical Regulations:

Subaru Impreza Super Touring Car '01 Technical Regulations:

TVR Tuscan Speed 6 RM '00 Technical Regulations:

Vauxhall Astra Super Touring Car '00 Technical Regulations:

[timneyb]

Race Distance?

[clacksman]

Race Distance?

Should be the usual about-40-minute duration.

[timneyb]

Race Distance?

Should be the usual about-40-minute duration.

OK, but I need a lap count to test cars with.

[Forgetful]

What's an average lap time?

[clacksman]

Should be on tonight around normal race time, hopefully there's a crowd like last week to get a look at half-distance-ish races. Will post lap times if noone else does by then.

[timneyb]

1:38 for me

[Forgetful]

24 laps

[timneyb]

24 laps

K, that was my guess. Going half distance will be interesting in the premium TCs.

[HWKII]

Will be home tonight around 7, looking forward to practice.

[timneyb]

I'll try to make it out. Might be after clacksman gets tired though.

[robiker]

Practicing in my lounge.

[clacksman]

Wandering out shortly.

[timneyb]

Good couple of runs with robiker and clacksman. Tricky thing is managing the car in the last couple laps of the stint. It's probably worth focusing any setup changes towards that goal.

[clacksman]

Good couple of runs with robiker and timneyb. Tricky thing is managing the car in the last couple laps of the stint. It's probably worth focusing any remaining driving ability towards that goal.

1'38.4 RX7LM - two laps, not much tune, bad gearbox
1'39.9 A4TC - ehhh
1'37.9 Speed 6 - some tune (GTData'd), bad driver

[AgentWD40_FL]

have a great race tonight. i'm on gulf coast all weekend enjoying sun surf and sand

[clacksman]

Tim I think your GTData tune is slightly wack. Stated aero of 20/45 doesn't make stated 601pp, but 35/45 (max front/same rear) does.

[timneyb]

Tim I think your GTData tune is slightly wack. Stated aero of 20/45 doesn't make stated 601pp, but 35/45 (max front/same rear) does.

You would be correct. I know my front aero is maxed.

[Revengel]

HWKII and I are in my lounge. My fast lap is a fortnight.

[clacksman]

Will join you shortly, need to work on a car not made in Britain.

[HWKII]

Will join you shortly, need to work on a car not made in Britain.

You're doing this wrong.

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[clacksman]

Will join you shortly, need to work on a car not made in Britain.

You're doing this wrong.

So you use the TVR then.

Worked on RX7LM for an hour, got it good enough on tire wear to race it, system locked up exiting practice room, have no idea what I ended up on, can't get back on until 9:25. Boo.

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