European GT championship. General discussion.

Vote was easiest, simplest and quickest, next time we will just decide amongst the organizers to save time, effort and trouble.

BG Cowboy wrote:A spot of constructive criticism here:

Rather than a vote in future, when more than one aspect of the race procedure is possibly going to be changed, it might be better to have a preferences thread rather than a vote thread.

Surely that's basically the same thing?

And here was I thinking everyone wanted to live in a democracy, guess I was wrong.

hi guys quick question about gt cars am i right in saying that all the gt spec cars are race built and therefor have everything IE engine turbo gearbox suspension etc etc all set to race upgrades.???????

There all race spec GT however most of the cars do need to be upgraded -

All cars Have to run with Stock rims.

(PI 758) Audi R8 LMS: Race drive line, Front tyre width 310, Rear tyre width 350

(PI 758) BMW M3 GT2: Race brakes

(PI 761) Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: Race brakes, Front Tyre Width 310, Rear Tyre Width 335

(PI 765) Ferrari 458 GT: Rear Tyre Width 325

(PI 763) Ford GT Mk7: Race Brakes, Race Driveline

(PI 759) Jaguar RSR XKR GT: Race brakes, Front Tyre Width 320, Rear Tyre Width 340

(PI 761) Lamborghini Gallardo: Race brakes

(PI 758) McLaren MP4-12C: Race brakes, Front tyre width 330, Rear tyre width 350

(PI 791) BMW Z4 GT3 - Remove 1st Stage Restrictor (711bhp), Race Breaks, Front 325, Rear 340 (15% Power Handicap)

(PI 796) SRT Viper GTS - Remove 1st Stage Restrictor (568bhp), Race Brakes, Front 320, Rear 340 (15% Power Handicap)

(PI 765) Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Race brakes

(PI 825) Aston Martin DBR9: 20% power handicap and 5% front and rear grip handicap

VAMR Wilson wrote:There all race spec GT however most of the cars do need to be upgraded -

All cars Have to run with Stock rims.

(PI 758) Audi R8 LMS: Race drive line, Front tyre width 310, Rear tyre width 350

(PI 758) BMW M3 GT2: Race brakes

(PI 761) Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: Race brakes, Front Tyre Width 310, Rear Tyre Width 335

(PI 765) Ferrari 458 GT: Rear Tyre Width 325

(PI 763) Ford GT Mk7: Race Brakes, Race Driveline

(PI 759) Jaguar RSR XKR GT: Race brakes, Front Tyre Width 320, Rear Tyre Width 340

(PI 761) Lamborghini Gallardo: Race brakes

(PI 758) McLaren MP4-12C: Race brakes, Front tyre width 330, Rear tyre width 350  

(PI 791) BMW Z4 GT3 - Remove 1st Stage Restrictor (711bhp), Race Breaks, Front 325, Rear 340 (15% Power Handicap)

(PI 796) SRT Viper GTS -  Remove 1st Stage Restrictor (568bhp), Race Brakes, Front 320,  Rear 340 (15% Power Handicap)

(PI 765) Porsche 911 GT3 RSR: Race brakes

(PI 825) Aston Martin DBR9: 20% power handicap and 5% front and rear grip handicap

thanks mate iv just been reading up and it practicly said the same thing hahaha thanks

No problem  , the Aston is basically a GT2 spec car but we have placed handicaps on it to get it around the same pace as the others.

guys im just wondering if there is any exceptions in the rules for noobs as im one lol my only one is abs as iv still yet to master the art of not using it im only getting used to manual gears..cheers

Everything you'll need to know will be in here bud:
http://forums.theonlineracingassociation.com/t12008-european-gt-championship-rulebook

Every driver MUST read through this in detail before participating, but is also useful if you have any questions regarding basics.

I have a vision of lots of people watching their replays of race 2 for the off chance that someone doesn't take the mandatory pitstop between laps 5 and 19.   

It sounds funny but thats basically my job to look at replays and check those things! lol

@jonnotheone - Sorry mate ABS is turned off for this championship, as it is for all the main TORA championships, However choose a car and try running it without ABS, play around with the pressure and the bias on the car and im sure it'll come to you  . Alot of drivers have made the change joining TORA and I'm sure drivers will help you too. 

Sorry to say that I'll be missing this weeks race due to some personal issues that need sorting out. Hoping to be back for Round 3.

Shame to hear that Bobcat. Always look forward to your post race vids   

I serious do not like how we will start this races from now on...and yes I voted.
I just hope we can get though the grid set up lap in one piece.

What happens if you get damage in this lap by an other driver?
Will there be a reset and the lap will have to be run again?
Hoe does this work when lag is involved?

Will there be a second role of delay to prevent silly accidents like people running into the back of your car while actually setting up grid order in the first lap?

how long will this weeks races be?

i think 15 and 25 but its not in the live timing like it states in the rules.

yeah, that's why I was asking

thanks for the rough estimate though

Unfortunately I've not been able to race in this series yet, since after moving house our landline (and subsequently internet connection) has yet to be installed into the house (despite being first promised for the 27th December).

Anyway, the EGT looks very popular and I had a thought. What with a new console and a new Forza, it seems that TORA want to wait for a few months to see which console they run the TEC on this year, which is understandable. However, for me, I love the TEC and it would be a real shame if it did go to the Xbox One.

Since there are still over a hundred people here competing in this championship, playing on Forza 4, how about trying to run an endurance championship based on this series where only GT cars are used (like the Blancpain Endurance Series).

As with the TEC in the past, it would take a lot of organisation but the community always seems to be willing to help out. Anyway, as I said it just a thought but would make for a very nice race series.

exp1osive sam wrote:Unfortunately I've not been able to race in this series yet, since after moving house our landline (and subsequently internet connection) has yet to be installed into the house (despite being first promised for the 27th December).

Anyway, the EGT looks very popular and I had a thought. What with a new console and a new Forza, it seems that TORA want to wait for a few months to see which console they run the TEC on this year, which is understandable. However, for me, I love the TEC and it would be a real shame if it did go to the Xbox One.

Since there are still over a hundred people here competing in this championship, playing on Forza 4, how about trying to run an endurance championship based on this series where only GT cars are used (like the Blancpain Endurance Series).

As with the TEC in the past, it would take a lot of organisation but the community always seems to be willing to help out. Anyway, as I said it just a thought but would make for a very nice race series.

  

hi what time does the race start uk time please i know its on here somewere but i can seem to find it thanks...

Qualifying is at 7:30pm and he racing begins at 8pm, see you there

TweekPunx wrote:Qualifying is at 7:30pm and he racing begins at 8pm, see you there

7.30 Quali, 8.15/8.30 Race.

My bad

It's all good, just a time adjustment to leave time for any issues between Qualifying and the start of the race

Hopefully Googledocs won't crash!

New PC, new protocol, and a whole new process, we'll be fine mate