CDN_Wolf_eh

:canadaflag: 2011 ALMS Season :flag:

All Races feature - Warm-up 9:30A - Qualifying 10:00A - Race 10:10A

Car Class for the Season: R3 - 745 RWD only

Corvette Guys drive Corvettes

#99 Tiger Racing Corvette Z06
#73 3R-Racing Corvette Z06
#31 Whelen Engineering Corvette Z06
Corvette C5 Z06
Corvette C6 Z06
Corvette C6 ZR1

Porsche Guys drive Porsches

#45 Flying Lizard 911 GT3-RSR
997 GT2
997 GT3 RS
or any 911 body


Scoring System:

Drivers will be classified into one of four groups with the following restrictions set within their group:

GT4 - Group 4 drivers will have full HP and Torque
GT3 - Group 3 drivers will have - 10% HP and Torque
GT2 - Group 2 drivers will have - 20% HP and Torque
GT1 - Group 1 driver will have - 30% HP and Torque


Drivers will receive points for Class Race Placement, Class Fastest Lap and Class Varience (Average Lap vs. Personal Fastest Lap)

1st - GT1 (40 Points) - GT2 (30 Points) - GT3 (20 Points) - GT4 (10 Points)
2nd - GT1 (35 Points) - GT2 (25 Points) - GT3 (15 Points) - GT4 (5 Points)
3rd - GT1 (31 Points) - GT2 (21 Points) - GT3 (11 Points) - GT4 (3 Points)
4th - GT1 (28 Points) - GT2 (18 Points) - GT3 (8 Points) - GT4 (1 Point)
5th - GT1 (26 Points) - GT2 (16 Points) - GT3 (6 Points) - GT4 (0 Points)
6th - 8th GT1 (20 Points) - GT2 (10 Points) - GT3 (1 Point) - GT4 (0 Points)



All Classes (GT1 / GT2 / GT3) will run with the same race settings ...

Damage Difficulty: Cosmetic
Collision Mode: Default
Force Off Autobrake: YES

The reasons I have decided to set the Damage at "Cosmetic" are as follows: (1) Our races are pretty long 25 - 35 laps depending on the track - which could make for a long race putting around with a severly damaged motor after Turn 1 of Lap 1 (2) Off track experiences will still cost the Racer time off track, and getting back up to speed. (3) Judging a Racer's ability will be more uniform between Classes - and decision made to move a Racer from one Class to another can be made with more accurate information.

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
MOBIL 1 TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING

Presented by Fresh from Florida

Track: Sebring
Forza Track: Sebring
Laps: Qualifying - 3 Race - 25

Sunday, January 30th, 2011
TEQUILA PATRON AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES

at Long Beach

Track: Long Beach Road Course
Forza Track: Sedona - Club Circuit
Laps: Qualifying - 3 Race - 35

Sunday, February 6th, 2011
AMERICAN LE MANS NORTHEAST GRAND PRIX

Track: Lime Rock
Forza Track: Silverstone - Grand Prix
Laps: Qualifying - 3 Race - 25

Sunday, February 13th, 2011
MOBIL 1 PRESENTS GRAND PRIX OF MOSPORT

Track: Mosport International Raceway
Forza Track: Sunset - Full
Laps: Qualifying - 3 Race - 30

Sunday, February 20th, 2011
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE

Track: Mid-Ohio
Forza Track: Twin Ring Motegi - Motegi Full
Laps: Qualifying - 3 Race - 30

Sunday, February 27th, 2011
ROAD RACE SHOWCASE

Road America

Track: Road America
Forza Track: Road America
Laps: Qualifying - 3 Race - 25

Sunday, March 6th, 2011
BALTIMORE GRAND PRIX

Track: Baltimore Road Course
Forza Track: Mugello - Full
Laps: Qualifying - 3 Race - 25

Sunday, March 13th, 2011
AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES MONTREY

presented by Patron

Track: Laguna Seca
Forza Track: Laguna Seca
Laps: Qualifying - 3 Race - 30

Sunday, March 20th, 2011
*** Weekend Off ***
Actual Sebring Race!


Sunday, March 27th, 2011
PETIT LE MANS

Road Atlanta

CDN_Wolf_eh

I have reviewed all the data from the first set (only set, so far) of Ranking Data ... and this is how I see the initial Set-up for next week's race ...

GT1

GLR Red Dragon - Andy
DigitalPZ - Peter
Porsche0Monkey - Jon

GT2

pongobaz - Phil
CDN Wolf eh - Mark
StingrayAlex - Alex
Brad 08 vet - Brad
C6SUMMER - Claus

GT3

GETTREAL - Steve
WYKD1 - Lauri

I have not received data from Steve and Lauri ... that is why I have placed them in GT3 to start.

As the season progresses ... I will make adjustments to the divisions, based on actual race results ... and requests from the Racers.

If you feel that you have been placed in the wrong division to start ... PM me ... and let me know where you think you should be, and why.

If I see a large varience within the GT1 division ... then I will look at altering PI car values ... to make the races more competitive and interesting for all involved.

If I see one or two racers dominating GT2 division ... then they will be encouraged to move up to GT1 ... with a possible PI bonus.

Once I see the GT3 racers improving ... then they will be encouraged to move up to GT2.

With the point structure this year ... it is in everyone's best interest to be at the highest level ... but still within a division to have fun ... after all, that is why we are doing this, to have some fun!

Our final race of the season will be Le Mans ... and hopefully by then we will have two strong divisions (GT1 & GT2) with a little bit of PI tweeking to make everything competitive and interesting.

Mark

CDN_Wolf_eh

Sebring Race ... Points up for Grabs!

Points are awarded for Race Finish Placement, Fastest Lap Ranking and Lowest Varience Ranking ...

So for example, if a GT1 Racer finishes 1st in their race (30 Points), has the Fastest Lap during the race (another 30 Points) and the lowest Varience Ranking [Average Lap Time - Fastest Lap Time] (another 30 Points) would equal 90 Points for that Racer ... if you have any questions about how points are awarded ... post the questions in this thread, someone else might have the same question!

GT1 - 3 Racers
Driver Point Range: 63 - 90 Points

GT2 - 5 Racers
Driver Point Range: 18 - 60 Points

GT3 - 2 Racers
Driver Point Range: 20 - Points

These ranges can change if we have new Racers join us next Sunday ... or if less Racers show up!

porsche0nut

Bad news Mark...

...I'm going to miss the first race

Out of town this weekend unfortunately, have fun and I'll see you guys next weekend at Sedona.

-Jon

CDN_Wolf_eh

Sorry to hear that Jon! Have a good trip, and we'll see you at Sedona!


Mark

Zookie

ahhh man Me and Tara would join, but 9:30 on a sunday s way to early for us... just woke up..

PS: we were up till 4am last night playing Forza...

pongobaz

Too bad Zook as I was the only Porsche in a sea of American iron. But hey, I won the GT2 race! Took pole in the qualifying and then after the usual bumping and grinding on the first lap that sent me down to 5th, I settled in and began reeling in the 'vettes one by one. It looked like I might never catch the leader (Brad 08 vet) and would have to settle for 2nd (man those 'vettes are fast on the straights!), but he made a critical error on lap 23 of 25 and I blew past and never looked back!
So Porsche wins at Sebring in GT2!

Zookie

lol ahahahah nice, i might try and wake up early next sunday, but dont count on it

CDN_Wolf_eh

GT1 Results - Sebring Race ...



GT2 Results - Sebring Race ...



This one is clearer ... but missing the final overall time ...

CDN_Wolf_eh

During the final few laps of the GT2 race, some of the GT1 guys came in to watch the carnage ... I mean action ... LOL

Afterwards, we had some discussions about how we could even things up a little bit between the GT1 guys ... Andy and Paul are about 3 seconds a lap quicker than Peter, and Peter is about 3 seconds a lap faster than the top GT2 guys.

Forza 3 now has the ability to create 'Groups' - up to 4 different groups, and within each group you can set different restrictions.

So we ran a few races adjusting the overall power of the cars across 4 groups ...

Andy - GT1 - Group 1
Peter - GT1 - Group 2
Mark and Claus - GT2 - Group 3
Steve GT3 - Group 4

So we tried a couple of races ... and arrived at the following power modifications for each group ...

All cars are still R3 moded to IP 745 ... and each driver tunes their car to their liking ...

GT4 - Group 4 drivers will have full HP and Torque
GT3 - Group 3 drivers will have - 10% HP and Torque
GT2 - Group 2 drivers will have - 20% HP and Torque
GT1 - Group 1 driver will have - 30% HP and Torque

We ran a couple of races on the Sebring track ... and found that these grouping structures really brought the cars together, making for a vary competitive and fun race ... except for Steve ... for some reason he was the target for most on track collisions! ... Sorry Steve!

Driver points will remain the same for the Classes ... so as drivers improve through the season, they can move up classes, and earn more points per race.

Next week is Sedona!

Driver Classification:

GT1 - Andy, Paul & Jon
GT2 - Peter (Phil and Brad have the option of moving up to GT2)
GT3 - Phil, Brad, Mark, Claus & Alex (Steve has option of moving up to GT3)
GT4 - Steve & Lauri

Revised Point Structure:

1st - GT1 (40 Points) - GT2 (30 Points) - GT3 (20 Points) - GT4 (10 Points)
2nd - GT1 (35 Points) - GT2 (25 Points) - GT3 (15 Points) - GT4 (5 Points)
3rd - GT1 (31 Points) - GT2 (21 Points) - GT3 (11 Points) - GT4 (3 Points)
4th - GT1 (28 Points) - GT2 (18 Points) - GT3 (8 Points) - GT4 (1 Point)
5th - GT1 (26 Points) - GT2 (16 Points) - GT3 (6 Points) - GT4 (0 Points)
6th - 8th GT1 (20 Points) - GT2 (10 Points) - GT3 (1 Point) - GT4 (0 Points)

Mark

CDN_Wolf_eh

Sebring Race Results and Driver Standings ...

CDN_Wolf_eh

Sedona Club Circuit tomorrow morning!

porsche0nut

Great race today, love the setup with the different groups at different power reductions, makes for some really close racing! I also love the Sedona track...

I have a friend who isn't a Porsche or Vette guy, but may be interested in racing with us if the group is interested in some more players, if so he'd like to run the M3-GTR... and would do the Lotus qualifying and post the results. I'd estimate he's about a Group 2/3 driver, was running 1:07/1:08's (no power reduction) at Sedona. Might be interesting to have another car type in the races?

Let me know what the group thinks.

pongobaz

Hated that track! Spun twice and lost too much time to catch up after that. What a difference a week makes: first to last!

CDN_Wolf_eh

Paul - GLR Magic Man, is a BMW guy as well (he has an M3) ... so in the Sebring race, he ran the BMW M3-GTR R3 745 ... so have him set up a car to our standards ... have him run the qualifying races ... and we'll slot him into a group!