Aren't you part of 360º ? Says so on your forums profile field for racername....
We are planning on having a few events for these CDDT guys, and the League Of The Americas is also planning a series for newer drivers under 10k miles.
Well, now that he as already joined yet another team.....I guess that's a permanent no.
Wait....why did you say you're 14 when your profile says your 51?
This type of activity is exactly why we started the CoRe Driver Development Team. New and inexperienced people come on here and think that they HAVE to be in a team to feel like they belong. Many of us trudged through the independent ranks before we found people that we liked racing against. It is important to get that experience before you take on the task of managing people that are complete strangers.
CoRe Racing didn't happen overnight...and it certainly didn't happen on the LFS forums. Two guys, who are no longer active, started CoRe. We all knew each other via racing online before we joined the team, and what we have now (website, forums, LFS servers, Ventrilo server, etc.) is the result of very hard work over the course of years, not weeks, days, or even hours, as in your case.
You just can't start a team and expect a huge bunch of people to join in a matter of hours. Even if that did happen, which it has to some other "forum teams", they ended up folding in a matter of weeks because no one knew each other enough to trust each other.
I know each of my CoRe Racing teammates enough to want to meet up with them in real life to watch some racing, or go have a beer (well, at least everyone that is legal enough to have a beer
). When you get to that point, you consider these guys friends, even without having met them in reall life, and that is what makes a team strong.We will have to talk about whether to reconsider your application, because frankly, your actions to 1) apply to the CDDT, 2) start and close a team in less than two days (all while asking to be not considered for CDDT), and 3)then ask to be reconsidered doesn't exactly instill confidence that you will stick with the CDDT long enough to make our time and effort with you worth it.
Another thing I've been wanting to make sure that EVERYONE knows, is that when you apply to the CDDT, you are not applying to be part of the CoRe Racing team. CoRe is simply organizing and supporting a "team" who's purpose is to help inexperienced drivers learn race craft. In fact, the following is an excert from the terms of joining CDDT:
This has been added to the first post.
Minivan, we will get back to you.
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Your level of LFS experience is a bit more than we were targeting. You've driven over 41,900 miles and finished over 1100 races, which is more than 4x the level we were looking for:
Does that mean that you are not accepted? No, not yet. We need to review your skill level to see if you would really gain in the environment that the CDDT will be. While we determine that, which will include you coming to a couple trainind sessions, your status will remain "Pending".
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I've upated the first post to show the invited/accepted drivers, the status pending, and the rejected applicants.
OK, we have 5 applicants. We will begin reviewing each and will be notifying soon!
We are planning on having regular training sessions, most likely on Tuesdays. These sessions will be reserved for CDDT drivers, but PM us when you want in and we'll send the password.
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Some tips on getting people to send setups:
- Search Inferno first. If you can't find something, then ask!
- Don't come on a server, and immediately start asking for sets from complete strangers.
- Ask nicely (i.e. use the word Please)
- Don't ask when they are racing; wait 'til the race is over!
- Ask someone directly, not "It would be really cool if someone would send me a set." Don't hint around.....get to the asking!
- When someone says "Sorry, team set.", say, "OK, thanks anyway!" Someone may see that you are being respectful and will send thier set when you ask them!
- .......Wait for it......here it comes......DO NOT ASK FOR A SET FROM SOMEONE YOU'VE JUST WRECKED!!!
To all applicants, we'll look over each of your details and we'll be letting each of you know beginning the first of next week. There are still some logistical details to work out, so we thank you for your interest and patience!
In the meantime, this is a sample of the basic CDDT skin team members will be wearing:
In the meantime, this is a sample of the basic CDDT skin team members will be wearing:
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Thank you, Jason! We appreciate the vote of confidence!
CoRe Driver Development Team
CoRe Racing, one of North America's most experienced LFS teams, is pleased to announce the forming of a new division: CDDT: CoRe Driver Development Team!
The aim of CDDT is simple: provide the younger and inexperienced LFS drivers with a team environment led and supported by experienced LFS drivers. Are we doing this just to find more members for CoRe Racing? Certainly not. CoRe racing has been active in the LFS community for over 2 years, and several of its members date their LFS activity back to the launch of S1. Having completed over 32,600 races (more than two thirds of the time on the podium), the experienced racers in CoRe Racing would like to give back and help the newer North American LFS S2 license holders develop their racing skills in a team environment that is focused solely on racing, without the worries of team leadership and resources. In fact, when a driver feels they have gained enough experience and knowledge from the CDDT, we will encourage them to venture out into the LFS community and pursue opportunities with a team of their choosing.
How do you benefit from this? CDDT members will enjoy the benefits of access to CoRe Racing's two 47-slot LFS servers, our 25-slot Ventrilo server, and a private section on the team’s forums where the drivers can communicate with each other and CoRe team members. From time to time, members of CoRe Racing will be available to assist drivers in learning proper driving techniques and car setup, including some specially scheduled training sessions. In addition, we will host a few events for these drivers using the lower powered cars to evaluate development, and provide a quality racing event format for these drivers to experience the more sophisticated environment of organized event and league racing, where proper racecraft is required.
CDDT members will wear a special “CDDT.Racername” tag while racing to show their affiliation with the team Also, a special, "one-skin-fits-all-members" car skin will be provided for each LFS car, except for the extreme high-performance cars like the FO8, BF1, GTR's (FXR, XRR, FZR), and the LX6. Once the drivers learn and display proper car control on the more traditional road cars and lowered powered competition cars, additional skins will be provided as the move up to the higher performance racing machines.
As CDDT members progress with racing and team leadership skills, one or more will be designated as a co-leader of the CoRe Driver Development Team. CDDT leadership will give drivers a chance to experience the duties and responsibilities required to run a LFS team, including regulating undesirable behavior by other CDDT members. The goal here is to eventually give one or more CDDT members the skills needed to run the CDDT team independently of CoRe Racing leaders' supervision, or go on to create and run their own LFS team.
What do we expect from a CDDT driver? CDDT drivers will be held to conduct and driving standards that will teach them how to enjoy a meaningful LFS experience. Each CDDT driver will be expected to conduct him/herself in a courteous, respectful, and non-combatant manner at all times, whether it is in a race server, on any forums, or on VOIP. To ensure accountability, CoRe Racing team leaders have setup a regulated, public section on the CoRe Forums for the LFS community to report undesirable behavior (w/ replays) so that we can monitor and regulate driver conduct.
What is required to join CDDT? Potential CDDT drivers must be older than 14 years old, but generally will be younger than 18 years old, but the max age is not a strict limit. However, CDDT is primarily focused on the relatively inexperienced drivers: those with less than 10,000 miles and/or 250 finished races. Drivers with proper racing equipment are preferred, as CoRe feels that keyboards and gamepads do not give drivers the platform to learn proper racing techniques. Also, any driver that is currently on a LFS team will not be considered.
How do you join? Since most of the new and inexperienced LFS'ers frequent these forums, we'll do it right here on these forums. Can anyone and everyone join? No, not really, and certainly not automatically. If you are serious about learning how to race and are dedicated to becoming a quality LFS community member, make a post with the following information:
LFS username
LFS racername
Age
Location
Controller
Date of first LFS race (approx if you don't remember)
Racing frequency (10 or fewer races per week, 10-20 races per week, 20+ races per week)
Normal race times (morning/day, evening, weekend).
Of course, you can choose to apply right on the CoRe forums. Each driver that applies will have his application entered on the CoRe forums and will be checked against the CoRe team ban list and the Wrecker's Barricade, and as well as spot forum post checks. Drivers that are invited to join CDDT will be PM'd on the CoRe Racing Forums. Once a driver is accepted into CDDT, official communications will take place on the CoRe Racing Forums.
Please note that CDDT is not intended to be a drifting team, nor will CoRe Racing team leaders allow it to become one. CoRe Racing is a racing team, and we are intent on assisting drivers learn racing skills! Does that mean if you race and drift, that you can't join? No, not at all. We don't care if you drift as well as race in your free time. Just don't ask us to teach you drifting techniques!
It's time to give the developing North American LFS racers the team environment that they can benefit and learn positively from, and CoRe Racing is up to the task!
CoRe Racing - website / forums / General Team Info
Invited/Accepted Drivers
Hammer (Slash621) (accepted)
Krafcik (accepted)
Falango (accepted)
Stnwolf (accepted)
Gabereiser (accepted)
Trav (accepted)
Pending
Rejected (w/ reason)
Andrei221 - removed from consideration (started a team, closed a team, joined another team - all in 1 day) Good Luck!
Minivan - removed from consideration (joined another team)
chanoman315 - removed from consideration by request
Dicey - not using a proper controller for racing
AstroBoy - removed from consideration by request (to focus on school
)To all of the applied drivers, we'll look over each of you and we'll be letting each of you know beginning on the first of next week. There are still some logistical details to work out, so we thank you for your interest and patience!
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Well, what would you expect from a guy that has joined 566 hosts, and has only finished 101 races?
Dalek, please get your facts straight before you make generalized, ignorant comments. TH84 said it right: "There are several very good American teams..." that are clean and very fast.
Dude56, your age may be an issue for some of them, but just go race (cleanly) as much as you can, learn as much as you can, and get to know a few folks, and you never know what can happen.
Hey Orange!
The League Of The Americas is a league managed by ZoltUSA (once known as Hollywood), |||Marsh from Land Of The Free Racing, sweetchop17 (formerly sweetreid) from CHOPS Racing Canada, and yours truly, among a few others.
The league has about 40-50 active members and has presented 3 major and 2 minor series so far, as well as a current MRT series, several special events, and we are planning our next major series featuring teams in the GTRs. The league is open to LFS S2 drivers from the Western Hemisphere, with the intent of creating series for our often forgotten (in LFS anyway) part of the world.
We are well organized, and have a comprehensive set of rules that are enforced without prejudice (i.e. I've been penalized by my co-admins for hitting my teammate on accident. 
).
Come on over and check us out! It would be good to see you back on track!
The League Of The Americas is a league managed by ZoltUSA (once known as Hollywood), |||Marsh from Land Of The Free Racing, sweetchop17 (formerly sweetreid) from CHOPS Racing Canada, and yours truly, among a few others.
The league has about 40-50 active members and has presented 3 major and 2 minor series so far, as well as a current MRT series, several special events, and we are planning our next major series featuring teams in the GTRs. The league is open to LFS S2 drivers from the Western Hemisphere, with the intent of creating series for our often forgotten (in LFS anyway) part of the world.
We are well organized, and have a comprehensive set of rules that are enforced without prejudice (i.e. I've been penalized by my co-admins for hitting my teammate on accident.
).Come on over and check us out! It would be good to see you back on track!
CHOPS Sunday Cup....not a league, but a well attended series of events...different car/track each week (yeah, I know you said constant, but...).
Check here: http://chops.myfreeforum.org/forum2.php
Check here: http://chops.myfreeforum.org/forum2.php
Well, so far, I haven't heard whether Brian or Jason are going to Mid-Ohio. They seemed to be a bit on the fence about it, so I honestly don't expect them to go, since it would be about an 8 hour drive for them.
Next event is Thursday, July 19th.
Combos to vote on are:
Combos to vote on are:
- XF GTR @ Fern Bay Club Reversed (FE1R)
- FXO GTR @ Westhill International Reversed (WE1R)
- Formula XR @ South City Classic (SO1)
- XR GT @ Fern Bay Gold Reversed (FE3R)
- UF 1000 @ Aston Cadet (AS1)
- LX4 @ Kyoto Ring GP Long Reversed (KY3R)
Check out CHOPS Racing Canada.....they almost all from Canada and a good bunch of guys!
http://www.chadseipdesign.com/chops/
http://www.chadseipdesign.com/chops/
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I'm glad you finally cleared up what "serious racing simulator" means.
Do we REALLY need yet another cruise server? Please......no.
I'm glad you finally cleared up what "serious racing simulator" means.
Do we REALLY need yet another cruise server? Please......no.
Yes, and please consult a dictionary before posting. Thanks.
Any word on when the Relay page will be updated for X and working again?
Victor?
Victor?
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