If a series is not exactly starting tomorrow we are always open to suggestions if we feel they are sensible.

The rules have been updated. All changes are highlighted in yellow.

Basically, instead of the top 30 teams making it through into the main event at all times, the top 15 from the PRO-AM and AM Cups will do so from now on, meaning that PRO drivers qualifying in the PRO-AM will no longer be a problem for AM teams. Should there be fewer than 15 cars of any category, the grid will be filled with cars from the other category.

Quote from Denny12 :

Will be Kyoto 500 counted as lfscart event?

Oval events will be completely exempt from the results.

Quote from Flame CZE :

The CityLiga ranking is not quite a reliable measurement in my opinion. Considering there were 3 grids, some people, who e.g. signed up later in the season or whose prequalifying result did not match their true potential (and therefore entered a lower grid), could easily score a top3 finish in grid 3, while having a Grid 2 / Grid 1 pace.

I don't say that my wins in Grid 2 were easy as pie, but I felt I could've competed better in Grid 1 although I'd have scored fewer points.

And I think troy is a good example. If I'm not wrong, he entered the season at a later stage and therefore scored a lot of top3 finishes in Grid 3.

:twocents:

It should be mentioned that only Grid 1 races will be considered. Sure, the competition on the sharp end of the field is sometimes faster in G2/3, but I think it's only logical for the top grid to be considered in this system.

Allowing Pro-Pro combinations for the Pro-Am cup with the disadvantage of having to run ballast is being considered.

And to the Pro drivers can qualify, Pro drivers qualify Pro-Am cars from where they start very often, look at real life.

EDIT: I just noticed I published the one with the wrong criteria for the lower ranks, will make sure it's updated soon.

Last edited by Deutschland2007, Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:35.

Hello racers!

You can find the 2014 Genuine Racing GT Open here.

It's a document with roughly 15 pages, mostly explaining all procedures and which penalties may be given for incidents and violations of various rules. It also explains the driver rankings more closely. The series administration reserves the right to edit the document at any time should we feel it is necessary.

If you find any errors of spelling, numbering, or loopholes in the rules, please let me know.

Updated standings following Round 2.

Added official race result to OP.

Quote from gordon666 :

Session of Incident (Qualifying, Race):Race
Protestor's LFS Lap:45
Timecode of Incident (EITHER MPR time OR Time of Day):1 : 13 :46
Your Car number:86
Protested Car number(s):3
Brief description of incident:car number 3 hooks my rear and car is spining

Car #3 makes contact with Car #86 and causes Car #86 to spin and go off-track. The driver of Car #3 (Valtteri Pitkänen) is given a drive-through penalty for causing an avoidable incident.

Quote from gordon666 :

Session of Incident (Qualifying, Race):Race
Protestor's LFS Lap:29
Timecode of Incident (EITHER MPR time OR Time of Day):46:47
Your Car number:86
Protested Car number(s):138
Brief description of incident:Car number 138 arrives at my lines ,and pushed off the track .

The driver of Car #138 holds his line moving slowly over to the left side. Car #86 is to the left of him, but starts turning in sooner than Car #138 hitting him and making him go spearing off the track into the wall. This is judged to be a racing incident, meaning no penalties will be awarded.

Quote from MonkeyHead :

Session of Incident (Qualifying, Race): Race
Protestor's LFS Lap: 12
Timecode of Incident (EITHER MPR time OR Time of Day): 19:23.15 ->
Your Car number: 144
Protested Car number(s): 005
Brief description of incident: 005 brakes too late and pushes both cars wide. Later 005 did let me pass when I caught him but this incident ruined my race strategy perfectly.

Car #5 brakes too late, hitting Car #144 and forcing them both off-track. Since Car #5 is judged to be at fault for the incident, a drive-through penalty is awarded to the driver of Car #5 (Henri Tanskanen) for causing an avoidable incident.

Quote from MonkeyHead :

Session of Incident (Qualifying, Race): Race
Protestor's LFS Lap: 18
Timecode of Incident (EITHER MPR time OR Time of Day): 29:35.00
Your Car number: 144
Protested Car number(s): 106
Brief description of incident: 106 closes the inside line when I was already there. He probably didn't have balls to go side by side and this is the result: both cars "out".

Car #106 opens the door the gives Car #144 a chance to get fully alongside him entering the chicane. Car #106 then starts closing the door resulting in contact between the two. The driver of Car #106 (Giulio Graziano) is given a 5-place grid penalty for the next round he qualifies for.

Quote from malcomax :

Session of Incident (Qualifying, Race):Race
Protestor's LFS Lap:3
Timecode of Incident (EITHER MPR time OR Time of Day):1 : 5:45
Your Car number:116
Protested Car number(s):8
Brief description of incident:car number 8 pushes me towards external
I was with a car ahead of him and the chicane seeks contact by sending me off track, DAMAGED my car and lost 7 positions.

Car #116 is approaching the chicane alongside Car #8. Car #8 makes contact with him multiple times on the approach to the entry and in the chicane sending Car #116 off-track and making him lose multiple positions. The driver of Car #8 (Jesse Telkkälä) is given a drive-through penalty for causing an avoidable incident.

Quote from malcomax :

Session of Incident (Qualifying, Race):Race
Protestor's LFS Lap:8
Timecode of Incident (EITHER MPR time OR Time of Day):14:19
Your Car number:116
Protested Car number(s):39
Brief description of incident:Car number 39 changes direction 2 times I fintato attack left and I wanted to jump right
closes first the left and then widens to the right hitting.

Following this and the counter protest from Car #39:

Car #39 stays in the middle of the track approaching the second split. Car #116 right behind him tries to go left in order to have a better line through the final turn and hits Car #39 almost sending him into a big spin and making him lose positions. The driver of Car #116 (Max Bartolotta) is given a drive-through penalty for causing an avoidable incident.

Quote from malcomax :

Session of Incident (Qualifying, Race):Race
Protestor's LFS Lap:54-58
Timecode of Incident (EITHER MPR time OR Time of Day):1.27:30 at 1.33:22
Your Car number:116
Protested Car number(s):36
Brief description of incident:Car number 36 Does not facilitate dubbing .
he is under blue flag and gives me 'street only when I write in chat! perm . made me take risks in the wake of going astray

Following this and the counter protest from Car #36:

The driver of Car #36 (Jaroslav Cerny) showed no intentions of defending against Car #116, and Car #116 did not show a proper attempt to overtake Car #36. Because of this, no actions will be taken.



Additionally the following penalties will be given out:
- The driver of Car #116 (Max Bartolotta) will be given another drive-through penalty for his chat-message in the closing stages of the race. He will also be awarded with a 4-point penalty for using an incorrect skin in the first two events of the season.
- The drivers of Cars #157 (David Jagodits), #155 (Markus Blohm) and #73 (Csaba Terhes) will all be awarded a 2-point penalty for using an incorrect skin during the 2nd round of the season.
- The driver of Car #28 (Kasper Kontio) will keep his rear-of-grid penalty from Round 1 and will have it applied at the next round he qualifies for.

Last edited by Deutschland2007, Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:50.

Abbreviations ftw!

Announcing the 2014 Genuine Racing GT Open!

OVERVIEW

It's been quite some time since there was a championship aimed at amateur drivers, but here is one again! The Genuine Racing GT Open is here! Aimed at PRO-AM and AM driver combinations, this new championship draws inspiration from the various national and international PRO-AM GT championships, such as the FIA GT3 European Championship for example, to give lesser experienced drivers as well as complete rookies the chance to compete in international GT racing on a competitive level. The season consists of 6 events, one on each track environment, using the FZR with a 20% air-intake restriction. All rounds of the championship will consist of 24h of pre-qualifying from Friday to Saturday followed by a 20 minute long qualifying session and a 2 hour long race on Sunday evening.
For the 20-minute long qualifying session any of the two competing drivers in each team may set the time. All races will be started with a rolling start after a formation lap behind the Pace Car.


All teams who are looking into training their lesser experienced and amateur drivers are welcome to enter. No team should enter more than two cars however, unless there is a massive demand for more slots or a lack of entries.


SERIES SCHEDULE

Round 1: 06.12.2013 - 08.12.2013
2h of Kyoto Ring GP Long (KY3B)

Round 2: 27.12.2013 - 29.12.2013
2h of Blackwood GP Track (BL1)

Round 3: 24.01.2014 - 26.01.2014
2h of Aston Grand Prix rev. (AS5R)

Round 4: 21.02.2014 - 23.02.2014
2h of Westhill International (WE1)

Round 5: 28.03.2014 - 30.03.2014
2h of Fern Bay Gold (FE3)

Round 6: 11.04.2014 - 13.04.2014
2h of South City Long rev. (SO4R)

All events will take place from Fridays to Sundays using the following timetable:

18:30 UTC on Friday: Start of Pre-Qualifying
18:30 UTC on Saturday: End of Pre-Qualifying
18:00 UTC on Sunday: Qualifying
18:30 UTC on Sunday: Race

The full rulebook, sign-ups and skin kit can be found here, in the GT Open sub-section, within the next couple of days.

See you on track!

Please use the following format to confirm your entry:

#00 <team name>
<class> <car>

<lfslicense>, <real name>, <nation> (for every driver one new line)

Example:

Quote :

#00 Example Racing Team
Class 1 CAR

racer123, Joe Public, Great Britain
ottoN0815, Otto Normal, Germany
Max00, Max Mustermann, Germany

Please only confirm your participation if you are planning to take part in the main event. The 15 fastest, confirmed teams of each class from pre-qualifying will be allowed to take part in the main event. The confirmation deadline is Friday, July 26, 2013 at 20:00 UTC.

Race replay is now available!

Official qualifying results added to OP.

After the end of qualifying the following penalties were assigned:

The drivers of Cars 067 (Sebastian Wojtkowiak), 119 (Matias Palacios) and 127 (Daniel Curubeto) have all received a 5-place grid penalty for using the incorrect name format during qualifying.

The driver of Car 145 (Fernando Igor) has received a 10-place grid penalty for using button clutch during an official session.

Use the following format:

Session of Incident (Qualifying, Race):
Protestor's LFS Lap:
Timecode of Incident (EITHER MPR time OR Time of Day):
Your Car number:
Protested Car number(s):
Brief description of incident:

Pre-Qualifying protests must also come with a MPR of the incident.

No protests for any session may be posted any later than Monday, 22.07.2013 at 19:30 UTC.

Quote from Webber HUN :

Your Name: László Hutóczki
Your LFS Username: webber hun
Team Name: SBP
Driver Number: 158
Car Selection: FZR
Nation: Hungary

I require the full team name please.

Quote from KamiKaZe nwE :

Your Name:Paulo Vinicius
Your LFS Username: kamikaze nwe
Team Name: Energy Virtual Racing
Driver Number: 149
Car Selection: FZR
Nation: Brazil

#149 is taken, please choose another number.

4, Dominik Engel, Deutschland2007, Genuine Racing

Please use the following format to confirm your entry:

Number, Firstname Lastname, LFS username, Teamname

An example:

Quote :

000, Joe Public, every1one, Example Racing Team

Please only confirm your participation if you are planning to take part in the main event. The 31 fastest confirmed drivers from pre-qualifying will be allowed to take part in the main event. The confirmation deadline is Saturday at 23:59 UTC.

All confirmed drivers that did not attend must withdraw by Monday, 22.07.2013 at 19:30 UTC to not receive a 15-point penalty.

Championship standings updated following Round 5.

Genuine Racing is the official 2013 Turbo Trophy Team Champion! The 2nd and 3rd places are not yet decided, nor is who will be the highest placed and final team to get an automatic entry into the 9 hours of AS Historic rev!

In the drivers championship only Phil Diaz and Otto Taskinen still have a chance to take the title. But don't forget: Money prizes will only be handed out to non-GenR members in the Top 3!

Due to the lack of protests, the results are now official.

Track: South City Chicane Route
Server Name: '& GenR Turbo Trophy' and '& GenR Turbo Trophy 2'

Pre-Qualifying Start: Thursday, 08.08.2013 at 19:00 UTC
Pre-Qualifying End: Saturday, 10.08.2013 at 19:00 UTC

Qualifying Start: Sunday, 11.08.2013 at 17:30 UTC
Race Start: Sunday, 11.08.2013 at 18:00 UTC

The passwords for pre-qualifying will be sent out at least 3 hours before the start of the session.

The passwords for the 32 fastest confirmed drivers will be sent out after the official pre-qualifying results have been released and the the confirmation period has ended.

You may discuss the race and ask questions in this thread.

We are happy to announce that the 10th and final automatic entry in GT2 will be awarded to the highest placed team in the 2013 Turbo Trophy that has not received a an automatic entry already!