Quote from Fege :

Name : Fredrik Gehammar

LFS Username : Fege
Preferred number (02-99): 10

Number taken, please choose another from the original post

Cheers

Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin

Quote from Austbong :

Name : Sandro Simões
LFS Username : Austbong
Preferred number (02-99): 13 (i've selected this number in the sign up thread for the season, but in this pre season event, 13 - E. Kasperiunas - oldnavy as already the same number as I have.

Does this situation forces me to change number ?

13 - E. Kasperiunas - oldnavy - has the same number for the Season and Pre-Season races.

I've given you the number 82.

Cheers

Joe Keaveney

Thanks for the suggestion Niels, keep them coming! A healthy discussion about how we run things can only improve iTCC, and for sure, we'll look to you guys for your opinions when we sit down and look at what to do next.

For now, though, as you can see, the largest change in iTCC has been pre-qualifying. I don't forsee any massive changes to the format apart from that for this season, with the season now so close (and therefore planning time is minimal )

I like the national anthems idea (for the winner), but like Jack said, you better get used to hearing either - the Star Spangled Banner - or the William - or Yes, we love this country! - or There is a lovely land, as I think these will be most likely the nations from which the winning drivers come. (USA,NED,NOR,DEN just so you know). I'll go find the MP3s now

Cheers guys!

Joe Keaveney

Quote from scotty2888 :

So theres no such thing as locked in drivers no more?

Everyone Pre quali's

Fastest 50 of Pre Qualy does the shootout with the top 30 going to the actual event.

I see. Sounds fair.

No I didn't say that.

For the Pre-Season Race only, everyone who enters for the race must pre-qualify. The fastest 32 will race at the Pre-Season Race.

For the Season itself, top 15 from last year will meet the top 15 from the (Reserve) Shootouts. The 50 drivers in the Shootouts are made up of the top 50 from Pre-Qualifying.

Hope I've been a bit clearer for you.

Cheers

Joe Keaveney

Quote from scotty2888 :

*facepalm* Thanks guys.

I am assuming the locked in drivers will also have to confirm if they are available by the time the pre qualy finishes. (Sat whatever the time was) at the latest?

I didnt see that anywere unless I missed it otherwise you might have spaces left in the shootouts?

Everyone pre-qualifies for the Pre-Season Race. We're testing the script (thanks Reint Jan!), and Airio, to make sure we get no problems.

Hope this clarifies things.

Cheers

Joe Keaveney

Thanks for your post, Niels.

You make a very good point regarding the 'locked-in' drivers. The answer as to why the championship is structured like it is serves several purposes.

Firstly, by having a set of 15 'locked-in' racers (who are the fastest drivers becuase they have scored the most points) we have continuity from round to round throughout the season. This, along with the ballast rules, leads to the creation of rivalries for positions, whether it be for the title (1st) or a rivalry between the places 10-15 for a top ten position at the season's end.

Secondly, the advantage of being 'locked-in', is a motivating factor to those drivers in places 15-20 of the championship. A good set of results at a round of the iTCC will get them into the top 15, qualifying them automatically for a place at the next round of the iTCC, where they may be able to keep that successful form going and climb the championship table.

Thirdly, the 'locked-in' principe is a loyalty incentive. The good drivers, those who attend the iTCC races round after round, and who consistently score points at each round of the iTCC, are rewarded with a guaranteed place at the next round.

Fourthly, these good drivers in the top 15 (who generally speaking are from well-established teams) face a very stern challenge from any driver in the 30 who race. That means at any round of the iTCC, a rookie, if he is fast enough, can race bumper-to-bumper with a veteran of LFS, providing a new challenge for both rookie and veteran alike.

One of my objectives for the iTCC was to promote new drivers. I wanted to create a league where the LFS veterans could be challenged at every round by fast drivers new to the sport of sim-racing. I'm not sure how many new drivers we saw last year in the iTCC, but we saw some new drivers, and those new drivers had the opportunity to showcase their talents to the established teams, and I hope that has been good for both the drivers and the teams.

I do see the point you make, and I can see how it could be seen as unfair. I, however, don't see it like that. I think the format that we've decided upon is a large part of what makes the iTCC what it is - intense, engaging, and breathless!

Thanks again for the post, Niels - I hope we see you rubbing wheels with the big guns

Cheers

Joe Keaveney

Quote from scotty2888 :

Just thought of something though

When you put in to see how your doing it only brings up the first page. How do I view the times further down?

We'll have a live timing weblink available also Airio allows you to change the page

Last edited by Joe_Keaveney, Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:20. Reason : Ack.... Deko beat me to it

Hi racers,

To cope with the large number of entries in iTCC, we have introduced a 'pre-qualfying' system in order to give all racers a fair chance of competing in the iTCC.

Please read the pre-qualifying thread to read about how pre-qualification works.

Thanks,

Joe Keaveney - ITCC Admin

Hi racers,

To cope with the large number of entries in iTCC, we have introduced a 'pre-qualifying' system in order to give all racers a fair chance of competing in the iTCC.

All drivers entered for the Pre-Season event will be subject to Pre-Qualifying. The top 32 drivers from Pre-Qualifying will compete in the Pre-Season event.

Please read the pre-qualifying thread to read about how pre-qualification works.

Thanks,

Joe Keaveney - ITCC Admin

Hi racers,

Due to the very large number of entries for the 2010 iTCC Touring Car Championship, we have decided to implement a 'pre-qualifying' system.

Pre-qualifying works like this:

The top 15 drivers from the 2009 iTCC Driver's Championship move straight through to Round 1 of the 2010 iTCC Driver's Championship. They are 'locked-in'. At all other rounds of the iTCC, the 'locked-in' drivers are those drivers who are in the top 15 of the 2010 Driver's Championship. All other drivers who have submitted entries for the 2010 Championship must 'pre-qualify'.

The iTCC server will be passworded from 2200 UTC Wednesday until 2200 UTC Saturday immediately before the forthcoming iTCC round. All drivers needing to pre-qualify will have a PM sent to them with the server password. They must then set the best laptime they can on the iTCC server.

A Live timing weblink is available as well as ranking lists being available within LFS - type !top FXI.

The top 50 drivers from pre-qualifying will then advance to the Reserve Shootouts and feature in the iTCC program/broadcast. The top 15 drivers from the Reserve Shootouts will advance to the iTCC races themselves.

We feel this is the fairest way to give all the racers entering a chance to get into the iTCC. If you're fast enough, you'll get through.

Best of luck to you all

This thread will be used to let you know when the server is passworded and open for pre-qualifying.

Round 3

Pre-Qualifying begins at 2200 UTC on Wednesday 17 February 2010 and ends at 2200 UTC on Saturday 20 February 2010. Top 50 drivers from Pre-Qualifying make it to the Reserve Shootouts. At least 14 from the Reserve Shootouts will make it to the race! Max number of 29 starters at SO5R.

Cheers

Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin

Last edited by boothy, Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:22.

OP updated with boothy's link. Big link FAIL from me. Normal service is resumed.

Hi guys, the entry list has been updated, please check your race numbers as they may have changed.

Please, I don't want any arguments as to who has got what number, it's not important - it's just a number

If you see any mistakes please PM me.

Also, I'll be making an announcement or two about this year's championship hopefully within a couple of days, so keep checking the forum out to stay up to date!

Thanks and best of luck in the 2010 iTCC Championship!

Cheers

Joe Keaveney

Guys,please chill out a little bit. The list will be updated when I get a chance. The 1st round isn't until the 10th of January. I can't spend all day on the forum keeping the list up to date. My boss would sack me,see. So give me a chance and I'll have all the entries sorted. Cheers!

Hi Victor,

Could you please add the LFS usernames dekojester and boothy to the admins for the iCON Racing Events sub-forum?

Thanks,

Joe Keaveney - iCON Racing Events Admin

Quote from Saerki :

OP updated on page1 with replay. Is the picked number the same for testrace?

Check out the OP on the test race thread to see what your number is for the test race.

Quote from scotty2888 :

So I am listed as 95, is that entry number 95 and still drive my number 97 car. Or is my car number 95 also?

Your car number, and competitor number is 95. That's all it means. It has no chronological value whatsoever, you will drive in the Reserve Shootout. Hope this helps, mate.

Quote from andRo. :

Hey, just a question.
Why am I number when I signed up with number 16? + I was one of the first to sign up, but in the reserve list, I'm now one of the last. Which means, that I won't get to race probably.

Or did you just put us in some order, to make things easier? Or what? And yes, I had an .spr which meets the criteria.

Here you gave me the right number.

Hi and thanks for the question

Firstly, I'm giving the series champion the choice of which number he chooses

Secondly, you will get to compete in the reserve shootouts along with the rest of the racers in the Reserve List, if you're fast enough you'll then qualify to the race meeting itself.

Thanks for the entry (and the .spr) and good luck in the iTCC!

Original post updated with driver entries so far. You'll notice some of the drivers who have posted in this thread are not on the list.

Drivers, you MUST attach an .spr hotlap that meets the criteria in the original post.

If you competed last season then go back to the original sign-up thread for Season 1, and find your replay that you attached then. Come back to this thread and attach it to your post, then let me know you've updated your original post. It lets me know a) you're eligible and b) it means I can scan the forum more quickly in order to administrate the league better.

Thanks guys! Looking forward to Round 1!

Cheers

Joe Keaveney - iTCC Admin

Quote from AstroBoy :

This is idea, or atleast add random new corners to tracks to make things interesting, buck the trend, be more different

Thanks for the suggestion, but the tracks will stay as they are, albeit with Rockingham added SHOULD it appear.

Hope this clarifies things.

Quote from scotty2888 :

I thought Rockingham was coming out in the s3 pack? Or am I mistaken. Meaning you need to pay for it.

Yeah good point, thanks, I'll append it to the calendar.

Quote from Scott Mckenzie :

Just out of interest, with the announcement of the Rockingham circuit addition. Would there be potential to include this (if it is released in time) to the calender, either by dropping one of the tracks, or by possibly adding an extra round.

Definitely yes. If Rockingham appears before the end of the season then the last round will be replaced by Rockingham.

Hello racers,

After many weeks of preparation the ICON Racing team would like to invite participants for a warm-up event for the 2010 iTCC Touring Car Championship

The car used is the FXR, which is air intake-restricted to 32% to give 320 BHP. This is a sequential geared car, with similar power to modern touring cars.

The start of the race will be a standing (grid) start.

The races themselves will be available to watch via LFS Remote and ICON TV, which will be broadcasting commentated live in-game coverage.

There is a Ventrilo VOIP server (details soon), we will be asking some drivers in the Championship to be on this server so the commentary team can get the driver's views during the race.

In order to test all our procedures, admin staff, and hardware/software setups, we are inviting racers to declare their interest in the following event:



















Sign-ups close Wednesday 9th December 2009 at 1800 UTC

Sign-ups (32/32)

02 - Z.Cagas - Kid222
03 - Y.Laprevotte - GreyBull[CHA]
06 - J.Sedgwick - JackDaMaster
08 - A.Moroz - EliteAti
10 - S.McKenzie - Scott Mckenzie
16 - A.Pavars - andRo.
17 - A.Dahl - Flingoko
18 - N.Gebauer - N!ghtm@re
19 - R.de Jong - Rikje
22 - C.Callan - need
23 - J.Pickard - rc10racer
25 - K.McDonald - 1993weeman
26 - J.Atkinson - J@tko
30 - S.Oliveira - 666mephisto666
38 - J. Bjornson - JayEyeBee
43 - R.Santos - Puzzle
46 - R.Blauwhoff - ChrisijaNL
47 - C.Wilkinson - Wilko868
59 - L. Mathieu - mattydread
60 - D.Lind - Dennis93
66 - T.Ostgaard - Tomhah
67 - N.Mul - niels1
70 - A. Staskevicius - iFastLT
71 - K.Gasiunas - TexasLTU
77 - R.Pearson - Pearcy_2k7
86 - T.Chadwick - Astroboy
89 - R.Osza - Töki (HUN)
91 - M.Peltonen - mpeltonen
92 - J.Kovanen - kimione
97 - S.Moore - Scotty2888

04 - N. Dakovic - N I K I
05 - T. Osterhouse - Laser171107
07 - P. Heinonen - Saerki
09 - A. Carey - arrowkart4
11 - H.Luis - hugoluis
12 - A. O´Brien - aobrien
13 - E. Kasperiunas - oldnavy
15 - Z. Hancock - zak_mull
20 - A. Arnason - Arni Arnason
21 - D. Lobb - Dizzdarryn
24 - N.Vallée - El Carpio
27 - V.Verstreken - proa2414
31 - J. Miranda - JBiturbo
32 - Z. Ferreira - Ze Ferreira
33 - B. Keough - DeadWolfBones
34 - P. Gaudefrin - PuFFinG
35 - D.Santos - G-Force pt
37 - K. Cramer - Humbleridderen
41 - K.Kliaudaitis - Karolis[Lt]
42 - D. Buck - buck77
44 - D. Jähnig - Kart0fL47
45 - N. Puntola - nikopdr
48 - H. Richmond - Hansonator69
49 - J. Christensen - jensbrix
50 - B. Holmberg - Cawwa
51 - H. Melin - nobreaks11
54 - E. Derinay - TReeArms
55 - F. Gehammar - Fege
57 - A. Chiodini - Rigun
58 - R. Van Buren - rudy van buren
63 - A.Pettigrew -AdamLFS
64 - R.Hoiting - hotmail
68 - S. Sheasby - fragster-uk
69 - J. Ward - jwardy
72 - J. Baksys - Mizteriz
74 - D. Santos - Max-Biaggi
76 - K. Myers - z-ro 8
79 - A. Terrahe - AppiePils
82 - S. Simões - Austbong
87 - M. Björndal - Turbofreak
88 - R. Gonçalves - Rux
90 - V. Lombardi - Lombardi
93 - D. Adelin - Bambo
95 - K. Kerekes - Kristi
96 - N. Lamothe - nathan246
98 - O. Rinne - ManneF1
99 - S. Milasinovic - srdjanmilasinovic

ALL drivers will Pre-Qualify for the Pre-Season Race, the top 32 will make it through to the race. This is so we can thoroughly test the Pre-Qualifying System, and it's associated softwares. Sorry for the late change to the format; however, we think it is right and sensible that we use the Pre-Season Race as a test vehicle for the 2010 Championship. Pre-Qualifying will take place between 0001 UTC on Thursday 10th December, and 2359 on Saturday 12th December. Server passwords will be PMed shortly before this time.

Please download this and amend your skins. Remember to upload the finished skin to LFS World!

Make sure that your REAL NAME and number is displayed on your 'in-game' name tag in the format:

02 D.Zanetti in WHITE

Last edited by Joe_Keaveney, Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:29. Reason : Changed sign-up format for new Pre-Qualifying System

Quote from GreyBull [CHA] :

So this means that 1 car teams are allowed?

Yes

Dates are subject to amendment guys, I'll take a look and see whether things can be re-arranged for the clashes.

Thanks for pointing them out.

Quote from J@tko :

Except for normal braking points?

Ooooh, you pedantic git I would have thought if you're cruising around at 70-80 MPH you won't need to brake anyway.

But yes, except for normal braking points.

I'm locking this thread as I just want it to contain the rules. Cheers guys!

Last edited by Joe_Keaveney, Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:29.