OVERVIEW
The majority of you voted for it, and now, it's back! The Genuine Racing GT Masters is back and hopes to return to its glory-days for the new season. The 3rd season of the championship will see a lot of continuity to the 2013 edition, but with some key changes being made to make the league easier to handle for the drivers.
The 24h-long qualifying sessions are being ditched in favour of a pre-qualifying session to determine who will be on the grid and a 20-minute qualifying session on raceday. Races will also be shorter than previously, being limited to a length of 75 minutes instead of 300 kilometres. Additionally, should the attendance require it, there is the possibility of a second grid which will race on the same day at exactly the same time, but for half points. What stays the same are the cars! After the very successful debut for GT2-spec cars in the GT Masters series all that's being changed about them are the restrictions in an attempt to create a level-playing field. Just like before, we'll be looking for a driver's and team's champion, but there will also be an unofficial cup for the drivers of each separate car model.
To go along with the championship itself, we will bring back our public GT2 server which will run several of the tracks used in the championship. This is something we've done previously, with the latest example being the public server antics before last year's Turbo Trophy. Through this we intend to make the championship more accessable for drivers who would otherwise not find out about it so easily, but also as a practice for racing against your championship opponents.
All teams and drivers are welcome to participate in the series, there is no limit on how many drivers may race for a team, but only the best two drivers of a team can score points towards the team's standings in each round.
CAR BALANCING
FZR: 19% air-restriction
FXR: 21% air-restriction
XRR: 23% air-restriction
SERIES SCHEDULE
Round 1: 24.01.2014 - 26.01.2014
- Track: Kyoto Ring GP Long w/ Boothy chicane (KY3B)
- Distance: 32 laps (236.064 km)
Round 2: 14.02.2014 - 16.02.2014
- Track: Blackwood GP Track (BL1)
- Distance: 65 laps (214.955 km)
Round 3: 07.03.2014 - 09.03.2014
- Track: Westhill International (WE1)
- Distance: 48 laps (248.640 km)
Round 4: 21.03.2014 - 23.03.2014
- Track: Fern Bay Gold (FE3)
- Distance: 60 laps (210.840 km)
Round 5: 11.04.2014 - 13.04.2014
- Track: South City Long (SO4)
- Distance: 49 laps (197.421 km)
Round 6: 25.04.2014 - 27.04.2014
- Track: Aston National (AS3)
- Distance: 43 laps (240.886 km)
*Event will utilise a chicane layout
All race distances do not include the formation lap.
TIMETABLE
Friday 19:00 UTC: Start of Pre-Qualifying
Saturday 19:00 UTC: End of Pre-Qualifying
Sunday 18:30 UTC: Start of Qualifying
Sunday 19:00 UTC: Start of Race
The full rulebook, sign-ups and skin kit can be found here in this forum section too. Feel free to sign up! Everyone is welcome!
See you on track!
The majority of you voted for it, and now, it's back! The Genuine Racing GT Masters is back and hopes to return to its glory-days for the new season. The 3rd season of the championship will see a lot of continuity to the 2013 edition, but with some key changes being made to make the league easier to handle for the drivers.
The 24h-long qualifying sessions are being ditched in favour of a pre-qualifying session to determine who will be on the grid and a 20-minute qualifying session on raceday. Races will also be shorter than previously, being limited to a length of 75 minutes instead of 300 kilometres. Additionally, should the attendance require it, there is the possibility of a second grid which will race on the same day at exactly the same time, but for half points. What stays the same are the cars! After the very successful debut for GT2-spec cars in the GT Masters series all that's being changed about them are the restrictions in an attempt to create a level-playing field. Just like before, we'll be looking for a driver's and team's champion, but there will also be an unofficial cup for the drivers of each separate car model.
To go along with the championship itself, we will bring back our public GT2 server which will run several of the tracks used in the championship. This is something we've done previously, with the latest example being the public server antics before last year's Turbo Trophy. Through this we intend to make the championship more accessable for drivers who would otherwise not find out about it so easily, but also as a practice for racing against your championship opponents.
All teams and drivers are welcome to participate in the series, there is no limit on how many drivers may race for a team, but only the best two drivers of a team can score points towards the team's standings in each round.
CAR BALANCING
FZR: 19% air-restriction
FXR: 21% air-restriction
XRR: 23% air-restriction
SERIES SCHEDULE
Round 1: 24.01.2014 - 26.01.2014
- Track: Kyoto Ring GP Long w/ Boothy chicane (KY3B)
- Distance: 32 laps (236.064 km)
Round 2: 14.02.2014 - 16.02.2014
- Track: Blackwood GP Track (BL1)
- Distance: 65 laps (214.955 km)
Round 3: 07.03.2014 - 09.03.2014
- Track: Westhill International (WE1)
- Distance: 48 laps (248.640 km)
Round 4: 21.03.2014 - 23.03.2014
- Track: Fern Bay Gold (FE3)
- Distance: 60 laps (210.840 km)
Round 5: 11.04.2014 - 13.04.2014
- Track: South City Long (SO4)
- Distance: 49 laps (197.421 km)
Round 6: 25.04.2014 - 27.04.2014
- Track: Aston National (AS3)
- Distance: 43 laps (240.886 km)
*Event will utilise a chicane layout
All race distances do not include the formation lap.
TIMETABLE
Friday 19:00 UTC: Start of Pre-Qualifying
Saturday 19:00 UTC: End of Pre-Qualifying
Sunday 18:30 UTC: Start of Qualifying
Sunday 19:00 UTC: Start of Race
The full rulebook, sign-ups and skin kit can be found here in this forum section too. Feel free to sign up! Everyone is welcome!
See you on track!
