FM4 Clio Championship S1

Gaz · Oct 30, 2011

I have worked out most the details for the Clio Championship, see below.
I also need some info from anyone interested in signing up, see below.

Car: Renault Sports Clio V6 (Stock)
Assists: To be announced
Upgrades: Banned
Setup: Allowed

Tracks (11)
Sebring International Raceway - Club (1.70 Mi)
Mugello – Club (1.79 Mi)
Sedona Raceway Park – Club (2.02 Mi)
Silverstone - International (2.25 Mi)
Indianapolis - The Brickyard Speedway (Oval) (2.50 Mi)
Bernese Alps – Club (2.52 Mi)
Road Atlanta - Full (2.54 Mi)
Suzuka - West (2.15 Mi)
Twin RIng Motegi - East (1.88 Mi)
Circuit de Catalunya - National (1.85 Mi)
Laguna Seca (2.24 Mi)

Info

There will be 1 test event before the Championship starts, points will not be counted for this event.
Each race event will be 2 heats, with 10 laps each heat.
Heat 1 Normal grid (random I think).
Heat 2 reverse grid.
It will auto load Heat 2 I have no control over that.
Events should be no longer than 50 minutes for both heats.
I will set the timeout to 2 minutes after the first person has crossed the line.
Teams will be allowed. (It will be the case of picking another driver to make the team up and I will do the points after the race).
Events will be once every 2 weeks and start at 8.30pm UK time.
This will be open to all Licensed Members.

Info I need from people interested in signing up
Do you want to allow all assists, or just set ones, if so what ones?
Driving/braking line will be turned on as I use it.

How do you want to handle connection issues?
I am thinking allow 10 minutes for connection issues, so that is 1 hour in total, but I would like to hear your ideas. I will open the lobby 10 / 15 minutes before the event starts.

Points
1st 10
2nd 8
3rd 6
4th 5
5th 4
6th 3
7th 2
8th 1
Fastest lap 1

Feedback and Questions
If you have any feedback or questions please post them, I would like to hear them

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Signed up

Reserved Numbers
Dylan Hember - 7
Derek McCord - 14
Andrew Skinner - 22

Race Calendar

Stefan Liversidge · Apr 16, 2012

it is a valid point that many accidents are due to people being overly cautious

Dazmaniac · Apr 16, 2012

One major issue with console racing is the lack of peripheral vision. You are only seeing the 2D image generated on your TV. You don't really have the sense of the car coming up on either side of you, despite your best efforts to use your mirrors and the look left/right options. Then there's the blind spot, where the car isn't in your mirror and you can't sense it alongside your own car.

We can't be expecting everyone to be tippy toeing around at 30 mph to make sure accidents don't happen but then we don't want folks careering in to corners where a safe overtake is not usually available using the dive-bomb technique. My one major gripe with all online racing, be it PC or console, is that some racers seem to think every corner is an overtaking opportunity, whether room is available or not, just because the car in front may be that bit slower on the track.

Watch racing on TV and the drivers usually have a number of corners they will consider making a pass, or wait for the lengthier straights. They are not always trying at every turn to pass the car in front, unless the opportunity arises where the car in front makes mistake allowing the pursuer to make the pass.

Restarts are always tricky decisions, but I think we need a rule in place that we either run without them, and any accidents are reviewed after the races and if it is deemed someone was the major cause, race suspensions are handed out. Or we go with them but stipulate where the line is drawn as to what merits a restart and what doesn't.

Ash Kendall · Apr 16, 2012

Exactly, Daz. Although I don't think people should be driving slower in anticipation of an accident happening ahead. I think it's just a case of having your wits about you and knowing which corners are most likely to cause trouble.

I felt quite comfortable taking the long turn down the hill flat out at Bernese Alps, but if someone was just ahead I would always back off (very) briefly to make sure that any mistakes by the driver in front wouldn't wipe us both out. There isn't a good, safe spot for an overtake until about 2 corners later, so it never disadvantaged me. It's just about thinking ahead and being prepared for a mistake from the guy in front, especially when there's more than one car.

Maybe we should have a vote on it? No restart/restart if 90% of drivers affected, or something. Obviously, an incident caused by ropey connections/game bugs would have to be handled with common sense, too.

Ash Kendall · Apr 19, 2012

Thought I'd make this thread since there seems to be one on most of the other forums. Also, it gives me somewhere to post this:

Wasn't the toughest pass due to the speed advantage I'd gained out of the last corner, but I just enjoyed how I'd managed to squeeze into the gap in front.

Stefan Liversidge · Apr 19, 2012

you need to get one of these made for cws lastnight and get toms move on me

Ash Kendall · Apr 19, 2012

Stefan Liversidge said:
you need to get one of these made for cws lastnight and get toms move on me

I have!

http://racedepartment.com/forum/threads/cws-photos-videos.48106/page-3#post-1122960

Gaz · Apr 19, 2012

Car: Renault Sports Clio V6 (Stock)
Track: Road Atlanta Full
Laps: 2 Heats x 10 laps

Points:

1st 10
2nd 8
3rd 6
4th 5
5th 4
6th 3
7th 2
8th 1
Fastest lap 1

Assist:TCS: Off, STM: Off, ABS: Off. All other assits are allowed.
Upgrades: Banned
Setups: Allowed

Start Time: Lobby open at 8:15pm BST (GMT +1) / UK Time. Race starts at 8:30pm BST (GMT +1) / UK Time.

*** TRY TO GET IN THE LOBBY FOR 8:15PM TO ALLOW FOR ANY CONNECTION ISSUES ***

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