PC2 Project Cars 2 Leagues (merged)

[Rob]

I know we are all excited for this release. What I don't know is how many people intend to a) play it on the xbox one and b) would like to join some sort of a formal league here at Race Department.

There are so many possibilities, I've had to calm myself down from getting lost in them. However, my main passion, IndyCar, will probably not be able to be run until the DLC with the ovals comes to the Xbox One.

That said, what sort of series would you like to see? Personally, ones that come to mind are Tudor United Sports Car Series, WEC, British Touring Car, and DTM. One of these could fill the gap for me until IndyCar is possible, but others may have better ideas.

Please indicate below if you are interested and what sort of times you are available and which series' you prefer. We could follow the actual schedule of many a series, due to the timing of the release. Personally, if they get the ovals out before IndyCar starts, I'll probably turn my focus there, but nothing would prevent running another alongside.

The anticipation is killing me!

 

[ozwheels]

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Here is the rest of the calendar with in-game dates and weather conditions. In-game times and laps will be announced on the Monday before the race.

R17-18: Sugo - May 10 - Dry
R19-20: Spa - May 17 - Wet
R21: Watkins Glen - May 24 - Dry

R22-23: Silverstone - June 7 - Dry
R24-25: Barcelona - June 14 - Random
R26-27: Long Beach - June 21 - Dry
R28-29: Zhuhai - June 28 - Dry
R30-31: Donington Park - July 5 - Wet
R32: Imola - July 12 - Dry

R33-34: Brno - July 26 - Dry
R35-36: Road America - Aug 2 - Random
R37-38: Zolder - Aug 9 - Dry
R39-40: Hockenheim - Aug 16 - Dry
R41: Daytona - Aug 23 - Random

The pole said dry-dry-wet. Where did random come from?

 

[Ben Milden]

The pole said dry-dry-wet. Where did random come from?

Frank I think added it could be good I guess

 

[ozwheels]

Frank I think added it could be good I guess

Well we know how random ended up in the last game. Now there are even more ludicrous weather options in this game.

 

[ozwheels]

That’s cool guys. Disqualify me because of a last minute rule change that half of the league didn’t know about even though I only had 4 more than the rest who got 10 second penalties.

 

[Thomas While]

That’s cool guys. Disqualify me because of a last minute rule change that half of the league didn’t know about even though I only had 4 more than the rest who got 10 second penalties.

We understand that the track limits for this circuit weren't clearly explained to all drivers and hopefully in the future this doesn't happen again. However that's out of our hands, all we can do is give out penalties as fairly and consistently as possible. In your case, you extended over double the allowable limit and we felt that deserved disqualification.

 

[Ben Milden]

Fog and wet lol

Well we know how random ended up in the last game. Now there are even more ludicrous weather options in this game.

l

 

[ozwheels]

At Algarve Skaanky had 11 and recieved a 10 second penalty. At Dubai Skaanky and Night had 11 and both recieved 5 second penalties. In the same event Indreksen had 17 which is more than double the allowed limit and recieved a 15 second penalty. Where is the consistency when I get disqualified going by the above penalties?

 

[Thomas While]

At Algarve and Dubai the allowable limit was 8. Algarve we also said we were lenient because it was the first race. I believe Dubai was Indrek's first race so we were lenient and we ended up disqualifying him from the sprint for excessively abusing track limits. That's all I have to say on this.

 

[ozwheels]

At Algarve and Dubai the allowable limit was 8. Algarve we also said we were lenient because it was the first race. I believe Dubai was Indrek's first race so we were lenient and we ended up disqualifying him from the sprint for excessively abusing track limits. That's all I have to say on this.

PM sent.

 

[LIAMATTHURSO]

Race Details

• Laps: 30 & 15
• Race Times: 12pm & 1pm
• Hotspots: N/A
• Weather: Clear
• Date: May 11th

The Track

Sportsland SUGO is a motorsports facility located in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m². It offers four specialized race courses - a road racing course, a motocross course, a trials course, and a go-kart course. Japan is where the worlds greatest car the Mazda MX-5 was made.


Hotlap

Last Time Out


Qualifying saw Oz take pole from Gaz, with Ramsay P3. Ramsay fell down the order with a bad start, with Oz keeping P1, Nathan was applying pressure to Gaz, and finally made it stick into P2, passing Gaz into T3. Further behind Matt spun, causing Liam to rear end Jamie. Lap 5 saw Liam pit, after forgetting to put fuel in pre-race, causing him to have a pit-stop 30s longer than everyone else's. The midfield battle of Adam, Jamie & Ben rumbled on, with Gaz trying very hard out front to pass Nathan, and he eventually did, but in the pit-stops Nathan executed the undercut, to regain track advantage in a battle that would rumble on for a long time. Benji was having tyre issues, and handling issues with his R.S. 01, dropping him far back. A spin late on put Jamie to the back of his battle, On the last lap, Liam had closed in on Matt at a very rapid pace, but Matt spun, right in front of Liam, causing serious damage to the M6, Allowing Seeks to pass for P7. Gaz had more success, managing to pass Nathan on the last lap for P2. Oz won, Gaz P2, Nathan P3, Ben P4, & Adam P5. The sprint provided a great race, with Ramsay taking P1 from Liam in qualifying. Ramsay got a bad start, and allowed Liam & Matt past, then got forced out in T1 down to P6. Matt was running P2, but all hopes were ended in T2, with Benji having an issue, and flying straight over the corner and T-Boning Matt, causing 3 cars to hit eachother in avoidance. Not long after Ramsay passed Jamie for P2, having taken advantage of the crash on Lap 1. Jamie was defending his hardest, From Oz, Gaz & Matt, and doing his upmost to keep P3. Later on Matt lost it out of T6, Ruining his & Nathan's race. Adam misjudged himself, and spun Gaz in T2. Liam and Ramsay were fighting it out, with a mistake from Liam on the final lap, allowing Ramsay by. Track limit penalties were applied post race, with Liam winning, Ramsay taking P2, and Jamie taking P3, due to Oz's disqualification.



Questions


RedBull Ring threw up a much more competitive two races, why was that?


6 manufacturers are now on the grid, would you agree this makes the league better?


Had you ever seen or heard of Sugo before Project Cars 2?


What's the best looking car on the grid? (Can't pick your own)


New weather system announced today, do you like it?

 

[Ben McCluskey]

RedBull Ring threw up a much more competitive two races, why was that?
Because Jamie was in the way

6 manufacturers are now on the grid, would you agree this makes the league better?
Yassssss

Had you ever seen or heard of Sugo before Project Cars 2?
Used to play sugo on Ride, which is a bike game that's more broken than pcars2 ....somehow

What's the best looking car on the grid? (Can't pick your own)
I wouldn't be picking mine anyway. Probably Porsche or M6

New weather system announced today, do you like it?
Can't wait for; fog, rain, snow and more fog all in one

 

[Scooby555]

Exit of turn 1 needs to be a hotspot as you can take more speed through turn 1 and into turn 2 if you extend.

 

[Ben McCluskey]

Hold up... why is there a corner named after Seeks?

 

[LIAMATTHURSO]

RedBull Ring threw up a much more competitive two races, why was that?

Just such a short lap, less distance to lose time over.

6 manufacturers are now on the grid, would you agree this makes the league better?

I guess, at the end of the day it doesn't matter who's in what, as long as the racings good.

Had you ever seen or heard of Sugo before Project Cars 2?

No.

What's the best looking car on the grid? (Can't pick your own)

If the M6 got rid of the fog light things on the front, i would say it, but no, it would be Nathans porsche.

New weather system announced today, do you like it?

As long as we dont get endless dry races like now

 

[ozwheels]

RedBull Ring threw up a much more competitive two races, why was that?
High altitude and people getting used to the hard tires.

6 manufacturers are now on the grid, would you agree this makes the league better?
Yes each car has its own strengths and weaknesses.

Had you ever seen or heard of Sugo before Project Cars 2?
No

What's the best looking car on the grid? (Can't pick your own)
488

New weather system announced today, do you like it? Random was abandoned last season for a reason.

 

[Jonathan Seekings]

RedBull Ring threw up a much more competitive two races, why was that?
New cars and only 8 corners to lose time on.

6 manufacturers are now on the grid, would you agree this makes the league better?
Yes. Never liked chosing the same as everyone andhopefully this will mix the results up at different tracks.

Had you ever seen or heard of Sugo before Project Cars 2?
No, but pleased they implamented it. Good fun track.

What's the best looking car on the grid? (Can't pick your own)
Definitely not the caddy. M6 or Porsche.

New weather system announced today, do you like it?
What will be will be.

 

[Ben Milden]

RedBull Ring threw up a much more competitive two races, why was that?
Couple things I guess short fast track, mixed up cars, and I think most people practiced for once

6 manufacturers are now on the grid, would you agree this makes the league better?
Yes very much so! Looked great on the live stream and it’s harder to race cars that your not sure of there performance

Had you ever seen or heard of Sugo before Project Cars 2?
Sadly yes I used to watch world super bikes in the 90’s and this was one of the tracks they went to but they used the chicane at the last corner which was Mickey Mouse

What's the best looking car on the grid? (Can't pick your own)
I like the Renault in Benji livery

New weather system announced today, do you like it?
No lol I hate wet races

 

[Adam Morris]

Message To All Drivers. ​

. The Current Situation with track limits is getting silly so with that being said these are the changes being made to the Hotspot System

. From now on 2 wheels must remain on the Kerbs at all times (Around The Full Lap) anymore than this will be classed as a strike, drivers seen to be abusing these limits in part of the track that isnt policed by hotspots will need to be reported to the stewards by you the drivers.

. I will be taking over the hotspots for the next event at Spa GP so i can check everything has been done the way i want it to happen.

. Last but not least there will be no more Room for error so if your seen to go marginally over that will still count as a strike, I'm coming down hard on this now with the hotspots/Track limits so i urge you all to stay within those limits at all times to avoid penalties or we will end up back where we started.

P.S - There are no hotspots at Sugo GP and After these changes if drivers are still seen to be abusing the limits every race i will consider turning in-game penalties on as no one will cut then.

Thanks All ​

 

[Adam Morris]

I couldn’t agree more and have made that suggestion about the white lines many times as you have heard.

I'm sorry but the white line idea is just laughable to me. you's cant stay 2 wheels on the kerbs without getting penalties never mind keeping over the white lines.

 

[Frank Finch]

The pole said dry-dry-wet. Where did random come from?

It actually said dry-dry-random, plus there is an asterisk behind it. I even explained this in the first post of the thread:
“We use the Default Date and a set weather system, for instance Dry - Dry - Random or Dry - Dry - Wet.”

We used the random setting in previous seasons, that’s why it’s there. We will have to test if the random weather settings have improved in the new game. If not, we will change this to a set weather condition.

Like I said before, consider this season a test season for the new game. If things don’t work out as we suspected, we’ll have to adjust it. So there could be a few more changes before the end of the season, but we try to keep this to a minimum. We’ll just have to adapt and overcome.