Hey all,

We're thinking about starting up some GT5 online races.

-Once or twice a week
-3 to 5 races per night (10 to 15min races)
-restrictions on HP, tires and weight for the races
-Only driving assists will be TC and ABS.
-clean racing (for an example of rules and etiquette please see the link below)
http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=111241

We're open to suggestions, IE damage/scoring/types of events, etc

We were wondering who's interested and what days/times are best for people.

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

I'm in. Any weeknight works for me. Preferably from 9pm to 10pm.

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1997 Talon TSi AWD
2008 EVO X MR

im in but i dont have a wheel....

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2001 Bullitt......Not Mine, I Just drive it
2012 ARMS Regional Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ARMS
2012 ASCC Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ASCC
2009 ARMS AutoSlalom Top Novice
2009 1st ESP

Trevor, I know a few people who are better with a controller than most people are with a wheel.

I'm thinking of doing a test/fun run tonight between 7-9pm.
Anyone interested is welcome to join my Lounge between those hours.

Bluetooth headsets are highly recommended!

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

If the times are somewhat compatible to ppl across the pond I'll be in.

We could create a spec series as well. Maybe not Miatas, more like Vipers or M3s.

I'm in for a spec series... I agree maybe not Miatas but M3s or Skylines/GT-Rs/NSXs/etc maybe good

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

Mitsubishi i-MiEV spec series.

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1997 Talon TSi AWD
2008 EVO X MR

I am in as well. Any week night. 9-10 would be the bat time. And I am suggesting we all run M3's. All the same. Only modifications would be sport suspension and hard racing tires. No others allowed. And only tcs and abs. And no racing on top gear test track. Scott will have all the cones everywear.

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Watch out for porcupine exiting turn 9!!!!!!

AX-1995 Honda Civic CX FSP
RR-1995 Honda DelSol VTEC GT4
2009 Canadian Solosprint Champion.
ARMS Race Director. Race@armsinc.ca

Bahahaha!



Also one note guys, in online games DO NOT enable the race restriction for TCS. (IE Always allow TCS, never disallow it)
There is a bug in the game, and if you do restrict/prevent it, those with DFGT wheels will be unable to enable/disable TCS online or offline from their steering wheel anymore. Permanently.
Apparently it sets a flag inside the savegame data that is unable to be over written. So those with DFGTs (like myself) becareful when playing online otherwise you'll loose this feature. Even uninstalling and reinstalling the game doesn't fix it, the only way (right now) is to completely start over fresh.

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

in for the m3

Now i gotta go buy one

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2001 Bullitt......Not Mine, I Just drive it
2012 ARMS Regional Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ARMS
2012 ASCC Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ASCC
2009 ARMS AutoSlalom Top Novice
2009 1st ESP

im also a big fan of the mugen motel 87 civic race car.

37 seconds around autum ring mini with it. Is that good??

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2001 Bullitt......Not Mine, I Just drive it
2012 ARMS Regional Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ARMS
2012 ASCC Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ASCC
2009 ARMS AutoSlalom Top Novice
2009 1st ESP

FYI, there was a PS3 System Update last night, 3.56.
You'll need to download and install this before it will allow you to sign in to the PSN. Update took about 5mins when I did it today.

I think for spec races we should only restrict what the game will restrict:

-No ASM
-No Skid Recovery Force
-No Active Steering
-Weight Restrictions (Stock or rounded down to the nearest setting)
-Tire Restrictions (Racing Hard?)
-HP Restrictions (Post Oil Change, rounded up to the nearest setting)

With horsepower and weight restrictions you can't enter a number, you have to use the slider and it doesn't increase by +1, so it will be rounded up to the nearest setting for HP, and down to the nearest setting for weight.

Obviously we can easily do make/model/year restrictions, but suspension restrictions, flywheel mods, driveshafts, aero, etc (anything that doesn't effect weight, horsepower or tires) will be allowed.

BTW the M3 Coupe '07 stats:
92,400cr
1655kg
404hp stock (423hp post oil change)

Also, reminder that in order for you to use the car in an online race you must make it one of your Favorites.

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

I'm in.
M3 sounds good.
No driver aids!

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Paul

-ABS & TCS will be permitted

The driving line is garbage anyways, anyone who follows it will be slow.

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

I don't have enough car control to follow it anyway.

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1997 Talon TSi AWD
2008 EVO X MR

looks like we have a race.... lol. Now were can i buy i good steering wheel set-up?

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Watch out for porcupine exiting turn 9!!!!!!

AX-1995 Honda Civic CX FSP
RR-1995 Honda DelSol VTEC GT4
2009 Canadian Solosprint Champion.
ARMS Race Director. Race@armsinc.ca

It was pretty fun. Paul M. is really fast, he should have his own restrictions. Until the rest of us can catch up. Looking forward to the next race night.

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2013 BMW 128I - 2 DS

yah it was definetly fun. I Need to get a wheel though. allthough when i wasent in the grass or causing a 5 car pileup on turn 1 i would have done well....

hahahaha

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2001 Bullitt......Not Mine, I Just drive it
2012 ARMS Regional Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ARMS
2012 ASCC Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ASCC
2009 ARMS AutoSlalom Top Novice
2009 1st ESP

Joel, this WAS on sale a week or so ago, it's a really good wheel for the price.
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/ ... 01ebbeen02






Funny McIntyre said the same thing.....



Yea I had a blast last night. Harrod you're right... Paul is bloody quick!

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

Good times! Thanks for hosting this Jason. Hope even more people can join the next round.

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1997 Talon TSi AWD
2008 EVO X MR

How does Sunday night work for people?

Following restrictions:

-M3 Coupe '07
-Racing Hard Tires
-1650kg Min Weight
-424HP Max


Charged Bluetooth Headsets Strongly Recommended!



EDIT:
Any Bluetooth headset will work, just make sure to pair it with your PS3.
Futureshop has a good selection as well. http://www.futureshop.ca/Search/SearchR ... ewall=true

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

that could work.

I need a headset before this though.....So i can explain my actions.....

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2001 Bullitt......Not Mine, I Just drive it
2012 ARMS Regional Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ARMS
2012 ASCC Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ASCC
2009 ARMS AutoSlalom Top Novice
2009 1st ESP

I'll be on the road Sunday, but I should be back in time.

You should post a track too, so Trevor & I can practice beforehand.

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1997 Talon TSi AWD
2008 EVO X MR

The Sony PlayStation 3 Eye USB Camera will work too as it has a built-in mic. Plus you can use it for head-tracking in arcade mode.

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1997 Talon TSi AWD
2008 EVO X MR

How about the following 3 tracks:

-Tokyo Route 246
-Grand Valley Speedway
-Nürburgring GP/F

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

Excellent...

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2001 Bullitt......Not Mine, I Just drive it
2012 ARMS Regional Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ARMS
2012 ASCC Autoslalom 1st Place Overall
2012 1st SM ASCC
2009 ARMS AutoSlalom Top Novice
2009 1st ESP

I don't have a wheel. Just takes a bit of practice to be smooth with the controller

I was thinking of a points structure, if we want to get serious.....

15mins qualify for each race.

Qualifying Points
1st - 10pts
2nd - 7pts
3rd - 4pts
4th - 1pt
5th- 12th - 0pts

Grid will be reverse qualifying, so 1st starts from last.
Clean racing, so this should be interesting.

Race Points
1st - 20pts
2nd - 17pts
3rd - 14pts
4th - 11pts
5th - 9pts
6th - 7pts
7th - 6pts
8th - 5pts
9th - 4pts
10th - 3pts
11th - 2pts
12th - 1pt

Just a suggestion, open to thoughts..... if we don't want points I'm good with that... less math.

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

If someone wants to keep track of points, I'm fine with that. We could post a table with the points tally in this thread. Might be fun.

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1997 Talon TSi AWD
2008 EVO X MR

I'm in, sounds fun.

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Paul