I’m not going to take part in this season, I don’t feel happy with the car and I need a break for a little while.
Round 1: 22/10 - Kyoto Driving Park - Yamagiwa - 28 Laps - Custom Weather - Late Morning - 5x WELCOME to Season 7 for Gran Turismo 7!! As always please take a couple minutes to read the following so you have an understanding of what is expected on race night. If you have any questions, or want clarification on any of the rules or regulations please ask! ROOM OPEN: Room captains may have practice rooms open beforehand but should have the official room up by 7:30pm AEDT. Please be on time, or let the room captain or div thread know if you may be late. If all agree, the room may wait for you, Within reason. Please remember we have drivers from NZ, and later starts mean a much later night for them. SIGHT ISSUES: Before qualifying, exit to lobby and spend 30 seconds in spectate mode, scroll through the list of drivers on track and make sure that you can see their car. If you can't see somebody (and they are confirmed as being on track), exit the lobby, re-join, and check again. Type the number of cars you can see in the lobby chat and cross check with other drivers to ensure clarity. QUALIFYING : 8pm AEDT for 10 mins. Feel free to run practice laps prior to qualifying, The host will trigger a 'Room Reset' closer to the commencement of Qualifying. PITS ARE OPEN DURING QUALIFYING RACE START TIME : 8:15pm AEDT LAG ISSUES / ROOM RESTARTS: This is up to the room host/captains. If there is a Disconnection (or cars stuck on grid) at race start, it is sporting to try to get them back in, which may mean a new room to be set up. I would suggest only having 1 restart if required due to DSC, due to having to set up the room from scratch and also having to set timed laps in order to set the grid. Please be as reasonable as you can with this.... TURN 1 LAP 1: The old saying goes, you can’t win the race on lap 1, but you can definitely lose it. Please be mindful of other drivers on lap 1 coming into turn 1, and for that matter, the entire race. It can be very demoralizing to hot lap on your own for 45 minutes as I'm sure many of you are aware. TRACK LIMITS: As we are running with 'track limit penalties" OFF, we will run with our usual Raceonoz track limit regulations. This means you MUST have at least 2 wheels on the ripple strip OR white line that defines the track limit. If you do make a mistake and have to run outside the limits, be aware that you are not allowed to gain any advantage, position or time wise. Track Limits protests may be launched by any active driver in the race. Track Limits will be monitored at turns 8, 9, 10 and 14, as well as generally around the entire circuit. Track Limits will be altered this Sunday to be more in line with what the track allows us to do. Track limits will be defined as two wheels on the concrete apron, or white line, whichever is furthest out. CONTACT: Is to be avoided at all times..... If you make contact with someone and gain an advantage, YOU ARE EXPECTED to give the spot back. Occasionally, Gran Turismo track limits may teleport a disadvantaged driver backwards on circuit to ‘reset’ them, if this occurs at the hand of another driver, IT IS EXPECTED that the driver at fault will wait and redress the position. Side by side 'rubbing' is racing is allowed and promoted within reason, but all drivers are expected to give racing room. For clarity surrounding racing room, please feel free to PM @Viperzed Show each other RESPECT! It is difficult enough to drive the car at the limit on your own, without someone squeezing you within a millimeter of the grass. So be patient and show respect to your fellow drivers. If you are redressing contact, please do so out of the way of other cars, off the racing line, or if there isn't much room, off track. PIT ENTRY/EXIT LINES: Pit Line Penalties are ON so you will be penalised in game if you cut any part of the entry or exit lines. Be mindful entering the pits that you will need to dart off to the left whilst possible in traffic. You may receive a penalty for misjudging your line on entry. On pit exit, cars exiting the lane are reminded to keep drivers left if there are any cars approaching T1, you will have to respect eachother on turn in to ensure no prangs are had. BLUE FLAGS: Please observe blue flags, and move out of the way of faster cars if you are being lapped. Failure to observe blue flags WILL result in a penalty STEWARDS GROUP AND RACE PROTESTS: This season, the Head Steward will be @Viperzed. If you have reason to protest, please SAVE YOUR REPLAY, and then let him know via a PM. DO NOT BLOW UP IN THE FORUM OR IN THE ROOM CHAT. There have been multiple incidents where the replays from drivers have been different, so its true that sometimes things are not as black and white as they may seem. You have until MIDNIGHT, Monday night to register your protest via PM. Stewards may ask for video evidence from both drivers or room captains to make any decision. SAVE YOUR REPLAY: If the room host can ask all drivers to save their replay would be good before exiting the room.....once they exit out and the option goes, it cant be retrieved! PARKING UP: If you are unable to continue to race, please enter the pits and leave your game paused without selecting tyres so that your car stays parked in the pits. Parking up off track activates yellow flags in the sector, and even though penalties are off, we have reports of penalties occurring for passes happening near the parked car. Quitting off track results in a sometimes race ending lag spike and may be punished in extreme scenarios. ATTENDANCE: Could all drivers please inform Room Captains or make a post on the division thread if they do not intend on racing on Sunday night, Room Captains/ Lobby Hosts are advised not to wait for anyone who has not communicated their intentions. If you do not post in your room thread or psn chat that you cannot attend, a spot may not be held for you for the following weeks race. TRACK SPECIFIC - Kyoto Yamagiwa Kyoto is a fast and flowing fan-favourite that is returning to our calendar for the first time in over 3 years! Boasting a large amount of elevation change at high speed, Kyoto will be a tire destroyer as we expect to see drivers toss up between the 2 and 1 stop strategy. Kerbs can prove as fatal as they are helpful. Once the tires wear, they have the tendency to flick the car violently and prove difficult to manage late in the stint.
Once again I'm starting the season off with a DSC result... Kyoto was one of only 2 tracks this season that I voted for too. The 5 or so laps I got to do plus quali was very close though and seemed to be setting up for a fun, intense race. Disappointed to miss out, but I'm looking forward to the rest of the season if that was anything to go by.
That was a really fun race, cool to see tyre strategies play out at the end of the race. I think Doodah would've got the win had his softs not given out in him on a few turns. Looking forward to the rest of the season.
Started on the back row. Started in reverse. Watching replay noticed TC was on. 'Steven Bradbury' the rest of the way up the race. Was pleased my early fuel saving got me the extra laps of mediums to give the softs less stress in the final stages.
Happy with that given I was caught in the aftermath of an off up ahead, then spun of my own accord. Strategy worked out mostly as planned and might have been further up the road if it weren't for the offs. Here's my pass of the day, Buffalo gal style.
Mega race mate, quicker finishing time than the winner of Div 1b, same too @doodah27 Happy to give you both the option to jump up to Div 1b?
Had a good race with the exception of two self inflicted battle scars. Coming into the chicane at the bottom of the hill, my right tire clipped the edge of the track/grass which spun me out and cost me around 12 seconds on its own. The other incident cost me around the same.
Understood, if at any stage you think it may not be a fluke, I'd be happy to elevate you. @doodah27 the offer still stands for you, be more than happy to have you in 1B.
Hi all, Just a note concerning track limits for this Sunday's race at Tokyo Expressway. There will be no investigations into track limits at all. You are free to run wall to wall, as far as you wish at any point on the circuit. Also a note concerning start time, this round is an extended 1 hour race, so I will leave it up to each div if they wish to begin their quali/race early. Cheers!
@Viperzed presumably that does not include wall riding? I'm pretty sure we at ROOZ do not condone such technique, however there was a question about it in the MnG, although in jest (and as in most jokes there is an element of truth).
Hi All, As mentioned by Viperzed above, this round is 1 hour long. Would you prefer a 15min earlier start or happy to finish 15min later? @T F Eccles either suits me @Humblebeegee @Beats143 @T-GT_Racing @Kieran_B33 @RPeeM808 @Ozglenn @COME_AND_GET_ME7 @Slartybar @Se7endan @ControllaGod @doodah27 @Tube-nvnz @Bluemoon @spleece @Savage_Duck_75 @Aiko_Mac Jammo244
Correct, any kind of wall exploit is prohibited. Including wall riding in the braking zone to slow the car down more effectively.
