All SimRacing.co.uk GTL drivers,
To test different championship formats and nail down how we will proceed with UKGTL Season 1 we will be running a hectic schedule of GTL Season 0 races. We will try out various race distances, time of day settings, track types and so on. We want to establish what is good and not good for GTL league racing and find out what people like and dislike. No better way to find this out than trying lots of combinations so this is what UKGTL Season 0 will do.
Obviously there are a lot of combinations of racing we could try, so we have come up with the following 3 mini season 0s that we will run starting 15th January.
All will be run with all aids off except Auto-Clutch and run at Professional level using GTL v1.1, normal tyre, fuel and mechanical wear settings.
Season 0 - A - TC65 Cars - 6 RacesTracks - 2 short tracks, 2 medium tracks and 2 GP tracks.
Cars allowed - any car in the TC-65 class. (If it becomes obvious that one car is clearly making all the others eat dust then this may change.)
Race distance - 3 race distances of 20 mins, 30 mins and 40 mins tried during the 6 races (times will be approximate as it's based on lap count)
Time of day setting - 1 night race, 1 dawn race, 1 dusk race and 3 day races.
Starts - All standing starts
Season 0 - B - GTC65 Cars - 6 RacesTracks - 2 short tracks, 2 medium tracks and 2 GP tracks.
Cars allowed - any car in the GTC-65 class. (If it becomes obvious that one car is clearly making all the others eat dust then this may change.)
Race distance - 3 race distances of 20 mins, 30 mins and 40 mins tried during the 6 races (times will be approximate as it's based on lap count)
Time of day setting - 1 night race, 1 dawn race, 1 dusk race and 3 day races.
Starts - All standing starts
Season 0 - C - GTC76 Cars - 6 RacesTracks - 2 short tracks, 2 medium tracks and 2 GP tracks.
Cars allowed - any car in the GTC-76class. (If it becomes obvious that one car is clearly making all the others eat dust then this may change.)
Race distance - 3 race distances of 20 mins, 30 mins and 40 mins tried during the 6 races (times will be approximate as it's based on lap count)
Time of day setting - 1 night race, 1 dawn race, 1 dusk race and 3 day races.
Starts - Rolling starts (as per UKGTR races - 1 lap led by pole sitter at steady pace).
Important notes:1)
No season 0 registration is necessary, just being a member of the SimRacing forums is enough.
2) There will be moderation of the races. This means we expect drivers to submit incidents reports as per the
SimRacing rules. Moderation is likely to be done selectively and concentrate on starts of races and other major incidents (there is too much to do in a short space of time to do full moderation (unless there are very few incidents)).
3) With so many races in a week, it is not expected that all GTL racers will take part in every race. Come along to what you feel you can and want to.
4) Please provide feedback in the race threads (when they are entered into the calendar) to what you liked or disliked about any given race, what worked and what didn't, e.g. Car Z is so much quicker than Cars A and B that it it might be a good idea to not allow it. Bear in mind things like how fast a driver is normally.
5) Rules will be the same as those listed for GTR
here, except for Starting Procedure, Championship Format, Joining Procedure and Technical Regulations which will alter depending on the format being tested (stated in brief above).
Please make sure you have read at least the Driving Standards section of the SimRacing rules before racing.6) Points system for Season 0 is not yet finalised.
7) Depending on how Season 0 A goes, Season 0 B and C may be reduced in size or specification.
8) Server space is limited to 24 drivers. Spaces are on a first come first served basis.
Sorry for such a long announcement.
Regards.
SimRacing Administration Team.
