Blancpain Championship series 2017

[Mark J]

So here we go gentlemen for the 2nd running of the Blancpain series featuring a mix of Sprint and Endurance rounds using the GT3 class of racing exotica  



Provisional calendar based on the real series (subject to a decent version of Zolder materialising) :-



Points table:-

1st = 30pts
2nd = 25
3rd = 20
4th = 17
5th = 15
6th = 13
7th = 11
8th = 9
9th = 7
10th = 6
11th = 5
12th = 4
13th = 3
14th = 2
15th = 1

You must finish at least 50% of the race to qualify for points.

Car legible: 8 GT3 class race cars:-

Audi R8 LMS
BMW Z4
Lamborghini Huracan
Ferrari 488
McLaren 650
Mercedes AMG
Nissan GTR
Porsche 911GT3-R

Only one car per season (subject to new releases from Kunos)

Race length:-
40 mins sprint rounds
60 min Endurance rounds with 1 pitstop required.
90 min Spa24 round with minimum 1 stop required.

Driver list:- (tbc)

1) MJ    -   Porsche gt3-R   Gulf #9  https://www.dropbox.com/s/z5z6i0q044wwzb1/2017_Gulf_9.rar?dl=0
2) Nfsw -   Porsche gt3-R Manthey racing  http://www.mediafire.com/file/mii73wjbek20kzf/Manthey_Blancpain.rar
3) Maikel - Nissan GTR #94  https://www.dropbox.com/s/39af32ro6od6a2x/gt3_94.rar?dl=0
4) Spanner - Ferrari 488 #48  https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohocag79k3tg08i/Rinaldi_Racing.rar?dl=0
5) Postal - Ferrari 488 jms#51  http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/jms-lm-corsa-488-gt300.11169/update?update=19433
6) Linus - McLaren 650S #10 https://www.dropbox.com/s/tl73fbx1xslefsv/GPRT_10.rar?dl=0
7) FMG - Lambo Huracan #22  http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/huracan-gt3-leipert-motorsport.11472/
8 ) Shark - AMG Mercedes - Racing_70  (stock skin)
9) Jeffrey - #69 Lambo (stock skin)
10) Baikal - BMW Z4 xdrive_20_z  (stock skin)
11) Manteos - car tbc
12) Bob - Nissan GTR  https://www.dropbox.com/s/ps0qtog5kz6fhlj/2017_Gainer_10.rar?dl=0
13) Picnic - AMG Mercedes - Racing_69
14) SRW - BMW Z4 GT3 BMW motorsport 2013 white (stock skin)
15) Thomas Blackett - Porsche gt3-R #80 Flying Lizard  https://www.dropbox.com/s/lwita75dqr6yiz7/80_flying_lizard_ms_gt3.rar?dl=0
16) ChrisR - car tbc
17) Sutol - car tbc
18) Pag96 - Ferrari 488  #89  http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/ferrari-488-gt3-hubauto-super-taikyu-2017-season.14917/

[Mark J]

Right, now lets get a driver list together with chosen cars please gents. You can confirm skins to me as you decide.

MarkJ - Porsche 911GT3-R (Skin tbc)

[spanner]

Looks good, though not entirely sure what order those tracks are to be run in? Are the round numbers correct? I thought Misano wasnt too bad as a track tbh.


Have we really not dont Zolder in AC before??

Noticed an issue on the setup page of the Porsche which was enough to put some doubt in my mind, the camber is off at the rear. So will probably stick with the Audi.

[Mark J]

D'oh hadn't noticed the round numbers got mixed up, now corrected thanks. I altered the official calendar to make the British rounds the first two as they are about to happen in the real series. May 6th/7th is Brands Hatch and the following week they race at Silverstone.  So we can grab the enthusiasm! The two Italian rounds have already happened in the real world so they have moved to rounds 3&4. And no we haven't raced at Zolder in AC yet sadly. The track has been released previously, as far back as 2014 but I cannot find a good link to it yet.

[nfsw55]

Porsche 911 GT3R  for me as well.
Can we also choose our number? If yes then I would go with the #911,  skin is coming later

[Maikel K.]

I'll go with the Nissan. Don't care which livery 

[Jeffrey]

I'll go with the Nissan. Don't care which livery 

Whaaaat, no Fezza? 

I tried the Ferrari for a quick spin, but I was seconds slower on Mugello  .
I'm not sure what to pick yet . Nissan, Lambo or Z4 I think.

[Maikel K.]

I'll go with the Nissan. Don't care which livery 

Whaaaat, no Fezza? 

I tried the Ferrari for a quick spin, but I was seconds slower on Mugello  .
I'm not sure what to pick yet . Nissan, Lambo or Z4 I think.

Last time I tried the fezza it was on par with the 650 on Mugello. I think I'll use it for the GT3 series @Core though 

My choice was between the Nissan and Lambo, never really raced with either of them. Nissan looks abit better imo 

[Jeffrey]

Tried most of the cars, which made the choice...even harder  .

The 650 is still the fastest for me. Nissan remains a beast and is fun to drive. The Z4 handles a bit like the Nissan and is a joy to throw around. I was surprised at how good the Audi is, it's really easy to drive that one very precisely. The Lambo felt the weirdest and could be the most frustrating to drive, but i think it also had the most room for improvements in the setup.

Man...I'll just wait for the practice server and decide afterwards 

[Stefan aka Postal]

Used the Bentley last series, that was a blast. I'll go with the new 488 this time. Never raced it, but watched it win at Bathurst on TV. Not really a good argument for picking this car  , though i think it will be most fun.

I'll be using the #51 - JMS LM Corsa 488 GT300 2.0 Fuji livery

If there is one mod car to consider it might be this one:
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/audi-r8-lms-2015-by-agu-modding.13467/

[spanner]

Doh! forgot about the ferrari

[Jeffrey]

If there is one mod car to consider it might be this one:
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/audi-r8-lms-2015-by-agu-modding.13467/

It's a 2015 lms car. The older gt3 cars are out performed by the newer version, don't know if that will be the case with this mod. Also, are lms and gt3 regulations the same? And it's another audi,  doesn't add a lot of variation IMO . Still a good find as I'm sure people will disagree with me

[nfsw55]

If there is one mod car to consider it might be this one:
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/audi-r8-lms-2015-by-agu-modding.13467/

It's a 2015 lms car. The older gt3 cars are out performed by the newer version, don't know if that will be the case with this mod. Also, are lms and gt3 regulations the same? And it's another audi,  doesn't add a lot of variation IMO . Still a good find as I'm sure people will disagree with me

This is Audi's current GT3 contender (successor of the Audi R8 LMS Ultra we have ingame).

Never tried this mod so I'm not sure how good the physics are.

[Mark J]

Bit of a slower sign up this time   , I haven't even got the 8 names that voted for this series signed up yet  
this is also advertised on the Kunos site so feel free to show some interest  

edit...Ha, I see you did already, but in the wrong thread 

[Baikal]

Hi guys. Good news about new champ, thanks!)
Will think about my joing
Questions- no BOP procedures here? As i know from work done by fast pilots- for example, McLaren650 S needs about 70 kg extra to be balanced with most of other cars )))
And one wish: please dont. DONT use moded cars here. Only original AC cars content )