The idea is to have competitive races once a month with a field full of different cars. Tuning would be limited so that investing a large amount of time is not necessary to having fun and be competitive. You would use the same car for every race so familiarity would exist.
I've picked out and tested 10 cars that once modified to a 480PP limit are similar in performance. I've posted a spreadsheet on Google Documents so if you send me your email addresses I will invite you to view it (or if someone wants to tell me how to hotlink it to this post I will do that). The cars would be allowed to reach the 480PP limit only through power increases. No weight reduction is allowed as this would give an unfair advantage to the AWD vehicles. And only minor power reduction would be allowed (just a few percentage). If you want to use an AWD vehicle you suffer the weight consequences. Limited tuning is the name of the game so allowable modifications are as follows:
-480PP upper limit
-Anything goes to hit the max power that PP will allow. Bolt-ons, engine upgrades, turbos, etc...anything goes
-No weight reduction
-No aerodynamic aids
-full drivetrain mods allowed, including adjustable LSD
-stock transmissions only
-race medium tires (or less if you want)
-height adjustable suspension only
-engines and chassis can be rebuilt if the cars are used and are eligible for restoration.
Eligible cars:
(Premium)
'97 R33 Skyline GT-R V Spec
'94 R32 Skyline GT-R V Spec II
'89 Fairlady Z 300ZX (Z32)
'91 Acura NSX
'91 Mazda Efini RX-7 Type R
(Standard)
'99 S2000 (US, J, EU doesn't matter)
'97 Supra RZ
'98 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo (3000GT VR4 is allowable but heavier so I wouldn't bother)
'97 MR2 GT-S (not G-Limited)
'99 Honda NSX Type S Zero (any model year in the 90s is allowable but NOT the Type R)
Depending on how many people participate I would prefer no more than 1-2 entrants using the same vehicle (i.e. if we have 8 people racing then everyone use a different car, but if we have 12+ then duplicates are allowed). Since some of the cars are standard you might not have them easily accessible. If you want I can send any of the listed cars to anyone. I would require that everyone use the same car for every race, as this will minimize prep time. However I think it would be fair for everyone to have one "mulligan" where if they don't like the car they use for the first 1-2 races they can switch. But just once. I would want to start this race series in 3-4 weeks and hold an event once a month on a date that works best for everyone involved.
TRACK SCHEDULE (updated 4/30/12)
December - Tokyo (race winner - exXboxFan)
January 25th @ 9pm - Madrid - 40 laps (race winner - exXboxFan)
February 8th @ 9pm - Daytona Road Course - 25 laps (race winner - Feldynn)
February 22st @ 9pm - Mazda Laguna Seca - 30 laps (race winner - Turbo-Tuna)
March 7th @ 9pm - Circuit de la Sarthe 2005 (with chicanes)- 12 laps (race winner - Turbo-Tuna)
March 21st @ 9pm - Rome - 42 laps (race winner - WolfpackS2k)
April 4th @ 9pm - Monza - 31 laps (race winner - Turbo-Tuna)
April 18th @ 9pm - Indy Roadcourse - 35 laps (race winner - Metal)
May 2nd @ 9pm EST- Suzuka - 26 laps (race winner - Metal)
Qualifying will be held from 9 to 9:15 immediately before the race. After setting your qualifying time do NOT exit the track as your time will be erased and the game will start you at the back of the grid.
*****FINAL POINTS STANDINGS***** (race wins next to pts)
1 dawson864 - 640 (1)
3 LooneyTuna - 635
3 exXboxfan - 620 (2)
4 Turbo-Tuna - 560 (3)
5 PsychoPhreak - 520
6 metalfreak - 460 (2)
7 Feldynn - 395 (1)
8 cecollazo - 235
9 Cainius - 150 (retired from series, broken PS3)
10 skyfire3000 - 110
11 LastLeafFan - 100
******RESULTS******
RACE #1
1 exXboxFan Acura NSX '91 42:16.950 100
2 STVM_LooneyTuna Honda S2000 (US) '99 42:38.750 90
3 dawson864 Toyota Supra RZ '97 42:41.726 80
4 PsychoPhreak Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo MR '98 43:02.814 70
5 skyfire3000 Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec II (R32) '95 43:37.222 60
6 Valrik Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec II (R32) '95 44:09.740 50
7 kngrsll Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec II (R32) '95 44:18.915 40
8 dannydigital Honda NSX Type S Zero '99 44:50.599 30
9 Canius Honda S2000 (US) '99 44:52.371 20
10 SonicZoom82 Acura NSX '91 45.03.629 10
11 blasphemour Mazda Efini RX-7 Type R (FD) '91 -1 lap 5 (participation points)
12 chazz1x Acura NSX '91 -2 lap 5 (participation points)
13 Feldynn Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo MR '98 lobby disconnect 15 5 (participation points)
14 SnakeEyes427 Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec (R33) '97 lobby disconnect lap 8 5 (participation points)
RACE #2
1st exXboxfan - Acura NSX '91 - 100 pts
2nd metalfreak - Toyota MR2 GT-S '97 - 90
3rd LooneyTuna - Honda S2000 '99 - 80
4th dawson864 - Toyota Supra RZ '97 - 70
5th Feldynn - Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo '98 - 60
6th SonicZoom82 - Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec R33 '97 - 50
7th PsychoPhreak - Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo '98 - 40
8th Canius - Honda S2000 '99 - 30
9th cecollazo - Toyota MR2 GT-S '97 - 20
10th Fried_Tuna - Toyota Supra RX '97 - DNF - 10
11th Valrik - Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II R32 '95 DNS - 5
RACE #3
1 Feldynn - FairladyZ 300ZX Twin Turbo '89 - 50:40.196 - 100 pts
2 exXboxFan - Acura NSX '91 - 50:44.443 + 4.247 - 90
3 Looney_Tuna - Honda S2000 '99 -52:03.832 + 1:23.636 - 80
4 PsychoPreak - FairladyZ 300ZX Twin Turbo '89 - 52:07.918 + 1:27.722 - 70
5 dawson864 - Toyota Supra RZ '97 - 52:12.651 + 1:32.455 - 60
6 Cainius - Honda S2000 '99 - 53:20.417 + 2:40.221 - 50
7 blasphemour - Honda NSX Type S Zero '99 - 53:34.211 + 2:54.015 - 40
8 LastLeafFan - Honda NSX Type S Zero '97 + 2 laps (?) - 30
9 Metal - Toyota MR2 GT-S '97 - DNF - 20
Race #4
1 - Turbo-Tuna S2000 100 pts
2 - exXboxFan NSX +37.099 90
3 - PsychoPhreak Fairlady Z 300ZX + 1:01.325 80
4 - dawson864 Supra RZ +1:11.102 70
5 - metalfreak MR2 GT-S +1:20.391 60
6 - LastLeafFan NSX Type S Zero +1:42.847 50
7 - Feldynn Fairlady Z 300ZX +2:12.870 40
8 - Cainius S2000 + 1 lap 30
9 - Valrik Skyline GT-R V Spec II (R32) + 1 lap 20
10 - blasphemour NSX Type S Zero + 1 lap 10
11 - LooneyTuna S2000 DNF - disconnect on lap 2 5
12 - cecollazo Skyline GT-R V Spec (R33) DNF - disconnect on lap 1
13 - kngrsll Efini RX-7 Type R DNS - network failure pre-race
Race #5
1 Turbo-Tuna S2000 54:50.827 +100 pts
2 PsychoPhreak FairladyZ 300ZX + 13.018 90
3 exXboxFan Acura NSX + 18.048 80
4 Feldynn FairladyZ 300ZX + 38.981 70
5 dawson864 Supra RZ + 41.662 60
6 Looney_Tuna S2000 + 45.436 50
7 metalfreak MR2 GT-S +1:20.276 40
8 cecollazo Skyline GT-R (R33) + 1:21.577 30
9 Cainius S2000 + 2:02.385 20
10 LastLeafFan NSX Type S Zero DNF 10
Race #6
1 dawson864 Acura NSX 53:59.713 +100 pts
2 Turbo-Tuna S2000 + 0.856 90
3 exXboxFan Acura NSX + 6.497 80
4 LooneyTuna S2000 + 24.407 70
5 metalfreak MR2 GT-S + 53.396 60
6 Feldynn FairladyZ 300ZX +1:13.234 50
7 PsychoPhreak FairladyZ 300ZX +1:31.028 40
8 cecollazo Skyline GT-R R33 +1:56.125 30
9 SonicZoom82 Skyline GT-R R33 +2:43.903 20
10 LastLeafFan NSX Type S Zero DNF 10
Race #7
1 Turbo-Tuna - S2000 1:03.55.028 +100 pts
2 Looney_Tuna - S2000 +02.751 90
3 exXboxFan - Acura NSX +06.353 80
4 PsychoPhreak - FairladyZ 300ZX +47.271 70
5 dawson864 - Acura NSX +1:23.698 60
6 cecollazo - Skyline GT-R R33 +1:45.707 50
7 DudeTuna - NSX Type S Zero DNF 40
Race #8
1) Metal
2) WolfpackS2k +0.038
3) Turbo-Tuna ~+5.834
4) LooneyTuna ~ +35.xxx
5) cecollazo + 1 lap
6) GTP_Rylvir
7) skyfire3000 (DNF)
Final Race , #9
1) Metal - 1.00:11.969
2) LooneyTuna - + 9.476
3) TurboTuna - +23.265
4) Feldynn - +1:03.074
5) TunaPhreak + 1:16.924
6) dawson864 + 1:24.511
7) cecollazo + 2:19.618
Edited to add evnets to calander