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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Dec 8, 2019 14:01:01 GMT
Gents,
Here’s your opportunity to pick which class of GT car we run in our WEC multi class series next year
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 8, 2019 14:44:41 GMT
My vote isn't from any great knowledge of them just that i've run GT3's before (although in pCars1) but never the GTE's so i'd welcome the chance to give them a go. Happy with whatever gets chosen though 👍
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Dec 8, 2019 14:46:56 GMT
My vote isn't from any great knowledge of them just that i've run GT3's before (although in pCars1) but never the GTE's so i'd welcome the chance to give them a go. Happy with whatever gets chosen though 👍 Are you going to run a GTE in the championship and not a prototype? |
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 8, 2019 15:14:43 GMT
Would be a shame to not strongly consider all modern LMP1. LeMans race had the top cars of the period, F1 and Indy series here are the top cars, LMP1 is the top for modern endurance.
As for GT, WEC is GTE. However, GT3 has more cars to choose from so that may make more sense. Aside from GT3, there arent that many cars. Since this is a series of endurance races that will require a pretty decent commitment of time, are you going to put a cap on how many people can take a particular car? As long as there is a number/paint left, it seems reasonable to make it available. (If that's not the way it is done anyway)
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Dec 8, 2019 16:04:35 GMT
Would be a shame to not strongly consider all modern LMP1. LeMans race had the top cars of the period, F1 and Indy series here are the top cars, LMP1 is the top for modern endurance. As for GT, WEC is GTE. However, GT3 has more cars to choose from so that may make more sense. Aside from GTE, there arent that many cars. Since this is an series of endurance races that will require a pretty decent commitment of time, are you going to put a cap on how many people can take a particular car? As long as there is a number/paint left, it seems reasonable to make it available. (If that's not the way it is done anyway) I was hoping that if we get a full grid then an equal split of 8 would be best, but we’ll need to decide at what level we make it a 1 category series |
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 8, 2019 16:50:18 GMT
My vote isn't from any great knowledge of them just that i've run GT3's before (although in pCars1) but never the GTE's so i'd welcome the chance to give them a go. Happy with whatever gets chosen though 👍 Are you going to run a GTE in the championship and not a prototype? Really depends Dave. As we discussed the take-up for this series will determine whether we can go multiclass and then of course how the split works between the classes. I wouldn't really be wanting to race against just two or three others in the same car so we will need to look at that carefully once we have an idea of the signups. |
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 8, 2019 18:23:23 GMT
Good point. GTE has 6 cars, so that wouldn't be bad. LMP2 I think could stretch to 5 competitive cars. They've kind of stale compared to what we have seen racing though
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Dec 8, 2019 18:26:02 GMT
Actually GTE has 6 cars, so that wouldn't be bad. LMP2 I think could stretch to 5 competitive cars. They've kind of stale compared to what we have seen racing though I’ve done some testing in the Honda LMP2 car, they’re quick and could be challenging |
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 8, 2019 18:32:44 GMT
Actually GTE has 6 cars, so that wouldn't be bad. LMP2 I think could stretch to 5 competitive cars. They've kind of stale compared to what we have seen racing though I’ve done some testing in the Honda LMP2 car, they’re quick and could be challenging Yeah. They're pretty good. Test a couple laps in some GTE cars when you can. One of the most classes in the game IMO, and faster than GT3 by a lot. GT1 could be interesting, too |
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Dec 8, 2019 19:13:00 GMT
I’ve done some testing in the Honda LMP2 car, they’re quick and could be challenging Yeah. They're pretty good. Test a couple laps in some GTE cars when you can. One of the most classes in the game IMO, and faster than GT3 by a lot. GT1 could be interesting, too I’ve got an idea for a GT1 race in the future so we’ll keep that on the back burners for now 😉 |
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 8, 2019 20:22:30 GMT
Would be a shame to not strongly consider all modern LMP1. LeMans race had the top cars of the period, F1 and Indy series here are the top cars, LMP1 is the top for modern endurance. As for GT, WEC is GTE. However, GT3 has more cars to choose from so that may make more sense. Aside from GTE, there arent that many cars. Since this is an series of endurance races that will require a pretty decent commitment of time, are you going to put a cap on how many people can take a particular car? As long as there is a number/paint left, it seems reasonable to make it available. (If that's not the way it is done anyway) I was hoping that if we get a full grid then an equal split of 8 would be best, but we’ll need to decide at what level we make it a 1 category series I think anything less than a dozen will mean we should go single class. But no matter the numbers there also has to be enough in each class to make it viable. Even with 12 if 8 want to run LMP then its not really enough left to run GTE/3. When you've got 6 and 1 or 2 can't make a race it still leaves 4 to race. But if you have 4 or 5 with two no shows it will leave the grid too light for that class. |
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 8, 2019 20:49:07 GMT
Correct, what I'm saying is there are more usable cars in GTE compared to LMP2 or LMP1. If it is not multi class, only run GTE. There are really 3 in LMP1 and 2 or 3 in LMP2 and the rest are at a big disadvantage no matter the circuit.
Or do a poll for GTE vs LMP2 if LMP1 isnt in consideration. Added plus, if getting more people is an objective, GTE will be the most attractive IMHO.
There are already votes for GTE, but LMP2 wasn't in it. May be easier and more balanced to go with that, that's all I'm saying. As much as I love GT1, that's not gonna happen. But it's an incredible class for these circuits.
Still should look at another Group C, but on faster tracks than new Le Mans. Old Le Mans, new and old Monza, old Spa etc. On those tracks, the cars will be more balanced as those were the sorts of tracks they were designed to run. That's why the true Le Mans C cars got crushed, they weren't built for the new track.
So that's a big part of my point here. Some people got put at a monster disadvantage at the Le Mans race. But that was one race and WEC is a season. Balance of cars is crucial or the same thing will happen. Which is fine since I know which cars to use for LMP2, but not everyone does.
At any rate, it will be a fun season. Wish Bathurst worked out better for me, but still a good time. Thanks again!
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 8, 2019 22:44:16 GMT
I have very limited knowledge of any of these cars, just not a car person so I'm happy to go with whatever. By we'll have to get that side of things finalised fairly quickly so people can make their choices and get in some practice over the next month. That time soon disappears especially with Christmas and New Year right in the middle of it.
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 9, 2019 1:30:46 GMT
IMO just do a poll for GTE (since GTE seems to be beating GT3) and LMP2 (since LMP2 isnt in the current poll).
Agree, the sooner the better. I do feel pretty strongly there are at least 2 uncompetitive cars in LMP2. But, if only 10 of us are in it, that's not a big deal at all.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Dec 9, 2019 4:56:40 GMT
I first voted for GTE but I changed my vote to GT3 because I have the Project Cars 2 Mercedes AMG GT3 and Acura GT3 Hotwheels cars that are in the game.
I must say, Hotwheels has gotten lazier since I remember as a kid because they missed a lot of detail on the paint jobs and I ended up painting them to look exactly like they do in the game.
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Post by boothy116 on Dec 9, 2019 11:55:07 GMT
Went GTE cos done GT3
Have we got a schedule yet or atleast an idea of what day it'll be?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 9, 2019 12:12:52 GMT
Went GTE cos done GT3 Have we got a schedule yet or atleast an idea of what day it'll be? Schedule is in the schedule thread lol and first race is provisionally set for Saturday, 11th January. |
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Dec 9, 2019 12:23:01 GMT
Should we look at just 1 class and go with GTE? I’m sure there’s plenty of liveries for each marque and if we manage to recruit 2 or 3 more drivers then with the 9 or 10 that we traditionally get we may only have 13 cars, so I think going forward that we call this series the GTE WEC and see what happens over the holiday period.
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Post by boothy116 on Dec 9, 2019 12:26:05 GMT
Went GTE cos done GT3 Have we got a schedule yet or atleast an idea of what day it'll be? Schedule is in the schedule thread lol and first race is provisionally set for Saturday, 11th January. Ah right so it's 1 Saturday then the rest appear to be Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursdays? If they were all meant to be Saturday then count me out cos work  |
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Post by Dale Rossi on Dec 9, 2019 13:25:39 GMT
I figured it was going to be on weekends. I'll be able to make the first one, but then rest will be case by case. I'd imagine all the N. America guys will have the same problem.
GTE or LMP2. If another poll is too much, just pick one
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