Post by Eduardo Lorente on Mar 19, 2015 3:00:00 GMT
Use this thread to register for Season 2 (March through June) 2015. Please read this post thoroughly before registering - thank you.
To race in our championship events, you must be a member of the GRAsim.us league at iRacing.
If you are not already a member, please ask for an invitation here: members.iracing.com/membersite/member/LeagueView.do?league=83.
The Global SportsCar Championship Series is organized around six events featuring a mix of 1-hour and 1.5 hour races. Races will feature the current GT3-spec cars including the Ford GT3, BMW Z4 GT3, McLaren MP4-12C, and the RUF Porsche RT 12R Track. The event details will be as follows (all times are EDT, UTC-4):
****Thursday (Public Server)
****Practice: 9:00pm to 11:00pm EDT
****Friday (Public Server)
****Practice: 9:00pm to 11:00pm EDT
****Saturday (Private League Server)
****Warmup: 7:00pm to 9:15pm EDT
****Qualifying: 9:15pm to 9:30pm EDT (4 Laps - Single car session)
****Race: 9:30pm EDT
****Other Information
****Setups: Open
****Fuel Capacity: 60%
****Pit Stop Required: Yes - minimum 1 pit stop
****Race Distance: 60 and 90 minute races
****Start Procedures: Rolling starts
****Yellow-Flag Procedures: Enabled - single file restarts
****Weather
****At the discretion of the series admin. The forecast will be posted in pre-race notes.
April 2-4 - Circuit Zolder (Grand Prix) / Belgium - 60 Minute Sprint
April 16-18 - Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix) / Great Britain - 90 Minute Sprint
April 30 - May 2 - Brands Hatch Circuit (Grand Prix) / Great Britain - 60 Minute Sprint
May 14-16 - Phillip Island Circuit / Australia - 60 Minute Sprint
May 21-23 - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Full Course) / U.S.A. - 60 Minute Sprint
June 4-6 - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Endurance Pits) / Belgium - 90 Minute Sprint
April 16-18 - Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix) / Great Britain - 90 Minute Sprint
April 30 - May 2 - Brands Hatch Circuit (Grand Prix) / Great Britain - 60 Minute Sprint
May 14-16 - Phillip Island Circuit / Australia - 60 Minute Sprint
May 21-23 - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Full Course) / U.S.A. - 60 Minute Sprint
June 4-6 - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Endurance Pits) / Belgium - 90 Minute Sprint
Drivers will have the opportunity to participate in the following championships:
****Drivers Championship: Based on best 5 out of 6 races
****Teams Championship: Based on 6 out of 6 races; 3 drivers are allowed per team, only top-two finishers will be scored
****Gentleman Drivers Championship: Based on (first) most races attended and (second) lowest incidents per corner
****Endurance Cup: Based on highest point total during the two 1.5 hour events (Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps)
Points will be awarded towards the drivers and teams championships as follows through 30th position: 35, 32, 30, 28, 26, 25, 24, etc...
Bonus points are awarded for pole position (+1), no incidents (+2), and fastest race laps (+1). 1.5 Hour events score 150% points rounded down (i.e. 35 + 17 = 52)
Drivers that switch cars after race one will incur a (-2) penalty
Our events will be hosted under the "LEAGUE SESSIONS" tab in the iRacing league page - these events are only available to GRAsim League members. If you are not already registered as a member of our league at iRacing, please apply here: members.iracing.com/membersite/member/LeagueView.do?league=83.
DRIVERS: Register your participation by posting in this forum. Please provide us with the following:
- iRacing name
- iRacing ID (found on your account page, same as used on Trading Paints); we will use your ID's to create a custom decal pack for you including number plates, window shield and fender decals
- Driver preferred number; you can request a league number in this thread: "GRAsim Official Numbers"),
- Car choice (i.e. Ford, BMW, McLaren or Ruf)
- Skin choice if known (e.g. "custom skin", "Gulf McLaren" from Trading Paints, etc...)
TEAMS: In addition to the information requested above, team captains registering a team should provide us the following:
- Team name,
- Driver names on the team (no less than two drivers, and no more than three drivers)
CAR SKINS: If you or your team has their own paint scheme, please note it as "custom". Other drivers and teams can select a skin directly from www.tradingpaints.com/. We request that teammates use the same or similar cars and paint skins to help with on-track identification.
Driver Name | iRacing ID | Driver Number | Car Choice | Team Name | Sponsor/Skin |
Steven O'Donohue | 98547 | 3 | BMW Z4 | Vanguard Motorsports | RLL Racing (TP) |
James Mason | 20010 | 4 | BMW Z4 | Vanguard Motorsports | RLL Racing (TP) |
Claude Belval | 109846 | 56 | Ford GT | JHF Racing | Go Pro (Custom) |
Mario Girard | 17791 | - | Ford GT | JHF Racing | Go Pro (Custom) |
Michael Lane | 67133 | 62 | Ford GT | JHF Racing | Go Pro (Custom) |
Paul Darling | 83057 | 55 | Ruf Porsche | UMBC Racing | UMBC (Custom) |
Eric Eng | 131887 | 88 | Ruf Porsche | UMBC Racing | UMBC (Custom) |
Rob Thaeler | 15957 | 35 | BMW Z4 | Wicked Fast Motorsports | Wicked (Custom) |
Ray Nelson | 97709 | 7 | BMW Z4 | Wicked Fast Motorsports | Wicked (Custom) |
Eduardo Lorente | 77046 | 8 | BMW Z4 | Wicked Fast Motorsports | Wicked (Custom) |
Chris Payne | 32434 | 150 | Ruf Porsche | Team Xtreme | Team Xtreme (Custom) |
Chris Miller | 68954 | 151 | Ruf Porsche | Team Xtreme | Team Xtreme (Custom) |
William R Harris | 69564 | 152 | Ruf Porsche | Team Xtreme | Team Xtreme (Custom) |
Greg Carr | 41691 | 28 | Ford GT | Never Quit Racing | NQR (Custom) |
Glenn Sidman | 70689 | 83 | Ford GT | Never Quit Racing | NQR (Custom) |
Greg Mac | 92716 | - | Ruf Porsche | Shadow Simsport | Shadow Simsport (Custom) |
Mike Erter | 30454 | 97 | Ruf Porsche | Shadow Simsport | Shadow Simsport (Custom) |
Leandro Schmidt | 82294 | 2 | Ruf Porsche | RW Team | RW Team (Custom) |
Anderson Mota | 20727 | 84 | Ruf Porsche | RW Team | RW Team (Custom) |
Duljon Boldrin | 73396 | 80 | Ruf Porsche | 8or80 | 8or80 (Custom) |
Chris Skala | 94446 | 8 | Ruf Porsche | 8or80 | 8or80 (Custom) |
Alfonso Rodriguez | 21041 | 306 | McLaren | - | - |
William Kreutzer | 137191 | 11 | BMW Z4 | - | Core Autosport (TP) |
Josef Hento | 84830 | 007 | Ruf Porsche | - | Pennzoil-Zexel (TP) |
Pete Hebron | 110724 | 246 | Ruf Porsche | - | - |
Troy Eddy | 111813 | 39 | McLaren | - | PlayBoy-Jack Daniels (TP) |
Alvin Nieves | 96250 | 13 | BMW Z4 | - | Don Q (Custom) |
Tim Rieberger | 95588 | 5 | Ruf Porsche | - | Rothmans (TP) |
Mark Urbancic | 20731 | 18 | Ruf Porsche | - | - |
Kyle Knapp | 64489 | 21 | McLaren | - | K-Pax (Custom) |
Edward Crawford | 32030 | 27 | BMW Z4 | - | Martini (Custom) |
George Wood | 42656 | 11 | Ruf Porsche | - | - |
Ralph Kemmerer | 17029 | 68 | Ford GT | - | - |
Ricardo Mendes | 54611 | 29 | Ruf Porsche | - | - |
****Saturday , March 21st: Sebring "Test-Day"; practice, qualifying and 60-minute sprint
****Saturday , March 28th: Sonoma "Test-Day"; practice, qualifying and 60-minute sprint (NEW)
****Thursday, April 2nd: First official practice
****Saturday, April 4th: Deadline to register teams, prior to green flag at 9:30pm EDT
****Saturday, April 4th: Race #1 at Circuit Zolder (GP)