Gran Turismo 7 Season 4 Division 2

Yeah, just did 16 laps and tyres are blue but not glowing like at RBR. I will be able to push for 16 laps.

I did, but then needed to check to see if it was worth even turning up.

Round 5: Sardegna Road Track B - Preset Weather - S05, Misty, Cloudless and Sunny 4x - Late Morning - 2x 16 Laps - 19/03 (Sprint Round) [RS ONLY]





WELCOME to Season 4 for Gran Turismo 7!!
As always please take a couple minutes to read the following so you have an understanding of what is expected on race night.
If you have any questions, or want clarification on any of the rules or regulations please ask!

ROOM OPEN :
Room captains may have practice rooms open beforehand but should have the official room up by 7:45pm AEST. Please be on time, or let the room captain or div thread know if you may be late. If all agree, the room may wait for you, Within reason. Please remember we have drivers from NZ, and later starts mean a much later night for them.

SIGHT ISSUES:
Before qualifying, exit to lobby and spend 30 seconds in spectate mode, scroll through the list of drivers on track and make sure that you can see their car. If you can't see somebody (and they are confirmed as being on track), exit the lobby, re-join, and check again.Type the number of cars you can see in the lobby chat and cross check with other drivers to ensure clarity.

QUALIFYING : 8:00 pm AEDT for 10 mins.
Feel free to run practice laps prior to qualifying, The host will trigger a 'Room Reset' closer to the commencement of Qualifying.
Once 10 mins of session time has elapsed, finish the lap you are on and stop the car off the circuit somewhere near the start of the lap.

PITS ARE OPEN DURING QUALIFYING

RACE START TIME : 8:10 AEDT

LAG ISSUES / ROOM RESTARTS :
This is up to the room host/captains. If there is a Disconnection (or cars stuck on grid) at race start, it is sporting to try to get them back in, which may mean a new room to be set up. I would suggest only having 1 restart if required due to DSC, due to having to set up the room from scratch and also having to set timed laps in order to set the grid. Please be as reasonable as you can with this....

TURN 1 LAP 1 :
The old saying goes, you can’t win the race on lap 1, but you can definitely lose it. Please be mindful of other drivers on lap 1 coming into turn 1, and for that matter, the entire race. It can be very demoralizing to hot lap on your own for 45 minutes as I'm sure many of you are aware.

TRACK LIMITS :
As we are running with 'track limit penalties" OFF, we will run with our usual Raceonoz track limit regulations. This means you MUST have at least 2 wheels on the ripple strip OR white line that defines the track limit. If you do make a mistake and have to run outside the limits, be aware that you are not allowed to gain any advantage, position or time wise. Track Limits protests may be launched by any active driver in the race.

Track Limits will be monitored liberally across the circuit.

CONTACT :
Is to be avoided at all times..... If you make contact with someone and gain an advantage, YOU ARE EXPECTED to give the spot back. Occasionally, Gran Turismo track limits may teleport a disadvantaged driver backwards on circuit to ‘reset’ them, if this occurs at the hand of another driver, IT IS EXPECTED that the driver at fault will wait and redress the position.
Side by side 'rubbing' is racing is allowed and promoted within reason, but all drivers are expected to give racing room. For clarity surrounding racing room, please feel free to PM @Viperzed
Show each other RESPECT! It is difficult enough to drive the car at the limit on your own, without someone squeezing you within a millimeter of the grass.
So be patient and show respect to your fellow drivers.
If you are redressing contact, please do so out of the way of other cars, off the racing line, or if there isn't much room, off track.

PIT ENTRY/EXIT LINES :
Pit Line Penalties are ON so you will be penalised in game if you cut any part of the entry or exit lines. Please be aware of cars entering T1, Stay hard right and hold your line.

BLUE FLAGS :
Please observe blue flags, and move out of the way of faster cars if you are being lapped. Failure to observe blue flags WILL result in a penalty

STEWARDS GROUP AND RACE PROTESTS :
This season, the Head Steward will be @Viperzed. If you have reason to protest, please SAVE YOUR REPLAY, and then let him know via a PM.
DO NOT BLOW UP IN THE FORUM OR IN THE ROOM CHAT. There have been multiple incidents where the replays from drivers have been different, so its true that sometimes things are not as black and white as they may seem. You have until MIDNIGHT, Monday night to register your protest via PM. Stewards may ask for video evidence from both drivers or room captains to make any decision.

SAVE YOUR REPLAY :
If the room host can ask all drivers to save their replay would be good before exiting the room.....once they exit out and the option goes, it cant be retrieved!

PARKING UP :
If you are unable to continue to race, please enter the pits and leave your game paused without selecting tyres so that your car stays parked in the pits. Parking up off track activates yellow flags in the sector, and even though penalties are off, we have reports of penalties occurring for passes happening near the parked car. Quitting off track results in a sometimes race ending lag spike and may be punished in extreme scenarios.

ATTENDANCE:
Could all drivers please inform Room Captains or make a post on the division thread if they do not intend on racing on Sunday night, Room Captains/ Lobby Hosts are advised not to wait for anyone who has not communicated their intentions. If you do not post in your room thread or psn chat that you cannot attend, a spot may not be held for you for the following weeks race.

TRACK SPECIFIC - Sardegna B

One of GTs finest ever fantasy circuits, Sardegna B promotes close racing at every bend, with lots of major passing opportunities and the ability to run around the outside very regularly. The sprint round as well offers a new format, with race 1 being a half distance full points race, and race 2 being a reverse grid awarding half points, your round result will be based off the points you are awarded!

The tire allocation for this round is RS ONLY.

Round 5 Results
Qual

Race 1 Results


Race 2 Results

Sprint rounds are notorious for more grinding and less clean racing.
I've always struggled with them.
Happy to see the back end of a sprint round.
Provisional results.
Well done to
Hat, RP and myself.
3rd step on the podium was won by .5.
I snagged it over tfeccles

After practice, I didn't expect such a good result.

Late in qualifying I hit my first 24 to grab pole. Got off the line well enough to avoid T1 dramas and set off with @Matthyus in hot pursuit.
He made a move, and I switched it back, and eventually @RPeeM808 joined us, until I took the lead again and Matthyus fell away.
Bob got by again and led for quite a while until a late mistake promoted me again and the win was mine.

Race 2, I just focused on clean overtakes and staying out of trouble, which worked for the most part.
with 8 laps to go, @emmo46 caught @T F Eccles ahead of me for the lead, but with about 5 left, his rear touched the dirt out of T1 and around he went. Bad luck

Well done to @T F Eccles holding me off until the end.

Very disappointing. I am starting to really hate this car. After getting from 10th on the grid to first by half distance I thought things were looking better but no.

I'm loathe to saw it's all sewn up, but a ~40 point lead heading into the last 2 rounds is a nice buffer

If you have a 40 point lead then a 3rd place at either of the last two rounds will make you champion.

Indeed

@Matthyus Hat-missle, engaged.