PH Forza 5 BTCC championship

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GenePoolReject13 said:

Where are we racing for the first round? Could the op be updated with the full calendar? Cheers.

One more hour and you'll get the lot!

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PH name	GAMERTAG	Day and time
greatcornholio	EVILHOMER40	Most days
idlewillo	IdleWillo	whenever
ajprice	Adrian Price	Any evening except Thursdays
LiamB	iAmChineseAlan	Any evening after 7
John S4x4	oO John S4x4 Oo	Any evening after 9pm
P I Staker	MadWiIt	Any evening
TheVole	Mattyvole
Totlxtc	totlxtc
Badabing	Baron Greenback
Exton	oo 3x oo	anytime after 9pm
CunnyDK	Sharky Hughes
Vocalexpert	Vocal Expert
GenePoolReject	GenePoolReject
BigJack2008	BigJack2008
NorcoNick	NorcoNick

The full driver list

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Full calendar and race schedule

Series kicks off next tuesday night then will run every Monday for the following 5 weeks.

The lobby will open @9pm UK time and qualifying will start at 9:15pm. Each night will consist of a ghosted qualifying session with a 2 second start gap to allow for clear space. Fastest CLEAN lap takes pole then 2nd etc.
Start of race one will be a formation lap to allow people to get into their starting positions as determined by qualifying.
Start of race 2 will unfortunately. also be a formation lap to allow people to get into starting positions due to the reverse grid option going off lobby points which will also include the qualifying session.

Points are similar to the F1 system. My hope is that the reverse grid 2nd race will allow everyone to grab points.
1st 24, 2nd 18, 3rd 15, 4th 12, 5th 10, 6th 8, 7th 6, 8th 4, 9th 2, 10th. There will also be 1 bonus point awarded for pole and fastest Clean lap in each race.

All pitstops are mandatory and must be taken AFTER lap 1 and BEFORE the last lap. You must declare via mic that you're taking a pitstop and whether its your first, second or last.

Race calendar

Tuesday 15th April Silverstone
3 laps qualifying
Race 1 Silverstone Grand Prix circuit 18 laps 2 pitstops
Race 2 Reverse grid sprint race Silverstone National 19 laps

Monday 21st April Le Mans
2 laps qualifying
Race 1 Le Mans La Sarthe 7 laps 1 pitstop
Race 2 Reverse grid sprint race Bugatti Circuit 11 laps

Monday 28th April Yas Marina
3 laps qualifying
Race 1 Yas Marina Full 16 laps 3 pitstops
Race 2 Reverse grid sprint race Yas Marina South 18 laps

Monday May 5th Catalunya
3 laps qualifying
Race 1 Catalunya Grand Prix 19 laps 2 pitstops
Race 2 Reverse grid sprint race 18 laps

Monday May 12th Spa and Bathurst
3 laps qualifying
Race 1 Spa 15 laps 3 pitstops
Race 2 Reverse grid sprint race Bathurst 9 laps

Monday May 19th Road America
3 laps qualifying
Race 1 Road America 17 laps 2 pitstops
Race 2 Reverse grid sprint race Road America east 17 laps

Well, finally sorted! Get practicing chaps

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Badabing said:

stumpyalan said:

Badabing said:

Bugger, only hitting 1:14 in my Kia Cee'd...mmmmm, back to the drawing board!

I've put a tune out too share geared for 150mph no driver aids not as fast as some but will help u. gt stumpyalan.

Cheers, playing with the tunes has helped. Got down to 1:13.5 but still of the pace. Going to practice with the clutch shift this weekend.

Using clutch and manual will improve your lap times hugely. Not just the faster shifts but the extra control you have.

Racing in this series will also make you faster.

As for tunes, when totlxtc has updated his build on the previous page you could give that a try as it went pretty well in the test session.

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John_S4x4 said:

Can I ask about the mic, as I don't have one (that works) and use the Kinnect mic, which is a bit 'noisey'. Do I have to have the mic on ?

Using the mic is better in my opinion as you can communicate with any others cars drivers in close racing but I'm sure if you speak to the rest of the guys they'll happily call out when you go in the pits. Its worked before so no probs mate!

Dan, sorry for not answering about the joint/team paint thing but yep definitely ok

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I daren't use Kinect cos I suffer with terminal flatulence!

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My job can be so productive sometimes! Today I've managed to come up with a way to avoid having to do a formation lap in race 2 AND ideas for the next series if this one is successful

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GenePoolReject13 said:

ajprice said:

As there's no Kia in BTCC, is any Kia racing or rally car paint ok?

It doesn't have to be an actual btcc replica just something that looks like it belongs on a btcc car, any race style livery will do I should imagine.

Yep, any BTCC or race style paint will be great

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Show of hands please........who wants Long Beach??

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LiamB said:

ETA: This was the laziest post I've ever made until I decided to add this bit.

He's a teenager....say no more

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Petrolhead95 said:

I would of loved to join in but you've managed to choose a race on every night that I'm not available

Sorry dude but people aren't so keen on racing at weekends and I have to arrange it when most people are available.

I'd love you to be able to take part as you're one of the originals from when I first got involved in PH racing.

There's one space left, can you seriously not make it home for 9.15pm??

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totlxtc said:

Would be good for you to be in. We could always make it 9:30?

Definitely but I think Josh works nights

If not I'll commit to arranging a couple of weekend events

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To record race results, lap times etc tomorrow night I'll be using my camera on my mobile and as back up I'll also use the game DVR feature but it'd be useful to have one or two others take pics too as we will need to work out who needs to be where on the grid for the first race.


For the qualifying session I'll set the race for 4 laps instead of 3. After you finish your 3rd lap please pull to a stop at the end of start/finish and wait. This will allow me time to take a picture of the lap times. Once I've done this I'll let you know and I'll then need you to quit back to the lobby. Please do not finish the 4th lap!!!! This will leave the lobby points at zero for everyone which means that when I change the lobby settings for the reverse grid race it will position you on the grid in the correct position based on where you finished in the race. I hope this makes sense even though what I've just written probably looks like inane ramblings! Lol

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BALLS!!

Cheers for that Dan

Formation laps it is then, leaving the grid when your position is called out will definitely be the best way forward. Thanks turn10

Any volunteers for taking pics of the laptimes etc with camera phones please??

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And if anyone wants to broadcast this on twitch that would be pretty cool!

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totlxtc said:

I can take a pic of the times etc and keep a note.

!!!!!Also a quick note to participants. The April Xbox One update is live tonight so you will need to get the update before play!!!!

Edited by totlxtc on Tuesday 15th April 10:08

Thanks on both counts!

Hopefully this update will mean an end to my controller having a fit when I use my headset.

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^^ good point mate though I've had my controller update!

Also, I'm 44yrs old, I've brought up a 16yr old and Forza is only a game........ So why the hell do I always get pre-race nerves before something like this?? Being the organiser probably never helps I guess! Lol

A couple of beers should help

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GenePoolReject, so sorry I didn't see your msg. We lost Dan and chinese alien through internet issues too.

5mins til the reverse grid starts if you wanna join

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totlxtc said:

Gutted

We all were mate, Exton especially

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totlxtc said:

Bloody net!! can sit there all night no issues, My little girl can sit playing minecraft for hours, I can sit watching films/tv for hours...moment I want to play ANYTHING its "SEEYA!". Just upgraded to fiber optic and has happened since. BT want £160 to send an engineer!!!! I just paid £40 to upgrade!!!

£160!!! How the hell does that work? They are your internet provider yet its only provided intermittently and they expect you to pay for them to rectify it!

I hope you're gonna stay involved mate??