"Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS" (corey-cc97)
06/05/2018 at 18:02 • Filed to: Forza, Forza 7, Endurance Racing, Oppositelock Endurance Championship, OEC, Le Mans |  3
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It’s that time again. It’s time for the greatest Oppositelock motorsport event...IN THE WORLD. This is the planning and sign up post for the fifth annual Oppositelock 2.4 Hours of Le Mans.
In this post, I have a few polls so all of you can play a part in working out the specifics of the race.
That’s right, it’s time for Oppositelock’s most prestigious motorsport event.
GET. HYPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE TIME
The race will be held on June 17th, but the time of this race will be up to a vote. This is to maximize the total driver count and to give as many options for as many people as possible. The vote itself is part of the sign up form at the end of this post. There are potential time slots for 4:30 PM, 6:00 PM, and 8:00 PM EDT. I’ve scheduled the options around other Forza racing series me and potentially some of you may be doing so as to avoid conflicts of interest. After a week of having the polls up, I will update this post with the time you have all decided on.
UPDATE: The race will be held at 6 PM EDT.
THE RACE
This race is part of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , so it will feature the same cars, namely Group 6 style prototypes and Group 4 style GT cars. The same rules and driving expectations will apply as well. While this will be the sixth round of OEC, I want to emphasize that it is more of a standalone race than part of the series , just like the real 24 in relation to the WEC. You can do this race and no others for the rest of the year. This is one event. It just happens to be part of a larger overarching series.
However, I am making some changes to the conventional procedure we’ve used up to this point. Firstly, and most importantly, for this race we are doing a Le Mans start . We will line up at a 45 degree angle along the pit lane wall, and the race start will be announced randomly and without warning by a non-racer, so as to allow some inconsistency on the start without actually “running to the cars”. Next, during cautions, each class leader will slow down and the field will catch up to their respective class leader . The safety car will lead whichever field is closer to them, unless there are two safety cars.
There is also voting for weather conditions. For weather, there are four options: day, rain, night, or real world conditions. For rain, I’ll probably just randomly select various conditions for the different segments of the race, excluding heavy rain and thunderstorms because I don’t want the race to be a complete mess. Real world conditions would follow the real weather forecasts for Le Mans, France the day of the race, again excluding dangerous conditions. Y’all lucked out three times in a row now with a clear race, but maybe this time we can get some rain. I still think we need a night race though...
At the time of this writing, BoP is just beginning. Nevertheless, BoP will be finalized a week before the race at the latest, so keep an eye out for updates from me. If you’ve been following the series, you’ll know that BoP is a lengthy process, most likely doubly so for Le Mans. Nevertheless, I’ll have it done ASAP. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Also, instead of using parties or gamechat, we are going to be using the Oppositelock Racing/Digital Burnouts Discord to communicate during the races. If for some reason we are not using the app or it fails, we will be using gamechat to communicate, and hoping for the best. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
And did I mention we’re racing on Old Mulsanne, as in no chicanes ? Oh yes. Prepare for top speed wars.
SIGN UP
If you are interested in participating in this race, please click the link below to complete a very brief survey so I can keep track of who signs up and their gamertags (the only information required is your gamertag and Oppo username). There will also be questions asking what class you will be running in, if you are interested in being a pace car (though we already have someone who usually is able and willing to do that), your twitch (if you have one), and what dates you would be able to attend. If you sign up and for whatever reason are not sent a friend request by me, feel free to send me one as well as a message indicating that you intend to participate in the race. My gamertag is Corey CC97. In addition, you can get in contact with RoboRed (GT: RoboRedMdn1te) or SVTyler (GT: mackleroy45) if you do not hear from me, and they will get you set up. If you do not complete the survey or get in contact with me or the other people racing somehow, there is a very good chance you will not be sent an invite to the race on race day.
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I will be posting reminders for the race frequently with links to this post. If you have questions, please leave a comment on this post or one of the reminder posts.
DutchieDC2R
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
06/06/2018 at 05:09 |
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Would it be too much to add the Torana to the GT stable? I want to keep using the GT-R, but on the straights, Im not sure ill keep up with the v8 monsters...
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
06/06/2018 at 12:28 |
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Full LeMans start. Yes please.
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Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
> DutchieDC2R
06/06/2018 at 13:13 |
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I can look into the Torana but I wouldn’t worry about the GT-R. You can get a lot more power out of it and should be hitting between 180-185 post BoP.
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Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
06/06/2018 at 13:14 |
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For reference the fastest GT cars will be doing about 190, though lacking low end acceleration and grip to balance.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
06/06/2018 at 13:40 |
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id love to do it but we will be driving home from north carolina back to illinois that day. so best of luck to everyone
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Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
06/06/2018 at 17:07 |
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Oh yes. Hopefully chaos will be limited lol.
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
06/06/2018 at 17:23 |
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Going to try not to smoke the tires off the Shelby but gotta warm them up somehow.
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Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
> DutchieDC2R
06/12/2018 at 20:54 |
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Alright I’ve gone through BoP and the GT-R is on pace and hitting about 180. I also messed around with the Torana and it was actually slower in a straight than the GT-R, only hits about 173. If you’re still set on the Torana though I can finalize its build and add it.
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DutchieDC2R
> Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
06/13/2018 at 04:19 |
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Naaah, in that case, I have no worries and will be using the GT-R.