Formula Oppo - GT6 - Australian Gran Prix Gran Prix

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork) 03/14/2014 at 23:39 • Filed to: Gran Turismo 6, Formula Oppo, GT6, Formula 1, F1, Australian Gran Prix, OppositeLock

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In honor of this weekend's Australian Gran Prix, I am proposing a Formula Oppo Australian GP on GT6. The race will be held on the Bathurst track, as it is in Australia. Please let us know if you are interested. More Details Below

The real Australian GP starts at around 1 AM the following morning, so I am hoping this race will hold us over until then. In the meantime, be sure to let your voice be heard in the real !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! where you can run your fantasy F1 team to victory.

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If our GT6 Formula Oppo race ends early, some of us may just dick around until the real race starts.

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Start Time:

Saturday the 15th of March .

Room will open around 9 PM CT or soon thereafter.

Race will begin at 9:30 PM CT (this may change if a consensus arises)

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Race Details:

Grid start based off fastest lap during practice period preceding the race.

30 laps (pits necessary)

Very Fast fuel and tire wear (probably around 2 pit stops).

Prohibited :

Traction Control

Nitros

Automatic Steering

Available :

ABS

[ feel free to ask any questions below. ]

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Cars:

While I would like to hold races based on the GT6 Formula 1 chassis, I do understand that this is quite expensive (2,000,000 credits), so I am leaving it up to a vote on what kind of cars you would like to race.

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Update : This race will be run with Red Bull Junior chassis (as per the above poll results, and my personal tests), but subsequent F1 races with a corresponding GT6 track will be run with the Formula Gran Turismo chassis (unless of course, that proves to be too difficult for us to handle).

The Red Bull Junior can be won relatively easily as part of the Red Bull X Challenge. If you don't find time to complete this, it is purchasable from the dealership for 200,000 credits.

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Room:

Formula Oppo - Aussie GP

PSN: xcgeekrunner3

*The only other person that has the clearance to run this event is !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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Mood:

This race will ultimately be for fun, but a semi-serious racing atmosphere (this means no driving backwards, being a dick during passing/blocking, etc.) will be encouraged.

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Who Is Allowed To Participate:

Anyone.

Tell your friends.

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Commentary:

Is anyone willing to act as the race commentator(s)?

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Podium Ceremony:

Post will be created on Oppo following the end of the race.

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Questions, Comments, Concerns?

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/10/2014 at 22:32

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I'll try to do this as long as I'm not busy. I might be going to do car things but they might not be until later. So yeah I'm in if possible

Agrajag > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/10/2014 at 22:39

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I should be able to, but I haven't been able to put much time into the game so my inventory is limited.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/10/2014 at 23:45

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i see monaco tunnel, not aussie gp

DeltawingGothamDeserves > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 10:29

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At the very worst, we could take the Red Bull standard and use ballast and power limiter to adjust.

DeltawingGothamDeserves > Agrajag 03/11/2014 at 10:30

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Don't worry, the Red Bull junior championship is very easy to complete.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:18

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ALEX7302 FOR VOICE COMMENTATOR

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:19

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Also I'll gladly do a Formula Gran Turismo race. I should go buy mine now and start tuning if it's possible to tune it...

ncasolowork2 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:21

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Just going to suggest that trying to race F1 cars at Bathurst is an insane idea. I think cars without downforce would probably provide the most fun. A car like a Miata might even be the best.

DeltawingGothamDeserves > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:30

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being a dick during passing/blocking, etc. will be encouraged.

Excellent.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > DeltawingGothamDeserves 03/11/2014 at 14:33

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out of context!

...lol

DConsorti > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:33

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Crap! I would love to race this... but unfortunatelly I'll be away form home

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 03/11/2014 at 14:34

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Can you start the room if I'm not there by 9 on Saturday?

I have some place to be, but I'm hoping I'll be back in time.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:40

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Sure!

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:46

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Will you be allowing tuning or will tuning be prohibited?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:47

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It's times like this I wish i had a PS3 or Xbox.

desertdog5051 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 14:50

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And everybody has to race a Red Bull.

DeltawingGothamDeserves > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 15:04

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That's the first thing I saw.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 03/11/2014 at 15:53

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I want it to be competitive, but I also want tires and adjustments to be allowed. I do not really want people to be able to just add power by buying stuff.

I don't know a way to make this happen.

Basically, it depends on what cars are going to be raced.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 21:18

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Pleased to see RedBull Juniors topping the poll right now. High downforce with a moderately powerful engine and human-reaction-time-compatible top speed is a LOT of fun.

I have no clue if I'll be able to join in, but we'll see. Saturday night at 7 my time....

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 03/11/2014 at 21:27

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Yeah, I've just been testing the RB junior against the Formula Gran Turismo car at Bathurst.

I think for most of the F1 tracks that are on GT6, we will use the F1 cars, but Bathurst is tricky and has a bunch of sudden camber and elevation changes that the F1 car just can't handle, so we will be using the RB Junior.

The more the merrier!

Agrajag > DeltawingGothamDeserves 03/11/2014 at 22:13

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Just turned on GT6. I apparently already did that challenge. Who knew?

Jonathon Klein > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 23:14

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Hey are you going to do a review of the Practice and Qualifying for this weekend. I am thinking about doing a live update like I did on the testing again for those that don't have access to TV coverage or anything like that? Maybe we can do something collaborative?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Jonathon Klein 03/11/2014 at 23:18

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Yeah, I already started it. It's one long post that I update throughout the whole weekend.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/technically-fo…

What did you have in mind?

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/11/2014 at 23:46

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If we race the Formula Gran Turismo cars then the only adjustments that can really be done are suspension, downforce, and an oil change. Tires are not affected by prohibiting vehicle tuning.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 03/12/2014 at 00:15

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Okay. I've done some testing, and tuning will be allowed.

Formula Gran Turismo cars will only be raced on a weekend that share a corresponding tack with GT6.

For me, and I'm assuming a few others, the camber of the Bathurst track was a bit too much. Way too much wheel spin, and no runoff areas if you messed up.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/12/2014 at 00:31

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haha good call. It's pretty difficult. So what kind of cars will we race then?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 03/12/2014 at 00:46

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Those Red Bull Juniors

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/12/2014 at 01:36

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Cool. I better get to practicing then...

Jonathon Klein > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/12/2014 at 08:02

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I figured I could link you to the live updates from Friday and Saturday and you could provide a better consensus summary and analysis, then maybe we can talk and give our opinion on what we think how the race will play out?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Jonathon Klein 03/12/2014 at 15:34

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a bit like a "Jalopnik Live"?

I'm down.

Jonathon Klein > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/12/2014 at 15:44

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Awesome, I'm looking forward to it, and great that comments are finally back up.

Ok so practice is airing live on NBCSports at 930pm for P1 on thursday friday and 130am for P2. Qualifying is saturday at 200am, and everyone should have access for the race. Do you have Twitter so we can keep in contact during then? Or I can just message you when the live stuff is over, you can then do your summary and maybe we can then talk about what we think is going to happen, write it down then put it up?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Jonathon Klein 03/12/2014 at 16:06

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@twhitey3

I'll be around for everything except P2.

Also, If you want a good lead-in image, use F1 Fanatic , they always have a great set of pictures for each session.

Jonathon Klein > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/12/2014 at 16:11

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Nice did you see my other post, hopefully we will both be able to edit the post making it way easier for us both to do it.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Jonathon Klein 03/12/2014 at 16:13

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yeah, If not, I'll just be in the comments.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/12/2014 at 21:39

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Are we going to have a qualifier? Would be more in line with who is at the front or back of the starting grid.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 03/12/2014 at 22:12

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I think the practice session will work well enough to keep times. I just wish it would keep them on the board after you leave the track.

If you start the room, do what you feel is best. I probably won't decide completely myself until I open the room.

Also, can people still enter after Quali starts & ends?

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 03/12/2014 at 22:23

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Once the qualifier has begun, you cannot enter, unfortunately.