- added short list of rules, see bottom of posting
- !pitlane penalty, see paragraph "DISCONNECTIONS"
- changed car to FZ5, additional weight and passenger, see paragraph "CAR"
- added official tow service, see paragraph "OFFICIAL TOW SERVICE"
- added details about pitstopping with damaged cars, see paragraph "PITSTOPS"
INTRODUCTION
All people who have been long enough with CLC might remember the first Endurance event that had been held by Razvan. Basically it was a race in which a FXO was shared by a team of drivers for an 8 hour run, during which the contestants were meant to burn as little fuel as possible. It was an excellent and very entertaining challenge where patience and consistency won the day, not pure racing skills or a heavy foot.
Well, let's assume the world has changed since then! Oil prices have skyrocketed ever since, but mankind has finally learned to effectively harvest methane from the bottom of the oceans, so for a while at least fuel prices aren't an issue any more. Oil on the other hand has become an extremely expensive and rare resource and as we all know, oil is a important component needed to produce tires. Eventually the human race might find a substitute as well in the future, but right now you just don't want to wear out tires too quickly, because a set of them costs more than the average monthly income of a silicon valley manager!
Okay, I admit the story isn't very likely to become reality, but I suspect that you've already figured out what this Endurance event will be about: Preserve your tires as long as possible. The basic rules of this event are rather similar to those of the first CLC Endu, with a couple of necessary changes towards the new theme.
ABOUT THE RACE
Just as the term „Endurance“ implies, this event is another looong distance challenge. We'd really like to make a 24 hour race but since even the 8 hour run set up by Razvan gave some people and the server serious headaches, the „Tired Of Tires“ event will only last 6 hours.
The team which has driven the most laps on Fernbay Black with the regular CLC layout during the 6 hours wins the challenge, some serious cash and a sweet bonus (see „PRIZES“). Second and third place earns big cash as well. At all times at least 2 server admins/event coordinators will be present to watch the racers, keeping track of lap counts, pit stops, enforcing the rules and saving replays.
CAR
Only one type of car will be allowed during this event, which is the FZ5. There are no restrictions towards general setup, fuel load or engine power, but each car has to have the full voluntary weight of 200kg and a passenger added to it. Added mass position is team's choice to make.
After a bit of discussion we felt that a true road car like the FZ5 is better suited to the theme of the event, plus it wears out tires even quicker, especially on the rear. People will definitely have to keep both eyes on their driving style and economize on their tires - that's, after all, what this endurance event is about.
I apologize to all who already worked on a setup and/or skin for the UFR but I think that most of you would prefer a FZ5 over a UFR anyway.
TEAMS
Each team consists of 2 to 3 members, the max number of teams allowed for this event is 10. First come, first served. Each racer has to drive at least one stint of 30 minutes during the whole event. It's not necessary for every driver of each team to be present during the challenge at all times. Each team has to have a specific name and tag consisting of 3 letters in brackets. No black color is allowed for letters of either racer name or team tag.
Examples:
[DTC]gooney
[CLC]JasonJ
Already established teams like „OPC“ or „teamnic“ are welcome to use their existing names/tags as long as they keep the „3-letter-tag/no black rule“ in mind. Teamnic for example should change their tag to [NIC] or something smiliar and, again, not use black letters.
IMPORTANT: Additionally, each team is strongly encouraged to show up with a special skin of their own which evolves around the event theme „TIRED OF TIRES“. So for example you can paint something like a beaten-up "Michelin Man“ or an burning oil-well derrick on your car – whatever your imagination has to offer. Teams which do not have a skin of their own connecting to the event theme can still participate in the challenge but will not have the chance to win the special prize (MRT) associated with the first place (see paragraph „PRIZES“). They only get the cash. Each team member has to use the same skin or car color.
RACE RULES / TRACK
The endurance challenge will be held on the regular CLC server, using the Fernbay Black track and its usual CLC layout. Cutting corners or chicanes is discouraged mostly because it's dangerous, but since there are no officers enforcing the law we can't keep people from doing it. Accidents will happen, but every team should obey the regular CLC road safety rules, except speed limits. (A note to the CLC MAFIA guys: DRIFTING is not allowed). Purposely causing accidents, starting arguments with other drivers or admins, spamming, swearing, insulting, revenge wrecking, cheating (hehe) are subject to severe penalties or disqualification. Such incidents will be reviewed by the admins/race coordinators during or after the event and be dealt with accordingly. Keep your cool and drive as safely as possbile at all times.
IMPORTANT: Every racer has to be on CLC teamspeak (server address: citylifecrew.net:9999), at least to be able to listen to the announcements of admins/race coordinators. At least one member of each team should also be able to talk on TS, so get a microphone if you don't have one. Make sure everything WORKS before the race starts, there won't be any delays because a team can't get its equipment running.
PITSTOPS / SWITCHING DRIVERS
No doubt pitstops will be necessary. But there are important restrictions. You're meant to preserve tires, so every pit stop where tires (no matter whether it's one or all four) are changed will be punished with a 20 lap subtraction of a team's final lap count. So if a team was able to rack up 80 laps during the 6 hours, their final result will be 60 laps if they changed their tires once at some point during the event.
Driver changes can be made at any point during the challenge, but keep in mind the 30 minutes rule – every driver of every team has to make at least one stint of half an hour. Changing drivers is done by taking over a car from your team mate while you are spectating. I strongly advise teams to try this out a couple of times before the actual race on some racing server (not CLC).
IMPORTANT: For the admins/event coordinators to be able to keep track of pitstops and driver changes every team has to announce a pit stop at least 2 laps before they actually make it. If they don't announce it in time, a subtraction penalty of 20 laps will be given. If a car is badly damaged and it just wouldn't make sense to drive another 2 laps to qualify for a pit stop, the admins might make an exception and let the damaged car into the pits immediately. ALWAYS make sure you HAVE THE ATTENTION of a admin/event coordinator before making your pit stops AND WAIT until they say it's okay for you to make your stop.
DISCONNECTIONS, !PITLANE COMMAND
If a driver unwillingly disconnects from the server (out of bounds, timeout, whatever), he or she can rejoin the race. But we will have to give a subtraction penalty of 20 laps for each disconnection. Because if we don't, people might use that to their advantage, purposely oob'ing or timeouting to reenter the race with a fresh set of tires, which will give them a huge advantage. So at least make sure no one in your household rides the e-mule, downloads pr0n or musix during the challenge. If you fall victim to disconnections don't despair, it's most likely going to happen to others as well. Nothing is lost if it happens once. Using the CLIS command !pitlane will result in a 20 lap subtraction penalty as well.
OFFICIAL TOW SERVICE
During the event we will have someone standing by in an official tow car to help people who get stuck, flip themselves over or even forget to load up fuel. The tow truck can be called by any team and will be driven by an admin/sergeant who is not currently driving in the race. If something goes wrong during an attempted tow and the broken down car cannot go back to pits or goes out of bounds, the tow driver can't be held responsible in any way. Reentering the race using !pitlane or reconnecting to the server still earns the full -20 lap penalty. So better avoid accidents from the start, take no risks.:)
PRIZES
Big prizes are a tradition of CLC events, this one is no different.
1.Winner team captain takes home 200,000 euros, to be distributed to every member as the team sees fit, plus a MRT for every team member. If a member of the winning team already has a MRT he or she will be able to auction it off to other players or just give it away for free - your choice (auction/give-away will be supported by CLC admins).
2.Second place team earns 200,000 euros.
3.Third place team earns 100,000 euros.
DATE AND TIME
The CLC Endurance event „Tired Of Tires“ will be held on September 20th 2008 (Saturday), from 3pm to 10pm UTC (actual race starts at 4pm). Teams are encouraged to arrive 60 minutes prior to the race start, at least with their first driver. Latecomers who arrive 30 minutes or less before the start will be penalized with a 10 lap subtraction of the team's final lap count. Entering the race is still possible up to 15 minutes after the start.
DIRECTIONS
To register your team for the event, please make a post in this thread.
To review the road safety rules, please take a look at the rules-forum.
To compare your local time zone to UTC, check out this site.
Rules are most probably subject to change, so take another good look at them especially on the event day before the race.
SHORT LIST OF RULES:
date/time: 3pm to 10pm, Saturday September 20th
duration: 6 hours endurance (actual race starts 4pm)
pre-race: teams need to arrive 1 hour prior to race start
teams: 2-3 drivers, each driving at least 1 stint of 30 minutes
car/setup: fz5, 200kg additional weight plus 1 passenger (add. weight position = team's choice)
skin: each team is encouraged to use a skin themed towards "tired of tires" (no skin = no MRT prize)
track: FE4, regular CLC layout including all barriers, fines etc.
basic rules:
- every driver has to be on CLC teamspeak to listen (citylifecrew.net:9999)
- pitstops have to be announced 2 laps prior
- MAKE SURE you have the attention of a race admin before pitstopping
- unannounced pit stops earn a -20 lap penalty
- tire changes will result in a -20 lap penalty
- disconnections from server earn a -20 lap penalty
- using !pitlane command earns a -20 lap penalty
- an official tow service will try to help flipped over cars (no guarantees)
- drive according to CLC road safety rules (see forum), no speed limits
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