GRM Forza 4 B-Spec Championship
Setting up the lobby at 8:00PM EST on Sunday December 1st. Practice will start at 8:40 or as soon as the lobby fills up. Qualifying at 8:50 and the race will start at 9:00PM EST.
We are bringing back the B Spec Championship for anyone interested. It was a great success last time so hopefully we can have a decent turnout and people will still play forza 4 after the new xbox releases.
Basically DukeOfUndersteer has already done the leg work and I'm copying from the original thread. Will update this when we get closer to the start of the series which will most likely start the week after Thanksgiving and run through Dec-Jan.
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Rules for getting started: Pick a car from the list below and modify it EXACTLY to the specs listed and then paint it to your liking. Once you have picked a car and ran your first race you will stay in it for the rest of the series. All the cars are VERY evenly matched but some might have slight advantages that make them stronger for certain tracks.
Current season standings after Race 4:
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Schedule: Races are final, dates subject to change
Optional GRM B-Spec pre-season practice night: (Nov. 24th)
Iberian Full - 30 Laps. Date: (Dec. 1st) 1 mandatory Pit Stop (between lap 10 and 25) Winner: Racerfink
Sonoma Nascar - 20 Laps. Date: (Dec. 8th) 1 mandatory Pit Stop (between lap 5 and 15)
Suzuka East - 25 Laps. Date: (Dec. 15th) 1 mandatory Pit Stop (between lap 10 and 20)
Tsukuba Full - 30 Laps. Date: (Dec. 22nd) 1 mandatory Pit Stop (between lap 10 and 25)
Sebring Club - 20 Laps. Date: (Dec. 29th) no pit stop as there is no pit road
Catalunya National - 20 Laps. Date: (Jan. 5th) 1 mandatory Pit Stop (between lap 5 and 15)
Hockenheim Short - 25 Laps. Date: (Jan. 12th) 1 mandatory Pit Stop (between 10 and 20)
Motegi East - 25 Laps. Date: (Jan. 19th) 1 mandatory Pit Stop (between lap 10 and 20)
Silverstone Inter Course - 20 Laps. Date (Jan. 26th) mandatory Stop (between 5 and 15)
Road Atlanta - 20 Laps. Date: (Feb. 2nd) 1 mandatory Pit Stop (between lap 5 and 15)
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Race Rules:
I don't think there will be much said as I respect you guys as real drivers and not the typical douche Xbox player. Full Simulation Crash Damage and Tire Wear will be on. There is no specific trans. You can run in Auto, Manual or Manual w/clutch, whatever you choose. No rough driving. Please respect your fellow driver. If you question a move, like dive bombing someone going into 10A at Road Atlanta, potentially ruining both your and your opponent's race, don't do it. No short cutting on track. We are going on the "honor system" since there is no officiating. We will be updating this area as suggestions and comments are made.
Practice and Qualifying:
We will be joining to one party and will practice for a timed heat of 10 minutes.
For Qualifying, we will be using the "Time Trials" approach, where our times will not be affected by the draft and other cars in the way as they are invisible. It will be a 10 minute session. We will record the top times and grid the field from the results.
Race:
We will take the standing start lap as our "warm up" lap to warm tires and get gridded up in our qualifying positions. At the end of the standing start lap, the race will begin via a 2x2 rolling start called out by the person on Pole.
Point System as follows:
1st - 25
2nd - 18
3rd - 15
4th - 12
5th - 10
6th - 8
7th - 6
8th - 5
9th - 4
10th - 3
11th - 2
12th - 1
Bonus point for Pole
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Current B Spec line up as follows:
Mazda 2 (C352)
115hp, 1,981lbs.
Weight/Power Ratio: 17.22:1
Street Air Filter, Sport Exhaust, Race Flywheel, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Sport Weight Reduction, Street Clutch, Street Transmission, Race Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 front and rear, Spec Enkei RPF1's in stock size. Updated: (11/20/12)
Nissan Versa (C362)
122hp, 2,357lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 19.32:1
Race Flywheel, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Race Weight Reduction, Sport Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 front and rear, Spec Enkei RPF1's in stock size. Updated: (11/20/12)
Toyota Yaris S (C351)
106hp, 2,207lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 20.82:1
Stock Engine, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Sport Weight Reduction, Sport Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 front and rear, Spec Enkei RPF1's in stock size. Updated: (11/20/12)
Ford Fiesta (D337)
118hp, 2,126lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 18.02:1
Stock Engine, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, NO Weight Reduction, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 front and rear, Spec Enkei RPF1s in stock size. Updated: (11/20/12)
Honda Fit (C357)
125hp, 2,219lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 17.75:1
Street Air Filter, Sport Oil and Cooling, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Race Weight Reduction, Street Clutch, Street Transmission, Race Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 front and rear, Spec Enkei RPF1's in stock size. Updated: (11/20/12)
Kia Cee'D (Rio)(C359)
161hp, 2,590lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 16.09:1
Race Air Filter, Street Ignition, Race Exhaust, Race Oil and Cooling, Sport Flywheel, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Sport Weight Reduction, Race Clutch, Street Transmission, Race Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 215 (stock) front and rear, Spec Enkei RPF1's in stock size. Updated: (11/21/12)
NEW!
Hyundai ix20 (C368)
141hp 2,299lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 16.30:1
Sport Air Filter, Race Intake, Street Ignition, Race Exhaust, Street Cams, Sport Oil and Cooling, Race Flywheel, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Race Weight Reduction, Street Clutch, Street Transmission, Race Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 (stock) front and rear. Spec Enkei RPF1's in stock size. Updated: (11/20/12)
Suzuki Liana (C369)
147hp 2,189lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 14.89:1
Sport Air Filter, Race Exhaust, Sport Cams, Street Oil and Cooling, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Race Weight Reduction, Street Clutch, Street Transmission, Race Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 front and rear. Spec Enkei RPF1's in stock size. Updated: (11/20/12)
VW Fox (C368)
123hp 2,060lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 16.75:1
Race Air Filter, Race Exhaust, Race Cams, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Race Weight Reduction, Street Transmission, Race Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 front and rear. Spec Enkei RPF1's in 15 INCH size. Updated: (11/20/12)
Scion xD (C365)
133hp 2,265lbs
Weight/Power Ratio: 17.03
Street Exhaust, Race Flywheel, Sport Brakes, Sport Suspension, Race Sways, Race Cage, Race Weight Reduction, Race Clutch, Street Transmission, Race Drivetrain, Race Diff, Race Compound Tires in 205 front and rear. Spec Enkei RPF1's in stock size. Updated: (11/20/12)
AWWW E36 M3! Pencil me in as "Interested." I think now that I finally got the seXbox hooked up with the HDMI cable, I might be able to finally figure out the berkeleying headphone thing...or maybe I won't...just to piss off the lot of you 
Did you E36 M3-sticks ever figure out who the official winner of the last series was???
I owe someone a trophy!!!
Ok so I'm aware it is football season so hopefully that doesn't keep too many people away. I'm good for running nearly any night of the week, Monday-Thursday between 6-10PM eastern time.
WOOT!!! 
Count me in!
In reply to poopshovel:
I dropped out towards the end of the season so I don't know who was the official winner. lol Hopefully I will make it through all 10 races this time!
I claim the Mazda 2 again. Love that little hooptie! Gotta make a new livery.
Pretty sure I'll be in the Versa again
Yep mazda 2 again for me too.
Paging Racerfink!
He had horrible luck last season! I hope he will return to give us all a run for our money!
Racer Fink was stinkin quick! So were you Atticus!
Who was it that did the Ned Jarrett voice? Had me pissin' myself!
Count me in.
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: Racer Fink was stinkin quick! So were you Atticus! Who was it that did the Ned Jarrett voice? Had me pissin' myself!
I do a pretty mean Michael Waltrip.
Haha yeah I remember but wasn't sure it was you! LOLz were had for sure!
There is a Facebook Group as well, "Unofficial Forza 4 Spec B Championship"
I'm doing a lot of work to even the cars out better right now. Some cars were on their original tire size, and were given a race power mod to make up for their lack of cornering on the test track that was used. But when they got on a longer track, they ran and hid.
Ok well post any modifications and ill update the original post!
In reply to racerfink:
Cool. There sure is room for improvement there. I know you know what you're doing.
Im interested. preferred day pending but I can usually make most weeknights work.
I have only played once online and hated it because of crashers. I feel like this group would be much more pleasant to race with if you guys don't mind a new reader joining. As long as the woman doesn't mind me hogging the tv I should be able to do most evenings except Wednesdays.
In reply to Lancer007:
Shouldn't be a problem with crashers here. Sure incidents happen but you get pretty familiar with the part of the pack you run with. I always seemed to be right in the middle and was used to everyones driving styles. We communicate on comms pretty well too.
Got the WIFI reset! Getting closer!
Anti-stance wrote: In reply to Lancer007: Shouldn't be a problem with crashers here. Sure incidents happen but you get pretty familiar with the part of the pack you run with. I always seemed to be right in the middle and was used to everyones driving styles. We communicate on comms pretty well too.
...there was that one cocksucker.....
In reply to poopshovel:
I hate that guy...
me2 dnt like him any more
Oooh, I'd be up for another season of being a backmarker. Decide your night and I'll join as I can.
Are there any gentelmens agreements regarding numbers or liverys/etc that anyone has any claim to? I just don't want my car looking too much someone else's.
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