The Idea:
When I get the chance I tune into the WEC (World Endurance Championship), races such as Sebring 12H, Le Mans 24H, etc. I really enjoy it, and it makes me want to replicate it in game. But there's one problem. Forza Motorsport 4 totally lacks endurance races in the career mode. They got rid of them, and I can't for the life of me think why. In the past two games, they were the only events I felt were worth doing! So why not start one online instead? You see, this can't be done publicly. It's not a public lobby you can just open up, wait for some randomers to join and be going within five minutes. People will either quit after 20 minutes, wreck at the first turn and quit, wreck someone else, causing them to quit. Plus, the whole friendly atmosphere we're finally developing here would be none existent. If this is done internally, there can be rules, structure, and everything should work correctly.
The Event:
Since we're limited to 50 laps for a race, we'll do this by timer, and the timer will be set to 2 hours and 15 minutes. We'll have four classes, Prototype 1, Prototype 2, GT and finally GTC. The cars will be mainly stock, as this keeps everything relatively even and fair, and really brings strategy into play. Each of the four classes will be scored separately, but bonus points could be awarded for things such as fastest lap, finishing ahead of cars in the next class, most laps in the lead, etc. Since I'm currently planning this as a one-off event, points wont be such an important factor, but just think - 2+ hours of racing in R3 or R1 class cars, that's a lot of laps, a lot of in-game experience and money to be earned. Prize wise, unless we agree on something it probably wont be anything special. Most likely just a car to the value of 'X' credits.
Pit stops will be key as you'll actually need to refuel and get new tires. 30 minutes of racing isn't enough to cause much damage to either of those, but two whole hours is plenty. Plus, your driving style and setup can be important factors here too. If you push on every lap in the 2 hours, you'll destroy your tyres and burn fuel like there's no tomorrow. However, driving conservatively and carefully may equate to less stops and higher places, who knows?
The Cars:
This is the best part, as there are plenty to choose from! With four different classes and 46 cars in total. Of course we're limited to only 16 on the track but that's at least 4 in each class. There could be 3 in one and 5 in another, depends how many people take part and their preference.
Prototype 1:
'09 Acura ARX-02a
'09 Aston Martin Lola
'11 Aston Martin Lola
'11 Aston Martin AMR One
'06 Audi R8
'08 Audi R10 TDI
'09 Audi R15 TDI
'11 Audi R10 TDI
'11 Audi R15++ TDI
'11 Audi R18 TDI
'03 Bentley Speed 8
'02 Cadillac LMP-02
'03 Panoz LMP-01
'09 Peugot 908
'11 Peugot 908
Prototype 2:
'08 Acura ARX-01b
'10 Chevrolet FLM09
'11 Honda Lola
'09 Mazda B09/86
'10 Mazda B09/86
'08 Porsche RS Spyder EVO
GT
'01 BMW M3 GTR
'05 BMW M3 GTR
'09 BMW M3 GT2
'10 BMW M3 GT2
'11 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
'06 Ferrari F430GT
'08 Ferrari F430GT
'10 Ferrari F430GT
'11 Ferrari F458 Italia
'09 Ford GT MK7
'10 Jaguar RSR XKR GT
'11 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
'05 Panoz Esperante GTLM
'11 Panoz Abruzzi
'05 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR
'07 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR
'11 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR
'13 Viper SRT GTS-R
GTC
'11 Aston Martin V12 Zagato *750PI Max*
'09 Audi R8 LMS
'10 BMW Z4 GT3
'08 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
'09 Lotus Evora T124 - *750PI Max*
'11 McLaren GT MP4-12C GT3
'11 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
'05 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
'08 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
'11 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
That's a long list, but there's plenty to choose from. And of course, you have free choice on paint, numbers, etc. etc.
Rules:
*Note* - There will be more added to this list.
All cars should have stock horsepower, regardless of their class. application of handling, tyre and rim upgrades are acceptable however.
At least one pit stop must be made, as and when is your choice however, (More fool you for pitting too soon or too late though).
Follow track etiquette, there was an announcement about this.
Be friendly, race clean, race fair, have fun!
Extra Information:
Not sure if there's anything to add in here, but just in case - There's a section for it.
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As stated, this is just a proposal. A very basic idea if you will. Just thought it'd be a welcomed change from the career mode, a break in the SEAT series later on if need be (No idea on date or time yet). And, I'm really into endurance races. The main reason I had the idea really, just really fancied doing one. And rather than having no competition at all racing the AI in a private online lobby, I thought I'd race with the club members instead. I also thought if you guys had any friends who just fancied taking part in an endurance race, that would be something to consider, it'd be mainly to get the lobby number up, more cars on track, more competition, etc.
If you've got any thoughts, suggestions, ideas, or criticisms, etc. Just let me know.
Have a read, and leave a reply if you like
Thanks guys,
- Anthony.
Last edited by Mr Antt on Wed 05 Sep 2012, 11:46 pm; edited 3 times in total