SAR Karting

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:39 pm

Hi fellow racers,

I'm wondering if any of you guys would be interested in me holding a simple karting championship with my upcoming SAR_11 kart.

Races would be of about 5 laps each, with 2-3 races per event on a time of the week i haven't decided yet. Grid positions would be random, quali is too much to handle... remember i said "simple" above? Could be clean or dirty racing depending on the majority.

I also make my own tracks (original or real location) which are pretty cool to race on with the kart i will offer. Much of them have never been posted here so it would ensure that nobody got too much experience out of them and it would be cool to discover new tracks for you guys i think!

What about it ?

JonnO · Post by **JonnO** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:05 pm

Could be good fun!

I'd be up for it if it did happen, see what others think

Pingu · Post by **Pingu** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:58 pm

Iam in if you organize

Del · Post by **Del** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:34 pm

I'd be in but I think the events could be a bit longer. 3*5 laps, even allowing mid-event waiting time, is only about 15 minutes. 5*5 or something could be better me thinks or mebbe 3*10 in my opinion at least.

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:38 am

Thx for your interest guys !

Sorry i took time to reply to you but i was busy making some tracks and with the family and all...

I think Del is right suggesting we make the events last longer ! I think the 5 laps of 5 races per event seems the better compromise at the moment because 10 races per event would give me too much track-making do to !!! And i don't wanna give you guys crap to race on!

Here's a first release of the first events. Final details will come in about 2 weeks, including rules, calendar, points, etc...

Color codes :
Red : Track missing
Orange : Work In Progress
Blue : Track done but needs review or minor adjustments
Purple : Track done but needs total overhaul
Green : Done and ready to be raced on

Event #1 - Date/Time TBA

SA_Ravendale - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_Yeongham - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Yeongham, South Korea
SA_ElToro_GP - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_DenseForest_Short - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_TopGear - Race track (Test Course) - Location : Dunsfold Aerodrome, United Kingdom

Event #2 - Date/Time TBA

SA_DesertRat_Short - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_Monza_GP - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Monza, Italy
SA_DenseForest_GP - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_Fontana_Oval - Race track (Oval Course) - Location : Fontana, United States
SA_HighSpeedRing - Race track (High-Speed Course) - Location : Original (GT5 version)

Event #3 - Date/Time TBA

SA_TropicalSpeedway - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_Indianapolis_GP - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Indianapolis, United States
SA_HimalayanTrail - Time trial (Rally Course) - Location : Original
SA_Fontana_SportsCar - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Fontana, United States
SA_DesertRat_GP - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original

Event #4 - Date/Time TBA

SA_Monza_Short - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Monza, Italy
SA_Indianapolis_Oval - Race track (Oval Course) - Location : Indianapolis, United States
SA_Dunes - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_PaulRicardHTTT - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Le Castelet, France
SA_InfineonRaceway - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Sonoma, United States

Event #5 - Date/Time TBA

SA_AbuDhabi_GP - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
SA_ModernSipahi - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_RicardoTormo - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Valencia, Spain
SA_MountainFalls - Race track (Road Course) - Location : Original
SA_Québec - Race track (Urban Circuit) - Location : Québec City, Canada

Now only a few have been reviewed for competition use and the rest has to be either modified, re-built or made from scratch. Given it takes about a week to make a track from A to Z, it'll be one event every month or so...

What time (timezone) would fit you the best on weekend days?

Del · Post by **Del** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:02 am

You could obviously have 2-3 races on each track... And given that over 80% of the likely participants are European with the rest (other than you) from Brazil (unless you get more Canadians or something playing) the ideal starting time would be Sunday(?) 7-10 PM Englandland time.

shyguy1001 · Post by **shyguy1001** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:22 am

You are welcome to use SCARTS ovals with banking in the corners if you wish...

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:46 am

SA_Fontana_Oval done!
SA_Fontana_SportsCars will be completed pretty soon too...

Next on the list will be the TopGear Test Track (!!! Ohh crossing in the middle of the lap !!!) and SA_DesertRat Short and long versions ;o)

Calendar color codes added ;o)

Stylus · Post by **Stylus** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:23 am

When is 1st championship?

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:59 pm

a little hint :

Weather prediction around Dunsfold Aerodrome : Overcast with a high chance of rain !

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:42 pm

SA_Fontana_SportsCar : done !
SA_TopGear_w : almost ready...

SA_IguazúPark : [strike]back in progress

[/strike] Too crappy, will do a new one !

Post by **Whiplash** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:42 am

I suggest you to use my Kart-Promade for the league.

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:24 pm

Whiplash wrote:I suggest you to use my Kart-Promade for the league.

No offense Whiplash, but your kart is way too slow...

Model is quite nice and the car behaves nicely around the track though.

For this championship, I want to offer you guys a kart that will test your skills and reaction time.

The SAR-1 Kart has proven to be hard to master, but with hundreds of races on its counter (with my coworkers) it still has to get boring! It was designed the day i took a real world-class championship karting machine on the track.... and it behaves much as the real thing does, or at least as i could make it feel in TS. You risk to be surprised how fast it goes at first, but, like in real life, if you never stepped in a race car before you can't expect to push it through corners right away, it requires some getting-used-to! That is why i'll post THIS WEEKEND a testing track for you to practice the new SAR-1 Kart.

The kart will be like any real racing machine : brutally fast, split-second reactive (brake and turning), heart-pounding and exciting!!!

Pingu · Post by **Pingu** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:54 pm

Can we download some other tracks and the kart itself yet?

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:57 pm

Pingu wrote:Can we download some other tracks and the kart itself yet?

Not yet but there will be a track and a kart to test tomorrow...

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:15 pm

Here is the test track (SA_AbuDhabi_SAR-TestTrack) :
http://turbosliders.com/view_track.php? ... offset=240

Look out for the cars download section to get the SAR-1 Kart. It is still pending review by the admin and should get available soon !

NOTE : the track is ugly and glitchy at some places... It will be entirely remade for Event #5's SA_AbuDhabi_GP race. However, it corresponds to the average track width (60-90px) and surfaces we will be racing on.

Pingu · Post by **Pingu** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:25 pm

Lol the graphics are cool, and starting form the pit too but damnnnnn that kart goes fast lol

Post by **Tijny** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:53 pm

No offense, but this kart am way too f*** fast! I totally feel like a jet fighter pilot while driving it.

Post by **Whiplash** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:26 pm

Tijny wrote:No offense, but this kart am way too f*** fast! I totally feel like a jet fighter pilot while driving it.

And it's suppose to be a "realistic shit".

Post by **Tijny** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:32 pm

Whiplash wrote:
Tijny wrote:No offense, but this kart am way too f*** fast! I totally feel like a jet fighter pilot while driving it.
And it's suppose to be a "realistic shit".

Maybe the kart he drove in real life went 700 km/h, who knows. Not sure how anyone could survive those kinds of G-forces in the corners though.

Pingu · Post by **Pingu** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:45 pm

any nice pb's yet lol?

Post by **Mike Nike** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:54 pm

i drove a 15.11 or so in sc santiss in lap +-7 or so for testing..
just tried that downloadable big track, but it started in the box and i couldnt move there.

shyguy1001 · Post by **shyguy1001** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:55 pm

Track looks great, but I honestly can't see how anyone can race in that car..

S_Racer · Post by **S_Racer** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:44 pm

interesting how i see all the vets feeling out of their element with this kart

I guess my goal is reached with you guys being not-too-happy but also not mad at me...

It is normal it throws you off your comfort zone gentlemen

@Whiplash : the realism isn't between kart speed and track proportions ro lap times... It's the reaction time and the focus required by your brain and fingers to master a brutal machine

Ana · Post by **Ana** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:27 am