GPL: Anyone know of an IROC-style league?

Hi all. Just wondering if there's a league out there in which all drivers must use the same set-up. Frankly, I just don't have the time or interest to fiddle around with set-ups ad nauseum. Besides, I happen to think that competing would be more challenging and realistic with everyone driving the same car. Thanks, Simon Goodwin

You have half of this right. It would be more challenging. The only series *that I know of* in open wheeled cars that uses the same setup is the barber saab series of a few years ago. But even then I could be wrong. It's just my opinion, but with the same setup for everyone you would have the slowest of drivers still being slow and the fastest of drivers still being fastest. The only difference would be with the intermediate drivers, the slower of such would be closer to the faster of such. I do like the concept and would like to attempt something like this just to see what kind of a difference there is when everyone uses the same setup (default setup). Mike

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> Hi all. Just wondering if there's a league out there in which all > drivers must use the same set-up. Frankly, I just don't have the time > or interest to fiddle around with set-ups ad nauseum. Besides, I happen > to think that competing would be more challenging and realistic with > everyone driving the same car. > Thanks, > Simon Goodwin

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We race 4 "spec" races in IGPS last season. Everyone was required to use the same chassis with the default setup (for both the practice and the race sessions). From what I've seen, Mike is right. Slow drivers are still slow drivers, fast drivers are still fast drivers, and people in the middle are closer to the fast drivers than the slow drivers. Overall, the spec races were a little more fun than the regular races because everyone had a relatively equal chance to do well (if they could keep the car on the track). One caveat in GPL - there is no way to force a client to use a specific setup. IMHO, it would be a simple matter to download a setup file from the server to the clients when they connect, and also disable the client's ability to change the setup at all. This would promote the spec (IROC) style of racing. says...

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>It's just my opinion, but with the same setup for everyone you would >have the slowest of drivers still being slow and the fastest of drivers >still being fastest. The only difference would be with the intermediate >drivers, the slower of such would be closer to the faster of such. >I do like the concept and would like to attempt something like this >just to see what kind of a difference there is when everyone uses the >same setup (default setup). >>Hi all. Just wondering if there's a league out there in which all >>drivers must use the same set-up. Frankly, I just don't have the >>time or interest to fiddle around with set-ups ad nauseum. Besides, >>I happen to think that competing would be more challenging and >>realistic with everyone driving the same car.

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Sorry, i just banged this note out this morning.. I didn't mean 'realistic', I meant..erm.. well, 'fun' I guess. And instructive too. If someone's driving my pants off in the same car/setup.. I'd sure like to follow them round the track! S.G. > You have half of this right. It would be more challenging. The only > series *that I know of* in open wheeled cars that uses the same setup is > the barber saab series of a few years ago. But even then I could be > wrong.

Hmm, I've heard of that league.......too bad the league-boss has decided not to run another season, but maybe we can get some1 to use the basics of it and host an IGPS3 ? As I heard by rumor, the league-boss will allow the new host(s) to use his web-page to work with......any volunteers? cheers Markus