Post by Momoko Murasama on Nov 16, 2022 15:12:55 GMT -5
BRIGHTEST NITE 1000 MILES
GRAND FINALE of the IMAS GT Championship
GRAND FINALE of the IMAS GT Championship
The IMAS GT Championship makes its final stop of the season at Sebring International Raceway, the most prestigious airfield circuit in the world. Though completely flat in elevation, #RespectTheBumps is not just PR speak for the challenges that competitors face at this venue. Due to the age of the old airfield tarmac, Sebring's first and final corners are exponentially more punishing than their simple geometry would suggest. A throughly technical venue with its numerous right-angle corners punishing anything short of a perfect racing line, Sebring for one lap is already challenge enough for the casual track day enthusiast. Now imagine doing this for another 266 times, with the late dusk giving way to an abyssal darkness, 33 contenders to keep track of, and more than just title implications.
For Scuderia Pergusa, this venue has brought them their greatest fortunes and worst humiliations. Clinching the IMAS Endurance Challenge title in 2016 despite suffering a laundry list of problems in this one race alone showed the racing world the sheer willpower the tiny Italian-American outfit has had. However, every year afterwards has been nothing but a string of terrible luck or incredible lack of foresight; such instances include a late-race gearbox failure while leading the GTE PRO class in 2017, as well as plowing straight into the pit wall in the first hour of the 2018 race after clashing against their rivals at Steel Angel.
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Hometown darlings Scuderia Pergusa are looking to punch out their tickets to Le Mans once more, and this time they've got a true home field advantage. While it's true that Emma Pergusa and Amber Bladeheart are excellent drivers at virtually any racing circuit, Sebring is their home. They may be Veterans on a normal day, today isn't one. With the lessons learned from ex-Prototype driver Yuyuko Maeda over the season, the Scuderia will be looking to make a big impression. For this round only, Emma Pergusa and Amber Bladeheart are classed as an Elite LightFooted and Elite Blocker respectively. They've also brought a long list of upgrades developed forward for next season's car, bringing up their machine from Tier 1 to Tier 2 status.
Modellista ViperConcepts have clearly not taken their string of losses well, especially not the one they suffered at the hands of DangoAlliance Racing at Road Atlanta. Expect these two teams to bring their A-game and then some; the classic Viper vs Porsche rivalry in the junior category of the IMAS GT Championship is about to explode.
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Battle Data
General
Number of Race laps: 267 laps (!)
Qualifying Duration: 30 minutes
In-Universe Race Time: 6:00 PM, November 13th, 2021
Track Type: Racing Circuit
Deadlines
Practice
Tuning Setup submission: November 22nd, 4 PM UTC/Noontime US Eastern
Twitch Broadcast Time: November 23rd, midnight UTC/8 PM US Eastern
RaceDay
Strategy submission: November 26th, 11:59 PM GMT/8 PM US Eastern
Twitch Broadcast Time: November 27th, 6 PM UTC/2 PM US Eastern
Special Rules
MARQUEE ENDURANCE SPECIAL EVENT
This special event is considered extremely prestigious, and thus commands a huge point bonus compared to normal rounds on the calendar!
21 (1st) / 19 / 17 (3rd) / 15 / 13 (5th) / 11 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 (10th) / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 (15th)
+1 point for making it to halfway
PRO Strategies*
Due to the extreme length of this race and the game's limitations, you can only plan the first 4 stops. Your fuel capacity will be scaled by me according to your longest stint, rounded UP to the nearest 5% increment (ie. if you need 71% to do your longest stint, you'll be capped at 75%)
Expect fuel to last 44-45 laps (~1h 20-24 min)
Tire wear effect is relatively low due to how evenly distributed it is
Time Spent on Pit Lane
Tire changes are ~8 seconds
Filling to full fuel is about ~28 seconds
A stop in pit lane will cost you around 25 seconds PLUS pit service time
A full service (tires + full fuel) stop costs you about 57 seconds
Tire Progression on Hards
Soft tires are about ~0.7 seconds FASTER at first
Medium tires are about ~0.4 seconds FASTER at first
1:48.8 ~ 1:50.1 -> initially
1:50.2 ~ 1:50.8 -> around 50% life
1:50.9 ~ 1:51.9 -> around 25% life
1:52.0 and worse -> 0% life remaining
Minimum Driver Conservation Stat
Tires drop below 50% life around lap 18-19 (~32-34 min) for Hards, lap 16-17 (~26-30 min) for Mediums, and lap 9-10 (12-17 min) for Softs
Tires drop below 25% life around lap 28-29 (~48-52 min) for Hards, lap 25-26 (~41-46 min) for Mediums, and lap 14-15 (~21-26 min) for Softs
Tires drop to 0% life around lap 37-38 (~1h 4-9 min)1 for Hards, lap 33-34 (~55-60 min)1 for Mediums, and lap 16-17 (~31-36 min)1 for Softs
Maximum Driver Conservation Stat
Tires drop below 50% life around lap 24-25 (~41-45 min) for Hards, lap 22-23 (~37-41 min) for Mediums, and lap 13-14 (~19-24 min) for Softs
Tires drop below 25% life around lap 37-38 (~1h 4-9 min) for Hards, lap 33-34 (~56-61 min) for Mediums, and lap 19-20 (~31-36 min)1 for Softs
Tires drop to 0% life around lap 49-50 (~1h 22-26 min)2 for Hards, lap 44-45 (~1h 14-21 min)1 for Mediums, and lap 26-27 (~42-48 min)1 for Softs
Expect fuel to last 44-45 laps (~1h 20-24 min)
Tire wear effect is relatively low due to how evenly distributed it is
Time Spent on Pit Lane
Tire changes are ~8 seconds
Filling to full fuel is about ~28 seconds
A stop in pit lane will cost you around 25 seconds PLUS pit service time
A full service (tires + full fuel) stop costs you about 57 seconds
Tire Progression on Hards
Soft tires are about ~0.7 seconds FASTER at first
Medium tires are about ~0.4 seconds FASTER at first
1:48.8 ~ 1:50.1 -> initially
1:50.2 ~ 1:50.8 -> around 50% life
1:50.9 ~ 1:51.9 -> around 25% life
1:52.0 and worse -> 0% life remaining
Minimum Driver Conservation Stat
Tires drop below 50% life around lap 18-19 (~32-34 min) for Hards, lap 16-17 (~26-30 min) for Mediums, and lap 9-10 (12-17 min) for Softs
Tires drop below 25% life around lap 28-29 (~48-52 min) for Hards, lap 25-26 (~41-46 min) for Mediums, and lap 14-15 (~21-26 min) for Softs
Tires drop to 0% life around lap 37-38 (~1h 4-9 min)1 for Hards, lap 33-34 (~55-60 min)1 for Mediums, and lap 16-17 (~31-36 min)1 for Softs
Maximum Driver Conservation Stat
Tires drop below 50% life around lap 24-25 (~41-45 min) for Hards, lap 22-23 (~37-41 min) for Mediums, and lap 13-14 (~19-24 min) for Softs
Tires drop below 25% life around lap 37-38 (~1h 4-9 min) for Hards, lap 33-34 (~56-61 min) for Mediums, and lap 19-20 (~31-36 min)1 for Softs
Tires drop to 0% life around lap 49-50 (~1h 22-26 min)2 for Hards, lap 44-45 (~1h 14-21 min)1 for Mediums, and lap 26-27 (~42-48 min)1 for Softs
AM Strategies*
Due to the extreme length of this race and the game's limitations, you can only plan the first 4 stops. Your fuel capacity will be scaled according to your longest stint, rounded UP to the nearest 5% increment (ie. if you need 71% to do your longest stint, you'll be capped at 75%)
Expect fuel to last 38-39 laps (1h 12-18 min)
Tire wear effect is relatively low due to how evenly distributed it is
Time Spent on Pit Lane
Tire changes are ~8 seconds
Filling to full fuel is about ~30 seconds
A stop in pit lane will cost you around 26 seconds PLUS pit service time
A full service (tires + full fuel) stop costs you about 60 seconds
Tire Progression on Hards
Soft tires are about ~0.8 seconds FASTER at first
Medium tires are about ~0.4 seconds FASTER at first
1:59.8 ~ 2:00.4 -> initially
2:00.5 ~ 2:01.4 -> around 50% life
2:01.5 ~ 2:02.6 -> around 25% life
2:02.7 and worse -> 0% life remaining
Minimum Driver Conservation Stat
Tires drop below 50% life around lap 17-18 (~31-34 min) for Hards, lap 14-15 (~24-29 min) for Mediums, and lap 9-10 (~12-17 min) for Softs
Tires drop below 25% life around lap 25-26 (~47-52 min) for Hards, lap 21-22 (~40-44 min) for Mediums, and lap 12-13 (~21-25 min) for Softs
Tires drop to 0% life around lap 34-35 (~1h 3-9 min)1 for Hards, lap 29-30 (~55-59 min)1 for Mediums, and lap 17 (~29-33 min)1 for Softs
Maximum Driver Conservation Stat
Tires drop below 50% life around lap 22-23 (~40-45 min) for Hards, lap 19-20 (~36-40 min) for Mediums, and lap 11-12 (~18-23 min) for Softs
Tires drop below 25% life around lap 33-34 (~1h 3-8m min) for Hards, lap 30-31 (~56-60 min) for Mediums, and lap 17-18 (~30-35 min) for Softs
Tires drop to 0% life around lap 42-43 (~1h 24-30 min)2 for Hards, lap 39-40 (~1h 15-20 min)1 for Mediums, and lap 23-24 (~42-47 min)1 for Softs
Expect fuel to last 38-39 laps (1h 12-18 min)
Tire wear effect is relatively low due to how evenly distributed it is
Time Spent on Pit Lane
Tire changes are ~8 seconds
Filling to full fuel is about ~30 seconds
A stop in pit lane will cost you around 26 seconds PLUS pit service time
A full service (tires + full fuel) stop costs you about 60 seconds
Tire Progression on Hards
Soft tires are about ~0.8 seconds FASTER at first
Medium tires are about ~0.4 seconds FASTER at first
1:59.8 ~ 2:00.4 -> initially
2:00.5 ~ 2:01.4 -> around 50% life
2:01.5 ~ 2:02.6 -> around 25% life
2:02.7 and worse -> 0% life remaining
Minimum Driver Conservation Stat
Tires drop below 50% life around lap 17-18 (~31-34 min) for Hards, lap 14-15 (~24-29 min) for Mediums, and lap 9-10 (~12-17 min) for Softs
Tires drop below 25% life around lap 25-26 (~47-52 min) for Hards, lap 21-22 (~40-44 min) for Mediums, and lap 12-13 (~21-25 min) for Softs
Tires drop to 0% life around lap 34-35 (~1h 3-9 min)1 for Hards, lap 29-30 (~55-59 min)1 for Mediums, and lap 17 (~29-33 min)1 for Softs
Maximum Driver Conservation Stat
Tires drop below 50% life around lap 22-23 (~40-45 min) for Hards, lap 19-20 (~36-40 min) for Mediums, and lap 11-12 (~18-23 min) for Softs
Tires drop below 25% life around lap 33-34 (~1h 3-8m min) for Hards, lap 30-31 (~56-60 min) for Mediums, and lap 17-18 (~30-35 min) for Softs
Tires drop to 0% life around lap 42-43 (~1h 24-30 min)2 for Hards, lap 39-40 (~1h 15-20 min)1 for Mediums, and lap 23-24 (~42-47 min)1 for Softs
* Data was gathered using a 20 Speed, 20 Finesse driver - expect the actual times to be a bit slower
Notes:
1 Driver will pit in for tire wear at this point
2 Driver must pit in for refueling before this point