The Simulator
Grand Prix 2, same as what I use for Anglo-Irish F4, same as what Normal uses for F3 Eurasia, what novitopoli and CaptainGetz12 use for their F4 series, what Ataxia uses for IndyCar, what Pasta uses for... look, you get the idea, it's popular, it works, moving on.
The Cars
Same as in Normal's F3 series. Next.
The Drivers
Usual real-life or DEC owner system, minus RNGs. Please don't enter Sebastian Vettel. Seriously, he has enough on his plate with F1. There's no need to make him go through an F3 season as well.
Also, double-dutying is acceptable, so long as (obviously) two conflicting races don't fall on the same weekend. No drivers will be allowed to compete in races outside of the Americas (basically anywhere with a large time zone difference) if said races fall within one week of an F3 Americas weekend.
The Teams
13 teams, 2 cars per team. But here's the thing: I've shortlisted 13 teams already. Some of them have the confirmed interest of their controlling users. Some don't. For those that don't, I would like the approval or rejection of their controlling users so I know what to do with them. If anyone has a team they would like to have added to the list, they are more than welcome to submit it. If I end up with more than 13 teams, somebody's going to be cut loose, so be warned.
The Race Weekend
Standard double header format seen in other FIA series, except for the final round: The Grand Prix of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas (I just couldn't resist) will be a single race twice the length of a standard F3 race.
The Points System
The same one you all know and have varying opinions of (probably):
1 - 15 pts
2 - 12 pts
3 - 10 pts
4 - 8 pts
5 - 6 pts
6 - 5 pts
7 - 4 pts
8 - 3 pts
9 - 2 pts
10 - 1 pt
Pole Position - 2 pts
The Race Calendar
I'll let the Wiki speak for itself.
The Entry List
These entries have been chosen based on their canon experience and geographical location. You may notice that some users have multiple teams here, but remember: Users will have a much more limited degree of control over what goes on here than in other series. I don't want anyone to feel disadvantaged. If you do, tell me, I'm willing to be flexible at this early stage. And, as I said before, it's all provisional, so if you don't want your team here, please tell me.
Equipo Berta (pasta_maldonado)
Escuderia Hernandez (Normal32)
Escuderia Verdini (Bandon23)
Carrera Granada (Gonzalez)
Genesis Engineering Canada (Dexter249)
Mazzacane Motorsport (pi314159)
Moreno Motorsport (DemocalypseNow)
North Star Racing Canada (Pilot8)
Peak Motorsport Canada (V8fan12)
TE Connectivity Andretti Autosport (Klon)
Team Calinetic Zepter (Miguel98)
Team Pelfrey (Wizzie)
Underhill Motorsports (Normal32)
If this is all automated, what do I do?
What do you do, indeed. Well, as I said, you can submit a team to or withdraw from the entry list, and until April 1st you the controlling users of these teams will have the opportunity to decide who drives for you and what you want done in case your driver's too shite for too long. For the performance clause, what I'd like is the sort of finishing record you'd like your driver to have by a certain round. For example, "must have scored 30 points by round 4." If they fail to achieve this, they will be replaced by somebody else, who will have a similar aim, unless you state otherwise. Basically, you can make your performance clauses as complicated as you want.
Code: Select all
Team: This is the name of the team.
Car numbers: Take your pick from 0-99. Whole numbers preferred.
Driver name and nationality: This is the person who drives the car representing your team. You have to have two. Sucks, I know.
DEC owner (if applicable): If the driver is fictional, somebody owns him or her. It's up to you to find out.
Performance clause: As explained above.
Replacement driver (if needed): The Roberto Moreno, the Pedro de la Rosa, the... You know what this means.
Or, if you don't feel like filling all of this out, you can just leave it to me, and I promise I won't deliberately sabotage anyone by putting Benoit Voeckler in their car. No, seriously, I won't. The series is designed to be automated and I don't want people to feel too disadvantaged by that.