Championship Ideas and Suggestions

Thanks!
I hope they fix the custom championship soon, because this will be the very first one that I do!

This looks really fun to me! I only recently read about these cars and this short lived series. Funny how that car looks suspiciously like the Delorean of the 80s lol..
Anyway, I saw some Youtube videos of these guys driving in the rain, and it looked fun.

 

International GT Open
The Ultima GTR in AMS2 has the class "GT Open", but I can't find any evidence that this car ever raced in that championship? It mostly raced in British GT from ~2000-2005 and in Belcar around the same time, and also in some endurance races and some FIA GT races around the turn of the millennium, although the latter was an older chassis/engine than the Ultima GTR 540 that we have in AMS2.

Therefore, I made a championship where we can imagine that the Ultima GTR continued to race in some rounds in both the British GT 2006 season as well as later seasons in International GT Open. I couldn't find a year where the calendar contained more than 3 tracks that are featured in AMS2, so I spread them all out across a decade to cover all possible tracks without any fictional replacements.

Vehicle classes: GT Open (Ultima GTR Race)
Score type: Top 10 Standard (1)

Round details:
Practice: 30 minutes
Qualifying: 30 minutes
Race 1: 70 minutes
Race 2 (next day): 50 minutes
Rolling start

Calendar:

1. 2006-04-16: Oulton Park International (2)
2. 2006-06-24: Cascais (3)
3. 2006-07-15: Snetterton 300 (2)(4)
4. 2007-09-22: Brands Hatch
5. 2008-05-31: Spa-Francorchamps 2020
6. 2009-04-18: Imola
7. 2009-07-04: Donington GP
8. 2010-05-01: Nürburgring GP 2020
9. 2011-08-27: Spielberg
10. 2013-06-15: Jerez Moto
11. 2013-07-13: Silverstone
12. 2019-05-25: Hockenheim

Notes:
(1) Modern International GT Open uses 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In 2006, the points system was more complicated than this (top 9 overall + top 5 in class)
(2) This round is from British GT
(3) Alternate date could be 2015-05-09 and moved to the penultimate round
(4) In 2006 the layout was basically Snetterton 200 with a slightly different chicane, but for 50-70-minute races the 300 layout fits better.

 

GX390 Kart Championship

Vehicle classes: Kart Rental -- or GX390 Race
Number of Opponents: 13 (1)
Score type: Top 10 Standard

Round details:
(Practice: 10 minutes)
Qualifying: 10 minutes
Race 1: 15 minutes
Race 2: 10 minutes
Weather: Dry (2)
Rolling start with NO formation lap (3)
Livetrack preset: Medium Rubber (4)

Calendar:

1. Speedland Kart 3
2. Ortona Kart Four
3. Interlagos Kart Three
4. Londrina Kart Two
5. Granja Viana Kart 101
6. Buskerud Kart Short
7. Speedland Kart 4
8. Londrina Kart One
9. Interlagos Kart One
10. Ortona Kart Three
11. Granja Viana Kart 121
12. Speedland Kart 2
13. Buskerud Kart Long
14. Copa São Paulo Kart Stage 2

Notes:
(1) Speedland Kart 3 is limited to 14 karts on track. Also, too many karts on track increases risk of AI doing weird stuff.
(2) Wet / Random / Real weather makes the AI really unbalanced compared to the player
(3) Although rental kart events often use standing start, rolling starts work better with the kart AI. Be prepared for an immediate start after clicking the Race button on some tracks.
(4) EDIT: Irrelevant since v1.2.3.x and later, now that rubber amount no longer has any effect.

 

Great work, thanks. Maybe a YouTube link, if exists, to a specific race could be more thrilling and informative for those who want to live the hype again.

 

@ToMythTo
Kids these days! Unless something is a video, it's too boring for them

Lancer Cup 2015
It seems like 2015 was the first year that they raced the Lancer RS instead of the Lancer R (source), and also the first year they raced somewhere else than just at Velo Città (source).

Vehicle classes: Mitsubishi Lancer Cup
Score type: Stock Car 2017

Round details:

• Unknown practice/qualifying lengths, I suggest copying from Stock Car championship
• Races were approximately 25 minutes long, maybe Race 2 was shorter, or reverse grid?
• Race 2 held on next day
• Rolling start

Calendar:

1. 2015-03-14: Velo Città
2. 2015-04-24: Velo Città (1)
3. 2015-06-19: Goiânia
4. 2015-07-24: Velo Città (1)
5. 2015-08-21: Interlagos (2)
6. 2015-10-02: Tarumã Chicane
7. 2015-11-13: Velo Città

Notes:
(1) If you want more track variety, try swapping with Londrina, Santa Cruz, or Velopark
(2) The video description of the YouTube video above claims that Round 5 on 2015-08-21 was held at Velo Città, but racingcalendar.net claims that it was held at Interlagos? Maybe it was two different events held on the same day? Also, it seems to be the only date on the calendar when Velo Città had a wet track, which makes it even more of a bummer to miss this round at Velo Città.

 

2017 GT Sprint Race Brasil
Source: 2017 GT Sprint Race Brasil | RacingCalendar.net

Vehicle classes: Sprint Race
Score type: Stock Car 2017

Round details:

• Qualifying: 10 minutes
• Race 1 length: 10 minutes
• Race 2 length: 10 minutes
• Rolling start

Calendar:

1. 2017-04-07/09: Curitiba
2. 2017-04-28/30: Interlagos
3. 2017-05-26/28: Cascavel
4. 2017-07-29/30: Interlagos
5. 2017-08-18/20: Curitiba Outer (1)
6. 2017-09-21/24: Velo Cittá
7. 2017-10-26/28: Londrina Short
8. 2017-12-01/03: Curitiba

Notes:
(1) Was really the regular layout, but Outer layout is used for more variety

 

any imsa championship??

 

My take on it:

DPI-GTE-GT3
- Daytona - Q 20m, R 100m
- Laguna Seca - Q 15m, R 50m
- Interlagos double Q 20m, R1 60m, R2 40m
- Long Beach - Q 20m, R 50m
- Montreal - Q 20m, R 75m
- Daytona - Q 15m, R 60m
- VIR - Q 20m, R 75m

Add 15-20 minute practice sessions if you need it.

 

This is a great thread, so thank you!
Does anyone know if Championship files can be shared?
Looks like the files are singlechampionshipsave*.sav

 

Thanks man. Wich time progression should I pick??

 

I have a lot of doubts with time progression because i dont know how it works

 

Are there any dates for these races?

 

International Race of Champions (IROC I)
We now have the Daytona track and the 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 3.0 - both were featured in IROC I (source) where Emerson Fittipaldi competed. Most of the championship races took place at Riverside which isn't in AMS2, but I've replaced Riverside with Virginia, Laguna Seca, and Watkins Glen. I've also added 4 extra rounds outside of USA so that IROC indeed becomes a true international race not just in name. Races were roughly 45 minutes in length (source), so I've converted that to number of laps based on lap times in the Porsche.

Vehicle classes: GT Classics
Score type: Top 10 Standard (1)

Round details:

• Practice: 30 minutes
• Qualifying: 15 minutes
• Rolling start

Calendar:

1. 1973-10-14 Virginia Full - 22 laps (2)
2. 1973-10-27 Laguna Seca - 28 laps
3. 1973-10-28 Watkins Glen Short (Inner Loop) - 26 laps
   
4. 1974-02-15 Daytona Road Course - 25 laps (3)
   
5. 1974-03-17 Brands Hatch - 34 laps (4)
   
6. 1974-04-14 Imola Historic 1972 - 26 laps
   
7. 1974-05-12 Kyalami Historic 1976 - 30 laps
   
8. 1974-06-09 Interlagos Historic 1976 - 15 laps

Notes:

1. The Wikipedia page for IROC I claims that the championship used prize money instead of points, but TV broadcasts from Race #3 (source) still listed points.
2. Trivia: The last race on this circuit for 25 years was to be held exactly one year later, which is why I chose this date which originally was 1973-10-27
3. The 1974 layout didn't have the bus stop chicane, and the infield was both simpler and longer. For fixed setup races where gearing can't be made taller, Daytona Nascar Road Course can be used instead. Also, this race is slightly longer because it lasted for 51 minutes in real life.
4. Same location and date as Fittipaldi drove Race of Champions in F1 (source) - let's imagine that this race was held on the same day before the main F1 event.

 

I've updated the following of my championships in this thread to take the newly arrived track Monza into account:

• 1989 World Sportscar Campionship
• 1991 Touring Car Championship
• 1967/69 Formula Vintage Grand Prix

Looking forward to updating again once we get old Spa!

 

Updated 1967/69 Formula Vintage Grand Prix now that Watkins Glen is available.

 

1998 CART FedEx Series (source)

As there is a bit of a shortage of street/oval tracks in AMS2, I've allowed some creative replacements. Consider this a first draft, with changes to come as more of Racin' USA pt. 2 and pt. 3 is released.

Vehicle classes: F-USA G2
Score type: Stock Car 2017 Sprint Race (1)

Round details:

• Practice: 1 hour
• Qualifying: 15 minutes
• Rolling start

Calendar:

1. 1998-04-05 Long Beach - 85 laps (2)
2. 1998-04-26 Nazareth replaced with Brasília Outer - 85 laps (3)
3. 1998-05-10 Jacarepaguá Oval - 133 laps
4. 1998-05-23 Gateway replaced with Interlagos Historic Outer - 100 laps
5. 1998-05-31 Milwaukee replaced with Goiânia - 120 laps
6. 1998-06-21 Portland replaced with Watkins Glen - 57 laps
7. 1998-07-12 Cleveland - 100 laps
8. 1988-07-19 Toronto replaced with Montréal 1988 - 57 laps (4)
9. 1998-07-26 Michigan replaced with Daytona Road - 57 laps (5)
10. 1998-08-09 Mid-Ohio replaced with VIR North - 83 laps
11. 1998-08-16 Road America - 50 laps
12. 1998-09-13 Laguna Seca - 83 laps
13. 1998-10-18 Surfer's Paradise replaced with Adelaide 1988 - 76 laps
14. 1998-11-01 California replaced with Monza 10km - 32 laps (6)

Notes:
(1) Should be top 12 getting 20, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- plus some extra rules
(2) Was 105 laps with the shorter layout
(3) Could be 110 laps if the weather allows for it
(4) Alternative date 1998-06-07 (Detroit), as it's geographically closer to Toronto than Montréal
(5) If we get Daytona Oval in Racin' USA pt. 3, then 200 laps there to represent the U.S. 500.
(6) Meant as a fun final round. If you don't mind scraping the underbody, you can even try the no-chicane layout.

Alternatives that were considered in the calendar but didn't quite fit in: Salvador, Guaporé, Ibarra, Velopark 2017. However, there were two races held in March as well as a few others, so you could slot any of them in there if you want.

 

1996 Indycar Championship that I'm running currently.

Inspired by the 1996 Indycar World Championship. Obviously missing most ovals until Racing USA pt3 releases. Most replaced races will be around 100 miles in length and will have funny names.

Car Classes Formula USA
Pick whatever scoring system you think works best. (I haven't looked into the differences between them)

March 6th Right and Proper Nicotine Stick 100. Daytona Road course 30 laps.

March 17th Rio 400K. Autódromo de Jacarepaguá 133 Laps

March 31st Australian Bass-tard Fishing Resort Grand Prix. Adelaide 60 Laps

April 14th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Long Beach 85 laps

April 28th Spark-n-Plug Grand Prix of Virginia. VIR 30 Laps

(Skipping US 500 and Milwaukee Mile)

June 9th Bentrim 100. Salvador 63 laps (or Interlagos 39 laps)

June 23rd Buttwiser/GI Blow 200. Watkins Glen 60 laps

June 30th Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland. Cleveland 100 laps

July 14th Indy at Can-na-ida. Montreal 37 Laps.

July 28th Right and Proper Nicotine Stick 200: The Sequel. Daytona Road Course 60 laps (maybe at night?)

August 11th. Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video 112. Cleveland 53 laps (roughly 112 miles for 112K likes as of Dec 3rd 2021)

August 18th Texaco/Havoline 200. Road America (when released) 55 laps.

September 1st Indy NOT IN Can-na-ida. Suzuka 27 laps (or Hockenheim 36 laps)

September 8th Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey. Laguna Seca 95 laps.


Notes
1 Feel free to replace the 2nd Daytona or Cleveland race with one of the alternative options. Cleveland is a favorite track of mine so I'm happy to drive it twice.

2 Left out the US 500 and Milwaukee Mile as I bet we'll get at least one of those tracks in the future.

3 No idea if there is enough light at Daytona to race the Cart cars at night, but if possible I bet it would look very cool.

NEW VERSION OF MY SCHEDULE

March 6th Simply Cigarettes 140. Daytona Road course 40 laps.


March 17th Rio 400K. Autódromo de Jacarepaguá 133 Laps


March 31st Bass & Tard Fishing Resort Grand Prix of Australia. Adelaide 60 Laps


April 14th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Long Beach 85 laps


April 28th Sparky Fork-n-Plug Grand Prix of Virginia. VIR 30 Laps


(Skipping US 500 and Milwaukee Mile)


June 9th Bentrim 100. Salvador 63 laps


Battle of the Lakes 100. Interlagos 39 laps


June 23rd Buttwiser/GI Blow 200. Watkins Glen 60 laps


June 30th Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland. Cleveland 100 laps (Overcast to rain to clear.)


July 3th Right and Proper Nicotine Stick 200. Daytona Road Course 60 laps at night



July 14th Indy at Can-na-ida. Montreal 37 Laps.


July 28th Indy Euro. 2001 Hockenheim 36 laps


August 11th. Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video 112. Cleveland 53 laps (roughly 112 miles for 112K likes as of Dec 3rd 2021) At night


August 18th Texaco/Havoline 200. Road America (when released) 55 laps.


September 1st Indy Asia. Suzuka 27 laps


September 8th Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey. Laguna Seca 95 laps.

 

BTCC 2021 calendar with support races utilizing the Lancer car as this is nearest in bhp. Schedule also includes

Formula Trainer for the F4
Mini Cooper
Ginetta G40 & G50
Porsche 911

The attached file shows dates/times/durations

8th/9th May Brasilia Outer (Thruxton)
12th/13th June Snetterton 300
26th/27th June Brands Hatch Indy
31st July / 1st August Oulton Park Island
14th/15th August Velo Gilta Club (Knockhill)
28th/29th August Brasilia Outer (Thruxton)
18th/19th September Cascavel (Croft)
25th/26th September Silverstone National
9th/10th October Donington Park National
23rd/24th October Brands Hatch GP

 

Nice and detailed info, inthebagbud!

In your chart I see the numbering "20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1". Is that the points scheme? Of the options that we currently have in AMS2, it seems closest to the one called "Stock Car 2017 Sprint Race".

Since we don't have Croft, Knockhill, or Thruxton... Below are my own suggestions for replacements, if anyone is open to the idea:

• Croft: - Santa Cruz do Sul -- or Velopark 2017 if replacing one of the Croft Club layouts (not driven in BTCC, as far as I know). Santa Cruz has two corners with the same "Scandinavian flick" corner entry design that is also used to some degree at Croft. Your suggestion of Cascavel is an alright track, but I don't see that much resemblance to Croft in driving feel?
• Thruxton: - Silverstone International or Tarumã Chicane. I prefer the latter, especially due to T2 being similar to Church (a long sweeper that's not entirely flat out) and that the corner is leading into a chicane on both the original and the replacement.
• Knockhill: - Virginia International Raceway South. It feels quite similar to Knockhill in the way that the corner exits always seem a bit too narrow. Also, the infield esses (The Spiral) feels similar to the chicane at Knockhill reverse layout. Your suggestion of using Velo Cittá Club Day isn't too bad, but I miss the feeling of being thrown about like at Knockhill - the slow corners at Velo Cittá are a bit too slow to achieve the same feel.