World Grand Prix Championship 13 - Signups [MOTOR RACING/F1]

[Mattijana]

As for the circuit, I wasn't quite sure what the time would be like as it's a long, but fairly fast track.

The nature of street circuits, in the sense that it's laid out on public-use roads (e.g., Monaco or Singapore rather than a half-and-half like Melbourne's Albert Park), means that they are almost never "fast".

I'm not saying it's exactly lightning fast, but it has got two long-ish straights and hardly any slow corners...

Also, the majority off he circuit is based on more open country roads rather than a tight environment like Monaco (see picture).

[New Edom]

Bohun was born in Fineberg, New Edoml, the son of Stephen Bohun, a politician. His father became Minister for Health under then President of the Council of Ministers Prince Philip Tubal-Cain in 1999. He has two brothers, Alexander and Peter, and a sister Victoria. Piquet was the youngest of the children.[7]

Because literally nicking Nelson Piquet's Wikipedia biography is really on. If anything I would suggest this plagiarism should exclude you from the RP, since, you know, this is about RPing, not stealing.

Bohun was born in Fineberg, New Edoml, the son of Stephen Bohun, a politician. His father became Minister for Health under then President of the Council of Ministers Prince Philip Tubal-Cain in 1999. He has two brothers, Alexander and Peter, and a sister Victoria. Piquet was the youngest of the children.[7]

Bohun started kart racing at 14 but because his father did not approve of his racing career, he used his mother's maiden name Eliphaz at first to hide who he was.

His father wanted Bohun to start a military career as an engineer, and after military service to get a job with the government in the civil service to get experience before a political career as he had done. During his stint at the National Army Military Academy he played polo for the academy's team.

Chaffing at the minutiae and (to him) boredom of military life, he dropped out, scandalizing his father, and became a mechanic to spend more time around cars.

With some money given by his mother and a maternal uncle, he purchased a 20 hp cart and participated in New Edomite go-karting and in the local Formula One eventually as the driver for New Edomite billionaire Randall Fabian's vehicle, a ferrari.

In his personal life he has a love of luxury and driving fast, which is fortunate as there are a number of areas in his own country with no speed limits. He is considered a patriot of an unusual kind, loved by the public, disdained by polite society, despised by the strong religious minorities currently rebelling against the national government. He is rumoured to be the sort of young man who has women's undergarments flung at his feet.

Piquet was born in Rio de Janeiro,[citation needed] then the capital of Brazil, the son of Estácio Gonçalves Souto Maior, a Brazilian politician. His father moved his family to the new capital, Brasília, in 1960 and became Minister for Health in João Goulart's government (1961–64).[5][6] Piquet had two brothers, Alexis, and Geraldo, and a sister Genusa. Piquet was the youngest of the children.[7]

Piquet started kart racing at the age of 14,[8] but because his father did not approve of his racing career, he used his mother's maiden name Piquet (of French origin and pronounced as "Pee-Kè") misspelt as Piket to hide his identity.

His father wanted Piquet to be a professional tennis player and was given a scholarship at a school in Atlanta. Piquet started playing tennis at the age of 11. He won tournaments in Brazil and eventually took a trip to California to test his skill against tougher American players. During his time, he had learned to speak English and greatly matured. His short tennis career saw Piquet to be prized as a good player, but not thought sufficiently exciting for the sport to devote his career to motor racing.[9]

Piquet dropped out of a University two years into an engineering course in 1974. He was subsequently employed in a garage.[9]

Upon returning to Brazil, Piquet and three friends brought a 20 hp cart and participated in Brazilian go-karting (1971 and 1972 national champion) and in the local Formula Super Vee 1976 championship, on the advice of Emerson Fittipaldi, the first Brazilian Formula One world champion who sold the chassis for the Brazilian Formula Vee champion car with his brother,[10] he arrived in European motor sports hailed as a prodigy. In the 1978 British Formula 3 season he broke Jackie Stewart's record of the most wins in a season.[9]

Fair enough. I apologize. Not something I'd normally do, and I withdraw the application.

[The Glorious Han Chinese]

As for the circuit, I wasn't quite sure what the time would be like as it's a long, but fairly fast track.

The nature of street circuits, in the sense that it's laid out on public-use roads (e.g., Monaco or Singapore rather than a half-and-half like Melbourne's Albert Park), means that they are almost never "fast".

Actually, when the Adelaide Street Circuit was still in F1, the cars were going as fast as 200mph around it. I think that as long as his track is designed well, he can make it a fast track.

[WGPC]

On the subject of track realism, we appreciate there might be some discrepancy between the design of the track, its length, and how quickly it can be traversed. We'll generally be quite lenient unless there seems to be an immersion-shattering gap.

As for New Edom: Yes, that was a bit cheeky. If you're interested in RPing then why not edit the post and create a new description? If you're not too bothered, then that's fine, and we'll accept the withdrawal.

[New Edom]

On the subject of track realism, we appreciate there might be some discrepancy between the design of the track, its length, and how quickly it can be traversed. We'll generally be quite lenient unless there seems to be an immersion-shattering gap.

As for New Edom: Yes, that was a bit cheeky. If you're interested in RPing then why not edit the post and create a new description? If you're not too bothered, then that's fine, and we'll accept the withdrawal.

well thanks, I appreciate the offer. I will edit that out and work on another entry then.

[New Edom]

NAME: Jacob Bohun
GENDER: Male
NATIONALITY: Allied States of New Edom (New Edomite)
TRIGRAM: NED
ABILITY: (Experience/Reflexes/Reliability) Experience 1, Reflexes 3, Reliability 2

BIO: Jacob Bohun was born in Jabbok, Bara Province in New Edom and was educated at a Mission School until he was given the chance to go to university. He is the son of the late Lucas Bohun, a member of the National Legislature who died in the Damoclean War when terrorists bombed the National Legislature.

Jacob attended the National Military Academy and majored in Engineering. He discovered he enjoyed working with vehicles and engines and spent his National Service in the 15th Hussars as a motor pool officer. He was something of a perfectionist and had considered staying on in procurements when the LT-10 Phorusrhacos Light Tank prototypes were being developed, but the politics of it all irritated and depressed him.

He had always been interested in karting, and had won several prizes locally and for the Army in the race circuit. When he was on active service in Dengali he met some foreign journalists who interested him in expanding his racing career. He decided not to renew his commission. This angered his father and his then wife Clarissa who expected him to continue his Army service for another four years before joining the civil service and going on to a political career.

He had difficulty initially doing a professional racing career in New Edom due to civil strife, and moved to the Free Republic of Lamoni where he spent a year on the karting circuit before a supporter decided to give him a chance as a replacement driver in the Formula Three in Cornellia's circuit in Adiron, Wielkilas, Allamunnic States, Ghant, the Late Roman Empire, Jedoria, Novitera and Akai. His talent at building a crew and working with engines, as well as his willingness to gamble all on success paid off. His backers liked that he kept going even after his second race resulted in a crash that might have been fatal.

Following several wins in formula 3, he managed to get backers to put him in Formula One. He likes the colours black and white and his helmet has stylized black and white wings.

He has something of a playboy reputation, with a love of extreme sports risks, a fondness for a yacht he purchased, and has homes in the Recon Empire and at the Quality Bay gated community in New Edom. He was recently scandalously connected in the papers with the divorced (and scandalous) Countess Lavinia Nabal and is facing divorce proceedings.

[Liventia]

The nature of street circuits, in the sense that it's laid out on public-use roads (e.g., Monaco or Singapore rather than a half-and-half like Melbourne's Albert Park), means that they are almost never "fast".

Actually, when the Adelaide Street Circuit was still in F1, the cars were going as fast as 200mph around it. I think that as long as his track is designed well, he can make it a fast track.

I think you'll find that the F1 qualifying lap record for Adelaide works out to an average speed of 185 kph (115 mph) – the race lap record is about 5 mph/kph slower. 200 mph possibly, but only in stretches, and definitely not averaged out over an entire lap. Use some common sense.

[Mattijana]

Is there still time to do a team app?

[WGPC]

Signups close on 14th of June, so yes

[The Glorious Han Chinese]

Actually, when the Adelaide Street Circuit was still in F1, the cars were going as fast as 200mph around it. I think that as long as his track is designed well, he can make it a fast track.

I think you'll find that the F1 qualifying lap record for Adelaide works out to an average speed of 185 kph (115 mph) – the race lap record is about 5 mph/kph slower. 200 mph possibly, but only in stretches, and definitely not averaged out over an entire lap. Use some common sense.

Cheeky man, do you need an English lesson? "As fast as" does not equal "averaging at". Use some common sense. Oh, and did I mention that you come off as an extremely rude and unpleasant person?

[Norrehavn]

I think you'll find that the F1 qualifying lap record for Adelaide works out to an average speed of 185 kph (115 mph) – the race lap record is about 5 mph/kph slower. 200 mph possibly, but only in stretches, and definitely not averaged out over an entire lap. Use some common sense.

Cheeky man, do you need an English lesson? "As fast as" does not equal "averaging at". Use some common sense. Oh, and did I mention that you come off as an extremely rude and unpleasant person?

How is explaining things with logic and common sense rude and unpleasant? Are you that "disturbed" that what you claimed for it may not have been correct and that your circuit may need adjustment to fit better with RL circuits?

You could've decided to avoid this issue by not challenging Aels in such a manner you displayed in your post. Your behaviour, as a bystander (who will be signing up in WGPC13 very soon), is ruder than his and is really unnecessary.

He pointed out flaws with your design with logic and actual RL example. You responded with personal hostility. That's not how you should respond to others, especially to someone who's been involved with WGPC for many years and therefore knows enough about it to say so.

[The Glorious Han Chinese]

Cheeky man, do you need an English lesson? "As fast as" does not equal "averaging at". Use some common sense. Oh, and did I mention that you come off as an extremely rude and unpleasant person?

How is explaining things with logic and common sense rude and unpleasant? Are you that "disturbed" that what you claimed for it may not have been correct and that your circuit may need adjustment to fit better with RL circuits?

You could've decided to avoid this issue by not challenging Aels in such a manner you displayed in your post. Your behaviour, as a bystander (who will be signing up in WGPC13 very soon), is ruder than his and is really unnecessary.

He pointed out flaws with your design with logic and actual RL example. You responded with personal hostility. That's not how you should respond to others, especially to someone who's been involved with WGPC for many years and therefore knows enough about it to say so.

Oh yes, so responding in the same tone as him makes me rude. I see how this works. If you want to know, I "challenged", as you call it, him in the first place because of his ridiculously snotty way of responding to these new applicants. Can't he be, you know, more polite like others? Maybe like the time when you people didn't say outright that the original Slithereen Snakeheart was exactly the same as the Yas Marina circuit and that the applicant should be completely excluded for "stealing"? When I saw that you weren't rude about that, I honestly thought you people were decent and respectable. But out of the blue, this snotty person start berating the guy who nicked Piquet's bio in an unnecessarily rude manner.
But you know what's funny? I would've accepted that I was wrong and that this man was right if it wasn't for the insertion of the last sentence. "Use your common sense." When have I ever been hostile and rude to him? Does he honestly think I will just sit here and twiddle my thumbs? Does he think that everyone in the world is a pushover? So I respond rudely. And here I am, being berated by some lapdog who thinks he is upholding the law because "oh, the snotty man has been on this website for longer than you so he must obviously be right and he can act in any way he wants because FUCK IT, NEPOTISM IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED!!!"

Oh right, we weren't even talking about my circuit. Please actually read the conversation unless (I'm going to add this because I am not in a good mood and now I don't like you) you're illiterate. In which case, take my suggestion to "snotty man" and get an English lesson.

[WGPC]

Cheeky man, do you need an English lesson? "As fast as" does not equal "averaging at".

Luckily for us, your WGPC host has three qualifications that can, and will, end this little discussion right here and now.

1: Your WGPC host is an English Language teacher, and while he supports that 'as fast as' and 'averaging at' do not mean the same thing, the phrase 'the cars were going as fast as 200mph around it' does imply that the cars were maintaining a speed of 200mph as they went around the track, rather than attaining said speed at brief points, which would be the more accurate statement. That street circuits tend to be slower than traditional circuits isn't really up for debate, despite the fact that its possible for a car to attain an impressive top speed here or there.

2: Your WGPC host has met Liventia in person, and can attest that he speaks fluent English.

3: Your WGPC host also states that his matter is closed and that any attempt to continue this particular conversation in this thread will result in some kind of as-yet-to-be-decided punishment.

EDIT: Norrehavn, you aren't helping. In fact the mere idea that you thought you could out-Liventia Liventia is hilarious.

Han, at this point in the debate/argument nobody is going to win. Please put down the sword and come down from the castle walls. And put away that loudhaler.

[Mattijana]

How is explaining things with logic and common sense rude and unpleasant? Are you that "disturbed" that what you claimed for it may not have been correct and that your circuit may need adjustment to fit better with RL circuits?

You could've decided to avoid this issue by not challenging Aels in such a manner you displayed in your post. Your behaviour, as a bystander (who will be signing up in WGPC13 very soon), is ruder than his and is really unnecessary.

He pointed out flaws with your design with logic and actual RL example. You responded with personal hostility. That's not how you should respond to others, especially to someone who's been involved with WGPC for many years and therefore knows enough about it to say so.

Oh yes, so responding in the same tone as him makes me rude. I see how this works. If you want to know, I "challenged", as you call it, him in the first place because of his ridiculously snotty way of responding to these new applicants. Can't he be, you know, more polite like others? Maybe like the time when you people didn't say outright that the original Slithereen Snakeheart was exactly the same as the Yas Marina circuit and that the applicant should be completely excluded for "stealing"? When I saw that you weren't rude about that, I honestly thought you people were decent and respectable. But out of the blue, this snotty person start berating the guy who nicked Piquet's bio in an unnecessarily rude manner.
But you know what's funny? I would've accepted that I was wrong and that this man was right if it wasn't for the insertion of the last sentence. "Use your common sense." When have I ever been hostile and rude to him? Does he honestly think I will just sit here and twiddle my thumbs? Does he think that everyone in the world is a pushover? So I respond rudely. And here I am, being berated by some lapdog who thinks he is upholding the law because "oh, the snotty man has been on this website for longer than you so he must obviously be right and he can act in any way he wants because FUCK IT, NEPOTISM IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED!!!"

Oh right, we weren't even talking about my circuit. Please actually read the conversation unless (I'm going to add this because I am not in a good mood and now I don't like you) you're illiterate. In which case, take my suggestion to "snotty man" and get an English lesson.

All this over an extra 20 seconds...

[Peninsula Praedonesque]

Some background/scene-setting RP

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"This is the place?"

The second gentleman issued a single deliberate nod and rapped heavily upon the thick panel of oak, possibly once the top of a fine table which now stood upright serving as a front door to a somewhat ramshackle abode. The first gentleman leaned to peer in what had once been a window and was now merely a hole. A hole lined with the jagged memories of the grimy glass that once filled it and within, a hazy darkness. Matted sheets of ivy and honeysuckle obscured nearly all of the two storeys of brickwork and a large proportion of the steep-sided slate roof of the property. Once, it was likely this had been a fine dwelling owned by someone of high repute. Now, derelict and forlorn, it stood as a reminder to the indefatigueable power of mother nature who was reclaiming these butchered stones back into her bosom. Receiving no reply beyond an echo, the gentleman knocked again with a strength that belied his lithe frame.
This ruinous house existed in the less-favourable side of Blakkoakes in the Peninsula Praedonesque. Not that Blakkoakes had a favourable side, it being essentially a metropolis of assorted pirates, hoodlums and other such ne'er-do-wells but this was the side you'd think twice about walking through in broad daylight as opposed to just at night time. This was the side where the muggers would steal your body parts rather than just your belongings. This was the side where if you took a 5 minute walk and only got shot twice, people would say 'that was lucky'. Not that these two gentlemen had had any trouble. Everyone here knew not to mess with any Beobs or Infies as it was their dirty money hoarded away from the threat of tax in the local banks which kept the Peninsula's economy ticking over. It was their dirty money which was currently wrapped up in an automotive venture and this was the reason why two Beobic corporate investigators stood outside the last known whereabouts of someone they were particularly keen to talk to. Someone who presently appeared not to want to be found.

"We know you're inside and we don't want to have to break your door down."

Still no response. The first investigator looked to the second questioningly. Silently asking how sure his partner was of his information. The second just listened attentively. The faintest creak of a floorboard from within had piqued his interest. Sure, it could merely be the routine movements of any verminous animal currently residing within but it had sounded oddly tentative. A larger animal attempting to move about an old house without noise. A human maybe, possibly upstairs. The second man nodded to the first. An indication that it was time to enter the property and have a closer look. No sooner had the Beob laid a hand upon the old oak than a gun barrel jutted from the glassless window hovering infront of the interloper's face.

"What the fuck do you want? Or, more importantly, why shouldn't I blow you pairs' brains out right now?"

The subtle click of a hammer being cocked gave weight to the words they had followed. The Beob nearest the makeshift oaken door looked fearfully from the gun barrel to his associate. His associate smiled and addressed the vague figure of a person obscured within the dark house.

"We work for Cobolis-Wobbegong, perhaps you have heard of us? We were hoping for a quick chat with regards to the World Grand Prix Championship. You see, we were of the impression that someone at this address was experienced in such ma...?"
"Wrong house. Fuck off."
"So I am not addressing Xebandhra Kallasdun?"

The lack of an immediate response spoke volumes

"What the fuck do you want?"
"To give you a chance to avenge the results of the 12th World Grand Prix Championship perhaps? I hear Alexander Lund..."
" ... Lund ... that talentless wanker ... "

Obviously time had not managed to heal all wounds and hearing the Audioslavian champions' name again sparked a tsunami of angry nostaglia in the ex-racer.

"I think we have a lot to talk about Mr Kallasdun. Would you be so kind as to let us in?"

An iron catch slid on the other side of the oaken door, it creaked open uncomfortably and there stood Xeb Kallasdun, a portrait of hermitude. A greasy gaunt face framed with matted swathes of grimy blonde hair and completed with beard and 'tache more befitting an unhygienically inclined wizard. The hair was tied back with an improvised bandana which was once part of a sleeve of some Goldmund-Teller racing overalls and an old clay pipe rested between the yellowing teeth barely visible beyond his hirsute upper lip. His clothes, threadbare and weather-beaten, hung upon his emaciated shoulders like cobwebs from the boughs of an ancient tree and were patched in places with the same orange fabric of his headband. He held steely eye contact with his guests as his thumb forced a wadge of crispy tobacco into the pipe as the other hand simultaneously wrenched a match over a patch of uncovered brickwork to light it. The gun rested against the inside of the door and Xeb's eyes passed over it as he breathed in the first gasps of the noxious nicotine. Savouring the sweet smoke, Xeb again spoke.

"Gentlemen, if you can give me the opportunity to see Alexander Lund go the same way as old Linco McPahan, may he rest in peace, then yes, we certainly do have things to talk about."

And with that, the three men exchanged handshakes and disappeared into the murk of Xebandhra Kallasdun's current home.

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DRIVER SIGN-UP

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NAME: Xebandhra Kallasdun
GENDER: Male
NATIONALITY: Praedonesque (Previously Paradystopi)
TRIGRAM: PPD
ABILITY: (3/3/0)
BIO:
Xebandhra, or Xeb's first involvement with racing cars was in the city of Shvor of The Glorious Commune where he was a precocious test driver by day and reknowned boy racer by night. His street racing experience attracted the attention of Falcanian racing team Goldmund-Teller who invited him to race his debut season as team mate to the reigning champion; Stang Crax. As Crax however crumbled in his defense of the WGPC title, Kallasdun quickly grasped the reins and soon began eclipsing his famous team mate.
Kallasdun went on to lead the standings for a large part of the season scoring victories at the Hessington Island Course (Licentiapacisterra), the Highpoint Raceway (Falcania) and the Rastred'Madaa Street Raceway (Paradystopia). He eventually finished 3rd on his debut season in the WGPC, a poor result at the Ballyfeeaknock International Circuit allowing Alexander Lund and Sotil Morua to overtake the rookie in the overall standings on the final race.
Since the gripping finale of WGPC12, Kallasdun dropped off the radar and was presumed to be another fatality of the infamous North-Eastern Esportivan Cheesepocalypse until he was discovered by Beobic investigators living a reclusive existence in the Peninsula Praedonesque. In some respects, a warped shadow of his former self. In others, a fearless, experienced and talented racer with a score to settle with Alexander Lund.

TEAM SIGN-UP

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TEAM NAME: Cobolis-Wobbegong
RATING: (4/1/5)
TEAM PRINCIPAL: Wulfric Fitzauldeckbert
HEADQUARTERS:
Cobolis: Penultimate Lower Quintile, Sector F, Beateobsequensia
Wobbegong: Lonquay, Peninsula Praedonesque
RACING COLOURS: Black with Red, Gold and Purple trim
BIO:
When it comes to cars, there are only two names which carry any weight in the Peninsula Praedonesque. Cobolis; the automotive manufactoring giants of Beateobsequensia with a monopoly on practically any form of driveable vehicle and Wobbegong; the strange gang of Praedonesque engine fabricators known for their ugly, vitriolic and cantankerous yet ultimately tempestuously powerful motors. A healthy investment from Cobolis shareholders in this racing venture ensures that nothing is beyond the financial clout of this racing team and the raw skill and experience of the ecclectic collection of Wobbegong's rugged mechanics and Cobolis' hordes of astute data analysts is a force to be reckoned with. However, the mechanics of actually working as a unified team in a Grand Prix race environment are unchartered waters for the squad.
From the outside, the team appear unlikely to provide enough consistency to really challenge for the overall title but with a bit of luck, a Wobbegong beast on its best behaviour and a skilled driver at the wheel, Cobolis-Wobbegong could upset a few of the favourites.

CIRCUIT(S) SIGN UP

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(that lap record will be has been explained ... )

NAME OF CIRCUIT: Circuit de Blakkoakes
CITY/TOWN: Blakkoakes
COUNTRY: Peninsula Praedonesque
NAME OF GRAND PRIX: Grand Prix de Péninsule Praedonesque
TRACK RATING: 1/9
LAP RECORD:
LENGTH OF ONE LAP: 6.426 km

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A new course based upon an existing circuit is the Praedonesque offering in the way of race tracks. The main alteration is the addition of the section on the pier which was a polemic decision to say the least. Given the sea-faring nature of those that reside in the Peninsula, potentially having restricted access to the majority of the harbour for at least a weekend is proving a bitter pill to swallow for a lot of the locals. Should the course's submission be successful, the likelihood of protests is high.

The course begins with a relatively short dash into the first corner; a gentle chicane known for some reason as 'Yarrr'. No meaningful explanation for this corner's name has been found and it is probably due to some high-ranking officials quaffing copious quantities of rum during the naming process. From Yarrr, the track follows the main coastal road into the 'Harrrpoon hairpin', or just 'The Harrrpoon' which wrenches the drivers round and onto the back streets. Speeding on, drivers then hit the tricksy 'Cloak' and 'Daggarrr'; a slow right going uphill before flicking quickly to the left and onto the back straight. The elevation continues to rise as the drivers approach 'Keele Hall'. The 'Keele Hall' corner is arguably the most difficult on the course. From accelerating up the hill suddenly the driver must take a sharp left back down towards the coast. These changes in elevation mean drivers will have to take the corner blind and due to the urban nature of the course, the margin for error is minimal. Having successfully navigated 'Keele Hall', drivers then speed into the harbour section of the course. A very long straight broken only by the mischeavious 'Portack' leads into the downright evil 'Quaysend'. The only corner on the course afforded a large run-off zone, 'Quaysend' is still a test of any driver's resolve. From 'Quaysend', drivers race back up the harbour (A sturdy dividing wall exists upon the harbour which will act as a barrier between the sections of track. Although the wall itself is broken in several places with gates and other such openings, in a race setting these will be mostly secured shut with only a few left open to facilitate the movement of marshalls and other race officials) and after passing the gentle right; 'Starrrboardtack' race on towards the final corner; Journey's End, a nasty little right-hander to bring racers back onto the finishing straight.

The current lap record of 12.25.205 was set by a Wobbegong test driver known only as 'Old Salty' who had the unenviable task of setting a timed lap of the course amidst usual daily traffic, hence why the harbour section of the lap took nearly nine minutes to complete.

(welcome to hell ... )

NAME OF CIRCUIT: Beobic Racing Arena
CITY/TOWN: Lower Quintile, Sector C
COUNTRY: Beateobsequensia
NAME OF GRAND PRIX: Grand Prix of Beateobsequensia
TRACK RATING: 9.7/0.3
LAP RECORD: 2.40.001
LENGTH OF ONE LAP: 6.000 km (=3.728 miles ... I guessed for the graphic ...)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Beateobsequensia has a rich culture of motor racing though it is very much confined within the country's borders and scarely heard about in the rest of the Multiverse. A great many Beobs will take to the streets in their spare time to zip about in whatever automotive they currently possess. The difference between the average Beob motor-racing hobbyist and someone living in another country with similar recreational inclinations is that a Beob, rather than seeking an open stretch of highway and slamming their foot to the floor, will revel more in awkward winding lanes and in some cases, speedily manoeuvring through the minute gaps in busy traffic. No-one has been able to truly put their finger on exactly why the Beobs act this way. Some state that the Beobic road network doesn't cater to lightning speeds and long straights and the local populace have simply adapted. Others state that the Beobic mindset sees technically unchallenging courses as pointless believing they're always won by whoever owns the faster car (and given the capitalistic bent of the country, no-one seeks to be reminded where they fall within the plutocratic whole). Yet others believe it is a remnant from the early street racing days, the most famous racers being those who could out-manoeuvre the police to escape a bust. Whatever the reason for the Beobic penchant for corners, The Beobic Racing Arena is pretty foul even by Beateobsequensia's standards.

The Beobic Racing Arena is enclosed in a huge purpose-built dome meaning, on the bright side that there is no chance of wet weather conditions but on the negative side, any race held at any time will have the effect of a night circuit as huge sets of floodlights illuminate the course. Being a custom-built arena, the track is completely circled by stands (grey area on the graphic), giving the racers the intimidating factor of being sunken in a pit somewhat. Despite the egregiously twisty and compact nature of the course, careful placement of walls ensure no racer can 'run-off' onto another section of track. Many of these are also equipped with state-of-the-art airbag barriers and other such damage minimising measures. Beobic marshalls are also ruthlessly efficient at their jobs even if they have been known to remove a car from the track for spinning off when it hadn't actually stalled and could well have continued the race (but given the dire lack of decent overtaking opportunities, a racer who spins off may as well retire their car).

No individual corners on the course are named. Turn 1, Turn 2, etc. suffice for the Beobs. The section between turns 16 and 27 however, is often referred to as 'The Labyrinth'

The current lap record was set by Efarjay Duosexagintus (BOQ) but is expected to be broken should the course host a Grand Prix in the upcoming season.

[The Glorious Han Chinese]

Oh yes, so responding in the same tone as him makes me rude. I see how this works. If you want to know, I "challenged", as you call it, him in the first place because of his ridiculously snotty way of responding to these new applicants. Can't he be, you know, more polite like others? Maybe like the time when you people didn't say outright that the original Slithereen Snakeheart was exactly the same as the Yas Marina circuit and that the applicant should be completely excluded for "stealing"? When I saw that you weren't rude about that, I honestly thought you people were decent and respectable. But out of the blue, this snotty person start berating the guy who nicked Piquet's bio in an unnecessarily rude manner.
But you know what's funny? I would've accepted that I was wrong and that this man was right if it wasn't for the insertion of the last sentence. "Use your common sense." When have I ever been hostile and rude to him? Does he honestly think I will just sit here and twiddle my thumbs? Does he think that everyone in the world is a pushover? So I respond rudely. And here I am, being berated by some lapdog who thinks he is upholding the law because "oh, the snotty man has been on this website for longer than you so he must obviously be right and he can act in any way he wants because FUCK IT, NEPOTISM IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED!!!"

Oh right, we weren't even talking about my circuit. Please actually read the conversation unless (I'm going to add this because I am not in a good mood and now I don't like you) you're illiterate. In which case, take my suggestion to "snotty man" and get an English lesson.

All this over an extra 20 seconds...

I direct you to the post from the host:

"3: Your WGPC host also states that his matter is closed and that any attempt to continue this particular conversation in this thread will result in some kind of as-yet-to-be-decided punishment."

[Mattijana]

All this over an extra 20 seconds...

I direct you to the post from the host:

"3: Your WGPC host also states that his matter is closed and that any attempt to continue this particular conversation in this thread will result in some kind of as-yet-to-be-decided punishment."

I was only going for a bit of light humour... Not trying to be rude. As our WGCP host has finished the matter, please say no more unless you wish to issue an apology to me or the guy you insulted (once again not trying to be rude, only friendly).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- does the competition start on the 15th then? Also, I'll try and get a team app up shortly. Thank you.

[Eastfield Lodge]

I direct you to the post from the host:

"3: Your WGPC host also states that his matter is closed and that any attempt to continue this particular conversation in this thread will result in some kind of as-yet-to-be-decided punishment."

I was only going for a bit of light humour... Not trying to be rude. As our WGCP host has finished the matter, please say no more unless you wish to issue an apology to me or the guy you insulted (once again not trying to be rude, only friendly).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- does the competition start on the 15th then? Also, I'll try and get a team app up shortly. Thank you.

Signups close on the 14th, the competition will start probably around a week afterwards (should be more than 3/4 days, at any rate) as teams need to negotiate and fill their seats with drivers though - a lot/most of which is done through RP.

[Nekoni]

(that lap record will be explained ... )

The lap times for drivers are dependent on the lap record, so it's probably a good idea that you change it.

(Also I believe your acceleration and cornering stats are the wrong way round?)

[Eastfield Lodge]

(that lap record will be explained ... )

The lap times for drivers are dependent on the lap record, so it's probably a good idea that you change it.

(Also I believe your acceleration and cornering stats are the wrong way round?)

Going by what they're listed as in the OP (Technical Difficulty and Overtaking Opportunity), the numbers make a lot of sense.

[Nekoni]

A-ha, what's happened here is that I have done it one way, then seen it done the other way and instantly connected the two without bothering to read.

[Peninsula Praedonesque]

(that lap record will be explained ... )

The lap times for drivers are dependent on the lap record, so it's probably a good idea that you change it.

(Also I believe your acceleration and cornering stats are the wrong way round?)

Basically, the Circuit de Blakkoakes is a street circuit and when the lap record was set, they couldn't get permission to clear the circuit. That ridiculous lap time was set in traffic ... (hence why I'm not including the lap record in the circuit sign-up)

edit:

The current lap record of 12.25.205 was set by a Wobbegong test driver known only as 'Old Salty' who had the unenviable task of setting a timed lap of the course amidst usual daily traffic, hence why the harbour section of the lap took nearly nine minutes to complete.

[Mattijana]

Here's my team app, I've included a Bio as well.

TEAM NAME: Mattijana Racing
RATING: (Wealth/Experience/Skill) 4,3,5
TEAM PRINCIPAL: Pieter Kornikova
HEADQUARTERS: Kopylov circuit, Central Mattijana
RACING COLOURS: Bright Yellow rear, bright green front, transition from green to yellow from front to back, stripe similar to the one on our flag down the sidepods.

The team now known as Mattijana racing was set up in 1990 to participate in the Mattijanian open wheel championship as Petrov Grand Prix. They had a successful first season coming 5th out of 10 teams and with a podium in the final race of the season. They were sponsored mainly by a banking company in Petrovijanka and stayed in the Mattijanian championship until 1996, where a change in sponsor and engine provider to one of the nation's main car companies, Vitovian, and entry into a regional championship. They used Vitovian engines and some other components until 2009, winning the constructor's competition twice with three driver's championship wins. In 2009, Petrovijanka Grand Prix split from using Vitorian parts and started to manufacture their own under the new name, Mattijana Racing. This carried little success until 2013, when a better engine was produced and a groundbreaking hybrid system which offered much more power than before. This caused a storm at the start of the season with a Mattijana car winning 7 of the first 10 races. Whilst the rest of the field caught up towards the end of the season. Mattijana held on to second place in the constructor's with Alex Dimitrianov winning a maiden championship.
Another successful season concluded with a nervy end of season Finale in which, despite a dramatic spin early on, Dimitrianov came home 6th to claim a second driver's championship and a constructor's win for Mattijana Racing by just 5 points as second driver, Graziano Petricol had come home third. The team then entered into the world Grand Prix championship with Petricol dropping to a role as reserve driver.

Also, my track is not listed as accepted on the first post, is there a reason for this?

[Maltta]

DRIVER SIGNUP
NAME: Maluk Vezer
GENDER: Male
NATIONALITY: Malttese
TRIGRAM: MVR
ABILITY: 1/2/3
BIO: Maluk was just 10 years old when he signed up to an local karting team and since then he earned alot of prizes and medals.
since the beginning of 2015 he is getting a scholarship of the ''national sporting union of Maltta''

CIRCUIT SIGNUP

NAME OF CIRCUIT: Vaduz Street Circuit
CITY/TOWN: Vaduz
COUNTRY: Kingdom of Maltta
NAME OF GRAND PRIX: Malttese International Grand Prix
TRACK RATING: 7/3
LAP RECORD: 00:00:00-newly build circuit
LENGTH OF ONE LAP:5.338 km

we also might signup a team but the Malttese Racing union has to request more funds to do that

[WGPC]

Right, now that that blazing argument has subsided, a small update:

1: The list of sign-ups has been updated to include Maltta and Mattijana's circuit, which for some reason I'd forgotten to put in the database. If there are any errors then do let me know.

2: The deadline for sign-ups has been pushed back to Saturday 20th June due to RL commitments.

3: Please remember that your trigram is for your nation, not your driver. For example, if Aaron A. Aaronson from the Republic of Zozizazzastan signed up, the trigram would likely be ZZZ, not AAA.