NAME:
NATION:
CAR NUMBER:
ABILITY:
Reliability (MAX 5):
Aggression (MAX 5):
Technique (MAX 5):
These three numbers can add up to a maximum of twelve! For example: 4,5,3 or 3,4,5 or 4,4,4 etc
Write something about your driver:
Filled this in? Congratulations! Post it in this thread and you'll be a part of the new season. Check for the RP thread which will appear in late February.
In the real world, the pinnacle of motor-racing is Formula One, a season of races between elite drivers piloting single-seater open-wheel racing cars. It’s a billion-dollar industry where advantages are gained through engineering ingenuity, the influence of world’s best designers, race tacticians and engineers and the best equipment money can buy.
In the Nationstates Multiverse, the World Grand Prix Championship has been the standard-bearer for motor racing on these forums for the last fourteen years.
Since its inception in 2005, the WGPC has followed the general direction of its real-life counter-part, but with some changes aimed at taking full advantage of the fantasy realm we find ourselves in. In general, the WGPC follows reality's example just up to the point where reality becomes a bit boring. F1 banned things like ground effect, active suspension, smoking in the pit garages and a whole host of other things. What’s more, the real world doesn’t have access to the power of the Imagination Forge, doesn’t have the capacity to appreciate the driving skills of gigantic flightless multiversal emus and has never seemed to fully embrace the idea of someone being able to win the World Championship despite never winning a race. Not only is all of the above possible in WGPC, it’s usually unsurprising.
WGPC is an annual cascade of colourfully-drawn inter-woven stories written by a cast of twenty or so users. Every season has its triumphs and disasters, superheroes, supervillains, egotists and underdogs, bravado, bromances and brivalries. To sign up for this, you needn’t have read the above, but you *do* rather need to have read the rest of this post below.
Season 12, Season 13, Season 14, Season 15 and Season 16 have been completed in recent years. Season seventeen is just around the corner.
The WGPC is currently in
The Initial Signup Phase
The Negotiation and Driver Signup Phase
The Regular Season
The Negotiation and Driver Signup Phase
The Regular Season
Each of this season’s 14 teams are now looking to sign drivers to race in the upcoming season. To give your driver the best chance of getting a seat, you can write about them in the Roleplay Thread
To signup a driver or a circuit to the coming season, read the information below and fill in one of the signup forms. Everything you need to know is written below. Don't worry if you find anything confusing or unintuitive. You can ask us a question in the discussion thread if you need help.
For a feel of how this works, have a look at the signup threads for previous WGPC seasons.
Season 16 Signup Thread
Season 15 Signup Thread
Season 14 Signup Thread
Note: Due to Photobucket becoming increasingly unreliable, many images from previous seasons may be broken or altered
Every user may sign up a maximum of TWO drivers. Every driver starts off as a free agent, meaning they are not affiliated to any team. Drivers sign up to teams via roleplay in the RP thread, which will be created soon, though it's not unheard of for users to ask around the users who control racing teams (more on them later) to let them know you're available.
The more RPing you do with your driver, the higher your RP bonus. The higher your RP bonus, the faster your driver is likely to be on the circuit, the safer they are likely to be on the circuit, and the more likely a team is to sign them.
To sign-up a driver, fill in the following form:
NAME is the full name of the driver. The driver may be male or female or any kind of sentient being. Want to sign up a pony? Or some kind of sentient wasp? That's fine, but do appreciate that IC regulations on driver safety, car weight, helmet measurements and general aerodynamic ability would have to be factored in. The WGPC reserves the right to punish sentient bees for not wearing the correct safety equipment, even if said safety equipment would make it impossible for said bee to reach the steering wheel.
NAME TRIGRAM is the trigram that usually represents the driver's surname. A trigram is a set of three letters that represent a larger word. For example, a driver named Alexander Lund's trigram could be 'LUN' or 'LND', but probably not 'ALU' or 'ALN' because both of those examples use a letter from the driver's first name. It's the surname which is important. We’ll only allow you to use a letter from the driver’s first name if there are two drivers with the same surname, or if a driver typically goes by three names (Jean Mercer-Daly, for example, typically uses ‘JMD’). A driver with just one name, for example 'Speedyguy', might have the trigram 'SPD' or 'SPE' or 'SPG' or somesuch.
NATIONALITY is the country where the driver comes from. This is your country.
NATIONALITY TRIGRAM should be the trigram for your nation. It should be three letters. This is NOT the trigram for the driver's name.
PREFERRED CAR NUMBER is your driver's preferred car number. This can be any number between 3 and 99. 1 is reserved for the current driver's champion. 2 is only available to the champion's team-mate should they so choose.
SECOND CHOICE CAR NUMBER is your second choice for your driver’s car number. In the event that two drivers choose the same number, first preference will be given to any driver trying to retain a number they used previously. Second preference will be given to the first of these drivers to sign up for a team. You may enter a third or fourth choice car number if you like.
ABILITY is split into THREE sections: RELIABILITY, AGGRESSION and TECHNIQUE. Aggressive drivers are better at overtaking, while technical drivers are better at traversing the multiverse's more difficult circuits. Each attribute should be given a numerical number between 2 and 5 and the three ratings must add up to a maximum of twelve. This is a change from last season.
EXPERIENCE should be a short list of previous WGPO affiliated seasons the driver has taken part in, and their finishing position in the drivers’ championship for that season. By ‘WGPO affiliated’ we mean WGPC, WGP2 and WGP3. For more information on those, consult the WGPO thread. The information here should be OOC. If your driver has never competed in a WGPO season before, leave this blank. The scorinator gives no advantage to experienced drivers. This part merely helps team owners know a little about your driver for the signup period.
You can increase your driver's RAT rating by RPing.
BIO is a short biography of your driver. His/her/its age, experience, hopes and aspirations, driving style, favourite sandwich, things like that.
The more RPing you do with your driver, the higher your RP bonus. The higher your RP bonus, the faster your driver is likely to be on the circuit, the safer they are likely to be on the circuit, and the more likely a team is to sign them.
To sign-up a driver, fill in the following form:
NAME:
NAME TRIGRAM:
NATIONALITY:
NATIONALITY TRIGRAM:
PREFERRED CAR NUMBER:
SECOND CHOICE CAR NUMBER:
ABILITY:
Reliability (MAX 5):
Aggression (MAX 5):
Technique (MAX 5):
Experience:
BIO:
NAME is the full name of the driver. The driver may be male or female or any kind of sentient being. Want to sign up a pony? Or some kind of sentient wasp? That's fine, but do appreciate that IC regulations on driver safety, car weight, helmet measurements and general aerodynamic ability would have to be factored in. The WGPC reserves the right to punish sentient bees for not wearing the correct safety equipment, even if said safety equipment would make it impossible for said bee to reach the steering wheel.
NAME TRIGRAM is the trigram that usually represents the driver's surname. A trigram is a set of three letters that represent a larger word. For example, a driver named Alexander Lund's trigram could be 'LUN' or 'LND', but probably not 'ALU' or 'ALN' because both of those examples use a letter from the driver's first name. It's the surname which is important. We’ll only allow you to use a letter from the driver’s first name if there are two drivers with the same surname, or if a driver typically goes by three names (Jean Mercer-Daly, for example, typically uses ‘JMD’). A driver with just one name, for example 'Speedyguy', might have the trigram 'SPD' or 'SPE' or 'SPG' or somesuch.
NATIONALITY is the country where the driver comes from. This is your country.
NATIONALITY TRIGRAM should be the trigram for your nation. It should be three letters. This is NOT the trigram for the driver's name.
PREFERRED CAR NUMBER is your driver's preferred car number. This can be any number between 3 and 99. 1 is reserved for the current driver's champion. 2 is only available to the champion's team-mate should they so choose.
SECOND CHOICE CAR NUMBER is your second choice for your driver’s car number. In the event that two drivers choose the same number, first preference will be given to any driver trying to retain a number they used previously. Second preference will be given to the first of these drivers to sign up for a team. You may enter a third or fourth choice car number if you like.
ABILITY is split into THREE sections: RELIABILITY, AGGRESSION and TECHNIQUE. Aggressive drivers are better at overtaking, while technical drivers are better at traversing the multiverse's more difficult circuits. Each attribute should be given a numerical number between 2 and 5 and the three ratings must add up to a maximum of twelve. This is a change from last season.
EXPERIENCE should be a short list of previous WGPO affiliated seasons the driver has taken part in, and their finishing position in the drivers’ championship for that season. By ‘WGPO affiliated’ we mean WGPC, WGP2 and WGP3. For more information on those, consult the WGPO thread. The information here should be OOC. If your driver has never competed in a WGPO season before, leave this blank. The scorinator gives no advantage to experienced drivers. This part merely helps team owners know a little about your driver for the signup period.
You can increase your driver's RAT rating by RPing.
BIO is a short biography of your driver. His/her/its age, experience, hopes and aspirations, driving style, favourite sandwich, things like that.
EXAMPLE SIGN-UP
NAME: Alexander Lund
NAME TRIGRAM: LUN
NATIONALITY: Audioslavian
NATIONALITY TRIGRAM: AUD
PREFERRED CAR NUMBER: 16
SECOND CHOICE CAR NUMBER: 6, 62
RELIABILITY: 4.5
AGGRESSION: 2.75
TECHNIQUE: 4.75
EXPERIENCE: WGPC16 (7th), WGPC15 (14th), WGPC14 (12th), WGPC13 (3rd), WGPC12 (1st)
BIO: Alec Lund shot to fame in Season 12 of the WGPC. Signed to the notoriously unreliable McPahan team, Lund struggled through accident after accident during the first half of the season, only to put a streak together over the last handful of races and, against all expectation, win the World Driver's Championship on the very final raceday of the season. Lund's form continued in season thirteen, finishing third, while the last two seasons have been unmitigated disasters for him, finishing twelfth in season 14 and fourteenth in season 15.
Alec is a racer at heart: Competitive on the track, if not the best at putting together the greatest qualifying laptime. His ability to race at pace while keeping an eye on his tires is wonderful, but while he shows consistency and bravery he doesn't quite have the raw talent and reaction times of his peers, and that difference has only accentuated with age. At 32 years old, Lund has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season. He hopes to go out with a bang. Well, okay, not a 'bang', but a series of podium finishes would be nice.
NAT TRI ## DRIVER R A T E
VLT CRU 51 R.L. Cruisin 3.14 5.0 3.86 WGPC x6
STB KRD 33 Jai Kardaeri 4.5 3.0 4.5 WGPC x5 (World Drivers’ Champion, Season 8)
VLT TII 77 iBen Toralmintii 4.0 3.25 4.75 WGPC x5
MTJ DIM 42 Alex Dimitrianov 5.0 3.0 4.0 WGPC x4
HDR SZR 52 Sayono Souzare 3.9 3.7 4.4 WGPC x4
HDR NDK 55 Asao Nadakei 4.2 3.9 3.9 WGPC x4
ETN ELI 7 Ethan Ellis 4.1 3.2 4.7 WGPC x3
KRY GUI 29 Esteban Guilhermez 5.0 2.0 5.0 WGPC x3
ABL TAL 56 Terho Talvela 3.5 4.6 3.9 WGPC x3 (World Drivers’ Champion, Season 14)
VNG FRS 1 Jessica Franssen 3.9 3.6 4.5 WGPC x2 (World Drivers’ Champion, Season 16)
WET SCH 20 Mick Schramm 4.0 4.5 3.5 WGPC x2
MTJ KRA 22 Jasmin Kranjska 3.0 4.0 5.0 WGPC x2
ESM JMD 41 Jean Mercer-Daly 4.0 5.0 3.0 WGPC x2
NIM LAN 94 Ryker Lane 5.0 4.5 2.5 WGPC x2 (World Drivers’ Champion, Season 15)
VNG JNG 13 Xiaopeng Jang 3.8 4.4 3.8 WGPC, WGP2
EFL WTK 31 Cesaro Whittaker 5.0 3.0 4.0 WGPC, WGP2
SVJ BJA 14 Sigur Bjarnason 4.0 3.0 5.0 WGPC
SOR SOK 26 Dmitri Sokolov 3.0 5.0 4.0 WGPC
SOR KRU 27 Gregori Krupin 4.0 4.0 4.0 WGPC
LEN RHJ 27 Ryan Harris-Jones 4.2 2.8 5.0 WGPC
NEK OKU 47 Erica Okumura 4.0 3.25 4.75 WGPC
ETN TAL 49 Benjamin Talison 3.4 3.6 5.0 WGPC
FID IBU 71 Rustom Ibuna 4.5 2.8 4.7 WGPC
TGN FAL 19 Dom Falepeau 5.0 4.0 3.0 WGP2 x2
WET SCH 25 Timo Jänkirinää 4.0 3.0 5.0 WGP2 x2
EFL DHL 63 Dalia Dahl 2.0 5.0 5.0 WGP2 x2
LIS CAS 3 Darius Casellammare 4.0 4.0 4.0 WGP2
FID TAB 48 Tyra Tabuso 4.1 3.4 4.5 WGP2
SVJ ARJ 75 Roman Arjenko 3.0 5.0 4.0 WGP2
SHW TRI 7 Vijay Tripathi 3.0 4.5 4.5 Rookie
XAN BRY 13 Kellen Bryce 5.0 5.0 2.0 Rookie
FLC NVX 15 Tabita ‘Tab’ Novax 2.5 5.0 4.5 Rookie
TKI LOF 16 Andy Loffity 3.0 4.0 5.0 Rookie
DRA CAR 17 Evdaden Carnétier 4.0 4.0 4.0 Rookie
TTI MIJ 18 Carmen I. Mijeres 3.5 4.5 4.0 Rookie
MYT JCS 22 Jelena Colac-Strek 3.0 4.5 4.5 Rookie
CDG BLK 27 Taylor Blake 4.7 2.7 4.6 Rookie
PRT CHA 35 Devendra Chauhan 3.5 4.5 4.0 Rookie
SHW XUL 47 Liuyong Xu 5.0 3.0 4.0 Rookie
VAD DGR 55 Hunter Digri 4.5 4.0 3.5 Rookie
AUD ORK 64 Carsten O’Rourke 4.3 2.9 4.8 Rookie
POI LEL 72 Linus Lessner 5.0 2.0 5.0 Rookie
WLY SVN 76 Marie Svantstron 4.0 3.0 5.0 Rookie
SRA MTG 82 Jacoppo Montaguti 3.4 4.8 3.4 Rookie
NAR KLL 99 Kohan Lee Lindsay 5.0 5.0 2.0 Rookie
Each user may sign up a maximum of TWO grand-prix circuits, and no more than one per nation (meaning one circuit from your main nation and one from a puppet is fine).
Signing up a circuit is not a guarantee that it will be used in the upcoming WGPC season. Spare circuits may be used for pre-season or in-season testing.
It is customary to provide an image of your circuit (no larger than 900 x 900 pixels, of course). Providing an image is mandatory for your circuit to become one of the 12 that will be used for the upcoming season.
To sign up a circuit, fill in the following form.
IMAGE is a link to the diagram of your circuit. It should be a diagram and not a photograph, unless it's an aerial photograph that is especially clear
NAME OF CIRCUIT is the name of the circuit. To use a real-life example, Spa-Francorchamps is the name of the track used for the Belgian grand-prix.
CITY/TOWN is the name of the place the circuit is in / nearest to. For example, Spa-Francorchamps is situated near the Belgian town of Stavelot, so ‘Stavelot, Belgium’ would be used.
COUNTRY is the nation the circuit is in. Spa Francorchamps is in Belgium.
NAME OF GRAND PRIX is what the grand prix will be called. For example, Grand Prix de Quebec or Audioslavian Grand Prix or Gran Premio de San Jose Guayabal. The F1 Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps is simply called 'The Belgian Grand Prix'.
TRACK RATING is, like the driver ability rating, comprised of numerical values. The first value is Aggressiveness. Aggressive circuits are wide with plenty of opportunities to overtake. The second value is Technical Difficulty. A track with a high TD rating suits more technically skilled drivers, and the circuit may be more difficult to overtake on. The numbers should add up to ten. (ie 4/6, 7/3, 5/5). The first number is the aggressiveness, the second is the technical difficulty.
CHANCE OF RAIN is the percentage chance that an event, whether practice, qualifying or the full race, will be run under wet or damp conditions. If you’re not sure, just put 3%. 3% is the norm. The maximum percentage allowable is 18%.
OVERTAKING DIFFICULTY is how difficult it is for one driver to overtake another on the circuit. A ‘5’ means overtaking is difficult, a ‘1’ means overtaking is easy. 2.5 is about average.
The MARGIN FOR ERROR metric denotes how severely mistakes can be punished. A 1 means the track is forgiving - a driver won’t lose too much time if they spin. A 5 means mistakes are punished more severely. 2 is average for a regular cicuit. A street circuit’s average would be nearer 4.5
QUALIFYING TYPE was a new addition for season 14.
A single ninety-minute free-for-all in which every driver gets ten laps in which to record the fastest lap-time possible is known as the Traditional qualifying type, and if you would like your grand prix to use this qualifying type, say so in this field.
Two-tier is similar to what is currently used in formula one. In the first, fifty-minute session the drivers record up to six flying laps. The ten fastest go on to tier two, the slower ones drop out and will line up in positions 11 to 24 on race-day. In the second session, the ten fastest drivers record up to three flying laps over a twenty-five minute period. The driver with the slowest time of this period will start 10th, the second-slowest 9th and so on.
One-Shot is a new addition for season seventeen. In this format, every driver has one lap, and one lap only, to record a fast time. A maximum of two Grands Prix will be allowed to use One-Shot qualifying. Should more than two circuit submissions that denote one-shot qualifying be selected, one or more may be changed to Traditional qualifying at the WGPC’s discretion.
LAP RECORD is the fastest any grand prix driver has driven the track before.
LENGTH OF ONE LAP should be measured in kilometres. Tracks that are too long or too short won't be considered when it comes to selecting places for the racing season. Over 7km would probably be too long. Under 3km would be too short.
BIO is a short description of the track. You can provide the track's history and/or give a description of one lap around the circuit.
Oh, and remember the two usual rules: NO OVALS, and NO REAL LIFE CIRCUITS.
Signing up a circuit is not a guarantee that it will be used in the upcoming WGPC season. Spare circuits may be used for pre-season or in-season testing.
It is customary to provide an image of your circuit (no larger than 900 x 900 pixels, of course). Providing an image is mandatory for your circuit to become one of the 12 that will be used for the upcoming season.
To sign up a circuit, fill in the following form.
SIGN UP FORM
IMAGE:
NAME OF CIRCUIT:
CITY/TOWN:
COUNTRY:
NAME OF GRAND PRIX:
TRACK RATING: (Ag/Tc)
CHANCE OF RAIN: (%)
OVERTAKING DIFFICULTY: (1-5)
MARGIN FOR ERROR: (1-5)
QUALIFYING TYPE: (Trad / Two-Tier / One-Shot)
LAP RECORD: (m:ss.xxx)
LENGTH OF ONE LAP: (km)
BIO:
IMAGE is a link to the diagram of your circuit. It should be a diagram and not a photograph, unless it's an aerial photograph that is especially clear
NAME OF CIRCUIT is the name of the circuit. To use a real-life example, Spa-Francorchamps is the name of the track used for the Belgian grand-prix.
CITY/TOWN is the name of the place the circuit is in / nearest to. For example, Spa-Francorchamps is situated near the Belgian town of Stavelot, so ‘Stavelot, Belgium’ would be used.
COUNTRY is the nation the circuit is in. Spa Francorchamps is in Belgium.
NAME OF GRAND PRIX is what the grand prix will be called. For example, Grand Prix de Quebec or Audioslavian Grand Prix or Gran Premio de San Jose Guayabal. The F1 Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps is simply called 'The Belgian Grand Prix'.
TRACK RATING is, like the driver ability rating, comprised of numerical values. The first value is Aggressiveness. Aggressive circuits are wide with plenty of opportunities to overtake. The second value is Technical Difficulty. A track with a high TD rating suits more technically skilled drivers, and the circuit may be more difficult to overtake on. The numbers should add up to ten. (ie 4/6, 7/3, 5/5). The first number is the aggressiveness, the second is the technical difficulty.
CHANCE OF RAIN is the percentage chance that an event, whether practice, qualifying or the full race, will be run under wet or damp conditions. If you’re not sure, just put 3%. 3% is the norm. The maximum percentage allowable is 18%.
OVERTAKING DIFFICULTY is how difficult it is for one driver to overtake another on the circuit. A ‘5’ means overtaking is difficult, a ‘1’ means overtaking is easy. 2.5 is about average.
The MARGIN FOR ERROR metric denotes how severely mistakes can be punished. A 1 means the track is forgiving - a driver won’t lose too much time if they spin. A 5 means mistakes are punished more severely. 2 is average for a regular cicuit. A street circuit’s average would be nearer 4.5
QUALIFYING TYPE was a new addition for season 14.
A single ninety-minute free-for-all in which every driver gets ten laps in which to record the fastest lap-time possible is known as the Traditional qualifying type, and if you would like your grand prix to use this qualifying type, say so in this field.
Two-tier is similar to what is currently used in formula one. In the first, fifty-minute session the drivers record up to six flying laps. The ten fastest go on to tier two, the slower ones drop out and will line up in positions 11 to 24 on race-day. In the second session, the ten fastest drivers record up to three flying laps over a twenty-five minute period. The driver with the slowest time of this period will start 10th, the second-slowest 9th and so on.
One-Shot is a new addition for season seventeen. In this format, every driver has one lap, and one lap only, to record a fast time. A maximum of two Grands Prix will be allowed to use One-Shot qualifying. Should more than two circuit submissions that denote one-shot qualifying be selected, one or more may be changed to Traditional qualifying at the WGPC’s discretion.
LAP RECORD is the fastest any grand prix driver has driven the track before.
LENGTH OF ONE LAP should be measured in kilometres. Tracks that are too long or too short won't be considered when it comes to selecting places for the racing season. Over 7km would probably be too long. Under 3km would be too short.
BIO is a short description of the track. You can provide the track's history and/or give a description of one lap around the circuit.
Oh, and remember the two usual rules: NO OVALS, and NO REAL LIFE CIRCUITS.
EXAMPLE SIGN-UP
IMAGE:
NAME OF CIRCUIT: Crossport Raceway
CITY/TOWN: Crossport
COUNTRY: Audioslavia
NAME OF GRAND PRIX: Grand Prix of Audioslavia
TRACK RATING: (4/6)
CHANCE OF RAIN: 5
OVERTAKING DIFFICULTY: 1.5
MARGIN FOR ERROR: 2
QUALIFYING: Traditional
LAP RECORD: 1m 30.929s (R.L. Cruisin', Frontiere Racing, WGPC13)
LENGTH OF ONE LAP: 5.885km
The Crossport Raceway, Audioslavia's most modern grand prix circuit, has a long straight down to turn one, the so called 'turn of the century', a mid-length left-hander just deep enough to whittle a pack of 24 roaring cars to single file.
Approaching turn one at speed, the first corner can be coasted, with the ideal line being to kiss the camber on the inside before accelerating downhill and through Turn 2 before braking hard for the tightening right hander that ends with the 'Hammerhead' turn - a sharp right onto a long straight. The g-force from this can affect less experienced, or less fit, drivers
The corner opens out into the straight, up a shallow incline which levels out into a 10-degree left, followed by a hard, hard braking zone which puts extra pressure on the driver's neck. The car will judder to an almost standstill before it's fed through the turn as.
Knock corner hones into view through which most drivers will be able to coast without pumping the brakes too hard. Feeding the car through Hold and Loose without losing momentum takes some skill, before accelerating up Lund Hill. A big, steep climb with a slight right-hand lilt. The straight levels out for a few hundred metres before starting the descent down Bunn Straight - named after former McPahan Racing driver Roger Bunn.
Perhaps the most dangerous part of any circuit on the current WGPC calendar is the so-called 'Rail Tunnel'. It isn't technically a rail tunnel any more, and more a bridge. The track had originally been built to end just before it, but problems with the steep descent down Bunn hill meant that either the track had to wind back out and in again to negate the steep clim, or be extended just a little past the original boundaries. The edges of the bridge no longer pose the enormous safety hazard they used to, but the presence of a close wall at the far end of the corner still renders the corner extremely hazardous, especially coming just after the quickest part of the circuit. The wall would give an out-of-control car a long, grinding slide rather than a head-on crash, but it's a wall nonetheless, and even clipping a tire in the wrong place could spell the end of one's race.
Two slow right-handers come before embarking on the main straight. Cars should reach maximum speed (as they have already on Bunn Hill) before getting to the Turn of the Century once again
The following applications have been received. Only twelve will be selected for the Grand Prix season. Extra circuits may be used for pre/mid season testing.
Circuit NAT Grand Prix Name Qual. A / T Region Image link
Koplov Internazionring MTJ Grand Prix tsa Mattijana TT 4.0/6.0 Esportiva https://i.imgur.com/hqbyUBQ.png
Yogyakulta International Circuit FID Grand Prix Filindostan Cepat OS 6.2/3.8 Esportiva https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... akulta.png
Drosopol Circuit VNG Vannish Grand Prix Trad 4.0/6.0 Esportiva https://i.imgur.com/aVrgNtc.png
Autodromo Inter. del Rivoli NEK NEXPRO Gran Premio di Nekoni Trad 4.0/6.0 Esportiva http://i64.tinypic.com/u0woh.png
Broadway Casino Circuit XAN Broadway GP of Xanneria TT 2.0/5.0 Esportiva https://i.imgur.com/xEfpgs7.png
Circuit Grandeville LIS Grand Prix EON de Lisander Trad 5.6/4.4 Other https://i.imgur.com/X6pSz5T.png
Crossbay Circuit NIM Nimban Grand Prix TT 6.3/3.7 Other http://i68.tinypic.com/ylxxd.png
Forest Cross Raceway ESM SHADOWWORKS Esmerelian GP TT 6.7/3.3 Other https://i.imgur.com/b34bhwJ.png
Insocima International TKI Grand Prix at The Krainin Isles TT 4.0/6.0 Other https://i.imgur.com/lQAUtJX.png
Darjengo Circuit SAJ Sajnuran Grand Prix TT 6.0/4.0 Other https://i.imgur.com/uY89UE3.png
Facsgend Grand Prix Circuit DRA The Royal GP of Fascgend TT 6.0/4.0 Other http://i64.tinypic.com/wsvek5.jpg
Dashoze Circuit HDR IZAYOI Grand Prix of Hodori TT 6.7/3.3 Other https://i.imgur.com/EmCi1FR.png
Lintulahti International Circuit ABL Abovian Grand Prix OS 7.0/3.0 Other https://i.imgur.com/fmHkrek.png
Pryfors Bilar Raceway DIA Pryfurium Circuit Masters GP TT 7.7/2.3 Other https://i.imgur.com/e4TSLAs.png
Somos City Circuit JNI JNI GP OS 2.0/8.0 Other https://media.discordapp.net/attachment ... height=376
Yarkovo International Circuit SVJ Grand Prix of Sarvojana TT 7.0/3.0 Rushmore https://i.imgur.com/xFaxMjm.png
Talbott Autodrome LEN Grand Prix of Liventia Trad 3.0/7.0 Rushmore https://i.imgur.com/GKzA4S2.png
Nacionalni Autodrom Rebecna MTJ Kikinda Mytanar Grand Prix TT 5.0/5.0 Rushmore https://i.imgur.com/jsrLA23.png
Mount Salt Raceway EFL GP of the Imperial Commonwealth TT 5.0/5.0 Rushmore https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZoLk ... aceway.png
Highpoint Raceway FLC The GP of the Free Kingdom Trad 4.0/6.0 AO http://i46.tinypic.com/25p0pwz.png
Azure Harbour Circuit STB Starblaydi Grand Prix TT 4.0/6.0 AO https://i.imgur.com/qHnXhpK.gif
Crossport International Raceway AUD The Hygolje Audioslavian GP Trad 6.5/3.5 AO https://i.imgur.com/i3l4QQe.png
Vilitan Mountain Challenge VIL Vilitan Grand Prix Trad 7.0/3.0 AO http://www.3wideracing.com/3wide/sites/ ... cmap16.png
Eelandii Grand Prix Course TUR Grand Prix of Turori TT 5.0/5.0 AO http://www.3wideracing.com/3wide/sites/ ... street.png
Argentring KRY Grand Prix of Krytenia TT 5.0/5.0 AO http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/K ... xykhil.png
For WGPC17, team signups have been done via invitation. If you have not received an invitation it could be for two reasons: Either there are users ahead of you in what is a very long queue this season, or you have not been put into consideration this season. Further team invitations may be sent out in the near future.
Selection is based on the hosts' preference. Please also note that, unlike some previous iterations, there will be no test-driver slots.
Why so strict? The onus is on teams to RP well, for enjoyments sake as well as to reap the benefits of a decent RP bonus. Running a team in the WGPC is a large responsibility.
Users that RP well will find not only that their drivers go faster, but their teams perform better too. The combination of a well-RP'd driver racing for a well RP'd team will make for a very competitive team, though its worth stressing that, due to the random nature of scorinators, RPing well is not a guarantee of success, it merely improves your chances.
There is the possibility to remove teams during the season and replace them with a backup team, if there is little or no activity from the user. All changes are at the discretion of the World Grand Prix Organization.
Selection is based on the hosts' preference. Please also note that, unlike some previous iterations, there will be no test-driver slots.
Why so strict? The onus is on teams to RP well, for enjoyments sake as well as to reap the benefits of a decent RP bonus. Running a team in the WGPC is a large responsibility.
Users that RP well will find not only that their drivers go faster, but their teams perform better too. The combination of a well-RP'd driver racing for a well RP'd team will make for a very competitive team, though its worth stressing that, due to the random nature of scorinators, RPing well is not a guarantee of success, it merely improves your chances.
There is the possibility to remove teams during the season and replace them with a backup team, if there is little or no activity from the user. All changes are at the discretion of the World Grand Prix Organization.
Mattijana Racing Team
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E - WGPC16 (1st), WGPC15 (3rd), WGPC14 (2nd)
The Mattijana Racing Team (MRT) made their debut back in WGPC 14, where an inspired Jessica Franssen lifted them to second in the constructor's standings despite a mediocre start. WGPC 15 promised a lot, but failed to deliver at the death, however WGPC 16 was finally the team's year as consistent points from Sigur Bjarnason and Rustom Ibuna ifted them to a maiden title.
Team principal Johan Struna is also back after some time off, joined once again by deputy Maria Jamasova. There are rumours that the team will seek to re-sign Sigur Bjarnason, their top driver from last season, but these are yet to be confirmed.
Vannish Motors Racing
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E - WGPC16 (2nd), WGP2s2 (1st), WGP2s1 (1st)
VMR started with a title at the Cross Rally Championships. The company followed up by entering WGPO competition. VMR won consecutive team & driver titles in WGP2 I & II. VMR also notched the WGPC 16 drivers' title. Vannish Motors Racing competes in disciplines ranging from NSSCRA stock cars to HRC rally sport. An aggressive media presence covers the team.
Omni Racing
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E - WGPC16 (3rd)
Following the success of West-East Timorian Katara Racing team in the inaugural WGP2 season, Omni Racing was founded by wealthy businessman Nick Newman for WGPC16 in cooperation with national endurance racing team Omni Racing, as well as car manufacturers WETmotors and WETtech. Under team principal Linus Anthonson and with drivers Mick Schramm and Jang Xiaopeng, Omni Racing finished third in their first WGPC season, a rather successful result as well, and returns hoping to achieve even more in their second season.
Nexus Racing
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E - WGPC16 (4th), WGP2s2 (2nd), WGPC15 (2nd), WGP2s1 (10th)
Originally an unsuccessful endeavour to overhaul the Nimban military’s multi-purpose armoured buggy, what was ‘Project Overdrive’ was reborn when the Ministers for Sport and Science and Technology took an interest in the WGPC and set its staff to designing an Imagination-powered car for the competition. Delivering Ryker Lane to a Drivers’ Championship in their inaugural year, the team have since been dogged by misfortune and barely missed further accolades. With the UHSGV-3 their most advanced and radical Chase Cutter yet and having definitively put a series of debilitating hacks to rest, momentum is perhaps finally returning to Nexus Racing.
Tropicorp Racing Ælund
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E - WGPC16 (=5th)
Following a modest debut season, Vilitan-Abovian outfit Tropicorp Racing Ælund returns to WGPC hungrily chasing a world championship title in their second run for glory. The team is now essentially an Abovian branch of WGPC 14-dominating Tropicorp, administered from and based at their headquarters in Lintulahti but with nearly all of its technical developments conceived by the Vilitan group. After an exhausting winter testing program spearheaded by local hero Terho Talvela, TRÆ (née Project AGP) now feels truly ready to mount a serious title campaign against the sports' strongest teams.
WGPC Motorworks: McPahan
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E - WGPC16 (=5th), WGPC15 (12th), WGPC14 (8th), WGPC13 (3rd), WGPC12 (2nd) - (as McPahan Racing
Some racing teams have multi-millionaire backing, while others get by on sponsorship and a lot of hard work. McPahan Racing has always been in the latter category, and loss of key sponsorship has forced the Audioslavian team to surrender their license to race as a private team in the coming WGPC season. To save cash, the team have allowed the WGPC to appropriate its facilities to form this season’s motorworks team.
The running centrally owned WGPC Motorworks franchise is a long-standing tradition in WGPC. It typically gives seats to drivers that are unfancied by other teams. Perhaps tomorrow’s World Champion can find their feet racing in the famous white and blue colours of McPahan this season?
Badai Angin Tim Motorsport
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E - WGPC16 (7th) (as Kissan Motorsport
Badai Angin TM is a newly-formed motorsport team founded by the Petrofilindo Corporation. Acquiring the assets of the defunct Kissan Motorsport and its WGPC entry, the marque merged its operations with the WGP2 team Ibuna-Gambal Racing and hands its operations with Rudolf Ibuna to be the team's first team principal. Calling the Yogyakulta International Circuit their home, the team hopes to get their BAP001 chassis running well and get the team's first win.
Polaris Racing Team
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E - WGPC16 (8th) (as Polaris), WGPC15 (13th), WGPC14 (9th), WGPC13 (1st) (as Scuderia Fuoco e Ghiaccio)
The reskinned SFeG had a stable, if inconsistent maiden year under the new branding. The first year was always meant to be a proof-of-concept, and, with one race win under its belt already, as well as an increasingly strong link to the national racing leagues, this is the year that Polaris gets to show what it can do when it really can get its foot down.
Arada PrismRiver Motorsport
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E - WGPC16 (9th), WGPC15 (6th)
A powerhouse in Hodoran GT and open-wheel, Arada Motorsport has so far been unable to translate their domestic successes into similar performance in the WGPC. From a management perspective the team is largely the same as the one that made its debut in the 13th WGPC as ENSADRINK GP Team Dekijika-Tarogama. On the technical side, the team has been under the care of Arada and its parent company Dekijika Automotive from the 15th WGPC onwards.
iBen Toralmintii's Race Eelandii Vilita & Turori World Grand Prix Motorworks
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E - WGPC16 (11th), WGPC15 (10th) (as WGPC Motorworks: Eelandii)
iBen Toralmintii's WGPC team can trace its lineage back to the former WGPC Motorworks team as well as the famous VTM WGPC14 Constructors Champions. Toralmintii acquired assets from both as they suspended operations to form WGPC Eelandii as a Works team during the 15th World Grand Prix Championships. While much of the primary engineering from the VTM are integrated at Tropicorp Racing Aelund, Eelandii VTGP have retained enough expertise to engineer their own evolution on the WGP14 era models they had fielded for the past two seasons as a Works team. While it is not clear how independent the Eelandii VTGP team will operate, it is clear that with Toralmintii at the helm as Team Principle they won't be lacking a desire to compete.
Camden Automobile Racing
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E - WGPC16 (13th), WGPC15 (4th) (both as Bitten Heroes Grand Prix Engineering)
Camden Automobile is the largest car company in Lisander, and also the biggest winner in local motorsport. The company leased, for at least one season, the Lisander Autosports Board superlicense that belongs to Bitten Heroes GPE.
Brutus Tyres Obey Sport Grand Prix
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E - WGP2s2 (7th), WGP2s1 (7th)
While an Esmerelian team, the name, rights, and funding come from a foreign auto company known for incredible performance at less-than-supercar prices, as well as a very successful rally and touring car program. After 2 seasons of WGP2 with moderate results, the team has finally decided to reach for the top.
SinVal Motor Racing
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E - WGPC16 (10th), WGPC15 (8th), WGPC14 (3rd) (all as engine-manufacturer for MSA SinVal)
SinVal are an one of the major car manufacturers in EFL, reknowned mainly for their work under the hood, so to speak. After many years of supplying engines to the joint MSA-SinVal ventures in both the WGPC and the inaugural WGP2 series with little success, the EAMR stripped that joint venture of its international licencing and gave it to SinVal's solo venture. Of the joint venture, only team principal Tadeo Durand remains, although mostly in an advisory role on race strategy. Alaina Navarro is the new team principal, and will oversee the team's operations with a brand new hybrid race engine, which was designed brand new for the SinVal cars that help Dalia Dahl to an Olympic victory in the recent Republica Games.
Fireline Independent Racing Association
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E - WGPC15 (7th)
Fireline is a racing team founded out of a consortium of companies in Ethane because of the popularity of the WGPC series. Because of this, Fireline are currently a well-funded team, and undergo a lot of development on the car. However, the team has very little long-term funding due to its lack of sponsors, so is looking to earn some sponsors across the season.
The team first entered into the 15th WGPC, in which they finished 7th in the constructors championship on 62 points. Their strongest performing driver, Alex Dimitrianov, finished in 11th on 37 points. They were also intending to compete in WGPC 16, but didn't get in and so are looking to make a significant comeback in the 17th WGPC.
Mirrors-HMC Racing
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E - WGPC9 (10th), WGPC8 (3rd)
The team built by former racer José "Mirrors" Miranda debuted in WGPC8 and brought Jai Kardaeri to fame as he won the Drivers' Championship at the first attempt, going on to forge a career as one of the most successful drivers of all time. Now the Starblaydi team have returned to compete among the world’s best once more. Sleek design principles give them, as always, a great looking car, but having been out of the top levels of racing for so many editions, can they step up to the organisational tactical and engineering levels required to keep the pace?
OTHER
Hodori has opted to be put on the list of backup teams.
Liventia will be entering a back-up team for mid-season.
Savojarna have declined their invitation
The following is not an extensive list of instructions. The WGPC reserves the right to demand changes to any proposed car.
Size and shape
WGPC cars must be similar in size and shape to RL formula one cars. The definition of 'formula one car' is a vehicle that competed in RL Formula One any time after 1970.
Maximum length of a car is 5.3m
Maximum width of a car is 2.3m
Maximum height of a car is 1.2m (not including on-board camera)
Minimum weight is a car is 600kg
Power
Inorganic
Electric engines are permitted.
Nuclear-powered engines are not permitted unless it can be proven (in safe conditions) that a catastrophic crash would not result in the circuit being unusable for the next four hundred thousand years.
Air may be used to aspirate engines, but the WGPC reserves the right to ban cars that attempt to use sails to take advantage of windy circuits.
Organic
Power may be provided by animals, but only if they satisfy at least one of the following conditions:
They have been extinct for millions of years and have been turned into oil by natural processes.
The animal may not currently be on the WWF's list of endangered species.
The animal must not be harmed or stressed by the ordeal.
The animal must be on the inside of the car.
Safety
There must be at least 30 centimetres between the driver's feet and the front of the car.
The design of the car must ensure that, if it were to be put upside-down, the driver's head would not touch the floor. The inclusion of an air intake behind and above the driver, coupled with a strong fin on the bonnet of the car in front of the driver, should be enough to accomplish this. The driver's head must not be the tallest thing in the car (not including wings)
All cars must include a seat-belt. The seat-belt must be able to be easily removed by a driver within two seconds.
All cars must include a removable steering wheel. The driver should be able to remove it manually within two seconds.
No part of the car may be wider than the wheelbase.
There must be no sharp objects on the outside of the car. Wings should be at least one centimetre thick.
Season
The season runs, ICly, from spring to autumn.
25 points are awarded for a win.
18 for second.
14 for third.
10 for fourth.
8 for fifth.
6 for sixth.
4 for seventh.
3 for eighth.
2 for ninth.
1 for tenth.
The team with the most points, at the end of the season, will be the Constructors Champion.
The driver with the most points, at the end of the season, will be the Driver's Champion.
Teams may be added or removed during the season.
Teams may sign a maximum of two drivers.
A driver may not drive for more than one team during the season, with one exception: If his/her former team is removed, he may drive for the team that replaces the removed team.
Racing
Race length is between 295km and 305km.
Pole position will be on the inside lane of the track.
Intentional attempts to crash into other cars will result in a penalty for the driver.
Team instructions to intentionally cause accidents will result in a penalty for the team.
Pit Stops
Refueling is permitted during the race. This is a change from last season
Changes to the car are permitted during the race. EG: Changing tyres or parts of the bodywork.
The above rules are not extensive. Anyone who would like further clarification should send a TG to the WGPC nation. Official rules and regulations have been missing in recent seasons, so we're looking to build a working set of rules over time.
The roleplay bonus system will not be made public to ensure there are no attempts to game the system. We're happy to divulge the following information:
* RP bonus degrades over time. An excellent RP made before race two will earn a large bonus for race two, but a slightly smaller bonus for race three, smaller again for race four etc. The bonus doesn't degrade to zero, though, so an RP will always have a positive effect for all future races.
* Roleplays will be graded on the user's effort, creativity and editing skills. In short: Quality over quantity, and show us you're having fun.
* Due to the nature of the sport, there are no RP permissions in WGPC. You should expect your drivers and/or teams to be mentioned by other players. You may even expect other users to mention things your driver has said. HOWEVER:
* In contrast to, say, war RPing, where a user decides which/how many losses to take after an attack, in WGPC a user decides how much blame or responsibility to take after an accident. You may RP that your driver caused an accident through their own poor or overly aggressive driving, but you may not write that another user's driver was at fault for an accident unless you have their permission. In general, making another character look stupid is not usually acceptable. If a driver is in their first season, it's probably acceptable to call them a rookie, or inexperienced, or possibly even naive if you're sufficiently careful, but refrain from calling another driver reckless or stupid or unskilled unless it's clear from the other user's RPs that this is the case.
* If you're going to RP a conversation between your driver and another driver, try to keep to the other driver's established characteristics.
* If another user mentions an action of your driver, or mentions something that happened to your driver, before you have the chance to RP, you may either reinterpret their interpretation of events or, if you really feel you wanted the story to go in a different direction, you may change the events that happened. For example, you had your heart set on RPing your driver as having had a particularly violent and explosive accident, but another user decides that your driver retired in the pits due to engine failure, you may write your own version and ask that the previous RPer makes the appropriate change to their RP.
* Teams which contain drivers of two different users will be given a small bonus.
* RP bonus degrades over time. An excellent RP made before race two will earn a large bonus for race two, but a slightly smaller bonus for race three, smaller again for race four etc. The bonus doesn't degrade to zero, though, so an RP will always have a positive effect for all future races.
* Roleplays will be graded on the user's effort, creativity and editing skills. In short: Quality over quantity, and show us you're having fun.
* Due to the nature of the sport, there are no RP permissions in WGPC. You should expect your drivers and/or teams to be mentioned by other players. You may even expect other users to mention things your driver has said. HOWEVER:
* In contrast to, say, war RPing, where a user decides which/how many losses to take after an attack, in WGPC a user decides how much blame or responsibility to take after an accident. You may RP that your driver caused an accident through their own poor or overly aggressive driving, but you may not write that another user's driver was at fault for an accident unless you have their permission. In general, making another character look stupid is not usually acceptable. If a driver is in their first season, it's probably acceptable to call them a rookie, or inexperienced, or possibly even naive if you're sufficiently careful, but refrain from calling another driver reckless or stupid or unskilled unless it's clear from the other user's RPs that this is the case.
* If you're going to RP a conversation between your driver and another driver, try to keep to the other driver's established characteristics.
* If another user mentions an action of your driver, or mentions something that happened to your driver, before you have the chance to RP, you may either reinterpret their interpretation of events or, if you really feel you wanted the story to go in a different direction, you may change the events that happened. For example, you had your heart set on RPing your driver as having had a particularly violent and explosive accident, but another user decides that your driver retired in the pits due to engine failure, you may write your own version and ask that the previous RPer makes the appropriate change to their RP.
* Teams which contain drivers of two different users will be given a small bonus.
The season will start with the Negotiation Period which will commence on or around February 23rd.
Driver signups will remain open indefinitely.
Circuit signups will close on March 5th
We aim to have one or two scorinated pre-season tests by mid-March, and are aiming for a late-March start to the season.