Darin Gangi 1,074 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 Hi All, Setting this up to discuss our first special event of 2012. We'll be having these every three months this year running a variety of disciplines. Our first race is called March On Michigan. It'll be 300 miles in the Chevy Silverado at Michigan International Speedway in iRacing. You can see our recent announcement about it on the show here New iRacing members can get the Truck, Michigan and three months of iRacing by using the promo code PR-ISRTrucks for $20 when signing up for this event. Prize package so far includes Rseat GTR V2 Gt Omega wheel stand Thrustmaster T500 RS Wheel and Pedal Set NVidia 580 Video Card 2 x $100 NASCAR.com store gift cards 2 x $100 iRacing Bucks Derek Speares Track Boss Champion Button Box Tamiya Model (TBA) That's more than $1000 in prizes.. Sign ups will be open now here http://www.ileaguerace.com/blog/blog_post/ssca/572 Here's some preliminary details: NASCAR Camping World Truck at Michigan Int’l Speedway 300 miles (fixed setup) Fixed Setup No Resets March 31st, 2012 12:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC) Top Split Broadcast Live on PSRTV Tournament Mode Fields will be divided license class. Pro, A,B,C grouped together and Rookie and D Class grouped together. Splits based on qualifying There will be strict rules regarding incidents.. Incidents will have an effect on winning a prize. Practice Schedule: viewtopic.php?f=169&t=6619 Qualifying Procedure viewtopic.php?f=169&t=6617 Race 3/31/2012 viewtopic.php?f=169&t=6618 Field Limited to 430 participants = 10 servers with 43 in each. The main race will be broken into 10 different servers (rooms) based on qualifying times. The top 43 qualifiers will be in the first room, the next best 43 in room 2 and so on or divided based on participants on race day.. The races will be 300 miles in length running a fixed setup Prizes will be available to all participants that finish the race without incident.. Winner of top split will get to choose his prize. Free to enter ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey4xFast 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2012 Darin can you give existing iRacing drivers an idea if they will receive any special pricing on the track and the Silverado?? Thanks. Sounds like a fun event. -Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darin Gangi 1,074 Report post Posted February 12, 2012 No guarantee's that we can. We're looking into it.. Logistically it may be tough.. If we do.. It would have to be for people that run the race and get credits afterwards.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Severns 1 Report post Posted February 24, 2012 Inside SimRacing.TV March on Michigan 300 Practice Race @ Michigan - Oval 25 Laps Pacific Timezone: Server Opens: 2012-02-25 10:00 AM Race: 2012-02-25 12:00 PM password: sent Field is limited to 43 driver's First Come First Race bases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coldair 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2012 Is it possible to have the practice races a bit later in the day next time. Maybe even in the evening, The server opened at 5am and the race started at 7am where I am from. I know this may seem selfish but I believe there are likely a quite a few others in the same time zone as myself that also didn't join the practice because of the early time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Severns 1 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 Is it possible to have the practice races a bit later in the day next time. Maybe even in the evening, The server opened at 5am and the race started at 7am where I am from. I know this may seem selfish but I believe there are likely a quite a few others in the same time zone as myself that also didn't join the practice because of the early time. On Saturday we want to keep the start time for practice the same as the real race start time. In the past when we would do different start times for practice... some would missed the race time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Severns 1 Report post Posted March 2, 2012 Inside SimRacing TV March on Michigan PRACTICE @ Michigan Laps: TBA Pacific Timezone: Server Opens: 2012-03-03 10:00 AM Race: 2012-03-03 12:00 PM password: sent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yokel 4 Report post Posted March 4, 2012 I know this is suppose to be a fun race and everyone is encouraged to join, but will there be measures taken against those who have issues controlling their trucks? either by helping them or maybe putting them all on one server? today was very productive for me, first time on track in the truck with fellow competitors. I'll practice more during the week and go at it again next saturday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wade Hayward 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2012 Hi there. First time poster, long time fan I am registered for the March on Michigan event on SSCA after joining iRacing using the promo code. As this is my first time joining an event like this, I couldn't quite figure out how to join practice. I looked under 'hosted events' yesterday and couldn't find anything. Am I looking in the correct area? Practice DID start at 6am here (as I'm in Australia) so I may have missed it as I have looked to join about 4-5 hours after this start time. How long do the practice sessions run for? I thought the servers would be open for quite a few hours. I may just be an idiot and have been doing something wrong. If you could help me out and tell me if I'm doing something wrong, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Severns 1 Report post Posted March 5, 2012 Yeah, it looks like you missed it. It was only a two hour practice session and then the race. Once the race starts, you will not be able to see or join the session after the race starts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wade Hayward 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2012 Yeah, it looks like you missed it. It was only a two hour practice session and then the race. Once the race starts, you will not be able to see or join the session after the race starts. Thanks for the info. 2 questions... 1. Was I looking in the right area for practice? (Hosted Events) 2. Is every practice session 2 hours? If so, I think I'm up for some veeeeery early mornings! (In Aus), or does practice time vary? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Severns 1 Report post Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks for the info. 2 questions... 1. Was I looking in the right area for practice? (Hosted Events) 2. Is every practice session 2 hours? If so, I think I'm up for some veeeeery early mornings! (In Aus), or does practice time vary? 1. Yes, you were looking in the right spot 2. We are always try to keep the practice race start time at the same time of the main race. I have found if we have different start times for practice races, you end up getting driver's confused what time the main race starts. I do believe we'll have some practice/test session up during the week of the race and those can be set at different times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Severns 1 Report post Posted March 17, 2012 Practice Session is now Open (2 Hours) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grinningmonk 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 Hi there. First time poster, long time fan I am registered for the March on Michigan event on SSCA after joining iRacing using the promo code. As this is my first time joining an event like this, I couldn't quite figure out how to join practice. I looked under 'hosted events' yesterday and couldn't find anything. Am I looking in the correct area? Practice DID start at 6am here (as I'm in Australia) so I may have missed it as I have looked to join about 4-5 hours after this start time. How long do the practice sessions run for? I thought the servers would be open for quite a few hours. I may just be an idiot and have been doing something wrong. If you could help me out and tell me if I'm doing something wrong, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks! Would I be correct in assuming that you are completely new to iracing? Therefore do not have a C class license? Regular truck series is running at Michigan this week anyway so if you do indeed have a C license you can practice there. If not I would be happy to put up an evening practice session for Rookie license drivers one evening this week (as I am on AUS time as well) to give people a chance to run the track outside of testing with others also running around. Just let me know if any peeps are up for this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitdawg48 2 Report post Posted March 21, 2012 Hey mate, I'm from Australia too and I was having trouble trying to find the session that was supposed to be on today (I think?). Maybe it would be easier to set up a server like you said so some of us Aussies can get on at a reasonable time for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsande 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2012 Hey Darin anyway to get our paints in for the race? Had my brother do up a Michigan 300 SE paint Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
powerslave 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2012 Are sign up open world wide ??? Like Australian ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darin Gangi 1,074 Report post Posted March 25, 2012 Are sign up open world wide ??? Like Australian ??? Yes, but we're running at a time that may not work for you..You're welcome to join us though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Severns 1 Report post Posted March 26, 2012 Hey Darin anyway to get our paints in for the race? Had my brother do up a Michigan 300 SE paint Don Just use Trading Paints. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyspap 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2012 Im trying to join the race at 9edt which I believe is 6pst but it says I am ineligable. Please help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Severns 1 Report post Posted March 27, 2012 Im trying to join the race at 9edt which I believe is 6pst but it says I am ineligable. Please help I will look into... maybe the practice sessions were setup wrong? You didn't see two separate sessions did you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyspap 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2012 I figured it out, I was the one that emailed you. It ended up being I was looking at a race hosted by you (not Darin) that runs on monday nights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_R 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2012 Will you guys be broadcasting these races on PSRTV or similar? I can't race but I would still like to watch a race or two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grinningmonk 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2012 Thought I'd poke my nose in here before bed. Thanks very much for this event, was a great race (finished 14th in the 3rd split) Disappointed I lost the lead lap (and therefore now out of the running for the prizes My race was pretty clean otherwise, couple of 0x from the wall and a blinker) but had a very good time and will definitely be signing up for future events like this. Well done to all in my split, started slow but last 90 or so laps were green. Only myself to blame for dropping a lap due to poor pit strategy and was having some great racing till then. Grats to Ryan who won my split, a dominant race. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yokel 4 Report post Posted March 31, 2012 pretty fun deal, got taken out early but eh its just for fun. just happy enough to make the top split. thanks for puttin on the show guys. had a good time these past few weeks. lookin forward to the next event. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
