Problems to solve
Something we need to look at is the Replay Video of any Drift events as you only get ‘Hot Lap’ and Race playbacks.

Perhaps we can only do this by running the competition part of the night during what would normally be a race. As each drifter will only do one lap at a time that sounds ok. But, at the start we will all be on the grid so we will all have to stay on the side of the circuit and not go into the pits or you will get a ‘DNF’ and obviously you will not be able to compete any further.

I think for the first 2 weeks we should just practice and maybe have some trial runs with any ideas that you have or anyone can suggest so that we can try and solve other issues that may crop up before doing it in a more serious way.

Please let us know any ideas you may have ...thank you.

Drift Team

not easy

if a lap could be completed while drifting in under 60 secs, then once the server rolls over to qualy only one driver is allowed on track at a time and the others watch using the monitor, then once the lap is completed the watchers type their scores for the lap just watched, then another driver goes out and so on until everyone has done one lap, well would it be 1 lap ( PIT OUT, round the track and PIT IN ), 10 drivers 10 mins, then it would start all over again if the traditional "drifting" event was to continue !!!!!!.

as for actual qualy for a SPEED based event AKA the RACE, it would be almost impossible to police wheather someone was trying to drift or were going for a good lap, that would also be the case for the actual race, so the race itself would just be a fun race in cars that like to drift on a track good for drifting.

not sure that makes much sense but anyway it gets a ball rolling

I do agree.

There are certainly some obstacles that need to be resolved, since GTL wasnt written for Drift Competitions.
Besides the fact that we should get up and running with the tracks and cars, a framework will be found altogether.

one thing i just though about, is the fact that a replay usually looks smoother than live no? considering a possible ping problem into the equation.

Thus, lets step back for a moment.

Two facts, we have this page and GTL to communicate a winner. Lets use both the most efficient and representative to the IDC as possible. All we need is an autogenerating poll embedded here, that is linked to the current track data, showing all drivers etc. and some alt+tab utilization the race.

First. Practice will be bloody practice.
Drift around, have fun, try new things, or get ready for a specific corner.

Second. Qualification, will now host the competition. All cars available on the server can be choosen, to drift a specifc corner, set of corners or lap. Only style counts. Now, briefly thought upon, starters will have each 3 attempts for the target section. The starters then turn to the poll, showing all drivers and klickvote their favorite. Afterwards the two top votes will be to engage in a 2 lap twin battle, with rest hopefully enjoying.

Third. Then the server is manually voted to race, the poll will be closed, and reset to the quali start of the next track. In the race everyone can freely enjoy their new drift skills on that course, have fun, and try out what the others showed before Once again, Sloppy sausages club rules demand "Symbolic winner is who catches the most flies on the side windows".

I hope you all get my drift...

I think that way it could be fun, fair, anonymous (votes), printable and fast.

Anyways, let me hear your opinions. Especially with that poll..is that programmable? I think it only needs to be fed with information thats already been sent to the server and displayed even in more detail in the live section. Which would also be a place for that poll.

Best Regards,
D H<br><br>Post edited by: Imper_, at: 2007/08/16 16:40

Gee, about the replays, I have a program what can record what I have on my screen. So if we drift 1 by 1 I can record it all and put the movies on Youtube, so you can watch your own drift later on