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eRepublik Formula One returns now!

For a peek at a video from the previous season look here and check out the cool custom paint jobs! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU2Ny43iXlI

All I need are 22 interested people!

This competition will run in almost the same way as my previous Formula One season.

How It Will Work

When you register interest in the competition, you will be given the chance to tell me what colour scheme you would like for your car! 72

Set-Ups

The software used to simulate our racing season will be a modified version of Grand Prix 4 by Geoff Crammond.

2-3 days before the race is run I upload a video to youtube showcasing the coming track (some 'race weeks' may contain more than one race!) via a hotlap driven by yours truly. It is important for competitors to watch these videos as the information is vital. Competitors will then need to message me their setup for the race weekend before the announced deadline.

Failure to submit a setup before the deadline will result in a 10% BHP penalty on your engine and you will be limited to 6th gear.

Competitors will have three different areas of the car they can adjust and they are:

Downforce (low/medium/high) - help push the car's tyres onto the track and improve cornering forces; and minimising the drag that gets caused by turbulence and acts to slow the car down.

Break bias (low/medium/high) - is critical to the stability of a racing car during the braking and during turn-in phase; too much rear brakes will tend to cause the car to spin; too much front and car will not turn in.

Gear ratios (front/medium/rear) - A short gear will result in higher torque but a lower top speed. A long gear will result in lower torque but a higher top speed.

KERS (on/off) - The principle of the system is to use surplus energy that is created by a F1 car while decelerating, into a propelling force. According to the FIA, a kinetic energy recovery system is 'a system that is designed to recover kinetic energy from the car during braking, store that energy and make it available to propel the car'. Be warned that the use of this system will increase the risk of mechanical failures.

3 'Driving' Stages

Free Practice

I implement everyone's setup for their own cars and take the cars around the track for a single hot-lap. The fastest cars will earn performance bonuses for qualifying and the race.

Qualifying

After applying performance bonuses I run 3 stages of qualifying. After the first stage I heavily reduce the ability of the bottom 7 drivers. This is due to the fact that GP4 does not actually have 3 stage qualifying but by doing this I can actually do it to a certain extent.

I run qualifying again. At the conclusion of the second stage I reduce the ability of any car between 11th and 16th but nowhere near as much as the first lot of eliminations.

I run qualifying once more to determine the final grid positions.

Race

I run the race at 20% race distance and record the race using fraps. I commentate the race and then edit the video to fit within Youtubes 10 min limit. I update the driver's standings, constructor's championship etc and move on to the next round!

How do I Sign Up?

Tell me you are interested in the forum! We have a total of 11 teams (or 22 individual driving slots).

You will also need to transfer to my citizen account the modest entry fee of 1 GOLD per driving seat you want. (Limit of two per person)

I will then ask you what you would like your team name to be and for your colour scheme.

For the first time in eRepublik Formula One you can join forces with a friend in the same team!

What are you waiting for?

Prize Money

Now what's Formula One without prize money???

I have 25 GOLD left over from my old eIPL organisation so thats in the prize pool!

So with the entry fees fully paid this will leave a pool of 47 GOLD. Indian companies are more than welcome to sponsor this competition (more gold in the pool is always a good thing right?) and will receive advertising for all Formula One promotions, articles, videos etc.

First Place will receive 60% of the pool
Second will receive 25% of the pool
Third will receive 5% of the pool

The remaining 10% well goes to me for my time (and internet bandwidth - my ISP meters uploads)

Sign up now!