[Forza]Wednesday Night Rally Idea.

Hey all.  I wanted to open up some discussion on an idea I've proposed to a few of you that seemed to hold some interest.

I have in mind a sort of rally style series, and if there is interest I'd like to give it a shot.  I see that there isn't a scheduled Wednesday event for the US guys and would hope to fill in that role.  If this is something that is popular, I also have Wednesdays free and could in turn host it for you European and other Eastern group players, or you could take my idea and run it in another time slot that works for you since there is the Track Day event set up on Wednesdays over there.

The premise is pretty simple.  Rally in Forza.  More specifically, a working rally event.  I'm not sure if you lot are aware, but Forza doesn't make rallying very easy.  I think I have a way around it, that will be both fun and interesting, if not a little time intensive.

This is the system:
Lobby is created using a two bucket system.  Bucket A is the rally class, and Bucket B is the chaser/host class.  Since the host has to be present for the race, he could run in either a much slower or faster car that is set to leave the grid second.  The slower car makes more sense, but the faster may be ultimately more fun.  That will be up for discussion below.  All racers with the exception of the host will be placed in the A bucket.  The catch comes in that each racer will individually run a solo pass on the designated track.  This means that only one player and the host will be on the racing surface at a time.  The other players can either wait in the lobby or spectate the pass.  Each run will be scored individually and certification of the lap will not affect the position, only the time it takes from start to finish.  A simulation damage setting would be ideal to persuade players to stay off the walls and hopefully negate relatively unclean passes.  Once the player has completed their pass, they may stay and spectate or hang out in the room or leave.  This will take some time especially if the room is full, but a multiple host system may be implemented to speed things along.

This is a necessity because Forza's roll off delay on Point to Point circuits is broken.  One can not accurately time a pass with the roll off delay and calculating to the hundredth or even tenth is nigh impossible without someone running a stopwatch at the start and finish.

The initial spec proposed is:

PI of B500
Production Cars from 1992 or older.
Engine upgrades: No RACE parts
Platform & Chassis: All platform and chassis parts are legal, with the exception of race weight reduction.
Drivetrain: All drivetrain parts are legal with the exception of race transmissions.
Wheels & Tires: All wheels and tires are legal with the exception of slick tires; only treaded rubber in any size or rim.
Aero: All aero is legal, with the exception being downforce; No ADJUSTABLE downforce.
Engine & Drivetrain Swaps: Illegal.

There are no other restrictions, and FWD, AWD, and RWD are allowed and will be scored the same at this point in time.

If this sounds fun, or if you have other ideas that may improve the way this would be run, or you just want to discuss anything listed further, please leave some comments.  I will happily host and handle all logisitics with getting this up and running, and if it takes off, have other specs waiting in the wings.