IFCA 2010 DRIVERS LICENCE

Series Organiser : Chilledheat
Series Support Team : IFCA Race Officials

This event will only take place on Wednesdays. Times are subject to Race Official availability, which will be found in the current weeks testing thread


With the many aspects that the IFCA is involved in, ranging from the best in online racing via our Official Events to the more fun and jovial IFCA World Rankings where drivers can settle their tongue in cheek rivalries on the track, we had yet to incorporate an event where drivers could literally test themselves against a pre-defined standard of driving skill, until now!

The IFCA Drivers Licence is a for-fun event aimed at broadening our appeal amongst the Forza Motorsport 3 and IFCA community by incorporating different skills through a testing rule-set in order for the driver to gain recognition for being fast, but also, and perhaps more importantly, clean, within a controlled environment

Using a specifically built car, drivers will contest 3 different challenges in which they will attempt to beat the target times as designed by the testing team. These challenges are significantly different in terms of whats required, as they specialise in the different fundamentals of driving ability, focusing on speed and cornering, but also control and approach

So lets learn what's involved!


DRIVERS LICENCE INFORMATION

THE CAR

1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX - B-497 Power : 279 hp Torque : 284 lb-ft Weight : 2,636 lbs

Build - if its not listed, you can not do it

Engine & Power
Race Air Filter
Race Exhaust
Race Valves

Platform & Handling
Race Brakes
Race Springs and Dampners
Race Front Anti-Roll Bars
Race Rear Anti-Roll Bars
Race Roll Cage
Race Weight Reduction

Drivertrain
Race Clutch
Race Transmission
Race Driveline
Race Differential

Tires & Rims
Race Tire Compound
Largest Front Tire Width
Largest Rear Tire Width

Aero & Appearance
Race Front Bumper
Race Rear Wing

This car is fully tuneable!



THE CHALLENGES

	Laps	Damage Difficulty	Time
Challenge 1 - Catalunya School	6	Simulation	0:46.400
Challenge 2 - Sunset Club	6	Simulation	1:03.100
Challenge 3 - Sedona Club	6	Simulation	1:12.600
			3:02.100

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All test sessions are to be conducted by IFCA Race Officials only

All 3 challenges must be completed within the same test session for the result to be legitamate. You cannot complete the challenges over different days for example

All times must be achieved with certified laps

The aim of the Driving Licence is to beat the combined time only. If you fail to beat a specific tracks time, then you can still continue, but must beat 1 of the remaining 2 times by the same or greater deficit in order to get below the combined time

The Target Times can be achievable with all 3 transmission types, although it is more difficult for automatic users - an unavoidable situation with lack of room control to set the transmission type

The Target Times can be achievable with stock tuning. Tuning will make you faster though

If you fail, you can try again in another session - there are no limits to how many attempts you can make to try and pass!


For More information goto: 2010 IFCA Driving Licence

I predict that there will be several EZT drivers that will have a very difficult time of beating the listed times.

I tried all three tracks yesterday and could only come within 1 second below the set times.

Then I looked on the Leaderboards for those tracks and found that Chilledheat, AAR GTDon, and VVV Eries only beat those times by 1 second on average.

Of course they did their testing way back in November of 2009.

So if any of us can beat their times, that means that we are on our way to becoming a world class Forza racer. I expect SHRacing to beat the times though.

Good luck everyone.

I am willing to practice with anyone that feels up to it.

i ran all 3 and was about .5 seconds off the posted times. im running a stock tune as well...

Yes those time are hard to beat, I have beat the time in race 1 and 2 working on track 3. mybe this Wed. or the Wed. after I will apply to run this test :-)

My times so far from Forza leader boards
Catalunya School 46:031 Target 46:400
Sunset Club 1:03.00 Target 1:03.100
Sedona Club 1:13.813 Target 1:12.60

Question, can you load a saved tune for each track or one tune for all three, didn't see that in the rules.

You can have a different tune for each track.

Thanks EZT uncabunca

I kept changing the tunes again and again and again, just getting more and more frustrated.

I can get a fantastic time on Cat School but the other two just elude me something fierce. LOL

I just can't figure it out..

I put my tune on my storefront I used the same for all three tracks.

Made my first attempt at this and failed by .599 beat the first track and choked the next 2. I needed to be .245 faster than the set time for the third track.

I was using Bob's tune and im not blaming bob because during testing the 1st track was what I was having troubles with not the other 2. Go figure.

I'd like to give this a go at some point. I've beaten the first 2 tracks times but need to have a practice on the third, then make sure I can do it regularly before going for the test.

ihavent even done this thing yet...maybe ill start messing around with it a little bit.

Good time to try it is between series. I was trying to pass this thing when the StockHatch and SpecRacing started. I was concentrating too much on the license test and not practicing with my other cars. Once I stopped this, well, my other two did much better...though the last SpecRacing series results don't show it! lol!

I believe i still have my tune of this. I believe its kind of simple but it works. Let me know. Or if any of you need me to run around with you to help, please contact me. Id be glad to help!

I was thinking about practicing for this again. I was getting close before except on Cat School, which was harder for me.

Now that I've gotten my brakes adjusted better, maybe I can overcome Cat school.