Not-The-Nine-Boards-Challenge (NT9BC)
In the beginning, there was the GT3 Nine Boards Challenge. The nine major GT3 forums got together and raced off to see who was
the best.
Then, there was the GT39B2. This time round it suffered from a slight misnomer, in that there were actually 10 boards taking part. But then
one of them pulled out because the first race was too hard. So that's alright. And it was persistantly dogged by (unfounded)
allegations of cheating, favouritism and "disqualify as many drivers as you can". And the races were mainly bollocks (no relation
to the actual driver called "bollocks"). So it wasn't really much fun, which isn't the point of a computer game, really.
NOW there's the "Not-The-Nine-Boards-Challenge" (or the snappy acronym NT9BC, if you like). 10 races which are, hopefully fun, open
to all drivers from all boards (and hawked around thus). And you as well if you want.
The Racers:
The racers list is:
Arwin: Using the excuse that he's dislocated his shoulder... Yeah, we can all see through that one... :D Trying to make us underestimate you...
daan: A recently-emerging talent from an already well-known nice guy. Underestimate him and die.
Doohan: If Danes don't like to see Carlsberg leaving, imagine how they must feel about Doohan's replays... The most feared track-Escudo in the west...
Famine: That's me, although I won't be submitting times for the places.
Frustrated Palm Tree: Ah, but which one? Either way, neither father or son should really use a name with "Frustrated Palm" in it.
Ganesh: He may be named after a god, but at least he loves his TVRs. From the home of Jaguar too, so watch out!
GT3EMPEROR: Is currently learning why it's not a good idea to let your kids choose your screenname. A well-known coffin-dodger, but age and treachery beat youth and exuberance...
jimeez: Goldjunkie extraordinaire. Be afraid. Be very afraid...
kart no. 38: GT3Times' leading South African light. And if you don't believe me, check out the top Grand Valley times.
ledhed: Pie!
manu-cobalt: My first French participant - an inhabitant of GTPlay. Don't know much about him, but that's probably more my fault than his...
Mistral: Another scary driver. Threw together great finishes in the 9 Boards and two GTDs. Help.
Rod: GTN, and would really rather be playing football by this point.
Thrasher_187: Denizen of GT3Times and possibly the largest single GT3-related message poster of all time.
The Administration:
Der bosses of this series are well... me. The fine gentleman known as "Thrasher_187" will be providing assistance, mainly
because he's such a forums whore that no-one can accuse him of favouritism. And he's pretty funny. After the series has ended,
I'll enlist the help of someone able to view NTSC replays, for such verification as is needed.
This means that, although I'll be running the races and putting my times up, I won't be getting points for it.
Time Submissions:
Time submissions are only accepted from people who've actually been chosen to race. But don't let me stop you from trying the
races and see how you match up with the... ahem... best.
For those of you actually IN the series, please submit times to me at famine01@hotmail.com.
Regular Famine e-mailers will note that this address is different than usual, but then I've only got 15% of my inbox free on the
other one.
Submissions should include at least the following information:
- Driver name (duh!)
- Round
- Overall Race Time
- Fastest Lap Time (for multi-lap races)
Verification:
Generally it's good form to save a replay. I won't be sitting here and reviewing all the replays myself because, frankly (and contrary
to some opinions) I have a life. But if you win the round, expect to be asked for a replay to be sent to me. This means you either
have an Xport/Sharkport (preferred) or mail it to me (NOT preferred. Especially NTSC-toting-types) OR
make a video clip of it OR even record it onto a videotape and mail that (so NOT preferred it isn't even funny).
I won't ask you to keep the replays for more than a month after the series, so if you cheat and get past that, you're okay. BUT if you
cannot provide a replay, you will be disqualified from that race.
If, in your replay, you breach any one of the - probably as brief as possible - rules, you'll be disqualified. This has absolutely no bearing
on my opinion of the rest of your times submitted at any of the numerous times databases the world over, just that you didn't make
it this time. So if you're DQed, don't go apeshit at me.
The RULES:
I'll try to keep this as brief as possible.
1 - Contact: For all races, the following rules apply. Any contact where the vehicle speed drops by 20mph/32km/h (damn zonal speed crap)
or more is regarded as a major contact. Any contact where the vehicle speed drops by less than 20mph/32km/h is regarded as a minor
contact. There is some possible version difference in how speed is represented, so if your speed drop is regarded as minor by
EITHER version, then it is a minor contact. I will NOT be using fancy video equipment (or in fact ANY) to check contacts - so
if it can only be seen by frame-by-frame replay on a VCR then it's not a contact. But if it can be seen on a PS2 with the pause
button in operation it is. Deliberate use of walls for any reason merits an instant disqualification.
2 - Offs: For all races, the following rules apply. A wheel is considered "off" when there is clear space between it and
any driving surface (tarmac, rumble strips, any painted lines on the road surface). Any situation where the vehicle has 4 wheels off-track is regarded
as a major off. Any situation where the vehicle has 3 wheels off-track is regarded as a minor off. Where any doubt exists, benefit
is given to the driver. I will still NOT be using fancy video equipment to check offs - so
if it can only be seen by frame-by-frame replay on a VCR then it's not an off. Again though, if I can spot it on the PS2 with
the pause button, it is an off. Deliberate use of non-track sections will merit an instant disqualification.
3 - AI Interaction: For all races, the following rules apply. Contact with AI cars should be avoided, really. But they
aren't always avoidable. As in real life, gentle nudges up the inside of an AI car is acceptable (and if you think this is
wrong, go watch British Touring Cars). But any situation in which at least 32km/h is rubbed off your speed by the driver's own actions
is regarded as a major contact as in rule 1. If the AI rams you from behind, that's not your fault - feel free to block their
line and have them push you along if you wish. Additionally, for races specified in GT/Simulation Mode, you must start from 6th place
on the grid - do not qualify for races.
4 - Cleanliness: For all races, the following rules apply. You MUST average less than 1 minor incident (minor off/minor contact)
per lap, of which there must be no more than 1 major incident (major off/major contact) per full 2.5 laps. This means:
- Sprint races (0-x metres): MUST be 100% clean
- Hot lap races: MUST be 100% clean
- Short-lap races/Rallies
- 3 laps: a total of 2 incidents, only 1 of which may be a major incident.
- 4 laps: a total of 3 incidents, only 1 of which may be a major incident.
- 5 laps: a total of 4 incidents, only 2 of which may be major incidents.
- Long-lap races
- 10 laps: a total of 9 incidents, only 4 of which may be major incidents.
- 15 laps: a total of 14 incidents, only 6 of which may be a major incident.
- 20 laps: a total of 19 incidents, only 8 of which may be a major incident.
To some this may appear lenient, but it is a computer game and the most important aspect is the fun part. This system
allows fun and a passable standard of driving.
5 - Car Standards: All cars described are allowed UP TO the highest tuner part mentioned, with oil change, car wash
and non-standard alloys/rims is desired. No penalty will be made for under-tuned cars. If you enter a hybrid, expect to be branded
a cheat for the rest of your days (unless it's an accidental hybrid, which HAS happened and is easily picked up). Although
if a hybrid car is described then you're alright. Where settings are concerned, you must only use settings that can be reached
by that car within the game - hybrid settings are not allowed. Other settings which assist the car regardless of most known laws
of physics - such "Wheelie Settings" for example - are not allowed.
6 - Disqualifications: If you breach any of the above rules, you will be disqualified from that race. If you fail to provide a replay
upon request, you will be disqualified from that race. Disqualification only affects individual races in this competition, and is in no way an indicator of
the veracity of any times submitted to other OLRs or forums.
7 - Time Submissions: Each race will start at 00:00 GMT on Mondays. You are allowed a full week for each race and so
must submit at 23:59 GMT on Sundays. I will attempt to post on this site the unoffical results (pending replays) by 21:00 on Monday.
8 - Ranking: Unlike other series, I will not be awarding points for places - I can't think of a single points system
in history that SOMEONE hasn't hated. Therefore the overall rankings will be calculated using average position. Since the
series is designed to find the best all-round driver (well, and for fun too) it is only sensible that a 0-x metre test or hotlap should carry
the same weighting as a 20 lapper. Your average ranking will be calculated by your total places divided by the number of races completed.
If you fail to submit a time or are disqualified for any one race, you will be given a last place ranking (however many DNFs there are). You are then
ranked on that average:
Example (any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental... :D) - example field is 25 cars
- "Stevecart" - 1st, 13th, 8th and 4th = 1+13+8+4 = 26. Divide by 4 races = 6.5 average
- "GT3BARON" - 2nd, 11th, 9th and 6th = 2+11+9+6 = 28. Divide by 4 races = 7.0 average
- "NForceV6" - 9th, 2nd, 12th, 7th = 9+2+12+7 = 30. Divide by 4 races = 7.5 average
- "rpm_scooteria" - 12th, 12th, 10th, 5th = 12+12+10+5 = 39. Divide by 4 races = 9.8 average
- "chevyARSE" - 14th, 16th, DQ, 3rd = 14+16+(25)+3 = 58. Divide by 4 races = 14.5 average
For no apparent reason, I've added total time and race wins columns on the leaderboard. This has no bearing on your final
ranking - except in the case of a tie (unlikely, but then it'll be done by average ranking, then race wins, then total time) -
so is there for interest's sakes. And the whole "Yeah, but I did WIN a race" thing.
Races
Race 1: GT Mode/Amateur/AJGTC/Special Stage R11
Car: Mazda RX-7 LM
Modifications: None. Free tyre choice.
Settings: Free settings, free tyre choice.
Notes: 5 lap race
Deadline: 2nd March 2003
Race 2: GT Mode/Rally/2nd Race/Smokey Mountain
Car: Subaru Impreza 22B
Modifications: Fully modified. Dirt tyres only.
Settings: Free settings.
Notes: 5 lap race
Deadline: 2nd March 2003
Race 3: GT Mode/Professional/GT World/Grand Valley
Car: Mazda 787B
Modifications: None. Free tyre choice.
Settings: Free settings, free tyre choice.
Notes: 10 lap race
Deadline: 9th March 2003
Race 4: Arcade Mode/Free Run/Special Stage Route 5
Car: Toyota Celica TRD Sports M
Modifications: Fully modified. Free tyre choice.
Settings: Free settings, free tyre choice.
Notes: Single hot lap. Must be 100% clean.
Deadline: 16th March 2003
Race 5: GT Mode/Amateur/Turbo Cup/Apricot Hill Reverse
Car: Polyphony P002 (PAL) or F688/S (NTSC)
Modifications: Cannot be modified.
Settings: Free settings.
Notes: 3 lap race.
Deadline: 16th March 2003
Race 6: GT Mode/Professional/GT World Championship/Trial Mountain.
Car: Dodge Oreca Viper GTS-R
Modifications: Fully modified. Free tyre choice.
Settings: Free settings, free tyre choice.
Notes: 10 lap race.
Deadline: 23rd March 2003
Race 7: Machine Test: 0-400m
Car: Any car, including unrestricted hybrids
Modifications: Any modifications, including hybrid modifications.
Settings: Any settings, including hybrid settings.
Notes: Sprint drag race. Must be 100% clean.
Deadline: 31st March 2003
Race 8: Arcade Mode, Free Run, Tokyo R246: Akasaka Reverse
Car: Ruf RGT
Modifications: Any non-power parts available. Stage 4 Turbo is the only allowed power part.
Settings: Free settings, free tyre choice.
Notes: Single hot lap. Must be 100% clean.
Deadline: 31st March 2003
Race 9: GT Mode, Amateur, GT All-Stars, Seattle
Car: Toyota SuperAutoBacs MR-S JGTC
Modifications: Stage 1 Turbo only. Free tyre choice.
Settings: Free settings, free tyre choice.
Notes: 5 lap race.
Deadline: 6th April 2003
Race 10: GT Mode, Professional, Polyphony Digital Cup, Midfield Reverse
Car: Lotus Motorsport Elise (Exige)
Modifications: None. Free tyre choice.
Settings: Free settings, free tyre choice.
Notes: 20 lap race.
Deadline: 13th April 2003
Results
Results will be updated daily (ish) to give live positions without the times. Times will be filled in when the round closes.
Race 1 (RX-7 LM, SS Route 11):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
1st  |
kart.no.38 |
8'51.039 |
1'43.602 |
2nd  |
manu-cobalt |
8'53.458 |
1'44.379 |
3rd  |
jimeez |
8'53.931 |
1'45.543 |
| 4th |
Mistral |
8'54.330 |
1'44.859 |
| 5th |
Ganesh |
9'02.419 |
1'46.811 |
| 6th |
daan |
9'03.727 |
1'46.559 |
| NCD |
Famine |
9'10.391 |
? |
| 7th |
Arwin |
9'36.128 |
1'53.059 |
| 8th |
ledhed |
9'43.345 |
1'49.205 |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
Race 2 (Impreza 22B, Smokey Mountain):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
| 1st |
jimeez |
5'39.563 |
1'06.414 |
| 2nd |
kart.no.38 |
5'44.605 |
1'07.589 |
| 3rd |
manu-cobalt |
5'45.997 |
1'07.398 |
| 4th |
Arwin |
5'53.149 |
1'09.149 |
| 5th |
Ganesh |
5'57.163 |
1'10.083 |
| 6th |
ledhed |
5'58.462 |
1'08.333 |
| 7th |
daan |
5'58.875 |
1'10.226 |
| NCD |
Famine |
6'01.836 |
1'10.341 |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
jimeez's replay is an NTSC format for Sharkport only.
Race 3 (787B, Grand Valley):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
| 1st |
kart.no.38 |
16'09.482 |
1'34.748 |
| 2nd |
Ganesh |
16'12.882 |
1'36.445 |
| 3rd |
manu-cobalt |
16'24.392 |
1'33.417 |
| 4th |
daan |
16'27.636 |
? |
| NCD |
Famine |
16'34.031 |
? |
| 5th |
jimeez |
16'41.199 |
1'37.249 |
| 6th |
ledhed |
16'52.330 |
1'36.222 |
| 7th |
Doohan |
17'01.006 |
? |
| DNF 13th |
Arwin |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
Race 4 (TRD Celica, SS Route 5):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
| 1st |
jimeez |
1'23.832 |
- |
| NCD |
Famine |
1'23.900 |
- |
| 2nd |
kart.no.38 |
1'24.118 |
- |
| 3rd |
daan |
1'25.042 |
- |
| 4th |
manu-cobalt |
1'25.120 |
- |
| 5th |
ledhed |
1'25.867 |
- |
| 6th |
Ganesh |
1'26.469 |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Arwin |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
jimeez's replay is an NTSC format for Sharkport only.
Race 5 (P002/F688, Apricot Hill II):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
| 1st |
kart.no.38 |
2'58.738 |
57.556 |
| 2nd |
manu-cobalt |
3'00.455 |
58.553 |
| 3rd |
Ganesh |
3'03.182 |
58.704 |
| 4th |
jimeez |
3'03.501 |
59.202 |
| 5th |
daan |
3'06.555 |
? |
| NCD |
Famine |
3'08.998 |
59.918 |
| 6th |
ledhed |
3'15.339 |
1'02.446 |
| DNF 13th |
Arwin |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
Race 6 (Oreca Viper, Trial Mountain):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
| 1st |
kart.no.38 |
12'28.407 |
1'12.407 |
| 2nd |
jimeez |
12'39.645 |
1'14.321 |
| 3rd |
daan |
12'40.239 |
1'14.345 |
| NCD |
Famine |
12'42.550 |
1'15.370 |
| 4th |
Ganesh |
12'46.281 |
1'17.689 |
| 5th |
manu-cobalt |
12'52.907 |
1'11.733 |
| NCD |
rsh_scuderia |
13'20.089 |
1'16.439 |
| DNF 13th |
Arwin |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
ledhed |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
Race 7 (free car, 0-400m):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Car |
| 1st |
manu-cobalt |
3.635 |
Spoon Stratos Type-R |
| NCD |
The Missing Link |
5.055 |
FTO GP version R |
| 2nd |
daan |
5.078 |
CR-XXX |
| NCD |
Famine |
5.107 |
Speed 12 |
| 3rd |
jimeez |
7.583 |
Mini F1 |
| 4th |
Ganesh |
8.215 |
Polyphony 001 (non-hybrid) |
| 5th |
kart.no.38 |
8.374 |
Polyphony 001 (non-hybrid) |
| 6th |
ledhed |
9.406 |
"Shrimp Flied Wrice" Alto |
| DNF 13th |
Arwin |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
Race 8 (Ruf RGT, Tokyo II):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
| 1st |
kart.no.38 |
1'25.354 |
- |
| 2nd |
jimeez |
1'25.629 |
- |
| 3rd |
Manu-Cobalt |
1'25.853 |
- |
| NCD |
Famine |
1'25.890 |
- |
| 4th |
daan |
1'26.772 |
- |
| 5th |
Ganesh |
1'29.689 |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Arwin |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
ledhed |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
Race 9 (SuperAutoBacs MR-S, Seattle):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
| 1st |
manu-cobalt |
7'29.671 |
- |
| 2nd |
daan |
7'33.651 |
- |
| 3rd |
jimeez |
7'33.878 |
1'28.895 |
| 4th |
kart.no.38 |
7'36.445 |
- |
| 5th |
Ganesh |
7'39.173 |
1'29.249 |
| NCD |
Famine |
7'45.862 |
1'30.824 |
| DNF 13th |
Arwin |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
ledhed |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
Race 10 (Lotus Exige, Midfield II):
| Ranking |
Driver |
Time |
Fastest Lap |
| 1st |
manu-cobalt |
27'12.814 |
1'19.307 |
| 2nd |
kart.no.38 |
27'15.670 |
1'20.315 |
| 3rd |
daan |
27'39.240 |
1'21.255 |
| 4th |
jimeez |
27'44.976 |
1'21.817 |
| NCD |
Famine |
27'50.754 |
1'21.9 |
| 5th |
Ganesh |
28'05.502 |
1'22.634 |
| DNF 13th |
Arwin |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Doohan |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
GT3EMPEROR |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
ledhed |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Mistral |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Rod |
- |
- |
| DNF 13th |
Thrasher_187 |
- |
- |
Leaderboard
Leaderboard will be updated as each race is completed.
10/10 races completed
| Ranking |
Driver |
Average Rank |
Race Wins |
Total Time |
| 1st |
kart.no.38 |
2.00 |
5 |
1h 24'02:232 |
| 2nd |
manu-cobalt |
2.50 |
3 |
1h 24'34:302 |
| 3rd |
jimeez |
2.90 |
2 |
1h 25'18:737 |
| 4th |
daan |
3.90 |
0 |
1h 25'27:805 |
| 5th |
Ganesh |
4.40 |
0 |
1h 25'50:875 |
| NCD |
Famine |
4.90 |
0 |
1h 26'09:369 |
| 6th |
ledhed |
8.90 |
0 |
0h 37'24:746 |
| 7th |
Arwin |
11.50 |
0 |
0h 15'29:277 |
| 8th |
Mistral |
12.10 |
0 |
0h 08'54:330 |
| 9th |
Doohan |
12.40 |
0 |
0h 17'01:006 |
| 10th |
Frustrated Palm Tree |
13.0 |
0 |
0h 00'00:000 |
| 10th |
GT3EMPEROR |
13.0 |
0 |
0h 00'00:000 |
| 10th |
Rod |
13.0 |
0 |
0h 00'00:000 |
| 10th |
Thrasher_187 |
13.0 |
0 |
0h 00'00:000 |
Thrasher can be forgiven, as his PS2 died just before the competition start. But the rest of you non-starters? Tut tut tut...
GT3EMPEROR has been ill for a while. Or "drunk" as we prefer to call it. So he's forgiven too.
Famine (that'll be me then) is a "Non-Competing Driver". Although I may be above you in the table, I will not take
ranking position away from you (i.e. if I'm in first (schyeah, right) the next driver will be ranked first).
Various other guest drivers may pop in from time-to-time and they will also be classed as NCDs.
Now the series has finished, a big "Thank You!" to the 5 drivers who returned a time in every event - nice going folks. A
large congratulations too to the 1-2-3 of kart.no.38, manu-cobalt and jimeez. Well done you three - they carved up every race
win between them too...
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Last updated on 15th April 2003