LMES Team Events: 2017

CONCEPT

The LMES Team Event is back for #4. Timing: mid November

UPDATE

Nov 8th: Group Allocation done & invites Group B out

GRID FILLED! Modified knockout rules below !!! Thanks all

Game will be split into two groups starting GT class parallel, Joint Hosts James Brickles and me. Random Drawings for groups and game creation on the weekend.

Contrary to former LMES Team Events we will have virtual knock-out battles and flexible groups! Knock-outs will be executed on an aggregate lowest point basis, regardless of group you play.

Qualifying:
All points from GT, GTS & LMP2 will be aggregate/carried forward and knock-outs will be triggered on combined points.

- Round 1: GT Class with 10 teams in each group (knock-out of 2 teams with least points, regardless of group!)

- Round 2: GTS class with 9 teams in each group. Groups will be re-allocated by ranking: Top 9 will play group A, lowest 9 ranked will play Group B. Knock-out of 4 teams with least AGGREGATE points, regardless of group!)

- Round 3: LMP2 with 7 teams in each group. Groups will be re-allocated by ranking: Top 7 will play group A, lowest 7 ranked will play Group B. Knock-out of 4 teams with least AGGREGATE points, regardless of group!

The Final
Round 4: LMP1 in ONE Group with 10 best teams surviving (start with 0 points)

Drivers title is not your key target here, you need to rely on your teammate. Team names should be unchanged throughout contest and at least one driver must finish all 4 rounds (if both drivers need to be replaced, the team will be kicked from the game).

This series should differ a bit from standard LMES and be run without the so called "cherries". We will play with a very limited choice of suppliers only making the field pretty equal:
- GT & GTS class only LANTORINO
- LMP2 & LMP1 only XITECH (with XITECH engine)

You'll have 4 tyre manufacturers for choice: Llanelli, Coco, Mitchell & Donelap. You MUST use all 4 of them, but teams can decide WHEN to use WHICH! (Example: using Coco in GT and Mitchell in GTS, leaves you only with Llanelli and Mitchell for LMP2 & LMP1)

If you are interested to participate pls negotiate with a teammate of choice. At this point in time I’d like to exclude double accounting (may not be the final word on it). If someone doesn’t have a teammate pls take a look at my blogspot where you can find other players looking for teammates

Fixed Teams
Team 1: Gerhard Schnierle/Oguzhan Toprakci
Team 2: Radu Solomon/Igor Smolny
Team 3: Dimi Koulinas/Teemu Partanen
Team 4: Dug Hanson/Willi Wutz
Team 5: Sonny John Haigh/Stefan Versick
Team 6: Ryan Beaumont/Mike Till
Team 7: Wilco Siebelink/Steve Hill
Team 8: Jacques Blom/Aaron Bondarenko
Team 9: Tiago Ferreira/Marco Guarda
Team 10: James Brickles/Harry Hirsch
Team 11: Cia Smith/Simon Gatke
Team 12: Dustin Wardlow/Mark Colson
Team 13: Bernie lawrance/Jim McCarthy
Team 14: Josh Simmons/Phill Paul
Team 15: Panos Egglezos/Chris Gregory
Team 16: Simon Armstorfer/Roman Logal
Team 17: Andy Lewis/Monica Frankovski
Team 18: Alexander Izdraila/Leo Terra
Team 19: Anders Osmark/Andy Fletcher
Team 20: Ashley Parker/Steve Brown

Team mate Exchange

Group Allocation Group A = Teams ranked 1 to 10, Group B = Teams ranked 11 to 20)