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Season 23 - Series Announcement - FINAL

Added 2024-09-18 18:44:05 +0000 UTC

Hello Everyone,

Patreon Members, you're getting this announcement a week early as a special thank you for your continued support! You can sign up for any of the series listed below by simply clicking the links for each one.

As we head into the new season, there have been several updates and lots of communication flying around. To make things simpler, we’ve put together this post to summarize all the changes in one final place. Rest assured, no further adjustments will be made to our series offerings until Season 24.

The key goal behind these updates is to establish a clear progression system for those familiar with traditional league formats as well as ensure the daily races are populated, while also ensuring that safety and experience are prioritized.

With our split systems, we can accommodate unlimited drivers in each league, and we're excited to make full use of this flexibility. If you’ve been following our Patreon posts, take note—these changes are the final updates for Season 23.

The Changes

Let's start in PitSkill week order (Thursday->Wednesday)

The Tracks of Season 23

Week 0 - Laguna Seca
Week 1 - Catalunya
Week 2 - Imola
Week 3 - Brands Hatch
Week 4 - Zandvoort - DRIVERS COUNCIL VOTED
Week 5 - Mount Panorama
Week 6 - Silverstone - 12hr Silverstone GT3/GT4
Week 7 - Monza
Week 8 - Valencia - DRIVERS COUNCIL VOTED
Week 9 - Spa
Week 10 - Donington
Week 11 - Kyalami - 9hr Kyalami GT3

Daily Races

All daily races will remain open to everyone on the platform, with the new splitting logic coming in for anyone <5 PitRep, this will solve if there are a lot of new drivers in races, however this only applies when they would have had a large enough grid to have a good race between them, so does not take anything away from those drivers.

Changes:-

Super Sprint and Double Dash Slots Swapped (will happen each season)
No changes to daily race offering, all 3 series will remain the same.

Weekly (League/Championship) Series

The following are our weekly series, with points on offer every week, offering a league format, for everyone in different classes and formats!

Global/Major Changes:-

Attendance PitRep Penalties have been removed FOR NOW until we review to understand if they're required, if they are turned back on, you will be notified beforehand.

Friday - Community Voted Series

Friday will be the host of our new community voted series, where each event will be voted on by you, THE COMMUNITY, so we could have Porsche Cups solo race one week, followed by a GT2 only race the next, we'll be releasing the voting form for this, very soon, so keep an eye out!

There will be NO REQUIREMENT to be a patreon to vote for this we've decided, as it's purely for you, the community, this separates it from the VIP Sunday Series.

Saturday - TrackTitan GT3 Open

https://pitskill.io/series/s23-tracktitan--gt3-open

The TrackTitan GT3 Open is designed as the starting point for every driver who wants to race in a PitSkill league.

Whether you're just beginning your journey or looking for a consistent Saturday race, this series is open to all (as minimum as it can be for a weekly series).

Much like open tournaments in chess, you may face some of the top drivers on the grid, but there will be plenty of exciting battles throughout the field.

We recognize that many drivers participating in the Daily GT series will also join the TrackTitan GT3 Open, as it's the perfect next step on their league journey. To encourage this, we’re reducing the PitRep minimum requirement. We hope that by lowering the entry barrier, the series will grow, allowing for split races and a much more competitive grid, building up to the GT3 Elite series on Wednesdays.

Changes:-

Weather Matching GT3 Elite
Removal of GT4
Solo Entries instead of DUOs
Open to 5+ PitRep
Splits enabled:-
- Max Split Size: 50.

Sunday - GT4 Community Cup - "GT4 Elite"

https://pitskill.io/series/s23-gt4-community-cup

Platinum+ Submitted their entries, VIPs voted, and the GT4 was chosen, for this seasons community cup, with a race format of 45 minutes with 10minutes of qualifying, with 1 mandatory stop, this should be a fantastic way to have some amazing GT4 only battles!

Format:-

Practice: 2minutes (Server Joining time)
Qualifying: 10minutes
Race: 45minutes
PitStop: 1 Mandatory with fixed-time refueling
PitSkill: 2000+
PitRep: 5+
Splits Enabled:-
- Max Split Size: 50.

Monday - SimQuips Monday Series

https://pitskill.io/series/s23-simquips-porsche-935-tcx-multiclass

SimQuips mondays are back with a whole new car choice for THIS SEASON ONLY, it's been decided, that the Porsche Cup will be replaced with the L O N G P O R S C H E this season!

Changes:-

Porsche CUP replaced with Porsche 935

Monday - Americas GT4 Cup

https://pitskill.io/series/s23-gt4-cup

The Americas GT4 Cup is back, with no changes from last season, however slightly modified weather!

Changes:-

Weather updated slightly.

Wednesday - GT3 Elite

https://pitskill.io/series/s23-gt3-elite

It's the big one, the GT3 Elite, this needs no introduction, but is aimed to continue to grow to become the pinnacle of league racing here on PitSkill.

Split Structure and Format

Split 1: Top 30-35 drivers with live stewarding and streaming.
Splits 2+: Max size of 50 drivers per split.
£500 Prize Pool for Split 1’s top 5 drivers.
Prize Raffles will be added at signup milestones, starting at 70 drivers, and will be open to all drivers who attend 8 out of 10 rounds, regardless of their split!

Entry Requirements

Minimum 10+ PitRep
PitSkill Requirement: 1750+

Signups and Key Dates

All drivers who sign up before the first event will be registered for every round, but can sign out of any they cannot attend.
Signups will be hidden, so you won’t know your competition until your server boots!

Wednesday - GT3 Americas Challenge

https://pitskill.io/series/s23-americas-challenge

Gear up for a thrilling season with a 50-car grid, 65-minute races, and strategic pitstops. Your car choice is locked for the entire series, and qualifying splits are based on PitSkill or license level. Races kick off at 8:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM CDT, welcoming drivers from all regions! To compete, you need a minimum PitRep of 5+, and two dropped rounds will keep your championship hopes alive even if you have an off race.

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