As per discussions since the issues experienced last night, if anyone is aware of game and/or console updates, post the info here to help everyone avoid getting caught out at the most crucial times!

Eg.

Console update
Size: 423mb
Released: approx Monday, August 8th

Obviously those with their consoles set to instant on, will also likely have all updates automatically downloaded in the background, but not all of us do.

Also with the recent console update, you can now check for games and app updates to avoid some surprises. Hopefully if people post info here it will help to reduce the likelihood of getting caught out.

Hey everyone, Shredder here from QLD. I look forward to playing with you all on XBOX LIVE.
I currently am playing Rocket League so if you wanna game just hit me up when I'm online. 
Gamertag <Shredder1985>.

Cheers!

As there was no stewards briefing for Round 6 I'm proceeding to the stewards report here.

Incident Log for Round 6:

Round 6, Infraction #1
Car #2 (MRN3Drifter) has received a further 5 point penalty for number box infringement, the driver is again referred to the following: http://screwedgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=52 which clearly states:

Quote:With all number boxes you must use the box provided and not alter it in any way. This is a CANZ-wide requirement for consistent number box design across all cars. This is our promotional material, the only one we will ever force on our drivers, your coorporation in adhering to these requirements is appreciated.

Quote:Drivers that are approached by a vehicle or vehicles that are preparing to lap them must move off the racing line at the earliest convenience and allow the vehicle(s) to pass unhindered

I said this discussion would be starting after Bathurst so here we go.

2016 has been a pretty successful year I would say. We've had our moments but overall it's been good. There are a few things for us to look into which we will be doing over the course of the next few months as we wind down 2016, so let's take a look at a few of these things now.

First things first is scheduling. I have been discussing with z00lu the options for 2017 revolving around our ability to leave space for other programs while still keeping our racing fairly regular. We have come up with one option, and I have one alternative I've come up with but not put a great deal of thought into at this stage.

The format we have come up with (Option A) is racing every first and third Thursday of the month between March and November. This would effectively mean one race a month for Forza and pCARS respectively. 9 rounds each respectively pretty much as it was this year but fixed to the first and third Thursday's of the month as opposed to roughly every three weeks (aside from around the endurance rounds). Under this format March 2017 would look like:
2nd - Forza, Round 1
9th - Other Game
16th - Project CARS, Round 1
23rd - Other Game
30th - Other Game
Apr 6th - Forza, Round 2

The alternative (Option B) I've thought up (rather hastily I must point out) is racing open to every week EXCEPT the third Thursday (and the fifth if there is one) with the first week being Forza and alternating titles. At this stage it will only be Forza and pCARS. So, for example, March 2017 would be
2nd - Forza, Round 1
9th - Project CARS, Round 1
16th - Other game
23rd - Forza, Round 2
30th - Other game
Apr 6th - Forza, Round 3

As you can see the options mean more Forza rounds under Option B, Project CARS would remain the same and stick to one round per month under both options. This is a discussion we'll be able to have in the coming months, we do not need to rush into a decision.

Now, the other big talking point is the racing itself. I'm not 100% content with how SCS has played out this year, the format was good but we just didn't have the numbers to make a multi-class championship work. So for 2017 SCS will be given a rest, and the mainline series will be put to a vote for its replacement for 2017. In company with this, however, we will also be putting to vote the 2017 Forza series as we have several options already available to us. Look for these as we approach our 2017 test night in October.

Lastly for 2017 on Forza we'll be introducing a series of new number boxes to provide more options to better match liveries. At this time there's no solid design information but we'll likely have the basics (white, black, blue, red, yellow, green). Keep an eye on the Number Box and CANZ vinyls thread for updates on this later in the year.

I know we still have a few rounds (and a number of months) left in 2016, but I'd like to start the discussion on this now so we have everything in order.

The time has finally come for me to retire from full time driving in the CANZ community, which will come into effect at the end of 2016.

While I wanted to go "part time" for this year by not racing the main series on Project Cars, I felt numbers weren't high enough and the series itself wasn't the best suited for doing live commentary via spectator mode for video replays.

I now have other projects I wish to pursue properly, rather than skimming the surface of them because I spend too much time in other areas. It so happens that for me, while I enjoy racing online with everyone, if I had to choose between CANZ or Rocket League/social nights, the latter wins out. My new projects are more important to me to pursue at this stage in my life, so CANZ has to make way for this. Some of these projects are directly to do with TSG, while much of my time will be dedicated to personal projects.

Unlike many who have come and gone (essentially disappeared and never heard from again), I wanted to write this post out of respect to everyone who has been a part of the RGL, ORC and now CANZ community of racers, who have contributed not only by taking part in races, but also helping in a number of other areas as well. While the year isn't over and you will be seeing me on track for the remainder of the rounds, I preferred that everyone was aware of this now, rather than dropping it at the end of the season.

In 2017, I will still play a part in CANZ, assisting with stewarding as requested and possibly being a wild card entry for endurance rounds. I would also take part in the occasional social night of racing if there are any (seem to be not doing them so much these days).  As mentioned, I will continue with Rocket League and our other social gaming nights - so I am not disappearing totally, just hanging up the racing suit so to speak.

I do hope we see more of you stepping up and being more involved (thanks hyboi for the Bathurst round article, Caderz for his videos and those helping run support series) to assist Scav3nger and hopefully see CANZ grow a bit more each year.

People have asked for it so here we go. Muscle Car Masters is back with old faces and new faces into it's ranks. This series will be held alongside the remaining rounds of the V8's with 2 races per night following the V8 races and the remaining two rounds being held alongside a 2017 potential series social night to be held later in the year (more information on this soon).

General Information:
Series Title: CANZ Muscle Car Masters
Proposed period: July - November
Day: Thursday nights ~9PM AEST
Category: Social 
Number of Drivers: 24 drivers
Points System: CANZ official Points System
Team Points: No
Teams Required: no
Rounds: 10
Races: 1 race per round, 2 rounds per night
Time Period: Start date - 28/7/16. End date - 29/9/16
Qualifying: No

Vehicle Information:
Vehicle Details: 1969-1970's Muscle Cars must have 5.7 litre V8 Engine, Sport Tires, and must be either on or jus under 289kw of power (ford XB and Holden Monaro compromise with a higher kW but lower top end speed)

Car List:
AMC Javelin B class pi569
Buick GSX b class pi585
1970 Chevrolet Camaro z28 b class pi558
Ford XB Falcon GT b class pi566
Ford Mustang Boss b class pi598
Holden Torana A9X b class pi584
Holden Monaro GTS b class pi567
Lancia Startos Stradale b class pi597
Mazda RX-3 b class pi600
73 Nissan Skyline GT-R b class pi598
Opel Kadett b class pi579
VW Beetle b class pi584
1982 Porsche 911 turbo b class pi577
Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am b class pi535

Vehicle builds will be available on Chaos 7h30ry's tuning sharepoint.

Upgrades: Yes
Tuning: No

Livery Information:
Any livery design must not have same numbers as other vehicles first come first serve basis

Stewarding Details:
Full stewarding:No
Partial stewarding: Yes
No stewarding: No
Incident submissions required: No

Race Formats: 
1 all out race bump and grinds are permitted blocking is permitted, 1 rule no pit manoeuvres on other drivers

Rounds and Tracks:
Round 1 - Watkins Glen Short Alt 8 laps
Round 2 - Brands Hatch Indy 12 laps
Round 3 - Lime Rock Full Alt Circuit 12 laps
Round 4 - Mazda Laguna Seca 6 laps
Round 5 - Sebring Short 10 laps
Round 6 - Prague Short Reverse 8 laps
Round 7 - Bathurst 5 laps
Round 8 - Longbeach full 7 laps
Round 9 - Road Atlanta full 8 laps
Round 10 - Sonoma Short Circuit 12 laps


July 28th, Rounds 1 & 2
August 25th, Rounds 3 & 4
September 22nd, Rounds 5 & 6
October 13th, Rounds 7 & 8 (In concjuntion with a 2017 test night)
November 3rd, Rounds 9 & 10

Pit stops:
No mandatory pitstops cars are cosmetic

Registration:
x06 The Doc 06x - Chevrolet Comaro Z28
CrashCaderz - Holden Monaro GTS
Hyboi - Ford XB Falcon
MRN3Drifter - Ford Mustang Boss 302
Woebegone6 - Holden Torana A9X
Scav3nger - Opel Kadett

Before I begin I must stress the point that this is still very early days in the process, what I am about to show you and open discussions about is not final.



Introducing CANZStats, a web based stat tracking platform for the CANZ Racing Community!

Many of you would be aware that we have a stat tracking section on the website for game information relating to Rocket League. Including wins, losses, goals, assists, saves, player value, and more.

Is there anything the system doesn't currently track that you wish it did? Or something it doesn't do that you wish it did (i.e. compare two players stats head-to-head)?

I'm messing around with a system for CANZ and seeing if there's any point in applying it to Rocket League or just keeping our system we're using now.

The recent discussion in the V8SC thread has prompted me to open a discussion on date changes, how they should be arranged and what the processes should be because organising the moving of the Bathurst round of V8's has turned into a bit of a mess.

Firstly I think we need to establish a ruling on requesting date changes. I'm open to suggestions on this but I'm thinking some form of application for a date change should be put forward in the forums.

We will also need to establish what happens if other drivers are not available for the proposed date(s). On this I'm thinking if equal or greater numbers (i.e 2 request a change and 3 are unavailable for the proposed date) then the change would not go ahead. As we've always tried to accomodate drivers to have the optimal grid size we'll need to preference the people who are able to stick to the provided schedule.

We'll need to look at how many times this can be applied as well. I want to be lenient but we want to keep the schedule as much as people so people are able to plan around it. In saying that I'm thinking every round should only be able to be moved once and if a late or last minute issue comes up preventing other drivers from racing they'll unfortunately have to miss out.

Lastly, and this is something I'll be bringing up when I start the 2017 discussions after the enduros are over, we'll start looking at how we can schedule rounds better in 2017 so everyone can plan ahead as much as possible. We'll look at this more after next week (or the week after depending on when Bathurst get's rescheduled to).

Happy to hear your thoughts on this as I want to be able to accomodate everyone.

Currently proposed ruling:
Any race can be changed once provided the following conditions are met:
Proposed date does not clash with an existing event
Greater than 50% of the field agree to the change AND the change does not affect equal or greater numbers of drivers
Admin/Series Organiser approval for the change of date is granted