|Official Vortex Thread...

WELCOME to the official page of the Forza Motorsports 3 XBOX Live VW MK1 GTI Cup Series!
This series is brought to you by "Michael Blue" and is in the spirit of the MKV GTI Cup Series many of the members of VwVortex ran in FM2.
All are welcome to join and race with us, but weekly scheduled events will be "Invitation Only".
To be invited, simply be one of the 8 most active racers the rest of the time, race clean and be competitive with the group.
The "track" and "series" information on this page is in reference to the Invitational Series only; of course all tracks are welcome during casual play.

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The Car:

Volkswagen MK1 Rabbit GTI
The car has been modified specifically to offer just enough power and grip, without being too easy to drive quickly.
This is a SPEC series; ALL CARS must have IDENTICAL modifications to compete.
This is achieved by swapping in an A2 chassis 16V engine and modifying it - and the car - with the following modifications...

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FINAL CAR FORMULA

1984 VW Rabbit GTI

B484

205 hp
177 lb/ft
1,848 lbs
57% Front Weight
2.0L Displacement

(Your ratings may vary depending on settings)
5.2 Speed
5.1 Handling
6.1 Acceleration
5.4 Launch
5.3 Braking

Conversion

I4-VW Golf GTI MK2 (16V) swap

Engine and Power

Air Filter - Race
Intake Manifold & Throttle Body - Stock
Fuel System - Stock
Ignition System - Stock
Exhaust - Race
Camshaft - Stock
Valves - Stock
Displacement - Race (2.0L)
Pistons & Compression - Race
Oil & Cooling - Stock
Flywheel - Race

Platform & Handling

ALL - RACE

Drivetrain

ALL - RACE

Tires & Rims

Tire Compound - Race
Front Tire Width - 205
Rear Tire Width - 205
Front Rim Size - 16"
Rear Rim Size - 16"
Rim Style - Zender Turbo 2

Aerodynamics & Appearance

Front Bumper - Zender Street
Rear Wing - Stock
Rear Bumper - VW Motorsport Street
Side Skirts - Zender Street

The tracks in this series have been chosen to take advantage of the strengths and weaknesses designed into this Cup package.
Most will be of medium length and high difficulty, with few straights or long uphill sections.
Occasionally a track completely out of context for this car (such as a Speedway) will be chosen just to mix things up a bit.
The Official Track List is as follows:

This is really all for fun, but I'd like to add a hint of formality this time around...
Once a week or so, you will receive a notification of the Series details, including the time (CST) and tracks for that week.
If you receive this email, you are invited for that week's Invitational. If you cannot make it, please let me know ASAP so I can find an alternate.
Weekly Invitational Series will consist of several events, each at a different track, each slightly longer than the usual 4-6 laps we did in FM2.
The final event will be something of a mini-endurance race; taking about an hour or so.
These will be run in "Carreer" mode with "TruSkill" ranking turned ON. Grid position will be determined by TruSkill rank.
The entire affair will be designed to be entertaining and challenging, and take roughly 3 hours total.

All drivers are volunteers, and there are no real "trophies" for this Series, unless Turn10 sees us and wants to get involved. ;-)
They are listed below, with car # and Team affilliations. (Pictures hopefully to follow)
Teams must be 4 drivers and all must be present for Team events - to be announced later.

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0

1

2

03

3

04

Team Slow

4

5

06

6

Team Slow

07

7

8

9

10

11

Team Black

12

13

14

15

Team Black

16

17

19

21

22

23

24

27

28

Team VWMS

31

32

33

37

38

40

42

47

Team VWMS

51

55

57

58

62

63

Team VWMS

64

Team VWMS

66

67

68

69

70

75

76

77

78

79

81

82

83

86

Team Black

87

88

89

97

99

157

199

241

Team Slow

329

420

656

666

Team Black

802

5354

Team Slow

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