Will you stay cool enough to prevail in the heat of battling on the ragged edge with late Group A touring cars?
We are thrilled to announce the launch of an exciting new championship for our simracing enthusiasts: The THRacing Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. We are taking you back to the end of a golden era in touring car racing: the final evolutions of Group A touring cars derived from at least 500 corresponding road cars that had to be made for homologation purposes.
Get ready to put your skills to the test in a series of six race weekends that covers some of the most demanding and legendary touring car circuits within Assetto Corsa.
Offering the largest championship grid in our community's history at 39 cars per race, the THRacing Tourenwagen Meisterschaft contains all of the ingredients to become one of the most thrilling championships in our community’s history.
Choose your battlewagon among four different high-strung touring cars and embark on a season of intense and close racing action across six tracks. So, polish your driving skills, fine-tune your setups, and get ready to compete in what will surely be an unforgettable series.
Registration
The registration logic between the championship events (Sunday) and practice race events (Saturday) is the same:
- You have to renew your registration for each event of the championship
- Separate registration lists between Saturday (Practice Races) and Sunday (Championship Race after Weekday Qualifying)
- Registrations for every race weekend usually open on Monday of the same week
- After submitting your registration for this week's championship event, you can immediately join the championship qualifying server by default* **
*Usually, you will immediately be able to connect to the qualifying server successfully. Until the next automatic 2-hourly restart of the qualifying server, you might see a different skin than the booked one on your car on this server. This condition always gets corrected by the next 2-hourly autorestart of the server.
**Only in rare cases, joining will continue to fail with the message "No slots available". If this continues to happen more than 2 hours after submitting your championship event registration for the week, please inform the @Orga team in our community discord's #drivers channel.
Registration Link for THRacing Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Championship Qualifying & Race sessions:
https://bit.ly/THR_sign_up
Onboarding Process for New Participants
New community members need to have three ACSR races in the records to get permission to start in the Championship Races on Sundays. To achieve this, they can participate in the "WKDY" races on Wednesdays, or in the practice races on Saturday. Each of these events contains 3 ACSR sessions each (qualifying & 2 race sessions).
If you think you are experienced enough to bypass this safety gate and start in the Main Event races immediately, please go to the #thr-ticket-system in the top section of our Discord channel list and fill out the form "Fast Main Race Permission" with verifiable references to fast-track your onboarding request.
Short term upcoming events
- Saturday September 21, 2024
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TTM Championship | Practice Races | Tor Poznan
Saturday September 21, 2024 21:30
2 days from now
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- Sunday September 22, 2024
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TTM Championship | Championship Race | Tor Poznan
Sunday September 22, 2024 21:30
3 days from now
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Cars
BMW M3 Sport Evolution (Evo 3)
Based on the 1986 model year E30 3-Series, the E30 M3 used the BMW S14 four cylinder engine. The M3 was derived from the regular E30 model and serially produced to homologate the M3 for Group A Touring Car racing.
The M3 had a commanding presence on the international touring car racing scene for five years. It became the most successful touring car of all times by winning the two champion's titles in the European Touring Car Championship and twice in the German Touring Car Championship. There were also numerous further victories and championship wins at international level.
The 1990-1992 cars of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) were the most extreme versions and reached their maximum potential, with naturally aspirated 2.5 Liter engines screaming to over 9000 rpm with outputs of over 350 bhp and a service life of only 350 km. The chassis was heavily modified and reinforced to support the extremely stiff suspensions that characterised the cars of the day. By the 1992 season, customized ABS chips for every track of the DTM calendar were commonplace in the factory teams, and starting in the 6th championship round in support of the Nürburgring 24 hours, BMW finally had access to a new Teves 4-channel ABS setup that matched the capability of their Swabian rivals from Mercedes-Benz.
The M3 that we offer in the TTM is based on the Kunos car, with 4-channel ABS and 15 kg of weight added to reach the 980 kg (without driver) minimum weight specified in the 1992 technical regulations of DTM. Other small adjustments are listed in the UI text description of the car.
Ford Sierra RS500 TTM
The Ford Sierra RS Cosworth was the direct result of a Ford Motorsport project aimed at producing an outright Group A winner for racing in Europe. Ford soon decided to send 500 of the 1653 units built to Tickford to homologate an uprated competition engine alongside a number of other changes, the result of which was the RS500.
Finally homologated for Group A competition in August 1987, the Ford with its aggressively-turbocharged 2.0 liter inline-4 engine soon wreaked havoc in Group A championships all over the world. One of them was DTM, which tried to fight the overwhelming dominance of the boosted Fords with ever-increasing amounts of ballast weight and ever-decreasing air intake restrictors until banning all turbocharged engines outright at the end of the 1989 season.
In the TTM, we are racing a detuned version of the Sierra RS500, and our league edit features custom physics developed largely by JackCY as a league-internal proposal to the THR organization team during our previous season with such cars in 2021. The car now comes with all of the F.I.S.A.-homologated gearboxes: three 5-speed gearboxes, one 6-speed gearbox, and all 39 F.I.S.A.-homologated final ratios. Please note that on the 5-speed gearboxes, the 5th gear was duplicated into 6th gear for compatibility reasons as a workaround to a recently-observed Custom Shaders Patch defect. Other small adjustments for the new TTM championship derivative are listed in the UI text description of the car.
Weighing in at 60 kg more than the M3 and 190E but with approximately 380 horsepower and 488 Nm of torque, the turbocharged Ford is a force to be reckoned with in the TTM. Braking is assisted by a 4-channel ABS system similar to what you find in the lighter BMW and Mercedes.
Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II
As the final evolution of the Cosworth-enhanced W201 race car, visual restraint was not an option for the 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II that premiered at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1990. The Evo II stood out for its bodywork modifications designed to reduce drag still further and to raise downforce at the front and rear axles. Particularly distinctive and eye-catching features were the large rear airfoil and the wheelarch flares. The Evo II caused quite a stir, quite literally. Within three months, a small series of 502 units was produced to obtain homologation for motor sport. The same year, Roland Asch drove to the first-ever victory of a racing ABS system during the DTM exhibition event at Kyalami in South Africa after easily outbraking his competitors in development chassis M7 after it had been airlifted to the event with financial assistance from a tobacco sponsor, resulting in plenty of media coverage about the late registration of an additional car.
The car may have been ever so well developed and designed - for the motor sport teams, it was no more than the basis for additional modifications. And there was plenty of scope for the latter: engine output was increased to well over 350 hp and the car's weight was reduced to 980 kilograms, resulting in a top speed near 300 km/h. It is therefore not surprising that the Evo II was a highly successful competitor on the racetrack - as underlined by Klaus Ludwig's DTM driver's title in 1992.
Although the 190E Evo II was a rare sight outside of the DTM in 1990 through 1992, it made a mark in the 1992 Macau Guia Race, but for all the wrong reasons. After locking out the front row, both Klaus Ludwig and Bernd Schneider put their cars into the wall, as did their DTM factory stablemate Ellen Lohr when the race saw her 3rd accident of the weekend. Only Ni Amorim's Mercedes saw the checkered flag in a calamitous defeat to the winning trio of Schnitzer BMW M3 DTM cars.
In our TTM championship, the 190E Evo II is finally upgraded to a 4-channel ABS system as per 1992 DTM specifiation. The engine is left in Kunos's default Assetto Corsa specification but the User Interface no longer lies about only putting out 356 hp and 286 Nm of torque.
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
This is car is the ultimate antithesis to all of the other competitors on the grid:
- No anti-lock brakes (ABS)
- The most archaic suspension of the whole grid, thanks to a 3-link live axle in the rear
- A roaring oversquare Iron Lion (4.9 liter Holden V8) with a twin throttle and more than 530 horsepower
- Colossal empty weight of 1450 kg as per the 1992 DTM technical rulebook (that's 470 kg more than the M3 or 190E)
In real life, this "plastic pig" derived from the platform of the then-already-ancient Opel Senator A2 was actually a very capable Group A touring car in the Australian Touring Car Championship. Featuring bodywork designed by Tom Walkinshaw Racing to reduce aerodynamic drag and lift at the same time, the "Walky" was the first car produced by Holden Special Vehicles and developed a bit of a cult following with Australian motorsport fans. With a grand total of 750 units made due to additional demand after meeting the minimum of 500 units, it's also one of the most-produced Group A homologation specials.
Debuted in 1988, the Group A race car derived from this car won the 1990 Bathurst 1000 outright before the factory teams upgraded to the successor generation VN, which offered 6 gears, better suspension, and less weight but had a far less competitive aerodynamic package that failed to cancel out its aerodynamic lift to the extent that had been achieved by the outgoing "Walky".
Acknowledging this issue, legendary engine builder Larry Perkins revived his old VL chassis number PE 010 from the 1990 season to enter the 1992 ATCC and Australia's touring car endurance races, resulting in memorable performances. In fact, Perkins's 1992 campaign saw him emerge as the top-ranked Holden driver in the ATCC in this ancient car. His season then even culminated in a shock victory at the Sandown 500 together with Steve Harrington before qualifying the same car on the front row (2nd Place) for the Bathurst 1000 that year, beating even the 1993-spec Group 3A prototypes that formed the grid of subsequent ATCC seasons until it morphed into the V8 Supercars championship.
The Commodore offered in the TTM championship features fully-rebuilt physics including a new torque curve derived and extrapolated from a Perkins Engineering youtube video of a Holden Twin Throttle engine's dyno run, and all-new custom suspension geometry derived from in-depth showcase videos of chassis PE 010 that were published by the Perkins Engineering youtube channel.
Car Downloads:
- The TTM Car Pack is only available for participants of the TTM as a private league mod, and it is linked directly in the event servers. To download it, open the Join Link to either the TTM Open Practice (THR 2) or Race Server (THR 5 during TTM Race Weeks) in Content Manager, click "refresh" there twice, and then click "Install Missing Content".
- Invisible TV Car [Download]
THR Skinpack
You can sign up with either a prepacked default skin or with your own custom-made livery.
The cars come with multiple authentic real-life skins from various authors (as stated in the corresponding cars's UI descriptions), but racing at THR means we also get to admire plenty of beautiful custom skins from our participating members.
The user-made custom skins for the TTM cars are included in this skinpack (paste the link below into Content Manager and click install):
https://thr.vacbot.cz/skinpacks/THR_assorted_skinpack.7z
If you want to make your own skin and race it in THR races, have a look here:
https://thracing.de/community/custom-skins/
Tracks
Tor Poznań
Our championship kicks off in Poland. The 4.1 km circuit on the outskirts of Poznań was opened in 1977 and offers plenty of nicely-flowing medium-speed curves to give you an easy start to the season. Nowadays, this is Poland's highest-grade circuit, with an FiA Grade 3 rating.
Horsma Raceway
Next, we head to the far north of Finland. Although Horsma Raceway is a fictional track, it has built a deserving reputation as one of the most authentic-feeling and top-quality fictional tracks found in Assetto Corsa. With a well-simulated worn track surface that will do its best to upset your car over long bumps, this track provides a challenge to all setup engineers and drivers. We're far away from Australia, but this means you might still end up seeing a kangaroo or two here!
Hockenheimring 1988
The old Hockenheimring high-speed grand prix circuit sections through the forest were sadly lost to history after a short-sighted redesign decision during the height of Schumi-Mania in the early 2000s in Germany, but we are here to keep its legacy alive in the TTM. With long straights interrupted by brutal braking zones and high curbs, this track is not for the faint-hearted, and it will make for plenty of dramatic slipstream action.
Nürburgring 24h Circuit
The fourth race of the championship kicks off the triad of legendary venues that form the second half of the season. We're visiting the scene of a legendary duel between Klaus Ludwig and Johnny Cecotto. In support of the 1992 Nürburgring 24 Hours, the 6th round of the DTM championship (Race 11 + 12) was hosted at the long circuit that combines the Nürburgring GP circuit with the famous Nordschleife. After spectacular battles for the win against Cecotto's BMW throughout both races, Ludwig in the Mercedes 190E Evo II emerged victorious.
Unlike the other 5 rounds of the season, we will make a rolling start here. The participants will spawn on Döttinger Höhe just before Antoniusbuche and will roll towards the Start/Finish line in double-file formation, with the pole sitter limited to a maximum of 80 km/h while the rest of the field does its best to stay in formation in the spawned order. Cars behind the pole sitter can catch up until Hohenrain chicane where the 80 km/h limit takes effect for everyone else. The start zone is between the start of the GP circuit's pit wall and the start/finish line. In the start zone, the pole sitter is allowed to initiate the flying start by accelerating. That moment will start the race for everyone else. If anybody starts from the pit lane, they must wait in front in front of the pit exit lights in the pit lane until the entire field has passed the pit exit during the flying start.
Mount Panorama Circuit
If you thought it would get easier again after the Nürburgring round, the mountain is here to prove you wrong. Australia's most famous touring car racetrack has been the venue of a legendary 1000 km race for decades, and the Group A era was no exception to this. Tragically, the 1992 edition of the Bathurst 1000 witnessed the death of the 1967 Formula 1 World Drivers Champion Denis Hulme, who passed away during the race after suffering a heart attack behind the wheel of the #20 BMW M3 Sport Evolution.
Macau Guia Circuit
The dramatic 2024 season of the TTM will culminate at the treacherous Macau Guia Circuit. The streets of the former Portuguese colony in China host not only the most prestigious Formula 3 race in the world, but also a touring car race that has since morphed into a GT3 event. After winning the 1991 Macau Guia Race and going through an atrocious 1992 season in DTM, Emmanuele Pirro and the Schnitzer BMW factory team from the DTM were back in full force for the 1992 event, backed once again by Joachim Winkelhock and Roberto Ravaglia.
As AMG was due to open up a new local showroom at the time of the event, the stage was set between the two DTM giants, as the Godzillas from Nissan had been ballasted out of competition once again. Having barely missed out on winning the 1991 Guia Race with a strong trio of AMG-run 190E 2.5-16 Evo II factory cars, Mercedes-Benz upped their game. This time, four DTM factory cars and three factory drivers were meant to take the crown in the 1992 event. That really didn't go to plan, though: Klaus Ludwig ended up in the wall while trying to squeeze Pirro in a poorly-executed attempt to defend first place from the Italian BMW driver. Bernd Schneider botched the start from pole position and crashed out of the race while trying to fight his way back to the front. Ellen Lohr ended her race with her 3rd crash of the weekend, and the Schnitzer BMW squad headed by Pirro finished 1-2-3 ahead of Ni Amorim in the only surviving Mercedes.
Will the finale of the TTM Season 2024 be any less dramatic? We highly doubt it!
Track Downloads:
The track downloads will be linked in the event server when the selected track is hosted on it, but you can also find them here: http://5.75.183.156:8772/tracks?server=4
Server Settings
There were no scheduled mandatory pit stops in the real-life series that inspired our championship.
- Fuel Rate: 100%
- Tyre Wear Rate: 100%
- Damage Multiplier: 75%
- no mandatory pitstop
- Pit Speed: no pit speed limit, disabled autolimiter, disabled pit lane collisions
- CSP Minimum Version: 0.1.77
Championship Schedule
| Date | Time of Day (Start of Pre-Race-Warmup) | Track |
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| 22. September 2024 | 21:30 CEST (Berlin Summer) | Tor Poznań |
| 06. October 2024 | 21:30 CEST (Berlin Summer) | Horsma Raceway |
| 20. October 2024 | 21:30 CEST (Berlin Summer) | Hockenheimring 1988 |
| 03. November 2024 | 21:30 CET (Berlin Winter) | Nürburgring 24h Circuit |
| 17. November 2024 | 21:30 CET (Berlin Winter) | Mount Panorama Circuit |
| 01. December 2024 | 21:30 CET (Berlin Winter) | Macau Guia Circuit |
We try to stick to the dates given, but there can be situations where we may need to postpone individual dates for various reasons.
The current THR schedule with detailed information on the individual events can be found here.
https://thracing.de/thr-schedule/
We recommend subscribing to this calendar.
Race Week Schedule
Practice Server / Testing
Server THR |2| THRacing | discord.me/THRacing hosts a looped Open Practice during the championship.
These sessions are meant to provide and test the different cars on the upcoming tracks.
You can choose any available car and get a random skin after joining.
Championship Qualifying
After registering for one week's Championship race, you can race qualifying laps from Monday to Sunday during the Race Week at any time.
THR |5| THRacing | discord.me/THRacing
(We will close the Qualifying when we have time on Sunday evening. The exact timing of the end of qualifying may vary. Please take this in account and don't wait until the very end.)
Only the best lap per driver from the qualifying server will be used to create the starting grid.
An overview of the latest laptimes per driver can be found here:
http://5.75.183.156:8772/live-timing?server=4
Races
Practice Races on Saturday
Will be hosted on Server:
THR |3| THRacing | discord.me/THRacing
The starting grid for the practice races will be based on the qualifying which takes place just before these races.
| Time of Day (CEST/CET*) | Session Title | Session Duration | Notes |
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| 21:30 | Practice Qualifying | 30 minutes | |
| 22:05 | Practice Race 1 | 30 minutes | |
| 22:40 | Practice Race 2 | 30 minutes | Top 10 Reversed Grid |
You can stay on the server between these three sessions.
Championship Race on Sunday
Will be hosted on Server:
THR |5| THRacing | discord.me/THRacing
Championship race based on the qualifying laptimes driven on the same server during the week.
| Time of Day (CEST/CET*) | Session Title | Session Duration |
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| 21:30 | Warmup | 30 minutes |
| 22:05 | Race | 60 minutes |
You can stay on the server during the between these two sessions.
Drivers Championship
To take into account that not every racer is able to race on every weekend, the worst result of each driver will be deleted. Only your best 5 of the 6 races count for the championship. They did similar back in the good old days.
You must use the same car for the entire season. If you can't get to grips with your car at all, you can apply for exceptional permission to change cars once, but please note that there is no guarantee for an approval of this request. This will be an individual decision by the THR Organization team.
Please note that starting with Round 2, Individual Success Ballast will be set for drivers who finished in the Top 10 of each previous race. This ballast will not increase cumulatively, instead it will be set freshly after each weekend on top of the default weight of the individual driver's car.
| Position | Ballast |
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| P1 | 30 kg |
| P2 | 27 kg |
| P3 | 24 kg |
| P4 | 21 kg |
| P5 | 18 kg |
| P6 | 15 kg |
| P7 | 12 kg |
| P8 | 9 kg |
| P9 | 6 kg |
| P10 | 3 kg |
| Rest | +/- 0 kg |
Team Championship
If you like, you can form a team of maximum 2 drivers for the Team Championship.
Both you and your team mate need to enter the same string into the "Team" field of the registration form at each of the championship races that you participate in.
Manufacturers Championship
In addition to the Drivers and Team championships, the TTM 2024 season also includes a Manufacturers Championship. To cancel out population-based advantages, the following format will be applied:
Only the points score of the best-finishing driver per car manufacturer per race will be applied in the Manufacturers Championship.
The Manufacturers Championship does not have any drop rounds.
Rules
Read our rules page here and follow them: https://thracing.de/rules/
Participants can protest incidents in a race during the first 3 weekdays of the following week. The protested incidents will then be reviewed and decided upon by THR's Race Control team. You can find the incident protest form in the THR Discord server's #thr-ticket-system channel, which can be found in the "General" group of channels at the top of the channel list.
Communication
Our main communication channel is our Discord Server.
Please follow:
https://discord.me/THRacing
Or just click the button in the right menu.
It is highly recommended but not mandatory to join Voice Chat (Push to Talk) during Qualifying and Races. The primary purpose of this is to exchange important information, such as informing following drivers about accidents.
Best wishes
We wish you some really good, intense and exciting races over the next weeks!
[THR] pitman & Orga team
