2023 Sunset Cruise 2

A new series to close out 2023 — with a terrific Grand Prize awarded to a PCA Sim Racing driver!

Updates

12/2/2023 – Raffle Tickets Update

12/2/2023 – Replays from Race 5 Results from Race 5

11/17/2023 – Replays from Race 4 Results from Race 4

11/3/2023 – Replays from Race 3 Results from Race 3

10/20/2023 – Replays from Race 2 Results from Race 2

10/7/2023 – Replays from Race 1 Results from Race 1

10/5/2023 – Decal Pack v1.0 This pack includes decals for all PCA Sim Racing classed drivers. Thanks, Enrico!

9/30/2023 – v1.0 Templates now available. Instructions inside the zip file.

9/28/2023 – Series Q&As added to the bottom of the page

The Cruise

Princess^® Cruises provides the Grand Prize Winner a 7-day cruise on their Caribbean/Mexican Riviera voyage. The Grand Prize winner will be determined by a drawing among all eligible series participants.

Your cruise prize will include:

Accommodations onboard an incredible Princess ship.
An inside stateroom cabin for two persons.
All onboard meals including 24-hour room service but excluding specialty restaurant dining.
Coffee, tea, milk, juice, non-bottled water.
Entertainment, casinos, Broadway-style shows.
Onboard activities, fitness center, pools.

Your cruise prize will not include:

Airfare and other travel expenses.
Shore excursions during the cruise.
Spa treatments or gaming.
Beer, wine, spirits, or bottled water.
Gratuities.

Cruise Eligibility & Rules

To be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing, drivers must:

Be a PCA current paid member in good standing as of September 1, 2023.
Be a PCA Sim Racing registered driver in good standing as of September 1, 2023.
Finish no more than 3 laps behind the overall race winner.
Sail before the end of 2024.
Princess requires that at least one person in each cabin is 21 or older. An exception may be made for underage married couples, as long as they are both 18.

Employees of the Porsche Club of America Inc., the Executive Committee, and members of the PCA Sim Racing Steering Committee are not eligible to win the Grand Prize.

Drivers receive one “ticket” for the Grand Prize drawing in each venue they compete and finish based on the above criteria. A maximum of 6 tickets, one for each venue, is possible.

There will be 2 runner-up drawings in case the Grand Prize Winner is unable to claim their prize.

Drivers are welcome to race two races at each venue (each track), but only their best result will be used for:

Each Grand Prize ticket.
Their Series Championship points.

The drawing of the eligible drivers will be streamed live on Friday, December 15th, 2023, at 9 PM Eastern on the PCA Sim Racing website and YouTube Channel.

Series Car Classes

Group GT3R – For the Porsche 911 GT3R (992). Anyone in Challenge, Sport, Club, and Pro can run Group GT3R.
Group 963 – For the new iRacing Porsche 963 GTP. Anyone in Challenge, Sport, Club, and Pro can run Group 963.
Entry Class – For the Porsche 911 GT3R (992).

Calendar

Group GT3R, Group 963, and Entry Class will each run on their own server. Group GT3R and Group 963 run in the PCA Sim Racing Main League. Entry Class runs on their League server.

October 5 – Road Atlanta (Full Course)
October 19 – CoTA (Grand Prix)
November 2 – CTMP
November 16 – Watkins Glen (Cup)
November 30 – Road America (Full Course)
December 14 – Sebring (International)

Event Schedule

10-minute open practice.
10-minute lone qualifying / 3 laps.
40-minute race.

East & West Available

Challenge, Sport, Club, and Pro drivers can run either event or both events, but only their best result (points and finish) in one race is valid.

8 PM Eastern (about 60-minutes)
8 PM Pacific (about 60-minutes)

Race Points

Each class will run for the best points to finish in a race in their class. Points go to 20th place in each class.

Championship Points

Potential Technical Issues

Do not connect to a PCA Sim Racing event via a wireless connection. Use only Ethernet-cabled connections.
Any driver who has a bad connection will be alerted by Race Control and may be asked to park their car in the pits until the problem is resolved.
If there is an additional problem or their connection remains unstable, they will, unfortunately, need to leave the server so it does not affect the race quality for other competitors.
Drivers experiencing connection issues can rejoin the race after resolving internet problems by rebooting their computer, or router, or reducing their home Internet connection load.
Drivers with a poor internet connection may be removed from the race.
iRacing is suffering from an increased amount of net code problems. It is strongly suggested you watch this video to understand net code and its impact on sim racing.

Group GT3R & Entry Class

6 races in the series.
Car: Porsche 911 GT3R (992).
Open setups for Group GT3R. Fixed setups for Entry Class.
No LPPs.
No orange zone.
No enhanced opening lap penalties.
First warning at 17 incident points then every 5 incident points.
Disqualification at 25 incident points for Group GT3R. No DQ limit for Entry Class.
Rolling starts.
Short pace laps when track permits.
1 fast repair for Group GT3R. Unlimited fast repair for Entry Class.
iRacing AI Race Control. One live RC to monitor for unacceptable language or intentional wrecking.
Fuel is limited to 50% to force a pit stop.
Qualifying set to Permissive.
Realistic weather.
The track start time for all races on the server is 10 AM.
The event will be run on the actual date.
No broadcast, but streaming is encouraged.

Group 963

6 races in the series.
Car: Porsche 963 GTP.
Open setups.
No LPPs.
No orange zone.
No enhanced opening lap penalties.
First warning at 17 incident points then every 5 incident points.
Disqualification at 25 incident points.
Rolling starts.
Short pace laps when track permits.
1 fast repair for Group 963.
iRacing AI Race Control. One live RC to monitor for unacceptable language or intentional wrecking.
Fuel is limited to 50% to force a pit stop.
Qualifying set to Strict.
Variable, unannounced weather.
The track start time for all races will vary.
The event will be run on the actual date.
No broadcast, but streaming is encouraged.

Q&As

Published 9/28/2023

Q. Sunset Cruise 2 has 4 championships in total?

A. 3 championships, each on their own server per venue (track)

- PCA Group 963
- PCA Group GT3R
- PCA Entry Group GT3R

The Group GT3R East and West servers will run only the GT3R. It is open to the four main league driver classes Pro, Club, Sport, and Challenge who will all be on track at the same time in the GT3R.

The Group 963 East and West servers will run only the 963. It is open to the four main league driver classes Pro, Club, Sport, and Challenge who will all be on track at the same time in the 963.

The Entry Class server will run only the GT3R. It is open to Entry League drivers only, who will be running the GT3R.

Q. A driver can run in both the East and West sessions?

A. Yes.

Q. If a driver runs in both East and West in the same car, only their best result counts per venue (track)?

A. Yes.

Q. Are drivers allowed to run in GT3R in one server, and 963 in the other?

A. Yes.

Q. Can someone ‘win’ in both car classes?

A. Yes, someone can win in both Group GT3R and Group 963.

Q. If a driver runs Group GT3R in one (East or West) and Group 963 in the other, will they receive points for both groups?

A. Yes, this means a driver can hypothetically podium in both groups.

Q. If a driver runs Group GT3R in East and West, or Group 963 in East and West, only their best result points will be counted?

A. Yes. Their best point result will be counted in each respective Group.

Q. Points are for the top 20 separately for each of the classes?

A. The top 20 of each class will get points. This is because more than 20 drivers could compete in a race from Sport and/or Club, our two biggest classes.

Q. What is “multiclass” in the context of this series?

A. The term “multiclass” in this series refers to PCA Sim Racing driver classes, not different car classes. I.e. Drivers of all four main league classes will be racing together in Group GT3R and Group 963.