Blimey! I've been signed up to these boards for almost a year and only just seen this section, ![Surprise [:O]](/emoticons/emotion-3.gif)
So I thought I'd post a little bit about UKOG.
UKOG (UK Online Gaming) was set up way back in November of 2005 when a few friends got together and decided to start league racing on ToCA Race Driver2 on PS2. Since that day we have succesfully run 16 Seasons of racing on TRD2, & TRD3, on PS2 then moved to XBox 360 and Forza 2. We have also run numerous one off events such as Clan matches, Mixed Bag races and one off Enduros. This week we have even started a new league with PS3 and the very limited GT5 Prologue.
As a Clan we promote Clean, No Assist Racing in a Friendly environment and we have over 110 members currently involved in our various events.
We don't just settle for online racing, although it is our common ground we are mostly all motorsport fans and largely followers of the BTCC. Over the years we have organised meetups at motorsport events around the UK with our highlight last Summer when 13 of us made it down to Thruxton to camp for the weekend and watch the BTCC rounds live. While there I organised a Kart race at the local 1.1km Kart Track and 12 of us got to race against each other for real.
We are also recognised and highly regarded by the dev team at Codemasters, some of our members have been invited guests of Codies at their "Forum Days" where a select few get to go and play long awaited games before they are released. 2 of us played TRD3 a week before release, 5 of us played DiRT 2 months before it's XBox launch and another 5 of us have been invited to go and play Grid on May 2nd.
Our latest and by far most popular venture has been with Forza2 and we are currently on our third season of FTCC races. This third season now has 28 members competing in the "Clio Supercup" Support Series and 24 people competing in the BTCC-a-like "FTCC".
FTCC
The FTCC is a highly competetive and well run Touring Car series where we start with 'B' Class cars, tuned to a maximum of 700PI, 300Bhp and with a curb weight restriction of 2055-2500lbs.
The races are 25 or 50 Laps long depending on track length and aimed to take between 40-50 Minutes.
The cars themselves must be homologated with 4 seater cars although the removal of the seats and application of a rollcage is highly recommended LOL. The field is kept even and competetive by the use of success ballast, so those who regulally win don't get it all their own way are are unable to dominate as it's possible for their PI to be knocked down to a minimum of 650PI while those who strugle and finish in the bottom of the field are allowed to enhance their PI up to a maximum of 750PI in increments of 5,10 &15 PI up or down depending on the last race result. It's proved very popular and the field has begun to even out after just 4 rounds to produce some very close racing.
Here's how the championship looks so far:
Clio Supercup (CSC)
The CSC runs on the same night as the FTCC (Tuesdays at 20:00 BST) as a support series.
The races are run on the same track as the FTCC race that night and are 2 X 10 Lap Sprint races.
The cars are Renault Clio Sport 197's
Tuned to 'C' Class (550PI) with no upgrades to the engine, (hp limited to 200Bhp)
All other tuning is allowed as long as the car weighs between 2055-2500 lbs
It's great fun and also provides some excellent, close racing.
Here's how the championship looks right now:
Forza Italia Sprint Series (FISS)
On Thursday evenings we are running the FISS, this is a series aimed at running only RWD Italian Supercars, Tuned to 900PI and to keep the field close we have a Success ballast rule.
Here the table:
WANNA JOIN?
All you need to be is a clean No Assists Racer. Your speed is not an issue, as we'll happily help those who feel they aren't fast enough or learn from those who are.
Once you have raced online with a UKOG member and are still interested in joining us in the fun then you'll be invited to register on the forums and away you go.
You can also see more about us by clicking on my signature pic and viewing our website.
